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What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Feb. 24, 2023: Basketball quarterfinals conclude
The WPIAL basketball quarterfinals conclude Friday with second round games in boys 6A and 2A, along with girls 5A and 4A. All four 6A boys quarterfinals games have been etched in stone since the brackets came out Feb. 13. The eight playoff qualifiers have been idle and trying to stay...
WPIAL reveals times, sites for Monday’s basketball semifinals
The WPIAL basketball playoffs Final Four is set for Monday. The second of three days of semifinals begin a golden week of hoops action. The WPIAL has released the sites and times for the quarterfinals in boys 4A and 3A, along with girls 6A and A. Boys 4A Semifinals Monday’s...
WPIAL reveals sites, times for Friday’s basketball consolations, Saturday’s semifinals
While the WPIAL prepares to finish the quarterfinals of the 2023 basketball playoffs Thursday and Friday, the matchups are set for the start of the district semifinals Saturday. The WPIAL released the sites and times for the Final Four contests involving boys 5A and A, along with girls 3A and...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 23, 2023: Girls 6A top seed begins title quest
The WPIAL basketball quarterfinals continue Thursday. Fifty years ago, the Upper St. Clair girls basketball team won its first championship, beating North Allegheny in the 1973 Class 3A finals, 41-40. Thirty years ago, USC edged Oakland Catholic, 51-47, to win the 1993 WPIAL 4A title. It was the first of...
Trib 10: Power rankings stay calm before WPIAL playoff storm intensifies
For the first time this season, there were zero changes in the Trib 10 from last week. The elite teams in the district either enjoyed a first-round bye or took care of business in the opening round. However, that will change from now until the end of the PIAA playoffs...
Top-seeded Peters Township passes another test, tops South Fayette
Not everybody agreed with Peters Township getting the No. 1 seed in the WPIAL Class 5A boys basketball playoffs, but the Indians have passed two exams and are now halfway toward earning their spot at the top of the championship mountain. Peters Township had four players in double-digit scoring as...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 22, 2023: Quarterfinal action ready to tip off
Welcome to the WPIAL basketball elite eight. Over the next three nights, the district will hold quarterfinals in all six classifications for boys and girls basketball to determine the final four in each class. On opening night of the quarters, Boys 5A and A along with girls 3A and 2A...
Trib HSSN Girls Basketball State Rankings for Feb. 21, 2023
It’s been said that one is the loneliest number, unless you are No. 1 in the weekly Trib HSSN girls basketball state rankings from last week. One also represents the number of teams that fell out of the state rankings from last week as Bishop Shanahan was replaced by the...
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball State Rankings for Feb. 21, 2023
There were 30 teams that appeared in last week’s Trib HSSN boys basketball state rankings. Only two of them lost. Archbishop Ryan dropped a notch to No. 5 in 5A after losing to West Catholic, while Portage fell out of the Class A rankings and was replaced by Union. Part...
Sites, times set for Thursday’s WPIAL basketball quarterfinals
The WPIAL continues its three days of second round boys and girls basketball playoff games Thursday. District 7 officials released the sites and times for the quarterfinals in boys 4A and 3A along with girls 6A and A. Boys 4A Quarterfinals Thursday’s schedule Lincoln Park (22-1) vs. South Allegheny (19-4)...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 21, 2023: Longtime rivals meet in 5A girls basketball
The curtain falls on the first round of the 2023 WPIAL playoffs Tuesday. Thirty-four years ago, the Penn Hills girls program was in the midst of one of the most impressive championship runs in WPIAL history. The Indians won seven straight WPIAL Class 4A crowns from 1986-1992. In the 1989...
Trib HSSN Girls Basketball Team of the Week for Feb. 20, 2023
The year before Megan Zitner took over as coach of the Burgettstown girls basketball team, the Blue Devils finished 3-19 in 2013. Ten years later, things have really changed for the Burgettstown hoops program. The Blue Devils have reached the postseason five straight years and are now 2-1 in WPIAL...
