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Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school boys basketball rankings for March 25, 2025
Outside of Class 6A, there was very little movement from the semifinals to the state championship games in the Trib HSSN state rankings. Three second-ranked teams in 3A, 2A and A lost and were replaced by the No. 3-ranked teams from last week. While 5A and 4A remained the exact...
Trib 10: Sizing up the 6 WPIAL teams left on the Road to Hershey
Then there were three. Three boys teams and three girls squads are headed east to Hershey to play for the ultimate high school basketball prize, the PIAA championship. As those six teams prepare to play for state gold, they also rise up the ladder in the latest Trib 10 power...
Westmoreland County baseball notebook: Belle Vernon’s Parker Lind shines in opener
An opening day starting pitcher wants quality and control, but he will gladly accept excellence. Take Belle Vernon senior Parker Lind. The 6-foot-2, 205-pound left-hander was dominant in his first start of the season as the Leopards (2-0) blanked McGuffey, 14-0, on opening day. Lind struck out 11 and walked...
Imani Christian’s David Davis commits to Penn State
Imani Christian is among the WPIAL’s smallest schools, but Penn State has landed a big football recruit from there two years in a row. David Davis, a highly recruited junior, committed Tuesday to the Nittany Lions. The 6-foot, 190-pound defensive back shared a top-six list in January that included Penn...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for march 24, 2025
High schools Baseball Monday’s results Class 5A Section 1 Plum 8, Armstrong 0 Franklin Regional at Penn Hills, ppd. Penn-Trafford 5, Latrobe 3 Section 2 Bethel Park at Upper St. Clair, ppd. Trinity 6, Chartiers Valley 5 South Fayette 7, Moon 2 Section 3 West Allegheny 10, Allderdice 0 Shaler...
In WPIAL hearing, Baldwin seeks clarity on ‘very gray’ PIAA rule banning preseason workouts
Holding a preseason workout with a baseball team from another school was a mistake, Baldwin’s representatives said at a WPIAL hearing Monday, but they also questioned whether a PIAA rule was too vaguely written. The rule prohibits teams from “participating in any team competition” in the 10 days leading up...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on March 25, 2025: South Hills rivals open section play with doubleheader
Weather permitting, the first WPIAL baseball section series of the season conclude Tuesday with plenty of action in each classification outside of Class 6A. As a refresher, the district baseball committee began playing back-to-back home and away section games against the same opponent mostly on Monday and Tuesday of each...
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week for March 24, 2025
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week – Karis Thomas School: Shady Side Academy Class: Junior Height: 5-foot-7 Position: Guard #Earned: As freshmen and sophomores, Karis Thomas and Maggie Spell made for an awesome backcourt that helped Shady side Academy first become a district runner-up in 2023, then a...
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week for March 24, 2025
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week – Lucas Grimsley School: Sewickley Academy Class: Junior Height: 6-foot-4 Position: Forward #Earned: A new coach and some new faces has helped turn around a program that had fallen on hard times. Two years ago, the Sewickley Academy boys team finished 3-18...
High school roundup for March 24, 2025: Elizabeth Forward’s Cy Herchelroath throws perfect game
Cy Herchelroath threw a perfect game, striking out 10, to carry Elizabeth Forward to a 1-0 victory over Ringgold in Section 2-4A baseball Monday. Landon Jackson doubled and Mitchell Vuick singled him in in the top of the seventh to deliver the only run of the game for the Warriors...
Franklin Regional uses walk-off walk in 9th to grab wild win over Plum
Seven innings were not enough to decide a winner between neighboring rivals Plum and Franklin Regional in a Class 5A nonsection softball game Wednesday afternoon at a chilly and windy Franklin Regional High School. The Mustangs and Panthers played into the ninth inning before FR pushed a run across for...
Penn-Trafford uses familiar formula to defeat Latrobe in baseball home opener
With its new WPIAL championship banner hanging on the fence near the visitors’ dugout, Penn-Trafford used some of the fundamentals that helped it win a title last season to earn victory in its home opener. The interplay of pitching and defense — and just enough offense — allowed the Warriors...
