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So how low should a team go in the power rankings after a loss? The answer is there is no answer. Every team that loses has different circumstances that determine the final outcome. In the big school Trib 10 this past week, three teams lost, but both Pine-Richland and McKeesport...

The Gateway and Plum football teams have played 13 times over the past 23 years, with the Gators winning each game. A couple of the matchups have gone down to the wire, including last year when Gateway scored a late touchdown to rally for a 22-15 victory. The Mustangs, who...

Citing “an extraordinary rash of significant injuries,” Shady Side Academy has canceled this week’s football game against Clairton. The school on Wednesday announced plans to forfeit, saying nearly 20 of the team’s 40 players were sidelined, “leaving the program unable to field a competitive roster safely.” The WPIAL will consider...

He stands 6-foot-2 and is an imposing shape on the back line at Franklin Regional. Thomas Bridges looks more linebacker than backliner, but the junior defender is committed to futbol, not football. “Coaches have tried to get me to play (football) at school,” Bridges said. “They’ve been trying for a...

High schools Field hockey Tuesday’s results Class 3A Mt. Lebanon 0, North Allegheny 0 (OT) Class 2A Penn-Trafford 2, Latrobe 1 Peters Township 1, Fox Chapel 1 (OT) Class A Ellis School 5, Oakland Catholic 1 Football Thursday’s schedule City League Westinghouse at Brashear, 7 p.m. Friday’s schedule WPIAL Nonconference...

Nicolas Squeglia netted a pair of goals to lead Class 4A No. 2 Fox Chapel to a 3-2 win over Class 2A No. 2 Deer Lakes in nonsection boys soccer Tuesday. Rocco Didomenico also scored for the Foxes (2-1). Jacob Orseno scored both goals for the Lancers (3-1). Pine-Richland 1,...

Section play finally begins Wednesday in WPIAL girls soccer Class 4A, along with four other sections in the other three classifications. Two of the three 4A section champions from a year ago are in action Wednesday, and they both open up at home against 2024 playoff teams. The defending Section...

Sunny skies and temperatures in the mid-70s at first serve greeted the Norwin and Kiski Area girls volleyball teams for the fifth annual Pack the Park outdoor grass-court match at Vandergrift’s Kennedy Park. The energy put forth by both teams was matched by their coaches and the many spectators who...

Week 1 turned out to be a tough week for teams ranked No.1 In a week filled with Top 5 showdowns, more than half of the top-ranked teams from last week’s Trib HSSN state rankings were knocked off. For a second straight week, Class 6A power St. Joseph’s Prep lost...

Lincoln Park transfer Josh Pratt, one of the state’s top basketball players, is fully eligible for his senior season following a WPIAL hearing Tuesday. A hearing panel granted Pratt playoff eligibility, finding the former Aliquippa star qualified for a postseason waiver under PIAA rules, WPIAL executive director Scott Seltzer said....

Getting the Norwin program back on track would come with its own set of challenges, and Ashley DeVito was cognizant of that when she took over as coach last season. She guided the team back to the WPIAL Class 4A playoffs, which used to be a given for the Lady...

High schools Soccer Boys Tuesday’s schedule Class 2A Section 2 Beaver at Riverside, 3:30 p.m. Nonsection Allderdice at Chartiers Valley, 7:30 p.m. Ambridge at Central Valley, 7:30 p.m. Aquinas Academy at Sewickley Academy, 4:15 p.m. Armstrong at Freeport, 7 p.m. Bentworth at Elizabeth Forward, 7:30 p.m. Butler at West Mifflin,...

Welcome to September and opening night of section play in WPIAL girls volleyball for teams in Class 3A and 2A. The feature match to get the ball rolling in Section 1-2A is a rematch of the district finals last fall. A year ago, Quaker Valley went a perfect 14-0 to...

High schools Soccer Boys Sunday’s schedule Avonworth tournament Avonworth 1, Montour 0 Knoch 3, Mercyhurst Prep 0 Belle Vernon tournament Thomas Jefferson 2, Connellsville 1 Girls Sunday’s schedule Avonworth tournament Avonworth 3, Bethel Park 0 South Fayette 1, Cathedral Prep 0 West Allegheny tournament Pine-Richland 3, West Allegheny 0 Thomas...

WPIAL soccer rankings (Through Saturday’s games) Girls Class 4A Team, Record, Previous rank 1. Peters Township (1-0-2) 1 2. Seneca Valley (0-1-2) 2 3. North Allegheny (3-1-1) 3 4. Pine-Richland (4-0) NR 5. Canon-McMillan (2-1) 4 OUT: Mt. Lebanon (3-1) 5 Class 3A 1. South Fayette (2-1-1) 1 2. Fox...

After spending the weekend saying farewell to another summer, we get back into the fall high school sports season this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has video and audio coverage of Week 2, with more than 25 WPIAL, District 6 and District 9 football games....

Tim Toy beamed with excitement as he talked with spectators and organizers and watched the action at last year’s Pack the Park event between the Kiski Area and Norwin girls volleyball teams on the outdoor grass court at Kennedy Park in Vandergrift. The Cavaliers and Knights went the distance with...

Makenzie Dice is one of three returning senior starters on the Sewickley Academy girls soccer team. Dice and Marin Edmunds are midfielders while Bella Ballard is a defensive specialist. “As a senior, one of my main goals is to be a strong leader on and off the field,” Dice said....

Eight Gateway girls soccer players scored at least one goal in their season-opening wins over Penn Hills and Obama Academy. Junior midfielder/forward Savannah Boden tallied a hat trick in the 8-1 win over Penn Hills and added five assists over the two victories. Senior captain and forward Julia Beam also...

The path is clear for Quaker Valley’s Jonah and Lucy Montagnese as they aspire to follow in their sister Cecilia’s championship footsteps. Cecilia Montagnese’s firmly cemented her high school legacy in cross country as a senior last season, winning the Class 2A championship at White Oak Park. The Quakers, with...

The subplot for the Quaker Valley football season opener was dubbed, “The Ben McHenry Show.” The Quakers defeated Class 2A Freedom, 38-20, in their Week Zero game Aug. 22 at Chuck Knox Stadium as McHenry was a virtual one-man show for the home team. One of nine returning starters, McHenry...

The Quaker Valley boys cross country team is focused on making it an even dozen this season. QV won the WPIAL Class 2A boys team championship last season for the 11th time in school history with an 83-point total to easily defeat runner-up Beaver. The Quakers were sparked by the...

Penn-Trafford girls volleyball coach Tracy McDonald was eager to see if her team closed the gap against WPIAL power Seneca Valley. The two teams squared off in 2024, and the results weren’t what the Warriors hoped for. When they met again Aug. 27, the result was the same, but Penn-Trafford...