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PIAA Class 3A football championship preview: Avonworth vs. Northwestern Lehigh
The PIAA Class 3A championship game features two schools making their second appearance in the football state championship game and still in search of their first PIAA gold. Five years ago, WPIAL champion Avonworth suffered one of the biggest losses in PIAA football playoff history, falling to state power Southern...
What to watch for in high school sports on Dec. 6, 2024: Day 2 of state football championships kicks off
The second of three days of the 2024 PIAA football championships are set for Chapman Field at Cumberland Valley on Friday. On Day 2 in Mechanicsburg, the Class 2A and 5A state football title games take center stage. Three of the four teams playing Friday are searching for their first...
PIAA Class 5A and Class 2A football championship previews for Dec. 6, 2024
There was great excitement in these parts last season when the WPIAL sent five teams and the City League had one reach championship weekend in the 2023 PIAA football playoffs. Following several stunning results on the day after Thanksgiving, the district only has two teams remaining to play for state...
What to watch for in high school sports on Dec. 5, 2024: State football championships kick off
Thursday marks the first of the final three days of the 2024 high school football season. The PIAA football championships kick off at Chapman Field at Cumberland Valley with the Class A and Class 4A title games. Three of the four teams are trying to win their first state football...
PIAA Class 4A and Class A football championship previews for Dec. 5, 2024
There was great excitement in these parts last season when the WPIAL sent five teams and the City League had one reach championship weekend in the 2023 PIAA football playoffs. Following several stunning results on the day after Thanksgiving, the district only has two teams remaining to play for state...
Trib 10: 5th team climbs to top spot in power rankings
Black Friday may have been great for local consumers, but it turned out to be a bad ending to a golden season for four district champions. The state semifinals were the end of the line for WPIAL winners Pine-Richland in 5A, Thomas Jefferson in 4A, South Park in 2A and...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Dec. 4, 2024: High school football stars to sign on dotted line
Wednesday marks the start of the college football early signing period. High school seniors can sign binding letters of intent to their school of choice between Wednesday and Friday. The traditional signing period is Feb. 5 through April 1. The college football transfer portal opens between Dec. 9 and Dec....
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school football rankings for Dec. 3, 2024
For the most part, the Trib HSSN football rankings held true on state semifinals weekend. Five of the six top-ranked teams were victorious and will be playing for a PIAA championship this week in Mechanicsburg. The lone exception was in Class A where No. 1 Fort Cherry lost big to...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Dec. 3, 2024: Mars boys tip off with new coach
For the first time in over two and a half decades, the Mars boys basketball team is set to hit the court without Rob Carmody as head coach. Carmody resigned in August after 26 years leading the Fightin’ Planets. His teams won two WPIAL championships and were PIAA runners-up twice....
Trib HSSN high school football team of the week for Dec. 2, 2024
Trib HSSN football team of the week – Central Catholic Vikings Coach: Ryan Lehmeier (2nd season) Result: Central Catholic 38, Harrisburg 33 Record: 12-2 overall #Earned: This is the second time this season the Vikings have been named the Trib HSSN Team of the Week. The first one was at...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Dec. 2, 2024: Top teams to compete at Franklin Regional’s Mike Rettger tournament
Welcome to the start of the first full week of the winter sports season. With the high school basketball season starting earlier than usual this season, the various tip-off tournaments have been spread out. Several of them opened this past weekend while others will take place this upcoming weekend. One...
Trib HSSN football players of the week for Dec. 1, 2024Video
Trib HSSN football player of the week – Nico and Luca Neal School – Avonworth Class – Nico, senior; Luca, junior Height/weight – Nico: 5-foot-10, 225 pounds; Luca: 5-10, 190 Position – Nico: Running back, linebacker; Luca: Running back, defensive back What coach says – “What stood out (Friday) was...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Dec. 2, 2024
Winter high school sports blankets the calendar on the first week of December this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has WPIAL and District 6 boys and girls basketball, along with three PIHL high school hockey contests and a boys and girls swim meet. Plus the...
PIHL standings through Dec. 1, 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...
2 WPIAL teams still standing as championship matchups are set in PIAA football playoffs
The day after Thanksgiving really did turn out to big Black Friday for the WPIAL football champions. Five took the field and only one survived the state semifinals. Golden seasons ended for Pine-Richland, Thomas Jefferson, South Park and Fort Cherry with losses in the PIAA final four. However, District 7...
Trib HSSN 2024-25 WPIAL Class A boys basketball preseason breakdown
Realignment really did a job on the district’s smallest classification in boys basketball. This class isn’t just small, it’s minuscule. Two-time defending district and state champion Imani Christian went all the way up to Class 6A over the next two- year cycle, and Carlynton went from Class A to 3A....
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...
