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Young Knoch rallies to defeat Beaver in Class 4A boys first round
Knoch coach Alan Bauman bristled when it was suggested his team’s first-round playoff opponent, Beaver Area, was coming into the Knights’ gym Friday night having played a highly challenging regular-season schedule. The Bobcats competed in Section 2-4A along with top-ranked Lincoln Park and No. 5 North Catholic. “We’re pretty good,...
Kiski Area wrestler Gray eager for postseason after being sidelined by shoulder injury
Kiski Area’s Mark Gray made his season debut last Saturday at the Pine-Richland Duals. The junior wrestled just one out of a planned schedule of three matches in his return from a torn labrum in his left shoulder suffered in a match at the Tussle Duals in West Virginia in...
A-K Valley high school basketball playoff preview capsules for Feb. 17, 2024
WPIAL basketball playoffs Girls Class 3A First round 9-Burrell (16-4) vs. 8-Keystone Oaks (15-6) Noon Saturday, South Park High School Winner plays: Winner of 16-Apollo-Ridge (8-13)/1-Avonworth (19-1) Wednesday in quarterfinals (time, site TBD) Section finish: Burrell 2nd, Section 3; Keystone Oaks, T-2nd, Section 2 Players to watch: Julianna Fisher, Burrell;...
Allderdice boys take aim at 4th straight City League crown
Allderdice coach Devin Crummie didn’t care if only five or six players could make it. If there was an opportunity during the summer to get the Dragons some time on the court together, he was willing to enter his squad in any available tournament. Allderdice entered this season with two...
Westmoreland County high school basketball playoff preview capsules for Feb. 17, 2024
Girls Class 3A 12-Mt. Pleasant (14-7) at 5-South Park (15-6) 2 p.m. Saturday Winner plays: Winner of 13-Brownsville (12-9)/4-Neshannock (15-7) Wednesday in quarterfinals (time, site TBD) Section finish: Mt. Pleasant 3rd, Section 3; South Park T-1st, Section 4 Players to watch: Grace Arrigo, Mt. Pleasant; Hayley Bennett, South Park Layup...
Obama Academy girls chasing 3rd straight championship against Allderdice
Obama Academy girls basketball coach Monique McCoy impresses on her players the importance of playing in the City League championship game. The Eagles shouldn’t take anything for granted. If Obama Academy beats Allderdice at noon Sunday at Duquesne’s UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse, the Eagles will have won their seventh City League...
HIgh school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 15, 2024
High schools Basketball Boys WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals Feb. 23 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 TBA; Butler (15-6) at Upper St. Clair (17-5) Class 5A Preliminary round Friday’s schedule Woodland Hills (8-13)...
High school roundup for Feb. 15, 2024: Union prevails in Hillel Academy’s 1st WPIAL playoff game
Lucas Stanley scored 23 points and No. 5 Union pulled away in the second half to secure a 67-43 victory over Hillel Academy in the WPIAL Class A first round Thursday night. It was the first WPIAL playoff game for Hillel Academy (7-10), a small Orthodox Jewish school in Squirrel...
Plum bowlers finish strong to get past Norwin, win WPIBL girls team championship
In a championship match that came down to the final frames of the final game, Plum bowlers threw strikes on their last five balls to win the WPIBL girls team championship Thursday at AMF Belle Vernon. Norwin, which finished third in qualifying, won the first game of the best-of-three Baker...
A-K Valley girls wrestlers ready for shot at WPIAL gold, spots in regionals
Ava Golding is undefeated against WPIAL opponents this season. The Kiski Area sophomore, 21-4 overall, has earned the No. 1 seed at 136-pounds for the inaugural WPIAL girls wrestling championships set for Saturday at North Allegheny High School. “You never know what to expect until you see your name there,”...
Latrobe duo among wrestlers eager to hit mat for 1st WPIAL girls tournament
Latrobe junior Lili Maxwell didn’t start wrestling until two years ago. A torn labrum while swimming convinced her to try the sport. Now the 17-year-old is preparing to compete in her first WPIAL individual wrestling championship. It’s a first for all 185 girls set to compete in the inaugural tournament...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 16, 2024: Breaking down the 1st full day of WPIAL playoff action
Let the games begin! Opening night of the 2024 WPIAL basketball playoffs shines a spotlight on first-round games in Boys Class 4A and A along with openers in girls 2A along with two 5A preliminary round contests. One of the dark horses in the Class 4A boys basketball postseason is...
