Trib HSSN high school baseball player of the week for April 2, 2026Video
Trib HSSN baseball player of the week – Logan Plummer School – Pine-Richland Class – Senior Position – First baseman, pitcher #Earned – Pine-Richland senior Logan Plummer began the 2026 season red-hot on the mound but struggling a bit at the plate. In the second week of Section 3-5A series...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 2, 2026: Class 6A baseball teams looking for rare sweeps
It will be another challenge for the diamond sports with a somewhat wet forecast set for Thursday. If Mother Nature cooperates, three Class 6A baseball series will be concluded. Since the WPIAL increased the 6A baseball section series from two to three games in 2023, it has been tough for...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school softball rankings for April 1, 2026
Before we look ahead, we look back in the Trib HSSN state softball rankings. Coming into the 2026 softball season, the six teams preparing to defend their PIAA crowns were Central Dauphin in Class 6A, Penn-Trafford in 5A, Valley View in 4A, Pine Grove in 3A, Neshannock in 2A and...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school baseball rankings for April 1, 2026
Our first PIAA baseball rankings of the 2026 season begin with a refresher for the top teams from the final Trib HSSN state rankings of 2025. The 2025 state champions were Cedar Cliff in Class 6A, Upper Dublin in 5A, Indiana in 4A, Riverside in 3A, Faith Christian in 2A...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 1, 2026: Seneca Valley faces stern test from unbeaten Canon-McMillan
As we change the calendar from March to April, you won’t get fooled again, unless of course Mother Nature rains on everybody’s parade Wednesday. It’s a busy day on the district softball diamonds, including a key early season clash in Class 6A. On Monday, Hempfield defeated Seneca Valley in a...
Trib 10: Weekly baseball, softball power rankings make season debut
It’s time to flex on the diamond with the first edition of power rankings for baseball and softball in the 2026 season. If you are new to the Trib 10, each week we tackle the tough task of ranking the top baseball and softball teams without any classifications. The two...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on March 31, 2026: Streaking Ellwood City looks to sweep rival Riverside
We say so long to March with the second game of section series baseball throughout the WPIAL. Usually, the district tries to match up rivals at the end of the regular season, but in Class 3A, rivals collide in the second game of their section matchup Tuesday. Defending WPIAL and...
Pine-Richland completes comeback vs. Fox Chapel
It was a situation that screamed small ball. Instead, Pine-Richland played long ball. With the score tied in the top of the eighth inning and with a runner at first base and no outs, Rams junior Austin Cwynar smacked a two-run homer over the right-center fence as Pine-Richland came back...
Upper St. Clair’s Ryan Robbins named 2026 Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Player of the YearVideo
2026 WPIAL Boys Basketball Player of the Year Ryan Robbins School: Upper St. Clair Position: Center Class: Junior When Ryan Robbins began playing high school basketball at Upper St. Clair as a freshman, he was already operating in his older brother Tyler’s footsteps. At 6-foot-10, Tyler Robbins was a big...
Quaker Valley’s Mimi Thiero tabbed 2026 Trib HSSN Girls Basketball Player of the YearVideo
2026 WPIAL Girls Basketball Player of the Year Oumou “Mimi” Thiero School: Quaker Valley Position: Guard Class: Senior Trying to prepare to play the Quaker Valley girls basketball team in recent years was always a challenge. “When developing a game plan to play QV and Thiero, the importance of understanding...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for March 30, 2026: Pine-Richland, Fox Chapel face off for 1st
The calendar still says March, but is it too early to proclaim a WPIAL baseball section series could eventually determine who is on top in early May? After a great start last week, a battle for first place is set for this week in Section 3-5A, beginning Monday with Pine-Richland...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of March 30, 2026
While you may be involved in an egg hunt this upcoming weekend, there is no need to hunt for the best spring sports broadcasts as March turns into April — no fooling — this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has WPIAL action from the baseball...
