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Westmoreland County high school basketball notebook: Jeannette not satisfied with 1st-round PIAA win
Jeannette boys basketball coach Adrian Batts said he was concerned Saturday as his team prepared to open the PIAA playoffs. It wasn’t that he thought Jeannette was going to lose. It was just the uniqueness of following a WPIAL title that made him unsure of what to expect. “It was...
Westmoreland PIAA basketball playoff preview capsules for Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Boys Class 2A Jeannette (24-2) vs. Northern Cambria (15-12) 7 p.m. Wednesday at Greater Johnstown High School District seeds: Jeannette 7-1; Northern Cambria (15-12) 6-2 Winner plays: Winner of 7-5 Greensburg Central Catholic (24-3)/7-4 Neshannock (22-4) Saturday in quarterfinals (time, site TBD) Players to watch: Markus McGowan, Jeannette; Caleb Dolney,...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 10, 2025
High schools Basketball PIAA playoffs Boys Class 6A Second round Wednesday’s schedule Conestoga (22-5) vs. Hazleton (13-12) at Freedom, 7 p.m.; Spring-Ford (21-7) vs. Father Judge (20-7) at Norristown, 7:30 p.m.; Imhotep (24-5) vs. Chambersburg (20-5) at Landisville Hempfield, 7 p.m.; Scranton (19-6) vs. Parkland (18-9) at Strousburg, 7:30 p.m.;...
2025 WPIAL Class 5A baseball preseason breakdown
Realignment has grown the most competitive classification last season, with nine new teams in Class 5A baseball. One of the new kids on the block happens to be one of the top baseball programs this century. Pine-Richland, owner of six district championships in the last 20 years, is moving from...
OT winner sends Seneca Valley into Penguins Cup 3A finals vs. South Fayette
The first night of semifinal action in the PIHL Penguins Cup playoffs kicked off Monday at the Robert Morris University Island Sports Center, with the Class 3A final four taking the ice. In the opener, top-seeded Seneca Valley edged Upper St. Clair, 3-2, in overtime. In the nightcap, it was...
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week for March 10, 2025Video
Trib HSSN boys basketball teams of the week – Latrobe Wildcats Coaches: Brad Wetzel (23th season) Records: 10-4 and tied for second place in Section 1-5A, 21-6 overall #Earned: Following a WPIAL Class 5A first-round playoff victory over Kiski Area, Latrobe fell to top-seeded Montour in the district quarterfinals, 60-52....
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week for March 10, 2025Video
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week – Payton Newman School: Neshannock Class: Junior Height: 5-foot-7 Position: Guard/Forward #Earned: By her own admission, Payton Newman had a slow start to junior season. But that sluggish beginning is a distant memory because of the way she is winding down her...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on March 11, 2025: Chartiers Valley, Montour ready for Round 4
Welcome to the second round of the PIAA basketball playoffs with action taking place in the boys Class 5A, 4A and A brackets, along with girls Class 6A, 3A and 2A tournament games. They say familiarity breeds contempt. If that is true, it will be time to buckle up at...
Freeport contingent, 9 swimmers strong, ready for PIAA Class 2A meet
Isabelle Barton didn’t expect to swim an individual event at last year’s PIAA Class 2A championships at Bucknell University. Barton was at the meet set to swim relays with her Freeport teammates. But after the first day of the two-day meet, someone scratched out of the girls 500-yard freestyle, and...
2025 WPIAL Class 5A softball preseason breakdown
Thomas Jefferson probably won’t sneak up on any opponents this season. The Jaguars were WPIAL runners-up and claimed a PIAA championship in Class 5A last season after scoring upsets throughout the postseason. The Jaguars finished in third place in Section 4 at 6-4 before running through the WPIAL and state...
Westmoreland PIAA basketball playoff preview capsules for Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Boys Class 5A Second round Latrobe (21-6) vs. Greater Johnstown (25-1) 7 p.m. Tuesday at Pitt-Johnstown District-seed: Latrobe 7-6; Greater Johnstown 6-1 Winner plays: Winner of Chartiers Valley (24-3)/Montour (25-2) on Friday in quarterfinals (time, site TBD) Players to watch: John Wetzel, Latrobe; Dante Tisinger, Greater Johnstown Layup lines: Latrobe...
Westmoreland H.S. basketball notebook: Brad Wetzel, Latrobe savor PIAA win
The win meant everything to Brad Wetzel. Everything. The four-hour bus trip home across the state Friday night from Exeter Township was a joy ride. The 23rd-year coach enjoyed every second of Latrobe’s victory, including celebrating it with his son, John, the senior point guard. Assistant coach Eric Butler, Wetzel’s...
