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Unbeaten Southmoreland girls highlights WPIAL playoff field from Westmoreland County
Twenty-one up, 21 down. Southmoreland has pieced together a perfect regular season — with one game to go — for the finest pre-playoff run in the history of its girls basketball program. Now, the Scotties will put their playoff path in the hands on the WPIAL. “This is something that...
Trib WPIAL girls basketball rankings: Week ending Feb. 8, 2020
WPIAL rankings Girls basketball Class 6A 1. Bethel Park, 19-1, 1 2. North Allegheny, 18-3, 2 3. Norwin, 17-4, 3 4. Mt. Lebanon, 17-4, 4 5. Upper St. Clair, 13-6, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Chartiers Valley, 22-0, 1 2. Woodland Hills, 18-4, 2 3. Oakland Catholic, 15-5, 3...
Trib WPIAL boys basketball rankings: Week ending Feb. 8, 2020
WPIAL rankings Boys basketball Class 6A Team, record, Previous 1. Butler, 15-4, 2 2. Upper St. Clair, 17-3, 4 3. Fox Chapel, 20-1, 1 4. Mt. Lebanon, 15-5, 3 5. Pine-Richland, 14-6, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Chartiers Valley, 17-4, 1 2. Penn Hills, 17-4, 2 3. Mars, 16-4,...
Waynesburg’s 2nd-place finish at PIAA team wrestling start of something big
HERSHEY — The path to the PIAA Class AAA team wrestling championship next year could run through Greene County. Waynesburg showed it should be the team to beat in 2021 after its second-place finish Saturday at the Giant Center. In the final, the Raiders lost 38-21 to Nazareth, the District...
Burrell wrestling team comes up short of PIAA goal
HERSHEY — Burrell wrestling coach Josh Shields gave his team a stern message after it fell one step shy of its goal in the PIAA team championship Saturday at the Giant Center. While he was pleased with the Bucs’ effort, he didn’t like losing in the same round and against...
High school notebook: Southmoreland’s Comforti settles on sport, college
While challenging and often debatable, Riley Comforti finally found comfort in his college decision. The two-sport standout from Southmoreland opted to play football at the next level, signing a letter-of-intent Wednesday to play wide receiver at Alderson Broaddus in Philippi, W. Va. Comforti was one of the WPIAL’s top pass-catching...
State wrestling gold, basketball playoff spots up for grabs Saturday
The boys basketball playoff field was supposed to be finalized by Saturday. Instead, Mother Nature’s first strike this winter forced the postponement of several boys basketball games from Friday to Saturday, three of which have playoff implications. In Class 5A, McKeesport visits Gateway at 1:30 p.m. The Gators have clinched...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 7, 2020
Basketball Boys Friday’s results Class 6A Section 1 North Allegheny 61, North Hills 40 Section 3 Hempfield 66, Latrobe 52 Class 5A Section 1 Laurel Highlands 76, Albert Gallatin 61 Penn Hills 71, Woodland Hills 59 McKeesport at Gateway, ppd. Section 2 Chartiers Valley 63, West Allegheny 47 Montour 71,...
WPIAL clinched: Boys basketball clinchings through Feb. 7, 2020
The WPIAL boys basketball regular season section play is all but over. The playoff field is nearly complete as 76 boys basketball teams have earned a spot in the WPIAL postseason. Trib HSSN will once again have exclusive coverage of the Path to the Pete starting on Tuesday, Feb. 11...
High school roundup for Feb. 7, 2020: North Allegheny overcomes North Hills in winner-take-all battle for playoff spot
Two of the WPIAL’s fiercest rivals met Friday in a winner-take-all showdown on the final night of section play. North Allegheny claimed both bragging rights over North Hills and a spot in WPIAL playoffs. Khalil Dinkins and Zach Andreykovich scored 16 points apiece and the Tigers defeated the Indians, 61-40,...
Brayden Reynolds’ big fourth quarter helps Chartiers Valley bury West Allegheny
Mother Nature dumped enough snow on the region early Friday to force the cancellation of classes at several schools, including West Allegheny. But that is nothing like the avalanche of points Chartiers Valley junior Brayden Reynolds dropped on West A in the fourth quarter. Reynolds scored 19 of his game-high...
Marinchak leads Ligonier Valley to 3rd straight Heritage Conference title
Michael Marinchak’s high school basketball days are numbered, but they won’t soon be forgotten. The Ligonier Valley standout has scored more than 1,500 career points and enjoyed some memorable victories in the past four seasons at the District 6 school. With the Rams set to join the WPIAL next season...
