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Snow postponed most of the high school basketball schedule Friday. One of the big openers of the second half of section play is now slated for Saturday afternoon. In Section 3-3A, defending district champion Deer Lakes was perfect in section play in the first half and sits alone in first...

Gemma Walker scored 22 points, hitting the 1,000-point mark for her career, to lead Peters Township to a 59-55 overtime victory over Bethel Park, fending off an upset bid in Section 2-6A girls basketball Friday night. Natalie Wetzel scored a game-high 26 for Peters Township (16-0, 7-0). Sadie Orie scored...

High schools Basketball Boys Thursday’s results Class 6A Section 1 Butler 64, Pine-Richland 47 Section 2 Baldwin 55, Upper St. Clair 54 Class 5A Section 1 Thomas Jefferson 91, Connellsville 27 Class 4A Section 1 Indiana 53, Freeport 44 Section 2 North Catholic 101, Ambridge 51 Section 3 Southmoreland 83,...

The second half of section play was set to begin in seven WPIAL boys basketball sections Friday. However a snow storm through the area overnight and through the morning has forced a lot of the high school basketball schedule to be postponed. While there are no head-to-head battles for first...

Over the last decade, the Mt. Lebanon or Upper St. Clair boys basketball teams have won outright or earned a share of the section championship for 10 straight years. Following a big road win Thursday, you can call Baldwin the new kids on the section-leader block. The Highlanders led for...

Iyanna Wade poured in 56 points, hitting six 3-pointers, to power Clairton to a 73-55 victory over Winchester Thurston in Section 3-2A girls basketball Thurday night. The Bears (11-2, 4-2) led by seven at halftime and pulled away with a 23-point third quarter. Jasmine Hollins scored 15, Alexis Bansah added...

Fox Chapel athletic director Michael O’Brien alerted teams competing in the Allegheny County Wrestling Tournament of a schedule change. O’Brien said that due to the expected snowfall, as well as multiple school closings, the tournament has been moved to Saturday and Sunday. Weigh-ins Saturday and Sunday will begin at 10...

The Riverview boys basketball team knows there still is time to make a move and get into playoff contention in Section 3-2A. But the room for error is dwindling. The Raiders (6-9, 1-5) can make hay in a big way Friday night as they host section leader Greensburg Central Catholic....

Section 3 could be the most competitive lineup of teams in WPIAL Class 5A. That much is clear at the halfway point of the schedule. Latrobe gave the standings a rip-roaring jolt Tuesday night with a 63-60 win at No. 1-ranked Gateway. “You see how hard they play,” Gateway coach...

When it came time to piece together the boys basketball schedule for this season at Latrobe, veteran coach Brad Wetzel stretched boundaries. The Wildcats traveled south, then north, looking to sharpen their skills against teams from beyond the depths of WPIAL territory. Seven of their first nine games were against...

City League champion Westinghouse is dropping to Class A football next season after successfully avoiding a promotion under the PIAA competitive-balance rule. Bulldogs coach Donta Green said the PIAA initially identified 21 Westinghouse players as possible transfers, a total that would’ve put the team in jeopardy of moving from Class...

High schools Basketball Boys Wednesday’s results Class 5A Section 1 Trinity 70, Ringgold 49 Section 3 Franklin Regional 77, McKeesport 53 Kiski Area 39, Penn-Trafford 36 Class 4A Section 3 Uniontown 66, Laurel Highlands 52 Class 3A Section 2 Seton LaSalle 57, Sto-Rox 55 South Park at Steel Valley, ppd....

Led by pins from Bodie Morgan (172), Dominick Canali (121) and Blake Reihner (139), No. 1 Trinity took care of No. 7 West Allegheny, 45-20, in a matchup of top teams in Section 5-3A wrestling Wednesday night. Jackson Bruckner (152) also won a decision for Trinity (7-0, 4-0). Logan Slovick...

Aliquippa’s initial appeal to the PIAA was unsuccessful, so the football team remains headed to a higher classification under the competitive-balance rule. However, the PIAA appeal process isn’t over. The school’s administration will take the next step and request a hearing with the PIAA board, Aliquippa superintendent Phillip Woods said...

Nail files and sandpaper serve a similar purpose to what Kiski Area’s 3-2 zone can do to teams. And, how the Cavaliers win sometimes. But their latest game took it to another level. Or, maybe down one. “Grind it out,” Cavaliers’ coach Corey Smith said. “That’s what you have to...

The Franklin Regional wrestling team used a late surge to stay unbeaten and win the Section 3-3A title Wednesday by defeating Norwin in a first-place showdown. The Panthers (4-0, 15-0) got a pin from senior heavyweight Juliano Marion and three decision wins by their lightweights to rally for a 29-19...

After five weights of Wednesday’s Section 1-3A match between Kiski Area and Plum at Plum High School, the visiting Cavaliers owned a sizeable lead thanks to a technical fall, two decisions and two forfeits. But Plum, starting at 121, mounted a rally. And when senior Charlie Campbell earned a 9-4...

Nathaniel Moore found out Tuesday night he’d be in the starting lineup for the first time this season. He responded by scoring 16 points and, along with Wayne Love, dominated the glass to help Deer Lakes end the first half of Section 3-3A play undefeated with a 62-47 win Wednesday...

The second half of section play begins for some WPIAL girls basketball teams Thursday. One game features the top two teams in their section as North Catholic hosts Highlands for at least a share of first place in Section 1-4A. The defending champion Trojans are on top with a perfect...

It was smooth sailing last week for the girls basketball teams ranked in the Trib 10, but there were some choppy waters on the boys side of the latest power rankings. Four boys basketball teams lost this past week, with one staying put, two dropping down the ladder and one...

The Highlands girls basketball team trailed Section 1-4A leader North Catholic by just two points early in the third quarter of their matchup Dec. 14 at Highlands. But the Trojanettes limited the Golden Rams down the stretch and pulled away for a 44-24 victory. It was Highlands’ lowest point output...

When a player the caliber of Mya Morgan goes out with an injury, some teams might go into a five-alarm panic. The sky is falling. The season is over. We can’t win without her. But Greensburg Central Catholic isn’t some teams. Morgan, the team’s second-leading scorer and a Cal (Pa.)...

A blend of basketball knowledge and open-mindedness in an always-changing game, along with dependable people around him and sustained longevity, carried Rick Klimchock to a milestone victory. “I’ve been in a constant love affair with hoops,” the Greensburg Salem girls basketball coach said. “It has lasted since 1978. No one...

Nobody in WPIAL history won more consistently than Clairton’s Tyler Boyd, whose football teams were part of a state-record winning streak that eventually reached 66 games. He went 48-0 in his three years as a starter. Add in his freshman season and the Bears were 63-1 with four WPIAL titles...

High schools Basketball Boys Tuesday’s results Class 6A Section 1 Butler at Pine-Richland, ppd. Seneca Valley 66, New Castle 51 Central Catholic 50, North Allegheny 37 Section 2 Baldwin at Upper St. Clair, ppd. Mt. Lebanon 64, Canon-McMillan 36 Norwin 56, Hempfield 50 Class 5A Section 1 Peters Township 74,...