High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 3, 2026
High schools Basketball Boys Tuesday’s results Class 6A Section 1 North Hills 71, North Allegheny 55 Pine-Richland 58, Butler 55 (OT) Seneca Valley 45, Woodland Hills 38 Section 2 Norwin 59, Canon-McMillan 45 Upper St. Clair 92, Hempfield 46 Imani Christian 69, Mt. Lebanon 63 Class 5A Section 1 Franklin...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 4, 2026: Boys, girls teams jockey for playoff position
Some additional excitement for the final week of the WPIAL basketball season is spotlighted Wednesday with several key games being made up from snow and cold weather last week. Here are some of the boys games to watch: • In Section 1-4A, Deer Lakes visits Highlands where a win for...
Trib 10: New team takes top spot in boys power rankingsVideo
While a chill has been in the air, it has not slowed down the elite high school basketball teams around the WPIAL. The boys Trib 10 remains practically the same as last week with the exceptions of a pair of flip-flops at the top and at the bottom. The girls...
High school roundup for Feb. 3, 2026: South Park outscores South Allegheny in 3A boys clash
Luke Scarff scored 24 points, Cooper Hochendoner added 23 and South Park weathered a big night from Drew Cook to defeat South Allegheny, 73-61, in a matchup of top teams in Section 3-3A boys basketball Tuesday. Talon Glowa added 13 points for the Eagles (16-3, 7-1). Cook scored 37 points...
Mohawk shows playoff form in dominant win over Aliquippa
The first time Mohawk met Aliquippa this season, the Warriors rallied from a fourth-quarter deficit. This time, it was the start that made the difference for No. 1 Mohawk, which won 59-37 Tuesday night to clinch an outright Section 1-3A title. Mohawk (18-1, 11-0) won its 18th straight contest thanks...
Burrell uses 3-point barrage to beat Valley, clinch playoff spotVideo
Ryan Wass made the math easy for the Burrell boys basketball team to figure out how to seal a WPIAL Class 4A playoff berth. Take a three and multiply it by nine. Wass canned a career-high nine treys and finished with 27 points to help the Bucs hold off Valley,...
WPIAL clinched: Boys basketball playoff qualifiers through Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026
After a frosty start, the stretch run is just about over as the WPIAL boys basketball playoff field is up to 69 teams that have now clinched a district postseason berth. A reminder of the playoff format this season as sections with eight or more teams send the top five...
1st-place Gateway boys hang on to quell Penn-Trafford’s comeback attemptVideo
A sign on the wall at Penn-Trafford read “Warning” in white capital letters with a green background. Maybe it was meant for Gateway. Warned or not, the visiting Gators were ready for a frenzied comeback by the host Warriors. Gateway weathered a big shift in momentum and a 22-point third...
North Catholic boys avenge earlier section loss to Knoch
The top two boys basketball teams in Section 1-4A in the Trib HSSN Class 4A rankings matched up for the second time this season, and North Catholic avenged an earlier defeat with a 61-55 victory over Knoch on Tuesday in Saxonburg. “We’re pretty resilient, and we have some skill as...
Derry rallies to defeat Penns Valley for 1st PIAA winVideo
Three days after winning its first WPIAL Class 2A wrestling title, Derry added another first Tuesday. With their come-from-behind, 44-26 win against Penns Valley, the Trojans earned their first win in the PIAA tournament. They were 0-5 in state tournaments entering Tuesday night. Derry (14-0) earned a trip to Johnstown,...
Hempfield receiver Kopas takes preferred walk-on offer from Duquesne
Jack Kopas is going Division I after all. The Hempfield senior football player had D-I hopes, but was just about ready to commit to a Division II program in the PSAC when a new team entered the conversation. All of the sudden, Duquesne is his school of choice. Kopas, a...
WPIAL team wrestling rankings: Feb. 3, 2026
Week 8 Team rankings Class 3A rankings Place Team (record) Last week 1. Franklin Regional (18-0) 1 2. Norwin (12-3) 2 3. Connellsville (17-3) 3 4. Canon-McMillan (11-5) 5 5. Trinity (11-3) 5 6. Kiski Area (16-3) 6 7. North Allegheny (11-2) 7 8. Thomas Jeferson (13-3) NR 9. Moon...
