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Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week for March 5, 2023
It’s official: 2023 is the Year of the Deer. At least when it comes to WPIAL 3A boys basketball. No. 5 seed Deer Lakes became the streak busters for the second time this season against Our Lady of the Sacred Heart. First, the Lancers ended the Chargers’ district- and state-record...
What to watch for in high school sports for March 6, 2023: Penguins Cup quarterfinals on tap
Five years ago, Seneca Valley defeated Peters Township in the Class 3A finals to win the 2018 PIHL Penguins Cup championship. This postseason, the Raiders are the No. 2 seed and the Indians are No. 1 as the 2023 PIHL Penguins Cup playoffs kick into full gear with eight quarterfinal...
Final 2022-23 PIHL standings
Here are the final PIHL high school hockey standings and postseason clinchings through the end of the regular season. The Penguins Cup playoffs in 3A, 2A and A, along with the PIHL Division II postseason begin with quarterfinal games Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. Watch the high school hockey postseason with...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of March 6, 2023
We all take a deep breath with the completion of the WPIAL basketball, wrestling and swimming championships. Now our attention turns to the PIHL Penguins Cup hockey postseason and the PIAA basketball and wrestling playoffs this week here on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN continues our coverage...
37 WPIAL teams enter state tournament as PIAA releases girls basketball brackets
The Path to the Pete is complete as the focus turns to the Road to Hershey and the start of the PIAA basketball postseason next weekend. The state basketball playoffs tip off Friday and Saturday. Here is a look at the dates, sites and times for the 37 WPIAL girls...
WPIAL boys basketball teams set for opening-round matchups in PIAA playoffs
The Path to the Pete is complete as the focus turns to the Road to Hershey and the start of the PIAA basketball postseason next weekend. The state basketball playoffs tip off Friday and Saturday. Here is a look at the dates, sites and times for the 36 District 7...
Seeds set for 73 WPIAL basketball teams headed to state tournament
The WPIAL consolation “play-in” games have now all been played. With the Path to the Pete complete, the focus turns to the Road to Hershey and the start of the PIAA basketball postseason next weekend. The state basketball playoffs tip off Friday, March 10 and Saturday, March 11. Here is...
PIHL sets quarterfinal matchups for Penguins Cup playoffs
A year ago, the PIHL Penguins Cup was raised by Peters Township in 3A, Thomas Jefferson in 2A, Norwin in A and Neshannock in Division 2. Following four first-round games this week in Class A, the rest of the playoff field is now set for the puck to drop in...
Trib HSSN Girls Basketball State Rankings for March 1, 2023
We are about a week away from the 2023 PIAA girls basketball playoffs. Most of the teams ranked in the weekly Trib HSSN girls basketball state rankings have one or two games left in their quest for district gold, which ends for most this weekend. Four ranked teams from last...
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball State Rankings for March 1, 2023
The district boys basketball playoffs across the state are winding down and will be in the books this weekend. The top 30 teams are staying on the golden path with only four teams dropping out from last week’s Trib HSSN boys basketball state rankings. Lower Merion in 6A, Hampton and...
Trib 10: New team takes top spot in boys power rankings heading into championship weekend
A week after calm waters led to zero changes in the early playoff edition of the weekly Trib Ten, the winds of change have hit both the boys and girls weekly power rankings. Heading into the 2023 WPIAL basketball championships this weekend at the Petersen Events Center, there were four...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on March 1, 2023: State playoff bids on the line
The first day of March gives us a day off between the semifinals and the start of the WPIAL basketball championship games. However, it is not a day off from district postseason action as the consolation games continue. There are eight boys games and two girls games on Wednesday. Of...
