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Blackhawk girls looking to rebound for another section title
Blackhawk was thinking sweep, but Central Valley had other ideas. The Warriors snapped the Cougars’ nine-game winning streak Thursday with a 58-50 win. It halted Blackhawk’s home winning streak at 21 games, too. The Cougars’ last loss on John Miller Court came nearly three years ago in a 57-54 setback...
Baldwin-Hempfield girls basketball game holds major ramifications
The final week of the WPIAL basketball regular season is here with games that will help determine section championships and playoff seeding. Oh yes, and some will determine which teams qualify for the postseason. Two of those games will be played Monday, one in 6A and the other in 2A....
Trib HSSN broadcasts for Week of Feb. 3-9
The WPIAL basketball section schedule concludes with plenty of big games coming up this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. We have plenty of WPIAL boys and girls section basketball games as section play comes to an end, including the final HSSN boys and girls video stream Games...
PIHL high school hockey standings through Feb. 2, 2020
Here are the latest PIHL high school hockey standings through Sunday, Feb. 2. Exclusive coverage of the 2020 PIHL Penguins Cup hockey playoffs can be heard and viewed only here on the TribLive High School Sports Network. In Class AAA, the top 8 teams qualify for the playoffs. In Class...
Trib HSSN girls basketball state rankings for Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020
As the clock winds down on the 2019-2020 regular season, some classes have been shaken with change while others remain intact from last week in the Trib HSSN girls basketball state rankings. The largest classification was hit with the biggest changes. Three teams dropped out, including top-ranked Plymouth-Whitemarsh after two...
Trib HSSN PIHL Player of the Week: Week ending Feb. 2, 2020
With his team facing two big games last week, Thomas Jefferson coach Bill Crousey knew his team needed his stars to play like stars. They did, and one played especially well and added a five-point All-Star Game to his week. Add those five points to the eight in the two...
Ligonier Valley diver Nick Roddy learns fast
After competing in gymnastics, Ligonier Valley sophomore Nick Roddy took up swimming, then diving, and has had success in both, especially diving. Roddy earned a gold medal in the boys 1-meter event at the Westmoreland County Coaches Association championship meet Jan. 24 at Derry. Ligonier Valley coach Chelsea Brant said...
Trib HSSN PIHL Team of the Week: Week ending Feb. 2, 2020
The biggest games on the schedule for North Hills are still ahead, and the Indians know that. After all, the Indians play in what has been one of the best divisions in the PIHL, if not the best. Class A’s Southwest Division boasts Thomas Jefferson (30 points), South Park (26...
WPIAL Girls Basketball Team of the Week: Week ending Feb. 1
For most of this season, the chase for the top spot in Section 3-3A has involved four teams. But a strong week by Carlynton has given the Cougars the edge heading into the final week of the regular season. The Cougars are 10-2 in the section and have a one-game...
WPIAL Girls Basketball Player of the Week — Week ending Feb. 1
When the week began, Charleroi was tied with Brownsville for third place in girls basketball Section 2-3A. Thanks to another big week by senior Bella Skobel, though, the Cougars are alone in third and have clinched a WPIAL playoff spot. That itself is cause for celebration after Charleroi finished 5-16...
WPIAL to hold hearing for Leechburg basketball game, Greensburg CC transfers
The WPIAL wants to know why the Propel Andrew Street vs. Leechburg boys basketball game was cut short Jan. 17 and whether anyone in attendance used racially charged taunts. Representatives from the two schools will attend a hearing Monday at the WPIAL office in Green Tree. The section game was...
High school roundup for Feb. 1, 2020: Quaker Valley boys edge Cornell in Shootout at Sewickley Academy
K.C. Johns, who finished with 16 points, made a basket with less than a minute remaining to give the Quaker Valley boys (14-5) a one-point lead against Cornell (13-5), and the Quakers held on to win 72-69 at the Shootout at Sewickley Academy. Adou Thiero scored a team-high 22 points,...
High school scores, schedules for Feb. 1, 2020
High schools Basketball Boys Saturday’s results WPIAL Nonsection Carrick 45, South Park 33 Laurel 71, Mercer 50 North Catholic 63, Central Catholic 46 North Hills 78, Shady Side Academy 46 Washington 82, Burgettstown 39 Shootout at Sewickley Academy Quaker Valley 72, Cornell 69 Beaver 56, Sewickley Academy 53, OT Vincentian...
