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What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Oct. 27, 2021: Seeds look different in volleyball playoffs
The opening round of the 2021 WPIAL girls volleyball playoffs concludes with first-round matches in Class 3A and 2A. What a difference a year makes, especially for the top seeds in the district 3A girls volleyball playoffs. Last year, Beaver was the top seed and reached the semifinals before falling...
Trib HSSN State Football Rankings for Oct. 26, 2021
Eight might be great, but nine is fine as scholastic high school football teams prepare to conclude October football and their regular season this weekend. Only two teams lost their grip on a spot in the HSSN state weekly rankings with Week 8 losses: defending PIAA champion Thomas Jefferson in...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Oct. 26, 2021: Rematches set in boys soccer playoffs
Class 4A and A will take the stage Tuesday with opening-round boys soccer playoffs in both classifications. With four first-rounds byes, only four first-round matches are slated in 4A. Two of them are recent rematches. Two weeks ago, Fox Chapel edged visiting Penn-Trafford in a nonsection match, 3-1. The teams...
Trib HSSN Football Team of the Week for Oct. 25, 2021
The year was 1988. President Ronald Reagan was concluding his eighth year in office while turning the White House over to George H. W. Bush. A gallon of gas was 91 cents, the price of a dozen eggs was 65 cents and the cost of a movie ticket was $3.50....
Trib HSSN broadcast schedule: Week of Oct. 25, 2021
The stretch run of the 2021 fall high school sports season concludes as district soccer, volleyball and field hockey playoffs begin in this final week of October. Trib HSSN has coverage video and audio coverage of Week Nine of the high school football season with 36 WPIAL, District 6, District...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Oct. 25, 2021: PIAA team golf champs to be crowned
Monday, weather permitting, is the last day on the links for scholastic golfers in 2021. Last week was the PIAA individual championships; Monday is the state team finals, taking place at the Heritage Hills Golf Resort in York. WPIAL champion Fox Chapel will be one of six local boys teams...
Trib HSSN Football Player of the Week for 2021 Week 8
During the Bill Cherpak era, there aren’t many teams that with an edge against Thomas Jefferson. McKeesport is one of the few. Having never played prior to 2020, McKeesport has back-to-back wins over the defending WPIAL and PIAA Class 4A champions. On Friday, the Tigers defeated the Jaguars, 42-28, to...
2021 WPIAL football playoff picture entering final week of regular season
The final week of the 2021 WPIAL football regular season is upon us. Fifty-seven district teams have clinched playoff spots, leaving 16 postseason berths still up for grabs on the final weekend of conference play. Sixty-eight football teams from Class 5A down to Class A will be riding again on...
Chartiers Valley’s Lamont Payne thriving since committing to Penn State
Lamont Payne has lived up to his surname, as he has been a big pain for opposing coaches to game plan around. The Chartiers Valley junior is always looking to help his team on offense at wide receiver or on defense as a cornerback. The one thing Payne is no...
Chartiers Valley girls soccer team writes 1st chapter in program’s new era
Sometimes you have to take a step back to take two steps forward. When building a high school program, that is often the case, especially when a coaching change is part of the mix. After missing the playoffs for the last three years, averaging five wins per season, it appears...
Central Catholic jumps on Baldwin quickly, cruises to 6A win
It took longer for Central Catholic to salute its 22 seniors before the game than it did for the Vikings to strike on their first three drives. The Vikings produced 21 first-quarter points on scoring drives of two, four and four plays as they cruised to a 49-21 victory over...
WPIAL Clinched for Oct. 21, 2021: Girls volleyball
The 2021 WPIAL girls volleyball regular season has come to an end as 72 teams have earned a ticket to ride into the postseason starting next week. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. All teams tied for a playoff spot in which head-to-head does...
Trib HSSN don’t-miss high school football matchups for 2021 Week 8
Welcome to Week 8, as the “stretch run” of the WPIAL football season continues. Twenty-eight district football teams have punched their ticket to the 2021 WPIAL playoffs with many more expected to clinch this weekend. Don’t miss the latest WPIAL football playoff picture article on Trib HSSN on Sunday as...
