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Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school football rankings for Dec. 5, 2023
The final weekend of the 2023 high school football season is upon us as the six PIAA championship games are set for Cumberland Valley High School in Mechanicsburg. Seven of the 12 teams playing for state gold this week also were in the title game a year ago. St. Joseph’s...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Dec. 5, 2023: Lincoln Park gets early start on section play
Some believe Lincoln Park might be the best boys basketball team in the WPIAL. So if the Leopards are first, then it would only be appropriate that the defending WPIAL and PIAA Class 4A champs are the first to open up section play this season. On Tuesday, Lincoln Park and...
Trib HSSN football team of the week for 2023 Week 14Video
Two and a half weeks ago, the North Allegheny football team repeated as WPIAL 6A champions, 11 years after it won three straight district titles. Now following a victory Saturday, the Tigers (13-1) are one win away from their third PIAA football crown and their first state title in 11...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Dec. 4, 2023: Uniontown hosts Washington in nonsection showdown
The first full week of high school basketball kicks into full gear with plenty of nonsection roundball in the early part of the week. One matchup to watch in boys basketball Monday is Class 4A power Uniontown opening its season at home against 3A power Washington (0-2). Last season, Uniontown...
5 WPIAL teams, Westinghouse make March to Mechanicsburg for PIAA championships
The March to Mechanicsburg is complete as five WPIAL and one City League team will be part of the six-pack heading to Cumberland Valley High School and the PIAA football finals this week. This will be the second time District 7 sends as many as five teams to the football...
Trib HSSN football player of the week for Week 14
When not running through or around opposing players on the football field, Aliquippa senior running back John Tracy runs his own business. After being introduced by his cousin, Tracy breeds and trains American Bullies dogs. He should be good at it since he is used to running with the big...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Dec. 4, 2023
We get the ball rolling on scholastic sports in December by wrapping up the high school football season and continuing with the start of the winter scholastic sports campaign this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Six local high school football teams are headed to the PIAA championships,...
2023-24 PIHL standings through Dec. 3, 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, 6-2-0 = 12 Pine-Richland, 6-2-0 = 12 Seneca Valley, 6-2-0 = 12...
Upper St. Clair, Gateway open season with victories at USC tip-off tournament
On opening night of the new WPIAL basketball season at the Novum Upper St. Clair tip-off tournament, a couple of roundball truths were re-enforced. Size matters and defense wins. Host Upper St. Clair broke open a tied game at the half by outscoring Ambridge by 32 points in the second...
Trib HSSN 2023-24 WPIAL Class A boys basketball preseason breakdown
The Saints came marching into last season with high hopes and ended the campaign with a golden sweep of WPIAL and PIAA championships. However, the offseason saw plenty of changes for an Imani Christian team that started all underclassmen and looked like it would be a lock for several years...
PIAA football semifinal previews for Dec. 1-2, 2023
Final Four weekend is set in all six classifications in the PIAA football playoff — the final stop on the March to Mechanicsburg. For four WPIAL champions, Friday is the first step in the state playoffs as Aliquippa in 4A, Belle Vernon in 3A, Beaver Falls in 2A and Fort...
Trib 10: WPIAL champs chasing state gold occupy top 6 spots in power rankings
The WPIAL championships are all over and six teams have hoisted District 7 gold, quickly celebrated and now have their attention on the PIAA postseason and the golden broom as they attempt to sweep district and state crowns. A year ago, Pine-Richland in 5A and Belle Vernon in 3A were...
Trib HSSN 2023-24 WPIAL Class 2A boys basketball preseason breakdown
Aliquippa winning a WPIAL championship is not breaking news anymore, although the Quips’ golden run in Class 2A last season was the school’s first district title in seven years. What raised some eyebrows was the team that finished with silver, as Northgate enjoyed a breakout season and reached the WPIAL...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school football rankings for Nov. 28, 2023
There are 24 high school football teams still alive, heading into this weekend needing two more victories to win one of six PIAA championships. Considering there were a lot of head-to-head matchups in the quarterfinals last week, there was not a ton of movement in the latest Trib HSSN PIAA...
Trib HSSN 2023-24 WPIAL Class 3A boys basketball preseason breakdown
The four-year reign of district and state dominance ended last season for Our Lady of the Sacred Heart as the 2022-2023 season became the Year of the Deer in Class 3A. OLSH moved up to 3A last season after winning four straight WPIAL Class 2A championships. However, the Chargers’ run...
Trib HSSN 2023-24 WPIAL Class 4A boys basketball preseason breakdown
With apologies to the late voice of NFL Films, John Facenda, there are 24 teams in WPIAL Class 4A boys basketball, then there are the Lincoln Park Leopards. The Leopards may be better than last year, and all they did in 2022-2023 was go 30-1 and sweep WPIAL and PIAA...
Trib HSSN football player of the week for 2023 Week 13Video
When asked how many medals and trophies he has earned in his youth as a three-sport standout, Fort Cherry sophomore quarterback Matt Sieg has no idea. However, it’s safe to say that the one he earned on Friday at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh has moved to the head of the...
Trib HSSN 2023-24 WPIAL Class 5A boys basketball preseason breakdown
The 2022-23 season was the year of the Indians in WPIAL Class 5A boys basketball. A pair of tribes met for gold in the district title game as Penn Hills edged Peters Township to capture the program’s sixth WPIAL crown and first since 2018. The classification kept up its reputation...
Trib HSSN football team of the week for 2023 Week 13Video
The year-long battle to climb the hill and be the only one standing at the top in the end is the ultimate golden experience. It’s one thing to do that once, but to do it again can be very challenging. Three WPIAL football teams were able to repeat this season...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Nov. 27, 2023
We swing into winter high school sports mode as November becomes December this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. The PIHL feature games this week are a high school hockey doubleheader Thursday. We get the ball rolling on a new basketball season with coverage of all four boys...
2023-24 PIHL standings through Nov. 26, 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, 6-1-0 = 12 Pine-Richland, 5-2-0 = 10 Seneca Valley, 5-2-0 = 10...
PIAA reveals sites, dates, times for football semifinals
The March to Mechanicsburg has hit Final Four weekend. There are four teams remaining in each classification in the hunt for state gold and seven of the 24 teams left in the PIAA playoffs are from the WPIAL and City League. Freshly minted District 7 champions Aliquippa in 4A, Belle...
Trib HSSN 2023-24 WPIAL Class 6A boys basketball preseason breakdown
Will there be a history-making repeat for Central Catholic as WPIAL champion, and can a district team finally win an elusive PIAA Class 6A state crown? These are just a couple of questions facing the 12 boys basketball teams heading into a new season of Class 6A hoops. Here is...
WPIAL playoff recap: 3 repeats, 2 first-time champs and a Cinderella
The 2023 WPIAL football playoffs are in the books, and when the dust settled, three district teams repeated, two struck gold for the first time in school history and a No. 10 seed took home a title for the second straight season. North Allegheny and Belle Vernon are still kings...
PIAA football quarterfinal previews for Nov. 25, 2023
While the WPIAL prepares to crown four district champions at Acrisure Stadium on Friday, the 2023 PIAA postseason continues with state quarterfinals. Recent District 7 title winners North Allegheny in 6A and Peters Township in 5A will battle teams from Erie on Friday while City League champion Westinghouse also faces...
