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Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week for March 8, 2026Video
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week — Aubree Hupp School — Blackhawk Class — Senior Height — 5-foot-10 Position — Forward #Earned — Aubree Hupp knows what it takes to play for a championship. As her incredible scholastic career winds down, she had been a big part of...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of March 9, 2026
This past weekend, it was time to spring forward by starting daylight savings time. Now its time to spring forward to the next round of the high school state basketball and scholastic hockey playoffs this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN continues coverage of the 2026...
2026 WPIAL Class 6A baseball preseason breakdown
North Allegheny won the Section 1-6A baseball title by two games last spring, while Canon-McMillan took home the plaque as Section 2-6A champs by one game. Yet in the small eight-team playoff bracket, neither team reached the championship game. The Tigers were stunned in the quarterfinals by Hempfield, and the...
PIHL semifinal showdowns coming this week
Outside of No. 7 seed Latrobe in Class 2A, there have been no major surprises through the quarterfinals in the 2026 PIHL hockey playoffs. Many of the top four seeds have advanced to the Final Four in the Penguins Cup playoffs, set to take place at RMU Sports Complex on...
What to watch for in Western Pa. sports for March 9, 2026: PIHL playoffs heat up
Welcome to Week 2 of the PIHL playoffs with all four classifications set for the final four and all eight games this week at Robert Morris University Island Sports Complex on Neville Island. The focus on Day 1 will be the Penguins Cup Class 3A semifinals. In the first game,...
18 WPIAL teams, Allderdice move on to PIAA girls basketball 2nd round
It was a 50-50 start to the PIAA girls basketball playoffs for the 36 teams that qualified from the WPIAL. With the first round in the books, there were 18 winners that are marching on to the second round and 18 district teams that saw their seasons end. Here is...
22 WPIAL teams, Obama Academy advance to PIAA boys basketball 2nd round
It was a good start for WPIAL boys basketball teams on the Road to Hershey, with each class going .500 or better in the first round. Combined, District 7 teams were 22-14 in the opening round. The breakdown per class: Class 6A (3-1), 5A (5-3), 4A (3-2), 3A (4-3), 2A...
Upper St. Clair plants flag on Mount Robbins in PIAA 1st-round win over Cedar Crest
Nobody wanted to use the “H” word afterward, but for two quarters of the PIAA Class 6A first-round playoff game between District 7 champion Upper St. Clair and the No. 8 seed out of District 3, Cedar Crest, the WPIAL championship game hangover was legit. The three-time district champions pounded...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on March 7, 2026: Allderdice-Central Catholic matchup highlights Day 2 of PIAA 1st-round action
The PIAA basketball first round concludes Saturday in boys Class 6A, 3A and 2A along with girls Class 5A, 4A and Class A. Allderdice has played in 45 PIAA boys basketball postseason games and have nearly split with 23 wins and 22 losses all-time. The Dragons’ last 10 games in...
Thomas Jefferson’s Justin Fry cooks New Oxford in PIAA Class 5A 1st round
On Fridays during Lent, it is a tradition for folks to somehow, someway get themselves to a local fish fry. Well on the first Friday in March, the most popular Fry in Jefferson Borough was 6-foot-4 junior Justin Fry. With his teammates struggling, all Fry did was play tough defense...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on March 6, 2026: State basketball playoffs to tip off
The PIAA basketball playoffs tip off Friday with first-round action in boys Class 5A, 4A and Class A, along with girls Class 6A, 3A and 2A. The state playoffs are a five-round grind leading to the championship games at the Giant Center. However, for two WPIAL boys Class 5A teams,...
