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PIHL standings through Feb. 21, 2021
Here are the latest PIHL high school hockey standings through Sunday. The PIHL announced games for Wheeling Park and Wheeling Central Catholic were postponed until March 1. The Pennsylvania Cup hockey championships are set for April 24. Wins – Losses – Overtime/Shootout Loss = Total Points Class AAA Canon-McMillan, 10-1-1...
This week on TribLive High School Sports Network: Week of Feb. 22
Let the games begin. We complete the regular season and tip off the postseason as February comes to an end this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. We have plenty of video and audio coverage of WPIAL boys and girls high school high school basketball along with some...
Junior Jayden Gales having breakthrough season for Bishop Canevin
At the start of the season, there were high expectations for the Bishop Canevin boys basketball team. The Crusaders were the preseason No. 1 in the Class A Trib HSSN rankings. Junior guard KeVaughn Price was named the preseason Class A player of the year while teammates senior guard Dom...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 20, 2021: Mars, Highlands meet for section lead
Last year, they played for a WPIAL boys basketball crown in two different classifications. One found a pot of gold at The Pete while the other settled for silver after a two-year championship run. On Saturday, No. 3 Mars travels to No. 4 Highlands in a battle not only of...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 19, 2021: Seeds up for grabs in Class 6A hoops
In the last week, both of these boys basketball teams defeated Section 1-6A front runner North Allegheny to cut the gap between the Tigers and the field. Now, North Hills will host Seneca Valley on Friday with seeding implications in play in the upcoming 6A open postseason tournament. The Indians...
No. 2 Upper St. Clair girls use 3-point barrage to sink No. 3 Bethel Park
Tied at the end of three quarters, Upper St. Clair finally came up with a way to score against a suffocating Bethel Park defense. Shoot over it. The Panthers hit four 3-pointers in the final quarter, including on three straight possessions midway through the fourth that turned a one-point deficit...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 18, 2021: South Hills powers square off
Upper St. Clair, Mt. Lebanon and Bethel Park girls have all been ranked in the Trib HSSN top 5 all season long. The combined overall record of these three juggernauts is 34-6. However, because of the Mt. Lebanon mask policy, not allowing the Blue Devils to play teams without masks,...
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball State Rankings for Feb. 17, 2021
Plenty of change this week in the latest HSSN boys basketball state rankings as the sands in the regular season hourglass fade away. Two teams in Class 6A and one each in 5A, 3A and Class A were bounced, opening the door for new entrants Reading and Upper St. Clair...
Trib 10: Lincoln Park returns to boys power rankings
A week after Belle Vernon made a drastic leap and debuted at No. 1 in the boys Trib 10, there is very little movement this week in the latest HSSN basketball power rankings. As the regular season winds down to a week remaining, only New Castle falling five spots and...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 17, 2021: Premier Class 3A matchup
South Allegheny and Shady Side Academy are not only the top two teams in Section 3, they also are two of the best in WPIAL Class 3A boys basketball. The pair meet for a second time in two weeks at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Shady Side Academy in a game...
Trib HSSN Girls Basketball State Rankings for Feb. 15, 2021
It was a winning week for most teams in the Trib HSSN girls basketball rankings. Four of the six classifications were unchanged, but one Class 6A team and two teams in 2A fell out of this week’s rankings. Nazareth lost to Northampton and dropped out in the state’s largest classification....
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 16, 2021: Quaker Valley gets busy
Because of some covid-related stoppages this season, some teams will be busy campers over the next 10 days or so. None will be busier than the Quaker Valley boys team. It’s not only about quantity — the Quakers play six section games in the next nine days — it’s also...
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Player of the Week for Feb. 15, 2021
When Chartiers Valley lost big at home to New Castle on Jan. 19 in a battle of then-undefeated teams, Colts senior Brayden Reynolds didn’t sugarcoat his performance. “Honestly it was just one of those nights against,” he said. “It was one of, if not the worst night of shooting in...
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Team of the Week for Feb. 15, 2021
The holidays were not merry for the Gateway boys basketball program. They could not play or practice because of the mandatory covid-19 related shutdown by Gov. Tom Wolf. Then four days before Christmas, Gators head coach Alvis Rogers had to undergo heart bypass surgery after he complained of feeling tightness...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Feb. 15, 2021: Inter-class boys showdown looms
A big Class 6A vs. Class 5A boys basketball game highlights the district Monday schedule. It’s a battle of the Panthers as Upper St. Clair hosts Franklin Regional. Franklin Regional is a half-game behind Penn Hills for first place in Section 3-5A, but it has lost two of three, including...
This week on Triblive High School Sports Network: Week of Feb. 15
We love our fans so much that we present another jam-packed week of exciting winter high school sports regular and postseason action here on the TribLive High School Sports Network. We have plenty of video and audio coverage of WPIAL boys and girls high school basketball along with boys and...
Trib HSSN Girls Basketball Player of the Week for week ending Feb. 14, 2021
It’s almost as if New Castle’s Aayanni Hudson was built for all the hurdles and obstacles that all athletes have had to deal with this season, especially at New Castle. Hudson had another big week on the score sheet, even though the Red Hurricanes lost two of their three games....
Trib HSSN Girls Basketball Team of the Week for week ending Feb. 14, 2021
Norwin girls basketball coach Brian Brozeski believes coaching has a lot to do with the fact that entering the final week of the regular season, things are still tight in Section 1-6A. “The section has a lot of good coaches and teams that have all shown improvement from the beginning...
PIHL standings through Feb. 14, 2021
Here are the latest PIHL high school hockey standings through Sunday. The PIHL announced games for Wheeling Park and Wheeling Central Catholic were postponed until March 1. The Pa. Cup state hockey championships are set for April 24. Wins – Losses – Overtime/Shootout Loss = Total Points Class AAA Canon-McMillan,...
South Fayette swimmers maintain focus through constant changes
It has been a challenge for all sports to find any sort of routine or normalcy during this pandemic. However, where there’s a will, there’s a way. Daily practices have been altered and new ways to train have been created as the season creeps closer to the district championships. The...
Carlynton wrestling program looks forward to individual postseason
The team portion of the WPIAL wrestling season is in the books, with individuals set to take the spotlight. For Carlynton, like several teams these days, it’s all about the numbers — or lack of them. The Cougars have quality, but once again this season, lacked the quantity for success...
Peters Township unveils buzzworthy new gym
After some delays and a few more hurdles than usual that popped up while building a state-of-the-art high school athletic facility during a pandemic, Peters Township unveiled the AHN Arena at the new high school on Friday. The facility was christened with the Indians’ 51-45 victory over rival Canon-McMillan. “The...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 12, 2021: Boys basketball champs to meet
Last year at this time, both Highlands and Our Lady of the Sacred Heart were planning to begin their postseason journey that led them to a pot of district basketball gold. Before they begin to defend those championships in another couple of weeks, they will clash in a standout nonsection...
Peters Township opens new facility with sloppy win over Canon-McMillan
Everything was awesome for the much-anticipated opening of AHN Arena at the new Peters Township High School. Everything that is, except the play on the Indians’ play. “They found some ways to make some winning plays down the stretch,” Peters Township coach Joe Urmann said. “I’ll just leave it at...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 12, 2021: Girls basketball titans to clash
Did you ever think about being a WPIAL promoter where you could make this team face that team in a dream matchup? That dream becomes reality Friday when defending Class 6A girls basketball champion North Allegheny battles two-time defending 5A champion Chartiers Valley. The Colts are one of the favorites...
