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2025 WPIAL Class 2A girls basketball championship breakdown: Neshannock vs. Aliquippa
WPIAL Class 2A girls basketball championship No. 1 Neshannock vs. No. 2 Aliquippa 11 a.m. Saturday, Petersen Events Center On the air: Video livestream: NFHS Network WPIAL titles: Neshannock 3 (2022, ‘21, ‘19); Aliquippa 4 (1990, ‘89, ‘88, ‘87) Neshannock (23-2) Coach: Luann Grybowski Projected starting lineup No., Name, Ht.,...
Trib HSSN partners with Canon-Mac Sports Network
Fans of Canon-McMillan High School football will have the best seat in the house this fall. The TribLive High School Sports Network has partnered with the Canon-Mac Sports Network to provide free live broadcasts for all the Big Macs’ home football games and most away games during the 2025 season....
2025 WPIAL Class A girls basketball championship breakdown: Union vs. Clairton
WPIAL Class A girls basketball championship No. 1 Union vs. No. 3 Clairton 3 p.m. Friday, Petersen Events Center On the air: Video livestream: NFHS Network WPIAL titles: Union 2 (2024, ‘23); Clairton 2 (2002, ‘01) Union (24-0) Coach: Rob Nogay Projected starting lineup No., Name, Ht., Cl., Pos. 4,...
2025 WPIAL Class 5A girls basketball championship breakdown: South Fayette vs. Peters Township
WPIAL Class 5A girls basketball championship No. 1 South Fayette vs. No. 2 Peters Township 7 p.m. Friday, Petersen Events Center On the air: Video livestream: NFHS Network; Audio: Trib HSSN WPIAL titles: South Fayette 4 (2024, ‘23, ‘22, ‘16); Peters Township 1 (2019) South Fayette (24-1) Coach: Bryan Bennett...
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Knoch’s Braylee Ireland, Highlands’ Javeon Chambers
Braylee Ireland School: Knoch Class: Junior Sport: Wrestling Claim to fame: Knoch junior Braylee Ireland became the program’s first WPIAL girls wrestling champion with a 7-3 victory over Mt. Lebanon’s Paige Jox on Feb. 15 at Mt. Lebanon. The 118-pounder is 22-6 this season with 15 points and 55-34 for...
A-K Valley basketball playoff preview capsules for Feb. 18, 2025
WPIAL basketball playoffs Boys Class 4A Quarterfinals 5-Knoch (17-6) at 4-Avonworth (17-5) 7 p.m. Wednesday Winner plays: Winner of 1-Belle Vernon (18-4)/8-Elizabeth Forward (18-5) Saturday in semifinals (time, site TBD) Players to watch: Jackson Bauman, Knoch; Rowan Carmichael, Avonworth Layup lines: Knoch reached the quarterfinals after beating No. 12 West...
A-K Valley boys basketball notebook: Deer Lakes, Knoch, North Catholic to battle for Section 1-4A title
Friday’s anticipated rematch between the Deer Lakes and Knoch boys basketball teams will go a long way in determining a Section 1-4A champion. It also will give the WPIAL basketball committee an idea of where the Section 1 contenders should be seeded for the district playoffs. But this game will...
Pirates sign pitcher Caleb Ferguson
The Pittsburgh Pirates added a versatile pitcher to the staff Wednesday, agreeing to one-year, $3 million deal with lefty Caleb Ferguson, according to a source. Ferguson, 28, has the potential to work in relief or join the starting rotation. He was 1-4 with a 4.64 ERA, 67 strikeouts and one...
Despite Neal Brown’s firing, West Virginia signs 21 to 2025 recruiting class
West Virginia’s football program made headlines this week after coach Neal Brown was dismissed Sunday after the Mountaineers finished 6-6, ending his six-year tenure with a 37-35 record. That coaching uncertainty didn’t seem to scare away recruits for the Class of 2025. West Virginia signed 21 players on the first...
Trib HSSN 2024-25 City League girls basketball preseason breakdown
Six girls basketball teams will again compete in the City League for the 2024-25 season — Allderdice, Brashear, Carrick, Obama Academy, Perry Traditional Academy and Westinghouse. Allderdice and Obama Academy shared the league title in the regular season at 9-1 last season, followed by Westinghouse (6-4), Brashear (4-6) and Carrick...
Trib HSSN 2024-25 City League boys basketball preseason breakdown
Allderdice will again enter the 2024-25 City League boys basketball season as the favorite as the Dragons seek a fifth straight City championship. The Dragons were hit hard by graduation but have a talented lineup returning that will try to hold off Obama Academy, Brashear, Carrick, Perry Traditional Academy and...
Trib HSSN 2024-25 WPIAL Class A girls basketball preseason breakdown
WPIAL Class A girls basketball has a little bit of everything this season. There are three teams that played in WPIAL championship games last winter. There’s a returning player who averaged more than 40 points per game. There are new coaches stepping in for longtime bench bosses. And, to top...
Trib HSSN 2024-25 WPIAL Class 3A girls basketball preseason breakdown
A pair of teams will try to defend WPIAL championships this winter in Class 3A girls basketball. Shady Side Academy captured its first title last season, defeating defending champion Avonworth in the Class 3A title. Greensburg Central Catholic won the Class 2A crown but was moved up into Class 3A...
Trib HSSN 2024-25 WPIAL Class 5A girls basketball preseason breakdown
The WPIAL Class 5A girls basketball field got a little more interesting in the offseason. PIAA enrollment realignment shifted WPIAL powers Peters Township and Chartiers Valley down a classification to make Class 5A a bit more of a challenge. The Indians, who won the 2019 Class 6A title, feature one...
