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What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 2, 2023: Girls basketball teams look to break section logjams
Whether or not the groundhog sees its shadow Thursday, an early spring or a longer winter will not affect the five-team chase in the crowded top of Section 2-5A in WPIAL girls basketball. The top five teams are separated by only two games with either two or three section games...
Trib 10: Top teams remain the same, but power rankings see some changes
There were a few changes up and down the weekly Trib 10, but the top two teams remain the same. A pair of Class 4A teams remain No. 1 and No. 2 in the boys power rankings. Hampton and Lincoln Park are a combined 33-3 overall. Two new boys teams...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 1, 2023: Wrestling playoffs kick into gear
The February frenzy in high school sports begins with a busy night of postseason action on the district mats. The WPIAL team wrestling playoffs kick into full gear with first-round and quarterfinal bouts Wednesday. Last year, the second-longest team championship run in WPIAL history ended when Burrell lost to Quaker...
Trib HSSN Girls Basketball State Rankings for Jan. 31, 2023
With time running down on the 2023 regular season, there were a few changes, including a new top-ranked team, in the weekly Trib HSSN girls basketball state rankings. Norwin in Class 6A, Scranton Prep in 4A and Greenville in 3A all lost their spot in the Top 5, replaced by...
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball State Rankings for Jan. 31, 2023
With only a few weeks left in the regular season before district playoffs begin in mid-February, the elite teams are digging in, proven by the little movement in the latest Trib HSSN boys basketball state rankings. After a week of big changes, the state Top 5 remains largely intact with...
WPIAL clinched: Boys basketball playoff qualifiers through Jan. 31, 2023
The 2023 WPIAL boys basketball playoff field is starting to take shape with two weeks left in the regular season. Trib HSSN will once again have exclusive coverage of the WPIAL boys basketball playoffs starting on Monday, Feb. 13 with the Playoff Pairings Show at 3 p.m. as we unveil...
WPIAL clinched: Girls basketball playoff qualifiers through Jan. 30
The 2023 WPIAL girls basketball regular season is winding down and the playoff field is starting to grow. Trib HSSN will once again have exclusive coverage of the WPIAL girls basketball playoffs starting on Monday, Feb. 13 with the Playoff Pairings Show at 3 p.m. as we unveil the brackets...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 31, 2023: Aquinas Academy star Vinnie Cugini on verge of breaking WPIAL scoring record
We could be closing out the month of January with a little history Tuesday. It might turn out to be a record-setting day in the neighborhood when Aquinas Academy (3-2, 14-2) visits Neighborhood Academy (3-3, 12-4) in a Section 3-A boys basketball tilt. All eyes will be on Crusaders senior...
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Team of the Week for Jan. 30, 2023
The Hampton boys basketball team has found a groove. The Talbots are a well-oiled machine that after two more wins last week, sits atop their section thanks to a nine-game winning streak. However, that machine will not be running at full strength come playoff time. The Talbots’ leading scorer, junior...
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Player of the Week for Jan. 30, 2023
In two weeks, couples will celebrate the mid-February tradition of Valentine’s Day. For the Steel Valley boys basketball program, they are fortunate every day is Valentine’s day. Who needs candy or flowers when talented senior Makhai Valentine is raining points down on Ironmen opponents? Valentine dropped 39 points in a...
WPIAL girls basketball playoff clinchings through Jan. 29, 2023
The 2022-23 WPIAL girls basketball regular season is winding down and the playoff field is starting to grow. Trib HSSN will once again have exclusive coverage of the WPIAL girls basketball playoffs starting Feb. 13 with the Playoff Pairings Show at 3 p.m. as we unveil the brackets to the...
WPIAL boys basketball playoff clinchings through Jan. 29, 2023
The 2022-23 WPIAL boys basketball playoff field is starting to take shape with two weeks left in the regular season. Trib HSSN will once again have exclusive coverage of the WPIAL boys basketball playoffs starting Feb. 13 with the Playoff Pairings Show at 3 p.m. as we unveil the brackets...
