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Rivalry Tuesday, the unofficial halfway point of section play in the 2023 season, has key midseason games everywhere in WPIAL boys basketball. None may be bigger though then the fight for first in Fayette County. Defending champion Laurel Highlands hosts Uniontown in a battle of 4-0 teams in Section 3-4A....

Central Catholic was even in section play and a game below .500 after the first six days of 2023. Then the Vikings engineered one of the most impressive weeks of basketball the district has seen in a long time. The team went 3-0 against two top-ranked and undefeated opponents and...

In 1978, Geibel Catholic won the WPIAL Class A boys basketball championship, beating Shannock Valley, 53-44. Two years later, the tiny private school in Connellsville won gold again, defeating Fairchance-Georges in the 1980 Class A title game, 73-56. Some 43 years later, the modern-day Gators, led by senior scoring sensation...

Moon had a girls soccer season to remember in the fall. The Tigers didn’t let anybody get in the way as they collected WPIAL and PIAA Class 3A championships and finished a perfect 24-0. Moon won WPIAL and state titles last year, as well, in Class 4A. The engineer of...

When an athlete doesn’t start playing a sport seriously until his freshman year of high school, some would consider him “behind the eight ball.” That was the case for Mt. Pleasant senior Sean Cain, who finished 6-9 his first season and 11-18 in his sophomore year, wrestling at 106 and...

Looking the part of an established vet, the swagger of promising swimmer Lily King was evident as she emerged from the Mt. Pleasant locker room and headed toward an exit. Just a sophomore, the 5-foot-11 King already is a Pennsylvania high school champion in three events. “She’s fast, and she...

For some families, high school sports have an incredible meaning beyond wins and losses. Many siblings get the opportunity to play alongside each other in their respective sports and work together. For Plum senior wrestler Andrew Claassen, both of his siblings wrestle as well — his sisters, Alaina and Addison....

There’s plenty of positivity surrounding the Highlands wrestling program. The team has a place to call home after moving into a new wrestling room at Grandview Elementary in Tarentum. They also are off to a strong start on the mat. The Golden Rams are 5-1 overall and already have scored...

High schools WPIAL Basketball Boys Sunday’s results MLK Hoops for Harmony At Chambersburg Harrisburg 65, Aliqiuppa 43 Imani Christian 73, Chester 68 MLK Weekend Showcase At Woodland Hills Geibel 75, Sto-Rox 61 Woodland Hills 64, Clairton 45 Ron Galbreath Classic At Westminster College Shenango 63, Farrell 59 Mercer 62, Laurel...

One of the best rivalries in WPIAL girls basketball headlines the start of another busy week of high school hoops in District 7. Beaver visits Blackhawk in a midseason battle for first place in Section 2-4A. The two powers are a combined 21-3 through the middle of January. Undefeated Blackhawk...

As we hit the midway point of section play in the season, only four WPIAL basketball teams can claim to be perfect. On the boys side, Lincoln Park, South Allegheny and Union remain undefeated, whereas Blackhawk remains the only unbeaten girls team. While some may get nervous every time they...

When she was 8 years old, Rylee Kalocay had the chance to throw out the first pitch at a Pittsburgh Pirates game. The Upper St. Clair sophomore has been throwing strikes through the opposing team’s basket ever since. Kalocay pumped in 52 points last week in a pair of Panthers...

Here are the latest PIHL high school hockey standings through Sunday, Jan. 15: Class 3A Team – Wins – Losses – Overtime/Shootout Loss = Total Points Seneca Valley, 10-3-1 = 21 North Allegheny, 9-3-3 = 21 Peters Township, 10-3-0 = 20 Central Catholic, 9-5-1 = 19 Cathedral Prep, 8-6-0 =...

As we head into the second half of January and district basketball section play, we have plenty of video and audio action from the hardwoods, mats, pools and ice this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has a week full of WPIAL boys and girls section...

When Ligonier Valley made the giant leap from District 6 to the WPIAL in 2020, Wesley Siko was the Rams’ athletic director and oversaw the move. But soon after, Siko left to become the AD at Ringgold. Two years later, he is back. Ligonier Valley rehired Siko following the resignation...

After opening 2023 with two consecutive losses, the Penn-Trafford ice hockey team found the winning touch Jan. 10 with a 6-1 victory against Butler. Penn-Trafford (8-4) lost to Thomas Jefferson, 6-1, and Hempfield, 7-5, the first week of the new year. Thanks to a four-goal and one-assist effort from Xavier...

The Gateway girls basketball team started 0-4 in Section 1-5A play, but it was in position to turn some of those games into victories rather than the setbacks they experienced. That’s the assessment of Gators coach Curtis Williams after his team suffered a two-point loss to Plum in December and...

Anthony Sipple doesn’t need to go far to find resources to help with his swimming career. Eldest sister Stephanie and his middle sister Kristen both swim at Edinboro. Anthony, a freshman at Penn Hills High School, is on the same team as his younger sister, Lauren, who is a junior....

Chris Giles is welcoming of the Penn Hils boys basketball team’s position in the black-and-blue division of WPIAL Class 5A. Only one team in Section 2 allows more than 51 points per game, while no team scores more than 60 points per game. The Indians are ready to dig in...

Pine-Richland girls swimming reached plenty of goals with a young team last year. The Rams had a pair of relay teams — the 200 medley relay and 200 freestyle relay — qualify for the PIAA championship meet, and Sarah Shaffer placed 10th in the state in the 100 breaststroke as...

Josh Folmer was in the middle of his school day when he got a text message from his parents that told him he had made the PIHL All-Star game. Zach Howard clicked on the PIHL website to check where Pine-Richland was in the standings when he noticed the all-star rosters...

Four Quaker Valley athletes were named Section 4-2A boys soccer all-stars in 2022, led by player of the year Nick Allan, a junior defensive specialist. “I was very excited and humbled when I received the award,” Allan said, “because I know this is a big achievement and many great players...

Quaker Valley senior Jakub Pickett has made a name for himself on the football field. Opposing coaches and players have noticed. Pickett, a 6-foot-2, 190-pound wide receiver/defensive back, repeated as a first-team all-conference selection on offense this year. “Jakub has many strengths as a football player,” QV coach Jason Cappa...

The sign of a good wrestling team is improvement throughout the season. First-year coach Travis McKillop is seeing that from his Penn-Trafford wrestlers. “We’re starting to get healthy, and some of our younger guys are improving,” McKillop said. “Things are progressing.” Penn-Trafford finished fourth with 173 points at the 70th...

High schools WPIAL Basketball Boys Saturday’s results MLK Hoops for Harmony At Chambersburg New Town (MD) 59, Aliquippa 41 Imani Christian 91, Theodore Roosevelt (DC) 54 MLK Weekend Showcase At Woodland Hills Woodland Hills 58, Burrell 49 Kiski Area 58, Linsly (WV) 49 Northgate 105, Westinghouse 78 Ron Galbreath Classic...