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What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 16, 2023: WPIAL basketball playoffs tip off
The curtain rises Thursday on the 2023 Path to the Pete with one boys first-round game and three boys and two girls preliminary round games. While five games will decide the No. 16 seed or in one case, the No. 15 seed, one playoff contest will decide a spot in...
Trib HSSN Girls Basketball State Rankings for Feb. 15, 2023
There were as many teams that lost their spot at the top of the rankings as there were that fell out of the weekly Trib HSSN girls basketball state rankings from last week. Even though several teams tasted defeat, most were losses against other state-ranked teams and did not cost...
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball State Rankings for Feb. 15, 2023
As the sands of the regular season hour glass disappear, it is district playoffs time around the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It’s time for the elite teams across the state to buckle up and make a run toward district gold. Five teams fell out of the Trib HSSN boys basketball state...
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week for Feb. 14, 2023
This season has been a see-saw for the Seton LaSalle boys basketball team. Good thing for the Rebels that they were on the upswing as the regular season concluded. Following a 1-7 start, Seton LaSalle won seven straight games, including five consecutive section games, to finish in third place in...
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week for Feb. 14, 2023
Bishop Canevin guard Shea Champine was asked about his unique first name. He said he asked his mother and she explained that she thought it was different and she liked it. Most of the Crusaders opponents find Champine’s game unique and very few have been able to slow him down....
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week for Feb. 12, 2023Video
There was a point during the regular season that the logjam atop Section 2-3A had little to no separation. Avonworth, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart and Keystone Oaks were fighting for a section crown with little room for error on game night. However, following a Jan. 9 loss to...
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week for Feb. 12, 2023Video
When Gabby Baldasare took over the Pine-Richland girls basketball program last summer, like most coaches, she had a learning curve to go through. She had a bunch of green and white pieces of clay that needed to be shaped and molded into a winning team. One of those pieces was...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Feb. 13, 2023: Trib HSSN to reveal basketball playoff brackets
The week begins with a bang with the WPIAL spotlight shining bright on basketball bracketology. The district will release the brackets for the upcoming WPIAL boys and girls basketball playoffs. Whether your favorite school is in a classification with first-round byes or preliminary-round contests prior to the opening round, you...
PIHL standings, playoff qualifiers through Feb. 12, 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...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Feb. 13, 2023
Hear ye, hear ye! The high school basketball postseason is upon us starting with the unveiling of the brackets this week here on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN begins our exclusive coverage of the District 7 hoops postseason with the unveiling of the brackets on the WPIAL...
2023 WPIAL bracketology: HSSN forecasts the girls basketball playoff pairings
The Path to the Pete will be revealed Monday when the WPIAL basketball playoff pairings are announced at 3 p.m. on TribLive HSSN. While we wait to see what the WPIAL basketball committee decides, here’s a look at how HSSN’s Don Rebel would seed the girls basketball brackets. Check out...
WPIAL clinched: Boys basketball playoff qualifiers
The 2023 WPIAL boys basketball playoff field is set. Trib HSSN will once again have exclusive coverage of the WPIAL boys basketball playoffs starting on Monday with the Playoff Pairings Show at 3 p.m. as we unveil the brackets to the masses. Here is the final list of teams that...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 10-11, 2023: Crunch time in boys basketball playoff races
Section play for WPIAL boys basketball teams concludes Friday. There are playoff spots up for grabs with as many as 15 postseason tickets that could be punched and four section championships to be decided in head-to-head contests. Three of the four are matchups between teams that have clinched at least...
WPIAL clinched: Girls basketball playoff qualifiers
The 2023 WPIAL girls basketball playoff field is set. Trib HSSN will once again have exclusive coverage of the WPIAL girls basketball playoffs starting Monday with the Playoff Pairings Show at 3 p.m. as we unveil the brackets to the masses. Here is the final list of teams that have...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 9, 2023: Girls basketball playoff races come down to wire
Section play for most WPIAL girls basketball teams concludes Thursday with a few playoff spots up for grabs and a couple of section championships to be decided. There are two win-and-you’re-in games slated for Thursday. In Section 3-3A, Burrell (3-6, 9-12) hosts Deer Lakes (3-6, 5-16) with the winner finishing...
Trib 10: Top teams in power rankings finishing regular season strong
The district boys and girls basketball elite are finishing strong as we head toward the “Path to the Pete.” There were two changes in the boys weekly Trib 10, with Indians from both Penn Hills and Peters Township debuting while North Hills and South Allegheny were bumped. There were zero...
Trib HSSN girls basketball state rankings for Feb. 7, 2023
There were not a lot of changes in the weekly Trib HSSN girls basketball state rankings, but that doesn’t mean it was smooth sailing into the start of February. The top two teams in Class 4A tasted defeat this past week, but losing to 6A Cardinal O’Hara and 5A Cathedral...
Trib HSSN boys basketball state rankings for Feb. 7, 2023
The first few days of February turned out to be a struggle for state-ranked teams. Some only dropped a few spots while others fell out of the Pennsylvania elite 30. In all, nine teams ranked in last week’s Trib HSSN boys basketball state rankings lost with five of those losing...
WPIAL clinched: Boys basketball playoff qualifiers through Feb. 7, 2023
The 2023 WPIAL boys basketball playoff field is nearly set with only a few days left in the regular season. Trib HSSN will once again have exclusive coverage of the WPIAL boys basketball playoffs starting on Monday with the Playoff Pairings Show at 3 p.m. as we unveil the brackets...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 7, 2023: Class 6A boys basketball playoff picture to shake out
New Castle is 7-1 and in first place in WPIAL boys basketball Section 1-6A with one week left. Its opponent on Tuesday, Pine-Richland, is 1-7 and in the section basement. The other four section teams are fit to be tied. Seeding and a playoff berths are up for grabs in...
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week for Feb. 6, 2023
When New Castle star senior Isaiah Boice went down with a fracture in his foot in early January, there were some who thought the top-ranked WPIAL Class 6A boys basketball team was in big trouble. “This is the first major injury I’ve dealt with in 13 years as a coach,”...
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Player of the Week for Feb. 6, 2023
Vinnie Cugini stands 6-foot-2, but he is now a giant in WPIAL basketball lore. The Aquinas Academy senior guard broke the all-time district scoring record last week against Neighborhood Academy when he registered 33 points. The Pitt-Johnstown recruit broke the 30-year scoring record set by Tom Pipkins of Valley in...
WPIAL clinched: Girls basketball playoff qualifiers through Feb. 6, 2023
The 2023 WPIAL girls basketball regular season is winding down and the playoff field is nearly set. Trib HSSN will once again have exclusive coverage of the WPIAL girls basketball playoffs starting Monday, Feb. 13 with the Playoff Pairings Show at 3 p.m. as we unveil the brackets to the...
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week for Feb. 5, 2023
After grinding it out through December and January, every high school basketball coach wants their team to be peaking in early February so they can have success in late February and early March. For veteran coach Jim Callipare, now in his second year with the Armstrong girls, his team’s actions...
WPIAL clinched: Girls basketball playoff qualifiers through Feb. 5, 2023
The 2023 WPIAL girls basketball regular season is winding down and the playoff field is growing. 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. Here is the updated...
