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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...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Dec. 15, 2023: Boys hit the hardwood for section openers
Ten days before Christmas and all through the house, many boys basketball players were stirring because it’s opening night of WPIAL section play. Eight district boys basketball sections open up play Friday, including Section 2 in Class 4A, all four sections in 3A and Section 3 and 4 in 2A....
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Dec. 14, 2023: Section play tips off in girls basketball
Welcome to the start of section play in four of the six classifications in WPIAL girls basketball. Section play tips off Thursday in Section 2-6A, Sections 1, 2 and 3 in 5A, Section 1 and 3 in 4A and Section 1, 3 and 4 in 2A. One of the highlights...
Trib 10: Aliquippa finishes atop WPIAL football power ratings
In the first edition of the HSSN Trib 10 this football season, Central Catholic was selected as the top-ranked team in the power ratings. The Vikings stayed on top until after Week 6, following their loss at Pine-Richland. That week, Aliquippa rose to No. 1 to the surprise of some...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Dec. 13, 2023: Remembering Revis as Aliquippa plays basketball opener
Today we look back at one of the greatest achievements by any athlete in WPIAL history. Twenty years ago, Aliquippa reached the 2003 PIAA Class 2A football championship game against a Northern Lehigh team that had yielded only 47 points all season. Quips senior Darrelle Revis put on a classic...
Trib HSSN final 2023 Pennsylvania high school football rankings
Six PIAA champions have been crowned with five of the teams winning in convincing fashion. Four of the champions are repeat winners with St. Joseph’s Prep in 6A, Belle Vernon in 3A, Southern Columbia in 2A and Steelton-Highspire in A successfully defending their state crowns. The other two winners, Imhotep...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Dec. 12, 2023: Playoff rematch on tap in Class 3A boys basketball
The 12th day of the 12th month of the year is a busy one for nonsection WPIAL boys basketball action, including a rematch from a Class 3A playoff game a year ago. When the 2023 basketball brackets were unveiled, Mohawk was the No. 4 seed in 3A while Deer Lakes...
Trib HSSN football player of the week for 2023 Week 15Video
Aliquippa senior quarterback Quentin Goode has several nicknames, including “The General.” Another one he is commonly known for is “Cheese,” although he claims he’s been called that his whole life, so he doesn’t even consider it a nickname. After wrapping up his scholastic career with another championship, he may just...
PIAA football playoffs recap: Western Pa. teams finish 2-4 in MechanicsburgVideo
The March to Mechanicsburg is history as the six WPIAL and City League schools playing for a PIAA title finished 2-4 overall. Aliquippa captured its first PIAA title with an undefeated record by winning a second Class 4A state championship in three years. Belle Vernon rolled to victory in the...
Trib HSSN football team of the week for 2023 Week 15Video
The Aliquippa football program has enjoyed record amounts of success through the decades. The Quips have reached the WPIAL championship game 16 years in a row and counting. They have won more WPIAL football titles than any other district school, capturing their 20th crown last month. Aliquippa added more gold...
PIHL standings through Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023
Here are the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League standings through Sunday. Don’t miss live and archived PIHL action every week here at TribHSSN.TribLive.com. *-clinched a playoff spot x-eliminated from playoff chase #-Ineligible for Penguins Cup Playoffs Team, Wins-Losses-Overtime/Shootout Loss = Total Points Class AAA North Allegheny, 7-2-0 = 14 Pine-Richland, 7-2-0...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Dec. 11, 2023
The pucks are flying high as we turn full attention to winter scholastic sports this week here on the TribLive High School Sports Network. We double your pleasure of PIHL action with a Monday and Thursday high school hockey doubleheader. We also have links to WPIAL boys and girls basketball...
