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High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 24, 2024
High schools Basketball Boys Wednesday’s results Class 5A Section 2 Armstrong 63, Plum 62 (OT) Class 4A Section 3 Elizabeth Forward 74, Albert Gallatin 69 Class 3A Section 4 Waynesburg 58, McGuffey 46 Class 2A Section 3 Jeannette 68, Leechburg 21 Class A Section 2 West Greene 46, Monessen 43...
High school roundup for Jan. 24, 2024: Class 2A No. 1 Aliquippa drops Class 6A No. 3 Central Catholic
Quentin Goode had 13 points and Class 2A No. 1 Aliquippa used a 19-4 run to open the game to defeat Class 6A No. 3 Central Catholic, 52-45, in nonsection boys basketball Wednesday night. Brandon Banks scored 11 and Josh Pratt finished with 10 for the Quips (11-4). Vernon Settles...
Norwin girls earn emotional victory over North Allegheny, complete season sweep
Norwin could have given the game ball to any number of players after an impressive 64-44 win over rival North Allegheny. Junior Kendall Berger had 21 points and made 11 of 12 free throws Thursday night in North Huntingdon. Sophomore Ava Christopher scored 10 and helped sustain a key fourth-quarter...
WPIAL clinched: Wrestling team tournament field set
The WPIAL team wrestling regular season is complete with teams having finished their section schedules Wednesday. There will be 18 qualifying teams in each classification with the top three teams from each section participating in the WPIAL team wrestling playoffs, which start Monday. The brackets will be released Thursday. Here...
Burrell shuts out Greensburg Salem en route to section title
Never mind the score. That was expected. So, too, for Burrell, was securing its 20th consecutive WPIAL section championship in wrestling. It was, in fact, a mere formality Wednesday night at Greensburg Salem. No. 2 Burrell needed just 25 minutes to complete a 72-0 rout of the outmanned Golden Lions...
Norwin wrestling team looks strong in thumping Penn-Trafford
Norwin prepped for the WPIAL Class 3A team tournament with an impressive performance against rival Penn-Trafford on Wednesday. The Knights looked like and wrestled like a team that could be dangerous in the playoffs. Norwin (11-5, 4-1) won 10 of the 13 matches, including four pins, two wins by forfeit...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 25, 2024: Norwin, North Allegheny battle for 6A section supremacy
The second half of section play begins for many girls basketball teams Thursday with a 6A showdown headlining a busy night on the hardwood. Norwin can take a huge step toward an outright Section 1-6A championship with a win Thursday over visiting North Allegheny. The Knights lead the section with...
PIAA rejects Farrell’s request to join WPIAL
A week after the WPIAL rejected Farrell’s attempt to join the district, the PIAA also denied the Mercer County school’s request to transfer to the WPIAL. Citing racial issues with schools in District 10, Farrell administrators wanted to rejoin the WPIAL, a district the school used to call home. But...
With Clark back from concussion, Burrell girls continue on upward trajectory
Burrell junior guard Anna Clark suffered a concussion Jan. 4 against Section 3-3A leader Shady Side Academy. She missed the next four games through a dominating Bucs win over section rival Deer Lakes. Clark returned Jan. 18 for a nonsection matchup with Leechburg and tallied 11 points, nine rebounds and...
Down to 4 healthy players after car crash, Jeannette girls basketball team cancels game
Jeannette’s girls basketball team had to cancel Wednesday night’s game at Geibel because it had only four healthy players. Two Jeannette players — Venicia Vignoli and Adrianna Allison — are out with lingering injuries sustained in a car accident Jan. 15. Jeannette’s coach, Anna Leonard, the mother of Vignoli and...
Aliquippa forced to move to Class 5A football after PIAA rejects appeal
MECHANICSBURG — If the PIAA believes five transfers gave the Aliquippa football team a competitive advantage, Quips coach Mike Warfield wants to know how. The school blitzed the PIAA with statistics about the five players’ limited contributions, the transient nature of the Aliquippa community and even the mismatch in roster...
Trib 10: Top boys teams take losses, fall in power rankings
For the second straight week, the top girls basketball teams in the district continue to flex their collective muscles in showing off their true power. There was zero movement as the 10 girls teams in last week’s power rankings were spotless this past week. The boys teams could not say...
