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What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Jan. 4, 2024: Serra Catholic to host GCC for Section 3-2A lead
It’s a busy night of WPIAL section girls basketball Thursday. Back in 2003, both the Greensburg Central Catholic and Serra Catholic girls basketball teams were champions. GCC defeated Carlynton, 49-40, to win the WPIAL Class 2A championship while Serra rolled past Monessen, 68-54, to win Class A gold. The Centurions...
Trib 10: Lincoln Park boys, Norwin girls top 2023-24 season’s 1st power rankings
Last year, WPIAL teams brought their ‘A’ game in the PIAA basketball championships. Imani Christian and Union won Class A boys and girls state titles, respectively, joining Lincoln Park’s boys in Class 4A in the winner’s circle in Hershey. District 7 was a combined 3-4 in the PIAA finals as...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Jan. 3, 2024: Imani Christian begins title defense
On the third day of 2024 and just over a month into the season, defending WPIAL Class A boys basketball champion Imani Christian will finally play another district team. The Saints have been marching here, there and everywhere but in the WPIAL through the first month of the season. Imani...
Trib HSSN girls basketball state rankings for Jan. 2, 2024
With the start of a new year, it’s time to start ranking the best high school girls basketball teams across the state. Each week until the final buzzer in Hershey in mid-March, Trib HSSN will rank the top five teams in each classification. Here is a reminder of the PIAA...
Trib HSSN boys basketball state rankings for Jan. 2, 2024
The TribLive High School Sports Network begins 2024 by introducing the first Trib HSSN boys basketball rankings from across the PIAA. Each week until the final buzzer in Hershey in mid-March, Trib HSSN will rank the top five teams in each classification. Here is a reminder of the PIAA boys...
WPIAL athletes captured individual district, PIAA gold in 2023
There is no ‘I’ in team, but there is an ‘I’ in the word individual. These district athletes rose above all others to claim gold in their respective high school sports this past year. This salute to champions parade includes those who marched alone to the best of their own...
WPIAL teams claimed numerous district, state titles in 2023
Thirty years ago, the City of Pittsburgh went on with plans for its annual St. Patrick’s Day parade through downtown despite being in the middle of the Blizzard of ’93 that dumped just over 25 inches of snow. That is as hardcore as it gets, but while this parade may...
Counting down the top stories in WPIAL sports in 2023: One of district’s most prestigious records falls after 30 years
The 2023 year in WPIAL sports saw a lot of excitement across three seasons. There was domination on the hardwood and in the pool during the winter sports season and sensational action on the diamonds, hardcourts and tracks in the spring, concluding with greatness on the gridiron, the pitch and...
Counting down the top stories in WPIAL sports in 2023: Aliquippa finally achieves perfection
The 2023 year in WPIAL sports saw a lot of excitement across three seasons. There was domination on the hardwood and in the pool during the winter sports season and sensational action on the diamonds, hardcourts and tracks in the spring, concluding with greatness on the gridiron, the pitch and...
Counting down the top stories in WPIAL sports in 2023: North Catholic girls add to trophy case
The 2023 year in WPIAL sports saw a lot of excitement across three seasons. There was domination on the hardwood and in the pool during the winter sports season and sensational action on the diamonds, hardcourts and tracks in the spring, concluding with greatness on the gridiron, the pitch and...
Counting down the top stories in WPIAL sports in 2023: Shaler sports enjoyed titanic spring
The 2023 year in WPIAL sports saw a lot of excitement across three seasons. There was domination on the hardwood and in the pool during the winter sports season and sensational action on the diamonds, hardcourts and tracks in the spring, concluding with greatness on the gridiron, the pitch and...
Counting down the top stories in WPIAL sports in 2023: Underdog role suits Beaver Falls
The 2023 year in WPIAL sports saw a lot of excitement across three seasons. There was domination on the hardwood and in the pool during the winter sports season and sensational action on the diamonds, hardcourts and tracks in the spring, concluding with greatness on the gridiron, the pitch and...
