High School category, Page 22
Qa’lil Goode’s 30 points help Aliquippa top South Allegheny for WPIAL-leading 15th championshipVideo
Aliquippa’s Qa’lil Goode unleashed a 30-point barrage to pull away from South Allegheny in a 65-54 victory Saturday in the WPIAL Class 3A boys basketball championship that gave the Quips their third title in the past four years. Goode spearheaded a 12-1 run in the fourth quarter, leading the Quips...
Belle Vernon’s Elijah Brown gets rematch with DuBois’ Kendahl Hoare at regionals
Belle Vernon senior Elijah Brown has lost one match this season. That was to DuBois sophomore Kendahl Hoare, 10-8, on Dec. 6, 2025, at the Trinity Duals. Brown (41-1) will get a chance to avenge that loss Saturday afternoon at the PIAA Class 3A West Regional at Canon-McMillan. The bout...
Neshannock holds off Winchester Thurston to win 4th WPIAL championshipVideo
One year after suffering a heartbreaking loss in the WPIAL Class 2A championship, Neshannock girls basketball had a singular goal entering the 2025-26 season: win the gold. And after storming through the playoff bracket as the No. 1 seed, the Lancers defeated Winchester Thurston, 60-51, at the Petersen Events Center...
Fox Chapel grad finds success as freshman on Washington & Jefferson mats
Sonnie Blanco likes to watch Jack Viti employ his unorthodox wrestling style. What the Washington & Jefferson coach would like to see Viti do more of is lead the dance. When Viti is in situations he feels comfortable, he employs a funky style that befuddles his opponents. Viti, a 2025...
Fox Chapel Herald notebook: Shady Side Academy boys headed to state tournament
The Shady Side Academy boys basketball team didn’t quite finish its Cinderella run through the WPIAL Class 3A boys playoffs. But the Bulldogs springing two upsets and reaching the semifinals means Shady Side Academy will be returning to the PIAA playoffs. No. 13 Shady Side Academy pushed defending champion South...
After emotional loss in WPIAL finals, Jeannette regroups for state playoffs
Jeannette is trying have a short memory after losing the WPIAL championship. The boys basketball team was scheduled to take a day off to regroup before preparing for its next venture, the PIAA tournament. The Jayhawks (22-2) dropped a 52-38 decision to Sewickley Academy (25-1) on Friday night at Petersen...
Fox Chapel wrestler fights through adversity to earn 100th win
Reaching 100 wins meant that Fox Chapel senior wrestler Joey Geller had to find a way to get through the North section qualifier to reach the WPIAL Class 3A championships. But nothing would be easy for Geller during the 215-pound bracket at Butler High School. He battled strep throat all...
After late-season surge, Fox Chapel boys ready to tackle future challenges
The Fox Chapel boys basketball team typically sits on the line between Class 5A and 6A. The Foxes know that next season, they will have to navigate the WPIAL’s largest classification. When Fox Chapel coach Zach Skrinjar had his end-of-season meetings with his players, the message was a simple one....
Westmoreland County high school notebook: 7 picked for East-West football all-star games
Seven local football players were selected to play in the Pennsylvania Scholastic Football Coaches Association East-West senior all-star games. The small-school game kicks off at noon May 17 at Cumberland Valley in Mechanicsburg. The big-school game follows at 5. Hempfield and Norwin each had two players make the big-school game....
Norwin notebook: Girls track team takes indoor title
Norwin and Hempfield went back and forth at the Tri-State Track and Field Coaches Association Indoor Championship on Feb. 21 at Edinboro’s Mike Zafirovsku Sports and Recreation Center. Norwin won the girls championship by 2.5 points over Hempfield, while the Hempfield boys also took second. Norwin’s highlights included: • The...
Michael Ruane joins decorated group of Franklin Regional champions with 1st WPIAL title
Franklin Regional junior Michael Ruane won his first WPIAL Class 3A wrestling title Feb. 21 and ended a short three-year drought for the program. After having a champion every year from 2008-21, the Panthers did not have a champion until Ruane defeated Plum senior Owen Campbell, 2-1. Ruane (41-3) is...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 27, 2026
High schools Basketball Boys WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Championship Friday’s results Upper St. Clair 52, New Castle 51 Class 5A Championship Saturday’s schedule Chartiers Valley (22-2) vs. Thomas Jefferson (23-2) at Petersen Events Center, 7 p.m. Class 3A Championship Saturday’s schedule South Allegheny (16-8) vs. Aliquippa (17-6) at Petersen Events...
Upper St. Clair rallies past New Castle in final seconds to secure 3rd straight WPIAL titleVideo
Jake Foster’s ability to have active hands on defense isn’t something that comes naturally. The Upper St. Clair senior guard has it drilled into him by the culture Panthers coach Danny Holzer has instilled. When USC needed help late in the WPIAL Class 6A title game Friday night at Petersen...
