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Hempfield wins school’s 7th WPIAL team rifle championship
With six shooters hitting the 100 mark, Hempfield became the fifth school to win seven WPIAL team rifle championships Tuesday at the Dormont-Mt. Lebanon Sportsmen’s Club. The Spartans (798-64x) finished ahead of Butler (798-57x), West Greene (796-56x) and Armstrong (795-63x). The top four teams advance to the state championships. Trinity,...
High school wrestling notebook: PIAA team finals brought surprises
The PIAA Class 3A team championship finals had surprise opponents. While many in the state thought it would be another District 11 (Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton area) final, instead 2026 was dominated by WPIAL teams. Nazareth and Bethlehem Catholic were ranked Nos. 1-2 in the state by Pa Power Wrestling, but it was...
WPIAL individual wrestling rankings: Feb. 10, 2026
Trib HSSN Live Individual Wrestling Rankings WPIAL Class 3A 107: 1. Lee Dreshman, fr., Canon-McMillan (38-4); 2. Michael Johnson, so., West Allegheny (30-3); 3. Bryce Thomas, jr., Moon (27-9); 4. Parker Jennings, so., Trinity (29-7); 5. Riley Smith, jr., Seneca Valley (33-1). 114: 1. Nick McGarrity, jr., Peters Township (31-3);...
WPIAL team wrestling rankings: Feb. 10, 2026
Final team rankings Class 3A rankings Place Team (record) Last week 1. Franklin Regional (22-0) 1 2. Norwin (15-4) 2 3. Connellsville (19-5) 3 4. Canon-McMillan (11-5) 4 5. Trinity (11-3) 5 6. Kiski Area (16-3) 6 7. North Allegheny (11-2) 7 8. Thomas Jeferson (15-3) 8 9. Moon (10-3)...
Trib 10: Top seeds populate power rankings as playoffs begin
Seedings are everything in the WPIAL brackets, but they don’t mean a thing when it comes to the Trib 10. These weekly power rankings arrive right between the end of the regular season and the start of the District 7 postseason. Very little change has taken place in the calm...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 9, 2026
High schools Basketball Boys Monday’s results Nonsection Apollo-Ridge 73, Yough 54 Armstrong 51, Valley 43 Baldwin 75, Elizabeth Forward 55 Beaver 56, Shenango 53 Bentworth at West Greene, ppd. Central Catholic 66, North Catholic 36 Central Valley 54, South Fayette 50 Derry 54, Southmoreland 44 Fort Cherry 75, Cornell 41...
High school roundup for Feb. 9, 2026: Shady Side Academy star Karis Thomas hits 2,000-point mark in playoff tuneup
Karis Thomas scored 25 points, becoming the 47th WPIAL girls basketball player to reach the 2,000-point mark for her career, as Shady Side Academy (20-2) tuned up for the playoffs with a 54-34 victory over Obama Academy (9-2) in nonsection girls basketball Monday night. Thomas also became the school’s all-time...
A-K Valley teams won’t have to wait long for WPIAL playoffs to start
Alle-Kiski Valley basketball teams and their fans don’t have to wait long to kick off their respective WPIAL playoff tournaments. Some, like the Knoch boys, the highest-seeded team among the 16 from the area that qualified for the postseason, begin playoff action Friday. The Knights finished the regular season 18-4...
Jeannette earns top seed, 2 all-Westmoreland matchups set in WPIAL basketball bracketsVideo
It seemed logical enough. Jeannette won the WPIAL Class 2A boys basketball championship last year, returned its entire starting lineup and didn’t lose to a district team this season. Yet there was some belief that the Jayhawks (19-1) would not get the No. 1 seed for this year’s tournament. It...
For WPIAL basketball committee, top seeds weren’t easy decisions
When building a playoff bracket, you have to start at the top. Who gets the No. 1 seed? That is usually a question the WPIAL basketball steering committee hits like a breakaway layup. However, there was plenty of discussion as to who would garner the top seed in nearly half...
Breaking down the 2026 WPIAL boys basketball playoff brackets
Here’s a closer look at the 2026 WPIAL boys basketball playoffs. Class 6A Favorite: Upper St. Clair (20-1) has won the past two WPIAL Class 6A championships, including a 65-43 victory over New Castle last fall at Petersen Events Center. The Panthers lost much of their starting lineup to graduation...
Breaking down the 2026 WPIAL girls basketball playoffs
Here’s a closer look at the 2026 WPIAL girls basketball playoffs. Class 6A Favorite: Though Norwin looked like the clear No. 1 seed for much of the regular season, Canon-McMillan swooped in late with a win over Norwin and won the Section 2 title. The Big Macs, with a senior-heavy...