What to watch for in high school sports on March 5, 2026: Semifinal brackets to be filled in PIHL ice
The PIHL Penguins Cup quarterfinals conclude with three more high school hockey playoff games Thursday. Two PIHL powers are set to clash to determine the final piece of the Class A semifinal puzzle with a battle of the Valleys. No. 6 Chartiers Valley challenges No. 3 Quaker Valley at the...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania boys high school basketball rankings for March 4, 2026
You want changes? We got changes. Following a regular season in which the best teams in the state did a good job of holding their own, the district championships led to nine teams falling out of the Trib HSSN boys basketball Top 5. Just about all of the teams ranked...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania girls high school basketball rankings for March 4, 2026
As we prepare to cut the ribbon on the Road to Hershey, the district championship results across the state led to a new look to the Trib HSSN girls basketball state rankings. Seven teams up and down the six classifications saw their dreams of a district title come up short,...
Trib 10: WPIAL champion Upper St. Clair, South Fayette stay atop power rankings
Welcome to the post-championship edition of the Trib 10 basketball power rankings. These rankings include the six WPIAL crowned champions and four district runners-up. Moving forward, teams that qualified for the PIAA postseason but were not a part of the party at The Pete, could soon return to the Trib...
What to watch for in high school sports on March 3, 2026: Class 3A hockey rivals to face off
The PIHL Penguins Cup Playoffs continue with Day 2 of the high school hockey quarterfinals. The margin between two PIHL Class 3A rivals was tight all season, until the end when there was no difference. Both North Allegheny and Pine-Richland finished in a tie for fourth place along with Central...
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week for March 2, 2026Video
Trib HSSN basketball team of the week – Upper St. Clair Panthers boys Coaches – Danny Holzer (31st season) Record – 13-1 and co-champions with Central Catholic of Section 2-6A, 24-1 overall #Earned – In 117 years of WPIAL boys basketball championships, only one team in the league’s highest classification...
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week for March 2, 2026Video
Trib HSSN basketball team of the week – Canon-McMillan Big Macs Coaches – John Fontana (third season) Record – 9-1 and champions of Section 2-6A, 21-4 overall #Earned – For the seniors on the Canon-McMillan girls basketball team, including the three senior starters, it has been an incredible journey during...
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week for March 2, 2026
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week – Qa’lil Goode School – Aliquippa Class – Senior Height – 6-foot Position – Guard #Earned – Following a record 15th WPIAL boys basketball championship Saturday, it is all Goode in the land of the Quips. Once known as “Lil’ Cheese” when...
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week for March 2, 2026Video
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week – Lexi Pearce School – Serra Catholic Class – Freshman Height – 5-foot-6 Position – Guard #Earned – What a roller coaster ride of emotions Friday afternoon turned out to be for a certain ninth grader. Serra Catholic freshman Lexi Pearce got...
Recapping the WPIAL boys, girls basketball playoffs after 12 champions were crownedVideo
The Path to the Pete is now complete. History was made in boys Class 6A as Upper St. Clair tied the 1997-99 New Castle teams as the only two boys basketball programs to win three straight championships in the highest classification. The Chartiers Valley boys in Class 5A, Neighborhood Academy...
PIHL Penguins Cup quarterfinals, Division 2 playoffs to commence
After dropping the puck on the Class A postseason last week, the rest of the PIHL hockey playoffs kick into full gear this week with quarterfinal games. A year ago, Seneca Valley in Class 3A, Cathedral Prep in Class 2A and Avonworth in Class A skated away with Penguins Cup...
Final PIHL standings, playoff qualifiers for 2025-26 season
Here are the final 2026 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League standings through Sunday, plus the final list of teams that clinched a Penguins Cup or PIHL playoff spot. The point system in the PIHL this year gave three points for a regulation win, two points for an overtime win and one...
What to watch for in Western Pa. sports for March 2, 2026: Seneca Valley begins title defense
A new month gets the ball, err … the puck rolling on the start of another winter sports postseason. The PIHL Penguins Cup Playoffs take the spotlight with quarterfinal games over the next four days. The Class 3A title defense for top-seeded Seneca Valley begins Monday when it hosts No....
This week on Trib HSSN for week of March 2, 2026
We turn the calendar with fingers crossed that March will be much more bearable than February as the winter sports postseason continues on the hardwood and the ice this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN tips off coverage of the 2026 PIAA boys and girls basketball...
