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Trib HSSN Girls Basketball State Rankings for Feb. 15, 2022
By this weekend, most of the 12 high school districts that make up the PIAA will be done with the regular season and starting their district playoffs. They will do so with some changes in the latest edition of the Trib HSSN state top 5 girls basketball rankings. Four teams...
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball State Rankings for Feb. 15, 2022
Three boys basketball teams are on the outs and two new squads are now sitting on top of their classification as we hit the midway point of the February frenzy with the latest Trib HSSN boys basketball state rankings. North Catholic, Executive Education Academy Charter and Elk County Catholic all...
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Team of the Week for Feb. 14, 2022
Mark Stanley returned as head coach of the Union boys basketball program to begin his second stint before the 2017 season. His added family touch to the program seems to have paid off as the Scotties have reached the WPIAL quarterfinals four times, the district semifinals twice and the championship...
This week on the TribLive High School Sports Network: Week of Feb. 14, 2022
Give all your love to your sweetheart Monday, then prepare for the start of the high school basketball and individual wrestling postseason this weekend on the Trib High School Sports Network. We have video and audio coverage of the end of the regular season in WPIAL, District 6 and District...
Trib HSSN Girls Basketball Team of the Week for Feb. 13, 2022
Dana Petruska started her coaching career at Mars in 1986. After the 2005 season, she took over at her alma mater and coached Deer Lakes for nearly a decade before returning to coach the Fightin’ Planets in 2015. Now she is in elite company after picking up her 500th career...
Trib HSSN Girls Basketball Player of the Week for Feb. 13, 2022
Winchester Thurston junior Nadia Moore was like the Energizer Bunny last week. They wound her up Monday, and she just kept going and going and going all week. In a week like no other, the Winchster Thurston girls basketball team played catch-up as section play came to an end last...
2021-22 PIHL standings with Penguins Cup playoff clinchings through Feb. 13, 2022
Here are the latest PIHL high school hockey standings through Sunday, Feb. 13. 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. 14, 2022: Basketball brackets to be unveiled
On this Monday, drive time is prime time. It may say Valentine’s Day on the calendar, but it is Christmas for area high school basketball fans as Trib HSSN unveils the brackets for the 2022 WPIAL boys and girls basketball playoffs. Once again, the TribLive High School Sports Network will...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 12, 2022: Gold up for grabs in gymnastics, wrestling
District championships will be captured in gymnastics while state titles are up for grabs in team wrestling on a golden Saturday. Once again, Moon High School will host the 2022 WPIAL gymnastics championships. After the host Tigers won the team title Friday night, individual championships on the vault, bar, beam,...
WPIAL girls basketball playoff clinching scenarios as of Feb. 11, 2022
The 2022 WPIAL girls basketball playoff field is nearly set. Seventy-nine teams have clinched a ride on the Path to the Pete with the possibility that three more teams could join them Saturday. Trib HSSN will once again have exclusive coverage of the WPIAL girls basketball playoffs starting Monday with...
Mt. Lebanon stops Upper St. Clair to grab share of section crown
This time of year, coaches talk about how defense wins championships. On Friday night, defense earned Mt. Lebanon a share of the Section 2-6A crown. Mt. Lebanon limited defending champion Upper St. Clair to single-digit points in the first three quarters, including only two points in the entire third quarter,...
WPIAL boys basketball playoff field set
The 2022 WPIAL boys basketball playoff field is set as 86 teams have punched their ticket for the Path to the Pete. Trib HSSN will once again have exclusive coverage of the WPIAL boys basketball playoffs starting Monday with the Playoff Pairings Show at 5 p.m. as we unveil the...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 11, 2022: Are section champs in mood to share?
The final night of section play in WPIAL boys basketball comes down to a Class 6A version of a two-for-one sale. While North Hills has long since clinched the Section 1-6A title, the other two section races are going down to the wire. Both defending district champion Upper St. Clair...
WPIAL girls basketball playoff clinching scenarios as of Feb. 10, 2022
Two days remain in section play in the WPIAL girls basketball regular season. This winter, the district returns to earning a ticket to ride on the Path to the Pete with no open tournament and the championships returning to the University of Pittsburgh’s Petersen Events Center on March 3-5. Trib...
WPIAL girls basketball clinching scenarios as of Feb. 9, 2022
Less than a week remains in section play in the WPIAL girls basketball regular season. This winter, the district returns to earning a ticket to ride on the Path to the Pete with no open tournament and the championships returning to the University of Pittsburgh’s Petersen Events Center, March 3-5....
WPIAL boys basketball clinching scenarios as of Feb. 9, 2022
Less than a week remains in section play in the WPIAL boys basketball regular season. This winter, the district returns to earning a ticket to ride on the Path to the Pete with no open tournament and the championships returning to the University of Pittsburgh’s Petersen Events Center, March 3-5....
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 10, 2022: Head-to-head battle for section crown
For most of the district girls basketball teams, Thursday marks the end of the fight — the end of battling for section crowns, playoff positioning and postseason berths. However, of the 19 sections in WPIAL girls basketball, only one title is coming down to a head-to-head matchup on the final...
Trib 10: Top teams in power rankings tuning up for playoffs
Like sands in the hourglass, so go the dwindling days of the regular season. With only a couple of days left in section play, the elite teams around the WPIAL are honing their games and flexing their power as the postseason nears. Once again, there was not a lot of...
WPIAL boys basketball playoff clinching scenarios as of Feb. 8, 2022
Less than a week remains in section play in the WPIAL boys basketball regular season. This winter, the district returns to earning a ticket to ride on the Path to the Pete with no open tournament and the championships returning to the University of Pittsburgh’s Petersen Events Center, March 3-5....
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 9, 2022: Shady Side Academy on verge on playoffs
During the offseason, Jonna Burke surprised many in the WPIAL basketball bubble by leaving as head coach at her alma mater Bethel Park to take over the girls basketball program at Shady Side Academy. She left a perennial power in 6A to take over a team that finished last and...
Trib HSSN girls basketball state rankings for Feb. 8, 2022
Postseason basketball is in the air as the regular season concludes. A sure sign is the elite teams across the state are cranking it up ahead of the upcoming district playoffs. For the first time all year, there were no teams falling out, thus no new teams cracking the Trib...
Trib HSSN boys basketball state rankings for Feb. 8, 2022
As we get closer to the end of the regular season and the start of the district playoffs, the weekly Trib HSSN boys basketball state rankings have become a battle of the super powers between two districts in the east and west. District 12 leads all districts with 10 teams...
Deer Lakes uses second-half rally to dash Keystone Oaks’ playoff hopes
Keystone Oaks came into its home game Tuesday with its playoff hopes on life support. Thanks to a big run in the third quarter and a strong second half, Deer Lakes KO’d the Golden Eagles’ playoff hopes. The Lancers broke open a tie game with an 11-0 run midway through...
WPIAL girls basketball playoff clinching scenarios as of Feb. 7, 2022
Less than a week remains in section play in the WPIAL girls basketball regular season. This winter, the district returns to earning a ticket to ride on the Path to the Pete with no open tournament and the championships returning to the University of Pittsburgh’s Petersen Events Center, March 3-5....
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 8, 2022: Butler battling for playoff spot
In the last three years, the Butler boys basketball team lost to Mt. Lebanon in the 6A finals in 2019, beat the Blue Devils to win district gold in 2020 and lost to eventual champion Upper St. Clair in the WPIAL semifinals last year. Now the Golden Tornado are in...
