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Northgate, Indiana open WPIAL Class 2A swim meet with gold-medal performances
After winning their first team championship last year, the Indiana girls had a good day at the WPIAL Class 2A swimming championships Thursday at Pitt’s Trees Pool, taking an eight-point lead in the team race over Franklin Regional, 175-167. On the boys side, Northgate has an even slimmer lead over...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 26, 2026
High schools Basketball Boys WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Championship Friday’s schedule Upper St. Clair (23-1) vs. New Castle (23-1) at Petersen Events Center, 9 p.m. Class 5A Championship Saturday’s schedule Chartiers Valley (22-2) vs. Thomas Jefferson (23-2) at Petersen Events Center, 7 p.m. Third place Thursday’s results Hampton 61, Moon...
High school roundup for Feb. 26, 2026: Hampton boys, Upper St. Clair, Chartiers-Houston girls take 3rd place
Gavin Guinn hit seven 3-pointers and finished with 25 points to lead 10th-seeded Hampton to a 61-59 overtime victory over No. 4 Moon in the WPIAL Class 5A boys basketball third-place game Thursday night. Jonas Cupps added four 3-pointers and 16 points for the Talbots (16-8). Caleb Waclawski scored 18...
Knoch downs Quaker Valley in Class 4A final to win 1st WPIAL championshipVideo
Knoch boys basketball senior guard Teegan Finucan dreamed of winning a championship with his friends long before he ever wore a varsity jersey. Finucan’s conversations in the lunchroom at elementary school were innocent notions of far-off glory. The third-seeded Knights delivered Thursday night at Petersen Events Center, knocking off top-seeded...
In championship rematch, Shady Side Academy drops Greensburg Central Catholic for Class 3A title
Shady Side Academy coach Jonna Burke called Karis Thomas, her senior point guard, “the epitome of calm” after the Bulldogs became WPIAL girls basketball champions for a second time. “I mean, nothing gets to her,” Burke said. “She never ceases to amaze me.” Once a wide-eyed 9-year-old who appeared on...
With eye on state wrestling gold, Kiski Area, Southmoreland girls turn focus to regionals
Southmoreland senior Zoey Murphy and Kiski Area senior Ava Golding have earned medals in the PIAA girls wrestling championship. But will the third time be a charm for the duo as they look to win state gold? Murphy and Golding have a PIAA Western Regional to work through before they...
Fox Chapel freshmen make big splash at WPIAL swim meet
Ellie Lange and Delaney O’Toole didn’t let the pressure of their first WPIAL swimming championship overtake them. In fact, the Fox Chapel freshmen thrived. Lange and O’Toole won Class 3A titles in their individual swims Thursday and also helped the 200-yard medley relay team capture gold. Lange outdistanced the field...
Franklin Regional, Mt. Pleasant swimmers strike gold at WPIAL meet
Thomas Westerman’s smile said it all. The Franklin Regional junior stood on the top of the medals podium at the WPIAL swimming championships for the first time Thursday. Westerman trimmed more than 1.5 seconds off his seed time in the 200-yard freestyle at Pitt’s Trees Pool. When he touched the...
It’s such a good feeling for Neighborhood Academy, back-to-back WPIAL Class A champs with win over Serra CatholicVideo
It’s another beautiful day in the Neighborhood. Neighborhood Academy blew open a tight game with a 14-0 run to end the game, beating Serra Catholic for the WPIAL Class A championship for a second straight year Thursday at the Petersen Events Center, 60-48. The victory was the third this season...
Jeannette meets formidable foe in Sewickley Academy as it seeks to repeat as WPIAL Class 2A boys champion
Kymon’e Brown values last year’s WPIAL championship and holds it close to his heart. But for the past year, the Jeannette point guard has been laser-focused on winning another one. “It’s more meaningful to defend something,” Brown said. “Our goal all along has been to win a state championship. Winning...
2026 PIAA West Regional boys wrestling tournament preview capsules
PIAA Class 3A West Regional Where: Canon-McMillan High School, Canonsburg When: Friday — 5 p.m. (preliminary round, quarterfinals and first round consolations). Saturday — 9 a.m. (second round consolations); 10:30 a.m. (semifinals and third round of consolations); 12:15 p.m. (fourth round of consolations); 3 p.m. (finals and third- and fifth-place...
Knoch’s Braylee Ireland set to defend PIAA West Regional title
Braylee Ireland won four of her five matches at last Saturday’s WPIAL girls wrestling championships at Mt. Lebanon. While the 118-pound Knoch senior didn’t get to the top of the podium as she had hoped — she rallied from a semifinal loss to take third — a strong finish that...
North Allegheny teams pull ahead after 1st day of WPIAL Class 3A swim championships
The North Allegheny girls team is vying for an 18th consecutive Class 3A girls swimming championship, while their boys teammates have won three straight. So wasn’t surprising to see those teams atop the standings following the first day of the district swimming championships Thursday at Pitt’s Trees Pool. The Tigers...