North Allegheny, Shaler boys volleyball teams hold on to No. 1 spots in latest coaches association polls
North Allegheny (Class 3A) and Shaler (Class 2A) maintained their No. 1 positions in their respective classifications as the Western Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association released its Week 2 WPIAL boys volleyball top-10 polls Monday morning. The WPIAL programs continue to gear up for the start of section play in the...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Southmoreland’s Elliot Premus
Last year, Southmoreland’s boys basketball team finished 5-5 in Section 3-4A, losing in the first round of the playoffs to Montour. This season, down a class and hungry to make a mark in Section 4-3A, the Scotties were dominant, finishing undefeated at 10-0 in section play and 18-8 overall. Despite...
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Valley’s Arianna Bernard
It was a season of great success for Valley girls senior wrestler Arianna Bernard. After beginning her wrestling journey at 7 years old and wrestling against boys from that early age — like most girls wrestlers often do — Bernard enjoyed her first experience in postseason wrestling. “It was a...
High school sports scores, schedules for March 23, 2025
High schools Baseball Sunday’s results Ripken Experience At Myrtle Beach, S.C. Avonworth 8, Amos Alonzo Stagg (IL) 4 Central Bucks South 4, Thomas Jefferson 3 Moore Catholic 3, New Castle 0 Monday’s schedule Class 5A Section 1 Armstrong at Plum, 4 p.m. Franklin Regional at Penn Hills, 4 p.m. Latrobe...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for March 24, 2025: Baseball section play commences
With a chance of rain and temps in the mid-50’s, it’s time to open up section play around the diamonds Monday. Four defending WPIAL baseball champions begin section play, with three ready to enjoying some home cooking. • In Section 1-5A, Penn-Trafford hosts Latrobe, which has moved up this season...
2025 PIHL season concludes with state champions crowned
The east continues to be the beast when it comes to high school hockey in the keystone state. For the sixth straight season, the Flyers Cup winners defeated the Penguins Cup winners in two of the three Pennsylvania Cup state title games. In the annual event Saturday at the RMU...
3 WPIAL girls basketball teams headed to PIAA championship game
When it comes to programs that have dominated their sports at the state playoff stage, few in history can compare to what the Archbishop Wood girls basketball program has been able to accomplish. The Vikings have now reached the PIAA girls basketball championship game in 12 of the last 16...
WPIAL trio joins 6 District 12, 3 District 3 teams in PIAA boys basketball finals
Over the last 15-plus years, District 12 boys basketball teams have enjoyed great success when it comes to the PIAA postseason. Over the last three state playoffs, teams from the Philadelphia Catholic League or Philly Public School League have won eight PIAA boys hoops titles, including four in 2022. This...
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week for March 23, 2025Video
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week – South Fayette Lions Coach – Bryan Bennett (11th season) Records – 12-0 and champions in Section 3-5A, 28-2 overall #Earned – Following the WPIAL championship game loss to Peters Township in which they scored only 12 points in the second half...
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week for March 23, 2025Video
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week – South Allegheny Gladiators Coach – Tony DiCenzo (13th season) Records – 10-0 and champions in Section 3-3A, 27-3 overall #Earned – History was made three weeks ago when South Allegheny defeated Aliquippa in the WPIAL Class 3A boys basketball championship game...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of March 24, 2025
We close out the month of March with warm thoughts as we focus on spring sports this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has video and audio coverage of WPIAL baseball, softball and boys and girls lacrosse. Plus five Rebel Yell podcasts with WPIAL boys and...
Sapotichne to enter AK Valley Sports Hall of Fame while still going strong in coaching
Paul Sapotichne grew up honing his basketball skills on a hoop in the driveway of his family’s Cheswick home more than 50 years ago. When reminiscing about those days, Sapotichne recalls the sounds of a bouncing basketball and swishing net mixing with the voice of legendary Pirates baseball announcer Bob...
Greensburg Central Catholic shaking off another disappointing exit from PIAA tournament
Sewickley Academy used lessons learned from a loss to one Westmoreland County team to beat another. The Panthers rallied from 14 down Saturday to topple Greensburg Central Catholic, 52-48, and end the Centurions’ run in the PIAA Class 2A boys basketball playoffs. Panthers first-year coach Mike Iuzzolino, a former Penn...