After close calls past 2 years, Kiski Area boys seeking elusive playoff victory
The bitter disappointment of the heartbreaking first-round loss to North Hills last season is something Isaiah Gonzalez and the rest of his Kiski Area boys basketball teammates have not forgotten. It wasn’t just that their season had ended, but it was how they lost. As a double-digit seed, the Cavaliers...
PIHL scoring leader Ryan Saginaw among January players of month
League scoring leader Ryan Saginaw of undefeated Bishop Canevin was among the four senior forwards selected as the PIHL’s players of the month for January. Saginaw, who has 70 points on 46 goals and 24 assists, was the top pick for Division 2. The other top players are Evan Benscoter...
A-K Valley high school basketball playoff preview capsules for Feb. 16, 2024
WPIAL basketball playoffs Boys Class 4A First round 16-Freeport (7-14) at 1-Lincoln Park (19-3), 7 p.m. 7 p.m. Friday Winner plays: Winner of 8-Knoch (14-8)/9-Beaver (12-10) Wednesday in quarterfinals (time, site TBD) Section finish: Freeport 4th, Section 1; Lincoln Park 1st, Section 2 Players to watch: Brady Sullivan, Freeport; Meleek...
Westmoreland County boys basketball notebook: Franklin Regional could be headed for rematch
A third meeting between neighboring districts could be on the horizon. Franklin Regional (20-2), the No. 2 seed in WPIAL Class 5A, could face No. 7 Gateway (16-6) if the teams advance to the quarterfinals. Both play at 7 p.m. Monday. Franklin Regional hosts No. 15 Mars (10-12), while Gateway...
Westmoreland County high school basketball playoff preview capsules for Feb. 16, 2024
WPIAL basketball playoffs Boys Class A First round 13-Summit Academy (4-13) at 4-Monessen (17-4) 7 p.m. Friday Winner plays: 5-Union (13-10) Wednesday in quarterfinals (time, site TBD) Section finish: Summit Academy T-4th, Section 3; Monessen 1st, Section 2 Players to watch: Austin Hindman, Summit Academy; Lorenzo Gardner, Monessen Layup lines:...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 14, 2024
High schools Basketball Boys WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals Feb. 23 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 TBA; Butler (15-6) at Upper St. Clair (17-5) Class 5A Preliminary round Friday’s schedule Woodland Hills (8-13)...
High school roundup for Feb. 14, 2024: Allderdice takes place in City League title game
Logan Golle and Ma’ayan Kohai each scored 15 points to lead Allderdice to a 76-46 victory over Carrick in the City League semifinals Wednesday. Keiylan Walden added 10 points for the Dragons (19-4). Ray Saunders scored 16 points and Brayden Fisher added 12 for Carrick (9-14). Allderdice will meet Obama...
WPIAL playoff berth means a lot to Hillel Academy, a tiny Orthodox Jewish school in Squirrel Hill
As the boys basketball coach at Hillel Academy, Yoni Eglash has fielded a number of questions since his team joined the WPIAL two years ago. Questions like, “What is Hillel Academy?” “No one knows, unless you talk to the Jewish kids at Allderdice,” Eglash said with a laugh. “They know.”...
Franklin Regional rallies past Hempfield for WPIBL boys team bowling title
With its back against the wall after losing the first game of the best-of-three championship match, the Franklin Regional boys bowling team did its best work. The Panthers won the final two games of the series Wednesday at AMF Belle Vernon, claiming their third WPIBL boys team championship and first...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 15, 2024: Boys basketball playoffs tip off a day early
Special circumstances have forced the WPIAL to raise the curtain on the start of the 2024 district basketball playoffs a day earlier than expected. Hillel Academy, an Orthodox Jewish Day School located in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood, is in its second year of playing basketball in the WPIAL. The Heat...
Trib 10: As playoffs begin, several teams slip out of power rankings
We have reached the end of the regular season and are nearing the start of the February Frenzy also known as the 2024 WPIAL basketball playoffs. While the postseason is known as the second season, it also offers a second chance for teams that may not have reached their goals...
Top A-K Valley athletes gather for TSTCA indoor track championships
There are only 18 days until the start of preseason practices for the outdoor track and field season. But many of those athletes throughout Western Pennsylvania have their sights set on indoor gold and other top finishes at one of the top meets of the indoor season. The Tri-State Track...
What to watch for in Western Pa. H.S. sports for Feb. 14, 2024: City League semifinals on tap
Happy Valentine’s Day! While the WPIAL basketball playoffs begin with one game Thursday and 23 more on Friday, the City League postseason tips off Wednesday with the District 8 semifinals. It has been another dominating winter for the Allderdice boys basketball team. The Dragons were perfect in district play with...