2026 Trib HSSN Terrific 10 Girls Basketball All-Stars
Talk about Deja vu. The 2025 Terrific Ten girls basketball team was made up of six juniors and four seniors. All six players who made the Trib HSSN team as 11th graders repeated their excellence on the court as 12th graders and are back on the team in 2026. Here...
2026 Trib HSSN Terrific 10 Boys Basketball All-Stars
The 2026 Trib HSSN all-star team is filled with guards who are quick, long and can score the basketball. There’s also some big men to do the dirty work on the blocks. While all of these players can score, they can also defend. Fans probably noticed in the district and...
2026 Trib HSSN Head of the Class: Girls basketball coach of the year in each classification
Girls high school basketball continues to grow thanks in part to the men and women who give of their time to teach, coach and mentor young women throughout the WPIAL. While we would like to now salute all 126 WPIAL girls basketball coaches from the 2025-2026 campaign, we have a...
2026 Trib HSSN Head of the Class: Boys basketball coach of the year in each classification
Coaching high school sports nowadays is a year-round venture with offseason workouts, summer leagues and fall open gyms. While we would like to now salute all 133 WPIAL boys basketball coaches from the 2025-2026 campaign, we have a special seat in the front of the classroom for those coaches who...
Trib HSSN head of the class 2026: Girls basketball players of the year in each classification
There were a lot of players who enjoyed incredible success on the court this season in what is becoming a tradition in district girls basketball. Several top players eclipsed 1,000 points in the career while a couple of others surpassed the rare 2,000 points scored plateau in 2026. While we...
Trib HSSN head of the class 2026: Boys basketball players of the year in each classification
What an incredible season for so many of the top boys basketball players around the WPIAL this past year. Some of the most difficult decisions were selecting one player from each class when there were several great choices. While we salute all of those who participated in a memorable 2026...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on March 27, 2026: Undefeated softball teams face stern tests
If weather permits, four undefeated WPIAL Class 5A softball teams will face still challenges to their perfect record in section action Friday afternoon. In Section 1-5A, New Castle remains perfect at 2-0 in the section and 5-0 overall as it hits the road for the first time in 2026 with...
Bethel Park scratches out comeback win to sweep section series with Upper St. Clair
Good high school baseball teams win games when they are playing their best ball. Great scholastic baseball programs can win games sometimes even when they are kicking the ball, throwing it away and running into outs. Bethel Park made a month full of mistakes in falling behind Upper St. Clair...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on March 26, 2026: After pitchers’ duel, section foes meet again
Rain will be a concern for the diamond sports Thursday as district baseball teams try to complete, for some, the first week of section series action. After getting Game 1 in Tuesday, the Section 2-4A series between Ringgold and Elizabeth Forward is set to conclude at Boston Field in Elizabeth...
Trib HSSN final 2026 Pennsylvania girls high school basketball rankings
Sharing the crown as top district in the PIAA girls basketball championships are District 1 and District 7. District 1, made up of schools in suburban Philadelphia, took gold in Class 6A with Upper Dublin and Class A with Delaware County Christian. The WPIAL also has two state champions with...
Trib HSSN final 2026 Pennsylvania high school basketball rankings
Three of the state’s 12 districts hoarded all the boys basketball gold with the conclusion of the 2026 PIAA championships in Hershey. We mentioned last week the success of District 12, made up of schools from the Philadelphia Catholic League and the Philadelphia Public League. Its domination continued this season...
West Mifflin in midseason form in win over Burrell
West Mifflin softball coach Erik Hilligsberg needed eight-plus years to accumulate 100 career wins. He only needed 24 hours to get victory No. 101. The Class 4A No. 5-ranked Titans had steady offense and solid pitching in turning back Burrell, 9-1, in a nonsection win Wednesday. “It’s a tribute to...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on March 25, 2026: Early season tests for northern softball teams
The WPIAL midweek spotlight will shine on Lawrence County where a pair of section softball contests will garner plenty of attention in the northern part of the district Wednesday. Last spring, New Castle just missed a playoff spot in Class 5A, finishing in fifth place in Section 1, one game...