2023-24 PIHL standings through Dec. 24, 2023
Here are the latest 2023-24 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League standings through Dec. 24. Play in the PIHL will continue is on winter break and will continue in the new year. Don’t miss live and archived PIHL action every week at TribHSSN.TribLive.com. Class 3A Team – Wins – Losses – Overtime/Shootout...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Dec. 22, 2023: Boys basketball section play wraps up for calendar year
The final section contest in 2023 takes place Friday as two boys basketball teams find if they have been naughty or nice on the section standings list. Last year, Mohawk finished tied with Neshannock for the Section 1-3A title. The Warriors lost to eventual Class 3A champion Deer Lakes in...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Dec. 21, 2023: Big-school girls basketball powers to square off
The top-ranked team in Class 5A girls basketball battles the No. 2 team in Class 6A in one of the top nonsection girls basketball games Thursday when McKeesport visits Norwin. Both teams had strong seasons a year ago and are off and running this season. Norwin lost a year ago...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Dec. 20, 230: Basketball teams hit road for holiday tournaments
Several district basketball teams are singing “I’ll be home for Christmas,” as they hit the road for some holiday tournament action. The Lincoln Park boys basketball team conclude its successful trip to the great northwest Wednesday as the Leopards play the last of their four games in the Capital City...
With Rylee Kalocay back, Upper St. Clair girls pull away from Moon
Due to an illness, Upper St. Clair was without star guard Rylee Kalocay on Monday as the Panthers lost big to Norwin. The junior returned and made visiting Moon sick with a big game as the Panthers handed the Tigers their first loss of the season, 64-44. Kalocay hit five...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Dec. 19, 2023: Resurgent South Park to face tough test from Seton LaSalle
With less than a week to go before the big guy hits town jingling and jangling, it’s a rather light slate of district boys basketball section games this week. One of the more interesting matchups Tuesday has Seton LaSalle heading down Route 88 into South Park for a Section 2-3A...
Trib HSSN 2023 WPIAL football player of the year: Aliquippa’s Tiqwai Hayes
2023 WPIAL football player of the year Tiqwai Hayes School: Aliquippa Position: Running back Class: Junior In 2021, Tiqwai Hates splashed on the area high school football scene by finishing fifth in the WPIAL in rushing with 1,746 yards on 245 carries and leading the team in scoring with 23...
Trib HSSN 2023 Head of the Class: Football coaches of the year in all 6 classes
The 2023 WPIAL football season stood out for many reasons, including so many quick turnaround seasons by several district programs. A tip of the coaching cap to: • Ryan Linn of Moon, as the Tigers went from 1-9 last season to 6-6 and a semifinals berth this year. • Sam...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Dec. 18, 2023: Class 2A girls basketball finalists square off
For all you last minute shoppers, the WPIAL has a great stocking stuffer for district girls basketball fans with a Monday rematch of this past season’s Class 2A district championship game. WPIAL defending champion Shenango hosts Freedom in a rematch of the title game from earlier in 2023. In the...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Dec. 18, 2023
‘Twas the week before Christmas and all through the house, basketball balls were bouncing and pucks were flying high as we bring you a few more days of winter scholastic sports before the holidays this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. We wind down the year with a...
2023-24 PIHL standings through Dec. 17, 2023
Here are the latest 2023-24 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 North Allegheny, 8-2-0 = 16 Seneca Valley, 8-3-0 = 16 Pine-Richland, 7-2-0 = 14...
Trib HSSN 2023 Head of the Class: Football player of the year in all 6 classes
Back in the day, when a student did well in the classroom, they were moved to the front of the class. While there is no more dangling carrot for students like getting to leave your final class to pound the chalk out of the erasers, the tradition continues as Trib...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Dec. 16, 2023: Showcase to honor late coaching great
District basketball lost a true great earlier this year with the passing of coach Harry Jenkins in May at the age of 75. Jenkins was a successful head coach for 25 years at Fox Chapel. After stepping down in 2005, he was an assistant coach at CMU for three years...
