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Westmoreland County PIAA basketball preview capsules for March 11, 2026
Girls Class 4A Second round Belle Vernon (23-4) vs. Blackhawk (23-1) 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at North Allegheny District seeds: Belle Vernon 7-5; Blackhawk 7-2 Winner plays: Winner of 7-3 North Catholic (21-6)/10-1 Harbor Creek (22-4) in quarterfinals Saturday (time, site TBD) Players to watch: Saylor Lee, Belle Vernon; Aubree Hupp,...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 9, 2026
High schools Basketball Boys Class 6A Second round Wednesday’s schedule Plymouth-Whitemarsh (23-4) vs. Bethlehem Liberty (18-10) at Pottstown, 7 p.m.; Central York (23-3) vs. Father Judge (16-11) at Geigle Complex, 6 p.m.; Imhotep Charter (22-6) vs. William Penn (18-8) at Geigle Complex, 7:30 p.m.; Delaware Valley (20-8) vs. Parkland (23-6)...
2026 WPIAL Class 4A softball preseason breakdown
Hampton celebrated its first WPIAL championship last spring by earning a pair of playoff shutouts and beating Blackhawk, 4-3, in the Class 4A finals. Blackhawk and Elizabeth Forward joined the Talbots in the PIAA playoffs, while semifinalist Beaver just missed out. All four teams again look to be title contenders...
2026 WPIAL Class 4A baseball preseason breakdown
From start to finish, there was no movement atop the WPIAL Class 4A baseball rankings last season. Indiana was the preseason favorite, remained ranked No. 1 throughout the regular season, and then after finishing with silver in both the WPIAL and PIAA playoffs a year earlier, captured the program’s first...
What to watch for in high school sports on March 10, 2026: WPIAL 5A heavyweights to clash in PIAA 2nd round
The Road to Hershey continues with second-round action Tuesday with the spotlight shining on boys Class 5A, 4A and Class A and girls Class 6A, 3A and 2A. WPIAL teams were 5-3 in the first round of the PIAA Class 5A boys basketball playoffs. However, there is only one head-to-head...
Defending champ Seneca Valley, OT winner Peters Township to meet in 3A Penguins Cup finalVideo
Seneca Valley jumped out to an early lead and held off Pine-Richland, 2-1, to advance to the PIHL Class 3A Penguins Cup final, fueled by relentless pressure and timely saves. Its opponent in the final will be Peters Township, a 4-3 overtime winner over Thomas Jefferson in the second semifinal...
Trib HSSN high school basketball team of the week for March 9, 2026Video
Trib HSSN basketball team of the week – Trinity Hillers girls Coach – Bill Poletti (second season) Record – 8-4 and third place in Section 4-5A, 19-8 overall #Earned – Trinity second-year coach Bill Poletti played for Tim McConnell and helped win a WPIAL championship at Chartiers Valley 22 years...
2026 WPIAL Class 5A softball preseason breakdown
Shaler captured its fourth WPIAL championship last spring when the Titans defeated Penn-Trafford in the Class 5A championship game. It was the Titans’ first title since 2014. Their next one could come much sooner. The Titans return a loaded lineup and one of the area’s top pitchers and are among...
2026 WPIAL Class 5A baseball preseason breakdown
For the third time in seven years, Shaler was raising Class 5A gold when the 2025 district baseball playoffs concluded. Shaler and Pine-Richland shared the Section 3-5A championship after splitting against each other in the regular season. The two met for the rubber game at Wild Things Park in Washington...
Mark Jones named Riverview’s head football coach
Mark Jones knew about Riverview football very well from his time as the head coach at rival Leechburg. He got an even more intimate view of the program and the kids who formed its core the past several years as an assistant coach with the Raiders offensive line. Now, Jones...
A-K Valley’s WPIAL champs ready for test vs. state’s best at PIAA swim meet
Kiski Area’s Leah Kunkle enjoyed the chance to celebrate her WPIAL Class 3A girls 100-yard breaststroke gold medal won Feb. 27 at Pitt’s Trees Pool. But not too long after that, it was back to work with the knowledge there was more to be had at the PIAA championships at...
Latrobe senior Chris Heese pumped up for PIAA swim meet
Latrobe senior Chris Heese hopes to deliver a powerful message this week. A two-time WPIAL Class 3A gold medalist in the 100-yard breaststroke, Heese took a different approach in preparation for the PIAA swimming and diving championships, which take place Wednesday through Saturday at Bucknell University in Lewisburg. Heese hit...
