High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 14, 2026
High schools Basketball Boys Wednesday’s results Nonsection Bentworth 66, Charleroi 49 Blackhawk 86, New Brighton 72 Brentwood 61, Westinghouse 49 Chartiers Valley 73, Allderdice 44 Fairmont (WV) 88, Brownsville 50 Gateway 50, Belle Vernon 46 McGuffey 48, Carmichaels 29 Mohawk 82, Hopewell 47 Riverside 52, Beaver County Christian 28 Thursday’s...
High school wrestling roundup for Jan. 14, 2026: North Allegheny beats Seneca Valley to clinch section title
Dalton Stragand (121) and Bradyn McConneha (285) recorded pins to help North Allegheny to a 41-30 victory over Seneca Valley on Wednesday night, clinching the Section 4-3A wrestling title for the Tigers. Bryce Prosser (114) won by decision and Myles Hoover (133), Gus Stedeford (139), Griffen Reid (152) and Gabriel...
High school basketball roundup for Jan. 14, 2026: A night to remember for 2 of WPIAL’s highest-scoring stars
Julian Semplice hit four 3-pointers, scored 24 points and reached the 1,000-point mark for his career, leading Chartiers Valley to a 73-44 victory over Allderdice in nonsection boys basketball Wednesday night. Luca Federico and Silas Verzich each added 13 points for the Colts (13-1). Anthony Abrahams led Allderdice (9-7) with...
Kiski Area wrestlers show toughness with win over Armstrong, improve to 14-1
Two staples placed three centimeters into his head won’t slow down Kiski Area wrestler Gavin Murphy. Not if the 133-pound sophomore can help it. Murphy collected a technical fall win over Armstrong’s Brayden Stull on Wednesday to help the host Cavaliers collect a 46-13 section win. There is little that...
Latrobe wrestlers clinch playoff berth by defeating Hempfield
It was not a playoff match, but Wednesday’s Section 8-3A battle between Latrobe and Hempfield earned the winner a spot in the WPIAL tournament in two weeks. A strong start and a solid ending were the perfect recipe for the Latrobe wrestling team. The Wildcats (6-2, 2-0) rallied to defeat...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 14, 2026: Girls basketball titans clash again
The second half of section play in WPIAL girls basketball begins for many schools Thursday, including a second battle this season between two of the top three teams in Class 4A. With at least a share of the Section 1-4A lead up for grabs, first-place Oakland Catholic travels to battle...
Westmoreland County girls basketball notebook: Norwin fighting through injury to key senior
Like most teams, Norwin has the normal aches and pains associated with play at the halfway mark of section schedule. Rest and recovery are valued more as teams aim for the stretch run. But the Class 6A No. 1-ranked Knights (11-2) have been patiently awaiting the return of a key...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania boys high school basketball rankings for Jan. 14, 2026
Five teams lost their grip on a state Top 5 spot and dropped from the rankings in the first changes of 2026 in the Trib HSSN boys basketball state rankings. Two of the changes occurred in Class 4A where North Catholic and Valley View dropped out and were replaced by...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania girls high school basketball rankings for Jan. 14, 2026
There were few changes in the Trib HSSN girls basketball state rankings from Week 1 to Week 2 in 2026. The only two schools to drop out this week are Muncy in Class 2A and New Covenant Christian School in Class A. Entering the rankings for the first time are...
PIAA soccer championships to be held at Highmark Stadium
A state championship event is coming to Southwestern Pennsylvania for the rest of the decade. The PIAA board of directors approved Wednesday sites for the fall sports championships, bringing the state soccer finals to the Pittsburgh area. The PIAA boys and girls soccer finals will be played at Highmark Stadium...
Olympic gold medalist Kurt Angle headlines 2026 WPIAL Hall of Fame class
Kurt Angle was an impact wrestler at many levels for more than 30 years. He was a professional champion and a member of several pro wrestling halls of fame. He won Olympic gold after a standout Division I tenure at Clarion. But before he made his mark in front of...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 13, 2026
High schools Basketball Boys Tuesday’s results Class 6A Section 1 Fox Chapel 53, Butler 51 Seneca Valley 50, Pine-Richland 37 Section 2 Canon-McMillan 69, Connellsville 58 Central Catholic 62, Imani Christian 34 Hempfield 71, Norwin 57 Upper St. Clair 43, Mt. Lebanon 36 Class 5A Section 1 Uniontown 64, Franklin...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 14, 2026: 1st place up for grabs on mats
With two weeks of WPIAL boys wrestling section duals remaining, sole possession of first place and a possible section crown is up for grabs in three Class 3A sections Wednesday. • In Section 4-3A, North Allegheny (8-1) visits Seneca Valley (7-2) at 7 p.m. The Tigers and Raiders are both...
