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High school roundup for Feb. 15, 2021: West Greene’s Jersey Wise hits milestone
Jersey Wise scored a career-high 31 points, hitting the 1,000-point milestone for her career, to lead West Greene to an 82-30 Section 2-A girls basketball victory over Monessen on Monday afternoon. Anna Durbin added 13 points and Elizabeth Brudnock had 11 for No. 2 West Greene (12-2, 7-0). Mercedes Major...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 16, 2021: Quaker Valley gets busy
Because of some covid-related stoppages this season, some teams will be busy campers over the next 10 days or so. None will be busier than the Quaker Valley boys team. It’s not only about quantity — the Quakers play six section games in the next nine days — it’s also...
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Player of the Week for Feb. 15, 2021
When Chartiers Valley lost big at home to New Castle on Jan. 19 in a battle of then-undefeated teams, Colts senior Brayden Reynolds didn’t sugarcoat his performance. “Honestly it was just one of those nights against,” he said. “It was one of, if not the worst night of shooting in...
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Team of the Week for Feb. 15, 2021
The holidays were not merry for the Gateway boys basketball program. They could not play or practice because of the mandatory covid-19 related shutdown by Gov. Tom Wolf. Then four days before Christmas, Gators head coach Alvis Rogers had to undergo heart bypass surgery after he complained of feeling tightness...
Injury keeping Seneca Valley standout out of WPIAL wrestling tournament
The WPIAL released on Monday the list of wrestlers that will be participating in the individual tournament and one of the top wrestlers in Class AAA was missing. According to the entries inputted on Floarena, Seneca Valley senior Chanz Shearer (18-2, 89-26), who was ranked No. 2 in Class AAA...
Bowen resigns after 9 seasons as Hempfield football coach
Hempfield football coach Rich Bowen resigned Monday after nine seasons, citing professional reasons for his departure. Bowen, 57, had a record of 30-55 with four WPIAL playoff trips, including in 2016 when the Spartans played in WPIAL Class 6A for the first time. “I loved my time at Hempfield. It’s...
WPIAL distance running all-star team clocks nation’s best time
When Knoch senior Mike Formica and Deer Lakes junior Carson McCoy, two of the top distance runners in the WPIAL, got to talking at the Spire Ohio Championship Preview Meet in Geneva, Ohio, on Jan. 30, they discussed plans to break away from the usual individual races they had run...
Penn-Trafford’s Taylor Lloyd, Malia Kearns commit to D-I soccer programs
It was a productive weekend for the Penn-Trafford girls soccer team. The Warriors saw two standout players make verbal commitments to NCAA Division I programs. Junior goalkeeper Taylor Lloyd announced a pledge to Youngstown State, and junior forward Malia Kearns declared her intentions to play at Robert Morris. Lloyd, who...
WPIAL postpones team rifle championships
The WPIAL, citing weather concerns, has postponed the team rifle championships from Tuesday to Wednesday. “We have people coming from five counties, we have no idea what the conditions will be, and we don’t want to put anyone in an unsafe position,” said Matt Rodrigues, Woodland Hills coach and the...
Several new top marks highlight latest WPIAL swimming and diving performance lists
The WPIAL released its latest swimming and diving performance lists Monday, and individual swimmers, relays and divers continue to produce new WPIAL-best performances. There were several changes at the top from meets this past week. New leaders in Class AAA are Seneca Valley junior Kevin Donaldson (200-yard freestyle, 1:42.66), North...
WPIBL concludes regular season, looks ahead to team and singles championships
A regular season far from normal has concluded for the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Bowling League, and top teams and individuals now are looking forward to the team and singles championships set for this week and next. The top two teams from each boys and girls section will face off Wednesday...
WPIAL bracketology: Don Rebel, Chris Harlan take early look at boys basketball tournament
The WPIAL basketball playoffs will seem bigger than ever this winter since the league intends to hold an open tournament in each of the six classifications. Any team that wants to take part can. The WPIAL took this route because covid-related cancellations made the section standings unbalanced, making it nearly...
PIAA might require schools to certify mask-wearing exemptions in writing
With many high school sports teams competing maskless, the PIAA may require postseason participants to certify in writing that their athletes qualify for an exemption under the state mandate. The agenda for Wednesday’s PIAA board meeting includes a document titled “PIAA Postseason Covid-19 Universal Face Covering Certification.” The form would...
