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Trib HSSN high school wrestling rankings for Feb. 18, 2025
Class 3A 107: 1. Nick McGarrity (32-4), so., Peters Township; 2. Zach Rehak (32-6), so., Thomas Jefferson; 3. Beau Fennick (32-6), fr., Franklin Regional; 4. Tommy Gretz (31-7), so., Connellsville; 5. Michael Johnson (34-6), fr., West Allegheny. 114: 1. Nico Kapusta (9-0), jr., Hempfield; 2. Dylan Barrett (28-3), jr., Penn-Trafford;...
Liam Sheely overcomes shoulder injury with coach’s help as Mt. Lebanon makes late-season surge
Liam Sheely’s basketball coach is also a physical therapist, a combination that surely helped Mt. Lebanon’s leading scorer get back on the court this week. A 6-foot-3 junior and 18-point scorer, Sheely has endured a rather painful season. His latest setback was a shoulder aggravation one week ago that was...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 17, 2025
High schools Basketball WPIAL playoffs Boys Class 6A First round Monday’s results Woodland Hills 43, Seneca Valley 32 Butler 71, North Hills 54 Mt. Lebanon 61, Norwin 34 Quarterfinals Wednesday’s schedule Woodland Hills (12-11) at Upper. St. Clair (20-2), TBA; Central Catholic (13-9) at Fox Chapel (16-6), TBA; Butler (16-6)...
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week for Feb. 17, 2025Video
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week – Mars Fightin’ Planets Coach: Zachary Stitt (second season) Record: 6-6 in Section 3-5A, 14-9 overall #Earned: The Mars girls basketball team started the week looking for momentum and ended it busting brackets. After completing Section 3-5A play with a 6-6 record,...
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week for Feb. 17, 2025Video
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week – Greta O’Brien School: Avonworth Class: Senior Height: 5-foot-9 Position: Guard #Earned: Whether it was ending the regular season at the start of the week or starting the postseason at the end of the week, Greta O’Brien was a dominant force who...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 18, 2025: WPIAL title rematch in the Class 5A 1st round
The two met for gold two years ago. On Tuesday, they battle for a berth in the PIAA Class 5A playoffs and a spot in the WPIAL boys basketball quarterfinals. No. 11 Penn Hills (12-9) travels to face No. 6 Peters Township (15-7) in a battle of second-place finishers in...
High school roundup for Feb. 17, 2025: Butler ousts North Hills in Class 6A 1st round
Andrew Gettinger scored 17 points to send No. 7 Butler to a 71-54 victory over North Hills (7-16) in the WPIAL Class 6A boys basketball first round Monday night. Stainton Forbes added 16 points, Tayt Lucas followed with 15, Ayden Andrews had 13 and Kyle Casteel finished with 10 for...
Mt. Lebanon boys win rubber match with Norwin, advance to WPIAL Class 6A quarters
Mt. Lebanon’s Sam Deibert scored a game-high 24 points as the sixth-seeded Blue Devils ran away with 61-34 victory over No. 11 Norwin in a first-round rubber match Monday night in the WPIAL Class 6A playoffs. The section foes split their two regular-season matchups starting with a two-point overtime win...
Bishop Canevin girls shut down Springdale in WPIAL Class A quarterfinals
Isabella Sysak patrolled the top of the 3-point line with great interest in procuring the ball. The Bishop Canevin junior guard created chaos Monday night at Donald McGhee Fieldhouse. Sysak produced two steals and scored four points in the first 90 seconds to help spark the Crusaders to a 45-12...
Greensburg Central Catholic boys get off to fast start in beating Laurel to open Class 2A playoffs
All in all, Greensburg Central Catholic looked the part in its tournament opener as the No. 1 seed in the WPIAL Class 2A boys basketball playoffs. A fast start fueled by full-court pressure and ball movement propelled the host Centurions to a commanding lead on the way to a 67-42...
A-K Valley basketball playoff preview capsules: Games for Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025
WPIAL basketball playoffs Tuesday’s local games Boys Class 5A First round 9-Latobe (18-4) at 8-Kiski Area (15-6) 7 p.m. Tuesday Winner plays: Winner of 16-Franklin Regional (11-11)/1-Montour (21-1) Friday (time, site TBD) in quarterfinals Players to watch: Max Butler, Latrobe; Colin Keller, Kiski Area Layup lines: Latrobe is back in...
