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PIAA releases sites, times for 1st round of 2024 girls state basketball playoffs
The brackets are set for the 2024 PIAA girls basketball state playoffs with first-round games scheduled for Friday and Saturday. There are 37 girls teams from the WPIAL ready to battle on the Road to Hershey. Since the expansion to six classifications seven years ago, six District 7 girls basketball...
PIAA announces sites, times for 1st round of 2024 boys state basketball playoffs
The PIAA has released the brackets for the 2024 boys basketball state playoffs with first-round games scheduled for Friday and Saturday. There are 36 boys teams from the WPIAL ready to battle on the Road to Hershey. Since the expansion to six classifications seven years ago, eight District 7 teams...
73 WPIAL boys, girls basketball teams seeded for PIAA play
With the Path to the Pete now history, the focus turns to the Road to Hershey and the start of the 2024 PIAA basketball postseason. The state playoffs begin with first round action on Friday, March 8 and Saturday, March 9. Here is a final list of the WPIAL teams...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania boys high school basketball rankings for Feb. 29, 2024
The top boys basketball teams across the state continue to shine in the district playoffs with only a few changes in the latest Trib HSSN boys basketball state rankings. As most of the district postseasons move into the semifinals and championship round this week, the top teams have avoided bracket...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania girls high school basketball rankings for Feb. 29, 2024
There were four teams that dropped, including three significant changes to the weekly Trib HSSN girls basketball state rankings, as the district playoffs enter their final week. District 6 power Bishop McCort was upset in the D-6 quarterfinals and dropped out from the No. 2 spot, replaced by Marian Catholic...
Trib 10: New team at the top of WPIAL girls power rankings
After three rounds of the WPIAL basketball playoffs, there were major changes as expected in the weekly Trib 10 power rankings. The biggest changes were on the girls side, which had been pretty steady through the last month of the regular season. Four girls teams dropped out of the power...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 29, 2024: It’s win or go home in the consolation bracket
We leap into championship weekend in the WPIAL basketball playoffs with the first three titles games in boys Class 4A and A and girls Class 2A at Pitt’s Petersen Events Center with audio coverage here on Trib HSSN. However, there is still work to be done to finalize the last...
WPIAL girls basketball teams with PIAA playoff spots clinched as of Feb. 28, 2024
With the WPIAL championships coming up over the next three days, the focus will soon turn to the Road to Hershey and the start of the 2024 PIAA girls basketball postseason. The state playoffs begin with first round action on Friday, March 8 and Saturday, March 9. Here is an...
WPIAL boys basketball teams with PIAA playoff spots clinched as of Feb. 28, 2024
With the Path to the Pete concluding over the next three days, the focus will soon turn to the Road to Hershey and the start of the 2024 PIAA boys basketball postseason. The state playoffs begin with first-round action Friday, March 8 and Saturday, March 9. Here is an update...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 28, 2024: State playoff berths on the line in consolation games
Wednesday is a day of rest for all the semifinals survivors as they prepare to play for district gold at Pitt’s Petersen Events Center on Thursday through Saturday. However, there is still a lot of district basketball coming up with 11 WPIAL consolation matchups Wednesday. One playoff berth is up...
Baldwin upends No. 1 Mt. Lebanon to reach 1st WPIAL final in 39 years
Last week, Baldwin defeated North Allegheny in a boys Class 6A quarterfinal to end an eight-game postseason losing streak by winning their first playoff game in 21 years. It only took the Highlanders four days to win another one. Another Baldwin bucket list item was taken care of Tuesday when...
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week for Feb. 26, 2024Video
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week: Laurel Highlands Mustangs Coach: Stewart Davis (second season) Record: 10-2 in Section 3-4A, 20-2 overall #Earned: The spectacular turnaround for the Mustangs from 1-19 two years ago to 20-2 this season continued last week with a pair of postseason victories. In the...
