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PIHL standings, playoff clinchings through Feb. 1, 2026Video
Here are the latest 2026 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League standings through Sunday, plus the latest list of teams that have clinched a playoff spot. 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...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Feb. 2, 2026
The first week of the second month of the year also is the final week for the high school basketball regular season while other winter sports continue to push the freeze this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN winds down coverage of WPIAL boys and girls...
8 Western Pennsylvania teams set for PIAA wrestling tournament
The PIAA wrestling team tournament will begin Tuesday. WPIAL champions Franklin Regional (Class 3A) and Derry (Class 2A), along with Connellsville, Norwin, Burrell, Laurel, McGuffey and City League champion Obama Academy will compete. Here’s a look at the pairings for the preliminary round and first round in Class 3A and...
A-K Valley girls basketball notebook: Plum can clinch 1st outright section title Monday
The Plum girls basketball team did not lose a game in January, going 9-0 overall and 7-0 in Section 1-5A to take control at the top of the section standings. The Mustangs clinched at least a tie for their first section title with a convincing 52-34 win over playoff-bound Penn...
Sewickley sports notebook: Co-op helps build depth for Quaker Valley swimming
Seven of the 27 athletes in the Quaker Valley swim program attend Sewickley Academy as part of the WPIAL’s cooperative sponsorship program. They are senior Marcus Zhan, sophomores Augustin Zhan and Zak Sharara and freshman Kilian Rodemeyer on the boys team; along with juniors Lydia Kilpela and Anna Fiedler and...
Sewickley Academy boys dominating WPIAL competition
The boys basketball team at Sewickley Academy is like a finely tuned machine. After 15 games, the Panthers had racked up both the best offensive (72.8 ppg) and defensive (29 ppg) averages in the WPIAL in boys basketball. And Sewickley’s hoopsters were even more impressive in Section 2-2A play with...
Quaker Valley wrestler Matt Danna joins 100-win club
Call it a moon landing. This year’s Moon Duals were unforgettable for Quaker Valley wrestler Matt Danna. The 160-pound senior registered his 100th career victory Dec. 13 at Moon by pinning Liam Hulton of Laurel Highlands in 14 seconds. “I was happy to reach 100 career wins,” Danna said. “By...
Alexa Westwood, Quaker Valley swimming teammates working toward goals
It isn’t a rebuilding season for the Quaker Valley girls swim team. It’s more like the Quakers have embarked on a retooling process. “The team has been doing very well and working hard to fill the spots of the many talented swimmers and diver who graduated last year,” Alexa Westwood...
Contributions from Keira Watson, teammates lead Quaker Valley girls to key section win
Keira Watson’s clutch free throw late in the game proved to be the difference for the Quaker Valley girls basketball team. The Quakers held on to edge Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, 37-36, on the road Jan. 22 in a key Section 1-3A contest. “Keira was 2 of 3...
Penn-Trafford enters stretch run among top PIHL Class 2A contenders
Heading into the final month of the PIHL season, the Penn-Trafford hockey team sits near the top of the PIHL Class 2A standings. Second-year coach Brian Zagorac said winning the regular season was not the main goal of the team. That goal would be winning the Penguins Cup. The Warriors...
Penn-Trafford boys basketball on a season-long thrill ride
Doug Kelly has been down this road before with the Penn-Trafford boys basketball team. The Warriors’ season has been like a roller coaster at nearby Kennywood, full of twists and turns, and ups and downs. “It has been a season of streaks,” Kelly said. “We won four in a row...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 31, 2026
High schools Basketball Boys Saturday’s results Class 3A Section 2 Bishop Canevin 56, McGuffey 41 Class A Section 1 Avella 74, Summit Academy 42 Section 2 Monessen 60, Serra Catholic 56 Shootout at Saint Vincent Plum 59, Greensburg Salem 33 Greensburg Central Catholic 53, Ligonier Valley 49 Bishop Guilfoyle 74,...
High school roundup for Jan. 31, 2026: Seneca Valley, Pine-Richland girls pulling away in section standings
Brooke Dufford scored 20 points to lead Seneca Valley to a 56-33 victory over North Hills (6-11, 3-5) in Section 1-6A girls basketball Saturday. Natalie Hambly added 14 points and Reece McFadden had 11 for the Raiders (12-5, 8-0). Pine-Richland 33, North Allegheny 30 – Mia LeDonne scored 17 points...