High school roundup for Feb. 27, 2026: Allderdice rallies past State College, earns date with Central Catholic
Lukas Stead tallied 22 points and seven rebounds to lead Allderdice to a 45-43 victory over District 6 champion State College in a PIAA Class 6A District 6-8-10 subregional game Friday night. Zachary Coffey hit an off-balance 3-pointer with four minutes to go to give the Dragons the lead for...
Hempfield, Penn-Trafford wrestlers have big 1st night at PIAA West Regional
It was quite a night for wrestlers from Hempfield and Penn-Trafford during the first day of the PIAA Class 3A West Regional. Hempfield senior Nate Caracciolo pulled off two upsets Friday at Canon-McMillan and advanced to the final day of the tournament. Wrestlers who reach the semifinals need only one...
Derry sends 5 to semifinals at PIAA Class 2A Southwest Regional tournament
Derry sent five of its six WPIAL champions through to the semifinals on the first day of the PIAA Class 2A Southwest Regional tournament Friday in Altoona. Mason Keesecker (107) and Patrick Bulger (114) advanced in the lower weights and Ewan Olson (160), Mason Horwat (172) and Brady Brown (189)...
South Fayette pulls away from Thomas Jefferson, regains WPIAL Class 5A titleVideo
South Fayette’s girls basketball team won its fourth WPIAL title in five years Friday night, defeating feisty Thomas Jefferson, 57-38, in the Class 5A championship game at Petersen Events Center. The Lions used a 27-10 run in the game’s last 10 minutes to pull away. They racked up 21 fourth...
Confident Kunkle wins gold in the girls WPIAL Class 3A 100 breaststroke; Fox Chapel girls finish strong
Leah Kunkle was confident. The Kiski Area junior knew her ability to swim well in the 100-yard breaststroke at Friday’s WPIAL Class 3A championships at Pitt’s Trees Pool. But she also understood how talented the others in her heat were and what she needed to do to win gold. All...
Latrobe senior flirts with record, wins breaststroke gold at WPIAL swim meet
Chris Heese had several things on his mind Friday as he approached his final varsity individual swim at the WPIAL Class 3A championships at Pitt’s Trees Pool. The Latrobe senior and Swathmore College commit was after his second title in the 100-yard breaststroke while also going for the WPIAL record...
Armstrong wins Western Pa Regional boys team title
After dropping the first game of the semifinals to Meadville/Cochranton, Armstrong’s back was to the wall. That’s when the River Hawks bowled their best. Armstrong rallied to win the semifinals in three games, then swept top-seeded New Castle in the finals, winning the Western PA Regional boys team bowling championship...
Northgate boys, Indiana girls claim WPIAL Class 2A swimming titles
The Indiana girls won their first WPIAL girls swimming championship last winter. As an encore, they followed that up with a second straight Class 2A title. It was a bit longer for the Northgate boys team, as Flames’ first title came in 2018. Championship No. 2 came Friday at Pitt’s...
Sewickley Academy overpowers frustrated Jeannette to win WPIAL Class 2A title
Jeannette coach Adrian Batts said the taller basketball team isn’t always the best team. But on this occassion, it was. This WPIAL Class 2A championship game was played at Pitt’s Petersen Events Center, but it was more Victory Heights for these Panthers. Second-seeded Sewickley Academy used its size, casting a...
‘Incredible experience’ as St. Joseph girls bowling preps for 1st appearance in regionals
For the first time in program history, the St. Joseph girls bowling team competed at the WPIBL championships and will make its first trip to the west regional team competition set for Sunday at AMF Bowlero on Noblestown Road. That feat is not lost on junior Louisa Palumbo, one of...
2026 WPIAL Class 5A boys basketball championship breakdown: Chartiers Valley vs. Thomas Jefferson
No. 1 Chartiers Valley vs. No. 3 Thomas Jefferson 7 p.m. Saturday, Petersen Events Center Audio broadcast: Trib HSSN WPIAL titles: Chartiers Valley 7 (2025, ‘15, ‘10, ‘04, ‘01, 1998, ‘97); Thomas Jefferson 0 Chartiers Valley (22-2) Coach: Corey Dotchin Projected starting lineup No., Name, Ht., Cl., Pos. 0, Luca...
In star-crossed WPIAL final, Serra Catholic gets past Geibel Catholic to win Class A crownVideo
The clash between Section 2-A co-champions in the WPIAL girls basketball finals became more about a battle to overcome adversity. In the end, Serra Catholic won the rubber game and, more importantly, district gold, by edging Geibel Catholic, 47-46, on Friday at the Pitt’s Petersen Events Center. “Girls basketball is...
