High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 16, 2026
High schools Baseball Monday’s results Nonsection Cheshire Academy (CT) 6, Elizabeth Forward 1 South Fayette 9, Rock Canyon 8 St. Petersburg 4, South Fayette 0 Allderdice at Hampton, ppd. Brentwood at Avella, ppd. Canon-McMillan at Peters Township, ppd. Carlynton at Northgate, ppd. Carrick at Seton LaSalle, ppd. Chartiers Valley at...
In another tight game, Ringgold beats Burrell in OT for PIHL Division 2 title
It took overtime to decide the PIHL Division 2 championship. Burrell and Ringgold played the championship game like they did two meetings during the regular season: tight, one-goal games. Ringgold won both regular season meetings in overtime by the identical scores of 4-3. It was not an identical score, but...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for March 17, 2026: Another meaningful matchup between South Fayette, Peters Township
Who will be lucky on St. Patrick’s Day? Since they started playing together in the same classification two years ago, they have become big-game rivals. They have battled in the Class 5A championship game and district semifinals in back-to-back years in the WPIAL playoffs, and now they are preparing to...
High school roundup for March 16, 2026: Neighborhood Academy headed back to Hershey
Neighborhood Academy has earned the right to defend its PIAA Class A boys basketball title. Kedron Gilmore scored 15 points, including 11 in the fourth quarter, to lead the Bulldogs to a 46-37 victory over District 9 champion Elk County Catholic in the semifinals Monday night. Neighborhood Academy (25-3) will...
Flu fighters: Neshannock battles through illness, beats Bishop McCort in PIAA semifinals
Sophia Bonner and her Neshannock teammates had a vital and unorthodox meeting during the morning of a PIAA Class 2A class semifinal Monday night at Armstrong High School. The Lancers battled a virus together before taking on Bishop McCort. Neshannock needed every ounce of energy to sink the District 6...
Penn-Trafford beats Hempfield to win program’s 1st Penguins Cup title
If they gave a star of the game in the PIHL Class 2A Penguins Cup final, Penn-Trafford goalie Tyler Funk would have won it. A close second would have been Brock Bienemann, who scored two goals and assisted on a third, to lead Penn-Trafford to a 4-3 victory Monday night...
Greensburg Central Catholic finally solves rival Shady Side Academy in state semifinals
The fourth act of a play is often referred to as the resolution or the finale. In its fourth matchup of the season against Shady Side Academy, Greensburg Central Catholic was sharp from the second the curtain went up until it took its final bow in a surprisingly one-sided Western...
At monthly meeting, WPIAL approves co-ops
At the annual monthly WPIAL board meeting Monday, the district approved four co-ops in three different sports. A co-op is a formal agreement approved by the PIAA and WPIAL allowing two or more schools to combine their student-athletes to field a single sports team. This usually stems from one school...
Jeannette boys leave their mark on basketball program history
Three Jeannette boys basketball players left Monday on a senior class trip to Costa Rica. They might have preferred a voyage to Central Pennsylvania over Central America, but Hershey will have to wait. The Jayhawks saw another lengthy season come to a close two wins shy of the state finals...
PIAA postpones basketball semifinals involving Chartiers Valley, Obama Academy
Winter weather forced PIAA officials to postpone eight basketball semifinal games scheduled for Monday night. A pair of Western Pennsylvania teams were impacted by the changes. Chartiers Valley’s game against West York at Altoona High School in the PIAA Class 5A boys basketball semifinals was postponed. It will be played...
Upper St. Clair, Montour juniors named coaches association players of the week for Week 1
The WPIAL boys volleyball season has commenced with tournament play on opening weekend and matches being held this week at gyms across Western Pennsylvania. After opening weekend, there was little movement in the Western PA Volleyball Coaches Association polls for Class 3A and 2A. North Allegheny remained atop the Class...
High school scores, schedules for March 15, 2026
High schools Baseball Sunday’s results Nonsection Atlantic Collegiate Academy 8, Mt. Pleasant 5 Cumberland Valley 5, Deer Lakes 3 Mount St. Charles Prep Academy, R.I. 15, Waynesburg Central 2 South Fayette 10, St. Raymond, N.Y. 3 Monday’s schedule Nonsection Allderdice at Hampton, 4 p.m. Brentwood at Avella, 4 p.m. Canon-McMillan...