Westmoreland County girls basketball notebook: Norwin, North Allegheny ready for another high-stakes showdown
Two of the top teams and rivals in WPIAL Class 6A girls basketball will meet for the second time this season Thursday night when North Allegheny visits Norwin in Section 1. Norwin (13-3, 5-0) is ranked No. 2 and North Allegheny (14-1, 4-1) No. 3 in the TribLive HSSN rankings....
1st-year Latrobe girls coach stresses defense as key to earning playoff spot
It is a point of pride for the first-year coach at Latrobe, and it makes her eyes light up when it shows itself in key moments, when it is executed properly. “It” is defense. And Latrobe girls basketball coach Mackenzie Livingston teaches it, preaches it and demonstrates it. She thinks...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 23, 2024
High schools Basketball Boys Tuesday’s results Class 4A Section 2 Central Valley 56, Blackhawk 41 Beaver 75, Hopewell 41 Lincoln Park 85, Ambridge 50 Class 3A Section 1 Mohawk 63, Freedom 21 Ellwood City 54, Neshannock 47 Beaver Falls 68, New Brighton 62 Section 2 Seton LaSalle 52, South Park...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 24, 2024: Boys basketball teams to fight for playoff positions
We hit midweek in the final full week of January with high school action on both the hardwood and the mats. The top four teams in each section qualify for the WPIAL basketball playoffs, and there are two section boys hoops games Wednesday with fourth place up for grabs. In...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania girls basketball rankings for Jan. 23, 2024
As the mercury continues to slide up, taking most of the state out of sub-freezing cold, the top girls basketball teams in the PIAA are also heating up on the hardwood with only two teams falling out of the rankings in the latest Trib HSSN weekly top 5. Archbishop Carroll...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania boys basketball rankings for Jan. 23, 2024
As we wind down to the final full week of January, the elite boys basketball teams across the state continue to rack up victories. However, there was some movement in the weekly Trib HSSN boys basketball rankings, especially in Class 5A. Four teams were bounced from the rankings this past...
High school roundup for Jan. 23, 2024: South Allegheny hands 1st loss to Uniontown boys
Mike Michalski scored 20 points to help South Allegheny to a 54-44 nonsection boys basketball victory Tuesday night, handing Class 4A No. 2 Uniontown its first loss of the season. Jeston Beatty added 11 for South Allegheny (11-5). Jamire Braxton scored 19 points and Notorious Grooms had 13 for Uniontown...
South Fayette puts on clinic in decisive win over Thomas Jefferson
South Fayette and Thomas Jefferson have big section games looming later this week that will determine first place in their respective Class 5A sections. In a nonsection tune-up Tuesday before those section showdowns, one team brought its A game while the other was a no-show. South Fayette won its fifth...
New coach Marty Spieler brings unique resume, complete with a Kelce tie, to South Fayette
The coaching career of Marty Spieler once crossed paths with the Kelce brothers, but, no, Taylor Swift probably won’t show up at South Fayette games this fall. But that experience early in his career shows how Spieler, who was hired Tuesday at South Fayette as a first-time head coach, brings...
Gatorade picks Mt. Lebanon’s Logan St. John Kletter as top girls cross country runner in Pa.
Reigning state champion Logan St. John Kletter of Mt. Lebanon was named the Gatorade Pennsylvania girls cross country athlete of the year, extending the WPIAL’s winning streak to four. Brownsville’s Jolena Quarzo won the state award last season, and Moon’s Mia Cochran was a two-time winner for the 2020-21 and...
Deer Lakes squeaks past upset-minded Derry
It wasn’t exactly the way Deer Lakes boys basketball coach Albie Fletcher drew it up, but down a pair of players from the starting lineup, he’ll certainly take it. Wayne Love scored 11 of his 14 points in the fourth quarter, helping Deer Lakes erase a six-point deficit and fend...
Greensburg Central Catholic boys edge Serra Catholic in thriller
Braden Riley’s eyes widened as the ball popped loose from Owen Dumbroski’s grasp. The Greensburg Central Catholic guard ripped away a steal with 3.1 seconds, then made 1 of 2 free throws as the No. 2-ranked Centurions edged Serra Catholic, 61-59, in a tight Section 3-2A boys basketball game Tuesday...
Wrestling notebook: Team playoff picture will clear up with big matches Wednesday
Wednesday will be interesting for wrestling fans as teams try to secure a spot in the upcoming WPIAL and PIAA tournaments. The regular season ends Wednesday, and the WPIAL wrestling committee will meet Thursday to set up the Class 3A and 2A tournaments, which begin Monday and resume Wednesday. The...
