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Trib 10: 4 state champs sit atop final power rankings
The 2021 football season is over, and there were a lot of district teams that felt the power this fall. Four WPIAL teams earned not only a district gold medal last month, but added PIAA gold this past week in Hershey. For Mt. Lebanon and Penn-Trafford, it was their first...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Dec. 15, 2021: Wrestling teams hit the mats
Wednesday night is fight night around the WPIAL. No need to sound the alarm. These battles are all officiated on wrestling mats around the district. There are over 30 sub-sectional openers set for Wednesday as the WPIAL team wrestling season begins. One of the two 2021 district champions are set...
Trib HSSN state football rankings for Dec. 14, 2021
The state finals in Hershey were like a familiar holiday carol. There were five winners from the west, four WPIAL state champions, three days of gridiron thrills, two repeat PIAA title holders and one District 4 powerhouse program saving face for the east. The 2021 high school football season concluded...
Seton LaSalle pulls away from Keystone Oaks in border battle
It wasn’t the Hatfields against the McCoys, but there weren’t a lot of warm, fuzzy holiday wishes being spread around either when neighbors Keystone Oaks and Seton LaSalle squared off on Tuesday. The schools, only separated by a leisurely walk across McNeilly Road, played in front of a packed house...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Dec. 14, 2021: Section rivalries to tip off
While a good chunk of WPIAL boys basketball teams will tip off section play Friday, four Class 6A Section 1 teams are set to begin section play with a bang less than a week into the 2021-2022 season. Two of the top players in the classification square off when Butler...
Trib HSSN Football Team of the Week for Dec. 13, 2021
When the high school football season hits November and December, every team left is talented. So what separates the teams that come up short, those that settle for silver, from those special groups that bring home the gold? Penn-Trafford coach John Ruane seems to have found the reason is Warriors...
Trib HSSN football player of the week: Dec. 13, 2021
In 10 regular season games, Central Valley running back Landon Alexander rushed for 1,362 yards, an average of more than 136 yards per game. Then, in five district and state playoff games, he proved why he was Alexander the Great. The senior capped off his incredible postseason and his scholastic...
This week on Trib HSSN: Week of Dec. 13, 2021
The torch has been passed. We say farewell to the fall sports season and focus on all things winter sports this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. We continue our dive into the 2021-2022 high school basketball season with video and audio coverage of nearly 40 boys and...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Dec. 13, 2021: Section basketball to tip off
It’s only four days into the new WPIAL basketball season, and already, the first section game is set for Monday. Section 2-6A will cut the ribbon on district section play when Upper St. Clair hosts Canon-McMillan in girls basketball. These two teams were on opposite ends of the spectrum in...
PIHL standings: Week of Dec. 13, 2021
Here are the latest PIHL high school hockey standings through Sunday, Dec. 12. *- indicates clinched a playoff spot x- indicates eliminated from playoff chase Team, Wins-Losses-Overtime/Shootout Loss = Total Points Class AAA North Allegheny, 9-1-0 = 18 Peters Township, 7-4-1 = 15 Pine-Richland, 6-2-0 = 12 Baldwin, 5-2-2 =...
Upper St. Clair beats buzzer to win WPIAL finals rematch with Pine-Richland
Upper St. Clair edged Pine-Richland nine months ago to win the 2021 WPIAL 6A boys basketball championship. The sequel took place Saturday in another championship game, this time of the Upper St. Clair Tip-off Tournament. While the cast for the host Panthers had completely changed from last season, the end...
PIAA factoids for Saturday’s Class 6A, 3A state championship games
In 34 years of PIAA football playoffs, the WPIAL has never had more than three state champions crowned in a single year. One record has already been set this state postseason as the WPIAL sent five champions to Hershey to play in the PIAA finals. WPIAL champions Mt. Lebanon in...
Trib HSSN 2021-22 WPIAL Class A girls basketball preseason breakdown
It has been a broken record for three straight years and counting. Rochester and West Greene dominate the rest of Class A in the regular season and district playoffs and reach the WPIAL finals. Then the page turns to the Rams getting the better of the Pioneers in the finals...