2026 WPIAL Class A girls basketball championship breakdown: Geibel Catholic vs. Serra Catholic
WPIAL Class A girls basketball championship No. 4 Geibel Catholic vs. No. 2 Serra Catholic 3 p.m. Friday, Petersen Events Center Audio broadcast: Trib HSSN WPIAL titles: Geibel Catholic 7 (1998, ‘96, ‘95, ‘94, ‘93, ‘88, ‘84); Serra Catholic 4 (2005, ‘03, 1999, ‘92) Geibel Catholic (23-1) Coach: Sara Larkin...
2026 WPIAL Class 6A boys basketball championship breakdown: Upper St. Clair vs. New Castle
WPIAL Class 6A boys basketball championship No. 1 Upper St. Clair vs. No. 2 New Castle 9 p.m. Friday, Petersen Events Center Audio broadcast: Trib HSSN WPIAL titles: Upper St. Clair 5 (2025, ‘24, ‘21, ‘05, 1996); New Castle 14 (2021, ‘19, ‘18, ‘17, ‘14, ‘13, ‘12, 1999, ‘98, ‘97,...
2026 WPIAL Class 5A girls basketball championship breakdown: South Fayette vs. Thomas Jefferson
WPIAL Class 5A girls basketball championship No. 1 South Fayette vs. No. 2 Thomas Jefferson 7 p.m. Friday, Petersen Events Center Audio broadcast: Trib HSSN WPIAL titles: South Fayette 4 (2024, ‘23, ‘22, ‘16); Thomas Jefferson 0 South Fayette (24-1) Coach: Bryan Bennett Projected starting lineup No., Name, Ht., Cl.,...
2026 WPIAL Class 2A boys basketball championship breakdown: Sewickley Academy vs. Jeannette
WPIAL Class 2A boys basketball championship No. 2 Sewickley Academy vs. No. 1 Jeannette 5 p.m. Friday, Petersen Events Center Audio broadcast: Trib HSSN WPIAL titles: Jeannette 2 (2025, ‘08); Sewickley Academy 5 (2018, ‘17, ‘10, ‘09, ‘04) Sewickley Academy (24-1) Coach: Mike Iuzzolino Projected starting lineup No., Name, Ht.,...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 25, 2026
High schools Basketball Boys WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Championship Friday’s schedule Upper St. Clair (23-1) vs. New Castle (23-1) at Petersen Events Center, 9 p.m. Third place Wednesday’s results Central Catholic 66, Seneca Valley 46 Class 5A Championship Saturday’s schedule Chartiers Valley (22-2) vs. Thomas Jefferson (23-2) at Petersen Events...
Ligonier Valley avenges losses to Southmoreland, earns spot in state playoffs
In sports, the third time can either be a charm or a curse. On Wednesday, it was a charm for Ligonier Valley and a curse for Southmoreland. The visiting Rams showed why it is difficult to defeat a team three times in one season as they rallied from a 10-point...
High school roundup for Feb. 25, 2026: Central Valley boys, Burgettstown girls punch PIAA tickets
Angelo Conti scored 15 points to lead No. 6 Central Valley to a 58-51 victory over No. 5 Hopewell in the Class 4A boys basketball fifth-place game Wednesday night, earning the WPIAL’s final berth in the PIAA playoffs in the classification. Wyatt Clark added 13 points and Adam Shroads had...
Derry wrestlers look to build on great season as Southwest Regional looms
The Derry wrestling team did something last weekend that has not been done since 1947: have six WPIAL champions in one season. The Trojans joined Canonsburg (1947, 1939 and 1936) and Waynesburg (1942 and 1943) as the only teams to accomplish that feat. They did it at the WPIAL 2A...
Stats, streaks and factoids as the WPIAL prepares for the 10th year of 6-class basketball championships
Through the decades, there has always been growth in high school sports. Many sports began with just one classification, then more schools meant more classes. This year marks the 50th anniversary of multiple classes in girls high school basketball. The PIAA expanded girls hoops from one to two classifications and...
10 former winners out to add more gold at WPIAL swimming championships
All of the meets, invitationals and practices have concluded. Top times have been recorded, and the heats have been assembled. Hundreds of swimmers are set for the WPIAL Class 3A and Class 2A championships Thursday and Friday at Pitt’s Trees Pool. How many records will be set? WPIAL champions will...
Trib 10: WPIAL finalists fill boys, girls power rankings
The stage is set for the WPIAL basketball championships Thursday through Saturday at the Petersen Events Center. So while there is time for teams that did not reach the district finals to return to the weekly Trib 10 with success in the state playoffs, this is a finalists only edition...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania girls high school basketball rankings for Feb. 25, 2026
The top girls basketball teams around the state continue to shine deep into the district playoffs. With the district postseasons concluding this weekend and the PIAA playoffs beginning in just over a week, the top teams in the state remain strong. In fact, only two teams lost and fell out...