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week for Feb. 26, 2024Video
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week: Emma Paul School: Armstrong Class: Senior Height: 5-foot-5 Position: Guard #Earned: Paul finished in the top 10 in scoring in the WPIAL and was second in Class 5A with 470 points and an average of 21.4 points per game. Last week in...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 28, 2024: Baldwin looks to crash 6A party
Welcome to the final night of the 2024 WPIAL basketball semifinals with final four games in boys Class 6A and 2A, along with girls 5A and 4A. Three of the final four teams in boys Class 6A have won recent district championships. Top-seeded Mt. Lebanon won it all five year...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Feb. 26, 2024: Finals hopefuls meet in district semifinals
Monday is Day 2 of Round 3 of the 2024 WPIAL basketball playoffs with semifinal games in boys 5A and 3A, along with girls 6A and A. Something has to give in the boys 5A semifinals cat fight between No. 1 Moon and No. 4 Thomas Jefferson in a battle...
WPIAL girls basketball PIAA qualifiers through Feb. 25, 2024
With the WPIAL championships coming up later this week, the focus will soon turn to the Road to Hershey and the start of the 2024 PIAA girls basketball postseason. The state playoffs begin with first round action March 8-9. Here is an update on the WPIAL teams that have qualified...
WPIAL boys basketball PIAA qualifiers through Feb. 25, 2024
With the Path to the Pete concluding later this week, the focus will soon turn to the Road to Hershey and the start of the 2024 PIAA boys basketball postseason. The state playoffs begin with first round action March 8-9. Here is an update on the WPIAL teams that have...
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week for Feb. 25, 2024
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week: Bobby Fadden School: Mohawk Class: Sophomore Height: 6-foot-1 Position: Guard What coach says: “We had a rough first half as a team putting the ball in the hoop against Yough,” Mohawk coach Mike O’Lare said. “Bobby made a play at the end...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Feb. 26, 2024
The Path to the Pete continues as the WPIAL basketball postseason hits a summit on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Playoff coverage continues this week with semifinal games Monday and Tuesday and championship contests Thursday through Saturday. We are on the ice for a pair of PIHL playoff games...
2023-24 PIHL standings, playoff qualifiers through Feb. 25, 2024
Here are the latest 2023-24 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League standings through Sunday, along with the latest PIHL playoff qualifiers. The PIHL Penguins Cup Class A playoffs begin this week: • Moon at Mars at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry on Tuesday at 9:20 p.m. • Greensburg Salem at Plum...
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week for Feb. 25, 2024Video
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week: Baldwin Highlanders Coach: Jeff Ackermann (fourth season) Record: 7-3 in Section 2-6A, 17-6 overall #Earned: Little did anybody know at the time, but when Baldwin defeated New Castle in the first round of the 2003 WPIAL Class 4A payoffs, it would be...
Shady Side Academy pulls away from Beaver Falls to earn trip to WPIAL finals
Beaver Falls senior Avina Norman has been a force in the postseason for the Tigers, averaging 20.5 points per game in leading the team in scoring in both first-round and quarterfinal victories. However, her play Saturday went from sweet to sour thanks to the defense of Shady Side Academy sophomore...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 24, 2024: Semifinal round ready to tip off
Welcome to opening day of the district final four, the WPIAL basketball semifinals in boys Class 4A and A along with girls 3A and 2A. One standout junior is on his way to 500 points for the season. Another super senior has eclipsed that point total and is headed to...
Christian Ito, Upper St. Clair come to life in 4th quarter to beat Butler
For three quarters of their WPIAL Class 6A boys quarterfinal, No. 3 Upper St. Clair and No. 6 Butler went back and forth with both teams unable to build a lead of more than two possessions. Things changed in the fourth quarter, though, as the Panthers turned to their secret...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 23, 2024: Class 6A boys finally get postseason started
It’s the final night of the WPIAL basketball quarterfinals with boys Class 6A and 2A along with girls Class 5A and 4A second-round contests. As the classic rock group Boston once sang, “It’s been such a long time. I really should be goin’.” That is how the eight boys 6A...
