Westmoreland County girls basketball notebook: Latrobe using cutting-edge recovery methods
Latrobe might have cornered the market on rest and recovery with the help of physical education teacher Tim Evans. The Wildcats girls team has numerous options when it comes to healing and recharging after practices and games. Even on off days, players can be seen using vibration, compression and shock-wave...
Westmoreland County boys basketball notebook: Belle Vernon loses key player to transfer
Belle Vernon senior guard Curty Wade, one of the team’s top scorers this season, did not play last weekend at the Westmoreland County Coaches Association Showcase at Jeannette and will not return to the team this season. That is because Wade has enrolled at The Kiski School and plans to...
NCAA wrestling greats visit Lower Burrell for Christmas week workout
Jason Nolf and Bo Nickal stopped by The Mat Factory in Lower Burrell this week in part because of their connection to owner Isaac Greeley. But both wrestlers also know they will be given an opportunity to work with quality training partners. “They are here to get some good work...
A-K Valley notebook: Deer Lakes grad takes next step in MLS career
Michael Sullivan will continue his professional soccer career in 2026, and he now will do it a little closer to home. FC Cincinnati 2 has signed the Deer Lakes and Pitt graduate to a Major League Soccer NEXT Pro contract. Sullivan made his pro debut in 2025, scoring four goals...
PIHL announces all-star teams
The top hockey players in the PIHL will converge on Robert Morris University on Jan. 25 for the league’s annual all-star games. The five-game schedule at RMU Island Sports Center has Division 2 Gold vs. Division 2 Blue; Class A (1) Gold vs. Class A (1) Blue; Class 2A (2)...
2025 high school basketball holiday tournament schedule
Boys basketball Friday’s schedule Allegany tournament Armstrong at Allegany, 7 p.m. Aquinas Academy tournament Seton LaSalle vs. Winchester Thurston, 5 p.m. Springdale at Aquinas Academy, 7 p.m. Burgettstown tournament Riverside vs. Geibel Catholic, 6 p.m. Brashear at Burgettstown, 7:30 p.m. Plum tournament Knoch vs. Latrobe, 6 p.m. Highlands at Plum,...
WPIAL champion Central Catholic well represented on 2025 Class 6A all-state football team
WPIAL champion Central Catholic was rewarded with six all-state selections after the Vikings reached the state finals for the second year in row. Offensive linemen James Halter and Jimmy Kalis, linebackers Colsen Gatten and Roman Thompson, defensive lineman Ashton Blatt and specialist Antonio DiFatta earned all-state honors Wednesday when the...
3 running backs among WPIAL players chosen for 2025 Class 4A all-state football team
Three WPIAL running backs earned all-state honors in Class 4A this year, bolstering the league’s reputation for having some of the strongest ground games. McKeesport’s Kemon Spell, Thomas Jefferson’s Tyler Eber and West Mifflin’s Armand Hill all were honored when the all-state team was revealed Wednesday. The three juniors combined...
2 WPIAL players selected for 2025 Class 2A all-state football team
Southern Columbia, the dominant team in PIAA Class 2A football for more than a decade, loomed large again Wednesday when the all-state team was announced. The reigning state champions from District 4 had five players earn all-state honors and the Tigers’ Jim Roth was named coach of the year. In...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 23, 2025
High schools Basketball Boys Tuesday’s results Class 6A Section 1 New Castle 60, Seneca Valley 26 North Allegheny 49, Fox Chapel 44 (OT) North Hills 69, Pine-Richland 65 Butler 60, Woodland Hills 54 Section 2 Central Catholic 61, Canon-McMillan 25 Upper St. Clair 74, Connellsville 41 Hempfield 69, Imani Christian...
High school roundup for Dec. 23, 2025: Collin Rodgers hits 1,000 points in Deer Lakes win
Collin Rodgers poured in 34 points, reaching the 1,000-point mark in his career, to lead Deer Lakes to an 82-46 victory over Highlands in Section 1-4A boys basketball Tuesday night. Evan Moore had 18, and Dylan Ferraro chipped in 13 for the Lancers (5-4, 2-2). Carmine Lacava scored 14 points,...
Penn-Trafford boys rally, get late basket from Ponko to defeat Latrobe
Nick Ponko caught the basketball at the high post, turned into an open lane and completed a frantic rally He took two dribbles and scored with a left-handed layup with 4.1 seconds remaining to lift Penn-Trafford to a 67-65 comeback victory over Latrobe in another Section 1-5A nailbiter between the...
Noah Felentzer leads Southmoreland boys to win vs. Ligonier Valley
Noah Felentzer glanced at the Southmoreland bench and tapped his chest. The Scotties senior guard regretted taking an errant 3-point shot. It was perhaps his only lowlight on a night when he scored 31 points to power Southmoreland to a 60-47 victory over visiting Ligonier Valley in a Section 4-3A...
