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WPIAL Class 4A football championship preview: Aliquippa vs. McKeesport
Two storied programs will clash in the final game of the day Friday at Acrisure Stadium on the North Shore of Pittsburgh in the Class 4A championship game. Undefeated and top-seeded Aliquippa will battle the No. 2 seed, once-beaten McKeesport. This is the 43rd season of Class 4A football in...
WPIAL Class 3A football championship preview: Avonworth vs. Belle Vernon
A rematch is set in the third of four title games Friday at Acrisure Stadium on the North Shore of Pittsburgh in the Class 3A championship game. Undefeated and No. 2-seeded Avonworth will face defending WPIAL and PIAA champion Belle Vernon for a second straight season. This is the 109th...
Trib 10: Ranking the last 10 WPIAL teams left standing
Coming up with this week’s 10 teams was easy because they are the only teams still playing from the WPIAL. However, ranking them in the weekly Trib 10 power poll was not easy. Seven teams have been part of the power rankings for at least two weeks now and some...
WPIAL Class 2A football championship preview: Steel Valley vs. Beaver Falls
A rematch is set in the second of four title games Friday at Acrisure Stadium on the North Shore of Pittsburgh in the Class 2A championship game. Defending district champion and top seed Steel Valley will go up against the Cinderella team of the WPIAL football postseason, No. 10 Beaver...
WPIAL Class A football championship preview: Fort Cherry vs. South Side
It will be a battle of unbeaten teams in the first of four title games at Acrisure Stadium on the North Shore of Pittsburgh in the Class A championship game. Undefeated and No. 2-seeded Fort Cherry will battle unbeaten and top-seeded South Side in what should be the perfect lid-lifter...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school football rankings for Nov. 21, 2023
As the playoff field dwindles following the first round of the 2023 PIAA football playoffs, changes are in the air in the latest Trib HSSN PIAA football rankings. Several head-to-head clashes and other results led to two changes each in Class 6A, 5A and 2A and one change in the...
Trib HSSN high school football team of the week for 2023 Week 12
Avonworth coach Duke Johncour has been part of the program for the last 22 years. While this season the Antelopes are a perfect 12-0 heading into the WPIAL Class 3A championship game Friday at Acrisure Stadium, there were some years early on in his days wearing red and white when...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Nov. 20, 2023
Trib HSSN hits the ice again for more high school hockey action and concludes the district football playoffs on a holiday week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Our PIHL feature games this week are a high school hockey doubleheader Monday. Plus, the Rebel Yell podcasts continues with Player...
Trib HSSN football player of the week for 2023 Week 12
Peters Township sophomore quarterback Nolan DiLucia has had great success this fall in leading the Indians offense. He has proven to have a good arm and can do damage with his legs. Early in the WPIAL Class 5A football championship game, the young QB also proved he has a short...
2023-24 PIHL standings through Nov. 19, 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 football quarterfinals schedule set for this weekend
North Allegheny in Class 6A and Peters Township in 5A captured district gold after winning WPIAL championships on Saturday. Now they formally begin the March to Mechanicsburg this weekend. The first round is in the books as the elite eight in each classification prepare for the quarterfinals in the 2023...
PIAA high school football 1st-round playoff pairings for Nov. 17-18, 2023
The PIAA football playoffs turn 35 this fall. Back in 1988, the first state champions crowned were Central Catholic in Class 4A, Berwick in 3A, Bethlehem Catholic in 2A and Camp Hill in A. Those first championships were played at four different sites. Class 4A was at Beaver Stadium, 3A...
WPIAL 2023 Class 5A football championship game preview: Peters Township vs. Pine-Richland
For the second straight year, the WPIAL Class 5A championship game will be played at Norwin Stadium in North Huntingdon. The Class 5A finals will be Saturday at noon as Peters Township faces defending champion Pine-Richland. The reason the two highest classifications are playing their title games a week earlier...