Trib HSSN 2021-22 WPIAL Class A boys basketball preseason breakdown
The Bishop Canevin boys basketball program finally won its first WPIAL championship last season and is the preseason favorite to repeat. But with plenty of talent back and some notable transfers around the classification, it won’t be easy for the Crusaders to win gold again. Here is a rundown of...
PIAA factoids for Friday’s Class 5A, 2A state championship games
In 34 years of PIAA football playoffs, the WPIAL has never had more than three state champions crowned in a single year. One record has already been set this state postseason as the WPIAL prepares to send five champions to Hershey to play in the PIAA finals. Another record will...
PIAA factoids for Thursday’s Class 4A, A state championship games
In 34 years of PIAA football playoffs, the WPIAL has never had more than three state champions crowned in a single year. One record already was set this postseason as the WPIAL prepares to send five champions to Hershey to play in the PIAA finals. Another record will be set...
Trib 10: WPIAL seeks record PIAA championship haul
The WPIAL never has sent more than four district teams to the state finals. Until this season. Five WPIAL champions are a win away from adding a state title to their 2021 collection. Mt. Lebanon, Penn-Trafford, Aliquippa, Central Valley and Serra Catholic are headed to Hershey. Aliquippa is looking a...
Trib HSSN 2021-22 WPIAL Class 3A boys basketball preseason breakdown
West Allegheny became the poster boys of “anybody can win it” when it comes to the WPIAL basketball playoffs after taking the 2007 boys Class AAA crown as the No. 16 seed. Well, West A has company on that poster after No. 11 seed Ellwood City went on a shocking...
Trib HSSN 2021-22 WPIAL Class 3A girls basketball preseason breakdown
After beating Mohawk twice in the regular season, North Catholic looked ready to be fitted for a WPIAL girls basketball crown for the 21st time. However, in a district title game eyebrow-raiser, the Warriors upset the Trojans, 54-48, to bring the first basketball championship back to Bessemer. Here is a...
Trib HSSN state football rankings for Dec. 7, 2021
The stage is set for the final six high school football games in the state as we conclude the 2021 season this week in Hershey. Six PIAA champions will be crowned Thursday through Saturday at Hersheypark Stadium with at least three new champions and a possible three repeat winners. St....
Trib HSSN Football Player of the Week for Dec. 6, 2021
Most teams at all levels of football prefer to defer receiving the football until the second half when they win the coin toss. That has been a standard practice for the Mt. Lebanon football season this year — until Saturday. “Normally we defer, but we knew we wanted to get...
Trib HSSN football team of the week: Dec. 6, 2021
The story is well-known now. Aliquippa, a Class A school in enrollment that has always faced the challenge and played up in class in AA and then 3A upon expansion to six classifications in 2016, has spent the last two years forced to play up in Class 4A by the...
This week on Trib HSSN: Week of Dec. 6, 2021
The short ride on the Road to Hershey concludes at the same time the winter sports schedule tips off this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. The PIAA football championships take place over three days in Hershey, and HSSN has audio coverage of four of the state title...
PIHL standings: Week of Dec. 6, 2021
Here are the latest PIHL high school hockey standings through Sunday, Dec. 5. *- indicates clinched a playoff spot x- indicates eliminated from playoff chase Team, Wins-Losses-Overtime/Shootout Loss = Total Points Class AAA North Allegheny, 8-1-0 = 16 Peters Township, 7-3-1 = 15 Baldwin, 5-1-2 = 12 Mt. Lebanon, 5-4-1...
Chartiers Valley girls basketball juggernaut enters season in familiar favorite role
Since moving over from the boys to the girls coaching job at Chartiers Valley, Tim McConnell’s basketball teams have had a direct bull’s-eye on their backs. Winning WPIAL championships and putting together a district- and state-best winning streak will do that for a program. However, when the 2021 WPIAL girls...