Westmoreland WPIAL basketball playoff preview capsules: Games for Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025
WPIAL basketball playoffs Tuesday’s local games Boys Class 5A First round 9-Latobe (18-4) at 8-Kiski Area (15-6) 7 p.m. Tuesday Winner plays: Winner of 16-Franklin Regional (11-11)/1-Montour (21-1) Friday (time, site TBD) in quarterfinals Players to watch: Max Butler, Latrobe; Colin Keller, Kiski Area Layup lines: Latrobe is back in...
Latrobe hockey hopes to make push for playoff seeding in final stretch
Some day, maybe Adam Ferguson will fulfill an ambition to join college hockey’s coaching ranks. For now, he’s content with the high school level. “I’m enjoying it, for sure,” said Ferguson, Latrobe’s second-year coach. “I’m enjoying my staff. I’m enjoying being around the players. I certainly can’t complain about how...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Derry’s Chaeli Keenan
When Derry diver Chaeli Keenan finished second at the Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association meet last year, she found solace in who beat her out. It was her teammate, Ella Silvis. This year, the script flipped, and it was Keenan who triumphed, with Silvis as the runner-up. “I think that me...
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Plum’s Giuliana Ricciuti
It’s a rare feat when a swimmer can post WPIAL qualifying times in every stroke. Plum senior Giuliana Ricciuti just missed achieving that this season. Out of the eight individual events for which a swimmer can qualify, Ricciuti qualified for seven. She posted 25.91 seconds in the 50-yard freestyle, a...
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week for Feb. 16, 2025Video
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week – Isaiah Jeter School – Central Valley Class – Senior Height – 6-foot-3 Position – Shooting guard What coach says – “Just how easily he made it look to score 34 points in one half against a long, athletic team that guards...
Allderdice captures 4th straight City League boys basketball championship
Allderdice boys basketball coach Devin Crummie knew the shootaround wouldn’t be a picnic at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse the day before the City League championship game. The Dragons needed to be sharp for their battle with a worthy challenger in Obama Academy. “Everybody calls it a shootaround,” Dragons coach Devin Crummie...
High school sports results, schedule for Feb. 16, 2025
High schools Basketball City League Championship Sunday’s result At UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse Allderdice 59, Obama Academy 53 WPIAL playoffs Boys Class 6A First round Monday’s schedule Woodland Hills (11-11) at Seneca Valley (11-11), 7 p.m.; North Hills (7-15) at Butler (15-6), 7 p.m.; Norwin (10-11) at Mt. Lebanon (15-7), 7...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Feb. 17, 2025: Woodland Hills, Seneca Valley play rubber match
They say that opposites attract. If that’s the case, then Woodland Hills and Seneca Valley were destined to meet for a third time in the postseason. That matchup is one of three Class 6A boys basketball first round playoff games and one of 22 WPIAL basketball postseason games Monday. Both...
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week for Feb. 16, 2025Video
Trib HSSN boys basketball teams of the week – Knoch Knights Coach – Alan Bauman (fifth season) Records – 17-6 overall, 10-2 in Section 1-4A #Earned – Knoch entered the final week of the regular season with a chance to earn at least a share of the Section 1-4A title,...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Feb. 16, 2025
The Path to the Pete is cooking into its second week with the rest of the district basketball first round and three days of the quarterfinals this week here at the TribLive High School Sports Network. We have plenty of WPIAL boys and girls basketball playoff action with some middle...
PIHL standings, playoff clinchings through Feb. 16, 2025
Here are the latest 2024-25 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League standings through Sunday, along with the latest playoff qualifiers. 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 overtime loss. *- indicates clinched a...
Allderdice girls top Obama Academy to defend City League title
Bailey White sported a wide smile as she grabbed the City League championship trophy Sunday at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse. With the win, White and the Allderdice girls basketball team left no doubt to their spot in the district’s hierarchy. The Dragons’ 52-45 win over Obama Academy was their second straight...
Shaler swimmers set big goals for postseason meets
Grace Melocchi has been swimming year-round since she was little. One of the long-term goals of the Shaler senior swimmer surfaced when she made it to middle school. With Melocchi’s form in the pool, a coach mentioned that she would have a realistic shot at setting the school’s record in...
Shaler girls ‘play for each other’ en route to section championship
Tony Grenek was ready with the justification before his wife, Megan, approached him about the promise he made before taking the job as Shaler girls basketball coach. Grenek, who coached collegiately at Seton Hill and Point Park before spending the previous two years as North Hills’ varsity coach, said he...