Westmoreland County PIAA basketball playoff preview capsule for March 10, 2026
PIAA basketball playoffs Girls Class 3A Second round Greensburg Central Catholic (20-7) vs. Northwestern (22-3) 6 p.m. Tuesday at Sharon District seeds: Greensburg Central Catholic 7-2; Northwestern 10-1 Winner plays: Winner of 4-3 Troy Area (24-4)/3-1 Trinity (22-2) Friday in quarterfinals (time, site TBD) Players to watch: Erica Gribble, GCC;...
A-K Valley PIAA basketball playoff preview capsules for March 10, 2026
PIAA basketball playoffs Boys Class 4A Second round Knoch (23-4) vs. North Catholic (20-6) 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Plum District seeds: Knoch 7-1; North Catholic 7-3 Winner plays: Winner of 12-5 Carver E&S (21-6)/2-2 Dallas (20-4) Friday in quarterfinals (time, site TBD) Players to watch: Teegan Finucan, Knoch; Jude Rottmann,...
Coaches association sets North Allegheny, Shaler atop WPIAL boys volleyball preseason rankings
WPIAL boys volleyball teams are in the process of preparing for the start of the 2026 season with workouts and scrimmages. The Western PA Volleyball Coaches Association also is gearing up for the start of matches and invitationals Friday and Saturday, and it released its preseason coaches polls Monday morning....
High school sports schedules for March 9, 2026
High schools Basketball Boys Class 6A Second round Wednesday’s schedule Plymouth-Whitemarsh (23-4) vs. Bethlehem Liberty (18-10) at Pottstown, 7 p.m.; Central York (23-3) vs. Father Judge (16-11) at Geigle Complex, 6 p.m.; Imhotep Charter (22-6) vs. William Penn (18-8) at Geigle Complex, 7:30 p.m.; Delaware Valley (20-8) vs. Parkland (23-6)...
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week for March 8, 2026Video
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week – Ryan Robbins School – Upper St. Clair Class – Junior Height – 6-foot-7 Position – Center #Earned – He is respectfully referred to by his high school boys basketball coach as Mount Robbins. There were times during the PIAA opener for...
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week for March 8, 2026Video
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week — Aubree Hupp School — Blackhawk Class — Senior Height — 5-foot-10 Position — Forward #Earned — Aubree Hupp knows what it takes to play for a championship. As her incredible scholastic career winds down, she had been a big part of...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of March 9, 2026
This past weekend, it was time to spring forward by starting daylight savings time. Now its time to spring forward to the next round of the high school state basketball and scholastic hockey playoffs this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN continues coverage of the 2026...
2026 WPIAL Class 6A baseball preseason breakdown
North Allegheny won the Section 1-6A baseball title by two games last spring, while Canon-McMillan took home the plaque as Section 2-6A champs by one game. Yet in the small eight-team playoff bracket, neither team reached the championship game. The Tigers were stunned in the quarterfinals by Hempfield, and the...
2026 WPIAL Class 6A softball preseason breakdown
Hempfield returned to the top of the Class 6A softball mountain last spring when the Spartans won their ninth WPIAL championship. Now they will try to tie Baldwin and Sto-Rox for the most championships in district history. Standing in the way could be 2022 and ‘24 champion Seneca Valley, last...
PIHL semifinal showdowns coming this week
Outside of No. 7 seed Latrobe in Class 2A, there have been no major surprises through the quarterfinals in the 2026 PIHL hockey playoffs. Many of the top four seeds have advanced to the Final Four in the Penguins Cup playoffs, set to take place at RMU Sports Complex on...
What to watch for in Western Pa. sports for March 9, 2026: PIHL playoffs heat up
Welcome to Week 2 of the PIHL playoffs with all four classifications set for the final four and all eight games this week at Robert Morris University Island Sports Complex on Neville Island. The focus on Day 1 will be the Penguins Cup Class 3A semifinals. In the first game,...
Westmoreland high school basketball notebook: Greensburg Central Catholic’s Gribble meets familiar face
When Greensburg Central Catholic point guard Erica Gribble attended a showcase last summer at IMG Academy in Florida, she roomed with another Pennsylvania star. Gribble and Makayla Presser-Palmer of Northwestern were roommates at the Elite 40 event. Who knew the Division I players would meet in the state playoffs? Gribble...
Westmoreland high school notebook: Hempfield’s Brandon Rapp honored by athletic directors association
Hempfield’s Brandon Rapp said the award he will soon receive is more about his profession — and colleagues who know the behind-the-scenes grind of managing high school athletics — than it is about himself. Rapp will be named the Pennsylvania State Athletic Directors Association Region IV Athletic Director of the...
