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The 2024 WPIAL girls basketball playoff field is taking shape as the regular season has just one week remaining. The district will release the girls playoff brackets Monday, Feb. 12, and Trib HSSN will broadcast the WPIAL Playoff Pairings Show. Here is the updated list of teams that have earned...

The stretch run of the 2023-24 WPIAL boys basketball season has one week left in the regular season. WPIAL officials will release the boys basketball brackets Monday, Feb. 12, with the Playoff Pairings Show on Trib HSSN. Here is the latest list of teams that have earned a district playoff...

The first full week of February means the end of the WPIAL boys and girls high school basketball regular season on the TribLive High School Sports Network. We begin the final week of section play in high school hoops with several key girls and boys WPIAL games throughout the week,...

The final week of the high school basketball regular season begins with a big night of WPIAL girls basketball action. The only section that has a game with first place at stake Monday is Section 4-3A. Waynesburg Central leads the section with a perfect 8-0 record. The Raiders are 18-1...

Drake D’Angelo soon begins service to Greensburg Salem as its next athletic director. While he is excited for the new opportunity closer to his home and where his eldest daughter, Gianna, is getting more involved in sports within the district, D’Angelo said he will miss all of the people and...

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...

The quiet time driving to refereeing assignments at Friday night high school football games was when brothers Mike and Dave Roebuck could catch up. Their conversations often turned to sports and their families — the two subjects were so intertwined, recalled Dave Roebuck of West Newton. In addition to being...

Three WPIAL teams and one City League program will begin the PIAA wrestling tournament with preliminary-round matches Monday. Trips to Hershey later this week will be on the line. Franklin Regional, which placed third in the WPIAL Class 3A tournament, travels to Carrick High School at 7 p.m. to face...

It’s crunch time for the Penn-Trafford girls and boys basketball teams. The regular season comes to an end Feb. 10 and both teams are in the running for WPIAL playoff spots with strong finishes. As of Feb. 1, the Penn-Trafford girls (13-5, 6-3) were in third place behind Oakland Catholic...

Emily Ruperto enjoys the satisfaction of finding a way to self-motivate while competing for Serra Catholic in swimming. The Eagles don’t have enough kids to field a full team, so Ruperto competes as an independent swimmer. In many competitions, Ruperto’s only opponent is the clock on the scoreboard. “I feel...

Carter Lance would like to stand out when he hits the practice field for Duquesne’s football team this summer. The Penn Hills senior defensive lineman’s misfortune gave him ample time to devise a recovery plan. Lance tore his meniscus in the third game of the season and missed the rest...

Mac Miller and Vaughn Spencer took the final two bouts as Pine-Richland wrestling rallied to win its first playoff dual meet since 2020 with a 38-35 win over Hempfield in a WPIAL Class 3A preliminary round match Jan. 29. It was the fourth postseason win in program history. The Rams...

Alyssa Fritz joined the Gateway unified bocce team in its inaugural season last year and helped the team make the playoffs. One of the team’s special education members who competes in concert with general education students in the Three Rivers Region of the Special Olympics of Pennsylvania Unified Champion Schools...

Luke Padezan is ready to get going as Gateway’s new head baseball coach. The former standout player at both Elizabeth Forward and Penn State Greater Allegheny was hired by the district Jan. 29, ending a several-months process to find the next man at the top of the Gators program since...

It was a gratifying yet somewhat sad day at Sewickley Academy. On Jan. 20, the basketball court in the Means Alumni Gymnasium and Events Center was dedicated and named for Win Palmer during Spirit Day. Palmer, beloved former coach and director of athletics at Sewickley Academy, died Aug. 31, 2023,...

Penn-Trafford senior swimmer Patton Graziano turned in another top performance at the Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association meet Jan. 27. He was among 10 Water Warriors to earn medals at the annual meet at Derry. Graziano won the boys 100-yard freestyle and 100 backstroke. He also was on the 200 medley...

High schools Basketball Boys Monday’s schedule Class 2A Section 3 Greensburg Central Catholic at Clairton, 7:30 p.m. Nonsection Perry Traditional Academy at Riverview, 6 p.m. Propel Andrew Street at Propel Montour, 7 p.m. Girls Class 6A Section 1 Butler at Hempfield, 7:30 p.m. North Allegheny at Seneca Valley, 7:30 p.m....

High schools Basketball Boys Saturday’s results Class 3A Section 4 Washington 37, Mt. Pleasant 36 (OT) Class 2A Section 3 Serra Catholic 71, Jeannette 65 Class A Section 3 Imani Christian 72, Neighborhood Academy 56 Win Palmer Memorial Classic At Sewickley Academy Eden Christian 67, Quaker Valley 55 Avonworth 52,...

Class 3A At AHN Arena, Peters Township Championship Connellsville 33, Trinity 32 127: Zane Garner (T) p. Chase Sparks, 5:16 133: Kai Vielma (C) p. Devin Junko, 1:26 139: Blake Reihner (T) m.d. Julian Ruggieri, 15-5 145: Evan Petrovich (C) p. Luke Poland, 2:32 152: Thomas Allison (T) p. Kolten...

Nate Brazil scored 18 points to lead No. 1 Imani Christian to a 72-56 victory over No. 2 Neighborhood Academy in a Section 3-A clash Saturday between the top two teams in the Trib HSSN Class A boys basketball rankings. RJ Sledge added 17 points for the Saints (8-9, 7-0)....

It’s been 15 years since the Connellsville wrestling program celebrated a WPIAL Class 3A title. The long wait ended Saturday. The Falcons claimed their eighth WPIAL title by rallying to defeat top seed Trinity, 33-32, at Peters Township’s AHN Arena. The win capped off four exciting matches in the semifinals...

Olivia Pepple School: Penn-Trafford Class: Senior Sport: Basketball Claim to fame: A recent 1,000-point career scorer, Pepple poured in a personal-best 29 points in a 58-50 victory over Montour. She made four 3-pointers in the victory. Pepple added 12 points later in the week in a loss to Oakland Catholic....

WPIAL boys basketball rankings Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Mt. Lebanon, 16-3, 2 2. Baldwin, 15-4, 3 3. Upper St. Clair, 13-5, 1 4. Central Catholic, 11-8, 4 5. North Allegheny, 9-10, NR Out: Butler (14-4, 5) Class 5A 1. Moon, 16-3, 1 2. Franklin Regional, 17-2, 3...

The drought is over. The WPIAL Class 2A wrestling title is headed back to Burrell after a two-year absence. Burrell claimed its 18th team title Saturday at Peters Township’s AHN Arena by defeating 2023 champion Burgettstown, 41-20, in the finals. The Bucs decked Quaker Valley, 44-17, in the semifinals. Burrell...