High School category, Page 5
High school basketball roundup for Jan. 21, 2026: Penn-Trafford knocks off Thomas Jefferson
Zach Feldman dropped 17 points to lead Penn-Trafford to a 57-43 nonsection boys basketball victory over Thomas Jefferson on Wednesday, ending a seven-game winning streak for the Jaguars. Jacob Briggs added 11 points for the Warriors (7-9). Justin Fry scored 17, Nick Trklja added 11 and Kane Eggerton finished with...
Franklin Regional clips Norwin for section title in matchup of top 2 teams in Class 3A
The top two wrestling Class 3A teams in the WPIAL put on quite a show Wednesday at Franklin Regional. The match was not only for the Section 9 title, but it was also for the top seed in the upcoming WPIAL team tournament. Returning 3A champion and No. 1-ranked Franklin...
Kiski Area puts stamp on section title with rout of Fox Chapel
Kiski Area coach Chris Heater always looks for opportunities to put different guys in the lineup to earn varsity experience. Payton King and Dom Roland took advantage of their opportunities Wednesday night at Fox Chapel. The Cavaliers put an exclamation point on their Section 5-3A title with a 60-9 win...
Kiski Area’s Kunkle enters WCCA swimming championships at top seed in 200 IM
Leah Kunkle is the hunted. The Kiski Area junior is nearly 3 seconds ahead of the field as the top seed in the girls 200-yard individual medley at Saturday’s Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association swimming championships at Derry Area High School. Kunkle, twice a WPIAL individual medalist last year, also is...
Westmoreland County girls basketball notebook: Penn-Trafford gets on a roll
Penn-Trafford girls basketball ran the table in the regular season last year, taking a spotless 22-0 record going into the WPIAL 5A postseason. The fourth-ranked Warriors (12-3, 8-0) are building another streak this season. Some Class 5A coaches are wondering if they will win out again before the playoffs. They...
5 WPIAL quarterbacks selected as finalists for 2025 Willie Thrower Award
Nolan DiLucia wrapped up his football career at Peters Township as the second-leading passer in WPIAL history with 8,819 career yards. The three-year starter passed for 2,782 yards and 22 touchdowns this past fall in helping the Indians win the WPIAL Class 5A title. The Villanova recruit completed 177 of...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 20, 2026
High schools Basketball Boys Tuesday’s results Class 6A Section 1 North Hills 62, Butler 48 New Castle 46, Woodland Hills 44 (OT) Pine-Richland 56, Fox Chapel 44 North Allegheny 50, Seneca Valley 42 Section 2 Hempfield 83, Connellsville 65 Central Catholic 55, Mt. Lebanon 42 Upper St. Clair 69, Canon-McMillan...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 21, 2026: Wrestlers battling for section titles
Welcome to the final night of section duals in the WPIAL boys wrestling regular season. With the district team playoffs coming up next week, there are six section championships in Class 3A that will be determined in head-to-head matches Wednesday. • The winner of the Moon at West Allegheny match...
Trib 10: Power rankings shuffled slightly as 2nd half of section schedule starts
As district teams wrapped up the first half of section play and began the second half, the elite teams kept posting victories this past week. In the boys power rankings, Central Catholic fell at Upper St. Clair and Lincoln Park lost to New Castle, dropping both the Vikings and Leopards...
High school roundup for Jan. 20, 2026: New Castle overcomes Scoop Smith’s heroics in his Woodland Hills finale
Kai Cox hit a pair of free throws with 24 seconds left in overtime to give Trib HSSN Class 6A No. 1 New Castle (15-0, 9-0) the lead for good in a 46-44 victory over Woodland Hills (8-9, 4-5) in Section 1-6A boys basketball Tuesday night, putting a damper on...
Stanley Rajkovich gets 1,000th point as Derry boys defeat Greensburg Salem
Greensburg Salem slowed down Derry, holding the ball for long possessions before attempting a shot against the visiting Trojans. It turned a 100-yard dash into a 1,600-meter run. But the Golden Lions couldn’t curtail 6-foot-7 junior forward Stanley Rajkovich, who looked the part of a high jumper as he scored...
Hot start carries Franklin Regional boys to victory over McKeesport
The temperature was in the teens Tuesday outside Franklin Regional’s gymnasium, but the cold weather did not stop the Panthers. They came out red hot in the first quarter, and they needed it. Franklin Regional (11-4, 7-2) raced to a 15-point lead in the second quarter and then held on...
As stretch run approaches, St. Joseph girls show fine form vs. Riverview
Last year, the Riverview girls basketball team got the better of rival St. Joseph, winning the nonsection matchup at Riverview High School to halt an eight-game losing streak in the series. But St. Joseph didn’t let the Raiders make it two in a row Tuesday evening at the Walter Dlubak...