Motivated Central Catholic slams Upper St. Clair to reach Class 6A title game
Same round, same venue, much different results for Central Catholic. A year after losing to Fox Chapel in the Class 6A semifinals at Peters Township, the Vikings relieved the bad memory, then created a new script as they soundly defeated Upper St. Clair at the same site Tuesday, 65-41, to...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 28, 2023: Class 6A boys to battle for spot in finals
We close out the month of February with the final night of WPIAL semifinals basketball. Fifteen years ago, Central Catholic won its first and only WPIAL basketball championship, beating Moon in the Class 4A finals, 55-54. The Vikings are two wins from a second district crown after escaping the quarterfinals...
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week for Feb. 27, 2023
All high school basketball coaches preach the importance of a fast start. Well, the Woodland Hills girls basketball team is taking the turtle and the hare story to heart and proving that a strong finishing kick is better than a terrific start. The Wolverines started this season with a 1-5...
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week for Feb. 27, 2023
A year ago, the South Fayette girls basketball team was the No. 2 seed and stunned top seed and favored Chartiers Valley in the WPIAL championship game. This year, the Lions have been on top of the rankings all year and are the team to beat in the Class 5A...
Upper St. Clair loses senior captain to injury in win over Mt. Lebanon in Class 6A semifinals
The Upper St. Clair girls basketball team ran the gamut of emotions at Bethel Park on Monday as it battled rival Mt. Lebanon in the WPIAL 6A semifinals. Soon after celebrating a third victory this season over Mt. Lebanon, 58-33, the team learned it would be without senior point guard...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Feb. 27, 2023: Section rematches on tap in semifinals
The two WPIAL Class 6A girls basketball Final Four games are between rivals who earlier battled for section supremacy. Now, they meet for a spot in the district championship game. Top-seeded Upper St. Clair shoots for a third victory over defending champion Mt. Lebanon, while it will be the rubber...
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week for Feb. 26, 2023
The numbers are impressive. The Penn Hills boys basketball team has allowed a Class 5A-best 44.2 points per game this season. That number puts the Indians at fifth overall in the WPIAL in team defense. But if you need more proof, just go to a Penn Hills game. The Indians...
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week for Feb. 26, 2023
For four years, he has been the leader of the golden corral. Now Rodney Gallagher has Laurel Highlands two wins away from a triple crown. Gallagher enjoyed a strong start to his final WPIAL basketball postseason in leading the Mustangs into Monday’s Class 4A semifinals. The 6-foot senior guard could...
Trib HSSN broadcasts for week of Feb. 27-March 4
We have reached the golden week in the WPIAL winter sports season with the District 7 championships in boys and girls basketball, boys and girls swimming and Class 3A individual wrestling this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN continues our exclusive coverage of the WPIAL basketball...
PIHL standings, playoff clinchings through Feb. 26, 2023
Here are the latest PIHL high school hockey standings and postseason clinchings through Feb. 26. The Class A playoffs are set to begin with two first-round games Monday and two more Tuesday. Monday Indiana Little Indians vs. Quaker Valley Quakers at Baierl Ice Complex in Warrendale at 9 p.m. West...
WPIAL releases times, sites for Tuesday’s basketball semifinals
The district basketball playoffs Final Four conclude Tuesday. The final night of WPIAL boys and girls basketball semifinals will help finalize the district basketball championship game puzzle. The WPIAL has released the sites and times for the semifinals in boys 6A and 2A, along with girls 5A and 4A. The...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 25, 2023: Top 4 seeds square off in Class 5A semifinals
Welcome to the start of the 2023 WPIAL basketball final four. The first of three days of district hoops semifinals action tips off Saturday with third-round games in boys Class 5A and Class A, along with girls 3A and 2A. Three Indians and a Gator are part of the boys...
Upper St. Clair fends off Seneca Valley comeback bid in Class 6A quarterfinal win
Upper St. Clair shot lights out in the first half to build up a big lead, and then nearly stopped shooting in the fourth quarter as Seneca Valley rallied. The Panthers had two defensive stops in the end and held on to edge the Raiders, 45-43, in the WPIAL Class...