Mt. Pleasant swimmers seeking more hardware at PIAA championships
Sandy Felice has seen quite a bit over two stints as head coach of the boys and girls swim teams at Mt. Pleasant. The Slippery Rock grad and Hempfield native has racked up quite a bit of hardware over the years, leading Vikings to a sea of WPIAL and PIAA...
PIAA declares Uniontown vs. Meadville fight-marred playoff game a double forfeit
Neither Uniontown nor Meadville will advance in the PIAA boys basketball playoffs. The PIAA declared their fight-marred game a double forfeit and wants involved spectators suspended from attending any school-sponsored sporting events for more than a year, the association announced Monday. The game Friday night at Meadville was halted with...
Coaches association releases WPIAL preseason boys volleyball rankings
The WPIAL boys volleyball season begins Friday, and in advance of the opening matches and tournaments, the Western PA Volleyball Coaches Association on Monday released its preseason top 10 polls for both Class 2A and Class 3A. North Allegheny, last year’s Class 3A runner-up and the owner of 22 WPIAL...
5 Westmoreland County girls bowlers bond together through love of the game
Sports always find ways of bringing people together. It’s helped so many build new relationships despite personal differences. For five Westmoreland County high school bowlers, their love and passion for the game has helped them look past the borders of their school districts — and the rivalries therein — to...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Penn-Trafford’s Bella Klobucar
When Penn-Trafford won the Section 2-5A title, the Warriors felt good about their chances heading into the WPIAL girls basketball playoffs. Their 12-0 section record was something the team had been working toward for quite a while. “The past four years I’ve been on this team, countless times we would...
Freeport’s Allyson Turk hopes to build off medal-laden sophomore gymnastics season
Allyson Turk has an unwavering commitment and tireless determination, perfect qualities for an up-and-coming high school gymnast. And she’s only a sophomore. The Freeport athlete earned the silver medal in the silver division all-around competition at the Pennsylvania Classic held Feb. 22 at Huntingdon High School. Turk was the state...
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Fox Chapel’s Trip Goehring
Fox Chapel senior defenseman Trip Goehring has learned to never take playing ice hockey for granted. A major injury tends to refocus an individual. Goehring lost his entire junior year due to a torn ACL, and he knows exactly how long he was away from the game he loves. “Four-hundred-and-eight...
High school schedules for March 10, 2025
High schools Basketball PIAA playoffs Boys Class 6A Second round Wednesday’s schedule Conestoga (22-5) vs. Hazleton (13-12) at Freedom, 7 p.m.; Spring-Ford (21-7) vs. Father Judge (20-7) at Norristown, 7:30 p.m.; Imhotep (24-5) vs. Chambersburg (20-5) at Landisville Hempfield, 7 p.m.; Scranton (19-6) vs. Parkland (18-9) at Strousburg, 7:30 p.m.;...
What to watch for in Western Pa. sports for March 10, 2025: PIHL semifinals get underway
While the PIAA basketball playoffs take time off between the first and second rounds, the puck drops on the first of four nights of high school hockey Final Four action Monday. Class 3A hockey all season has been competitive and up for grabs during the entire regular season, so there...
Semifinals set in PIHL Penguins Cup playoffs
In the blink of an eye, the chase for the 2025 Penguins Cup has been whittled down to the final four teams in each classification. You can watch all eight PIHL semifinals games from the RMU Sports Center Monday through Thursday on Trib HSSN. Here is the semifinals schedule for...
2025 WPIAL Class 6A baseball preseason breakdown
There is one big question entering the 2025 WPIAL baseball season. Which Class 6A pitcher will throw a no-hitter in the district championship game in late May? The incredible precedent has been set over the last two seasons. In 2023, sophomore left-hander David Shields threw a no-hitter for Mt. Lebanon...
2025 WPIAL Class 6A softball preseason breakdown
Hempfield and Seneca Valley have combined to win eight of the last nine WPIAL softball championships in the highest classification. The powerhouses are expected to again contend for the Class 6A crown this season. Seneca Valley won last year’s title and has captured two championships in the past three seasons....
This week on Trib HSSN for week of March 10, 2025
The March on the road to Hershey combines with Penguins Cup pucks as the winter sports season is down to the final two weeks on the TribLive High School Sports Network. We have coverage of the PIHL Penguins Cup high school hockey playoffs with all eight semifinals games spread over...