Jeannette stops Serra Catholic, takes section title
Jeannette won the battle on the glass and made its free throws down the stretch Friday night, holding on for a 56-53 victory over Serra Catholic to become the outright champion of Section 2-2A. A potential game tying 3-pointer by the Eagles’ Jayden Mertz with 10 seconds remaining just missed....
PIAA team wrestling tournament: Waynesburg reaches state finals
All Waynesburg junior Wyatt Henson was focused on was winning his match Friday at the Giant Center. He didn’t realize that his major decision victory clinched his team’s win against District 11 power Bethlehem Catholic. The Raiders (15-0), who are making their first trip to the PIAA Class AAA Team...
Upper St. Clair boys end Fox Chapel’s bid for undefeated regular season
Upper St. Clair missed its first 12 shots from 3-point range Friday night at Fox Chapel. But once the Panthers starting hitting, there was no stopping them as Upper St. Clair spoiled the Foxes’ bid for an undefeated regular season 61-46 before a capacity crowd and a playoff atmosphere. Fox...
Franklin Regional boys punch ticket to playoffs with win over Kiski AreaVideo
Sometimes, it’s not always how you start, but how you finish that matters. That statement has rung true for the Franklin Regional boys basketball team (11-11, 8-6) this season, and it rang even louder Friday night. The Panthers overcame a slow first quarter and cruised to a 72-55 victory over...
Gaffney, playoff-bound Hempfield keep rival Latrobe from WPIAL postseason
Mikey Gaffney thought Hempfield had a playoff team last year, but the Spartans fell short of reaching the WPIAL boys basketball postseason. A 25-point loss on the final night of the season to rival Latrobe, a perennial playoff team, only rubbed salt in the wound. “I feel like I let...
South Side boys keep playoff hopes alive with win over Burgettstown
The South Side boys basketball team came into its final section game needing a win and some help to qualify for the WPIAL playoffs. The Rams (11-10, 6-6) took care of their end of the bargain, routing Burgettstown (6-16, 2-10), 70-26, in Burgettstown. Now, South Side haa to hope Our...
Shegog’s buzzer-beating layup lifts Gateway over Plum for Section 2-5A titleVideo
The winner-take-all game Friday between Gateway and Plum for the girls Section 2-5A championship wasn’t the prettiest, but the Gators gladly accepted the outcome. Junior forward Dynasty Shegog converted a layup at the buzzer, completing a full-court rush coming out of a timeout, to lift Gateway to a 31-29 victory...
Quartet of Knoch divers hope to make ripple at WPIALs
Aryanna Napora set a goal at the beginning of her high school career to qualify for the PIAA Class AA diving championships all four years. After earning trips to states as a freshman and sophomore with fourth- and sixth-place finishes, respectively, at the WPIALs, the Knoch diver placed eighth last...
Gateway girls relay team breaks 24-year-old pool record
The Gateway girls 200-yard medley relay set a pool record recently, snapping a mark that had lasted 24 years. The record time (1 minute, 51.15 seconds) was set Jan. 23 by senior Olivia Livingston and sophomore Summer Raymer along with freshmen Ayva Harris and Morgan Holmes in a section meet...
Gateway fall sports teams see significant changes with WPIAL realignment
The Gateway fall sports programs received a shakeup when WPIAL officials announced the district’s classification and sectional realignment Jan. 20. Not every autumn sport was affected at Gateway, but the teams that were saw significant change. The WPIAL championship-defending football team will see additions and subtractions to Class 5A as...
Players from basketball families star for Thomas Jefferson hockey team
Both families have rich histories in Western Pennsylvania high school basketball, particularly in the South Hills. Dan Holzer is in his 25th season coaching the boys team at Upper St. Clair. He was a three-year starter at Thomas Jefferson and 1983 graduate. He also played at Alliance. Lisa Fairman is...
Dedication pays off for Thomas Jefferson competitive spirit team
Dedication and determination are just two of the traits that drive the West Jefferson Hills School District cheer program. Cheer season begins following tryouts in June. Practices generally last two hours, and most of the girls spend additional hours in private lessons, open gyms and camps. “These girls also attend...
Captains help Baldwin competitive spirit team find championship form
Outstanding teams require exceptional leadership. Meet the captains of the Baldwin competitive spirit cheerleading squad, which won the WPIAL Class AAA championship for the first time in school history. The Highlanders, who placed fifth in the large division Jan. 11 at the PIAA finals in Hershey, are led by the...
