High School category, Page 313

A seemingly settled dispute between Butler and the PIAA was rekindled Monday when the WPIAL said the school’s football team must play a conference schedule next fall. The team planned to opt out of WPIAL competition and play an independent schedule, Butler athletic director Bill Mylan said last month, a...

At the end of the year, when teams sit down and take a trip down memory lane on how their seasons unfolded, there’s usually a game that sticks out among the rest. The Chartiers Valley girls basketball team has a few selections to choose from. It could be the 40-point...

High schools Basketball Boys WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals Friday’s schedule Times TBA Pine-Richland (7-15) at Mt. Lebanon (18-4); North Allegheny (11-11) at Baldwin (16-6); Canon-McMillan (10-12) vs. Central Catholic (14-8) at Gateway; Butler (15-6) at Upper St. Clair (17-5) Class 5A First round Monday’s results Moon 73, Woodland Hills...

Welcome to the final day of the WPIAL basketball first round with girls Class 5A and 4A along with boys 2A games getting their crack at the postseason spotlight. In the previous seven postseasons of WPIAL Class 5A girls basketball, only one school not named Chartiers Valley or South Fayette...

Bethel Park relied on various defenses Monday night to slow down a South Fayette team that had been averaging nearly 60 points per game this season. However, in the end of what felt like a heavyweight boxing championship rather than a WPIAL boys basketball Class 5A first-round playoff game, the...

Monessen girls basketball coach Janine Vertacnik wanted to start postseason play off with a bang, and the No. 5 Greyhounds did just that with an overwhelming 63-15 home victory over No. 12 Leechburg in the Class A first round Monday night. “We wanted a strong start and we wanted to...

Nate Papuga led all scorers with 25 points, and Stanley Rajkovich added 16 points and 12 rebounds as No. 12 Derry upset No. 5 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, 54-53, in a WPIAL Class 3A first-round boys basketball game Monday night. The Trojans (14-6) allowed just two field goals...

Senior Colin Masten signed a couple of autographs for some wide-eyed kids. Seniors Cooper Rankin and Cam Rowell talked with some college coaches who are recruiting them. Their teammates and coaches ate chocolate-chip cookies as they mingled with the crowd. These are fun times for the Franklin Regional boys, who...

During halftime of Monday’s WPIAL Class 5A playoff game at Peters Township, Kiski Area athletic director John Peterman said watch out for No. 20. “If Noah (Thimons) makes his first shot of the second half, he’ll go on a run,” Peterman said. Thimons nailed that first shot and three more...

Leading up to Monday’s first-round playoff game, the past week was all about defense for Deer Lakes coach Albie Fletcher. He felt the team had lost its identity a bit on that side of the ball, which became their calling card on their run to last year’s WPIAL Class 3A...

Sometimes all it takes is one win to kick-start a playoff run. For Burrell, its postseason started by upsetting sixth-seeded Seton LaSalle in a WPIAL Class 3A first-round boys basketball game Tuesday. A year ago, the Bucs’ season came to a halt in the opening round against Yough. This time,...

WPIAL basketball playoffs Girls Class 5A First round 9-Plum (13-9) at 8-North Hills (13-8) Tuesday, 7 p.m., North Hills Middle School Winner plays: Winner of 16-Penn Hills (12-11) and 1-Oakland Catholic (22-0) Section finish: Plum 2nd, Section 1; North Hills T-1st, Section 2 Players to watch: Megan Marston, Plum; Gianna...

WPIAL basketball playoffs Boys Class 2A First round 15-Frazier (11-11) at 2-Greensburg Central Catholic (20-2) 7 p.m. Tuesday Winner plays: Winner of 10-Eden Christian (11-10)/7-Shenango (12-10) on Friday in quarterfinals (time, site TBD) Section finish: Frazier 4th, Section 4; GCC 1st Section 3 Players to watch: Dailan McManus, Frazier; Tyree...

The WPIAL wanted more competitive balance in its conferences and sections, so some teams might have a longer drive next season as a result. Updated fall sports alignments for the 2024 and ’25 seasons were approved Monday by the WPIAL board, giving teams a first look at their upcoming opponents....

With a 12-1 win over Trinity on Feb. 8, Deer Lakes officially clinched a spot in the PIHL Division 2 playoffs. The Lancers will be the fourth-place team out of the Gold Division, but after battling against the top three teams ahead of them — Bishop Canevin, Burrell and Neshannock...

When someone accomplishes a feat no other person has, it’s said they’re in rarefied air. Leah McCandless of the Burrell bowling team is breathing that air after she became the only girl in the WPIBL this season to roll a 300 game. McCandless’ perfect game came in the third match...

It’s been a perfect last couple of seasons for Norwin’s girls bowling team, literally. Last year, it went 8-0 in the WPIBL Southeast Division, and this season, it finished 10-0. Angela Furin, a senior, described how that success doesn’t exactly happen overnight. “It was definitely very hard work getting to...

The spotlight continues to shine bright on the February Frenzy known as the WPIAL basketball postseason, making for a busy week of hoops on the TribLive High School Sports Network. The playoff coverage this week begins with first-round boys and girls basketball Monday and Tuesday, continues with the district quarterfinals...

It’s Day 3 of the opening round of the WPIAL basketball playoffs with boys Class 5A and 3A, along with girls Class A first-round contests taking center stage. When brackets are released, many eyes gravitate to the No. 8 against No. 9 matchup in a 16-team tournament, which often is...

Here are the latest 2023-24 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League standings through Sunday, along with the latest PIHL playoff qualifiers. Don’t miss live and archived PIHL action every week at TribHSSN.TribLive.com. *- indicates clinched a playoff spot x- indicates eliminated from playoff chase #-Indicated ineligible for Penguins Cup Playoffs Class 3A...

Allderdice’s fourth consecutive City League championship didn’t come easy. The Dragons didn’t shoot well, and every possession was hotly contested. But in the final minute, Allderdice guard Logan Golle drew a charge, and the Dragons forced another turnover to escape with a 44-37 win over Obama Academy on Sunday afternoon...