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Butler’s Drew Griffith, Mt. Lebanon’s Logan St. John Kletter defend state indoor titles in mile
Drew Griffith initially was ruled ineligible to run in Sunday’s boys one mile event at the Pennsylvania Track and Field Coaches Association championship meet at Penn State. The Butler senior distance star and Notre Dame commit had a performance time entered that was achieved at a meet which included competitors...
Hempfield competitive spirit caps season at national championships
Hempfield competitive spirit coach Suzannah Mayer trusts her team has gotten the routine down. The Spartans have attended the Universal Cheerleaders Association (UCA) national championships held in Disney World every year since competitive spirit returned to Hempfield in 2013. They make sure to take an early flight a couple of...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Franklin Regional’s Ben Holm
Franklin Regional’s boys swimming and diving team captured its 28th section title this season, a year after capturing No. 27. The Panthers finished 5-0 with a one-game edge over the second-place finisher, Penn-Trafford. This year, Franklin Regional has a new coach in Dan Taylor. He took over after Vic Santoro...
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Burrell’s Chloe Walton
Handling the rigors of a high school sport and maintaining a 4.0 GPA is a tough balancing act. Burrell’s Chloe Walton achieved her 4.0 by managing her time wisely between academics and swimming. “Chloe is someone that always places academics first and athletics second,” coach Samantha Callen said. “I, as...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Feb. 26, 2024: Finals hopefuls meet in district semifinals
Monday is Day 2 of Round 3 of the 2024 WPIAL basketball playoffs with semifinal games in boys 5A and 3A, along with girls 6A and A. Something has to give in the boys 5A semifinals cat fight between No. 1 Moon and No. 4 Thomas Jefferson in a battle...
WPIAL girls basketball PIAA qualifiers through Feb. 25, 2024
With the WPIAL championships coming up later this week, the focus will soon turn to the Road to Hershey and the start of the 2024 PIAA girls basketball postseason. The state playoffs begin with first round action March 8-9. Here is an update on the WPIAL teams that have qualified...
WPIAL boys basketball PIAA qualifiers through Feb. 25, 2024
With the Path to the Pete concluding later this week, the focus will soon turn to the Road to Hershey and the start of the 2024 PIAA boys basketball postseason. The state playoffs begin with first round action March 8-9. Here is an update on the WPIAL teams that have...
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week for Feb. 25, 2024
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week: Bobby Fadden School: Mohawk Class: Sophomore Height: 6-foot-1 Position: Guard What coach says: “We had a rough first half as a team putting the ball in the hoop against Yough,” Mohawk coach Mike O’Lare said. “Bobby made a play at the end...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Feb. 26, 2024
The Path to the Pete continues as the WPIAL basketball postseason hits a summit on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Playoff coverage continues this week with semifinal games Monday and Tuesday and championship contests Thursday through Saturday. We are on the ice for a pair of PIHL playoff games...
2023-24 PIHL standings, playoff qualifiers through Feb. 25, 2024
Here are the latest 2023-24 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League standings through Sunday, along with the latest PIHL playoff qualifiers. The PIHL Penguins Cup Class A playoffs begin this week: • Moon at Mars at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry on Tuesday at 9:20 p.m. • Greensburg Salem at Plum...
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week for Feb. 25, 2024Video
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week: Baldwin Highlanders Coach: Jeff Ackermann (fourth season) Record: 7-3 in Section 2-6A, 17-6 overall #Earned: Little did anybody know at the time, but when Baldwin defeated New Castle in the first round of the 2003 WPIAL Class 4A payoffs, it would be...
Westmoreland high school basketball notebook: GCC’s Western PA Bruins connection
Mya Morgan can see some similarities between her Greensburg Central Catholic girls basketball team and the AAU Western PA Bruins. Morgan has a good eye for this kind of thing because she plays for both. The Bruins, the premier girls AAU program in the area, have a clear influence on...
High school sports schedules for Feb. 26, 2024
High schools Basketball Boys WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Semifinals Tuesday’s schedule Mt. Lebanon (20-4) vs. Baldwin (17-6) at Bethel Park, 7 p.m.; Central Catholic (15-8) vs. Upper St. Clair (18-5) at Gateway, 8 p.m. Class 5A Semifinals Monday’s schedule Moon (21-3) vs. Thomas Jefferson (21-3) at Peters Township, 8 p.m.;...
