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TribLive HSSN broadcast schedule: Week of Nov. 7. 2022
One round down, now we move on to the second stop on the district football postseason journey with final four and elite eight postseason games this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has all the action of Night 2 of the WPIAL football playoffs Friday with...
WPIAL football playoff previews capsules for Nov. 4, 2022
The 2022 WPIAL football playoffs are about to begin. While the Class 6A postseason takes the week off, there are 27 WPIAL quarterfinals or first round contests from Class A up to 5A on Friday. Here are preview capsules on 14 of the 27 games, all those not previewed elsewhere...
Trib 10: As playoffs open, Quips sit comfortably atop power rankings
The regular season in WPIAL football is now complete. For those fortunate to move on to November football, it is playoff football in which they now must compete. Yes, the postseason brings out the poet in all of us. After a wild Week 9, the WPIAL has 27 games on...
Trib HSSN High School Football State Rankings for Nov. 1, 2022
Only one team lost its top 5 grip from last week’s Trib HSSN state football rankings as the top 30 PIAA teams finished off the regular season in Week 9 by going a combined 25-4 with one team not in action. In fact, the four losses came from head-to-head showdowns...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Nov. 1, 2022: Defending volleyball champs in semis
We turn the page to the start of the 11th month of the year. November in the WPIAL world is known for playoff and championship action and the first day does not disappoint. Final Four Tuesday includes action from both the boys and girls soccer playoffs as well as all...
Trib HSSN Football Player of the Week for 2022 Week 9
When asked if he’d rather hit a receiver on a perfect 50-yard touchdown pass or if he would rather keep the ball on an RPO and race 50 yards to paydirt, Neshannock quarterback Jonny Huff didn’t hesitate. “I’d rather keep the ball on an RPO and jaunt into the end...
Trib HSSN broadcasts for week of Oct. 31-Nov. 5
Trib HSSN has video and audio football coverage of opening night of the 2022 WPIAL football playoffs on Friday with coverage concluding with the HSSN WPIAL Scoreboard Show from 9:30 p.m. to midnight. We also have video coverage of the 2022 WPIAL boys and girls soccer and girls volleyball semifinals...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Oct. 31, 2022: Plenty of treats for playoff soccer fans
Happy Halloween! The district postseason treats to its many soccer fans are a handful of girls and boys final four matches on the pitch Monday night. The girls Class 4A postseason has become a bit of a district civil war. Two north teams and two south teams remaining. So the...
Trib HSSN Football Team of the Week 2022: Week 9
Thomas Jefferson winning a big football game in late October is hardly breaking news after nearly 30 years of dominating success. Excuse a few folks though for raising some eyebrows when the final score of the Class 4A Big Seven Conference battle for first place was announced — Thomas Jefferson...
Trib HSSN don’t-miss high school football matchups for 2022 Week 9
We conclude the stretch run in Week 9 with 12 playoff spots up for grabs and seven games that will decide a conference championship. Don’t forget to check out the Trib HSSN Scoreboard Show between 9:30 p.m. and midnight Friday to find out who is in and whose playoff bubble...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Oct. 26, 2022: Cross country gold up for grabs
While the WPIAL playoff continue in soccer, volleyball and field hockey, there is gold to be won in them there hills on Thursday. The 2022 WPIAL cross country individual and team championships will take place at Roadman Park on the campus of Cal (Pa). There will be six championship races:...
Trib 10: Pair of big-time clashes in Week 9 sure to shake up power rankings
While some WPIAL football teams are set to play out the string, turn in the uniforms and start to prepare for 2023, many others, including the teams below, are fine-tuning their games in preparation for the postseason. Nine of the 10 power-ranked teams this week will be playing for an...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Oct. 26, 2022: Upset winners look for next victory
A year ago, the top eight seeds in the WPIAL boys soccer Class 3A playoffs all advanced to the quarterfinals. This season though, two double-digit seeds were opening-round winners to deny a second straight year of the favorites gathering in the second round. One of the bigger surprises on the...
Trib HSSN State Football Rankings for Oct. 25, 2022
Call it the regular season calm before the postseason storm. The best 30 PIAA football teams across the state as ranked in the latest Trib HSSN state rankings were a near perfect 26-1 in Week 8 with three teams not playing. The lone team to taste defeat was Class A...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Oct. 25, 2022: Volleyball playoffs ramp up
With the preliminary round in the books, the first round is set to go in both Class 4A and Class A in the WPIAL girls volleyball playoffs Tuesday. With the top two seeds in 4A, North Allegheny and Pine-Richland, enjoying opening-round byes, there are only six first-round matches in the...
Trib HSSN Football Team of the Week for 2022 Week 8
The Apollo-Ridge football team entered the 2022 season ready to battle for a playoff spot in a new, expanded and much tougher Class 2A Allegheny Conference. The start for the Vikings was a good one, winning in both Week Zero and Week 1, including an impressive victory in the season...
What to watch in WPIAL sports for Oct. 24, 2022: Girls soccer rematch in opening round
The WPIAL soccer postseason spotlight falls on the Class 3A girls and Class 2A boys opening-round matches Monday. One of the Class 3A girls’ first-round matchups is a rematch from a quarterfinals playoff contest a year ago. Last fall, Franklin Regional was the No. 3 seed and blanked West Allegheny...
Trib HSSN broadcasts for week of Oct. 24-30
As October and the high school football regular season wind down to its final week, football bracketology is in the warmer-than-usual air this week here on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has video and audio football coverage of Week 9, with 31 WPIAL, District 6, D-9 and...
Trib HSSN Football Player of the Week for 2022 Week 8
With every game he plays, Armstrong quarterback Cadin Olsen continues to climb the ladder of all-time great quarterbacks from the WPIAL. Two weeks ago, Olsen passed the 6,000-yard mark for his scholastic career. After big conference showdown wins over Mars and Highlands, Olsen has eclipsed 7,100 yards at Armstrong after...
In or out? 2022 WPIAL football playoff picture entering Week 9
There is only one week left in the stretch run of the 2022 WPIAL football regular season. Already, 55 teams have guaranteed a spot on the Playoff Path to the North Shore and to North Huntingdon. That leaves 12 district playoff spots up for grabs heading into the final Friday...
Chartiers Valley girls tennis has super season in Class 2A
Sometimes the grass is greener on the other side of the net. The move this fall from Class 3A to 2A paid off handsomely for the Chartiers Valley girls tennis team. Both the Colts team and individuals in singles and doubles enjoyed success this season. “The girls had a great...
In Chartiers Valley hockey program, young roster doesn’t mean low expectations
Paul Bonetti is back for the ninth year of his second stint as head coach of the Chartiers Valley hockey team. He coached the Colts from 2004-2006, then returned in 2016. Even though the Colts did not make the playoffs last season, and he has had offers to coach elsewhere,...
Field set for WPIAL girls volleyball playoffs
The 2022 WPIAL girls volleyball regular season has come to an end with 73 teams qualifying for the district postseason. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. All teams tied for a playoff spot in which head-to-head does not break the tie all qualify for...
Trib HSSN don’t-miss high school football matchups for 2022 Week 8
We continue the stretch run of the 2022 football regular season with four games with teams fighting for their playoff lives, one with a conference crown at stake and another that is a nonconference tuneup between rivals gearing up for showdowns in Week 9. Coming into Week 8, one team...
What to watch for on Oct. 20, 2022: Spot in City League finals up for grabs
If the rematch for a spot in the City League football championship game is as good as the battle for second place was, then the University Prep against Allderdice matchup Thursday should be a dandy. The Panthers and Ramblers met last week to close out the City League regular season...
