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Norwin girls expect tense tussle with Upper St. Clair in WPIAL Class 6A finals
The celebration was short after Norwin won its WPIAL semifinal over Canon-McMillan on Tuesday night in Mt. Lebanon. Veteran coach Brian Brozeski, who has been through many postseason runs, made sure his team boarded the bus with perspective after a 42-26 win that saw the Knights fend off a late...
2025 WPIAL Class 6A girls basketball championship breakdown: Norwin vs. Upper St. Clair
WPIAL Class 6A girls basketball championship No. 1 Norwin vs. No. 2 Upper St. Clair 5 p.m. Saturday, Petersen Events Center On the air: Video livestream: NFHS Network; Audio: Trib HSSN WPIAL titles: Norwin 3 (2024, ’15, ’16), Upper St. Clair 6 (2008, ’03, 1996, ’94, ’93, ’73) Norwin (15-7)...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 27, 2025
High schools Basketball WPIAL playoffs Boys Class 6A Finals Friday’s schedule Upper. St. Clair (23-2) vs. New Castle (21-3) at Petersen Events Center, 9 p.m. Class 5A Finals Saturday’s schedule Chartiers Valley (22-3) vs. Peters Township (18-7) at Petersen Events Center, 7 p.m. Third place Thursday’s results Montour 81, Mars...
Belle Vernon rewards retiring coach with school’s 1st WPIAL title since 1978
A retirement party at Petersen Events Center for one of the WPIAL’s winningest boys basketball coaches might seem a bit outlandish. Yet three weeks after Joe Salvino shared his retirement plans, he and his Belle Vernon players were there to celebrate. North Catholic tried to crash the party, but the...
4 WPIAL records fall on 1st day of Class 2A swimming championships
Mt. Pleasant started the Class 2A competition with a WPIAL record in the girls 200 medley relay, and the Vikings’ Lily King and David Mutter and Shady Side Academy’s Ava Jochims also set new marks Thursday at Pitt’s Trees Pool. Kiersten O’Connor, Lainey Brown, Maddie Barrick and King broke the...
High school roundup for Feb. 27, 2025: Canon-McMillan girls claim spot in state tournament
Madison Clair scored 18 points to lead No. 4 Canon-McMillan to a 36-34 victory over No. 6 Mt. Lebanon in the Class 6A girls basketball third-place game Thursday night, claiming the WPIAL’s third and final spot in the PIAA playoffs. Faye Saunders added 10 points for the Big Macs (15-9)....
Erica Gribble pours in 31 points to lead Greensburg Central Catholic girls to 7th WPIAL titleVideo
Taking a break from her scoring barrage, Erica Gribble zipped a wide, cross-court pass down the baseline to a waiting Jayla Peterson in the far corner. Peterson calmly drained a 3-pointer to tie the score with 1 minute, 35 seconds remaining. Seconds later, Peterson completed a three-point play to give...
Mt. Pleasant’s Lily King sets another Pitt pool record to highlight Day 1 of WPIAL Class 2A championships
Lily King will swim at N.C. State in the ACC starting next year. She has a good start at filling up collegiate record boards. The Mt. Pleasant senior already had the Pitt pool record in the 100-yard freestyle set at last year’s WPIAL Class 2A championships. On Thursday afternoon, King...
Freeport’s Kira Schrecongost wins WPIAL gold, sets school record
For three years, Freeport’s Kira Schrecongost had a goal of breaking 55 seconds in the WPIAL Class 2A girls 100-yard butterfly. She did just that Thursday afternoon with a school-record swim of 54.85. That time also brought her a third WPIAL title in the event out of four attempts. She...
Neighborhood Academy makes most of beautiful day, beats Serra Catholic for 1st WPIAL title
Somewhere, Mister Rogers is smiling as it is indeed a beautiful day in the Neighborhood. Thursday’s WPIAL Class A boys basketball championship game was a microcosm of the season for top-seeded Neighborhood Academy as it dominated the middle two quarters in defeating No. 2 Serra Catholic, 67-44. Senior and Yale...
Sarah Pasquella defends 200 free title on good day for Fox Chapel at WPIAL 3A swimming
Sarah Pasquella was the hunted in the final heat of the girls 200-yard freestyle Thursday morning at the WPIAL Class 3A swimming championships at Pitt’s Trees Pool. The Fox Chapel senior and Michigan commit wasn’t about to let anyone prevent her from defending her title. Pasquella lowered her school record...
Alumni funds new Ja 2 sneakers for Jeannette boys to wear in WPIAL championship game
Jeannette will lace up new basketball sneakers for the WPIAL title game. Alumni donated money to buy the boys team new Nike shoes for making it to the Class 2A championship game, the Jayhawks’ first appearance in the finals since 2015. Jeannette (22-2) plays Union (19-6) at 5 p.m. Friday...