What to watch for in high school sports for Oct. 21, 2021: City League playoffs kick off
So, they meet again. A week after wrapping up the City League regular season with a Thursday night clash, Allderdice and Brashear square off again a week later. This time, a berth in the City League championship game is at stake. Last week, Brashear senior Daquan Griffin rushed for 173...
Trib 10: Upset shuffles WPIAL football power rankings
The top eight teams from last week’s Trib 10 power rankings remain the same, but a Class 5A surprise in Week 7 led to some movement at the bottom of the poll heading into Week 8. Pine-Richland’s four-game winning streak brought the Rams back into the power rankings, but their...
WPIAL Clinched for Oct. 19, 2021: Girls volleyball
We are down to two days remaining in the WPIAL girls volleyball regular season as the list of teams that have clinched a spot in the upcoming district playoffs continues to grow. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. All teams tied for a playoff...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Oct. 20, 2021: Watch soccer playoff pairings show only on Trib HSSN
It’s time to pull back the curtain and unveil the 2021 WPIAL boys and girls soccer brackets. The big reveal takes place Wednesday afternoon during the WPIAL Soccer Playoff Pairings Show at 2 p.m. only on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Sixty district boys teams and 62 girls teams...
Trib HSSN State Football Rankings for Oct. 19, 2021
Now that we have hit the 2021 “stretch run,” the elite high school football teams across the state are picking it up a notch. Of the 30 teams from last week’s HSSN state rankings, only three tasted defeat and two were bumped from the top five. District 1 Chester lost...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Oct. 19, 2021: Class 3A golfers compete for PIAA gold
The best Class 3A boys and girls golfers across the state will tee off Tuesday morning in the 18-hole PIAA individual golf championships at the Heritage Hills Golf Course in York. Fourteen WPIAL boys will be part of the 72-player PIAA 3A championship playing field while seven District 7 girls...
Trib HSSN Football Team of the Week for Oct. 18, 2021
When long-time Beaver football coach Jeff Beltz retired after the 2020 football season, the district stayed in-house with his replacement and promoted assistant coach Cort Rowse. The Bobcats haven’t missed a beat. Actually, maybe they’ve skipped some heartbeats with all of their nail-biting victories. When the Bobcats knocked off Chartiers...
WPIAL Clinched for Oct. 17, 2021: Girls soccer
Section play in the girls soccer regular season has only a few makeup games left. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. If teams are tied for a playoff spot and head-to-head does not break the tie, all qualify for the postseason. Trib HSSN’s exclusive...
Trib HSSN Football Player of the Week for 2021 Week 7
During the offseason, Brad Birch and his older brother, Brett, made headlines when they transferred from Jeannette to Gateway shortly after helping the Jayhawks win a WPIAL football championship. Now Birch is making headlines for what he does best: throw the football. The sophomore quarterback had a big night in...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports Oct. 18, 2021: PIAA golf, WPIAL tennis semifinals on tap
The top Class 2A boys and girls golfers from across the state will tee off Monday morning in the 18-hole PIAA individual golf championships at the Heritage Hills Golf Course in York. Eighteen WPIAL boys will be part of the 72 player PIAA Class 2A championship playing field while nine...
2021 WPIAL football playoff picture entering final 2 weeks of regular season
Two weeks remain in the 2021 WPIAL football season, and the stretch run is picking up. All but a few teams are still alive for a trip on the Highway to Heinz. Exclusive coverage of the 2021 WPIAL football playoffs begins on Trib HSSN when we unveil the playoff brackets...
WPIAL Clinched for Oct. 17, 2021: Boys soccer
Section play in the regular season is complete, and the WPIAL boys soccer playoffs are just around the corner. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. If teams are tied for a playoff spot and head-to-head does not break the tie, all qualify for the...