Knoch solid on both ends of floor in victory over Burrell
The list of things that travel effectively for the Knoch boys basketball team is a long one. The Knights’ efficient, ruthless offense is one with which all their Section 1-4A opponents will have to reckon. Knoch made its first eight shots during a 56-32 road win over Burrell on Tuesday....
Lincoln Park pulls away from Moon, sets sights on section top spot
Lincoln Park’s 21-point third quarter devoured the Moon Tigers, fueling a 72-58 victory for the Leopards in Section 4-5A boys basketball Tuesday night. Columbia commit Josh Pratt led Lincoln Park with a dominant performance, delivering 30 points while adding six assists and six rebounds. “First and foremost, I want to...
Trib HSSN individual wrestling rankings for Jan. 20, 2026
Here are the Trib HSSN WPIAL wrestling rankings for the 2025-26 season: Class 3A 107: 1. Lee Dreshman, fr., Canon-McMillan (26-4); 2. Bryce Thomas, jr., Moon (18-4); 3. Parker Jennings, so., Trinity (18-3); 4. Riley Smith, jr., Seneca Valley (18-1); 5. Joey Synan, so., North Allegheny (21-7). 114: 1. Zach...
WPIAL wrestling notebook: Races for section titles, playoff spots, top seeds come down to the wire
There are numerous key section wrestling matches scheduled for Wednesday that will determine section titles and seeding for the upcoming WPIAL playoffs. One of the biggest matches has No. 1-ranked Franklin Regional (13-0, 3-0) hosting No. 2 Norwin (9-1, 3-0). The Panthers are the returning WPIAL Class 3A champions and...
Trib HSSN team wrestling rankings for Jan. 20, 2026
Here are the Trib HSSN WPIAL team wrestling rankings for Jan. 13, 2026. Teams are listed with overall record and last week’s ranking. Class 3A 1. Franklin Regional (13-0) 1 2. Norwin (9-1) 2 3. Connellsville (11-2) 7 4. Trinity (10-1) 3 5. Kiski Area (14-2) 4 6. North Allegheny...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 19, 2026
High schools Basketball Boys Monday’s results Class 6A Section 2 Norwin at Imani Christian, ppd. Nonsection Mt. Pleasant 62, Leechburg 36 Hopewell 80, Sto-Rox 67 Tuesday’s schedule Class 6A Section 1 Butler at North Hills, 7:30 p.m. New Castle at Woodland Hills, 7:30 p.m. Pine-Richland at Fox Chapel, 7 p.m....
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 20, 2026: 2-sport star getting visit from Jayhawks
During the 2025 WPIAL football season, Ben Hays was the WPIAL regular season rushing king with 1,757 yards on the ground, and he also finished No. 1 in the district regular season in scoring with 210 points. Now the Bentworth senior is one of the top scorers in WPIAL boys...
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week for Jan. 19, 2026Video
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week – Nick Trklja School – Thomas Jefferson Class – Senior Height – 6-foot-6 Position – Guard/forward #Earned – A year ago, the Thomas Jefferson boys basketball team finished 10-13 overall and qualified for the postseason as the fourth and final playoff team...
High school roundup for Jan. 19, 2026: South Fayette, Geibel Catholic pass section tests with flying colors
Haylie Lamonde scored 22 points to lead South Fayette to a 76-38 victory over West Allegheny in a matchup of the top two teams in the Section 3-5A girls basketball standings Monday night. Juliette Leroux followed with 18 points and Ella Vierra added 11 for the Lions (16-1, 8-0). Ella...
Trevor George leaves Riverview, returns to coach Blackhawk football team
Trevor George is returning to the football sidelines at Blackhawk while ending a six-year tenure as head coach at Riverview. It was a busy week for George, who met with the Raiders players last Monday and informed them he would not be returning. He was officially hired to head up...
High school sports scores, schedule for Jan. 18, 2026
High schools Basketball Boys Sunday’s results Hoops for Harmony At York St. John’s Catholic Prep (Md.) 56, Imani Christian 52 MLK Showcase At Neighborhood Academy Clairton 64, Washington 51 Monessen 48, Fort Cherry 42 Neighborhood Academy 62, Riverview 45 Ron Galbreath Classic At Westminster College Sharon 60, Central Valley 55...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Jan. 19, 2026: South Fayette, West Allegheny vie for Section 3-5A lead
Happy Martin Luther King Jr. day as the holiday brings a busy slate of WPIAL girls basketball games. With three weeks remaining in section play, most of the district girls teams still have a dream of raising hoops gold at the end of February. While reigning PIAA Class 5A champion...
