WPIAL champion Central Catholic well represented on 2025 Class 6A all-state football team
WPIAL champion Central Catholic was rewarded with six all-state selections after the Vikings reached the state finals for the second year in row. Offensive linemen James Halter and Jimmy Kalis, linebackers Colsen Gatten and Roman Thompson, defensive lineman Ashton Blatt and specialist Antonio DiFatta earned all-state honors Wednesday when the...
3 running backs among WPIAL players chosen for 2025 Class 4A all-state football team
Three WPIAL running backs earned all-state honors in Class 4A this year, bolstering the league’s reputation for having some of the strongest ground games. McKeesport’s Kemon Spell, Thomas Jefferson’s Tyler Eber and West Mifflin’s Armand Hill all were honored when the all-state team was revealed Wednesday. The three juniors combined...
2 WPIAL players selected for 2025 Class 2A all-state football team
Southern Columbia, the dominant team in PIAA Class 2A football for more than a decade, loomed large again Wednesday when the all-state team was announced. The reigning state champions from District 4 had five players earn all-state honors and the Tigers’ Jim Roth was named coach of the year. In...
11 WPIAL players selected for 2025 Class 5A all-state football team
A month after squaring off in the WPIAL finals, Peters Township’s Nolan DiLucia and Pine-Richland’s Aaron “Oobi” Strader will share the honor of being all-state quarterbacks. DiLucia, a senior, and Strader, a junior, were among 11 WPIAL athletes recognized when the all-state team for Class 5A was announced Tuesday. The...
Avonworth’s Luca Neal, Duke Johncour top 2025 Class 3A all-state football honors
Classifying Avonworth’s Luca Neal into a single position is difficult since he might play wide receiver, running back, wildcat quarterback and linebacker all in the same game. With that in mind, all-state voters aptly recognized the senior as an “athlete” and chose him as the state Class 3A player of...
13 players from WPIAL, City League selected for 2025 Class A all-state football team
Three weeks after winning a state title, Clairton has six more reasons to celebrate. Bears coach Wayne Wade and five of his players earned statewide recognition Tuesday when the Class A all-state football team was revealed. Wade was named the classification’s co-coach of the year after Clairton defeated Bishop Guilfoyle,...
WPIAL girls basketball rankings: Week ending Dec. 21, 2025
Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Norwin, 5-0, 2 2. Canon-McMillan, 7-1, 1 3. Upper St. Clair, 3-3, 3 4. Seneca Valley, 3-4, 4 5. North Hills, 3-4, NR Out: Butler (5-2, 5) Class 5A 1. South Fayette, 7-0, 1 2. Thomas Jefferson, 7-1, 2 3. Baldwin, 5-1, 3...
WPIAL boys basketball rankings: Week ending Dec. 21, 2025
Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. New Castle, 7-0, 1 2. Central Catholic, 5-1, 3 3. Upper St. Clair, 8-1, 4 4. Mt. Lebanon, 5-1, 2 5. Woodland Hills, 5-2, NR Out: Fox Chapel (4-2, 5) Class 5A 1. Lincoln Park, 4-0, 1 2. Thomas Jefferson, 7-0, 2 3....
2025 Trib HSSN Terrific 25 Football All-Stars
Here’s a look at the TribLive High School Sports Network’s Terrific 25 football all-stars for the 2025 season. Terrific 25 Brendan Alexander Central Valley, OL/DL 6-4, 225, senior Alexander was again a two-way standout on the line for Central Valley. He was credited with 103 total tackles, including 52 solo...
Mt. Lebanon football coach Greg Perry resigns after 2 seasons
Greg Perry will keep mentoring quarterbacks as he’s done for decades and could be open to an assistant job somewhere, so the longtime WPIAL coach isn’t done with football. But Perry, after resigning this week at Mt. Lebanon, said his days as a head coach might be winding down “I...
2025 WPIAL 5A football championship breakdown: Pine-Richland vs. Peters Township
WPIAL Class 5A football championship No. 1 Pine-Richland vs. No. 2 Peters Township 8 p.m. Saturday, Acrisure Stadium On the air: Audio stream: TribLive HSSN; TV: KDKA+; Radio: KDKA (1020 AM, 100.1 FM); Video stream: NFHS Network Winner plays: The District 3 champion in a PIAA semifinal Nov. 28 or...
2025 WPIAL Class 3A championship breakdown: Avonworth vs. Imani Christian
WPIAL Class 3A football championship No. 1 Avonworth vs. No. 2 Imani Christian 5 p.m. Saturday, Acrisure Stadium On the air: Audio stream: TribLive HSSN; TV: KDKA+; Radio: KDKA (1020 AM, 100.1 FM); Video stream: NFHS Network Winner plays: District 6 champion Penn Cambria (11-2) or District 10 champion Sharon...
