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What to watch for in WPIAL sports on March 9, 2022: More PIAA opening round matchups
The opening round of the PIAA basketball postseason is set to conclude Wednesday. The spotlight will shine on boys 6A, 3A and 2A first-round games, along with girls 5A, 4A and A state playoff openers. Inner city battle One of the Class 6A opening-round matchups could be considered a Crummie...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on March 8, 2022: PIAA basketball playoffs tip off
The Road to Hershey opens up Tuesday, a lot sooner this year than in past years. In the past, the PIAA basketball playoffs began the Friday and Saturday after the WPIAL championships. However, this year, the PIAA made the change to move the first round up to Tuesday and Wednesday...
Trib HSSN Girls Basketball Team of the Week for March 7, 2022
In each of its five previous WPIAL girls basketball championship runs since 2013, Bishop Canevin had high expectations, with teams that were always seeded in the top four. That was not the case this season, as few people outside of the Crusaders locker room thought a sixth district crown in...
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Player of the Week for March 7, 2022
No two gold strikes are alike. Two years ago, Laurel Highlands stunned many, coming out of nowhere to dethrone Mars in the Class 5A championship game to win the school’s first WPIAL boys basketball crown in over 50 years. There were no eyebrows raised Friday when the Mustangs remained undefeated...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of March 7, 2022
The February Frenzy truly becomes the Madness of March with the start of the PIAA basketball and PIHL hockey playoffs this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. We have coverage of the first and second rounds of the 2022 PIAA basketball playoffs, along with audio action of the...
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Team of the Week: March 6, 2022
After back-to-back sub-500 seasons, the Shady Side Academy boys basketball team turned the corner last season with a young roster. The Bulldogs finished on top in Section 3-3A with an overall record of 14-3 before falling in the WPIAL Class 3A quarterfinals. However, that may have set the stage for...
Trib HSSN Girls Basketball Player of the Week: March 6, 2022
South Fayette was the No. 2 seed in the WPIAL Class 5A girls basketball tournament, but few gave them or anyone else a chance as top-seeded Chartiers Valley was shooting for a fourth straight district title. “We never talked about it,” South Fayette coach Bryan Bennett. “Our goal for the...
What to watch for in H.S. sports for March 7, 2022: PIHL Penguins Cup playoffs commence
The puck drops on the 2022 PIHL postseason this week with six quarterfinals games Monday, seven more Tuesday and the final three Thursday. The PIHL Penguins Cup playoffs are made up of eight teams in Class 3A, 2A and A. The winners this week advance to the semifinals set for...
Final 2021-22 PIHL regular-season standings through March 6, 2022
Here are the final PIHL high school hockey standings through the end of the regular season. *- indicates clinched a playoff spot x- indicates eliminated from playoff chase #-Indicated ineligible for Penguins Cup Playoffs Team – Wins – Losses – Overtime/Shootout Loss = Total Points Class 3A *-North Allegheny, 17-2-1...
WPIAL qualifiers for 2022 PIAA girls basketball tournament
The 2022 WPIAL basketball playoffs are in the books, so now area teams that have qualified are preparing to ride the Road to Hershey this week. The state playoffs begin Tuesday and Wednesday instead of the standard first round coming a week after the WPIAL tournament concludes. Here is a...
WPIAL qualifiers for 2022 PIAA boys basketball tournament
With the Path to the Pete complete, the focus turns to the Road to Hershey and the start of the PIAA basketball postseason this week. The state playoffs begin Tuesday and Wednesday instead of the standard first round coming a week after the WPIAL tournament concludes. Here is a look...
Trib HSSN set to broadcast 2022 WPIAL championships for basketball, swimming, wrestling
The gold will be flowing on the hardwood, the mats and the pool as Championship Week for WPIAL winter sports continues on the TribLive High School Sports Network. We close out the WPIAL basketball playoffs with video and audio coverage of all 12 championship games from the Petersen Events Center....
Which WPIAL girls basketball teams have qualified for the state playoffs?
