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Derry duo looks to join 3-time champs club at WPIAL Class 2A wrestling tournament
If things go as expected this weekend, the Derry wrestling program will add to its growing history. Juniors Mason Horwat (172 pounds) and Brady Brown (189) look to become the fifth and sixth Trojans wrestlers to win three WPIAL titles at the Class 2A championships at Chartiers Valley. If they...
Mallory Clemmer hits winning shot as Geibel Catholic edges St. Joseph in Class A thriller
The Nos. 4-5 matchup between the Geibel Catholic and St. Joseph girls basketball teams had everything a thrilling playoff game should have. Their were impressive runs by each team, a few mistakes under pressure and a big-time hero at the end. In this game, the late heroics belonged to Geibel’s...
Jeannette boys push past Eden Christian, advance to WPIAL Class 2A semifinals
Jeannette didn’t see Eden Christian as an obstacle. It saw the Warriors as an opportunity. Although their WPIAL 2A boys basketball quarterfinal opponent was more of the former than the latter for the better part of three quarters Thursday night. There wasn’t much that came easy for the Jayhawks, who...
Elizabeth Forward avenges regular-season losses, beats Belle Vernon in Class 4A quarters
The third time wasn’t the charm for the Belle Vernon girls basketball team Thursday. After winning both section matchups against Elizabeth Forward, the third meeting between the rivals went to the Warriors. No. 5 Elizabeth Forward moved into the WPIAL Class 4A semifinals with a 61-56 win over the Leopards...
Hempfield’s Amelia Droste wins WPIBL girls singles bowling title in thrilling final
In a dramatic showdown between two bowlers on top of their games, Hempfield senior Amelia Droste defeated Plum sophomore Brooklynn Then, 239-237, in the finals of the WPIBL girls singles championships Thursday at AMF Mt. Lebanon. Droste and Then were the top two bowlers in qualifying and turned in strong...
Dominant top seed Mario Hutcherson of Kiski Area ‘fresh and ready to go’ for WPIAL meet
Kiski Area’s Mario Hutcherson is the hunted. And that is fine with him. As the No. 1 seed in the 189-pound bracket at Friday and Saturday’s WPIAL Class 3A wrestling championships at Canon-McMillan, the Cavaliers sophomore said he’s feeling good and ready to defend his top billing. “After the season...
2026 WPIAL wrestling tournament preview capsules
Boys Class 3A Where: Canon-McMillan When: Friday – 5 p.m. (pigtail round, preliminary round, quarterfinals and first round of consolations). Saturday — 10 a.m. (second-round consolations); 11:30 a.m. (semifinals and third round consolations); 1:15 p.m. (fourth-round consolations); 3 p.m. (finals and third-, fifth- and seventh-place matches) Returning and past champions:...
‘It’s cool to see what we can become’: Gateway’s 1st-year girls wrestlers look forward to WPIAL championships
Savannah and Sienna Boden sparred at a recent practice in the wrestling room at Gateway’s Furrie Sports Complex. Just a few feet away, names of their father, Rich, and uncles Dan and Jim, are embossed on the wall with accomplishments as Gators competitors more than two decades ago. They both...
Times, sites set for Saturday’s WPIAL basketball semifinals
The first day of the 2026 WPIAL boys and girls basketball final four is now set for Saturday. The district semifinals begin with two games each in boys Class 4A, boys Class A, girls 5A and girls 3A third round showdowns. The district semifinals will continue Monday and Tuesday. Here...
Trib HSSN individual WPIAL wrestling rankings for Feb. 19, 2026
Boys Class 3A 107: 1. Lee Dreshman, fr., Canon-McMillan (40-4); 2. Michael Johnson, so., West Allegheny (26-3); 3. Riley Smith, jr., Seneca Valley (36-1); 4. Bryce Thomas, jr., Moon (30-10); 4. Parker Jennings, so., Trinity (31-9). 114: 1. Nick McGarrity, jr., Peters Township (30-7); 2. Dylan Barrett, sr., Penn-Trafford (22-6);...
Westmoreland County high school basketball notebook: Southmoreland, Ligonier Valley out to make more history
Southmoreland has checked off a number of benchmarks during recent postseason runs. The boys basketball team won its first section title since 1992 last year and doubled down with its first playoff win since 2017. This year, the Scotties (15-8) captured back-to-back section titles for the first time since 1988....
