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2023-24 PIHL standings, playoff qualifiers through Feb. 4, 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...
WPIAL clinched: Boys basketball playoff qualifiers through Feb. 2, 2024
The stretch run of the 2024 WPIAL boys basketball season is upon us with one week left in the regular season. The WPIAL will release the boys basketball brackets on Tuesday, Feb. 13 and the Playoff Pairings Show will air on Trib HSSN. Here is the latest list of teams...
Aliquippa gets last word in 1st-place showdown with Northgate
With first place in Section 1-2A boys basketball as stake, Aliquippa beat host Northgate by technical knockout. The defending WPIAL champions overcame four technical fouls called against them to win going away, 58-39, and clinch at least a share of the section championship. The verbal sparring between the teams started...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 2, 2024: Rivals Mt. Lebanon, Upper St. Clair to meet with 1st place on the line
The biggest question on this Groundhog Day among district basketball fans isn’t whether Phil sees his shadow or not, it’s who will end the day in first place in Section 2-6A. Like Punxsutawney Phil on Feb. 2, it seems routine to have the Upper St. Clair and Mt. Lebanon boys...
WPIAL clinched: Girls basketball playoff qualifiers through Feb. 1, 2024
The 2024 WPIAL girls basketball playoff field is taking shape as the regular season has just over one week remaining. The district will release the girls playoff brackets Tuesday, Feb. 13, and Trib HSSN will broadcast the WPIAL Playoff Pairings Show. Here is the updated list of teams that have...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 1, 2024: Drama in Section 2-4A girls basketball as February begins
Welcome to the start of the February Frenzy, a month where district playoffs take place and WPIAL winter sports champions will be determined. It might be a short month, but it will be packed with excitement, beginning Thursday with a full slate of WPIAL girls basketball section games. The Blackhawk...
Trib 10: 2 new teams enter boys power rankings
The elite district girls teams continue to be dialed in with no changes in the Trib 10 for the third straight week. Three girls teams suffered losses: North Allegheny lost to No. 2 Norwin, Greensburg Central Catholic fell to No. 7 McKeesport, and North Catholic came up short against PIAA...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 31, 2024: New contenders take mat in Class 3A wrestling
On the final day of January, the WPIAL team wrestling playoffs take center stage with first-round and quarterfinal matches. What a difference a year has made in Class 3A. The two finalists from a year ago, Canon-McMillan and Waynesburg, did not qualify for the 2024 postseason. Of the final four...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania Girls Basketball Rankings for Jan. 30, 2024
As we get closer to the district playoffs, the elite girls basketball teams around the state have become laser focused. There was only one change of teams from last week’s Trib HSSN state rankings. In Class A, Meadowbrook Christian School from District 4 lost for the first time and fell...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania Boys Basketball Rankings for Jan. 30, 2024
Unlike the girls rankings this week, there were plenty of change on the boys side as January concludes and the “stretch run” begins. Six teams were bounced from the weekly Trib HSSN boys basketball state rankings, with two teams each dropping out in Class 5A and 4A. Hershey, Unionville, Uniontown,...
WPIAL clinched: Boys basketball playoff qualifiers through Jan. 30, 2024
The “stretch run” in WPIAL boys basketball is upon us with less than two weeks left in the regular season. The WPIAL will release the boys basketball brackets Tuesday, Feb. 13. Here is the latest list of teams that have earned a district playoff berth through Tuesday. Class 6A 5...
WPIAL clinched: Girls basketball playoff qualifiers through Jan. 29, 2024
The 2024 WPIAL girls basketball playoff field is taking shape in the “stretch run” as the regular season has less than two weeks remaining. The WPIAL will release playoff brackets Tuesday, Feb. 13. Here is the updated list of teams that have earned a district playoff berth through Monday. *indicates...
