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What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 6, 2025: Playoff scenarios for girls basketball section hopefuls and bubble teams
Thursday marks the final busy night of WPIAL girls basketball section play with some titles and postseason berths still up for grabs. The section titles in Sections 3 and 4 in Class 5A were decided Monday and the Section 1 title will be decided on Friday. That leaves first place...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school boys basketball rankings for Feb. 5, 2025
As the sands in the regular season basketball hourglass are winding down, the cream of the crop in the state is rising to the top. There were very few changes in the latest Trib HSSN boys basketball rankings this week with January in the rearview mirror and the district playoffs...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania girls high school basketball rankings for Feb. 5, 2025
We are midway through the first week of the second month with the district girls basketball playoffs throughout Pennsylvania just around the corner. When the music stopped this past week, four teams lost their seat in the Trib HSSN girls basketball state rankings. Falling from the Top 5 were two...
Trib 10: 2 teams move into power rankings on eve of playoffs
There are only a few days remaining in the WPIAL regular season as the list of playoff-bound teams continues to grow, including the teams below. There was one change this week in both the boys and girls power rankings. Out of this Trib 10 for the boys is Deer Lakes,...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 5, 2025: Traditional national signing day arrives for football recruits
The first Wednesday in February is National Letter of Intent Day, when high school football seniors make their verbal commitments official by signing on the dotted line. Some shine has been taking off this once huge day with the advent of the early signing period in December. Here is a...
WPIAL clinched: Boys basketball playoff qualifiers through Feb. 4, 2025
The stretch run of the boys basketball season is down to the final few days as the district postseason field now sits at 79 teams. A change in the playoff format this season has sections with eight or more teams sending the top five teams to the playoffs while sections...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 4, 2025: Handful of section titles up for grabs in boys basketball
The final week of the regular season in WPIAL boys basketball continues with plenty of high-stakes contests for both section titles and district playoff spots. There are five district boys hoops games with first place and a possible section crown at stake, but only one of them is between two...
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week for Feb. 3, 2025Video
Trib HSSN boys basketball teams of the week – Jeannette Jayhawks Coach: Adrian Batts (16th season at Jeannette) Record: 10-1 in Section 1-2A, 17-1 overall #Earned: The Jayhawks have a big showdown for the section title Tuesday at rival Greensburg Central Catholic, but this past week, they proved their focus...
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week for Feb. 3, 2025Video
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week – Connor Crossey School: Franklin Regional Class: Senior Height: 6-foot-1 Position: Guard #Earned: A year ago, Franklin Regional was the toast of Westmoreland County, reaching both the WPIAL and PIAA boys basketball championship games. However, with the core of the team having...
WPIAL clinched: Girls basketball playoff qualifiers through Feb. 3, 2025
The stretch run of the girls basketball season has less than a week left as the district postseason field continues to take shape. A change in the playoff format this season has sections with eight or more teams sending the top five teams to the playoffs while sections with seven...
South Fayette jumps on Chartiers Valley early to stand alone atop section
For the final three quarters of Monday night’s showdown for the Section 3-5A girls basketball crown, Chartiers Valley was able to compete at home. Unfortunately for the Colts, their nightmarish first quarter could not be deleted, which was good news for South Fayette. The Lions clinched the outright section title...
WPIAL boys basketball playoff clinchings through Feb. 2, 2025
The stretch run of the 2025 WPIAL boys basketball season is down to the final week as the district postseason field continues to grow. A change in the playoff format this season has sections with eight or more teams sending the top five teams to the playoffs while section with...
WPIAL girls basketball playoff clinchings through Feb. 2, 2025
The stretch run of the 2025 WPIAL girls basketball season has one week left as the district postseason field continues to take shape. A change in the playoff format this season has sections with eight or more teams sending the top five teams to the playoffs while section with seven...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Feb. 3, 2025
The February Frenzy is upon us with winter sports postseason action on the horizon. For now, the final week of the high school basketball season is here with plenty of key boys and girls hoops games coming your way this week here on the TribLive High School Sports Network. We...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 3, 2025: Stakes high as regular season winds down
The final week of the regular season in WPIAL basketball begins with a bang with several key games for both a section crown and a postseason berth in girls basketball. There are three games with first place at stake that could determine either an outright winner or co-section champions. In...
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week for Feb. 2, 2025Video
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week – Oakland Catholic Eagles Coach: Henry Schechter (first season) Record: 16-3 overall, 11-1 in Section 1-4A #Earned: Oakland Catholic entered a very busy week in second place in Section 1-4A, one game behind North Catholic and attempting to regroup after its 11-game...
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week for Feb. 2, 2025Video
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week: Aubree Hupp School: Blackhawk Class: Junior Height: 5-foot-10 Position: Forward What coach says: “Aubree has been consistently scoring throughout the year, which has been huge,” Blackhawk coach Greg Huston said. “But what really stood out against Central Valley — and in many...
PIHL standings, playoff clinchings through Feb. 2, 2025
Here are the latest 2024-25 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League standings through Sunday, along with the latest playoff qualifiers. The point system in the PIHL this year gives three points for a regulation win, two points for an overtime win and one point for an overtime loss. *- indicates clinched a...
WPIAL clinched: Boys basketball playoff qualifiers through Jan. 31, 2025
The stretch run of the WPIAL boys basketball season continues as the district postseason field is taking shape. A change in the playoff format this season has sections with eight or more teams sending the top five teams to the playoffs while sections with seven or fewer schools will send...
Bethel Park’s playoff hopes get brighter with win over Thomas Jefferson
The power went out on the Bethel Park gym scoreboard several times Friday night. Fortunately for the Black Hawks, the lights did not go out on their playoff hopes. Sophomore guard Will Sabatos tipped in a missed shot to break a tie in the final minute as Bethel Park held...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 31, 2025: Section deadlock about to be broken
We say so long to January with a busy “Frayday” of WPIAL boys basketball stretch run action. The three-way tie for first place in Section 1-4A will be whittled down to either two or one team on top following Friday night. Deer Lakes (16-3), Knoch (13-5) and North Catholic (13-5)...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 1, 2025: Team wrestling titles up for grabs
The February Frenzy begins with WPIAL championship wrestling and boys and girls basketball. The district team wrestling semifinals and championships will take place Saturday morning and afternoon at Peters Township. In one of the Class 2A semifinals, top-seed and defending champion Burrell will battle No. 4 Quaker Valley at 10...
WPIAL clinched: Girls basketball playoff qualifiers through Jan. 30, 2025
The stretch run of the WPIAL girls basketball season is underway as the district postseason field continues to take shape. A change in the playoff format this season has sections with eight or more teams sending the top five teams to the playoffs while sections with seven or fewer schools...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 30, 2025: Upper St. Clair in position to finish off section title race
While it appears the chase for the section title in Section 1-6A boys basketball is going to come down to the last night of section play, the lights could be turned out Thursday on the race for a championship in Section 2-6A. Upper St. Clair (18-1) can clinch the section...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school girls basketball rankings for Jan. 29, 2025
In the final Trib HSSN girls basketball state rankings of January, the cream is starting to rise to the top in preparation for the upcoming district playoffs coming in a couple of weeks. There was very little movement in the Top 5 this week compared to last week. In fact,...