Pairings set for 2026 WPIAL boys, girls basketball playoffs
Upper St. Clair, Chartiers Valley, Jeannette and Neighborhood Academy are favored to defend their WPIAL boys basketball titles after earning top seeds in their respective classifications when WPIAL officials released the 2026 postseason brackets Monday afternoon. The Panthers (Class 6A), Colts (5A), Jayhawks (2A) and Bulldogs (A) joined Quaker Valley...
High school sports schedule for Feb. 9, 2026
High schools Basketball Boys Monday’s schedule Nonsection Aquinas Academy at Waynesburg, 7:30 p.m. Baldwin at Elizabeth Forward, 7:30 p.m. Bentworth at West Greene, 7 p.m. Brentwood at Keystone Oaks, 7:15 p.m. Brownsville at Jefferson-Morgan, 7 p.m. Central Valley at South Fayette, 7:30 p.m. Derry at Southmoreland, 7 p.m. Eden Christian...
Trib HSSN basketball team of the week for Feb. 8, 2026Video
Trib HSSN basketball team of the week – Quaker Valley Quakers boys Coaches – Mike Mastroianni (34th season) Record – 17-3 overall, 10-0 and champions of Section 2-4A #Earned – Sometimes a great season is born out of the pain from previous campaigns. Over the course of the last two...
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week for Feb. 8, 2026Video
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week – Alexis Cashdollar School – Mars Class – Senior Height – 5-foot-8 Position – Guard/forward #Earned – Following four straight losses in mid-January, Mars was on the outside of the playoff bubble in Section 3-5A. A win over Moon ended the skid...
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week for Feb. 8, 2026Video
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week – Aaron Webb School – Indiana Class – Junior Height – 6-foot-8 Position – Forward #Earned – A year ago, the Indiana boys basketball team finished in fourth place in Section 2-5A, qualifying for the WPIAL playoffs. The Little Indians’ stay in...
WPIAL basketball teams prepare to learn playoff seeding fates
Jeannette did not lose to a WPIAL team this season and is the defending Class 2A boys basketball champion. But the Jayhawks (18-1) — fresh off their first section title since 2019-20 — are not expecting to get the No. 1 seed when the playoff brackets come out Monday afternoon....
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Feb. 9, 2026: Basketball pairings to be revealed on HSSN
Before the games are launched later this week in the 2026 WPIAL basketball playoffs, destinies will be unveiled Monday afternoon with the release of the 12 boys and girls hoops brackets. The tradition continues with the WPIAL Playoff Pairings Show at 2:10 p.m. on Trib HSSN and all of our...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Feb. 9, 2026
The theme both worldwide and around the district could be summed up in four words — “Let the game’s begin!” The ribbon is cut on the high school roundball playoffs this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN begins coverage of the 2026 WPIAL boys and girls...
PIHL standings, playoff clinchings through Feb. 8, 2026
Here are the latest 2026 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League standings through Sunday, plus the latest list of teams that have clinched a playoff spot. The point system in the PIHL this year gives three points for a regulation win, two points for an overtime win and one point for an...
Westmoreland County high school notebook: Penn-Trafford hockey holds edge over Hempfield
Penn-Trafford and Hempfield are the frontrunners in the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League Class 2A standings with the Warriors (14-2-0-0) holding a one-point lead over Hempfield (13-2-1-0) at the beginning of last week. The teams may also be the best two in the classification and on a collision course to meet...
Sophomore forward leads Quaker Valley hockey to signature win
Matthias Lezama collected four goals and an assist Feb. 2 to lead the Quaker Valley hockey team to its most important win of the regular season. “We were a motivated group, and it showed in our performance,” QV coach Kevin Quinn said. “I liked all phases of our game.” The...
All-star defenseman makes major impact for Quaker Valley hockey
Luke Koehler is in his fourth year of varsity competition on the Quaker Valley hockey team. A skilled defenseman, Koehler was one of five QV players named as PIHL all-stars in Class A this season. “Luke has always played wherever he was needed for us,” QV coach Kevin Quinn said....
Quaker Valley boys march through section schedule
The Quaker Valley boys basketball team picked up where it left off at the start of the second half of section play. QV defeated rival Hopewell, 77-61, in a tense Section 2-4A game Jan. 30 in front of a near-capacity crowd at the Quakers’ gym. “Hopewell is a very physical...
