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What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 22, 2024: 5A rematch headlines quarterfinals Thursday
Welcome to Quarterfinals Thursday in the WPIAL basketball postseason with boys Class 5A and 3A along with girls Class 6A and A featured with Round 2 contests. Neighbors and rivals east of Pittsburgh will settle the score in the rubber game of their battles this season when No. 2 Franklin...
Trib 10: Top teams in power rankings avoid upset bug so far
Pick a word, any word: ideal, flawless, absolute, model, complete, perfect. Any of those descriptive words work when talking about the current class of Trib 10 teams. As the district playoffs began, the top teams flexed their muscles and avoided bracket-busters as the 10 boys and 10 girls teams were...
Rowan Carmichael stars again as Avonworth knocks off Montour
When Montour beat Avonworth two weeks ago, the Antelopes had a dreadful night shooting the basketball, hitting only 16% from the field in the first half of a 27-point loss. The shots were falling Wednesday from up close, mid-range and especially from downtown as No. 6 Avonworth took control early...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 21, 2024: Quarterfinals begin on WPIAL hardwood
With the first round in the books, the curtain goes up Wednesday on the WPIAL basketball quarterfinals with boys Class 4A and A along with girls Class 3A and 2A second-round games. The rubber game of the season series between section foes Montour and Avonworth will take place at Mt....
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania Girls High School Basketball Rankings for Feb. 20, 2024
There were a few losses here and there prior to the start of district playoff action, but for the most part, there was little movement from last week’s Trib HSSN girls basketball state rankings. Most of the ranked teams are waiting out postseason byes earned through strong regular season performances....
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania High School Boys Basketball Rankings for Feb. 20, 2024
With just one exception, there was no movement in the latest Trib HSSN boys basketball state rankings. Most teams are early in the district postseason awaiting tougher challenges, or enjoying the fruits of their regular season labor with a postseason bye this past week. However, now as the district postseasons...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 20, 2024: Class 5A champs begin title defense
Welcome to the final day of the WPIAL basketball first round with girls Class 5A and 4A along with boys 2A games getting their crack at the postseason spotlight. In the previous seven postseasons of WPIAL Class 5A girls basketball, only one school not named Chartiers Valley or South Fayette...
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week for Feb. 19, 2024Video
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week: Woodland Hills Wolverines CoachL Jared Zych (first season) Record: 5-5 in Section 2-5A, 9-13 overall #Earned: The Wolverines finished in fourth place in Section 2-5A behind Shaler, Fox Chapel and Penn Hills. They did not bring a lot of momentum into the...
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week for Feb. 19, 2024Video
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week: Jacob Guillen School: Aquinas Academy Class: Junior Height: 6-foot-3 Position: Guard What coach says: “Some of the strengths of Jake’s games are frankly his strength,” Aquinas Academy coach George Yokitis said. “He is about 6-3 and a sturdy 210 pounds or so....
Bethel Park beats buzzer, gets past South Fayette in Class 5A slugfest
Bethel Park relied on various defenses Monday night to slow down a South Fayette team that had been averaging nearly 60 points per game this season. However, in the end of what felt like a heavyweight boxing championship rather than a WPIAL boys basketball Class 5A first-round playoff game, the...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Feb. 19, 2024
The spotlight continues to shine bright on the February Frenzy known as the WPIAL basketball postseason, making for a busy week of hoops on the TribLive High School Sports Network. The playoff coverage this week begins with first-round boys and girls basketball Monday and Tuesday, continues with the district quarterfinals...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Feb. 19, 2024: Opening round of basketball playoffs continues
It’s Day 3 of the opening round of the WPIAL basketball playoffs with boys Class 5A and 3A, along with girls Class A first-round contests taking center stage. When brackets are released, many eyes gravitate to the No. 8 against No. 9 matchup in a 16-team tournament, which often is...
