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High school sports scores, schedules for Feb. 1, 2026
High schools Basketball Boys Sunday’s results Battle at the Berkey At Smithville, Ohio Chartiers Valley 60, Lutheran West, Ohio 53 Shootout at Saint Vincent Armstrong 39, Burrell 32 Eden Christian 62, Geibel Catholic 49 Kiski School 73, McKeesport 41 North Allegheny 64, Franklin Regional 37 Win Palmer Memorial Classic At...
High school roundup for Feb. 1, 2026: Sewickley Academy tops Aliquippa in matchup of WPIAL contenders
Adam Ikamba and Mamadou Kane had 14 and 13 points, respectively, as Sewickley Academy earned a 56-34 win over Class 3A No. 2 Aliquippa (12-3) on Sunday at the Win Palmer Memorial Classic at Sewickley Academy. The Class 2A top-ranked Panthers remained undefeated, improving to 16-0. Anthony Ingram had 11...
WPIAL wrestling teams prep for PIAA tournament, next steps in ‘Journey to Johnstown’
It is back to work for the seven WPIAL wrestling teams that qualified for the PIAA team tournament. The “Journey to Johnstown” begins Tuesday across the state with preliminary- and first-round action. If teams survive those rounds, they qualify for the quarterfinals Friday at 1st Summit Arena in Johnstown. This...
WPIAL clinched: Girls basketball playoff qualifiers through Feb. 1, 2026
The 2025-26 WPIAL girls basketball regular season is down to one more week as the district playoff field is starting to take shape with 54 teams having punched tickets to participate in the February Frenzy. Sections with eight or more teams send the top five teams to the playoffs while...
WPIAL clinched: Boys basketball playoff qualifiers through Feb. 1, 2026
After a frosty start, the stretch run has just over a week left as the 2025-26 WPIAL boys basketball playoff field is building with 56 teams that have now clinched a district postseason berth. Sections with eight or more teams send the top five teams to the playoffs while sections...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Feb. 2, 2026: Norwin, Canon-McMillan to battle for 1st
Welcome to Groundhogs Day as we watch the shadow of the district basketball regular season fade away with less than a week left. There are 18 sections in WPIAL girls basketball and only one is deadlocked at the top heading into the final week of section play. Norwin will host...
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week for Feb. 1, 2026Video
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week – Oumou “Mimi” Thiero School – Quaker Valley Class – Senior Height – 6-foot-5 Position – Guard/forward #Earned – There was no “caught looking ahead” for Quaker Valley last week when the Quakers rolled 57-24 at home over Sto-Rox. As is usually...
Trib HSSN basketball team of the week for Feb. 1, 2026Video
Trib HSSN basketball team of the week – Belle Vernon Leopards girls Coach – Cornelious Nesbit (second season) Record – 17-3 overall, 11-1 in Section 3-4A #Earned – A promising future for a young Belle Vernon girls basketball team that has never won a WPIAL championship is blossoming earlier than...
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...