Trib 10: Boys basketball power rankings shaken up
There was little movement in the Trib 10 girls rankings from last week, but the deck was shuffled a bit on the boys side. The top five remain unchanged in the girls power rankings with South Fayette still on top. Lincoln Park, North Catholic and Aliquippa boys falling this past...
High school roundup for Jan. 14, 2026: Coach Jim Rocco hits milestone in North Catholic win
Jason Fredericks led all scorers with 30 points, leading North Catholic to an 80-67 victory over Deer Lakes in Section 1-4A boys basketball Tuesday night and giving coach Jim Rocco his 400th career win with Penn Hills, Penn-Trafford and the Trojans. Brandon Pickett added 23 points, Brady Trout finished with...
In matchup of longtime coaching rivals, Upper St. Clair fends off Mt. Lebanon
On the same day that the NFL’s second-longest coaching rivalry may have ended with the resignation of Mike Tomlin from the Pittsburgh Steelers, which came a week after the dismissal of John Harbaugh by the Baltimore Ravens, one of the great coaching rivalries in WPIAL boys basketball wrote another chapter...
Penn Hills defense smothers struggling Kiski Area
The Kiski Area boys basketball team would like to find a way to get its offense right. The Cavaliers found it difficult to fix things Tuesday night on the road against Penn Hills. The Cavaliers got off to a slow start and were swallowed up by the smothering Indians defense...
Big 2nd quarter helps Jeannette hand 1st loss to Clairton
Clairton might hold the edge over Jeannette on the football field, but when it comes to basketball, advantage Jeannette. The top two teams in Section 1-2A collided for supremacy Tuesday, and it was Jeannette that prevailed. Returning WPIAL champion and No. 2-ranked Jeannette used a big second quarter to hand...
Hempfield boys give coach best birthday present: a win over Norwin
Austin Butler walked into the locker room to greet his team after a big section win, only to find his players had locked themselves behind a fenced-in area. The Hempfield coach looked perplexed and proceeded with caution. Suddenly, the Spartans burst into song — a rousing rendition of “Happy Birthday”...
Diminutive Giuliana Giannikas plays big for Norwin girls in win over Hempfield
At 5-foot-2, Giuliana Giannikas is often out-sized on the basketball court. But the budding point guard uses her skill and cool temperament to overcome mismatches. Well, that and something else. “You just have to be physical and be a dog,” the Norwin freshman said. Giannikas was nipping at Hempfield’s heels...
Trib HSSN team wrestling rankings for Jan. 13, 2026
Here are the Trib HSSN WPIAL team wrestling rankings for Jan. 13, 2026. Teams are listed with overall record and last week’s ranking. Class 3A 1. Franklin Regional (12-0) 1 2. Norwin (8-1) 2 3. Trinity (9-1) 3 4. Kiski Area (13-1) 4 5. North Allegheny (8-1) 5 6. Canon-McMillan...
Trib HSSN individual wrestling rankings for Jan. 13, 2026
Here is the first edition of Trib HSSN WPIAL wrestling rankings for the 2025-26 season: Class 3A 107: 1. Lee Dreshman, fr., Canon-McMillan (26-4); 2. Bryce Thomas, jr., Moon (18-4); 3. Parker Jennings, so., Trinity (18-3); 4. Riley Smith, jr., Seneca Valley (18-1); 5. Joey Synan, so., North Allegheny (21-7)....
Wrestling notebook: Belle Vernon’s Brown sends message with dominant win
As Belle Vernon wrestling coach Bob Bove walked over to his staff moments after senior Elijah Brown won the 215-pound title at the Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association tournament, he announced, “He is back.” Brown crushed his WPIAL rival, Kiski Area senior Cooper Roscosky, 10-0, in the final. “That was the...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 12, 2026
High schools Basketball Boys Monday’s results Class 6A Section 1 New Castle 64, North Allegheny 59 Woodland Hills 54, North Hills 37 Class 5A Section 4 Chartiers Valley 87, Mars 71 Nonsection Ligonier Valley 80, Penns Manor 41 Trinity Christian 81, California 32 Blackhawk 75, Western Beaver 56 West Shamokin...
Striving for excellence bonds generations of Julius Page’s family
Twenty-five years ago this month, Pitt’s Julius Page soared over Georgetown’s 7-foot center, Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje, and threw down a dunk that would become legendary, cementing a moment that still resonates in Pitt basketball history. It was the season that the Oakland Zoo came to life. Decked out in gold, Pitt...
