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Rochester, West Greene to square off again in WPIAL Class A girls title tilt
It’s starting to become an annual reunion for two Class A schools in the WPIAL girls basketball playoffs. This year will mark the fourth year in a row Rochester and West Greene will meet in the playoffs and the second year in a row in the championship game. No. 1...
Ligonier Valley, Richland meet in District 6 title-game rubber match
It’s the last go-round for the Rams and the Rams. Ligonier Valley and Richland will play their final boys basketball game as District 6 foes Friday in a shortstanding rivalry, matching up for the third consecutive time in the Class 3A championship game at Mt. Aloysius. Ligonier Valley next season...
Westmoreland H.S. notebook: Reaching final ‘like no other’ for Belle Vernon’s Hartman
Jared Hartman is as grateful as he is delighted as Belle Vernon prepares to play for a WPIAL boys basketball championship. The Leopards senior forward looks back to the spring and summer of 2018 with a bittersweetness that can only be measured in setbacks and successes. “I was pretty down,...
As school prepares to close, Vincentian Academy wins WPIAL championship
Earlier this week, just a few days before the boys basketball team was set to play for a WPIAL Class A championship, Vincentian Academy announced that it would be closing its doors at the end of the school year for financial reasons. The Royals were stunned. Players texted coach Tim...
North Catholic seeks better shooting night in championship rematch with Lincoln Park
Nearly a year after the loss, North Catholic coach Dave DeGregorio forced himself to watch the video of his team’s WPIAL championship. Some parts were worse than he’d remembered. The Trojans had a dismal shooting night and lost 62-50 to Lincoln Park in the WPIAL Class 3A finals. DeGregorio watched...
Belle Vernon’s Shahan, Mt. Pleasant’s Gardner defend WPIAL swimming gold
The WPIAL Class AA swimming championships at Pitt’s Trees Pool saw several defending champions do just that Thursday — defend their gold medals from vying challengers. Belle Vernon junior Ian Shahan and Mt. Pleasant senior Heather Gardner were among the swimmers who stayed at the top of the mountain. Shahan...
Deer Lakes swimmers take second, third in hotly contested 200 free at WPIAL meet
There weren’t any floats or marching bands at Thursday’s WPIAL Class AA swimming championship meet at Pitt’s Trees Pool, but there was a sizable parade of Alle-Kiski Valley individuals and relay teams to the medal podium in the session’s six events. Deer Lakes seniors Adam Morrison and Noah Loper led...
Undefeated Southmoreland decided underdog against North Catholic
Overcoming the stigma of playing a perennial powerhouse can be just as important as matching baskets with one. It also could be the key intangible that drives an upset. Southmoreland is 24-0 but is a decided underdog heading into its first WPIAL girls basketball championship game Friday night at Petersen...
Bishop Canevin girls open WPIAL championship weekend with program’s 5th title
It’s tough enough for a new coach to take over a historically successful program. But first-year Bishop Canevin coach Jim Kaczorowski and the Crusaders players were wearing gold medals early Thursday evening after a 50-41 victory over Laurel in the WPIAL Class 2A girls title game at Petersen Events Center....
Highlands seniors ‘living up to hype’ in WPIAL playoffs
In Highlands’ quarterfinal win Saturday against Ringgold, senior guard Korry Myers got hot from deep, making seven 3-pointers and scoring 25 points. So, naturally, heading into its WPIAL Class 4A semifinal matchup Wednesday, fifth-seeded Blackhawk tried to take away Highlands’ perimeter shooting. “I don’t think people realize how good of...
5 things to watch at the WPIAL Class AAA wrestling championships
The Class AAA WPIAL individual championships/PIAA Southwest Regional will begin Friday at Canon-McMillan. Action begins at 5 p.m. and resumes at 10 a.m. Saturday. The semifinals are 11:30 a.m. Saturday and finals are slated for 5 p.m. The top five wrestlers from each of the four WPIAL sections will battle...
Fox Chapel freshman brings home WPIAL swimming goldVideo
Sophie Shao was full of energy and smiling from ear to ear when she came off the podium after receiving her gold medal in the WPIAL Class AAA girls 100-yard butterfly Thursday at Pitt’s Trees Pool. About 20 minutes earlier, the Fox Chapel freshman swam to a winning time of...
Buerger’s triumph helps North Allegheny girls to Day 1 lead at WPIAL Class AAA swimming championships
Butler’s Laura Goettler was going after a four-peat in the Class AAA girls 200-yard individual medley on the first day of the WPIAL swimming championships Thursday at Pitt’s Trees Pool. But North Allegheny senior Torie Buerger had golden goals of her own. In the end, the versatile Tigers standout stood...
