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Fox Chapel girls taking charge of defensive strategy
Fox Chapel girls basketball coach Marty Matvey has seen a higher number of his players spill onto the ground while they are playing defense. That has been the design of this iteration of the Foxes who have wanted to compensate for their lack of size with increased toughness. “We’ve taken...
Plum’s Alaina Claassen, Saphia Davis stacking wins ahead of postseason tournaments
Alaina Claassen didn’t waste any time in dispatching her three opponents on the way to the 190-pound title at Connellsville’s Lady Falcon Invitational on Jan. 3. She pinned all three in a combined time of 1 minute, 50 seconds. “I felt pretty good in my matches,” said Claassen who improved...
Owen Campbell climbing Plum’s all-time wins list after reaching century mark
Owen Campbell joined an exclusive Plum wrestling list last month. With a 10-4 victory in a match against Mt. Pleasant at the North Hills Duals on Dec. 13, the senior 152-pounder became just the 15th wrestler in program history to record 100 varsity victories. “I was a little nervous going...
High school, scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 9, 2026
High schools Basketball Boys Friday’s results Class 6A Section 1 Pine-Richland 61, Butler 42 New Castle 48, Fox Chapel 42 North Hills 77, North Allegheny 65 Seneca Valley 45, Woodland Hills 34 Section 2 Central Catholic 60, Connellsville 23 Mt. Lebanon 67, Imani Christian 34 Norwin 54, Canon-McMillan 47 Upper...
4 WPIAL teams top divisions in preliminaries at PIAA competitive spirit championships
Penn-Trafford, Hempfield, Neshannock and Butler were at the top of their divisions after preliminaries at the PIAA competitive spirit championships Friday in Johnstown. Penn-Trafford led the way in the 3A Small Varsity division. Thomas Jefferson, Canon-McMillan and South Fayette also advanced to Saturday’s finals and Plum moved on to the...
High school roundup for Jan. 9, 2026: Mohawk, Neighborhood Academy boys win 1 vs. 2 matchups
Bobby Fadden led all scorers with 27 points as Trib HSSN Class 3A No. 1 Mohawk defeated No. 2 Aliquippa, 59-48, in Section 1-3A boys basketball Friday night. Drew Wrona added 19 points for the Warriors (11-1, 5-0). Qa’lil Goode dropped 24 points to lead the Quips (7-2, 4-1). Neighborhood...
Jeannette boys race past Greensburg Central Catholic, earn payback from last season
Jeannette won a WPIAL championship last season with, among other things, skill and size. The Jayhawks ended a drought against their biggest rivals with flat-out speed. Jumping passing lanes and finishing fast breaks at a turbo pace, No. 2 Jeannette raced past rebuilding Greensburg Central Catholic, 65-21, in a mercy-ruled...
Knoch boys knock off Class 4A top-ranked North Catholic
It was the Night of the Knights at North Catholic High School. Knoch’s intense offensive attack helped push the Trib HSSN Class 4A No. 3 Knights past the top-ranked Trojans, 66-56, on Friday night. Teagan Finucan led the charge with 25 points and four rebounds, using his strength and speed...
Upsets highlight Day 1 of WCCA tournament
It is not unusual to see a few upsets during the first night of a two-day tournament. But it is unusual to see two No. 1 seeds and a No. 2 seed fall. That was the case Friday at the 73rd Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association tournament at Greensburg Salem High...
Unbeaten New Castle boys use late charge to fend off Fox Chapel
Damian Harrison absorbed contact from a defender and somehow launched a 3-point attempt toward the glass that went crashing off the boards and through the net. The 6-foot-4 New Castle senior forward put some of the Red Hurricanes’ offensive frustration to rest when he made the ensuing free throw to...
Freeport snaps losing streak, tops Highlands boys basketball team
Bryson Paga was 6 years old the last time a Freeport boys basketball team defeated rival Highlands. It was a streak of 16 games that extended back to the 2014-15 season. But that streak came to an end Friday night at Freeport Middle School. Paga, a junior, scored 10 of...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 10, 2026: Basketball showcases set for Saturday
Seven boys basketball games will make up the annual Legends Classic in Ambridge on Saturday presented by the Pittsburgh Basketball Club. Here are the four games to be played at the Ambridge Field House. • Sto-Rox at Ambridge at 11:30 a.m. • Brashear vs. Our Lady of the Sacred Heart...
Norwin girls rally past 1st-place Canon-McMillan
It was beginning to look like dire straits for Norwin not even three minutes into its girls basketball matchup with first-place Canon-McMillan on Friday. The Big Macs jumped out to an 11-point lead after Madison Clair hit her team’s second 3-pointer of the game. For better or for worse, though,...