WPIAL Class 5A championship game by the numbers: Pine-Richland 20, Peters Township 9
Pine-Richland 20, Peters Township 9 Peters Township 0-9-0-0—9 Pine-Richland 0-10-10-0—20 Scoring summary P-R: Grant Argiro 24 field goal PT: Eli Prado 23 pass from Nolan DiLucia (run failed) P-R: Tanner Cunningham 64 pass from Aaron Strader (Argiro kick) PT: Anthony Maiello 29 field goal P-R: Jay Timmons 22 pass from...
WPIAL Class 3A championship game by the numbers: Avonworth 17, Central Valley 0
Avonworth 17, Central Valley 0 Avonworth 7-3-0-7—17 Central Valley 0-0-0-0—0 Scoring summary A: Nico Neal 2 run (Calder Mahan kick) A: Mahan 32 field goal A: Neal 3 run (Mahan kick) Team statistics A … CV First downs 8 … 7 Rushes-yards 45-143 … 28-51 Passing yards 30 … 109...
2024 PIAA Class 4A girls volleyball championship preview: North Allegheny vs. Spring-Ford
Spring-Ford (21-7) vs. North Allegheny (20-1) 6 p.m. Saturday, Cumberland Valley High School, Mechanicsburg On the air: Streaming on PCN Select; audio on Trib HSSN Seeds: Spring-Ford 1-5; North Allegheny 7-1 How they got here: Spring-Ford defeated Unionville, 3-2, in the first round; Parkland, 3-0, in the quarterfinals; and Central...
2024 PIAA Class 3A girls volleyball championship preview: Mars vs. Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II (23-0) vs. Mars (21-4) 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Cumberland Valley High School, Mechanicsburg On the air: Streaming on PCN Select Seeds: Pope John Paul II 1-1; Mars 7-1 How they got here: Pope John Paul II defeated Carver E&S, 3-0, in the first round; Southern Lehigh, 3-1,...
Springdale girls soccer team faces final hurdle in bid for 1st state championship
Springdale girls soccer players began practice Thursday evening just as they had dozens of times before, laughing, chatting, stretching and warming up ahead of their workout. It just happened to be the final practice of the season on a cold, rainy November night at No Offseason Sports in Russellton as...
2024 PIAA Class 3A boys soccer championship preview: Moon vs. Radnor
Radnor (20-3) vs. Moon (25-0) 10 a.m. Friday at Eagle View MS, Mechanicsburg On the air: PCN-TV Seeds: Radnor 1-1; Moon 7-1 How they got here: Radnor defeated Kennard Dale, 3-0, in the first round; Archbishop Ryan, 4-1, in the quarterfinals; and Dallas, 3-0, in the semifinals. Moon beat Lampeter...
2024 PIAA Class A boys soccer championship preview: Bentworth vs. Lancaster Mennonite
PIAA Class A boys soccer championship Lancaster Mennonite (16-3-3) vs. Bentworth (22-0) 4 p.m. Friday at Eagle View MS, Mechanicsburg On the air: PCN-TV Seeds: Lancaster Mennonite 3-2; Bentworth 7-1 How they got here: Lancaster Mennonite defeated Calvary Christian, 2-0, in the first round; Wyoming Seminary, 2-1, in the quarterfinals;...
A-K Valley PIAA soccer playoff preview capsules for Nov. 5, 2024
PIAA soccer playoffs Boys Class 4A First round 3-4 Mechanicsburg (10-8-3) at 7-1 Fox Chapel (13-4-2) 5 p.m. Tuesday, Burke Stadium, Fox Chapel Winner plays: Winner of 1-2 Conestoga (18-2)/3-2 Warwick (17-3) Saturday in quarterfinals Coaches: Joseph Panuccio, Mechanicsburg; Erik Ingram, Fox Chapel Players to watch: Juan Valencia, Mechanicsburg; Carson...
WPIAL girls volleyball championship preview: North Allegheny, Beaver look to defend titles
Four champions will be crowned Saturday at the 2024 WPIAL girls volleyball championships at Peters Township’s AHN Arena. Below is a look at the teams competing. Check out a feature on the Class A matchup between Frazier and Greensburg Central Catholic here. Class 4A 1-North Allegheny (16-1) vs. 3-North Catholic...
2024 WPIAL Class 2A boys soccer championship breakdown: South Park vs. Avonworth
WPIAL Class 2A boys soccer championship 1-South Park (19-1-1) vs. 2-Avonworth (17-2-2) 1:15 p.m. Saturday, Highmark Stadium Tickets: $10 general admission Coaches: Jon Cantwell, South Park; Tom Angell, Avonworth Players to watch: Danny Battista, South Park; Rowan Carmichael, Avonworth WPIAL titles: South Park 4 (2005, ‘06, ‘14, ‘23); Avonworth 1...
2024 WPIAL Class 4A girls soccer championship breakdown: Peters Township vs. Seneca Valley
WPIAL Class 4A girls soccer championship 1-Peters Township (18-0-1) vs. 2-Seneca Valley (14-2-2) 6 p.m. Friday, Highmark Stadium Tickets: $10 general admission Coaches: Pat Vereb, Peters Township; Mark Perry, Seneca Valley Players to watch: Taylor McCullough, Peters Township; Madeline Marcotte, Seneca Valley WPIAL titles: Peters Township 2 (2010, ‘12); Seneca...
