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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...
Team spirit strong during successful season for Sewickley Valley YMCA swimmers
The Sewickley Valley YMCA swimmers — the Sea Dragons — competed in the Division II championship meet held earlier this year at Butler. The Sea Dragons swim at five levels: New Novice (ages 6-8), Advanced Novice (7-8), Cadet (9-10), Prep, Junior and Senior (11-18) and High School. Sewickley Valley YMCA...
For Quaker Valley, sense of pride comes with season-ending PIAA loss
Quaker Valley’s first-round PIAA playoff game March 6 against Hickory became a tedious uphill climb for the Quakers almost from the opening tip. QV didn’t score a point until the 4:33 mark of the first quarter as the visitors secured leads of 6-0, 11-2, 17-10 and finally 19-12 in the...
After trip to finals, senior-led Norwin baseball ready for encore
Norwin broke through and reached the WPIAL baseball championship game last season for the first time since 2016. The Knights were edged by Seneca Valley, 1-0. Fourth-year coach Craig Spisak expects Class 6A to be ultra-competitive again and thinks the Knights should remain in the race. “Although it was a...
North Hills softball looks to keep strong tradition rolling
The North Hills softball team has maintained its position as a consistent playoff threat over the years. The program, which has claimed six WPIAL titles in its history, returns a solid core in 2026 with hopes to get back to the top. The Indians went 17-6 last season, including a...
North Hills baseball adjusting to challenges of Class 6A
Jon Pedrosky saw the good and the bad of his team’s first season playing in Class 6A last year. The North Hills baseball team posted an 8-13 record in 2025, going 4-7 in ultra deep and competitive Section 1 and reaching the postseason. “It was a new environment for us,...
By staying flexible, Shaler aims to contend for more boys volleyball gold
Anyone working in the Shaler boys volleyball team’s rotation can expect to add a couple of lines to his resume. The Titans will return more seasoned players than they had at the start of last season, but they won’t be nearly as deep as the squad that won the WPIAL...
Competitive fire burns bright for defending WPIAL softball champion Shaler
Tom Sorce is happy to see the healthy competition within the Shaler softball program after the Titans ran off eight straight wins en route to the program’s fourth WPIAL Class 5A championship last season. Shaler saw its season come to an end in the first round of the state playoffs...
Talented lineup returns for Sewickley Academy softball
The 2025 season was filled with highlights for the Sewickley Academy softball team. The Panthers started out 7-0 and 9-1 and ended up qualifying for the WPIAL Class A playoffs. They tied for second place with South Side Beaver in Section 1-A, finishing behind only Union, the WPIAL and PIAA...