Parents, wrestlers show support for recently fired Knoch girls wrestling head coach
A sizable contingent is expected to attend the Knoch school board meeting Wednesday to show support for Logan Downes, the school’s girls wrestling coach who was fired this week. Downes was dismissed after a complaint was filed with school officials over his on-mat behavior with members of the team during...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 8, 2026
High schools Basketball Boys Thursday’s results Class 5A Section 1 Gateway 53, Penn-Trafford 48 Class 3A Section 3 South Park 53, South Allegheny 52 (2OT) Class 2A Section 3 Beth-Center 78, Burgettstown 39 Class A Section 1 Summit Academy at Beaver County Christian, (n) Friday’s schedule Class 6A Section 1...
High school roundup for Jan. 8, 2026: Neshannock girls dominate battle for 1st place
Jaidon Nogay, Payton Newman and Maddie Arrow scored 16 points apiece to lead Neshannock to an 89-35 victory over Rochester in a matchup of the top two teams in the Section 1-2A girls basketball standings Thursday night. Sophia Bonner chipped in 12 for the Lancers (9-3, 4-0). Kamryn Newman scored...
Round 1 of heavyweight clash between Shady Side Academy and Greensburg Central Catholic girls goes to SSA
Greensburg Central Catholic was making its final push. Down 11 with seven minutes play, the second-ranked Centurions shaved the margin to three against No. 1 Shady Side Academy. But senior point guard Karis Thomas settled the offense, slowed the team’s heartbeat and tempered her Shady Side Academy teammates. Round 1...
State champions Landon Sidun of Norwin, Elijah Brown of Belle Vernon go for WCCA gold
Wrestling fans should be excited to know that PIAA champions — Norwin junior Landon Sidun and Belle Vernon senior Elijah Brown — are entered in the 73rd Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association tournament this weekend at Greensburg Salem High School. Action begins 4 p.m. Friday with boys matches. The tournament resumes...
In midst of roller-coaster season, Kiski Area boys buckle seatbelts for 2nd half run
With an inexperienced roster that has a plethora of depth, the Kiski Area boys basketball team has had a roller-coaster type of season that has led to a .500 record through its first 12 games. With eight games remaining, fifth-year coach Corey Smith and the Cavaliers are looking to put...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 9, 2026: Pair of 1 vs. 2 matchups set in boys basketball
These two WPIAL boys basketball Class 3A powers are ranked No. 1 and 2 in the Trib HSSN Top 5, they are No. 8 and 9 in the Trib 10 power rankings, and they are No. 3 and 4 in the latest HSSN state rankings. While they are next to...
Westmoreland County boys basketball notebook: Growing pains for Greensburg Central Catholic
It wouldn’t be altogether fair to say the Greensburg Central Catholic boys basketball team is having a down year. That’s because the season is far from over. While the wins have not been there early — the Centurions are an uncharacteristic 2-10 (2-3 in Section 1-2A) — first-year coach Tim...
Valley bowler rolls 300 game
Valley senior Baxter Diehm bowled a perfect game as part of an 816 series as Valley topped previously undefeated Plum, 5-2, in a WPIBL East section match Wednesday afternoon at Nesbit’s Lanes in Plum. His 300 game and 816 series both are school records. Fellow senior Jackson Dameron rolled a...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 7, 2026
High schools Basketball Boys Wednesday’s results Class 5A Section 4 Chartiers Valley 62, Lincoln Park 57 Class 2A Section 2 Eden Christian 57, Winchester Thurston 51 Nonsection Brashear 63, Environmental Charter 43 Carrick 66, Valley 58 Pine-Richland 55, Shaler 42 Thursday’s schedule Class 5A Section 1 Penn-Trafford at Gateway, 7:30...
High school roundup for Jan. 7, 2026: Chartiers Valley gets past Lincoln Park in Class 5A showdown
Julian Semplice led all scorers with 23 points as Trib HSSN Class 5A No. 3 Chartiers Valley defeated No. 1 Lincoln Park, 62-57, in a Section 4-5A boys basketball showdown Wednesday night. Luca Federico added 17 points and Julius Best poured in 15 for the Colts (10-1, 4-0). Amir Woods...
Norwin wrestling decks Penn-Trafford with 6 pins
Norwin wrestling coach Kyle Martin pushed his team at practice to be tougher since the Powerade tournament last month. The No. 2-ranked Knights (8-1, 3-0) showed that Wednesday against rival Penn-Trafford in a Section 9-3A match. Norwin put on a show by winning 10 of 13 matches, which included six...