As the Path to the Pete and the 2022 WPIAL basketball playoffs conclude with the championship games this week, the Road to Hershey and the start of the PIAA basketball postseason is less than a week away. The state playoffs begin on Tuesday and Wednesday instead of the standard first...
Which WPIAL boys basketball teams have qualified for the state playoffs?
As the Path to the Pete and the 2022 WPIAL basketball playoffs conclude with the championship games this week, the Road to Hershey and the start of the PIAA basketball postseason is less than a week away. The state playoffs begin on Tuesday and Wednesday instead of the standard first...
Trib 10: WPIAL semifinals shake up girls power rankings
The drop from the final four to the finals was a steep one as nearly half of the girls basketball teams from last week saw their title district hopes and their spot in the weekly Trib HSSN power rankings disappear. Four girls teams bounced means four new teams are part...
Trib HSSN girls basketball state rankings for March 1, 2022
The changes, they are a-coming in the latest edition of the Trib HSSN girls basketball state rankings. Five teams were bumped from the state top 5 after district playoff losses. However, five teams’ losses were victories and a spot in the state rankings for five new teams, including Central Dauphin...
Trib HSSN boys basketball state rankings for March 1, 2022
The elite boys basketball teams around the state enjoyed the love as they continue to win through the district playoffs. Only two teams were bounced from the latest Trib HSSN boys basketball state rankings. Both of those teams are from the WPIAL as Ellwood City was replaced by Columbia in...
Deer Lakes is hottest team in its class
Outside of Quaker Valley and Montour, the top two seeds in the WPIAL Class 4A boys basketball playoffs, the hottest team in the classification coming into the postseason was Section 1 third-place finisher Deer Lakes. The Lancers disposed of Section 1-4A champ North Catholic and Section 3-3A co-champ Shady Side...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Feb. 28, 2022
Championship Week for several WPIAL winter sports is so big, we are breaking the golden week in half here on the TribLive High School Sports Network. We close out the WPIAL basketball semifinals with video and audio coverage of all 16 third-round games remaining on the Path to the Pete....
2021-22 PIHL standings, playoff clinchings through Feb. 27, 2022
Here are the latest PIHL high school hockey standings through Sunday, Feb. 27. Eight teams in each classification qualify for the PIHL playoffs. *- indicates clinched a playoff spot x- indicates eliminated from playoff chase #-Indicated ineligible for Penguins Cup Playoffs Team – Wins – Losses – Overtime/Shootout Loss =...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 24, 2022: Odds against underdogs in Class 5A
Welcome to Quarterfinals Thursday, the second of three nights of WPIAL basketball second-round games. Since expansion to six classifications five years ago, everybody talks about the depth of the boys Class 5A postseason every year. However, that has not been the case. Only once has a team seeded lower than...
Trib 10: Top teams defend their spots as WPIAL basketball semifinals approach
All was quiet on the Western Pa. front this past week as the elite teams either disposed of first-round opponents easily or bypassed the opening round with a bye in the quarterfinals. For the first time all year, there were zero changes in the Trib 10 power rankings. Don’t expect...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Feb. 23, 2022: Basketball quarterfinals begin
One round is in the books, now it’s time to move on to Round 2 on the Path to the Pete. The first of three straight basketball quarterfinals nights shines a spotlight on boys 4A, boys A, girls 6A and girls 3A. In boys 4A, they have met several times,...
Scorching start carries Upper St. Clair past Penn-Trafford in Class 6A
There is a term thrown around a lot around tournament time: one and done. It points out the suddenness of a loss that could end a season. On Tuesday, the one and done may have pertained to the first quarter for Penn-Trafford. Defending WPIAL Class 6A champion Upper St. Clair...
Trib HSSN Girls Basketball State Rankings for Feb. 22, 2022
Wash, rinse, repeat. Well, it wasn’t that simple, but thanks to the combination of early district playoff wins and district byes for some, there was little change to the latest edition of the Trib HSSN girls basketball state rankings. Only West Middlesex slipped out of the rankings, as they were...
