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Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week for Feb. 15, 2026Video
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week – Maggie Spell School – Thomas Jefferson Class – Senior Height – 5-foot-10 Position – Guard #Earned – On the heels of a strong 2024-25 campaign in which the Thomas Jefferson girls basketball team finished 22-6 with losses to district Class 5A...
Trib HSSN basketball team of the week for Feb. 15, 2026Video
Trib HSSN basketball team of the week – Fox Chapel Foxes girls Coach – Marty Matvey (Seventh season) Record – 15-8 overall, 9-3 and runner-up in Section 1-5A #Earned – Near the end of December, special things started to happen with the Fox Chapel girls basketball program, As the year...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Feb. 16, 2026
The first round melts into the quarterfinals when it comes to the February Frenzy and the high school basketball postseason this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN continues coverage of the 2026 WPIAL boys and girls basketball playoffs with the conclusion of the opening round and...
PIHL standings, playoff clinchings through Feb. 15, 2026
Here are the latest 2026 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League standings through Sunday, plus the latest list of teams that have clinched a playoff spot. 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...
Sites, times set for Wednesday’s WPIAL basketball quarterfinals
As the WPIAL boys and girls basketball playoffs continue with first-round action Monday and Tuesday, the first night of the second round is set with sites and times. The district quarterfinals will begin Wednesday with boys Class 4A, A and girls 5A and 3A contests now set. Here are the...
Aliquippa football again contesting being placed in Class 4A by PIAA
The ongoing debate between the PIAA and the Aliquippa football program will write another chapter next week during the monthly state board of control meeting. On the docket, Aliquippa plans to appeal the PIAA decision to keep the Quips in Class 4A for the next two-year football cycle. Part of...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 13, 2026: Newly crowned section champ Derry headlines 1st night of 1st-round action
Welcome to opening night of Round 1 action in the WPIAL basketball playoffs with the spotlight shining on boys Class 4A, girls 5A and girls 3A first-round games. This has been a memorable season for the Derry boys basketball team, winning its first section championship in 69 years. The No....
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 12, 2026: Basketball playoffs tip off with 6 play-in games
Let the games of the 2026 WPIAL basketball playoffs begin. The new name is “play-in” games, and the old school name was “pigtail” matchups, but they are officially called “preliminary round” contests and there are six of them, all on the boys side and all set for Thursday. Three of...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania girls high school basketball rankings for Feb. 11, 2026
There were a few changes to the Trib HSSN girls high school basketball rankings as the regular season concluded and the district postseason is about to begin. Three teams, two of them from District 6, fell out of the state Top 5. Gone for now are Hollidaysburg in 5A, Marion...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania boys high school basketball rankings for Feb. 11, 2026
The challenges for the elite boys basketball teams throughout Pennsylvania are about to change from regular season hurdles to district postseason challenges that could be season ending. Playoffs are about to begin in all 12 districts with two immediate goals: doing what it takes to qualify for the state playoffs...
Trib 10: Top seeds populate power rankings as playoffs begin
Seedings are everything in the WPIAL brackets, but they don’t mean a thing when it comes to the Trib 10. These weekly power rankings arrive right between the end of the regular season and the start of the District 7 postseason. Very little change has taken place in the calm...
For WPIAL basketball committee, top seeds weren’t easy decisions
When building a playoff bracket, you have to start at the top. Who gets the No. 1 seed? That is usually a question the WPIAL basketball steering committee hits like a breakaway layup. However, there was plenty of discussion as to who would garner the top seed in nearly half...
Trib HSSN basketball team of the week for Feb. 8, 2026Video
Trib HSSN basketball team of the week – Quaker Valley Quakers boys Coaches – Mike Mastroianni (34th season) Record – 17-3 overall, 10-0 and champions of Section 2-4A #Earned – Sometimes a great season is born out of the pain from previous campaigns. Over the course of the last two...
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week for Feb. 8, 2026Video
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week – Alexis Cashdollar School – Mars Class – Senior Height – 5-foot-8 Position – Guard/forward #Earned – Following four straight losses in mid-January, Mars was on the outside of the playoff bubble in Section 3-5A. A win over Moon ended the skid...
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week for Feb. 8, 2026Video
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week – Aaron Webb School – Indiana Class – Junior Height – 6-foot-8 Position – Forward #Earned – A year ago, the Indiana boys basketball team finished in fourth place in Section 2-5A, qualifying for the WPIAL playoffs. The Little Indians’ stay in...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Feb. 9, 2026: Basketball pairings to be revealed on HSSN
Before the games are launched later this week in the 2026 WPIAL basketball playoffs, destinies will be unveiled Monday afternoon with the release of the 12 boys and girls hoops brackets. The tradition continues with the WPIAL Playoff Pairings Show at 2:10 p.m. on Trib HSSN and all of our...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Feb. 9, 2026
The theme both worldwide and around the district could be summed up in four words — “Let the game’s begin!” The ribbon is cut on the high school roundball playoffs this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN begins coverage of the 2026 WPIAL boys and girls...
PIHL standings, playoff clinchings through Feb. 8, 2026
Here are the latest 2026 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League standings through Sunday, plus the latest list of teams that have clinched a playoff spot. 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...
WPIAL bracketology: Everyone looks like a girls basketball longshot compared to South FayetteVideo
The girls basketball playoff field is set with 81 teams in six classifications. Class 6A girls will have one first-round match before kicking into full gear in the quarterfinals. Both Class 5A and 2A have perfect fields of 16, 3A is one short with 15 teams, 4A is two short...
WPIAL bracketology: Top seeds in Class 6A and 4A boys basketball up for debateVideo
The boys basketball playoff field is set with 87 teams in six classifications, with seemingly half the field in the Class 2A bracket. The Class A boys will go right into the quarterfinals round with eight teams, Class 5A and 2A are a tad bloated with 19 teams each, Class...
Trib HSSN WPIAL girls basketball rankings for the week ending Feb. 7, 2026
Here are the Trib HSSN WPIAL girls basketball rankings for the week ending Feb. 7, 2026. Teams are listed with overall record and last week’s ranking. Class 6A 1. Pine-Richland, 15-7, 4 2. Canon-McMillan, 17-4, 3 3. Seneca Valley, 13-6, 2 4. Norwin, 16-4, 1 5. Upper St. Clair, 11-10,...
Trib HSSN WPIAL boys basketball rankings for the week ending Feb. 7, 2026
Here are the Trib HSSN WPIAL boys basketball rankings for the week ending Feb. 7, 2026. Teams are listed with overall record and last week’s ranking. Class 6A 1. Upper St. Clair, 20-1, 2 2. New Castle, 19-1, 1 3. Central Catholic, 19-2, 3 4. North Hills, 15-7, NR 5....
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Feb. 7, 2026: Final basketball playoff berths up for grabs
There are still a couple of WPIAL playoff berths to be determined Saturday with a handful of boys and girls basketball makeup games set to conclude section play. • In Section 2-3A, McGuffey can clinch a boys basketball playoff berth with a win at home over Washington. • In Section...
WPIAL clinched: Girls basketball playoff qualifiers through Feb. 6, 2026
The WPIAL girls basketball regular season is down to a few games as the district playoff field is nearly finalized with 80 teams ready to participate in the February Frenzy. An 81st team could join them Saturday. A reminder of the playoff format this season as sections with eight or...
WPIAL clinched: Boys basketball playoff qualifiers through Feb. 6, 2026
One day remains in the stretch run as the WPIAL boys basketball playoff field is up to 86 teams that have clinched district postseason berths. Three more teams could join them Saturday. A reminder of the playoff format this season as sections with eight or more teams send the top...
