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Knoch girls lean on defense to earn victory over Belle Vernon in Class 4A 1st round
As the favorite with home-court advantage for its WPIAL Class 4A first-round game against No. 11 Belle Vernon, the Knoch girls basketball team had designs on sending the Leopards back on their long drive home with a not-so-excited feeling. The Knights’ pressure defense in the full and half court forced...
2nd-seeded Greensburg CC boys shake off rust, rout Frazier in 1st round
No matter the seed, no matter the matchup, teams want to be sharp when they open the WPIAL basketball postseason. Tournament time, after all, is when it matters. No. 2 seed Greensburg Central Catholic wasn’t perfect, but it was efficient in taking the first step toward its championship goal with...
Greensburg Salem girls end string of 1st-round playoff exits with win over Hopewell
Seven years was long enough for Rick Klimchock. First-round exits had become a little too common for the Greensburg Salem in the girls’ basketball playoffs under his watch. That had to change, and it did so in a fashionable way for the Golden Lions with a 43-20 win over Hopewell...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 21, 2024: Quarterfinals begin on WPIAL hardwood
With the first round in the books, the curtain goes up Wednesday on the WPIAL basketball quarterfinals with boys Class 4A and A along with girls Class 3A and 2A second-round games. The rubber game of the season series between section foes Montour and Avonworth will take place at Mt....
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania Girls High School Basketball Rankings for Feb. 20, 2024
There were a few losses here and there prior to the start of district playoff action, but for the most part, there was little movement from last week’s Trib HSSN girls basketball state rankings. Most of the ranked teams are waiting out postseason byes earned through strong regular season performances....
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania High School Boys Basketball Rankings for Feb. 20, 2024
With just one exception, there was no movement in the latest Trib HSSN boys basketball state rankings. Most teams are early in the district postseason awaiting tougher challenges, or enjoying the fruits of their regular season labor with a postseason bye this past week. However, now as the district postseasons...
WPIAL announces playoff sites, times for Thursday’s basketball quarterfinals
The WPIAL released sites and times for Thursday’s boys and girls basketball quarterfinals. Fox Chapel, Mt. Lebanon, North Allegheny, North Hills, Norwin and St. Joseph will host doubleheaders. WPIAL basketball Thursday’s quarterfinals Class 6A girls 8-Seneca Valley (12-10) at 1-Norwin (18-3), 6 p.m. 5-Chartiers Valley (15-6) at 4-Mt. Lebanon (12-10),...
Burrell football coach Shawn Liotta named general manager for USA Football U20 team
Burrell football coach Shawn Liotta will serve as the general manager for the U.S. Under-20 national tackle football team that will take part in this summer’s International Federation of American Football World Junior Championship in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, USA Football announced Tuesday. “I’m excited for the opportunity to work with...
A-K Valley high school basketball playoff preview capsule for Feb. 21, 2024
WPIAL basketball playoffs Boys Class 4A Quarterfinals 1-Lincoln Park (20-3) vs. 8-Knoch (15-8) 8 p.m. Wednesday at North Allegheny Winner plays: Winner of 4-Uniontown (20-3)/5-North Catholic (14-8) Saturday in semifinals (time, site TBD) Coaches: Mike Bariski, Lincoln Park; Alan Bauman, Knoch Section finish: Lincoln Park 1st, Section 2; Knoch 2nd,...
Brandon Sensor resigns as Chartiers Valley boys basketball coach, citing lack of support from administration
Chartiers Valley boys basketball coach Brandon Sensor, who missed the final six weeks of the season on administrative leave, resigned Tuesday. Sensor said a lack of support from Chartiers Valley’s administration led to his decision, adding that he intended to coach again elsewhere. “I just didn’t think there was any...
Westmoreland high school basketball playoff preview capsules for Feb. 21, 2024
WPIAL basketball playoffs Girls Class 2A Quarterfinals 9-Rochester (15-7) vs. 1-Greensburg Central Catholic (17-5) 6 p.m. Wednesday at Chartiers Valley Winner plays: Winner of 12-South Side (14-9)/4-Fort Cherry (17-5) in semifinals Saturday (time, site TBD) Coaches: CJ Iannini, Rochester; Chris Skatell, GCC Players to watch: Tia Yellock, Rochester; Erica Gribble,...
WPIAL reveals Aliquippa’s 5A conference, but football coach says ‘it’s not settled’
The WPIAL revealed an updated football alignment Monday that has Aliquippa sharing a Class 5A conference with Fox Chapel, North Hills, Penn Hills, Pine-Richland, Plum and Shaler. Quips coach Mike Warfield said he saw the list and wasn’t sure how to feel, knowing those could be their conference opponents for...
