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PIAA tournament gives Penn-Trafford girls a chance to atone for rare stumble
Minus one quarter, Penn-Trafford played sharp basketball in four WPIAL playoff games, first-year coach Chuck Fontana said. The outlier? “The fourth quarter of the (Thomas Jefferson) game,” Fontana said. “We had too many turnovers and didn’t make shots when we needed to that quarter. We need to take care of...
Rosters set for 29th Cager Classic at Highlands
The 29th annual Cager Classic, featuring senior basketball players from Allegheny, Armstrong, Butler and Westmoreland counties, is set for March 28 at Highlands. Practices will be 6 p.m. March 26, the skills competition 7 p.m. March 27, and the games — 5:45 p.m. for the girls and 7:45 p.m. for...
Steve Dapra, who led Riverview football to unbeaten regular season in 1994, dies at 47
Fishing trips, childhood bike rides through Oakmont and Verona and conversations during summer baseball games with Steve Dapra are some of the memories that remain vivid for longtime friend Jason Cappa. For them, it wasn’t just about success in athletics. It was about the activities that make growing up in...
WPIAL swimmers earn top seed in 22 events for PIAA championships
The PIAA released the qualifier lists, with alternates, in each Class 3A and Class 2A event for the swimming and diving championships March 11-14 at Bucknell. A minor technical issue forced the PIAA to delay the posting of the Class 3A girls until Monday afternoon. A number of those swimmers,...
Recapping the WPIAL boys, girls basketball playoffs after 12 champions were crownedVideo
The Path to the Pete is now complete. History was made in boys Class 6A as Upper St. Clair tied the 1997-99 New Castle teams as the only two boys basketball programs to win three straight championships in the highest classification. The Chartiers Valley boys in Class 5A, Neighborhood Academy...
PIHL Penguins Cup quarterfinals, Division 2 playoffs to commence
After dropping the puck on the Class A postseason last week, the rest of the PIHL hockey playoffs kick into full gear this week with quarterfinal games. A year ago, Seneca Valley in Class 3A, Cathedral Prep in Class 2A and Avonworth in Class A skated away with Penguins Cup...
Final PIHL standings, playoff qualifiers for 2025-26 season
Here are the final 2026 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League standings through Sunday, plus the final list of teams that clinched a Penguins Cup or PIHL playoff spot. The point system in the PIHL this year gave three points for a regulation win, two points for an overtime win and one...
What to watch for in Western Pa. sports for March 2, 2026: Seneca Valley begins title defense
A new month gets the ball, err … the puck rolling on the start of another winter sports postseason. The PIHL Penguins Cup Playoffs take the spotlight with quarterfinal games over the next four days. The Class 3A title defense for top-seeded Seneca Valley begins Monday when it hosts No....
This week on Trib HSSN for week of March 2, 2026
We turn the calendar with fingers crossed that March will be much more bearable than February as the winter sports postseason continues on the hardwood and the ice this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN tips off coverage of the 2026 PIAA boys and girls basketball...
Westmoreland, A-K Valley teams learn PIAA playoff foes
Greensburg Central Catholic is hitting the road again for a playoff game. The girls basketball team earned a home game for the start of the state playoffs, but since their gymnasium does not meet PIAA requirements for seating capacity for Class 3A (750), the Centurions will play at a neutral...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 1, 2026
High schools Basketball Boys First round Class 6A Saturday’s schedule Cedar Cliff (18-8) at Plymouth-Whitemarsh/Coatesville winner, TBD; Wilkes-Barre (13-10) at Bethlehem Liberty (17-10), 2:30 p.m.; Cheltenham (19-8) at Central York (22-3), 1 p.m.; Spring-Ford (18-8) at Father Judge (15-11), 2 p.m.; Garnet Valley (17-8) vs. Imhotep Charter (21-6) at Lincoln...
Matchups revealed for PIAA girls basketball 1st round
With the WPIAL and the other 11 district postseasons in the rearview mirror, it is time for the PIAA state playoffs to begin. The PIAA girls basketball playoffs will tip off Friday and Saturday with first-round action. Thirty-six WPIAL teams, including six newly crowned champions, are set to begin a...
McDowell knocks off Hempfield to win regional girls team bowling title
McDowell went undefeated in six games in the finals, defeating top-seeded Hempfield in the championship match to win the Western PA Regional High School Bowling girls team title Sunday. McDowell swept the best-of-three finals, winning 188-159 and 178-171. Led by two of the top four individual bowlers, Hempfield was the...