Westmoreland County high school basketball playoff preview capsules for Feb. 20, 2026
Girls Class 6A Quarterfinals 7-Hempfield (13-9) at 2-Norwin (17-4) 6 p.m. Friday Winner plays: Winner of 6-North Allegheny (10-11)/3-Upper St. Clair (11-11) Tuesday in semifinals (time, site TBD) Players to watch: Aubrey Graney, Norwin; Ava Shipman, Hempfield Layup lines: This is the rubber match between Section 2 opponents who have...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 18, 2026
High schools Basketball Boys WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals Thursday’s schedule Fox Chapel (14-9) at Upper St. Clair (21-1), 7:30 p.m.; Hempfield (15-7) at Seneca Valley (13-9), 7 p.m.; Mt. Lebanon (15-8) at New Castle (21-1), 7 p.m.; Imani Christian (7-16) vs. Central Catholic (20-2) at Fox Chapel, 7:30 p.m....
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania boys basketball rankings for Feb. 19, 2026
The battle cry for the elite boys basketball teams in Pennsylvania could be, “We are through the first round of the district playoffs and all is well.” Thanks in part to byes and small playoff fields, the top 30 teams in the Trib HSSN boys basketball rankings pretty much remain...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania girls basketball rankings for Feb. 19, 2026
The top girls basketball teams around the state are taking care of business in the early days of the district postseason. That or they are biding their time until they return to the court thanks to byes earned from their regular season success. Whatever the case, only one team lost...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 19, 2026: Recent champs to clash in Class 6A quarterfinals
Welcome to the second day of the quarterfinal round in the WPIAL basketball playoffs with teams in boys Class 6A and 2A and girls Class 4A and A taking center stage. Over the last five years in WPIAL Class 6A boys basketball, three schools have won district gold. Two of...
Quaker Valley dethrones defending champ Belle Vernon in Class 4A quarterfinals
Belle Vernon knew that it would have to be mistake-free on offense and defense if it wanted to travel to Quaker Valley — the top seed in Class 4A — and return home with a victory Wednesday night. Despite meticulous preparation from the No. 8 Leopards, it was the Quakers...
High school roundup for Feb. 18, 2026: Peters Township springs another upset
Can the defending champs also be a Cinderella story? Peters Township girls basketball is making a strong case for it. Taylor McCullough scored 14 points as the 12th-seeded Indians defeated No. 4 Baldwin, 43-36, for their second straight upset in the Class 5A bracket Wednesday night. Peters defeated South Fayette...
GCC girls get ‘mad,’ pull away from OLSH in WPIAL Class 3A quarterfinals
Greensburg Central Catholic senior Erica Gribble blew a layup to open the second half of Wednesday WPIAL’s Class 3A game. Our Lady of the Sacred Heart used the Gribble miss and a couple of turnovers during an 11-0 run to grab a one-point lead. But Gribble responded, scored the next...
Penn-Trafford ‘ready for anything’ in Class 5A quarterfinal win over Indiana
Having played Indiana twice this year, Penn-Trafford knew the Indians about as well as any team could know an opponent. The Warriors scoured film and replicated what they planned to see in their third meeting. When the Section 2-5A co-champs met in the WPIAL girls basketball quarterfinals, the Warriors were...
Franklin Regional promotes OL/strength coach Brian Johnson to head coaching job
As director of facilities at Franklin Regional, Brian Johnson’s duties range from overseeing maintenance and repairs to coordinating with contractors for building projects. He even has to make occasional proposals at school board meetings. As head football coach of the Panthers, he wants to make sure the program, and its...
9-time WPIAL champion Bob Palko returns to West Allegheny as football coachVideo
Nine-time WPIAL champion Bob Palko is returning to the sideline at a place he knows well: West Allegheny. The school board rehired Palko on Wednesday night, bringing one of the WPIAL’s most successful football coaches back to a program he led for 24 years. Palko won more than 200 games,...
Well-prepared Knoch too much for Central Valley in Class 4A quarterfinalsVideo
As easy as Knoch senior guard Teegan Finucan made it look Wednesday night, it seemed like he had the answers to the test. As it turns out, he was well prepared for whatever Central Valley planned to throw at him in a WPIAL Class 4A quarterfinals matchup at North Allegheny...
Nazareth Prep fights off feisty St. Joseph in Class A quarterfinals
The Nazareth Prep boys basketball team is moving on to the WPIAL Class A semifinals, but its quarterfinal victory Tuesday evening at Fox Chapel didn’t come without a fight from St. Joseph. Neither the No. 2 Saints nor the No. 7 Spartans held more than a two-point lead through the...
Maggie Spell hits 2,000-point mark as Thomas Jefferson drops Fox Chapel in 5A quarterfinals
With 15 seconds left in the first quarter of Thomas Jefferson’s 72-44 WPIAL Class 5A girls basketball quarterfinal victory over Fox Chapel, Maggie Spell made a layup. Right after, Jaguars coach Matt Gould called a timeout. “I was like, ‘What was he doing?’ ” Spell said. A strange response coming...
