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What to watch for in WPIAL sports for March 31, 2025: Serra Catholic, Eden Christian set to battle
We close out March with a focus on the first of two games in the WPIAL baseball section series Monday. Last season, Serra Catholic and Eden Christian Academy reached the WPIAL baseball championship game at Wild Things Park, the Eagles in 2A and the Warriors in A. Both had to...
Trib 10: State champions climb atop final power rankings
Six WPIAL basketball teams invaded Hershey this weekend with state championship dreams. Now that finals are in the books, four teams returned west with silver while two are celebrating first ever PIAA titles. South Fayette fell to Peters Township in the WPIAL girls basketball championship game to end a three-year...
Final 2024-25 Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school girls basketball rankings
The wealth and the gold were spread out when it came to the 2025 PIAA girls basketball championships. Six different districts had one team each win a state basketball title this winter. While Districts 2, 3, 8 (City League), 9, 10 and 11 were left out of the celebrations, district...
Final 2024-25 Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school boys basketball rankings
Five new champions and one repeat performer have been crowned in the PIAA boys basketball championships. It was a golden state postseason for the Philadelphia Catholic League. Father Judge in 6A, Neumann-Goretti in 5A, Devon Prep in 4A and West Catholic in 3A all won PIAA gold. It was back-to-back...
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week for March 30, 2025Video
Trib HSSN boys basketball teams of the week – The Neighborhood Academy Bulldogs Coach – Jordan Marks (Fourth season) Records – 10-0 and champions in Section 2-A, 29-1 overall #Earned – Wrapping up his fourth season as head coach of The Neighborhood Academy, Jordan Marks referred to this as a...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of March 31, 2025
March slides into April, and that’s no joke, as the focus switches full time to spring sports this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has video and audio coverage of WPIAL baseball, softball, boys and girls lacrosse and boys volleyball. Plus the Rebel Yell podcasts make...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on March 29, 2025: 2 teams take their shot at state gold on final day of basketball season
Welcome to final day of the state finals in Hershey and the 2025 high school basketball season. Two more WPIAL teams will hit the Giant Center court playing for state basketball gold Saturday. For one of those district teams, it’s their first appearance in the PIAA basketball title game in...
South Fayette set to face juggernaut Archbishop Wood for PIAA title
The ongoing debate about boundary and non-boundary schools has surfaced again in these PIAA basketball championships. Of the 24 teams that qualified for the state championship in Hershey, only seven are public schools despite the fact nearly 70% of all high schools in the state are public schools with set...
Trib 10: Pine-Richland, Seneca Valley top 1st edition of baseball, softball power rankings
The diamond power rankings are back. Each week this spring, Trib HSSN will rank the Top 10 baseball teams and softball squads without any classification limits. Before we look at this year’s inaugural rankings, let’s look back at the end of the 2024 season. In baseball, there were no district...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on March 28, 2025: Sewickley Academy, Upper St. Clair get their crack at PIAA gold
Welcome to Day 2 of the 2025 PIAA basketball championships. On Friday, two more WPIAL teams have a shot at winning state basketball gold in Hershey and both teams have captured PIAA crowns in the past. First in the boys 2A finals, Sewickley Academy (24-5) will go up against District...
Upper St. Clair’s husband-wife tandem looking to make history at PIAA championships
In each of the last two years, history was nearly made by Berlin Brothersvalley, a small District 5 school located outside of Somerset. The Mountaineers boys basketball team, coached by Brentwood grad Tanner Prosser, reached the PIAA Class A championship game in 2023 and 2024, but lost both years to...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on March 27, 2025: State championship weekend tips off in Hershey
The Road to Hershey, a little bit of a longer journey this season, is now complete as 24 boys and girls basketball teams converge on the Giant Center in Chocolate Town for the first of three days of PIAA basketball championship games. Six WPIAL teams are headed east with two...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school baseball rankings for March 26, 2025
Welcome to the first edition of the Trib HSSN state baseball rankings for the 2025 season. We first begin by going back to the end of the 2024 season. Last year’s PIAA baseball champions were Landisville Hempfield in 6A, Governor Mifflin in 5A, Holy Ghost Prep in 4A, Neumann-Goretti in...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school softball state rankings for March 26, 2025
The high school softball season is underway, and it’s time for the first weekly Trib HSSN state softball rankings of the year. We start with a recap of the 2024 softball campaign. This year’s defending champions are North Penn in 6A, Thomas Jefferson in 5A, Blue Mountain in 4A, Harbor...
