High School category, Page 135

The reigning WPIAL champions gave the brazen newcomers a rather unfriendly welcome to Class 6A. Upper St. Clair’s Tyler Robbins and Niko Gidas scored 23 points apiece, and Robbins added 16 rebounds Tuesday night as the Panthers ran away with a 74-32 victory over Imani Christian that ended under the...

If Greensburg Central Catholic was looking ahead to Friday’s first-place showdown against No. 1-ranked Jeannette, the Centurions sure didn’t play like it Tuesday. GCC started each half well and rolled to a 77-58 win against Riverview in a Section 1-2A battle at home. The victory by the Centurions (5-0, 11-1)...

Team rankings Class 3A Teams are listed with overall record and last week’s ranking. 1. Connellsville (2-1) 1 2. Franklin Regional (9-0) 2 3. Bethel Park (7-0) 3 4. Norwin (11-0) 4 5. Fox Chapel (7-2) 5 6. Latrobe (3-3) 6 7. North Allegheny (11-2) 7 8. Kiski Area (9-4)...

The Westmoreland County Wrestling Tournament has been held since 1954, and only 13 wrestlers have won four titles. Latrobe senior Luke Willochell could become the 14th if things work out as planned when the event begins at 4 p.m. Friday at Greensburg Salem High School. This is the 72nd County...

High schools Basketball Boys Monday’s results Class 5A Section 1 Penn-Trafford at McKeesport, ppd. Class 2A Section 2 Brentwood at Leechburg, ppd. Nonsection Beaver at Lincoln Park, ppd. Tuesday’s schedule Class 6A Section 1 Butler at Seneca Valley, 7:30 p.m. New Castle at Pine-Richland, 7:30 p.m. North Allegheny at Woodland...

Karis Thomas hit six 3-pointers and finished with 24 points to lead Shady Side Academy to a 54-26 victory over Deer Lakes in Section 2-3A girls basketball Monday night. Cassie Sauer added nine points and Cameron Capel had eight for the Bulldogs (12-0, 5-0). Rowan Kelly led the Lancers (8-3,...

Soon after a trip to the 2024 PIAA Class 2A swimming championships, where she earned a silver medal in the 100-yard butterfly final against Bedford phenom and U.S. Olympic Trials qualifier Leah Shackley, Kira Schrecongost started a connection that eventually would become her future home in swimming and academics. “(Duquesne...

A week into the new year, it’s safe to say the biggest WPIAL basketball game of 2025 — or perhaps even this season — is set to tip off Tuesday. The top two teams in Class 6A, who a year ago both won WPIAL boys basketball championships, collide for first...

Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week – Keystone Oaks Golden Eagles Coach: Gary Goga (4th season) Record: 2-0 in Section 2-3A, 9-2 overall #Earned: It has been a struggle for Gary Goga since taking over the Keystone Oaks boys basketball program. In the three previous seasons, the Golden...

After Jeannette’s football team made a run to the WPIAL Class A semifinals, the boys basketball team has stepped up in similiar fashion, opening its season with a perfect 9-0 overall record and 3-0 mark in the section. The strong start builds on last year’s success, when the Jayhawks reached...

Cheswick Christian Academy senior forward Keith Booth picked a perfect time to go out for the basketball team last year. “I always liked basketball, and all my friends were playing, and I wanted to play with them,” Booth said. “For a lot of my friends, it was their senior season,...

Their matchup is only a week away, but Jeannette and Greensburg Central Catholic are growing tired of waiting. It’s about time for old friends to tip again. At least that could mean some real in-class competition for the surging teams. One of the most anticipated matchups in the boys basketball...

A year ago, defending WPIAL 3A boys basketball champion Deer Lakes battled A-K Valley rival Burrell twice in the regular season. The Lancers swept the Section 3-3A series from the Bucs, winning at home by 22 points and claiming victory at Burrell by only three points. Deer Lakes won the...

Latrobe could count only one WPIAL playoff win in team history before Ron Prady arrived as football coach three years ago. He quickly led Latrobe to two more, but his coaching tenure there is now ending in rather swift fashion. Prady resigned Wednesday as coach, saying his primary goal was...

Latrobe basketball players have been channeling teams of the past, maybe moreover, a style of the past, during their fast start to the season. It’s been like the Wildcats circa 2015-18 at times, with rapid-moving play and quick-triggered possessions pushing scores into the 70s and filling the refurbished “Den” with...

Sixteen boys basketball teams will play in the sixth Westmoreland County Coaches Association Shootout on Saturday at two locations, Jeannette and Hempfield. The annual event gives local fans a chance to see multiple county teams before the holidays. The schedule is as follows: At Hempfield — Southmoreland vs. Greensburg Salem,...

High schools Basketball Boys Wednesday’s results Class 6A Section 2 Imani Christian 80, Connellsville 32 Class 4A Section 1 North Catholic 86, Valley 38 Nonsection Aliquippa 62, Northgate 46 Allderdice 55, Pine-Richland 47 Apollo-Ridge 59, St. Joseph 38 Beaver 72, Riverside 42 Chartiers-Houston 69, Waynesburg 57 Grove City 70, Blackhawk...

Qa’lil Goode scored 24 points to lead Aliquippa to a 62-46 over Northgate in nonsection boys basketball Wednesday night in a rematch of the 2023 WPIAL Class 2A championship game. Joshua Pratt added 21 for the Quips (2-0). Kaden Kemp scored 21 points for Northgate (2-4). Allderdice 55, Pine-Richland 47...

In an important dual meet for both sides, Thomas Jefferson traveled to Belle Vernon and returned home with a 47-25 victory. For the Jaguars, Zach Rehak won by fall in 5 minutes, 22 seconds at 106, Robert Cordova won by technical fall 15-0 at 113, Ethan Koett was victorious by...

While girls basketball teams in Class 5A, 4A, 3A and A have at least two section games under the belt, Thursday marks the section openers for teams in Class 6A and Class 2A. There are three games in Section 1-6A highlighted by perennial power North Allegheny (1-4) visiting Seneca Valley...

DeJamire Suber’s mind won’t go toward quitting when things get tough in future matches. The Highlands 127-pound junior wrestler showed what he is capable of when things are bleak Wednesday night. Suber trailed by 11 points when he stuck Valley’s Xavier Ross during the third round. Highlands had a night...

The second annual Pittsburgh Holiday Hoops Classic will be Sunday at PPG Paints Arena, and two Alle-Kiski Valley girls teams will kick off the quadrupleheader. Past section rivals Kiski Area and Fox Chapel will play at 1 p.m. “The girls are super excited,” said Foxes coach Marty Matvey, who has...

At times, Kendall Berger had the look of a go-to scorer last season when Norwin became a WPIAL champion for a third time. She looked polished in critical possessions, unafraid of big moments. When the Knights needed a basket, they knew they could trust in Berger, who often drove the...

There were only nine undefeated teams in WPIAL girls basketball at the start of the week. Two of them were from Westmoreland County: Penn-Trafford (7-0) and Hempfield (6-0). The others were Woodland Hills (3-0), South Fayette (6-0), Peters Township (5-0), Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (5-0), Deer Lakes (6-0),...