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Greensburg Central Catholic rolls past No. 2 Beaver Falls, returns to WPIAL finalsVideo

No. 3 Greensburg Central Catholic delivered a dominant 67-30 victory over No. 2 Beaver Falls on Saturday afternoon, using an electric 43-point first half to reach a third straight WPIAL title game. “That’s one of the better games we’ve played in the last two years,” coach Chris Skatell said. “We...
Times, sites set for Tuesday’s WPIAL basketball semifinals

The Final Four of the 2026 WPIAL boys and girls basketball playoffs will conclude Tuesday. The district semifinals wrap up with two games each in boys Class 5A, boys 3A, girls 6A and girls 2A. The district championships at Pitt’s Petersen Events Center will take place next Thursday through Saturday....
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Fox Chapel’s Lyla Jablon, Freeport’s Aiden Bauman

Lyla Jablon School: Fox Chapel Class: Senior Sport: Basketball Claim to fame: Jablon dropped 24 points to power the No. 7-seeded Foxes to a 60-58 win over No. 10 seed Latrobe in the Class 5A first round. She then led Fox Chapel in scoring with 22 points in a 72-44...
North Allegheny’s Ethan Maravich, Maggie Lapina defend WPIAL Class 3A diving titles

Being the defending champion makes you a favorite in any competition. North Allegheny senior Ethan Maravich had that distinction Saturday morning at the WPIAL Class 3A diving championships. What might not have been as expected was a push from fellow divers Anthony Farrah and Carter Wells. Maravich did not take...
Ellwood City hires new football coach

Ellwood City has hired Sean McConahy as its new football coach. McConahy is a science teacher in the Ellwood City school district and a former assistant coach at Wilmington. McConahy will replace Dan Bradley, who took the Ambridge job in January. In four seasons under Bradley, the Wolverines went 27-15,...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 20, 2026

High schools Basketball Boys WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Semifinals Monday’s schedule Upper St. Clair (22-1) vs. Seneca Valley (14-9) at North Hills MS, 7:30 p.m.; New Castle (22-1) vs. Central Catholic (21-2) at North Allegheny, 7:30 p.m. Class 5A Quarterfinals Friday’s results Chartiers Valley 69, Shaler 66 Moon 57, Gateway...
2026 WPIAL basketball quarterfinals recapVideo

We are halfway through the WPIAL boys and girls basketball playoffs with two rounds in the books and two more coming in the next week. While there were some scares for the top seeds in the quarterfinals, only one district No. 1 is not moving on to the semifinals after...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 21, 2026: North Catholic, Knoch to duke it out again

Welcome to the first day of the final four in the WPIAL basketball playoffs with teams in boys Class 4A and A and girls Class 5A and 3A taking center stage for the semifinals. After fighting all year for first place, then splitting their two head-to-head games and sharing the...
High school roundup for Feb. 20, 2026: Defending champ South Allegheny knocks off top seed Mohawk in 3A thriller

Defending WPIAL champion South Allegheny knocked off top seed Mohawk, 64-63, in a Class 3A quarterfinal thriller Friday night. Mohawk’s Bobby Fadden, who led all scorers with 33 points, made a steal and scored a three-point play with 32 seconds left to give the Warriors a 63-62 lead. Drew Cook,...
Westmoreland County high school basketball notebook: Penn-Trafford girls winning with democracy

Calling out plays like “Tornado” and “Cyclops,” Chuck Fontana directed his Penn-Trafford girls basketball team to a 50-39 WPIAL Class 5A quarterfinal win over Indiana on Wednesday night. The sixth-seeded Warriors (19-5) are semifinal-bound for the first time in 12 years and will face No. 2 Thomas Jefferson (21-2) at...
Free throws, defense play key role for Moon in 5A quarterfinal win over Gateway

Defense and free throws proved to be a winning recipe for Moon on Friday night. The fourth-seeded Tigers forced 20 turnovers in defeating No. 5 Gateway, 57-43, in the WPIAL Class 5A boys basketball quarterfinals at North Allegheny’s UPMC Court. The Tigers (20-3) used the free-throw line to their advantage...
Thomas Jefferson fends off furious comeback bid from Amon Hawthorne, Penn Hills in 5A quarters

Entering the fourth quarter of Friday night’s WPIAL Class 5A quarterfinal matchup with a 21-point lead over Penn Hills, Thomas Jefferson knew that it wasn’t a sure thing. Despite the large cushion, both coach Dom DeCicco and star forward Nick Trklja acknowledged that there was work to be done. Neither...
Upper St. Clair grinds out Class 6A quarterfinal win over North Allegheny

There were times during the WPIAL Class 6A girls basketball quarterfinal between Upper St. Clair and North Allegheny that it looked like both teams hadn’t played a real game in nearly two weeks. Then there were times against two strong half-court defenses that both teams executed well on offense. In...
Penn Hills’ Amon Hawthorne pours in 44 points, including 30 in 4th quarter, in loss to Thomas Jefferson

Penn Hills senior guard Amon Hawthorne didn’t know how many points he had, but he knew his team was coming back. That’s all that mattered to him on an epic night. Hawthorne poured in 30 of his career-high 44 points in the fourth quarter but No. 6 Penn Hills fell...
Shady Side Academy boys ride another upset to WPIAL semis

Jim Dudas practically was speechless. When he did manage to utter a sound, his voice was so hoarse he was barely audible. And that’s OK with the Shady Side Academy boys basketball coach, who is in his first season at the Fox Chapel-based private school. The 13th-seeded Bulldogs did most...
South Park finally solves Ligonier Valley defense, moves into 3A semifinals

Third-seeded South Park was struggling mightily offensively in the first half of its WPIAL Class 3A boys basketball quarterfinal matchup with No. 11 Ligonier Valley on Friday night. The Eagles trailed only by three points, but they were shooting a woeful 6 of 29 from the field. “(Ligonier Valley) took...

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