OLSH, Sto-Rox to rekindle rivalry in boys Class 2A championship game
OLSH must go through a familiar foe to defend its WPIAL Class 2A championship. The Chargers (23-1) meet former section rival Sto-Rox (18-6) at 5 p.m. Friday at Pitt’s Petersen Events Center. The squads competed in Section 3 before reclassification split them up after the 2017-18 season. “We thought we...
Norwin’s Tulenko captures pair of gold medals at WPIAL championships
After sitting out all of last year to compete in club swimming, Norwin’s Ethan Tulenko is a two-time WPIAL gold medalist after the first day of the WPIAL Class AAA championships. The senior placed first in the 200-yard and 50-yard freestyle events Thursday at Pitt’s Trees Pool, winning the 200...
How to watch 2020 WPIAL swimming, basketball championships
It will be a day of gold medals and golden basketball trophies. WPIAL champions will be crowned Thursday, and the TribLive High School Sports Network is the place to follow along. Here is where you can: Class AAA, AA swimming The WPIAL Class AAA and AA swimming championships will commence...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 26, 2020
Basketball Boys WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Semifinals Wednesday’s results Butler 83, Upper St. Clair 78 (OT) Mt. Lebanon 48, Central Catholic 32 Championship Saturday’s schedule Butler (19-4) vs. Mt. Lebanon (18-6) at Petersen Events Center, 9 p.m. Class 5A Championship Friday’s schedule Laurel Highlands (16-8) vs. Mars (19-5) at Petersen...
Butler rallies past USC in overtime, earns return trip to WPIAL finals
Doubt crept into Ethan Morton’s mind for a moment Wednesday night as Butler trailed by five with less than a minute left. But it didn’t linger. “I caught myself just for a half second thinking, ‘Oh crap, down five with not much time left,’” Morton said. “But I knew better....
Chartiers Valley uses bulletin-board material to top TJ, return to Class 5A finals
Moments after Chartiers Valley finished off a 65-43 win over Thomas Jefferson in the WPIAL Class 5A semifinals Wednesday night at Mt. Lebanon, Colts coach Tim McConnell offered an open dinner invitation to who ever made shirts for the Jaguars that read, “3.1 doesn’t equal 4.4.” The saying was in...
High school roundup for Feb. 26, 2020: Allderdice boys win on buzzer beater
Blake Haber’s 3-point shot at the final buzzer lifted Allderdice to a 51-49 victory over District 6 champion Altoona in a District 6-8-10 subregional game at Brashear on Wednesday night. Tony Henderson’s 19 points led Allderdice (19-6), which advances to play McDowell (20-3) in the championship game either Friday or...
Beaver holds down Avonworth, reserves spot in girls Class 3A championship game
Extend the lead – somehow, some way. That was the emphasis for Beaver coming out of halftime of Wednesday’s WPIAL Class 3A semifinal. The Bobcats were able to do it, and they held on for a 46-37 win over Avonworth. “When you get behind them, it’s tough,” Beaver coach Greg...
Johnny Crise scores 27 to lead Highlands past Blackhawk and into WPIAL title gameVideo
At this time of the year, the best teams learn how to overcome adversity. When an opponent delivers a blow, you rebound, take a deep breath and bounce back with the same amount of energy. Top-seeded Highlands did just that Wednesday night at North Allegheny in a WPIAL Class 4A...
East Allegheny, Seton LaSalle girls clinch spots in PIAA Class 3A tournament
A pair of Class 3A girls basketball teams clinched spots in the PIAA playoffs Wednesday based on results of WPIAL semifinal matchups at West Allegheny. Seventh seed East Allegheny (13-11) and No. 8 Seton LaSalle (15-8) advanced with wins by No. 2 Mohawk over No. 3 Carlynton and No. 1...
Trinity girls stop Woodland Hills, set up WPIAL finals showdown with Chartiers Valley
After coaching in college and in the WNBA, Kathy McConnell-Miller is experiencing success in her first season on the high school level. McConnell-Miller’s Trinity Hillers are headed for Petersen Events Center after a 50-33 Class 5A semifinal victory over Woodland Hills on Wednesday night at Mt. Lebanon High School. Following...
Belle Vernon ends New Castle’s reign, makes first WPIAL finals trip since 1978
Belle Vernon coach Joe Salvino did not speak to his players about New Castle’s success in the WPIAL boys basketball playoffs or the Red Hurricanes’ reputation as a storied program. He didn’t see a need to oversell his team’s semifinal opponent. “The kids know all of that already,” the veteran...
