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Trib 10: Top teams in power rankings need 2 more wins for ultimate prize
The six WPIAL champions from the 2024 season are all headed to the state semifinals two wins shy of more gold drip. This marks the second year in a row and the third time this decade that all six WPIAL champions will be playing in the PIAA final four. The...
Trib HSSN 2024-25 WPIAL Class 2A boys basketball preseason breakdown
Here’s some big news. Class 2A is the biggest classification in WPIAL boys basketball. This two-year cycle, 2A boys hoops has 31 teams. It also will have the largest playoff field as at least 19 teams will be participating in the postseason. Here is a rundown of players to watch,...
Trib HSSN high school football state semifinal preview capsules for Nov. 27, 2024
Welcome to the PIAA final four with 11 games scheduled for Friday and one for Saturday. With 24 teams set to collide post-Thanksgiving for the opportunity to play in a state championship game, let’s provide a breakdown of which districts remain in the hunt for PIAA gold. For the second...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school football rankings for Nov. 26, 2024
The shuffling in and out on a weekly basis is now complete as the PIAA playoffs prepare for state semifinals weekend. The final four teams in each classification playing for state gold are set, as are the final five teams in each class. There were no comings and goings in...
Trib HSSN 2024-25 WPIAL Class 3A boys basketball preseason breakdown
Class 3A boys basketball will have a different look in the WPIAL this season. First and foremost, two-time defending champion Deer Lakes moved up to Class 4A, but that’s just the beginning. Two other teams that won or shared section titles departed with Yough joining Deer Lakes in the climb...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Nov. 25, 2024
The district high school football playoffs are now history. Now the chase for gold in the state postseason mixes with the start of the winter high school sports season this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Audio coverage of the PIAA Class A and 4A semifinals Friday can...
Trib HSSN football player of the week for Nov. 25, 2024Video
Trib HSSN football player of the week – Elijah Faulkner School: Central Catholic Class: Senior Height/Weight: 5-foot-9, 185 pounds Position: Running back, linebacker What coach says – “I think what really stood out about the performance from last week was that he just kept getting stronger as the game went...
Trib HSSN 2024-25 WPIAL Class 4A boys basketball preseason breakdown
Some big-time teams, including the two-time defending WPIAL Class 4A champion Lincoln Park Leopards have moved out of Class 4A and up to 5A following realignment. However, despite the loss of the Leopards along with Uniontown, Laurel Highlands, Albert Gallatin, Hampton, Blackhawk and Montour, Class 4A has its share of...
Trib HSSN 2024-25 WPIAL Class 5A boys basketball preseason breakdown
What a season it was in 2023-24 for the best from the west and the beast in the east in WPIAL Class 5A boys basketball. Moon and Franklin Regional collided in a pair of huge contents and, when the dust settled, they split. In the WPIAL 5A title game, the...
Scores, leaders from 2024 WPIAL football postseason
In this day and age of spread offenses and teams putting up big numbers on a weekly basis, 2024 has shown that old school, physical football with a heavy lean on the running game still works in high school football. Thomas Jefferson, Avonworth and South Park all relied heavily on...
Trib HSSN football team of the week for Nov. 24, 2024Video
Trib HSSN football team of the week – South Park Eagles Coach – Brian Abbey (second season) Result – South Park 21, Seton LaSalle 14 Record – 12-1 overall #Earned – The weather in Pittsburgh leading up to Saturday’s WPIAL football championships at Acrisure Stadium had been wet, with some...
PIHL standings through Nov. 24, 2024
Here are the latest 2024-25 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League standings through Sunday. 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. Class 3A Team – Wins – Losses – Overtime Wins-Overtime...
All 6 WPIAL football champs reach state semifinals
Four more WPIAL champions were crowned Saturday at Acrisure Stadium, and Central Catholic in Class 6A and Thomas Jefferson in Class 4A were victorious in the PIAA quarterfinals this past weekend. Those two district champs join Pine-Richland in 5A, Avonworth in 3A, South Park in 2A and repeat winner Fort...
Trib HSSN 2024-25 WPIAL Class 6A boys basketball preseason breakdown
Will there be a history-making repeat for Upper St. Clair as WPIAL boys basketball champion? Can a district team finally win an elusive PIAA Class 6A crown? How will the five teams moving up, including two-time defending Class A district champion Imani Christian, fare in the world of Class 6A?...
South Park rides running game to secure WPIAL Class 2A championship
It was a turn back the clock day in the 2024 WPIAL Class 2A championship game Saturday at Acrisure Stadium. Nearly two decades since South Park played in a district title game, the Eagles’ approach on offense was more of a game plan from seven decades ago. It was ground...
2024 WPIAL football championship factoids
Two new champions will be crowned in Class 3A and 2A while two teams look to repeat as champions in Class 5A and A as part of the four WPIAL football championship games to be played Saturday at Acrisure Stadium. You can listen to all four district title games starting...
Trib HSSN PIAA football preview capsules for Week 13
While a lot of eyes will be on the four WPIAL championship games at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh on Saturday, the big weekend of high school football begins Friday with three area teams taking part in PIAA quarterfinals. Newly minted WPIAL champions Central Catholic in Class 6A and Thomas Jefferson...
Trib 10: New team takes over top spot with only 10 teams left standing
We present the survival edition of the Trib 10 in this 2024 season. After all the smoke has cleared, these are the 10 teams still alive heading into lucky Week 13. The top two teams are officially district champions while the other eight power-ranked teams are heading to the North...
WPIAL Class 2A championship preview: After long wait, Seton LaSalle, South Park return to title game
There are a lot of familiar teams playing in the WPIAL football championships this fall. Title games in Class 6A and 5A involved the same two finalists from a year ago. In three of the other championship contests, one of the teams returned to the title game from last fall...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school football rankings for Nov. 19, 2024
Last week was the first week when the district postseason morphed into the state playoffs. While some of the district playoffs conclude with championships this weekend, other district winners move on to the PIAA quarterfinals Friday and Saturday. Seven ranked teams from a week ago saw their seasons come to...
Trib HSSN football team of the week for Nov. 18, 2024Video
Trib HSSN football team of the week – Clairton Bears Coach: Wayne Wade (11th season) Result: Clairton 24, Bishop Canevin 0 Record: 13-0 overall #Earned: Nearly four decades ago, one of the greatest defensive efforts over a single season was put in the books by the 1985 Chicago Bears, who...
Trib HSSN football player of the week for Nov. 18, 2024Video
Trib HSSN football player of the week – Maclane Miller School: Pine-Richland Class: Junior Height/Weight: 5-foot-9, 185 pounds Position: Running back, linebacker #Earned: The young man known as Mac was as sharp as a knife in the WPIAL Class 5A semifinals victory Friday over Bethel Park. Miller was determined not...
PIHL standings through Nov. 17, 2024
Here are the latest 2024-25 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League standings through Sunday. 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. Class 3A Team – Wins – Losses – Overtime Wins-Overtime...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Nov. 18, 2024
The District 7 high school football playoffs conclude with four games set for Championship Saturday this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has audio coverage of the WPIAL Class 5A, 3A, 2A and A football title games Saturday, along with a PIAA Class A quarterfinal set...
Matchups set for 2024 PIAA football quarterfinals
Two WPIAL champions are officially on the hunt for PIAA gold while eight other District 7 teams prepare to play for gold at the big house on the North Shore. Central Catholic in 6A and Thomas Jefferson in 4A are freshly minted WPIAL champs and will participate in state second...
