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Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Head of the Class: Player, coach of the year in all 6 classifications
Class 6A Player of the Year: Tyler Robbins, Upper St. Clair While Upper St. Clair senior guards Christian Ito and Brett Meinert seemed to take turns playing the hero in the postseason with big efforts late in games, it was 6-foot-9 junior Tyler Robbins who was a consistent force for...
Trib HSSN Girls Basketball Head of the Class: Player, coach of the year in all 6 classifications
Class 6A Player of the Year: Natalie Wetzel, Peters Township Standing 6-foot-3, Peters Township junior Natalie Wetzel was a cut above the competition on most nights. Wetzel averaged 17.3 points in helping Peters Township enjoy its most successful season since winning WPIAL and PIAA titles with a perfect record in...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of April 1, 2024
With all of the egg hunts complete, we go hippity-hoppin’ toward a full week of spring sports…weather permitting of course, as we begin April action this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. There will be plenty of WPIAL baseball and softball action from the diamonds, along with boys...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for March 28, 2024: Rivals Mt. Lebanon, USC to meet
Two years ago, rivals collided on the district’s biggest stage, playing for WPIAL baseball gold. There is not as much at stake Thursday when the schools meet in a nonsection contest, but the intensity will be there as it always is for Mt. Lebanon against Upper St. Clair. The visiting...
Lincoln Park boys, Blackhawk girls top final Trib 10 rankings
When the first edition of the Trib 10 boys basketball power rankings were released, defending state champions Lincoln Park and Imani Christian were the top two teams. So it was written, so let it be done. While the Saints slid down a couple spots before making their way back up...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on March 27, 2024: After rainout, Fox Chapel goes for section sweep
Its back to work for WPIAL baseball and softball teams Wednesday after a washout Tuesday thanks to all-day precipitation. Fox Chapel (1-0, 2-1) needed extra innings to win its Section 1-5A baseball game Monday at home. Now 48 hours later, the Foxes look to bring out the brooms when they...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school girls basketball rankings for March 26, 2024
This year marked the 51st time the PIAA has awarded state championships to the best girls basketball teams in Pennsylvania. The first championship was won by Allentown Central Catholic from District 11 in 1973. There were no champions crowned in 2020 due to the covid-19 outbreak. While three districts hogged...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school boys basketball rankings for March 26, 2024
Three of the 12 districts that make up the PIAA earned gold in the 2024 boys basketball playoffs with the WPIAL standing alone atop the highest step of the medal stand. For the first time in 20 years and only the fourth time in the 124-year history of the boys...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on March 26, 2024: WPIAL volleyball champs open section schedule
With a rainy forecast for Tuesday, we look indoors to WPIAL boys volleyball section openers. Defending district winner North Catholic is hoping to become the third school in the last decade to repeat as Class 2A champions. The Trojans open up their Section 1-2A schedule Tuesday with a visit to...
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Player of the Week for March 25, 2024
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week: Brandin Cummings School: Lincoln Park Class: Senior Height: 6-foot-4 Position: Guard #Earned: The senior guard known as Beebah had a monster finish to a tremendous season and a magnificent scholastic career last week. In the PIAA Class 4A semifinals, Cummings scored 29...
Trib HSSN Girls Basketball Player of the Week for March 25, 2024
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week: Alena Fusetti School: Blackhawk Class: Senior Height: 5-foot-10 Position: Guard #Earned: Fusetti was tired of playing the role of bridesmaid with two straight WPIAL and a 2023 PIAA runner-up silver medal and wanted desperately to be the golden bride before her scholastic...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for March 25, 2024: Section play begins in WPIAL baseball
Welcome to opening day of section play in 10 sections across four classifications in WPIAL baseball. Section 1 in Class 5A; Sections 1, 3 and 4 in Class 3A; and all three sections in 2A and A begin play with temperatures sneaking into the 60’s. Once again this season, the...
Final 2024 PIAA girls basketball results
The streak of WPIAL teams winning at least one PIAA girls basketball championship has hit six years in a row. In fact, in this century, District 7 girls basketball teams have only failed twice to win a state championship. It last happened in 2017 when three WPIAL teams reached Hershey,...