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week for Jan. 29, 2023
It was just another week at the office for one of the top 10th graders in WPIAL girls basketball. Clairton super sophomore Iyanna Wade scored 109 points in three victories for the Bears, to raise her average to 34 points per game, tops in the WPIAL. Wade is doing her...
PIHL standings, playoff clinchings through Jan. 29, 2023
Here are the latest PIHL high school hockey standings and postseason clinchings through Sunday: *- indicates clinched a playoff spot x- indicates eliminated from playoff chase #-indicates ineligible for Penguins Cup Playoffs Class 3A: (3 of 8 teams have clinched playoff spots) Team – Wins – Losses – Overtime/Shootout Loss...
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week for Jan. 29, 2023
Since coming to North Allegheny prior to the 2017 season as the girls basketball coach, Spencer Stefko and his Tigers have won…a lot. In his seven years in black and gold, NA has won four WPIAL championships, one PIAA title and has been district runner-up twice. The North Allegheny girls...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Jan. 30, 2023
We say so long to January and hello to both February and the “Stretch Run” of the 2022-23 high school basketball season this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has a week full of WPIAL and District 6 boys and girls high school basketball to go...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Jan. 30, 2023: Stretch run begins in girls basketball
There are two weeks left in the WPIAL girls basketball regular season, and the “Stretch Run” begins with a bang on Monday night. There are six games involving the top two teams in their section fighting for at least a share of the section lead. Section 2-5A goes one better...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 28, 2023: Weekend schedule packed with basketball showcases
Some of the top district boys and girls basketball teams will be in action this weekend at Montour as part of the Pittsburgh Basketball Club Hall of Fame Classic. There are 13 boys games with eight on Saturday and five on Sunday. Here is the Saturday schedule: • Brashear vs....
Mt. Lebanon gets past Baldwin in tightly contested section clash
The Section 2-6A battle between first-place Mt. Lebanon and third-place Baldwin had all the making of overtime on Friday. Through three quarters, the game was tied as the visiting Blue Devils’ score by quarters was 10, 10, 16 while the Highlanders’ scoring line read 16, 10, 10. In the fourth...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 26, 2023: Peters Township, Thomas Jefferson boys set for rematch
When the first half of WPIAL boys basketball section play ended last week, there was a three-way tie for the top spot in Section 1-5A. Two of those three teams go head to head to highlight a busy Fray-day of district boys section hoops. The first game between Peters Township...
WPIAL clinched: 36 teams qualify for team wrestling tournament
The WPIAL team wrestling regular season is complete with teams having finished their section schedule on Wednesday. The top three teams from each section qualified for the 2023 WPIAL team wrestling playoffs, which start Monday. The brackets will be released Thursday. Here are the teams that clinched a playoff berth....
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 26, 2023: Class 6A girls basketball powers to meet
They have been the most successful girls basketball programs in the highest classification over the last eight years. On Thursday, they meet for the second time this season in a clash for the top spot in Section 1-6A as Norwin (14-2) visits North Allegheny (10-4). The Knights won the last...
Trib 10: Shakeup hits girls power rankings
This week, the tide has turned with plenty of movement on the girls side of the weekly Trib 10, while things settled a bit in the boys power rankings. A week after four boys teams fell out of the Trib 10, only one change was made with Highlands replacing Butler....
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 25, 2023: Wrestling teams to vie for section titles
The final night of section wrestling is upon us with plenty of matches to determine section championships or at least a share of the section crown heading into the team district playoffs. In Class 2A, Burgettstown in Section 1, Frazier in Section 2, Highlands in Section 5 and Burrell in...
WPIAL clinched: Final few playoff spots up for grabs as wrestling regular season concludes
The WPIAL team wrestling regular season is nearly complete with teams finishing their section schedules on Wednesday. The top three teams from each section qualify for the 2023 WPIAL team wrestling playoffs starting on Monday. If three or more teams have identical records against each other, the following tie-breaking system...