North Allegheny leads WPIAL Class 3A swimming after Day 1; Mt. Lebanon’s Sylvia Roy sets record in 4-peat
The North Allegheny girls, winners of 16 straight WPIAL swimming titles, and the two-time defending champion NA boys are the leading the pack in the Class 3A championships after the first day of competition at Pitt’s Trees Pool. The girls have 250 points, while the boys are at 233.5 points....
Trib HSSN partners with Canon-Mac Sports Network
Fans of Canon-McMillan High School football will have the best seat in the house this fall. The TribLive High School Sports Network has partnered with the Canon-Mac Sports Network to provide free live broadcasts for all the Big Macs’ home football games and most away games during the 2025 season....
2025 WPIAL Class A girls basketball championship breakdown: Union vs. Clairton
WPIAL Class A girls basketball championship No. 1 Union vs. No. 3 Clairton 3 p.m. Friday, Petersen Events Center On the air: Video livestream: NFHS Network WPIAL titles: Union 2 (2024, ‘23); Clairton 2 (2002, ‘01) Union (24-0) Coach: Rob Nogay Projected starting lineup No., Name, Ht., Cl., Pos. 4,...
2025 WPIAL Class 6A boys basketball championship breakdown: Upper St. Clair vs. New Castle
WPIAL Class 6A boys basketball final No. 1 Upper St. Clair vs. No. 2 New Castle 9 p.m. Friday, Petersen Events Center On the air: Video livestream: NFHS Network WPIAL titles: Upper St. Clair 4 (2024, ‘21, ‘05, 1996), New Castle 14 (2021, ’19-17, ’14-12, 1999-97, ‘93, ‘82, ‘36, ‘27)...
Jeannette boys to put playoff wisdom to ultimate test in WPIAL championship game
Sixth man Lonnie Greene was out last year with a leg injury and couldn’t contribute to the Jeannette boys basketball team. You can bet it irked him, too. But the 6-foot-4 senior forward is healthy now and playing his best heading into the WPIAL finals. He doesn’t intend to come...
Jeannette coach entering WPIAL finals: ‘I want to win one for our district’
His voice long gone, Adrian Batts let the moment wash over him after his Jeannette boys basketball team ripped off a 20-point win in the WPIAL Class 2A semifinals Monday at jam-packed Fox Chapel. This one was special. “What an amazing effort, lot of grit,” Batts said. “Everything we talked...
2025 WPIAL Class 5A girls basketball championship breakdown: South Fayette vs. Peters Township
WPIAL Class 5A girls basketball championship No. 1 South Fayette vs. No. 2 Peters Township 7 p.m. Friday, Petersen Events Center On the air: Video livestream: NFHS Network; Audio: Trib HSSN WPIAL titles: South Fayette 4 (2024, ‘23, ‘22, ‘16); Peters Township 1 (2019) South Fayette (24-1) Coach: Bryan Bennett...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania girls high school basketball rankings for Feb. 26, 2025
These are the final state girls basketball rankings before the district playoffs conclude and the state playoffs are set. There were very few changes in the latest Trib HSSN girls basketball state rankings, with only four teams being bounced deep into the district postseason. Mechanicsburg, Gwynedd-Mercy and two Class A...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania boys high school basketball rankings for Feb. 26, 2025
It was a rough week for those who wear the bull’s-eye atop their respective classifications. Two top-ranked teams tumbled from No. 1, one dropping to No. 5 and the other free falling out of the latest Trib HSSN boys basketball rankings. Imhotep Charter takes over the lead in Class 6A...
PIAA playoff picture clearing up for WPIAL basketball teams
The Path to the Pete is set with six boys and six WPIAL basketball championship games at Pitt’s Petersen Events Center on Thursday through Saturday. Four schools will double up by sending both the boys and girls teams to the district finals: Upper St. Clair, Peters Township, Aliquippa and Union....
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 26, 2025
High schools Basketball WPIAL playoffs Boys Class 6A Finals Saturday’s schedule Upper. St. Clair (23-2) vs. New Castle (21-3) at Petersen Events Center, 5 p.m. Third place Wednesday’s results Central Catholic 68, Mt. Lebanon 60 Class 5A Finals Saturday’s schedule Chartiers Valley (22-3) vs. Peters Township (18-7) at Petersen Events...
High school roundup for Feb. 26, 2025: Knoch beats Deer Lakes to make states for 1st time since 2006
Jackson Bauman scored 21 points and No. 5 Knoch defeated No. 7 Deer Lakes, 56-42, in the WPIAL Class 4A boys basketball fifth-place game Wednesday night, claiming the district’s final spot in the PIAA field. Vinny DeFelice added 10 points for the Knights (19-7), who are making their first trip...
A-K Valley swimmers ready for hard work to pay off at WPIALs
Sarah Pasquella won’t have to wait long for the chance to defend her WPIAL Class 3A title in the 200-yard freestyle. It is the second event Thursday morning at Pitt’s Trees Pool, and the Fox Chapel senior and Michigan commit, a four-year qualifier to the WPIAL championships, is ready for...