Final 2024 PIAA boys basketball results
For only the first time in 20 years and only the fourth time in the 124-year history of the PIAA boys basketball championships, three teams from the WPIAL have been crowned state champions. Lincoln Park in Class 4A and Imani Christian is Class A repeated as state champions while Aliquippa...
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week for March 24, 2024 
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week: Blackhawk Cougars Coach: Greg Huston (first season at Blackhawk, 18th overall) Record: 10-0 in Section 2-4A, 27-3 overall #Earned: After back-to-back district runner-up finishes and state silver a year ago, Blackhawk’s girls basketball players began the week determined to finally wear gold...
Trib HSSN boys basketball teams of the week for March 24, 2024 
Trib HSSN boys basketball teams of the week: Lincoln Park Leopards, Aliquippa Quips and Imani Christian Saints Coaches: Mike Bariski, Lincoln Park (15th season); Nick Lachovich, Aliquippa (seventh season in second stint); Khayree Wilson, Imani Christian Academy (first season) Records: Lincoln Park: 12-0 in Section 2-4A, 28-3 overall; Aliquippa: 10-0...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of March 25, 2024
As we wave so long to the winter sports season of basketball and hockey, we turn quickly and welcome the spring sports season of baseball and lacrosse this week here on the TribLive High School Sports Network. We feature some Class 6A and 2A high school baseball action along with...
PIAA Class A boys basketball championship preview: Imani Christian vs. Berlin-Brothersvalley
For the first time in nearly 25 years, the same two teams are playing for state gold in the PIAA Class A boys basketball championship game two years in a row. WPIAL champion Imani Christian will battle District 5 winner Berlin-Brothersvalley in the Class A boys basketball state title game...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania boys high school basketball rankings for March 20, 2024
The PIAA boys basketball championships are set as 12 teams have completed the Road to Hershey and will play for state gold Thursday through Saturday. Seven districts will be represented at the Giant Center. Here is the district breakdown for the title games. The WPIAL (District 7) leads the way...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania girls high school basketball rankings for March 20, 2024
The Road to Hershey is complete as 12 girls basketball teams are headed to Chocolate Town to play for a state championship. It is pretty balanced with seven districts represented at the Giant Center. Here is the district breakdown for the finals. District 6 is the leader with three teams...
Road to Hershey: 4 WPIAL boys basketball teams still in hunt for state gold
For the second straight year, the WPIAL will send four district teams to Hershey to play for a state basketball championship. A year ago, Lincoln Park in Class 4A and Imani Christian in Class A came away with PIAA titles while Deer Lakes in 3A and Aliquippa in 2A returned...
Road to Hershey: Last WPIAL girls basketball team standing is Blackhawk
For the first time since the expansion to six classifications in 2017, the WPIAL has only one team advancing to the PIAA girls basketball championships. The last time only one District 7 team reached the girls basketball finals when North Catholic was the lone WPIAL rep in 2016, the final...
Trib HSSN Girls Basketball Team of the Week for March 18, 2024 
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week: McKeesport Tigers Coach: Matt Miller (1st season) Record: 10-2 and second place in Section 3-5A, 24-4 overall #Earned: After bouncing back from a tough semifinal loss to eventual champion South Fayette with a consolation win over Oakland Catholic and a PIAA first-round...
Trib HSSN Girls Basketball Player of the Week for March 18, 2024
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week: Aubree Hupp School: Blackhawk Class: Sophomore Height: 5-foot-10 Position: Forward #Earned: While senior Alena Fusetti has been the leading scorer for Blackhawk this season, Hupp has stepped up and been a force on the blocks for the Cougars in the postseason. In...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on March 19, 2024: Aliquippa, Fort Cherry set for rematch
Welcome to Semifinals Tuesday and the final stop on the Road to Hershey with PIAA basketball final four games in boys Class 6A, 3A and 2A, along with girls 5A, 4A and A. While the Class 5A and 4A “western finals” were rematches of WPIAL championship games this winter, the...


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