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No. 4 Woodland Hills holds off No. 13 West Allegheny in Class 5A 1st-round victory
It was a throwback to a matchup several decades before, be it Michigan State against Indiana or the Celtics facing the Lakers. It was like Magic vs. Bird. Through two quarters, Keandre Bowles of Woodland Hills and Jackson Faulk of West Allegheny matched each other shot for shot as the...
Elizabeth Forward girls fend off Knoch to advance
With less than two minutes remaining, No. 5 Elizabeth Forward led No. 12 Knoch by just two, and the Knights seemingly had momentum. But the Knights’ upset bid was halted by a late 3-pointer as Elizabeth Forward prevailed 51-42 in the first round of the WPIAL Class 4A playoffs Monday...
High school scores, schedules for Feb. 18, 2019
High Schools Basketball Boys WPIAL playoffs Class 6A First round Tuesday’s schedule Penn-Trafford (14-8) vs. Peters Township (15-7) at Mt. Lebanon, 8 p.m.; Butler (17-4) vs. Connellsville (8-14) at Canon-McMillan, 8 p.m.; Canon-McMillan (14-8) vs. North Allegheny (13-8) at West Allegheny, 8 p.m.; Fox Chapel (15-7) vs. Seneca Valley (11-10)...
High school roundup for Feb. 18, 2019: Montour, Chartiers Valley earn playoff wins
The Montour boys basketball team buckled down on the defensive end Monday night to earn a spot in the WPIAL quarterfinals. The Spartans held Hampton to 18 second-half points to secure a 60-44 victory in the opening round of the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs at North Allegheny. James Eubanks had...
Canon-McMillan wins WPIAL Junior High title; Latrobe has 4 champions
Canon-McMillan took home the team title at the 2019 WPIAL Junior High championships Saturday at Norwin, but the Latrobe Black team had the most individual champions with four. The two-day event had 55 schools and more than 620 wrestlers competing for the 18 titles. Canon-McMillan finished with 277.5 points and...
No. 13 Quaker Valley girls upset No. 4 Freeport in Class 4A 1st round
It is often said that when the WPIAL playoffs begin, every team enters with a clean slate. The No. 13 Quaker Valley girls basketball team held fast to that belief and used it to score a 41-38 Class 4A first-round upset of No. 4 Freeport on Monday at North Allegheny....
McKeesport’s pressure rattles Greensburg Salem girls in 1st-round win
With leading scorer Jhayla Bray spending most of the first half on the bench with foul trouble, McKeesport’s defense started strong and built a double-digit lead Monday night against Greensburg Salem. Bray scored all 16 of her points in the second half and pulled down 17 rebounds as the Tigers...
Keystone Oaks gets defensive in Class 4A 1st-round win over Belle Vernon
Two long runs and 12 Belle Vernon turnovers in a span of two quarters helped Keystone Oaks advance to the WPIAL Class 4A girls basketball quarterfinals. The eighth-seeded Golden Eagles will face No. 1 North Catholic Thursday at a time and site to be determined after defeating No. 9 Belle...
Experience pays for Franklin Regional in playoff win over Thomas Jefferson
In WPIAL basketball, playoff experience knows no bounds. Its importance can’t be overstated, its benefits can be immense. Franklin Regional only has one player with substantial experience from last year’s Class 5A runner-up finish in senior guard Nick Leopold. But experience will come with time for his teammates, who were...
Southmoreland girls lean on defense to hold off Apollo-Ridge
All conscious thought left Bailey Kuhns’ mind as she saw Apollo-Ridge’s Rylee Eaton break into the clear for a potential go-ahead layup in the final minute of Southmoreland’s first playoff game in more than a decade. “I was pretty far behind her, and I was like, ‘Gotta get there, gotta...
Mid Mon Valley Hall of Fame announces Class of 2019
Monessen grad Charel Allen and Belle Vernon grad Marlon McIntyre headline the 2019 Mid Mon Valley Hall of Fame Class of 2019, which was announced Friday. Allen, a 2004 graduate of Monessen, scored 3,110 points and led the Greyhounds to a state championship. She was the Class A Player of...
Westmoreland basketball playoff preview capsules for Wednesday’s games
Boys Class 4A First round No. 10 Derry (12-7) vs. No. 7 Blackhawk (9-13) 8 p.m. Wednesday at North Allegheny Winner plays: No. 2 Ambridge (14-8) Saturday in quarterfinals. Coaches: Tom Esposito, Derry; Brooks Roorback, Blackhawk Points scored/points allowed: Derry, 57.8/56.6; Blackhawk, 60.8/58.4 Players to watch: John Kerr, Sr., F,...