Springdale defense swarms Riverview in 2nd half to pull away for section win
Springdale boys basketball coach Scott Ruppert was clear with his instructions Tuesday night at Donald McGhee Fieldhouse. The Dynamos wanted to run Riverview off the 3-point line and try to meet them at the rim. Springdale’s shot blocking and length made the difference in a 48-29 Section 1-2A win. The...
Trib HSSN team wrestling rankings for Dec. 23, 2025
Teams are listed with overall record and last week’s ranking. Class 3A 1. Franklin Regional (11-0) 1 2. Norwin (7-1) 2 3. Trinity (8-1) 3 4. Kiski Area (12-0) 3 5. North Allegheny (7-1) 5 6. Canon-McMillan (5-3) 6 7. Connellsville (2-2) 7 8. Latrobe (4-1) 8 9. Moon (6-2)...
WPIAL wrestling notebook: Derry crowns 2 champs at holiday tournament
Derry freshman William McNeal and junior Mason Horwat won titles at the Panther Holiday Classic at Mount Aloysius College in Cresson last weekend. McNeal won the 145-pound weight class by defeating Philipsburg-Osceola’s Averi Gable, 6-1. He went 5-0. Horwat, who was the tournament Most Valuable Wrestler, majored Bentworth junior Owen...
‘Special time of the season’: Norwin’s Landon Sidun excited to defend Powerade title
When Norwin wrestled at Canon-McMillan on Dec. 2, Knights junior Landon Sidun was the enemy. That will change Monday and Tuesday when Sidun competes in the 59th annual Powerade Tournament at Canon-McMillan. Sidun will be cheered again because he might be the only wrestler from the WPIAL to challenge for...
Kiski Area football coach Colyn Haugh resigns, takes position in CFL
Colyn Haugh called Tuesday a “bittersweet day” because he officially was moving on from one opportunity to the next in his coaching career. After one season in charge of the Kiski Area football program, Haugh announced he is stepping down as coach. As for the next chapter, Haugh, a Franklin...
11 WPIAL players selected for 2025 Class 5A all-state football team
A month after squaring off in the WPIAL finals, Peters Township’s Nolan DiLucia and Pine-Richland’s Aaron “Oobi” Strader will share the honor of being all-state quarterbacks. DiLucia, a senior, and Strader, a junior, were among 11 WPIAL athletes recognized when the all-state team for Class 5A was announced Tuesday. The...
Avonworth’s Luca Neal, Duke Johncour top 2025 Class 3A all-state football honors
Classifying Avonworth’s Luca Neal into a single position is difficult since he might play wide receiver, running back, wildcat quarterback and linebacker all in the same game. With that in mind, all-state voters aptly recognized the senior as an “athlete” and chose him as the state Class 3A player of...
13 players from WPIAL, City League selected for 2025 Class A all-state football team
Three weeks after winning a state title, Clairton has six more reasons to celebrate. Bears coach Wayne Wade and five of his players earned statewide recognition Tuesday when the Class A all-state football team was revealed. Wade was named the classification’s co-coach of the year after Clairton defeated Bishop Guilfoyle,...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 22, 2025
High schools Basketball Boys Monday’s results Class 5A Section 2 Kiski Area 69, Armstrong 34 Section 3 Thomas Jefferson 79, Ringgold 71 South Fayette 43, Baldwin 39 Class 3A Section 3 Seton LaSalle 63, Steel Valley 26 Section 4 Waynesburg 68, Charleroi 65 Class A Section 1 Nazareth Prep 65,...
High school roundup for Dec. 22, 2025: Pine-Richland, Seneca Valley climb to top of section
Mia LeDonne scored 16 points to lead Pine-Richland to a 44-40 victory over North Allegheny in double overtime in Section 1-6A girls basketball Monday night. Cate Gentile added 12 points and Rebekah Shaffer chipped in 10 for the Rams (3-5, 2-0). Vange Balouris scored 15 points and Rosalia Varlotta had...
Aquinas Academy girls keep rolling, beat St. Joseph
The Aquinas Academy girls basketball team is No. 1 in this week’s TribLive HSSN Class A rankings. On Monday against Section 1 rival St. Joseph, the Crusaders continued to prove just how powerful they are. Led by three players in double figures, including a game-best 23 from senior Tess Duer,...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Dec. 23, 2025: Teams fighting for 1st place heading into holiday break
‘Twas the night before the holiday break, and all through the WPIAL boys basketball space, battles were taking place hither and yon, all with hopes of rising to first place. It is the final night of section play in calendar year 2025, and the fight for first heading into the...
