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A-K Valley girls basketball notebook: Plum, Fox Chapel part of exciting section race
With just a week left in the truncated WPIAL girls basketball regular season, Section 2-5A is in position to have every team complete its section slate. It would be one of the few sections, boys or girls, to be able to accomplish the feat. Every remaining game has a scheduled...
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball State Rankings for Feb. 17, 2021
Plenty of change this week in the latest HSSN boys basketball state rankings as the sands in the regular season hourglass fade away. Two teams in Class 6A and one each in 5A, 3A and Class A were bounced, opening the door for new entrants Reading and Upper St. Clair...
Trib 10: Lincoln Park returns to boys power rankings
A week after Belle Vernon made a drastic leap and debuted at No. 1 in the boys Trib 10, there is very little movement this week in the latest HSSN basketball power rankings. As the regular season winds down to a week remaining, only New Castle falling five spots and...
Parents appreciate coaching — or coaching against — their kids in Westmoreland County girls basketball
Mike Gerdich admits he and his daughters take basketball home with them. After games and practices, the family vehicle is alive with hoops talk as Gerdich discusses the day that was for the Yough girls basketball team with two of his key players. Kayla Gerdich is a junior guard and...
Schools must certify mask exemptions in writing before PIAA playoffs, not WPIALs
High school athletes must wear a mask during PIAA postseason competition unless their school certifies in writing that they qualify for a medical exemption. The PIAA board decided Wednesday that all schools participating in a state tournament must complete the “PIAA Postseason Covid-19 Universal Face Covering Certification,” a form that...
Westmoreland girls basketball notes: All but 2 teams appear headed for playoff tournament
The playoff picture is clear for Westmoreland County girls basketball teams. The WPIAL is having an open tournament this year where all teams are invited to compete. Their deadline to opt in is 3 p.m. Thursday. Roll call in the county shows all but two girls teams will cap this...
All A-K Valley girls basketball teams intend to compete in playoffs
The WPIAL Board of Directors in December, fearing covid cancellations and other interruptions to team schedules would create unbalanced section standings, voted to have the basketball playoffs decided with open-tournament formats. As of Wednesday, all 14 Alle-Kiski Valley girls teams plan to participate. “We’re young, and our numbers aren’t the...
Jeannette freshman QB Brad Birch draws scholarship offer from Oregon
What seemed like an innocent follow on Twitter led to a college scholarship offer for Jeannette freshman quarterback Brad Birch. It is another example of, as coaches often tell their players, “you never know who is watching.” Birch announced a Division I offer from Oregon on Wednesday, the first for...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 16, 2021
High schools Basketball Boys Tuesday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Section 3 Penn-Trafford 74, Greensburg Salem 44 Class 5A Section 1 Ringgold 59, Connellsville 47 Section 2 Chartiers Valley 83, Trinity 67 West Allegheny at South Fayette, ppd. Section 3 McKeesport at Woodland Hills, ppd. Class 4A Section 1 Derry at...
High school roundup for Feb. 16, 2021: Fox Chapel boys top Penn Hills for 11th straight win
Eli Yofan had 25 points and 10 rebounds and No. 3 Fox Chapel rallied from a four-point halftime deficit to run its winning streak to 11 games, defeating Penn Hills, 76-69, in a nonsection boys basketball matchup Tuesday night. Russell Fenton tallied a career-high 15 points, Jake DeMotte scored 14,...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 17, 2021: Premier Class 3A matchup
South Allegheny and Shady Side Academy are not only the top two teams in Section 3, they also are two of the best in WPIAL Class 3A boys basketball. The pair meet for a second time in two weeks at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Shady Side Academy in a game...
Lincoln Park tops Quaker Valley in battle for section lead, will rematch ThursdayVideo
Brandin Cummings gave Lincoln Park the lead with a gutsy 3-pointer in the closing minutes, made two clutch free throws in the final seconds and led his team in scoring for the third game in a row. Oh, and he’s a freshman that comes off the bench. Cummings scored 15...
Central Catholic tops Highlands in overtime
Throughout this season, teams have learned they need to be ready on any given day, and Central Catholic was an example of that Tuesday. After learning about their matchup with No. 4 Highlands earlier in the day, the Vikings (10-6, 4-4) squeaked out a 55-53 nonsection overtime victory over the...
Derry’s Cymmerman begins his long journey, hopes to join elite club
The coronavirus has made it tough on high school athletics, especially wrestling. It’s even tougher for high school wrestlers wanting to earn a trip to Hershey in March for the PIAA championships. This is unlike any other season. To get there, tournaments were condensed, qualifiers were reduced and another tournament...
