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Trib 10: State champs highlight final edition of WPIAL basketball power rankings
The Road to Hershey, much like the Path to the Pete, is now complete. Another high school basketball season is in the books following the crowning of 12 state champions on the floor of the Giant Center this past weekend. The WPIAL saw three district teams return home with PIAA...
State Legislative Budget and Finance Committee study recommends PIAA make changes
A newly released study requested by State Rep. Rob Matzie, D-Beaver, recommends changes to current PIAA policies. “My resolution that passed last year created the actual study,” Matzie said. “The Legislative Budget Finance Committee released it to the committee (Tuesday) who voted to accept the report.” Matzie, who is chair...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on March 24, 2026: Teams that shared section title renew acquaintances
Section series around WPIAL baseball will continue Tuesday, if their Monday game was somehow played, or will begin Tuesday if Monday was postponed. Section 3-3A took sharing a section championship to the extreme in 2025. Five teams finished tied for first place for a very rare quintuple championship. Freeport, Burrell,...
Trib HSSN high school basketball team of the week for March 23, 2026
Trib HSSN basketball team of the week – South Fayette girls Coach – Bryan Bennett (8th season) Record – 12-0 and champions of Section 3-5A, 31-1 overall #Earned – Technically, they are the final Trib HSSN Team of the Week for this basketball season, but if you have to make...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for March 23, 2026: Baseball section series begin
Monday marks the start of section series play in WPIAL baseball. With the exception of Class 6A, 13 sections from Class A to 5A are slated to begin section play this week. Of course, it is spring, and it is still March, so weather is a major factor. With rain...
Sewickley Academy is best in state in recap of 2026 PIAA boys basketball tournamentVideo
The 106th PIAA boys basketball championships are now in the books as is another high school basketball season. Sewickley Academy was the only state champion from the WPIAL this winter as the Panthers captured their fourth PIAA title in winning Class 2A gold a year after settling for silver. Devon...
Recapping the PIAA girls basketball playoffs after South Fayette, Greensburg C.C. claimed titlesVideo
For the first time since 2019, the WPIAL boasts multiple girls basketball state champions. Seven years ago, Peters Township was perfect in winning PIAA Class 6A gold and Chartiers Valley won the 5A state crown. South Fayette became the first WPIAL team in more than a decade to win back-to-back...
Recapping the 2026 PIHL postseason after 3 state champions are crowned
Before Saturday, the Penguins Cup champions had not fared well recently against the winners of the Flyers Cup in the annual Pennsylvania Cup championship games. Between 2021-25, the Penguins Cup champs were a combined 5-10 against the winners from the east, going 1-2 in the three state title games in...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of March 23, 2026
Over the weekend, it was time to say goodbye to the winter high school sports season. It is officially spring time and spring sports season this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN shifts coverage like the March winds as focus switches to baseball, softball, lacrosse, boys...
PIAA boys basketball playoff recap: Every step on the road to Hershey
The 106th PIAA boys basketball championships will take place Thursday through Saturday at the Giant Center in Hershey with two WPIAL and one City League team still in the hunt for state gold. It is appropriate that a District 8 team is in the mix because 50 years ago, Fifth...
PIAA girls basketball playoff recap: Every step on the road to Hershey
A dozen years ago, the WPIAL had its most success in the PIAA girls basketball championships. Blackhawk, Seton LaSalle and Vincentian Academy struck gold in the 2014 state finals in Hershey. In the 52nd PIAA girls basketball champions, District 7 has a chance to make history with four teams headed...
Trib 10: In season’s final few days, new team takes over top spot in boys power rankings
We have reached the last few days of the high school basketball season with 12 PIAA championship games set to close out the season and the Road to Hershey. We finally have out first change of the season at the top of the power rankings. After being No. 1 all...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania boys high school basketball rankings for March 18, 2026
We have reached the championship round in the PIAA boys basketball playoffs, which means it’s time for District 12 to shine. District 12, consisting of schools that make up the Philadelphia Catholic League and the Philadelphia Public League, has dominated the state boys basketball playoffs over the last decade and...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania girls high school basketball rankings for March 18, 2026
Which six teams will be crowned 2026 PIAA girls basketball champions will be decided at the Giant Center in Hershey on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The WPIAL beat out the 11 other districts across the state for most representatives in Chocolate Town. District 7 has four teams playing in the...
High school notebook: Imani Christian basketball coach steps down
There are big changes ahead for the Imani Christian Academy boys basketball program. Not only are the Saints moving down in classification after two years of playing in Class 6A, they will do so with a new head coach. Coach Khayree Wilson resigned on Tuesday after three seasons. “This decision...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for March 17, 2026: Another meaningful matchup between South Fayette, Peters Township
Who will be lucky on St. Patrick’s Day? Since they started playing together in the same classification two years ago, they have become big-game rivals. They have battled in the Class 5A championship game and district semifinals in back-to-back years in the WPIAL playoffs, and now they are preparing to...
At monthly meeting, WPIAL approves co-ops
At the annual monthly WPIAL board meeting Monday, the district approved four co-ops in three different sports. A co-op is a formal agreement approved by the PIAA and WPIAL allowing two or more schools to combine their student-athletes to field a single sports team. This usually stems from one school...
Trib HSSN basketball team of the week for March 15, 2026Video
Trib HSSN basketball team of the week – Chartiers Valley Colts boys Coach – Corey Dotchin (second season) Record – 26-2 overall, 11-1 and champions of Section 4-5A #Earned – This decade has been a bit of a gold rush for Corey Dotchin. It began when he was an assistant...
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week for March 15, 2026Video
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week – Taylor McCullough School – Peters Township Class – Sophomore Height – 5-foot-6 Position – Guard #Earned – After losing a section game to Baldwin on Jan. 20 for a third straight defeat, the reigning WPIAL Class 5A girls basketball champions were...
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week for March 15, 2026Video
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week – Kedron Gilmore School – Neighborhood Academy Class – Junior Height – 6-foot-1 Position – Guard #Earned – There were some people who thought it might not be a beautiful day in the neighborhood this winter with all of the talent the...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for March 16, 2026: Trips to PIAA basketball finals on the line
WPIAL champions Chartiers Valley in Class 5A and Neighborhood Academy in Class A both played in the PIAA final four a year ago. But for City League champion Obama Academy, this is the first time the Eagles have reached this summit in the state playoffs. In fact, it is rare...
Pair of teams aim to defend PIHL Penguins Cup titles
The high school hockey championships are set for the PIHL Monday and Tuesday at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry. On Monday, two new champions will be crowned in Class 2A and Division 2 after Cathedral Prep lost in the quarterfinals and Morgantown, W.Va. was bounced in the semifinals...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of March 16, 2026
The madness on the scholastic hardwood and ice is winding down while at the same time, the spring sports season is here this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN concludes coverage of the 2026 PIAA boys and girls basketball playoffs with semifinals and possibly championship games...
WPIAL matchups headline Tuesday’s PIAA girls basketball semifinals
For the fourth time in six years, it will be an all-WPIAL clash in the girls Class 5A western semifinals on the final exit of the Road to Hershey. This is also the second year in a row that battle will pit South Fayette against Peters Township in the PIAA...
Upper St. Clair, Sewickley Academy set for Tuesday’s PIAA boys basketball semifinals
Panthers of the same color but from different District 7 zip codes return to the state semifinals looking for their fourth victory of the 2026 PIAA postseason that would send them to Chocolate Town. In the state final four Tuesday, only Upper St. Clair and Sewickley Academy remain from the...