WPIAL says Butler football must take conference schedule, reviving years-long dispute
A seemingly settled dispute between Butler and the PIAA was rekindled Monday when the WPIAL said the school’s football team must play a conference schedule next fall. The team planned to opt out of WPIAL competition and play an independent schedule, Butler athletic director Bill Mylan said last month, a...
Chartiers Valley girls battle-tested ahead of WPIAL playoffs
At the end of the year, when teams sit down and take a trip down memory lane on how their seasons unfolded, there’s usually a game that sticks out among the rest. The Chartiers Valley girls basketball team has a few selections to choose from. It could be the 40-point...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 19, 2024
High schools Basketball Boys WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals Friday’s schedule Times TBA Pine-Richland (7-15) at Mt. Lebanon (18-4); North Allegheny (11-11) at Baldwin (16-6); Canon-McMillan (10-12) vs. Central Catholic (14-8) at Gateway; Butler (15-6) at Upper St. Clair (17-5) Class 5A First round Monday’s results Moon 73, Woodland Hills...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 20, 2024: Class 5A champs begin title defense
Welcome to the final day of the WPIAL basketball first round with girls Class 5A and 4A along with boys 2A games getting their crack at the postseason spotlight. In the previous seven postseasons of WPIAL Class 5A girls basketball, only one school not named Chartiers Valley or South Fayette...
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week for Feb. 19, 2024Video
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week: Woodland Hills Wolverines CoachL Jared Zych (first season) Record: 5-5 in Section 2-5A, 9-13 overall #Earned: The Wolverines finished in fourth place in Section 2-5A behind Shaler, Fox Chapel and Penn Hills. They did not bring a lot of momentum into the...
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week for Feb. 19, 2024Video
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week: Jacob Guillen School: Aquinas Academy Class: Junior Height: 6-foot-3 Position: Guard What coach says: “Some of the strengths of Jake’s games are frankly his strength,” Aquinas Academy coach George Yokitis said. “He is about 6-3 and a sturdy 210 pounds or so....
Bethel Park beats buzzer, gets past South Fayette in Class 5A slugfest
Bethel Park relied on various defenses Monday night to slow down a South Fayette team that had been averaging nearly 60 points per game this season. However, in the end of what felt like a heavyweight boxing championship rather than a WPIAL boys basketball Class 5A first-round playoff game, the...
Monessen builds momentum with Class A 1st round win over Leechburg
Monessen girls basketball coach Janine Vertacnik wanted to start postseason play off with a bang, and the No. 5 Greyhounds did just that with an overwhelming 63-15 home victory over No. 12 Leechburg in the Class A first round Monday night. “We wanted a strong start and we wanted to...
High school roundup for Feb. 19, 2024: Derry stops OLSH run of consecutive WPIAL finals at 7
Nate Papuga led all scorers with 25 points, and Stanley Rajkovich added 16 points and 12 rebounds as No. 12 Derry upset No. 5 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, 54-53, in a WPIAL Class 3A first-round boys basketball game Monday night. The Trojans (14-6) allowed just two field goals...
2nd-seeded Franklin Regional boys end playoff win drought with victory over Mars
Senior Colin Masten signed a couple of autographs for some wide-eyed kids. Seniors Cooper Rankin and Cam Rowell talked with some college coaches who are recruiting them. Their teammates and coaches ate chocolate-chip cookies as they mingled with the crowd. These are fun times for the Franklin Regional boys, who...
Kiski Area upsets No. 5 Peters Township in WPIAL Class 5A playoffs
During halftime of Monday’s WPIAL Class 5A playoff game at Peters Township, Kiski Area athletic director John Peterman said watch out for No. 20. “If Noah (Thimons) makes his first shot of the second half, he’ll go on a run,” Peterman said. Thimons nailed that first shot and three more...
No. 1 Deer Lakes ramps up defensive pressure, rolls past Sto-Rox in Class 3A 1st round
Leading up to Monday’s first-round playoff game, the past week was all about defense for Deer Lakes coach Albie Fletcher. He felt the team had lost its identity a bit on that side of the ball, which became their calling card on their run to last year’s WPIAL Class 3A...
Burrell boys pull 1st-round upset, knock off 6th-seeded Seton LaSalle
Sometimes all it takes is one win to kick-start a playoff run. For Burrell, its postseason started by upsetting sixth-seeded Seton LaSalle in a WPIAL Class 3A first-round boys basketball game Tuesday. A year ago, the Bucs’ season came to a halt in the opening round against Yough. This time,...
