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High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 10, 2026
High schools Basketball Boys Saturday’s results PBC Legends Classic At Ambridge Ambridge 69, Sto-Rox 67 (OT) Bishop Canevin 63, West Mifflin 35 Hopewell 74, Springdale 68 (OT) OLSH 53, Brashear 25 Quaker Valley 60, Seton LaSalle 43 Shady Side Academy vs. Northgate, (n) Thomas Jefferson 71, Ellwood City 51 The...
High school roundup for Jan. 10, 2026: Juliette Leroux hits 1,000 points as South Fayette claims another statement win
Juliette Leroux scored 31 points to reach 1,000 for her career, leading Trib HSSN Class 5A No. 1 South Fayette to a 70-32 nonsection girls basketball victory over Class 6A No. 1 Norwin on Saturday. Lailah Wright added 18 points for the Lions (14-1). Aubrey Graney paced the Knights (10-2)...
Baker, Horwat become 3-time champs, Norwin makes history, Brown wins showdown at WCCA meet
It was a big day for Burrell senior Cam Baker, Derry junior Mason Horwat and the Norwin wrestling program. Baker and Horwat became the 49th and 50th three-time champions at the 73rd Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association wrestling tournament Saturday at Greensburg Salem High School. Horwat, one of three Trojans to...
Westmoreland high school athletes of the week: Mt. Pleasant’s Olivia Kovach and Derry’s Mason Keesecker
Olivia Kovach School: Mt. Pleasant Class: Senior Sport: Gymnastics Claim to fame: With a score of 37.65, Kovach won the advanced division title at the Happy New Year Gymnastics Invitational at Kiski Area. She also was first on the uneven bars (9.5) and floor exercise (9.5), while finishing second on...
Baldwin, Canon-McMillan win competitive spirit state titles
Baldwin and Canon-McMillan won state titles at the PIAA competitive spirit championships Saturday in Johnstown. Baldwin took the top spot in the 3A Large Varsity division with 89.7 points, finishing just ahead of Norwin (88.5), Hempfield (86.8) and North Allegheny (82.5). Canon-McMillan won the 3A Small Varsity division with 92.2...
Westmoreland high school notebook: Greensburg CC’s Gribble set to join elite group
A career-long quest for another milestone could happen this week for Greensburg Central Catholic girls basketball standout Erica Gribble. A lot of players score 1,000 points in their four-year window of court time. But far fewer get to 2,000. The senior point guard and Richmond commit is within 26 points...
WPIAL girls basketball rankings for week ending Jan. 11, 2026
Here’s a look at this week’s Trib HSSN girls basketball rankings: Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Norwin, 10-2, 1 2. Canon-McMillan, 10-3, 2 3. Seneca Valley, 7-5, 4 4. Pine-Richland, 8-5, 5 5. Upper St. Clair, 5-7, NR Out: Hempfield (9-4, 3) Class 5A 1. South Fayette, 14-1,...
WPIAL boys basketball rankings for week ending Jan. 11, 2026
Here’s a look at this week’s Trib HSSN boys basketball rankings: Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. New Castle, 11-0, 1 2. Central Catholic, 12-1, 2 3. Upper St. Clair, 12-1, 3 4. Mt. Lebanon, 10-3, 5 5. North Hills, 10-3, NR Out: Norwin (8-6, 4) Class 5A 1....
McDowell uses strong 3rd quarter to take down Montour
McDowell’s balanced offensive attack and 24-point third quarter overwhelmed Montour on Saturday, as the Trojans surged to a 76-41 victory at the Montour Athletic Center. The Trojans had three players with double figures, with Liam Marsh spearheading the offense with 18 points and three 3-pointers. Robbie Kwiatek delivered 16 points,...
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Kiski Area’s Gianna DeVito, Valley’s Baxter Diehm
Gianna DeVito School: Kiski Area Class: Senior Sport: Basketball Claim to fame: DeVito opened the week by scoring 18 points in a 56-29 Section 2-5A win over West Mifflin on Monday. She followed that with 22 points in a 58-46 win against Serra Catholic on Wednesday. Monday’s win helped keep...
WCCA finals feature possible preview of PIAA tournament
The PIAA wrestling tournament is still two months away, but the finals at the 73rd Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association tournament Saturday be a preview to state competition. There are at least three finals that could eventually be rematches in Hershey. • At 121 pounds: Norwin junior Landon Sidun against Penn-Trafford...
Norwin notebook: Hockey team making strides
The Norwin hockey team has more wins already than it had all of last season. The Knights, who had one win last year, defeated Baldwin, 4-2, to improve to 2-7-1. Cal Costantino had a goal and two assists, Zayn Zeravica added two assists and Mason Hohman, Jonah Andrykovitch and Brody...