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Team of the Week for Jan. 29, 2024Video
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week: South Allegheny Gladiators Coach: Anthony DiCenzo (12th season) Record: 3-3 in Section 4-4A, 12-5 overall Last year: South Allegheny finished as co-section champions in Section 4-4A with a record of 8-2, tied with Quaker Valley. The Gladiators were the No. 8 seed...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 30, 2024: Shaler boys out to defend section top spot
With time ticking away in January and the high school basketball regular season, the “stretch run” of section play begins in boys hoops Tuesday. The chase for section supremacy in Section 2-5A has become a three-team race. Shaler (16-2) is alone in first place with a 5-1 section record. The...
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Player of the Week for Jan. 29, 2024Video
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week: Joe Roth School: Ellwood City Class: Senior Height: 6-foot-5 Position: Guard/forward What coach says: “Thirty-one points against Neshannock and 51 against Mohawk shows what type of competitor he is,” first-year Ellwood City head coach Dan Bradley said. “He plays his best against...
WPIAL girls basketball playoff clinchings through Jan. 28, 2024
The 2023-24 WPIAL girls basketball playoff field is taking shape entering the final two weeks of the regular season. The WPIAL will release the playoff brackets Feb. 13. Here is the updated list of teams that have earned a district playoff berth through Sunday. Class 6A (2 of at least...
WPIAL boys basketball playoff clinchings through Jan. 28, 2024
The stretch run of the 2023-24 WPIAL boys basketball season has arrived with two weeks left in the regular season. The WPIAL will release the boys basketball brackets Feb. 13. Here is the latest list of teams that have earned a district playoff berth through Sunday: Class 6A (2 of...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Jan. 29, 2024
January gives way to February as we hit the “stretch run” of the 2024 high school basketball season and the final month of the scholastic hockey campaign this week here on the TribLive High School Sports Network. We begin the final two weeks of section play in high school hoops...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Jan. 29, 2024: Girls basketball teams chase section titles
Welcome to the stretch run of the 2023-24 high school basketball season and the final two weeks of section play. While there are key girls basketball games Monday in all six classifications, four sections will have games with first place on the line. All four games pit a team alone...
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week for Jan. 28, 2024
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week: Lincoln Park Leopards Coach: Ryan Kacsur (sixth season) Record: 6-0 in Section 4-5A, 17-0 overall Last year: Lincoln Park finished in third place in Section 4-5A, behind district champion South Fayette and Trinity. It was the first time the program qualified for...
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week for Jan. 28, 2024Video
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week: Shaye Bailey School: Freedom Class: Senior Height: 5-foot-8 Position: Forward What coach says: “The biggest thing that stood out in all those games was her ability to get back to being Shaye,” Freedom coach John Kaercher said. “She took her leadership role...
2023-24 PIHL standings through Jan. 28, 2024
Here are the latest 2023-2024 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League standings through Sunday. Don’t miss live and archived PIHL action every week at TribHSSN.TribLive.com. Class 3A Team – Wins – Losses – Overtime/Shootout Loss = Total Points Seneca Valley, 13-3-0 = 26 Pine-Richland, 10-4-1 = 21 North Allegheny, 9-3-2 = 20...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Jan. 27, 2024: Battle for 1st set in Section 2-A girls hoops
While there are a couple of events involving plenty of district boys and girls basketball teams, the most important high school basketball game is a Saturday afternoon special between the two top teams in WPIAL girls basketball Section 2-A. Front-running Monessen is 5-0 atop the section as it prepares to...
Mt. Lebanon fends off Baldwin to stay atop section
Searching for its first section crown in nearly 40 years, Baldwin entered Friday’s road game at Mt. Lebanon tied for first place in Section 2-6A with the Blue Devils and Upper St. Clair. The Highlanders knew they had a tough hill to climb on the road against a team that...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 26, 2024: North Catholic takes another crack at Lincoln Park
It’s a busy night of WPIAL boys basketball on the final Fray-day of January with all 21 district sections now into the second half of section play. One of the marque matchups is a battle for first place in Section 2-4A as North Catholic (10-5) hosts Lincoln Park (13-3). The...
