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Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school girls basketball rankings for Jan. 15, 2025
There were big changes in the highest classification this week in the Trib HSSN girls basketball state rankings, but just minor tweaks to the other five classifications. In Class 6A, both the top two ranked teams from the debut rankings slipped all the way out of the top 5 this...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school boys basketball rankings for Jan. 15, 2025
As we hit the midway point of January, a cold chill along with some changes in the Trib HSSN boys basketball rankings are in the air. Three teams from District 12 that sat atop the rankings a week ago slipped but did not fall from their top spot this past...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 15, 2024: Section races heat up on mats
Mats throughout the district will be out with midweek high school wrestling duals, the second-to-last section meets of the 2025 season. In Section 6-3A, first place is up for grabs as Shaler (5-0) hosts North Hills (6-3). The Titans and Indians are tied for first place with 1-0 records in...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 14, 2025: Montour, Moon battle for 1st place
The first half of section play in WPIAL boys basketball concludes Tuesday with plenty of big games around the district, including a showdown in Section 4-5A. Montour is alone in first place with a 4-0 section record and is 9-1 overall. The Spartans, who have won three straight since a...
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week for Jan. 13, 2025
Trib HSSN boys basketball teams of the week – New Castle Red Hurricanes Coach: Ralph Blundo (15th season) Record: 5-1 in Section 1-6A, 11-1 overall #Earned: New Castle came out of the gates flying this season, winning its first eight games, which included victories in its first three section contests....
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week for Jan. 13, 2025Video
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week – Cameron Epps School: South Allegheny Class: Senior Height: 5-foot-7 Position: Guard #Earned: The senior guard was a big part of the Gladiators’ three wins this past week and their rise to first place in Section 3-3A and becoming the new No....
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Jan. 13, 2025: 1st-place girls basketball showdowns set
The first half of section play in WPIAL girls basketball concludes with several head-to-head matchups to determine first place. In Class 5A, two of the four sections have showdown contests to conclude the first half. In Section 1, Shaler will try to continue its turnaround season at Franklin Regional. The...
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week for Jan. 12, 2025
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week – Shady Side Academy Bulldogs Coach – Jonna Burke (fourth season at SSA, 30th year overall) Record – 13-0 overall, 6-0 in Section 2-3A #Earned – While the defending WPIAL Class 3A champions returned a lot of talent from their run a...
PIHL standings through Jan. 12, 2025
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...
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week for Jan. 12, 2025Video
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week – Iyanna Wade School – Clairton Class – Senior Height – 5-foot-4 Position – Point guard What coach says – “Iyanna has taken advantage of her athletic ability,” said Carlton Wade, Clairton coach and Iyanna’s father. “Against those two teams, she used...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Jan. 13, 2024
The frigid temps remain outdoors, but indoors there is plenty of red hot winter high school sports action this week here on the TribLive High School Sports Network. We have WPIAL, District 6 and District 10 boys and girls basketball, WPIAL boys and girls wrestling, WPIAL boys and girls swimming...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 11, 2025: Saturday showcases set on hardwood
It will be a full day of high school basketball action at a pair of area colleges Saturday. Four boys basketball games are scheduled for LaRoche College in the PBC Classic: • Shady Side Academy takes on Bishop Canevin at 1 p.m. • Seton LaSalle challenges Our Lady of the...
South Allegheny blitzes South Park in battle for 1st place
It was youth basketball night at South Park on Friday as futures Eagles showed up for support and to entertain the crowd at halftime. It was appropriate for this night because the showdown for first place in Section 3-3A looked like the South Park boys playing the South Allegheny men....
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 10, 2025: More 1 vs. 2 showdowns set for Friday
What a week it has been for showdowns in WPIAL basketball as we get closer to the midway point of section play in the regular season. On Tuesday, we saw the top two teams collide in boys Class 6A as Imani Christian Academy visited Upper St. Clair, followed on Thursday...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania girls high school basketball rankings for Jan. 8, 2025
A year ago, five districts earned a piece of the championship pie in Hershey with only District 12 winning multiple PIAA titles. Cardinal O’Hara won the Class 6A title while Archbishop Wood brought the 5A golden trophy back to the Philadelphia area. The other four championships went to Blackhawk in...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 9, 2025: Reigning WPIAL champs collide in Class 3A girls basketball
On Tuesday, the spotlight fell on a WPIAL 6A boys basketball showdown between No. 1 Imani Christian and No. 2 Upper St. Clair in a battle of 2024 district champions. Now on Thursday, a similar matchup is set in girls basketball. Reigning WPIAL Class 3A champion Shady Side Academy hosts...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania boys high school basketball rankings for Jan. 8, 2025
For the first time in 20 years and only the fourth time in the 124-year history of the boys hoops state playoffs, District 7 teams captured gold in half of the six classifications. It was a repeat performance for Lincoln Park in Class 4A and Imani Christian Academy in Class...
Trib 10: Pair of Class 5A teams top 1st edition of basketball power rankings
Welcome to the first edition of the Trib 10 power rankings for the 2025 high school basketball season. It’s a weekly look at the top teams from around the district with absolutely no classification boundaries. A year ago, Lincoln Park began and ended the season as the Trib 10 boys...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 8, 2025: Southmoreland running section gauntlet
It might not be like the Pittsburgh Steelers’ gauntlet of three games at Philadelphia, at Baltimore and home to Kansas City in an 11-day span, but it will still be challenging. Inclement weather last Friday forced a change to the original schedule that now has a WPIAL boys basketball Section...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 7, 2025: Game of the year in big-school boys basketball
A week into the new year, it’s safe to say the biggest WPIAL basketball game of 2025 — or perhaps even this season — is set to tip off Tuesday. The top two teams in Class 6A, who a year ago both won WPIAL boys basketball championships, collide for first...
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week for Jan. 6, 2025Video
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week – Brady Mayo School: Beaver Class: Senior Height: 6-foot-1 Position: Guard #Earned: The senior guard is coming off a physically taxing 2024 football season in which he helped Beaver to a share of the Class 3A Western Hills Conference title, despite missing...
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week for Jan. 6, 2025
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week – Keystone Oaks Golden Eagles Coach: Gary Goga (4th season) Record: 2-0 in Section 2-3A, 9-2 overall #Earned: It has been a struggle for Gary Goga since taking over the Keystone Oaks boys basketball program. In the three previous seasons, the Golden...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Dec. 20, 2024: Neighboring rivals to collide in WPIAL finals rematch
A year ago, defending WPIAL 3A boys basketball champion Deer Lakes battled A-K Valley rival Burrell twice in the regular season. The Lancers swept the Section 3-3A series from the Bucs, winning at home by 22 points and claiming victory at Burrell by only three points. Deer Lakes won the...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Dec. 19, 2024: Last batch of girls basketball section openers to tip off
While girls basketball teams in Class 5A, 4A, 3A and A have at least two section games under the belt, Thursday marks the section openers for teams in Class 6A and Class 2A. There are three games in Section 1-6A highlighted by perennial power North Allegheny (1-4) visiting Seneca Valley...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Dec. 18, 2024: Section competition heats up on mat
While most WPIAL wrestling teams will have a section match or two in the books before the holidays, there are those schools in four-team sections that will wait until January to begin their section schedule. That includes defending Class 3A champion Connellsville, which is in Section 8-3A this year with...
