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Basketball, wrestling broadcasts on tap this week on Trib HSSN
Believe it or not, it’s time to conclude the month of January with lots of high school basketball and wrestling this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. There is plenty of video and audio coverage of WPIAL boys and girls high school high school basketball, along with boys...
What to watch in WPIAL sports Jan. 25, 2021: Unbeaten 6A girls basketball teams to square off
Since coming to North Allegheny six years ago, Spencer Stefko has turned the Tigers girls basketball program into the dominant force in Class 6A. They are the defending WPIAL champions and have won three of the last four district crowns. The only thing standing between them and a four-peat was...
PIHL standings through Jan. 24, 2021
Here are the latest PIHL high school hockey standings through Sunday. The PIHL has announced that games for Wheeling Park and Wheeling Central Catholic have been postponed until March 1. Also the Pennsylvania Cup state hockey championships are set for April 24. Team – Wins – Losses – Overtime/Shootout Loss...
High school schedules for Jan. 25, 2021
Basketball Boys Monday’s schedule WPIAL Class 5A Section 1 Ringgold at Albert Gallatin, 7 p.m. Class 4A Section 2 Lincoln Park at Quaker Valley, 6:30 p.m. Class 2A Section 2 Northgate at Chartiers-Houston, 7:30 p.m. Section 3 Serra Catholic at Jeannette, 7:30 p.m. Class A Section 1 Rochester at Western...
Big 33 Football Classic’s Super Bowl streak extended for another year
The Big 33 Football Classic was canceled last spring but the game’s Super Bowl streak continues. All 55 Super Bowls have included at least one alumni from the high school football all-star game, a remarkable streak that was guaranteed to continue once the Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs reached...
Burrell QB Alex Arledge headed for prep school in hopes of boosting recruiting stock
Burrell quarterback Alex Arledge’s recruitment, like many, was affected this season because of the coronavirus pandemic, but the Bucs signal-caller has found his next football home. On Jan. 16, Arledge announced his commitment to East Coast Prep, which is a one-semester postgraduate football program in Great Barrington, Mass., that helps...
Penn Hills girls determined to work through struggles
The Penn Hills girls basketball program is looking to regain focus after an up-and-down start to the season. The Indians (2-2, 1-1) lost back-to-back games against Beaver and Woodland Hills. Penn Hills fell 37-30 to Beaver in nonsection action Jan. 16 after entering the fourth quarter with the lead. Two...
Penn Hills boys using balanced attack to contend for section title
The Penn Hills boys basketball team knew going into the season it would need scoring balance to be successful. The Indians have showcased that facet of their game so far. Penn Hills (3-1, 2-0) had a different leading scorer in its first four games of the season. Senior forward Wes...
Gateway’s Holmes motivated by medal-winning performance
Andrew Holmes was among the top swimmers in the 200- and 500-yard freestyle events at last year’s WPIAL Class 3A championship meet at Pitt’s Trees Pool. The Gateway junior earned top-eight medals and punched his ticket to the PIAA championships in both events. He also helped the 200 free relay...
Strong showing has Shaler sprinter eager to compete again, make states
Eloise Facher lined up at the starting line, peering down at a black shirt and shorts before the start of her 60-meter sprint at Youngstown State University. Competing as an unattached runner meant Facher couldn’t be fitted in her typical blue-and-red Shaler Area track attire. “It was definitely weird,” Facher...
Busier schedule suits Shaler bowlers
Ryan Callahan enjoys the Shaler bowling team having two matches a week. The pandemic-forced, compact section schedule keeps the Titans sophomore on his toes. In a normal year, Shaler would have one match a week. So far, the boys are off to a 1-3 start. Shaler’s girls team is 3-1....
Chartiers Valley girls bask, just briefly, in state record winning streak
For months, weeks, even days leading up to Jan. 18, Chartiers Valley girls basketball coach Tim McConnell did not want to talk about or mention “the streak.” Then, once the longest winning streak in PIAA girls basketball history was owned by his Colts, he finally talked about it, but issued...
Carlynton boys basketball back on right track
After three sub-.500 seasons for the Carlynton boys basketball program, the 2019-2020 campaign put the Cougars back on the winning track. Carlynton finished 16-10 overall and reached the WPIAL quarterfinals and the second round of the PIAA postseason. “Last season was a big step for our program,” Carlynton coach Mike...
