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Trib HSSN WPIAL boys basketball rankings for week ending Jan. 17, 2026
Here is a look at this week’s Trib HSSN boys basketball rankings: Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. New Castle, 13-0, 1 2. Upper St. Clair, 14-1, 3 3. Central Catholic, 13-2, 2 4. Seneca Valley, 9-5, NR 5. Hempfield, 11-5, NR Out: Mt. Lebanon (10-5, 4), North Hills...
Alle-Kiski Valley athletes of the week: St. Joseph’s Kasey Cienik, Cheswick Christian Academy’s Joe Rosio
Kasey Cienik School: St. Joseph Class: Senior Sport: Basketball Claim to fame: Cienik scored 15 points for St.Joseph (8-6, 5-3) in a 59-22 Section 1-1A win over Springdale on Monday night. She then scored another 15 points as the Spartans defeated Western Beaver, 71-30, on Thursday night. Another offseason in...
Westmoreland high school notebook: PIAA championships have Pittsburgh history
The PIAA boys and girls soccer championships are coming to Highmark Stadium for the next four years. It has been a while since the PIAA brought its trophies west. Next year’s finals will mark the first time a state championship has been played in WPIAL territory since the 1992 PIAA...
‘Sky is the limit’ for North Allegheny swimmer Claire Bacu
North Allegheny senior Claire Bacu is making quick work in the longest event in high school swimming. The Brown recruit is eyeing her third consecutive WPIAL Class 3A 500 freestyle title, something accomplished by only three other girls in league history. “As far as Claire goes, the sky is the...
North Allegheny wrestler Bradyn McConneha builds on big wins
At 6-foot, 260 pounds, North Allegheny senior wrestler Bradyn McConneha may look like a heavyweight. But he doesn’t act like one. McConneha has used quickness and aggressiveness — rare traits in most heavyweights — to construct a 22-2 record this season with a No. 1 ranking in the WPIAL and...
Show him the money: Franklin Regional grad enjoys fast-paced career as sports agent
The deal went down at a car dealership, only it didn’t involve a title transfer, financing or a bumper-to-bumper warranty. Sports agent Aidan Sadoski hadn’t heard from a potential client, a basketball player from the SEC with whom he’d been in contact all season, for several weeks. “He went ghost...
Franklin Regional builds off runner-up finish at WCCA tournament
This was a big week for the Franklin Regional wrestling team. The No. 1 ranked Panthers (13-0, 3-0) had a first-place showdown in Section 9-3A with No. 2 Norwin. The WPIAL wrestling committee also is set to announce the pairings for the 2026 Class 3A and 2A team tournament. Franklin...
Fox Chapel runners set 3 records in fast start to indoor track season
Fox Chapel indoor track coach Tom Moul didn’t expect anything spectacular during the first meet of the season at Edinboro University. The Foxes ended up turning in three school-record performances. “It was unusual,” Moul said. “Our expectations were to get some work in and get some experience. I was happy,...
Fox Chapel Herald notebook: Shady Side Academy girls heat back up
An overtime loss to Pine-Richland during the Peter Sauer Memorial Tournament had the Shady Side Academy girls basketball team on the war path. The Bulldogs bounced back from their second defeat of the season with three consecutive victories where they produced 60 or more points. In Shady Side Academy’s most...
Fox Chapel boys show signs of finding footing at important time of season
Fox Chapel boys basketball coach Zach Skrinjar recognized time is getting shorter. After the Foxes lost to New Castle at home, Skrinjar was happy because he felt maybe they had figured things out. After losing to undefeated New Castle in a bizarrely paced contest due to breaks for a television...
High school roundup for Jan. 16, 2026: Seneca Valley boys beat Fox Chapel at buzzer in key section matchup
Andrew Omasits hit the game-winning jumper at the buzzer to lead Seneca Valley to a 38-36 victory over Fox Chapel in Section 1-6A boys basketball Friday night. Ryan Priester scored 13 points to lead the Raiders (9-6, 4-4). John Rehak scored 12 points for the Foxes (8-7, 3-5). Aliquippa 62,...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 17, 2026: Holiday weekend means high school hoops
With the Martin Luther King Jr holiday coming up Monday, this truly is a weekend of district basketball with teams in action both Saturday and Sunday. The two-day Ron Galbreath Classic begins Saturday at Westminster College. Five district boys team hit the court Saturday: • Neshannock takes on Nazareth Prep...
