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PIHL standings, playoff clinchings through Feb. 8, 2026
Here are the latest 2026 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League standings through Sunday, plus the latest list of teams that have clinched a playoff spot. The point system in the PIHL this year gives three points for a regulation win, two points for an overtime win and one point for an...
Westmoreland County high school notebook: Penn-Trafford hockey holds edge over Hempfield
Penn-Trafford and Hempfield are the frontrunners in the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League Class 2A standings with the Warriors (14-2-0-0) holding a one-point lead over Hempfield (13-2-1-0) at the beginning of last week. The teams may also be the best two in the classification and on a collision course to meet...
Sophomore forward leads Quaker Valley hockey to signature win
Matthias Lezama collected four goals and an assist Feb. 2 to lead the Quaker Valley hockey team to its most important win of the regular season. “We were a motivated group, and it showed in our performance,” QV coach Kevin Quinn said. “I liked all phases of our game.” The...
All-star defenseman makes major impact for Quaker Valley hockey
Luke Koehler is in his fourth year of varsity competition on the Quaker Valley hockey team. A skilled defenseman, Koehler was one of five QV players named as PIHL all-stars in Class A this season. “Luke has always played wherever he was needed for us,” QV coach Kevin Quinn said....
Quaker Valley boys march through section schedule
The Quaker Valley boys basketball team picked up where it left off at the start of the second half of section play. QV defeated rival Hopewell, 77-61, in a tense Section 2-4A game Jan. 30 in front of a near-capacity crowd at the Quakers’ gym. “Hopewell is a very physical...
Quaker Valley assistant getting intense on-the-job training coaching boys, girls teams
By day, KC Johns is an operations manager at Rize Sports in Leetsdale. By night, he is an assistant basketball coach at Quaker Valley Johns rarely takes a day off from QV basketball. In fact, he is in a unique position with the Quakers. Johns is an assistant with both...
Gateway wrestlers prepare for postseason tournaments
Members of the Gateway wrestling team didn’t wait around until right before the start of the season to prepare for matches and tournaments. Coach Ryan Sula said work began months in advance with close to three dozen wrestlers, including some in junior high, coming to the wrestling room to work...
After securing section title, Gateway boys turn focus to WPIAL playoffs
Gateway’s boys basketball team captured a section championship in 2023, and it didn’t wait long to add to the section-title banner that hangs in the gym at the Furrie Sports Complex. The Gators started the season as one of the favorites to claim the Section 1-5A title, and they turned...
Sewickley Herald notebook: Quaker Valley grad stars on ice, in classroom
Quaker Valley graduate Emily Reiner made the the dean’s list with high honors during the fall semester at the Milwaukee School of Engineering. Reiner made the honor roll while skating for the Division 3 MSOE women’s hockey team. She is a 6-foot-2 freshman forward for the Raiders. One of Reiner’s...
Quaker Valley, Sewickley Academy soccer coaches endorse elimination of overtime
The PIAA recently made a major rule change by eliminating overtime in regular-season games, meaning teams will settle on a draw if they are tied after 80 minutes of regulation. A unanimous decision by the PIAA soccer committee led to the game-changing decision. The rule goes into effect for the...
Sewickley Academy boys, girls put best foot forward at Win Palmer Memorial Classic
Sewickley Academy’s boys basketball team held what appeared to be a precarious 24-20 halftime lead Feb. 1 against visiting Aliquippa. The Panthers, however, roared past the Quips, 56-34, in the final game of the weekend at the Win Palmer Memorial Classic at Sewickley Academy. “I thought our guys did a...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 7, 2026
High schools Basketball Boys Saturday’s results Class 4A Section 2 Beaver 66, Ambridge 42 Class 3A Section 2 Washington 44, McGuffey 37 Section 3 South Allegheny 68, Seton LaSalle 62 South Park 52, Apollo-Ridge 41 Section 4 Southmoreland 63, Brownsville 41 Class 2A Section 1 Jeannette 71, Frazier 28 Section...
High school roundup for Feb. 7, 2026: Payton Newman in playoff form as Neshannock hands 1st loss to Beaver Falls
Payton Newman collected 33 points, 15 rebounds and seven steals and hit the game-winning layup with 16 seconds left in overtime to lead Trib HSSN Class 2A No. 1 Neshannock to a 73-71 girls basketball victory over Class 3A No. 2 Beaver Falls on Saturday at The Bash at New...