High school schedules for Feb. 15, 2021
Basketball Boys Monday’s schedule WPIAL Class 6A Pine-Richland at North Hills, 7:30 p.m. Class 5A Section 1 Ringgold at West Mifflin, 7 p.m. Class 4A Section 2 Ambridge at Central Valley, ppd. Class 3A Section 1 Riverside at Laurel, 7:30 p.m. Section 3 East Allegheny at Ligonier Valley, 7:15 p.m....
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Feb. 15, 2021: Inter-class boys showdown looms
A big Class 6A vs. Class 5A boys basketball game highlights the district Monday schedule. It’s a battle of the Panthers as Upper St. Clair hosts Franklin Regional. Franklin Regional is a half-game behind Penn Hills for first place in Section 3-5A, but it has lost two of three, including...
This week on Triblive High School Sports Network: Week of Feb. 15
We love our fans so much that we present another jam-packed week of exciting winter high school sports regular and postseason action here on the TribLive High School Sports Network. We have plenty of video and audio coverage of WPIAL boys and girls high school basketball along with boys and...
Trib HSSN Girls Basketball Player of the Week for week ending Feb. 14, 2021
It’s almost as if New Castle’s Aayanni Hudson was built for all the hurdles and obstacles that all athletes have had to deal with this season, especially at New Castle. Hudson had another big week on the score sheet, even though the Red Hurricanes lost two of their three games....
Trib HSSN Girls Basketball Team of the Week for week ending Feb. 14, 2021
Norwin girls basketball coach Brian Brozeski believes coaching has a lot to do with the fact that entering the final week of the regular season, things are still tight in Section 1-6A. “The section has a lot of good coaches and teams that have all shown improvement from the beginning...
PIHL standings through Feb. 14, 2021
Here are the latest PIHL high school hockey standings through Sunday. The PIHL announced games for Wheeling Park and Wheeling Central Catholic were postponed until March 1. The Pa. Cup state hockey championships are set for April 24. Wins – Losses – Overtime/Shootout Loss = Total Points Class AAA Canon-McMillan,...
WPIAL basketball teams must choose: Playoffs or no?
Many are going. Some are not. Others have stipulations, and a couple more are on the fence. The decision to enter the WPIAL open basketball playoffs is not as easy as you might think, at least for some schools. Opinions are being weighed in the decision-making process. Are we good...
An early fall? PIAA planning committee opposes starting football season sooner
The PIAA doesn’t have a prognosticating groundhog, but after hearing from its strategic planning committee, it doesn’t look like fall sports will arrive any earlier next school year. By a two-to-one margin, “starting earlier is not something (the 12 PIAA districts) would embrace at this time,” the planning committee said...
Kiski Area swimmers focused on top performances as WPIALs looms
Last year as a freshman, Parker Sterlitz had a goal of joining classmate Levi Hansen on the medals podium for the Class AAA boys 500-yard freestyle at the WPIAL championships at Pitt’s Trees Pool. However, the Kiski Area distance specialist fell two seconds short, placing 12th in 4 minutes, 47.58...
Penn-Trafford wrestling team makes progress, looks forward to next season
It didn’t end the way Penn-Trafford wrestling coach A.J. Brentzel had hoped, a loss in the Section 1 championship match and a loss in the quarterfinals of the Class AAA WPIAL Team Tournament, but the second-year coach is proud of the progress the team has made in two seasons. The...
Penn-Trafford notebook: Warriors rifle team falls to Hempfield
Penn-Trafford’s coed rifle team saw a seven-game winning streak come to an end with a loss to Hempfield on Feb. 10. The Spartans, who handed the Warriors only other loss this season, outscored Penn-Trafford, 800-59x to 797-47x. Penn-Trafford had won seven consecutive matches. The team was nearly perfect in defeating...
Penn Hills’ Pollard will walk on to Akron football team
Senior Dontae Pollard was hoping to have a strong final season for Penn Hills in an effort to increase college interest. However, a leg injury cut his season short after five games. After mulling a couple opportunities at the collegiate level, Pollard decided to walk on at Akron and announced...