With Josh Pratt back in lineup, Lincoln Park fends off scrappy Montour
What a difference a year has made for both the Montour and Lincoln Park boys basketball programs. A year ago, the Spartans won the Section 4-5A title and finished the season with a 25-3 record while the Leopards suffered through, by far, their worst season ever, ending a nightmarish campaign...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 16, 2026
High schools Basketball Boys Friday’s results Class 6A Section 1 Seneca Valley 38, Fox Chapel 36 Butler 59, North Allegheny 52 Pine-Richland 53, Woodland Hills 44 Section 2 Upper St. Clair 48, Central Catholic 47 Hempfield 64, Mt. Lebanon 53 Norwin 81, Connellsville 34 Class 5A Section 1 Uniontown 75,...
Upper St. Clair splits season series with Central Catholic as 6A clash goes down to the wire again
Upper St. Clair defended its home court and fended off Central Catholic in a 48-47 victory in Section 2-6A boys basketball Friday night. USC’s victory, which puts the Panthers in a tie atop the section standings, featured seven lead changes and three ties. Jake Foster led the Panthers with 20...
Burrell boys defeat section foe Highlands to stay hot
After witnessing his team lose a 10-point lead in a section matchup with Highlands, Burrell’s Trey Coury found himself with the ball in his hands in the final 10 seconds of a tie game Friday night. Isolated on Golden Rams guard Ty Hall, Coury made his move. The Buccaneers guard...
Southmoreland cranks up tenacious D to beat Elizabeth Forward
Defensive intensity. Every basketball team wants it, and every basketball team needs it to be successful. The Class 3A Southmoreland boys had it Friday night in their matchup with Class 4A Elizabeth Forward. The Scotties played in-your-face, tough and physical defense all night and extended their winning streak to five...
Franklin Regional boys turn back Penn-Trafford behind Logan Walter’s 32 points
Logan Walter had zero points in the second quarter as Penn-Trafford concentrated on stopping the Franklin Regional junior shooting guard after he had 10 in the first. The Warriors, however, couldn’t slow him down in the second half. Not with their guards, not with their 2-3 zone, not with their...
Play-from-behind mentality helps push Deer Lakes past Freeport in boys Section 1-4A showdown
Dylan Ferraro always knows the score during the Deer Lakes boys basketball games. The senior forward believes they are always trailing by 10. The Lancers scored eight consecutive points to open the fourth quarter on their way to collecting a 61-45 Section 1-4A win over Freeport on Friday night at...
Plum’s Owen Campbell, Montour’s Rook Smith to clash in semis at Allegheny County wrestling tournament
Plum senior Owen Campbell was an Allegheny County High School wrestling champion as a freshman. The past two seasons he has placed second. He does not want to be a three-time runner-up. He would prefer a second gold medal. So would Montour senior Rook Smith, who is one of three...
Excitement builds for installation of permanent lights at Oakmont’s Riverside Park
On Sept. 8, 2006, Sid Facaros rushed for 114 yards and caught an 11-yard touchdown pass from Jared Soell as the Riverview football team defeated Monessen, 28-20, at Riverside Park. The victory was a solid start to that season for the Raiders, who would go on to finish 7-3 overall...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Jan. 16, 2026: Upper St. Clair, Central Catholic clash for 1st place
The second half of section play in WPIAL boys basketball begins with a bang in Section 2-6A. Two-time reigning district champion Upper St. Clair had a lot of new faces this season, but at the midway point of section play, the Panthers (13-1 overall) sit in second place with a...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 15, 2026
High schools Basketball Boys Thursday’s results Class 6A Section 1 New Castle 77, North Hills 56 Section 2 Imani Christian 55, Canon-McMillan 53 Class 4A Section 3 Belle Vernon 68, West Mifflin 46 Class A Section 1 Avella 62, Summit Academy 58 Nonsection Kiski Area 67, Highlands 46 Monessen 60,...
High school roundup for Jan. 15, 2026: Oakland Catholic completes season sweep of North Catholic
Josie Fontana scored 18 points as Oakland Catholic defeated North Catholic, 50-36, on Thursday to complete a season sweep in the series between the top two teams in Section 1-4A girls basketball. Savanna Daye added 15 points for the Eagles (11-2, 7-0). Brady Wehner scored 18 points for North Catholic...
Riley Stephans scores 29, Tamia West stuffs stat sheet as Plum tops Franklin Regional
It took overcoming an early 7-0 deficit and an 18-10 deficit in the second quarter, but the Plum girls basketball team was up to the task as the Mustangs rolled past Franklin Regional, 63-45, in a Section 1-5A matchup Thursday. “It was a great effort by the girls tonight,” Plum...