Oakland Catholic gymnast wins WPIAL all-around crown; Thomas Jefferson takes 2nd straight team title
Oakland Catholic’s Madeleine Wingerter took home the all-around title at the WPIAL gymnastics championships Saturday at Moon. Thomas Jefferson, meanwhile, was crowned the team champion for the second year in a row. Wingerter used three second-place finishes to claim the Advanced Division championship. “I was really shocked,” Wingerter said, “but...
WPIAL bracketology: Everyone looks like a girls basketball longshot compared to South FayetteVideo
The girls basketball playoff field is set with 81 teams in six classifications. Class 6A girls will have one first-round match before kicking into full gear in the quarterfinals. Both Class 5A and 2A have perfect fields of 16, 3A is one short with 15 teams, 4A is two short...
WPIAL bracketology: Top seeds in Class 6A and 4A boys basketball up for debateVideo
The boys basketball playoff field is set with 87 teams in six classifications, with seemingly half the field in the Class 2A bracket. The Class A boys will go right into the quarterfinals round with eight teams, Class 5A and 2A are a tad bloated with 19 teams each, Class...
Trib HSSN WPIAL girls basketball rankings for the week ending Feb. 7, 2026
Here are the Trib HSSN WPIAL girls basketball rankings for the week ending Feb. 7, 2026. Teams are listed with overall record and last week’s ranking. Class 6A 1. Pine-Richland, 15-7, 4 2. Canon-McMillan, 17-4, 3 3. Seneca Valley, 13-6, 2 4. Norwin, 16-4, 1 5. Upper St. Clair, 11-10,...
Trib HSSN WPIAL boys basketball rankings for the week ending Feb. 7, 2026
Here are the Trib HSSN WPIAL boys basketball rankings for the week ending Feb. 7, 2026. Teams are listed with overall record and last week’s ranking. Class 6A 1. Upper St. Clair, 20-1, 2 2. New Castle, 19-1, 1 3. Central Catholic, 19-2, 3 4. North Hills, 15-7, NR 5....
Franklin Regional caps unbeaten season by outlasting Norwin for PIAA Class 3A title
JOHNSTOWN — To win a team championship, it takes a group of heroes. And for the third consecutive week, Franklin Regional had a few more than Norwin. The Panthers (22-0) won their third PIAA Class 3A wrestling title by defeating section rival Norwin, 29-24, on Saturday at 1st Summit Arena....
Franklin Regional, Norwin to wrestle for PIAA Class 3A title
JOHNSTOWN – The Franklin Regional and Norwin wrestling teams will meet in a third consecutive title match Saturday afternoon. Franklin Regional has won the previous two meetings between the rivals, 30-28 on Jan. 21 for the Section 9-3A title and 31-27 in the WPIAL finals Jan. 31. This one is...
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Apollo-Ridge’s Madison Hughley, Burrell’s Ryan Wass
Madison Hughley School: Apollo-Ridge Class: Sophomore Sport: Basketball Claim to fame: Hughley scored 26 points to lead the Vikings (12-10, 6-4) to a 59-46 Section 4-2A win over Frazier on Monday night. She then scored 17 points in a 40-36 win against Riverview on Wednesday and 21 in a victory...
Westmoreland County athletes of the week: Ligonier Valley’s Adleigh Myers, Jeannette’s Markus McGowan
Adleigh Myers School: Ligonier Valley Class: Senior Sport: Basketball Claim to fame: Myers etched her name into Rams’ program history with a record-breaking performance. She scored 40 points in a 49-14 victory over East Allegheny, breaking her coach, Christy (Clark) Hajjar’s single-game mark of 38 set in 1991. Myers made...
Norwin notebook: Linebacker commits to Division I Lehigh
Norwin senior linebacker Josh Lenart has committed to a Division I program, pledging to Lehigh of the FCS Patriot League. Lenart said Lehigh felt like home. “Lehigh is where I see myself for the next four years,” he said. “The biggest thing for me was that I wanted to go...
Fox Chapel Herald notebook: Former Foxes football coach picked for PSFCA Hall of Fame
Former Fox Chapel football coach Tom Loughran was one of seven coaches chosen for the Pennsylvania State Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame. The ceremony will be held at 3 p.m. May 24 at Cumberland Valley High School Performing Arts Center. Loughran retired in December 2022 after serving as the...
Penn Hills senior using extra energy to turn in memorable senior season
All of the pieces seem to have settled into place for Penn Hills wrestler Daemon Phipps. The 121-pound senior feels comfortable at his weight class and with his skillset. By spending less energy cutting weight, Phipps has found he is more prepared when someone tries to drag him into deep...