Top-ranked Belle Vernon leaves no doubt, routs Yough
There was no early lead for Yough this time against Belle Vernon, a team that skyrocketed to No. 1 in the WPIAL Class 4A boys basketball rankings and jumped to No. 3 in the state rankings since the last time the teams played. Forget the notion this might have been...
6 PIAA qualifiers from last year not wrestling at WPIALs
Seneca Valley senior Chanz Shearer isn’t the only big-name wrestler not participating in the WPIAL and PIAA championships. Mt. Lebanon junior Mac Stout, the returning WPIAL Class AAA 170-pound champion and PIAA runner-up, was not entered along with four other PIAA qualifiers. Stout has not wrestled since getting injured Jan....
Shady Side Academy announces ‘The Gene Deal Fields’ project to honor longtime Athletic Director
Shady Side Academy is set to honor longtime athletic director Gene Deal. On Tuesday, Shady Side Academy announced the plans for “The Gene Deal Fields,” a new $1.75 million multi-sport turf field complex. In October, Deal announced his 31-year tenure as the Shady Side Academy athletic director will conclude at...
Trib HSSN WPIAL wrestling individual rankings for Feb. 16, 2021
Here’s a look at this week’s Trib HSSN individual wrestling rankings: Class AAA 106: 1. Giavonie Schipani, North Hills, fr. (21-0); 2. Tyler Chappell, Seneca Valley, so. (23-2); 3. Andrew Binni, Canon-McMillan, fr. (15-2); 5. Ky Szewczyk, Waynesburg, fr. (15-4). 113: 1. Vinny Kilkeary, Latrobe, so. (14-1); 2. Troy Hohman,...
Final Trib HSSN WPIAL wrestling team rankings for 2021 season
Class AAA Rank, Team, record, previous 1. Waynesburg, 13-0, 1 2. Seneca Valley, 20-2, 2 3. Hempfield, 9-0, 3 4. Franklin Regional, 17-3, 4 5. Connellsville, 7-4, NR 6. Norwin, 10-3, 5 7. North Allegheny, 13-3, 6 8. Butler, 14-2, 7 9. Canon-McMillan, 8-4, 8 10. Kiski Area, 11-3, NR...
Burrell’s Ian Oswalt hoping to join elite group of 4-time WPIAL champions
On the way to his first three individual WPIAL titles, Burrell’s Ian Oswalt might have been one of the most motivated wrestlers in the WPIAL. It showed, as the Bucs’ 138-pounder won at least 45 matches in each of his first three seasons and was on the brink of capturing...
Obama Academy boys basketball halts activities after positive covid-19 test
The Obama Academy boys basketball team must shut down activities for 14 days after a player tested positive for covid-19, Pittsburgh Public Schools announced Tuesday. The shutdown impacts varsity and junior varsity players and coaches. The infected player took part in a junior varsity game Feb. 12 against Perry and...
Ellie Coffield, Melissa Riggins picked for national All-American soccer game
A pair of WPIAL standout midfielders will represent District 7 in the High School All-American soccer game. Mars’ Ellie Coffield and Melissa Riggins of Shady Side Academy were selected to the national all-star showcase set for May 29 in St. Louis. Coffield, a United Soccer Coaches Region II All-American, was...
Trib HSSN Wrestler of the Week: Waynesburg’s Wyatt Henson
On the way to Waynesburg’s second straight WPIAL Class AAA championship, the school’s seventh overall, 145-pounder Wyatt Henson put on a show. He picked up three pins and also defeated North Allegheny’s Max Stedeford, who is No. 4 in Trib HSSN’s Class AAA 145-pound rankings, by a 9-3 decision in...
Trib HSSN Wrestling Team of the Week for Feb. 16, 2021: Burrell Bucs
The No. 1 Burrell Bucs have won 45 consecutive matches in the WPIAL playoffs, and for the 15th year in a row, they were crowned WPIAL Class AA champions this past Saturday with a 38-18 victory over the Burgettstown Blue Devils. They did so in convincing fashion. With consecutive wins...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 15, 2021
High schools Basketball Boys Monday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Pine-Richland at North Hills, ppd. Class 5A Section 1 Ringgold at West Mifflin, ppd. Class 4A Section 2 Ambridge at Central Valley, ppd. Class 3A Section 1 Riverside at Laurel, ppd. Section 3 East Allegheny at Ligonier Valley, ppd. Class 2A...
