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Finals factoids ahead of 2024 WPIAL Class 6A, 4A football championships
On Saturday, the WPIAL will crown two football champions with the playing of the district Class 4A and 6A title games. This will be the fourth straight year and the sixth time in the last seven years that the 6A championship game will be played at Norwin Knights Stadium in...
Trib HSSN game-by-game playoff previews for 2024 Week 12
The third weekend of the WPIAL football playoffs brings more clarity than confusion. Semifinal Friday consists of eight final four matchups to determine the finalists in Class 5A, 3A, 2A and A next week. Championship Saturday consists of two district title games that will crown winners in Class 6A and...
Trib 10: 3 pairs of power-ranked teams to clash this weekend
The power-ranked teams flexed their muscles again in the second weekend of the WPIAL football playoffs with nine of the 10 winning and advancing to Semifinals Friday or Championship Saturday. The only team ousted was the team that was on top of the Trib 10 for the first month-plus of...
PIAA football postseason set to commence
The journey to Cumberland Valley kicks off this weekend with the start of the 2024 PIAA football playoffs. It’s a merger of the district and state playoffs. Most districts will be hosting their championship or semifinals on Friday or Saturday, while other district champions have been crowned and the focus...
Perfect season within reach for 2 WPIAL teams at PIAA boys soccer championships
Two WPIAL boys soccer teams are headed east on Friday to play for state gold in the 2024 PIAA boys soccer championships. Both Moon in 3A and Bentworth in Class A are not only in search of their first state championship in boys soccer, they are also one win from...
Championship field set for 2024 PIAA girls soccer finals
With three rounds in the books in the 2024 PIAA girls soccer playoffs, only one team from the WPIAL is still alive heading into the state finals. With Mars, Quaker Valley and Seton LaSalle all falling in the semifinals, only Springdale in Class A will be representing District 7 and...
3 WPIAL teams to vie for PIAA girls volleyball championships
Eight years ago, the WPIAL had three teams win PIAA girls volleyball championships as North Allegheny in Class 4A, Knoch in 3A and Freeport in 2A all brought home state gold in 2017. The district will try to match that record success as three teams from the WPIAL are headed...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school football rankings for Nov. 12, 2024
There were several changes in the three largest classifications this week in the Trib HSSN state rankings, but the three small school classes were unchanged. Two perennial state powers and champions from 2023 were ousted in Week 10 with state title reigns for Aliquippa in Class 4A and Southern Columbia...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024: Soccer, volleyball teams set sights on reaching state finals
When the 2024 WPIAL Class A girls soccer brackets were released, Springdale and Seton LaSalle were the top two seeds and appeared to be destined to play for district gold. That matchup never took place. The Dynamos did their part by reaching the WPIAL title match with convincing wins over...
Trib HSSN high school football player of the week for Nov. 11, 2024
Trib HSSN football player of the week – Kemon Spell School: McKeesport Class: Sophomore Height/Weight: 5-foot-9, 185 pounds Position: Running back, cornerback #Earned: When Mars and McKeesport met in Week 7 for first place in the Class 4A Great Allegheny Conference last month, the Tigers defeated the Fightin’ Planets, 28-7....
Trib HSSN football team of the week for Nov. 10, 2024Video
Trib HSSN football team of the week: Avonworth Antelopes Coach: Duke Johncour (14th season) Result: Avonworth 42, Beaver 21 Record: 9-3 overall #Earned: Since losing to Thomas Jefferson in a nonconference Week 2 game, Avonworth had won five straight games coming into a Week 9 showdown at Beaver. Win and...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Nov. 11, 2024
The District 7 high school football playoffs head toward a third weekend with Semifinals Friday and Championship Saturday this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has audio coverage of a couple WPIAL football final four games Friday and then both the 4A and 6A title games...
PIHL standings through Nov. 10, 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...
5 WPIAL teams move on to PIAA girls volleyball semifinals
With two rounds in the books and two rounds to go, five WPIAL teams are headed to the semifinals in the 2024 PIAA girls volleyball playoffs. The district will have one team in at least two of the state championship matches with head-to-head contests coming up in Class 3A and...
PIAA girls soccer semifinals to feature 4 WPIAL teams
Four WPIAL teams are headed to the 2024 PIAA girls soccer final four. Mars in Class 3A, Quaker Valley in 2A and Springdale and Seton LaSalle prepare to clash in Class A, guaranteeing a District 7 team will play for state gold in Mechanicsburg. Here are the sites and times...
3 WPIAL boys soccer teams set for PIAA semifinal matchups
Midway through the 2024 PIAA boys soccer playoffs, only three WPIAL teams remain. Moon from Class 3A, Avonworth from 2A and Bentworth in A have two state playoff victories under their belt and advanced to Tuesday’s PIAA final four. Here are the sites and times for the semifinals on Tuesday,...
Trib HSSN game-by-game high school football playoff previews for 2024 Week 11
As always in November football, there is great anticipation for all the contests slated for the second week of WPIAL playoff action. Whether they are rematches from games earlier this season or first-time matchups, there is a special story to tell in all 24 postseason contests Friday. Four games —...
Trib 10: Ranked teams on notice as playoffs hit 2nd week
While six of the 10 power-ranked teams were on a bye last week, one of the four schools in action went bye-bye. Montour lost for a second straight week and dropped out of the Trib 10, replaced by undefeated Imani Christian. The rest of the rankings remain intact for now,...
7 WPIAL teams advance to PIAA girls volleyball quarterfinals
It was a near split decision for the WPIAL teams in the opening round of the 2024 PIAA girls volleyball playoffs. The 12 District 7 teams were a combined 7-5 in the first round Tuesday, with three of those victories coming from the three qualifiers in Class 3A. One of...
8 WPIAL girls soccer teams set for PIAA quarterfinals
It was a near unanimous decision in the opening round of the 2024 PIAA girls soccer playoffs for teams from the WPIAL. District 7 teams were a combined 8-3 with the only losses suffered by 4A champion Peters Township in penalty kicks, 2A runner-up Burrell and Winchester Thurston in overtime...
Sites, times set for PIAA boys soccer quarterfinals
The first round of the 2024 PIAA boys soccer playoffs was a landslide victory for area teams. The 11 WPIAL qualifiers along with City League champion Allderdice were a combined 8-4 in the opening round Tuesday. Three District 7 champs won and advanced to the second round, however Class 2A...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school football rankings for Nov. 5, 2024
All was quiet on the western front … as well as the central and eastern fronts as many of the elite teams across the state enjoyed district playoff byes last weekend. However, that is about to change big time this week with only two ranked teams off, compared to the...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Nov. 5, 2024: Mars girls soccer begins state playoff quest
On this busy day, a new President of the United States may or may not be determined by the end of the day and a new football player may or may not be acquired by the Pittsburgh Steelers by the end of the NFL trading deadline, but the PIAA playoffs...
Trib HSSN high school football team of the week for Nov. 4, 2024Video
Trib HSSN football team of the week – Highlands Golden Rams Coach: Matt Bonislawski (third season) Result: Highlands 56, Southmoreland 20 Record: 6-4 overall #Earned: At midseason, the Golden Rams were suffering through a three-game losing streak in which they were the heartbreak kids of the district, losing three of...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Nov. 4, 2024
The District 7 high school football playoffs head toward a second weekend with quarterfinal and semifinal action this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has audio coverage of 10 WPIAL football playoff games, along with a couple of video streams and two broadcasts from the District...