Road to more wins starts at the free-throw line for Penn Hills girls
Penn Hills 5-foot-11 sophomore guard Malaya Middleton believes she and her teammates know the formula for winning Section 1-5A basketball games. The Indians need to make sure they have all of the right variables in place. What Penn Hills has found in close contests is that the Indians haven’t been...
Penn Hills boys hungry to pile up wins
Calix Clark doesn’t want to visit any of the big-box pizza places for his reward for getting 10 rebounds. The Penn Hills 6-foot-2 guard/forward wants his pepperoni and mushroom pie to be as authentic as possible. “I want it to be from a homestyle place,” Clark said. “I need a...
Norwin girls basketball alumni starring on college hardwood
One might be hard-pressed to find a high school girls basketball program with so many players in the college game. Norwin has talent scattered across the NCAA landscape, local and out of state, and those players are making their marks this winter. Here is a look at some of those...
Franklin Regional boys stay atop WPIAL wrestling heap; girls team makes strides
As the second month of the wrestling season begins, the Franklin Regional boys still sit atop the Trib HSSN WPIAL team rankings in Class 3A. The Panthers are 11-0, winning the Trinity Duals and the Jason Eades Memorial Duals and placing third at the NursePro Plus tournament. Franklin Regional has...
Murrysville Star notebook: Franklin Regional grad returning to Riveters
Sydney Lindeman had such a good experience in her rookie season with the new Pittsburgh Riveters pre-professional women’s soccer team, she is coming back for more. Lindeman, a Franklin Regional alum and two-year starter at Towson, is returning for another season in the USL W League. Lindeman, 22, used her...
Fox Chapel Herald notebook: Goalie stands tall in Fox Chapel loss
The Fox Chapel hockey team returned from the three-week break over the holidays with a difficult PIHL Class 3A battle with Peters Township. The Foxes weren’t able to find enough offense to support a strong performance from goaltender Charlie Hill. Hill made 33 saves, but Fox Chapel lost 1-0. The...
Fox Chapel girls taking charge of defensive strategy
Fox Chapel girls basketball coach Marty Matvey has seen a higher number of his players spill onto the ground while they are playing defense. That has been the design of this iteration of the Foxes who have wanted to compensate for their lack of size with increased toughness. “We’ve taken...
Plum’s Alaina Claassen, Saphia Davis stacking wins ahead of postseason tournaments
Alaina Claassen didn’t waste any time in dispatching her three opponents on the way to the 190-pound title at Connellsville’s Lady Falcon Invitational on Jan. 3. She pinned all three in a combined time of 1 minute, 50 seconds. “I felt pretty good in my matches,” said Claassen who improved...
Owen Campbell climbing Plum’s all-time wins list after reaching century mark
Owen Campbell joined an exclusive Plum wrestling list last month. With a 10-4 victory in a match against Mt. Pleasant at the North Hills Duals on Dec. 13, the senior 152-pounder became just the 15th wrestler in program history to record 100 varsity victories. “I was a little nervous going...
High school, scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 9, 2026
High schools Basketball Boys Friday’s results Class 6A Section 1 Pine-Richland 61, Butler 42 New Castle 48, Fox Chapel 42 North Hills 77, North Allegheny 65 Seneca Valley 45, Woodland Hills 34 Section 2 Central Catholic 60, Connellsville 23 Mt. Lebanon 67, Imani Christian 34 Norwin 54, Canon-McMillan 47 Upper...
4 WPIAL teams top divisions in preliminaries at PIAA competitive spirit championships
Penn-Trafford, Hempfield, Neshannock and Butler were at the top of their divisions after preliminaries at the PIAA competitive spirit championships Friday in Johnstown. Penn-Trafford led the way in the 3A Small Varsity division. Thomas Jefferson, Canon-McMillan and South Fayette also advanced to Saturday’s finals and Plum moved on to the...
High school roundup for Jan. 9, 2026: Mohawk, Neighborhood Academy boys win 1 vs. 2 matchups
Bobby Fadden led all scorers with 27 points as Trib HSSN Class 3A No. 1 Mohawk defeated No. 2 Aliquippa, 59-48, in Section 1-3A boys basketball Friday night. Drew Wrona added 19 points for the Warriors (11-1, 5-0). Qa’lil Goode dropped 24 points to lead the Quips (7-2, 4-1). Neighborhood...
Jeannette boys race past Greensburg Central Catholic, earn payback from last season
Jeannette won a WPIAL championship last season with, among other things, skill and size. The Jayhawks ended a drought against their biggest rivals with flat-out speed. Jumping passing lanes and finishing fast breaks at a turbo pace, No. 2 Jeannette raced past rebuilding Greensburg Central Catholic, 65-21, in a mercy-ruled...