WPIAL individual wrestling rankings: Feb. 3, 2026
Trib HSSN Live Individual Wrestling Rankings WPIAL Class 3A 107: 1. Lee Dreshman, fr., Canon-McMillan (38-4); 2. Michael Johnson, so., West Allegheny (30-3); 3. Bryce Thomas, jr., Moon Area (26-9); 4. Parker Jennings, so., Trinity (29-7); 5. Riley Smith, jr., Seneca Valley (25-1). 114: 1. Nick McGarrity, jr., Peters Township...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 2, 2026
High schools Basketball Boys Monday’s results Class 6A Section 1 New Castle 60, Fox Chapel 47 Section 2 Central Catholic 64, Connellsville 39 Class 5A Section 3 Thomas Jefferson 76, Ringgold 69 Section 4 Montour 56, Mars 42 Class 4A Section 1 Deer Lakes 66, Valley 42 Class 3A Section...
Belle Vernon downs Mt. Pleasant to claim program’s 1st section title in 27 yearsVideo
For the first time in 27 seasons, members of the Belle Vernon girls basketball team can call themselves section champions. As Prince’s 1982 hit “1999” echoed throughout the gymnasium, the Leopards took turns cutting down the nets in celebration of the team’s first section crown in nearly three decades after...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 3, 2026: Pair of 1 vs. 2 clashes set in boys basketball
What better way to kick off the final week of the regular season in boys basketball then with not one but two clashes between the two top WPIAL ranked teams in both Class 4A and 3A. In Section 1-4A, top-ranked and first place Knoch hosts No. 2 North Catholic at...
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week for Feb. 2, 2026
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week – Liam Sheely School – Mt. Lebanon Class – Senior Height – 6-foot-3 Position – Guard #Earned – Following three straight Section 2-6A losses to Upper St. Clair, Hempfield and Central Catholic, Mt. Lebanon had dropped to the crowded middle of the...
High school roundup for Feb. 2, 2026: South Fayette’s Haylie Lamonde, Beth-Center’s Violet Trump join 1,000-point club
Haylie Lamonde scored 15 points to join the 1,000-point club as South Fayette defeated Chartiers Valley, 65-18, in Section 3-5A girls basketball Monday night. Juliette Leroux added 17 points and Lailah Wright had 11 for the Lions (20-1, 12-0). McKenna Helfrick had six points to lead the Colts (8-13, 7-4)....
WPIAL clinched: Girls basketball playoff qualifiers through Monday, Feb. 2, 2026
The WPIAL girls basketball regular season has less than a week remaining as the district playoff field continues to grow with 65 teams having punched their ticket to participate in the February Frenzy. A reminder of the playoff format this season as sections with eight or more teams send the...
Canon-McMillan fends off Norwin charge to clinch share of section crownVideo
Top-ranked Norwin slogged through a two-point third quarter — an uncharacteristically empty output on its home floor — and fell behind by 16 going to the fourth. Somehow, it stemmed the tide of a lengthy run by No. 3 Canon-McMillan, closing a 17-point gap to four late before fading for...
Shady Side Academy snags season sweep of section foe Greensburg Central Catholic
After posting a seven-point win on the road last month, the Shady Side Academy girls basketball team came into Monday looking to defend home court for a season sweep against Greensburg Central Catholic. The Bulldogs were able to do just that, defeating the Centurions, 54-43, in a Section 2-3A matchup...
Derry lineman Dylan Pitzer commits to walk on at Pitt
For a kid who has his college right there in his last name, Pitt seems like a perfect fit. Dylan Pitzer to Pitt sings. The Derry senior football player announced Monday he is accepting a preferred walk-on offer to play at Pitt, the only Division I school to make him...
Knoch’s Adrian Lavorini chasing medals in final trip to WPIAL championships
Adrian Lavorini is in the twilight of his high school swim career at Knoch before he heads off to compete in college. But the multi-time WPIAL medalist and PIAA qualifier has a lot left to accomplish while representing the Knights. While personal goals are on his mind with just a...
Team effort guides WPIAL wrestling teams into PIAA tournament
It takes more than the team’s stars to win a wrestling title. Many times, the unexpected wrestler steps up in the clutch. That is what happened Saturday during the WPIAL team wrestling championships: Franklin Regional, Norwin, Connellsville and Derry had various wrestlers come through in the clutch. For Class 3A...
McKeesport’s Kemon Spell commits to GeorgiaVideo
McKeesport junior running back Kemon Spell is headed to one of the powers of the SEC. Spell committed to Georgia on Monday, according to reports by Rivals and ESPN. The five-star recruit is the top-ranked running back in the 2027 class. He is a marquee addition to coach Kirby Smart...