2025 WPIAL Class 2A championship breakdown: Seton LaSalle vs. Steel Valley
WPIAL Class 2A football championship No. 1 Seton LaSalle vs. No. 3 Steel Valley 2 p.m. Saturday, Acrisure Stadium On the air: Audio stream: TribLive HSSN; TV: KDKA+; Radio: KDKA (1020 AM, 100.1 FM); Video stream: NFHS Network Winner plays: District 10 champion Farrell (10-2) or District 6 champion Richland...
2025 WPIAL A football championship breakdown: Clairton vs. Laurel
WPIAL Class A football championship No. 2 Clairton vs. No. 4 Laurel 11 a.m. Saturday, Acrisure Stadium On the air: Audio stream: TribLive HSSN; TV: KDKA+; Radio: KDKA (1020 AM, 100.1 FM); Video stream: NFHS Network Winner plays: District 10 champion Greenville (11-1) or District 9 champion Port Allegany (12-0)...
WPIAL again denies request from Farrell to rejoin district
For the second time in two years, the WPIAL board has denied a request from Farrell to rejoin the district. The board on Monday voted unanimously to reject Farrell’s request to leave PIAA District 10 for the WPIAL, citing many of the same concerns that were raised previously, WPIAL executive...
PIAA announces sites, times for state football quarterfinals
WPIAL champions Central Catholic and Aliquippa learned the location of their state playoff openers when the PIAA on Sunday released quarterfinal sites. In Class 6A, Central Catholic faces District 6 champion State College at Mansion Park Stadium in Altoona. In 4A, Aliquippa plays District 10 champion Oil City at Slippery...
Central Catholic storms past rival North Allegheny to repeat as WPIAL 6A champsVideo
Lightning only delayed the inevitable Saturday night because Central Catholic already was electric. Jayden Alexander returned the opening kickoff 96 yards for the first of Central Catholic’s six straight touchdowns, and the top-seeded Vikings sprinted past No. 2 North Allegheny, 42-7, in a WPIAL Class 6A championship rout at Pine-Richland....
2025 WPIAL 6A football championship breakdown: Central Catholic vs. North Allegheny
WPIAL Class 6A football championship No. 1 Central Catholic vs. No. 2 North Allegheny 6:05 p.m. Saturday, Pine-Richland Audio stream: TribLive HSSN Video stream: NFHS Network Radio: KDKA (1020 AM, 100.1 FM) Winner plays: District 6 champion State College (9-2) or District 2 champion Wilkes-Barre (8-4) in a PIAA quarterfinal...
2025 WPIAL 4A football championship breakdown: McKeesport vs. Aliquippa
WPIAL Class 4A football championship No. 1 McKeesport vs. No. 7 Aliquippa 12:05 p.m. Saturday, Pine-Richland Audio stream: TribLive HSSN Video stream: NFHS Network Radio: KDKA (1020 AM, 100.1 FM) Winner plays: District 10 champion Oil City (9-1) or District 9 champion Punxsutawney (10-1) in a PIAA quarterfinal Nov. 21...
Big-school rivals Central Catholic, North Allegheny clash in WPIAL finals for 4th consecutive year
As Central Catholic tries to defend its WPIAL title, the Vikings lineup taking the field Saturday night will be notably different than last year’s. There’s a new starting quarterback, a different leading rusher and the team’s top three receivers have changed. In those areas and some others, it’s a new-look...
Relentless Peters Township defense shuts down Upper St. Clair, earns 5A finals rematch
Reston Lehman maybe felt sick as a dog earlier this week, but the Peters Township senior found the strength Friday night to make Upper St. Clair feel terrible. A Pitt-bound linebacker, Lehman accounted for three of his team’s nine sacks, forced a fumble and caught a touchdown pass in a...
McKeesport’s Millers seek to join WPIAL-winning father/son combos — 5 things to watch in Week 12
As a football coach’s son, McKeesport senior Matthew Miller has held a lot of different jobs before becoming the team’s starting quarterback. “He’s been the waterboy, the ballboy and all these other things,” said his father, Matt Miller, who’s in his 10th season as McKeesport’s coach. “He’s been around the...
McKeesport out to end WPIAL title drought with Aliquippa standing in the way
McKeesport has gone a while without winning a WPIAL football title, a two-decade drought that started before any current player was even born. Not since 2005, yet the Tigers hope to finally celebrate Saturday when they make their third straight appearance in the WPIAL finals. They finished as runners-up the...
Imani Christian cornerback David Davis flips commitment to North Carolina
While he chases a WPIAL title, Imani Christian’s David Davis committed Thursday to a college coach who knows about trophies. The highly recruited cornerback flipped his commitment from Penn State to North Carolina and coach Bill Belichick, who won six Super Bowls with the New England Patriots. The 6-foot, 190-pound...
20 football teams to change WPIAL classifications next season
Recent state champions Thomas Jefferson, Belle Vernon and Central Valley are among 20 WPIAL football teams in position to switch classifications next season. The PIAA this week released updated enrollment numbers for all schools, a key step in the realignment process that takes place every two years. The new classifications...