Successful coach, dangerous scorer light fuse for Shady Side Academy
In the 2020 and 2021 WPIAL girls basketball seasons, Shady Side Academy finished with a combined record of 8-25. However that was B.B. — before Burke. Jonna Burke stunned many when after the 2021 season, she decided to leave her alma mater of Bethel Park and take over the struggling...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on March 26, 2025: Hempfield, Mt. Lebanon to meet on softball diamond
In 2009, the Hempfield softball team defeated Shaler in the WPIAL 4A championship game, 3-2, to capture the school’s second district softball crown. A year later, Mt. Lebanon knocked off Shaler in the 2010 district 4A finals, 7-2, earning the school its second softball title. In the last 13 seasons...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school girls basketball rankings for March 25, 2025
Twelve girls basketball teams are headed to center stage, which this week is the Giant Center in Hershey, as they prepare to play for PIAA gold. The girls championship field in Chocolate Town is a balanced group compared to the boys. The WPIAL and District 12 are sending three teams...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school boys basketball rankings for March 25, 2025
Outside of Class 6A, there was very little movement from the semifinals to the state championship games in the Trib HSSN state rankings. Three second-ranked teams in 3A, 2A and A lost and were replaced by the No. 3-ranked teams from last week. While 5A and 4A remained the exact...
Trib 10: Sizing up the 6 WPIAL teams left on the Road to Hershey
Then there were three. Three boys teams and three girls squads are headed east to Hershey to play for the ultimate high school basketball prize, the PIAA championship. As those six teams prepare to play for state gold, they also rise up the ladder in the latest Trib 10 power...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on March 25, 2025: South Hills rivals open section play with doubleheader
Weather permitting, the first WPIAL baseball section series of the season conclude Tuesday with plenty of action in each classification outside of Class 6A. As a refresher, the district baseball committee began playing back-to-back home and away section games against the same opponent mostly on Monday and Tuesday of each...
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week for March 24, 2025
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week – Karis Thomas School: Shady Side Academy Class: Junior Height: 5-foot-7 Position: Guard #Earned: As freshmen and sophomores, Karis Thomas and Maggie Spell made for an awesome backcourt that helped Shady side Academy first become a district runner-up in 2023, then a...
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week for March 24, 2025
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week – Lucas Grimsley School: Sewickley Academy Class: Junior Height: 6-foot-4 Position: Forward #Earned: A new coach and some new faces has helped turn around a program that had fallen on hard times. Two years ago, the Sewickley Academy boys team finished 3-18...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for March 24, 2025: Baseball section play commences
With a chance of rain and temps in the mid-50’s, it’s time to open up section play around the diamonds Monday. Four defending WPIAL baseball champions begin section play, with three ready to enjoying some home cooking. • In Section 1-5A, Penn-Trafford hosts Latrobe, which has moved up this season...
2025 PIHL season concludes with state champions crowned
The east continues to be the beast when it comes to high school hockey in the keystone state. For the sixth straight season, the Flyers Cup winners defeated the Penguins Cup winners in two of the three Pennsylvania Cup state title games. In the annual event Saturday at the RMU...
3 WPIAL girls basketball teams headed to PIAA championship game
When it comes to programs that have dominated their sports at the state playoff stage, few in history can compare to what the Archbishop Wood girls basketball program has been able to accomplish. The Vikings have now reached the PIAA girls basketball championship game in 12 of the last 16...