Trib HSSN Girls Basketball Player of the Week for Feb. 20, 2023
A team that wins its section outright and is victorious in 19 of 22 games during the regular season expect to be rewarded with a higher seed. It certainly doesn’t anticipate playing in the 8-9 first-round game. However, when the WPIAL released the Class 3A girls basketball brackets, Waynesburg found...
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week for Feb. 19, 2023
The Monessen boys basketball team had just orchestrated a smash hit of a regular season, finishing with 20 wins in 22 games and finishing with five straight wins after a 15-game winning streak earlier in the season. However, some were left scratching their heads when the Section 2 co-champ Greyhounds...
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week for Feb. 19, 2023
McKeesport boys basketball senior Travarese “Dunny” Rowe likes to entertain people. Whether with family and friends or on the basketball court, he doesn’t disappoint when he’s putting on a show. “I’m a little comedian here and there. I like making people laugh,” Rowe said. “I like putting a smile on...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Feb. 20, 2023: Big night for 1st-round matchups
There are five days making up the first round of the 2023 WPIAL basketball playoffs, and Monday is the busiest. There are 21 boys and girls opening-round contests with the spotlights shinning on boys 4A, boys 3A, girls 6A and girls A. The lone 6A first-round girls basketball game has...
PIHL standings, playoff clinchings through Feb. 19, 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: (7 of 8 teams have clinched playoff spots) Team – Wins – Losses – Overtime/Shootout...
Trib HSSN broadcast listings: Week of Feb. 20, 2023
WPIAL boys and girls basketball playoff teams that haven’t been forced to exit yet will continue along on the path to the Pete this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN continues its exclusive coverage of the District 7 basketball postseason with two more days of first-round...
WPIAL reveals sites, times for Wednesday’s basketball quarterfinals
While the WPIAL prepares to finish the first round of the 2023 basketball playoffs Monday and Tuesday, the matchups are set for the start of the district quarterfinals on Wednesday. The WPIAL released the sites and times for the quarterfinal contests involving teams in Class 5A boys, 3A girls, 2A...
Chartiers Valley wrestlers turn attention toward individual postseason success
You would think a growing team like the Chartiers Valley wrestling program would not like being part of a loaded section where signs of improvement might not be evident in your spot in the final standings. With WPIAL realignment this past offseason, the Colts were placed in Section 5-3A along...
Chartiers Valley hockey battles to the end after sluggish start to season
Inexperience and youth made this a tough season at times for the Chartiers Valley hockey program, but the Colts have shown a strong finishing kick to the regular season even though they fell short of qualifying for the PIHL Penguins Cup playoffs. “There’s an old expression that hard work beats...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 18, 2023: Class 3A girls get Saturday spotlight
It used to be the busiest day in the WPIAL basketball postseason. The first Saturday of the district hoops playoffs had afternoon doubleheaders, and in some cases, tripleheaders of preliminary or first-round contests. However, lately, the district has tried to avoid Saturday games as many of the top officials also...
Elijah Hill, South Fayette score hard-earned Class 5A win over Shaler
South Fayette forward Elijah Hill was held in check for most of the night by the Shaler defense, but when push came to shove, the senior proved who the king of the hill was. Hill hit a short shot with eight seconds left that turned out to be the game...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 17, 2023: First-round basketball action heats up
The first full night of first-round action in the 2023 WPIAL basketball playoffs takes place Friday with three tournaments — boys 5A, boys A and girls 2A — taking center stage. There may be no streakier team in district hoops this year than the South Fayette boys basketball team. To...
Trib 10: Final regular season power rankings revealed
The WPIAL boys and girls basketball regular season is in the rearview mirror as the Path to the Pete begins in earnest on Friday. Everybody wants to be No. 1 when the district or even the state playoffs are complete. However, for the regular season, Hampton comes out on top...