Jayla Peterson hits milestone in Greensburg Central Catholic’s statement win over Bishop Guilfoyle
Milestones have a way of following high-level basketball teams on their journey through banner seasons. They are organic rewards that come with the territory. Bonus material on a pathway to the prize. The milestones keep coming for the Greensburg Central Catholic girls, who saw senior Jayla Peterson score her 1,000th...
Greensburg Central Catholic rallies in 2nd half to upend Ligonier Valley at Shootout at Saint Vincent
Greensburg Central Catholic’s latest game was like a microcosm of its season. A lot of people wrote off the Centurions because of a wave of turnover and a young, unproven rotation. But, like the 17-point deficit the boys basketball team faced Saturday night, the outside noise didn’t matter much to...
Westmoreland County athletes of the week: Franklin Regional’s Anna Tomasic and Penn-Trafford’s Ethan McDonald
Anna Tomasic School: Franklin Regional Class: Freshman Sport: Swimming Claim to fame: Tomasic, a fast-rising talent in the Franklin Regional program, helped the Panthers win the Westmoreland County Coaches Association Class 2A title in the annual competition held at Derry. She won two individual titles, in the 50- and 100-yard...
Trib HSSN WPIAL girls basketball rankings for week ending Jan. 31, 2026
Here is a look at this week’s Trib HSSN girls basketball rankings. Teams are listed with overall record and last week’s ranking. Class 6A 1. Norwin, 15-3, 1 2. Seneca Valley, 12-5, 2 3. Canon-McMillan, 15-4, 3 4. Pine-Richland, 12-7, 4 5. Upper St. Clair, 9-10, 5 Out: None Class...
Trib HSSN WPIAL boys basketball rankings for week ending Jan. 31, 2026
Here is a look at this week’s Trib HSSN boys basketball rankings. Teams are listed with overall record and last week’s ranking. Class 6A 1. New Castle, 17-1, 1 2. Upper St. Clair, 18-1, 2 3. Central Catholic, 16-2, 3 4. Pine-Richland, 10-9, NR 5. Seneca Valley, 10-7, 4 Out:...
Late heroics lift Franklin Regional wrestling past Norwin for 2nd straight WPIAL 3A team title
Franklin Regional junior Sal Colangelo did not panic when he gave up an early takedown with a title on the line. Colangelo used a second-period takedown and rallied to defeat Norwin sophomore Dom Butera, 5-3, at 107 pounds to clinch the Panthers’ second consecutive WPIAL Class 3A title, 31-27. It...
Derry upends defending champ Burrell in Class 2A to claim 1st WPIAL team wrestling title
The Derry wrestling program has a rich history. It has produced numerous PIAA and WPIAL champions and placewinners. But missing from the Trojans’ trophy case and wall of fame before Saturday was a WPIAL team title. Well, the Trojans changed that. The Trojans turned in a dominating performance at Peters...
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Kiski Area’s Jada Blanciak, Cheswick Christian’s Brady Rochkind
Jada Blanciak School: Kiski Area Class: Junior Sport: Basketball Claim to fame: Blanciak scored 26 points as Kiski Area (10-8, 4-5) earned a 44-24 win against Section 2-5A opponent Greensburg Salem on Jan. 24. She then dropped 15 points in a 63-31 victory over West Mifflin on Friday night. When...
Westmoreland H.S. notebook: Jeannette’s Kymon’e Brown gets football offer from Robert Morris
Jeannette two-sport senior athlete Kymon’e Brown appears to be leaning toward football over basketball for college. That is because more schools are leaning in on him. Brown, the shifty playmaking quarterback and defensive back, now has three NCAA Division I scholarship offers. Robert Morris reached out last week, following spread-out...
Norwin notebook: Tristyn Tavares taking talents to Cal (Pa.)
Norwin will miss him, but will cherish the high school football career he left behind. Standout quarterback Tristyn Tavares announced he will play at Cal (Pa.). A four-year starter, Tavares was a first-team all-conference selection in Class 6A. He threw for 1,243 yards and 13 touchdowns and rushed for 738...
Franklin Regional notebook: Panthers wrestlers again advance in postseason
The Franklin Regional wrestling team reached the WPIAL Class 3A semifinals in the team tournament for the third consecutive season. The Panthers won the team title in 2025 and placed third in 2024. “This group of guys, they have high goals,” Franklin Regional coach Matt Lebe said. “For them, they...
Shady Side Academy notebook: Hockey alum to play for Team USA
Shady Side Academy graduate Gwyneth Philips, a native of Athens, Ohio, will play for Team USA in women’s hockey at the upcoming Olympic games. Philips graduated from the school in 2019. She played collegiately at Northeastern University in Massachusetts. During her time in college, she finished with a .958 save...