2023-24 PIHL standings, playoff qualifiers through Feb. 18, 2024
Here are the latest 2023-24 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League standings through Sunday, along with the latest PIHL playoff qualifiers. Don’t miss live and archived PIHL action every week at TribHSSN.TribLive.com. *- indicates clinched a playoff spot x- indicates eliminated from playoff chase #-Indicated ineligible for Penguins Cup Playoffs Class 3A...
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week for Feb. 18, 2024Video
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week: Penn Hills Indians Coach: Robert Cash (eighth season) Record: 7-5 in Section 1-5A, 12-11 overall #Earned: The Indians finished the regular season by winning three of their last four games thanks to a victory over City League finalist Obama Academy on Monday,...
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week for Feb. 18, 2024Video
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week: Bailey Strnisa School: South Side Class: Junior Height: 5-foot-9 Position: Guard/forward What coach says: “Her court awareness and how well she handled the ball,” South Side coach Brent Darroch said when asked about her performance last week. “She rebounded well, played great...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 17, 2024: Girls Class 3A teams step into spotlight
The opening weekend of the 2024 WPIAL basketball playoffs continues Saturday with the spotlight shining on all eight Class 3A girls opening-round contests. There will be a touch of déjà vu in the air in Greene County when Section 4 co-champion Waynesburg hosts Seton LaSalle at noon. The Raiders and...
Penn Hills starts, finishes strong in Class 5A win over Thomas Jefferson
Penn Hills played a picture-perfect road game in the first half Friday on opening night of the WPIAL girls basketball playoffs at Thomas Jefferson. Then the Indians nearly flushed it away with a rough third quarter, only to answer the bell in the fourth to take control back and beat...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 16, 2024: Breaking down the 1st full day of WPIAL playoff action
Let the games begin! Opening night of the 2024 WPIAL basketball playoffs shines a spotlight on first-round games in Boys Class 4A and A along with openers in girls 2A along with two 5A preliminary round contests. One of the dark horses in the Class 4A boys basketball postseason is...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 15, 2024: Boys basketball playoffs tip off a day early
Special circumstances have forced the WPIAL to raise the curtain on the start of the 2024 district basketball playoffs a day earlier than expected. Hillel Academy, an Orthodox Jewish Day School located in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood, is in its second year of playing basketball in the WPIAL. The Heat...
Trib 10: As playoffs begin, several teams slip out of power rankings
We have reached the end of the regular season and are nearing the start of the February Frenzy also known as the 2024 WPIAL basketball playoffs. While the postseason is known as the second season, it also offers a second chance for teams that may not have reached their goals...
What to watch for in Western Pa. H.S. sports for Feb. 14, 2024: City League semifinals on tap
Happy Valentine’s Day! While the WPIAL basketball playoffs begin with one game Thursday and 23 more on Friday, the City League postseason tips off Wednesday with the District 8 semifinals. It has been another dominating winter for the Allderdice boys basketball team. The Dragons were perfect in district play with...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania Girls Basketball Rankings for Feb. 13, 2024
Instead of the calm before the storm like we saw on the boys side this week, the winds of change were blowing strong against the teams ranked in the Trib HSSN girls basketball state rankings this past week. There were changes in all six classifications, including two teams falling out...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania Boys Basketball Rankings for Feb. 13, 2024
Call it the calm before the postseason storm. The 30 teams ranked in last week’s Trib HSSN boys basketball state rankings wrapped up the regular seasons in victorious fashion, providing little movement in this week’s Top 5. While there were a couple of losses that led to a little movement...
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week for Feb. 12, 2024
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week: Trinity Hillers Coach: Kathy McConnell-Miller (fifth season) Record: 8-2 in Section 4-5A, 18-8 overall Last year: In the five years since taking over the Trinity girls basketball program, Kathy McConnell-Miller has had the Hillers vying for a Class 5A championship each season....
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week for Feb. 12, 2024
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week: Bella Antonacci School: Indiana Class: Senior Height: 5-foot-6 Position: Guard What coach says: “The biggest thing that stood out to me over this past week was our entire team’s will to win the section title, which was led by Bella’s energy,” Indiana...
