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Trib HSSN Pennsylvania High School Softball Rankings for April 9, 2024
We pull back the curtain on the first Trib HSSN state softball rankings of the young 2024 season. A lot of the top 5 teams in each class also ended up ranked at the end of the 2023 campaign. In fact, all six of the current top-ranked teams are the...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania High School Baseball Rankings for April 9, 2024
The first edition of the 2024 Trib HSSN state baseball rankings is upon us. Four defending PIAA champions begin this season at the top of their class with Shaler in 5A, Bellefonte in 4A, Riverside in 3A and Bald Eagle in 2A. Clarion in Class A is ranked No. 3...
Looking to leave slow start behind, Central Catholic drops Mt. Lebanon
A year ago, the Mt. Lebanon baseball team became the poster children for surviving a horrible start only to finish at the top of the district. The Blue Devils lost their first eight games, including their first four Section 2-6A contests, before winning a WPIAL championship and ending up as...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for April 9, 2024: North Hills looks to stay atop tough, balanced section
The first time around, the most balanced and competitive section in WPIAL baseball was a split decision with one exception. While defending Class 5A champion Shaler and Moon split two games, as did Mars and West Allegheny, North Hills sits atop the Section 3-5A after a sweep of New Castle....
Trib HSSN Softball Player of the Week for April 8, 2024Video
Trib HSSN softball player of the week: Sydney Sekely School: South Park Class: Sophomore Position: Pitcher, third base #Earned: In a week in which many WPIAL softball teams did not even get to play one game, South Park was able to get two games in. In a nonsection game against...
Trib HSSN Softball Team of the Week for April 8, 2024Video
Trib HSSN softball team of the week: Ellwood City Wolverines Coach: Gary Rozanski (19th season) Record: 5-0 overall, 0-0 in Section 2-3A #Earned: Seven years ago, Ellwood City was on top of the district softball world after winning back-to-back WPIAL championships. Last season, the Wolverines finished in fourth place, but...
Trib HSSN baseball team of the week for April 7, 2024Video
Trib HSSN baseball team of the week: Shady Side Academy Bulldogs Coach: Sean Wilson (third season) Records: Shady Side Academy is 4-0 in Section 3-3A, 4-0 overall #Earned: Shady Side Academy was one of the few district baseball teams to get its two section series games in last week, sweeping...
Trib HSSN baseball player of the week for April 7, 2024Video
Trib HSSN baseball player of the week: Ryan Petras School: Bethel Park Class: Junior Height: 5-10 Position: Shortstop, Second base What coach says: “Ryan continued to be a consistent, stabilizing force for the team,” Bethel Park coach Patrick Zehnder said about his games against Upper St. Clair. “He made all...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for April 8, 2024: Week opens with baseball, softball section showdowns
“All that is now, all that is gone, all that’s to come and everything under the sun is in tune, but the sun is eclipsed by the moon.” An ode to Pink Floyd as our region prepares for the “Dark Side of the Moon” on Monday afternoon. The rare solar...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of April 8, 2024
April began with a week of rain and snow wreaking havoc on the WPIAL diamond sports, which could make up some ground with warmer weather on the horizon. There is plenty of scholastic spring sports action scheduled this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Don’t be left out...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 6, 2024: Top WPIAL QB to be honored with Willie Thrower Award
The top quarterback in the WPIAL from the 2023 season will be honored Saturday afternoon at the fourth annual Willie Thrower Award ceremony. The winner will be one of the six finalists that were chosen by a panel of voters that include a coach from each of the 17 WPIAL...
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...