Thomas Jefferson’s Finnerty off to strong start with tournament titles
Months of painstaking preparation and grueling practice proved beneficial for Thomas Jefferson junior Brian Finnerty. The 172-pound grappler took first place in his weight division Jan. 9 at the season-opening North Allegheny Invitational. “Brian had a great start, winning the tournament and really opening up his offense,” TJ coach Michael...
Thomas Jefferson set for another rivalry matchup with Chartiers Valley girls
The rivalry continues. No two girls basketball teams in the WPIAL have met as many times over the past two seasons as Chartiers Valley and Thomas Jefferson. The Colts have won seven in a row against the TJ girls, including a 64-48 victory in 2019 at the WPIAL Class 5A...
Quaker Valley boys basketball bounces back after close loss to start season
On Jan. 8, the Quaker Valley boys basketball team started their season with a 55-54 loss to Montour in a Section 2-4A game at home. The Quakers didn’t fret, though. They had led for most of the game before the win slipped through their fingers in the second half. So...
Penn-Trafford rifle team continues growing, finding success
The Penn-Trafford co-ed rifle team has come a long way in a short time. The program was started in 2015, and by 2020 the Warriors had developed into one of the WPIAL’s top teams. They placed third in the WPIAL last winter and qualified for the state competition, where they...
Penn-Trafford notebook: Girls basketball coach reaches milestone with win over Norwin
Penn-Trafford girls’ basketball coach John Giannikas took over a struggling program in 2006-07. Since then, the Warriors have continued to improve. Under Giannikas, the program has been headed in the right direction and turned into a playoff regular. Giannikas reached a coaching milestone Jan. 18 when Penn-Trafford (5-0) toppled Norwin,...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 23, 2021
Basketball WPIAL Boys Saturday’s results Class 6A Section 1 Seneca Valley 82, North Hills 75 Class 4A Section 2 Ambridge 56, Hopewell 47 Section 3 Mt. Pleasant at South Park, ppd. Class 3A Section 4 Waynesburg Central 82, Charleroi 58 Class 2A Section 1 OLSH 95, South Side 47 Nonsection...
High school roundup for Jan. 23, 2021: New Castle fends off Lincoln Park
Isaiah Boice and Michael Wells scored 13 points each to help New Castle hold off a late rally by Lincoln Park for a 59-58 boys basketball victory in a matchup of top-ranked teams Saturday. The Leopards (3-3) trailed by 11 after three quarters. L.A. Pratt had 14 points for Lincoln...
High school rifle season looks different this year
Over the past three winters, Madison Herrick enjoyed traveling to different schools for rifle matches with her Plum teammates. The Mustangs senior captain, a veteran of the WPIAL individual championship meet, said though WPIAL’s move to virtual matches for regular-season competition with no travel is out of the norm, it...
H.S. notebook: Belle Vernon’s Dane Anden gets preferred walk-on offer from Pitt
Dane Anden could hardly believe the news. “When I told him, he was ecstatic,” Belle Vernon football coach Matt Humbert said. “He was really excited.” The news was that Pitt has more than the rumored lukewarm interest in the Leopards senior running back, who was a key cog in last...
WPIAL boys basketball rankings: Week ending Jan. 23, 2021
Class 6A Rk., Team, W-L, Last 1. Upper St. Clair, 7-1, 1 2. North Allegheny, 6-2, 3 3. Fox Chapel, 5-2, NR 4. Mt. Lebanon, 3-2, 2 5. Hempfield, 3-2, 4 Out: Butler (4-3, 5) Class 5A Rk., Team, W-L, Last 1. New Castle, 7-0, 1 2. Chartiers Valley, 8-1,...
WPIAL girls basketball rankings: Week ending Jan. 23, 2021
Class 6A Rk., Team, W-L, Last 1. North Allegheny, 7-0, 1 2. Upper St. Clair, 4-1, 2 3. Mt. Lebanon, 6-0, 3 4. Penn-Trafford, 6-0, NR 5. Bethel Park, 4-1, 5 Out: Norwin (5-1, 4) Class 5A Rk., Team, W-L, Last 1. Trinity, 6-1, 2 2. Chartiers Valley, 7-1, 1...
Kiski Area girls beat Greensburg Salem on buzzer-beaterVideo
Finally, Greensburg Salem took the court for a girls basketball game. A quick start led to an early double-digit lead against Kiski Area, and it appeared a season opener unlike any other was the Golden Lions’ to lose. Turns out, it was Kiski Area’s to win. Despite an 0-for-9 start...