Trib HSSN basketball team of the week for March 15, 2026Video
Trib HSSN basketball team of the week – Chartiers Valley Colts boys Coach – Corey Dotchin (second season) Record – 26-2 overall, 11-1 and champions of Section 4-5A #Earned – This decade has been a bit of a gold rush for Corey Dotchin. It began when he was an assistant...
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week for March 15, 2026Video
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week – Taylor McCullough School – Peters Township Class – Sophomore Height – 5-foot-6 Position – Guard #Earned – After losing a section game to Baldwin on Jan. 20 for a third straight defeat, the reigning WPIAL Class 5A girls basketball champions were...
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week for March 15, 2026Video
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week – Kedron Gilmore School – Neighborhood Academy Class – Junior Height – 6-foot-1 Position – Guard #Earned – There were some people who thought it might not be a beautiful day in the neighborhood this winter with all of the talent the...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for March 16, 2026: Trips to PIAA basketball finals on the line
WPIAL champions Chartiers Valley in Class 5A and Neighborhood Academy in Class A both played in the PIAA final four a year ago. But for City League champion Obama Academy, this is the first time the Eagles have reached this summit in the state playoffs. In fact, it is rare...
Pair of teams aim to defend PIHL Penguins Cup titles
The high school hockey championships are set for the PIHL Monday and Tuesday at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry. On Monday, two new champions will be crowned in Class 2A and Division 2 after Cathedral Prep lost in the quarterfinals and Morgantown, W.Va. was bounced in the semifinals...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of March 16, 2026
The madness on the scholastic hardwood and ice is winding down while at the same time, the spring sports season is here this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN concludes coverage of the 2026 PIAA boys and girls basketball playoffs with semifinals and possibly championship games...
Hempfield, Penn-Trafford enter final looking for 1st Pens Cup title
There will be a first Monday in the PIHL Class 2A Penguins Cup final. Either No. 1 seed Hempfield or No. 3 Penn-Trafford will win their first Pens Cup title. The champion will also be the first Westmoreland County team since Latrobe in 2013 to win the Pens Cup in...
Burrell to rely on defensive style to stymie Ringgold attack in PIHL Division 2 championship
An aggressive, offensive-minded approach turned Burrell into a perennial contender in the PIHL Division 2. Yet that approach hasn’t always sat well with Bucs coach Drew Burkett, a 2019 Burrell graduate and former goalie on some standout teams. This season’s mindset is one Burkett fully supports, and Burrell still finds...
Westmoreland County high school notebook: Belle Vernon football on the move to 3A
The WPIAL released football conferences and schedules for the next two-year alignment cycle. One key change involves Belle Vernon, which moves back to Class 3A after playing two years in 4A. The Leopards join the new-look Interstate Conference with Derry, Elizabeth Forward, Greensburg Salem, Mt. Pleasant, Southmoreland and newcomer Waynesburg....
Westmoreland County PIAA basketball playoff preview capsule for March 16, 2026
Girls Class 3A Semifinals Greensburg Central Catholic (22-7) vs. Shady Side Academy (26-2) 7 p.m. Monday at Norwin District seeds: Greensburg Central Catholic 7-2; Shady Side Academy 7-1 Winner plays: Winner of 2-2 Holy Redeemer (21-8)/4-1 Hughsville (27-3) in championship at 6 p.m. Thursday at Giant Center, Hershey Coaches: Chris...
Belle Vernon’s Elijah Brown to represent WPIAL on Pennsylvania team at Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic
Two-time PIAA Class 3A 215-pound champion Elijah Brown was the only WPIAL wrestler named to the Pennsylvania team for the 52nd annual Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic. The Pennsylvania squad will tangle with a talented United States squad at 6 p.m. March 28 at Peters Township’s AHN Arena. A team of WPIAL...
WPIAL matchups headline Tuesday’s PIAA girls basketball semifinals
For the fourth time in six years, it will be an all-WPIAL clash in the girls Class 5A western semifinals on the final exit of the Road to Hershey. This is also the second year in a row that battle will pit South Fayette against Peters Township in the PIAA...
Upper St. Clair, Sewickley Academy set for Tuesday’s PIAA boys basketball semifinals
Panthers of the same color but from different District 7 zip codes return to the state semifinals looking for their fourth victory of the 2026 PIAA postseason that would send them to Chocolate Town. In the state final four Tuesday, only Upper St. Clair and Sewickley Academy remain from the...