Central Catholic senior Poillucci will be ‘great asset’ to Navy rowing team
Central Catholic senior Colson Poillucci, who gave up football to row, is headed to one of the country’s top men’s lightweight rowing teams. Poillucci, 18, of Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville neighborhood, committed to compete for Navy next season. Before this season, Poillucci rowed only part of the year. He decided he needed...
Trib HSSN WPIAL girls basketball rankings: Week ending Feb. 1, 2020
WPIAL rankings Girls basketball Class 6A 1. Bethel Park, 14-1, 2 2. North Allegheny, 16-3, 3 3. Norwin, 15-3, 1 4. Mt. Lebanon, 16-3, 4 5. Upper St. Clair, 11-6, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Chartiers Valley, 20-0, 1 2. Woodland Hills, 17-3, 2 3. Oakland Catholic, 15-4, 4...
Westmoreland notebook: Football realignment brings more local matchups
The WPIAL hit the refresh button on football schedules last week and revealed some intriguing matchups for 2020. In Westmoreland County, teams that have not met for a while, or at all, will play each other next season. Some notable matchups in Week 1 (Sept. 4) include Penn-Trafford at Hempfield,...
No. 1 Waynesburg rallies to win WPIAL Class AAA wrestling title in 31 years
Waynesburg found itself in an unfamiliar position in the finals of the WPIAL Class AAA wrestling team championship. With three bouts left Saturday, the top-seeded team needed to win all three and get bonus points in the process, and that’s what they did. Wins by Nate Stephenson (152 pounds) and...
Trib WPIAL boys basketball rankings: Week ending Feb. 1, 2020
WPIAL rankings Boys basketball Class 6A 1. Fox Chapel, 19-0, 1 2. Butler, 15-4, 2 3. Mt. Lebanon, 15-4, 3 4. Upper St. Clair, 17-3, 5 5. Pine-Richland, 13-6, 4 Out: none Class 5A 1. Chartiers Valley, 15-4, 1 2. Penn Hills, 15-4, 2 3. Mars, 14-4, 3 4. McKeesport,...
PIHL set to launch 4-team girls division in May
In the PIHL, there are several girls who don varsity uniforms on a nightly basis, and there have been plenty of instances when girls have succeeded playing among the boys. About a decade ago,Class AAA power North Allegheny had Lindsay Holdcroft in goal. As a junior, she earned All-Star honors...
Burrell wrestling rolls to 14th consecutive WPIAL team championshipVideo
The Burrell wrestling team began the WPIAL Class AA tournament Wednesday with a dominant quarterfinal victory over Beth-Center. It continued Saturday at Chartiers-Houston as the top-seeded Bucs swiftly turned away the challenge of Quaker Valley in the semifinals and Burgettstown in the final to claim their WPIAL-record 14th consecutive Class...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 31, 2020
Basketball Boys Friday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Section 1 Butler 65, Central Catholic 54 Pine-Richland 60, North Hills 52 Seneca Valley 49, North Allegheny 46 Section 2 Canon-McMillan 42, Baldwin 41 Mt. Lebanon 66, Peters Township 45 Upper St. Clair 71, Bethel Park 57 Section 3 Fox Chapel 71, Penn-Trafford...
High school roundup for Jan. 31, 2020: Jake Hoffman hits milestone in Mt. Lebanon win
Jake Hoffman’s big night helped No. 3 Mt. Lebanon lock up a section championship. Hoffman scored a game-high 23 points, hitting five 3-pointers and hitting the 1,000-point milestone in the third quarter to lead the Blue Devils (15-4, 9-0) to a 66-45 victory over Peters Township in Section 2-6A Friday...
WPIAL clinched: Boys basketball clinchings through Jan. 31, 2020
The WPIAL boys basketball regular season has a week left as January has come to an end. The playoff field is starting to take shape. When the regular season ends, at least 76 boys basketball teams will earn a spot in the WPIAL postseason. Trib HSSN will once again have...
Bench scoring helps Upper St. Clair rally past Bethel Park, clinch second place
Upper St. Clair used an in-your-face defense to overcome a slow start and was lifted by the return of an injured player in beating Bethel Park, 71-57 on Friday. The win was the fourth straight for the Panthers and clinched second place in Section 2-6A. “We got a big lift...
Demitri Fritch jumper boosts Springdale past Apollo-Ridge
Demitri Fritch will just have to wait a few days to score his 1,000th career point. The Springdale standout’s 10-foot jumper with 1.9 seconds to go lifted the No. 4 Class 2A Dynamos to a 49-47 victory at Apollo-Ridge. The junior now has 999 career points. Springdale trailed, 44-34, with...