What to watch for in high school sports for Dec. 11, 2023: Rivals South Fayette, Chartiers Valley to square off
Call it the Battle of Thoms Run Road. Two schools separated by less than 5 miles on Thoms Run Road continue their girls basketball rivalry Monday when South Fayette visits Chartiers Valley. The Lions and Colts have won six of the seven WPIAL Class 5A girls basketball championships, with the...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Dec. 9, 2023: Boys basketball showcases to tip off
Saturday is a big day for boys high school basketball fans in the Westmoreland County area with the Westmoreland County Coaches Association Showcase. The event is so big, games will be taking place at two sites. The schedule for games at Hempfield: • Yough (3-0) vs. Monessen (1-0) at noon...
Upper St. Clair girls work for gritty win over Shaler
Upper St. Clair started the week with a tough loss against defending WPIAL Class 5A champion South Fayette but ended the week with back-to-back wins on consecutive nights. A day after defeating Thomas Jefferson, USC went toe to toe with Shaler before edging the Titans in a nonsection contest, 45-37....
Montour boys get past Upper St. Clair on Jake Wolfe putback at buzzer
There was plenty of size on the floor Friday when a pair of preseason Top 5 teams collided and earned their early reps as contenders. However, when the biggest rebound of the game was up for grabs, it was a 6-foot-1 guard who was disguised as the big bad Wolfe...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Dec. 8, 2023: Pair of boys basketball tournaments set to tip off
While the 2023-2024 high school basketball season began last Friday with various tipoff tournaments, things have settled into nonsection contests throughout the week. However, two local and two statewide boys basketball tournaments begin Friday. Central Catholic will host the two-day Jack Twyman Tournament that features two defending champions and a...
PIAA football Class 6A championship preview: North Allegheny vs. St. Joseph’s Prep
The final PIAA championship game of the weekend is the second title game that features a multiple-time state winner from the Pittsburgh area against a PIAA power from the Philadelphia as WPIAL champion North Allegheny battles defending champion and District 12 winner St. Joseph’s Prep. This is the 35th year...
PIAA football Class 3A championship preview: Belle Vernon vs. Northwestern Lehigh
The fifth of six PIAA championship games features a defending champion from the west against a first-time finalist from the east as WPIAL champion Belle Vernon tries to repeat when it battles District 11 winner Northwestern Lehigh. This is the 35th year of the PIAA football playoffs, which began in...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Dec. 7, 2023: Recent WPIAL finalists collide in girls hoops
Two of the top girls basketball programs in recent years collide in a nonsection battle when Freedom visits Neshannock on Thursday. The host Lancers won WPIAL Class 2A gold in 2021 and again in 2022 and shared the Section 1-3A title with Laurel last season. The Bulldogs were the WPIAL...
PIAA football Class 5A championship preview: Peters Township vs. Imhotep Charter
The fourth of six PIAA championship games features the first of two battles for state gold this weekend between schools from the Philadelphia and Pittsburgh area as District 12 champion Imhotep Charter battles WPIAL champion Peters Township in another clash of unbeatens. This is the 35th year of the PIAA...
PIAA football Class 2A championship game preview: Westinghouse vs. Southern Columbia
The third of six PIAA championship games features the only rematch from last season as District 4 champion Southern Columbia tries to win a seventh straight state title when it battles City League champion Westinghouse for the second year in a row. This is the 35th year of the PIAA...
Trib 10: Top 5 teams in power rankings taking their shot at state gold
For the second time in PIAA football championship history, the WPIAL is sending five teams to the state finals. In 2021, four WPIAL teams won state gold: Mt. Lebanon in 6A, Penn-Trafford in 5A, Aliquippa in 4A and Central Valley in 3A captured PIAA crowns while Serra Catholic was the...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Dec. 6, 2023: Wrestling teams open dual meet schedules
The Canon-McMillan wrestling team captured a WPIAL team championship in 1983. The Big Macs celebrated the 40th anniversary of that title by winning the 2023 Class 3A district crown last season. The Burgettstown wrestling program won its first WPIAL 2A championship in 1974. Nearly 50 years later, they struck gold...