PIAA 1st-round boys basketball matchups set
With the Path to The Pete in the books, the Road to Hershey is set to begin. The 2026 PIAA boys basketball playoffs will tip off Friday and Saturday with first-round action. Thirty-six WPIAL teams, including six freshly minted champions, are set to begin a tough five-round quest for a...
Norwin girls find silver lining in latest WPIAL finals appearance, prepare for states
A gold medal and two silvers hang proudly around Ava Christopher’s neck. But the Norwin senior guard will take more than material mementos from three straight WPIAL basketball finals. “We fought through a lot of adversity this year,” Christopher said. “I am so proud of these girls for that and...
Sewickley Herald notebook: Quaker Valley hockey dominates playoff opener
Quaker Valley easily defeated Greensburg Salem, winning by an 8-0 margin in the first round of the PIHL Penguins Cup Class A playoffs Feb. 23 at the Ice Castle in Castle Shannon. Senior forward Jase Vasbinder collected three goals and two assists for QV, which improved to 19-1-1. Max Modrovich,...
Sewickley Academy girls make state playoffs, build foundation for bright future
The Sewickley Academy girls basketball team ran out of time in the quarterfinals of the WPIAL Class A playoffs. Seventh seeded Sewickley lost Feb. 19 to No. 2 Serra Catholic, 53-49, to drop into the Class A consolation round. The Panthers overcame a 14-point deficit early in the fourth quarter...
With team-first focus, Sewickley Academy boys sprint into WPIAL championship game
Jeannette, like Sewickley Academy, has been awe-inspiring in the 2025-26 boys basketball season. The Jayhawks are 22-1 and riding a 20-game winning streak. Sewickley is 24-1 with its only loss coming against Roselle Catholic from New Jersey. The Panthers were 21-0 before that game that was decided by a few...
Bruce Anderchak climbs to top of Quaker Valley wrestling’s all-time wins list
He’s No. 1. Senior wrestling star Bruce Anderchak broke the school record for career wins at Quaker Valley with his 152nd victory Feb. 21 at the WPIAL Class 2A tournament at Chartiers Valley. Anderchak began the district event two victories away from tying the QV all-time win record held by...
Mimi Thiero sits atop Quaker Valley all-time scoring list, boys or girls
Oumou “Mimi” Thiero achieved perhaps her greatest career milestone Feb. 20 during Quaker Valley’s 54-35 consolation win over Avonworth in the WPIAL Class 3A girls basketball playoffs. The 6-foot-5 Thiero, a Maryland recruit, netted 29 points to become QV’s all-time leading scorer, boys or girls, with 1,980 career points. “It...
Everything comes together for Quaker Valley boys en route to WPIAL title game
Quaker Valley and Knoch — the No. 1 and No. 3 seeds in Class 4A basketball — were set to clash Feb. 26 in the WPIAL boys championship game. “Knoch is an outstanding team,” QV coach Mike Mastroianni said. “They are an experienced and well-coached team and came into the...
Adjusting to new weight class, Penn-Trafford senior turns focus to PIAA tournament
Penn-Trafford senior wrestler Dylan Barrett said he was not himself during the WPIAL Class 3A championships Feb. 21. He is trying to get used to his new weight class, 114 pounds. Barrett (25-8) finished fourth in the tournament, but he still qualified for the PIAA West Regional at Canon-McMillan. He...
After WPIAL championship victory, Knoch turns attention to state playoffs
The Knoch boys basketball team has an idea of what will be ahead in the PIAA Class 4A boys basketball playoffs. With the Knights roster being so physically imposing, they expect everyone to try and rough them up a little bit. “I think that’s a lot of teams’ game plans...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 28, 2026
High schools Basketball Boys WPIAL playoffs Class 5A Championship Saturday’s result Chartiers Valley 63, Thomas Jefferson 37 Class 3A Championship Saturday’s result Aliquippa 65, South Allegheny 54 Saturday’s result Class 3A Everett 60, Perry 47 Girls WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Championship Saturday’s result Canon-McMillan 50, Norwin 38 Class 4A Championship...
3 dozen WPIAL girls basketball teams set for state playoff action
So long girls district basketball postseason and hello state playoffs. The WPIAL playoffs came to an end Saturday evening at Pitt with five new champions and a repeat performance by Oakland Catholic. The PIAA girls basketball playoffs begin with first-round action Friday and Saturday with the brackets being released Sunday....