Westmoreland high school notebook: Hempfield punter makes all-star roster
Players from Westmoreland County have been selected to the East-West football all-star games before. Quarterbacks, running backs and linebackers are not uncommon picks. But a kicker/punter making the roster? That is something new. Hempfield’s Josh Reilly was chosen for the East team that will play the West in the large-school...
Westmoreland high school basketball playoff preview capsules for Feb. 26, 2024
WPIAL basketball playoffs Boys Class 5A Semifinals 3-Shaler (22-2) vs. 2-Franklin Regional (22-2) 8 p.m. Monday at Mt. Lebanon Winner plays: Winner of 4-Thomas Jefferson (21-2)/1-Moon (21-3) in championship 9 p.m. March 1 at Petersen Events Center Coaches: Rob Niederberger, Shaler; Jesse Reed, Franklin Regional Players to watch: Keegan Smetanka,...
A-K Valley high school basketball playoff preview capsules for Feb. 26, 2024
WPIAL basketball playoffs Boys Class 3A Semifinals 1-Deer Lakes (19-4) vs. 4-Neshannock (20-3) 6 p.m. Monday at Fox Chapel Winner plays: Winner of 2-Mohawk (17-7)/11-Burrell (15-7) at 5 p.m. Friday in WPIAL championship at Petersen Events Center Coaches: Albie Fletcher, Deer Lakes; John Corey, Neshannock Players to watch: Billy Schaeffer,...
WPIAL sets schedule for basketball finals at Petersen Events Center
The WPIAL has finalized the championship schedule for the boys and girls basketball playoffs with dates and times for each of the 12 finals. There are three games Thursday, four on Friday and five on Saturday at Petersen Events Center. The first day’s schedule is set with Imani Christian and...
Quaker Valley wrestlers show postseason mettle in section tournament
Quaker Valley coach Austin Heinl was thrilled if not ecstatic with his team’s performance at the WPIAL Class 2A Northern Sectional wrestling tournament. Five QV grapplers advanced to the championship round of the tournament held Feb. 17 at Keystone Oaks. “I am happy with how we did. We had four...
Penn-Trafford swimmer Patton Graziano searching for more gold
Penn-Trafford senior Patton Graziano is the reigning WPIAL Class 3A champion in the 100 freestyle. The senior has his sights on doing better things in 2024. Graziano is competing in two events and two relays in the 2024 WPIAL swimming and diving championships Feb. 29 and March 1 at Pitt’s...
Penn-Trafford notebook: Lineman Zach Tomosovich named to Big 33 roster
Penn-Trafford offensive lineman Zach Tomosovich was one of eight players from the WPIAL selected to play in the 67th Big 33 Football All-Star game May 26 at Cumberland Valley High School. He will be joined on the squad by Aliquippa’s Cam Lindsay and Brandon Banks, Canon-McMillan’s Kaeden Singleton and Geno...
Penn Hills girls show resolve in close loss to top seed
Penn Hills girls basketball coach Robert Cash thought his team deserved better than being seeded 17th in the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs. But the Indians were forced into a preliminary round game against Thomas Jefferson, which they won, 59-43. In the first round of the playoffs, Penn Hills lost 55-48...
Penn Hills boys get glimpse of bright future in playoff loss
Penn Hills senior guard Robby Thomas wanted to find the right mental space for playing against rival Gateway in the first round of the WPIAL Class 5A postseason. The defending WPIAL champion Indians came into this postseason as a younger team that had something to prove. “Honestly, we just needed...
Pine-Richland swimmers hoping for medal haul at WPIAL meet
The most exciting time of the year is nearing for local high school swimmers with the WPIAL championships kicking off and Pine-Richland will be well represented. Defending 100 breaststroke champion Sarah Anne Shaffer leads the way, but Pine-Richland coach Pete Barry believes there’s potential for multiple district medal winners and...
Pine-Richland girls wrestlers take their place in history with WPIAL medals
As the public address announcer at North Allegheny was reading the names of the winners at the inaugural WPIAL girls wrestling tournament, Pine-Richland junior Tiffany Gathers heard a phrase that put the day in perspective. “As they were going through the weights, he kept saying ‘This is the first-ever WPIAL...
Shaler notebook: Junior sets school record at indoor track meet
Hannah Sahr made Shaler indoor track and field history at the TSTCA championships Feb. 17. The junior set a Titans indoor record by finishing the 400 in 1 minute, 1.06 seconds. The previous record stood since 2007. Sahr placed eighth in the race. Of the 17 Shaler athletes who qualified...