WPIAL 2023 Class 6A football championship game preview: Central Catholic vs. North Allegheny
For the second straight year, the WPIAL Class 6A championship game will be played at Norwin Stadium in North Huntingdon. The 6A championship game features 2022 champion North Allegheny against Central Catholic for the second year in a row. The reason Class 6A and 5A are playing their title games...
PIAA Class 2A high school football playoff preview for Nov. 17, 2023
After winning a subregional game last week, City League champion Westinghouse officially begins PIAA play with a first-round matchup against Central Clarion on Friday night. Don’t forget after the games on Friday to tune in to the WPIAL football scoreboard show for all the results and plenty of recaps starting...
WPIAL Class A high school football playoff preview for Nov. 17, 2023
Final Four Friday is set for four WPIAL classifications as 16 teams try to earn a trip to the North Shore in Pittsburgh the day after Thanksgiving. In Class A, two undefeated teams are hoping to clear the final four hurdle of a district traditional power. Don’t forget after the...
WPIAL Class 2A high school football playoff preview for Nov. 17, 2023
Final Four Friday is set for four WPIAL classifications as 16 teams try to earn a trip to the North Shore in Pittsburgh the day after Thanksgiving. In Class 2A, there remains one defending champion, one first-time semifinalist and a 10th seed hoping to repeat what No. 10 Union did...
WPIAL Class 3A high school football playoff preview for Nov. 17, 2023
Final Four Friday is set for four WPIAL classifications as 16 teams try to earn a trip to the North Shore in Pittsburgh the day after Thanksgiving. In Class 3A, the top four seeds have advanced to the semifinals led by defending champion and top seed Belle Vernon. Don’t forget...
WPIAL Class 4A high school football playoff preview for Nov. 17, 2023
Final Four Friday is set for four WPIAL classifications as 16 teams try to earn a trip to the North Shore in Pittsburgh the day after Thanksgiving. In Class 4A, the top four seeds have advanced to the semifinals, led by defending champion and top seed Aliquippa. Don’t forget after...
Trib 10: Get ready for head-to-head matchups between top teams in power rankings
There are a couple of changes to the weekly Trib 10 power rankings this week as we prepare for Final Four Friday in Class A through 4A and Championship Saturday in 6A and 5A. Penn Hills and Thomas Jefferson saw their seasons end last week, so their loss is a...
WPIAL soccer, volleyball teams set for PIAA championship weekend
Championship Weekend is set for the PIAA in both soccer and girls volleyball. Five WPIAL soccer teams and two girls volleyball squads are headed east in the hunt for a state championship. The eight PIAA soccer championships will be held Friday and Saturday at Eagle View Middle School in Mechanicsburg...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school football rankings for Nov. 14, 2023
We have reached the technical start to the PIAA football playoffs with first-round games this weekend sprinkled with district semifinals and championship games. Two teams ranked in last week’s Trib HSSN PIAA football poll are done after season-ending losses while two newbies jump on the speeding train as it nears...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Nov. 14, 2023: Girls soccer powers to clash with state finals berth on the line
When it comes to PIAA Class 3A girls soccer, a pair of WPIAL programs have been out of this world. Since the state expanded soccer to four classifications in 2016, either Moon or Mars has won the PIAA 3A girls soccer crown six times in seven seasons, including four years...
Trib HSSN high school football player of the week for 2023 Week 11Video
North Allegheny coach Art Walker calls his senior quarterback Logan Kushner a great young man who has outstanding composure, toughness and focus. Kushner has been the Tigers’ leading passer the last three seasons and this year is the team’s leading rusher as well. He is also a tremendous student with...
Trib HSSN football team of the week for 2023 Week 11Video
Over the last three years, the Beaver Falls football team has been a No. 1, No. 5 and No. 2 seed in the WPIAL Class 2A playoffs, reaching the district semifinals and eventually the title game every season this decade. This year, the Fightin’ Tigers finished in fourth place in...