A-K Valley basketball playoff capsules for games of Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019
Boys Class 6A No. 6 Fox Chapel (15-7) vs. No. 11 Seneca Valley (11-10) 8 p.m. Tuesday at North Allegheny Winner plays: No. 3 Mt. Lebanon (19-3) on Saturday in quarterfinals. Coaches: Zach Skrinjar, Fox Chapel; Kevin Trost, Seneca Valley Points scored/allowed: Fox Chapel, 59.3/52.6; Seneca Valley, 61.2/61.0 Players to...
Veteran, championship-winning boys basketball coaches to lead P-T vs. PT on Tuesday night
Ten years ago, one coach was hoisting WPIAL gold. Sixteen years ago, the other coach was winning a district championship. On Tuesday, the two veteran coaches meet in a Class 6A boys basketball first-round contest when Peters Township takes on Penn-Trafford. On one side, Gary Goga leads his Indians back...
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Player of the Week: Lincoln Park’s Keeno Holmes
Keeno Holmes School: Lincoln Park Class: Senior The Path to the Pete has been a completed march for Lincoln Park the last three years. The Leopards lost to Aliquippa in the 2016 finals, fell to North Catholic in the 2017 title game and beat Seton LaSalle in the 2018 championships...
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Team of the Week: Beaver Falls Tigers
The Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Team of the Week returned to the playoffs last week and picked up a win to advance to Round 2 — the Beaver Falls Tigers. This century has been a good one for Beaver Falls boys basketball. After missing the postseason in 2000, the Tigers...
Trib HSSN boys basketball state rankings for week of Feb. 18, 2019
Many of the ranked boys basketball teams across the commonwealth enjoyed a hard week of practice with few if any games as the postseason began. Kennedy Catholic (6A), Mars (5A), Imhotep Charter (4A), Loyalsock Township (3A), Philadelphia Constitution (2A) and Our Lady of the Lourdes Regional (A) all remained atop...
Franklin Regional’s Smith bowls pair of 300 games in 879 series
Alex Smith knows how to draw a crowd. The Franklin Regional High School junior and standout bowler figured out all he needs to do is roll strikes. Smith showed up at Nesbit’s Lanes in Plum on Saturday morning to compete in his youth bowling league, having never bowled a perfect...
Canon-McMillan wrestler Gerrit Nijenhuis commits to Purdue
Gerrit Nijenhuis is ramping up for the upcoming individual wrestling postseason, but first he made his college decision. The Canon-McMillan junior 182-pounder verbally committed Sunday to Purdue, announcing his decision via Twitter. I am excited to announce that I will be continuing my academic and athletic career at Purdue university!...
DeRubbo leads Trinity girls past Penn-Trafford in WPIAL Class 5A 1st roundVideo
The Trinity girls basketball team lost four of its final six games to end the regular season. But the ninth-seeded Hillers are perfect so far when it matters: the postseason. Trinity dominated eighth-seeded Penn-Trafford from the opening tip and defeated the Warriors, 55-26, in WPIAL Class 5A playoff action Tuesday...
High school schedules for Feb. 18, 2019
High Schools Basketball Boys WPIAL playoffs Class 6A First round Tuesday’s schedule Penn-Trafford (14-8) vs. Peters Township (15-7) at Mt. Lebanon, 8 p.m.; Butler (17-4) vs. Connellsville (8-14) at Canon-McMillan, 8 p.m.; Canon-McMillan (14-8) vs. North Allegheny (13-8) at West Allegheny, 8 p.m.; Fox Chapel (15-7) vs. Seneca Valley (11-10)...
Deer Lakes basketball coach awaits baby, WPIAL quarterfinal game on same day
Maybe there’s something in the water when it comes to basketball coaches, babies and big games. Deer Lakes coach Terence Parham and wife Leslie will welcome their fourth child on Thursday, the same day the No. 6 Lancers will play No. 3 North Catholic in the WPIAL Class 3A boys...
Coach Berger brings calming influence to Ligonier Valley boys
The coach at Ligonier Valley has changed, but the core group of players remained the same, providing an opportunity for another banner year in boys basketball after last season’s District 6-3A championship and PIAA first-round ouster. This Rams team (20-2), a year older and wiser than the one that hoisted...
High school scores, schedules for Feb. 16, 2019
High Schools Basketball Boys WPIAL playoffs Class 6A First round Tuesday’s schedule Penn-Trafford (14-8) vs. Peters Township (15-7) at Mt. Lebanon, 8 p.m.; Butler (17-4) vs. Connellsville (8-14) at Canon-McMillan, 8 p.m.; Canon-McMillan (14-8) vs. North Allegheny (13-8) at West Allegheny, 8 p.m.; Fox Chapel (15-7) vs. Seneca Valley (11-10)...
High school roundup for Feb. 16, 2019: South Side Beaver earns program’s 1st playoff win
Logan English led South Side Beaver to a 64-59 win over Brentwood in a WPIAL Class 2A first-round matchup Saturday at Peters Township, and helped make program history in the process. The No. 5-seeded Rams, who led by two at halftime, never trailed in the second half, building up a...
