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Eriona Neal scored 19 points, including the 1,000th of her career, to lead Keystone Oaks to a 55-48 victory over Avonworth in a matchup of top teams in Section 2-3A girls basketball Monday night. Francesca Pacak added 10 for Keystone Oaks (9-4, 2-1). Greta O’Brien and Rebecca Goetz each scored...

Mike Brown learned a lot in his two years as football coach at Hempfield. His time there might have been brief, but the knowledge he collected looks to be long-lasting. “A lot of valuable lessons,” Brown said. “I am very grateful to (athletic director) Brandon (Rapp) for believing in me....

Her teammates call her “A,” but Norwin’s Ava Kobus could just as well be called, “Spark.” She would wear the nickname well. Like she has throughout the season, the junior guard found her rhythm from 3-point range— particularly from the corners — and helped No. 1 Norwin pull away from...

It was an all-Kiski Area final in the 126-pound bracket at the high school girls Powerade Tournament on Dec. 28 at Canon-McMillan High School. On opposite sides of the bracket, senior Bella DeVito and freshman Ava Golding were among the favorites to win in the 16-wrestler field that featured numerous...

The latest chapter in one of the best rivalries in WPIAL boys basketball will be written Tuesday when Upper St. Clair visits Mt. Lebanon with first place in Section 2-6A at stake. A year ago, each team won on its home floor during the regular season before colliding in the...

While most WPIAL basketball teams spent the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day participating in a traditional holiday tournament, the Thomas Jefferson boys basketball team did not. The Jaguars spent most of the week in their gym practicing, and practicing, and practicing some more. It wasn’t a form of...

Hempfield girls basketball got off to a solid start to the season, going 6-3 heading into the new year. The next hurdle to clear for Hempfield, which is looking for its first winning season since 2016-17, will be section play, which was set to begin Jan. 2. “We’re getting chemistry...

It’s been a lot of fun for the Greensburg Salem hockey team to quite often assemble and break bread. The guys seem to enjoy gathering at the conclusion of a spirited practice. A tight-knit group, with most players having been together since middle school, this dogged bunch has mostly craved...

With big victories over Deer Lakes and Ligonier Valley in the books, the Valley girls basketball team has already surpassed its win total from a 1-18 season last year. Among the talented players on the roster is senior Jada Norman. “After our win against Deer Lakes, we went into the...

Here are the latest PIHL high school hockey standings through Sunday. Class 3A Team – Wins – Losses – Overtime/Shootout Loss = Total Points Seneca Valley, 10-2-1 = 21 North Allegheny, 9-3-2 = 20 Peters Township, 9-3-0 = 18 Central Catholic, 8-4-1 = 17 Cathedral Prep, 8-5-0 = 16 Pine-Richland,...

There are several high school athletes who do very well at more than one sport during the school year. Then there is Joe Roth. His story has become a familiar one since he started his scholastic career two years ago. The Ellwood City junior excels at two sports during the...

It was a bit of a rough start to the new year for the Charleroi girls basketball team. Three days in, the Cougars had a three-game winning streak snapped as they lost to Waynesburg Central, 65-55. This despite the scoring of junior McKenna DeUnger, who had more than half of...

High schools WPIAL Basketball Boys Sunday’s result Cleveland (Ohio) Play-by-Play Classic Garfield Heights, Ohio 66, Imani Christian 46 Monday’s schedule Class 5A Section 3 Gateway at Kiski Area, 7 p.m. Nonsection Greensburg Central Catholic at Berlin-BrothersValley, 7:30 p.m. Slippery Rock at Ellwood City, 7:30 p.m. Girls Monday’s schedule Class 6A...

The 2020-21 Shady Side Academy girls basketball team finished the covid-shortened season with a record of 1-10. Less than two years later, the Bulldogs have completely turned things around. Heading into the second week of January, they are 10-1 overall, tied for first place in Section 3-3A and are No....

We drop the puck on our 2023 high school hockey coverage, along with plenty of big high school basketball games this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has a week full of WPIAL boys and girls section basketball games, plus more mat action with district scholastic...

Call them the terrific trio of Section 3-5A in WPIAL girls basketball. Oakland Catholic leads the way with a 4-0 section record, followed closely by McKeesport and Penn-Trafford, each a half-game back at 3-0 in section play. Combined, the trio has an overall record of 28-4. Beginning Monday and continuing...

Robert Morris’ Island Sports Center will be the place for the PIHL All-Star Games on Jan. 29. The Division 2 all-stars will play in the first of five games, beginning at noon. Class A will have two games: Class A Gold will play at 1:40, followed by Class A Blue...

According to the school board agenda for Wednesday night’s meeting, Greensburg Salem will vote to hire Ty George as its football coach. George is a 2014 Hempfield graduate who was a standout wide receiver in the WPIAL and at Seton Hill. He most recently was an assistant coach at Greensburg...

Ellie Graham, a senior at Quaker Valley, has opted to extend her rowing career at Brown University of the Ivy League. “I selected Brown because of its culture of academic rigor, but also for the fact that, while it is rigorous, it does not seem to be extremely cutthroat like...

Penn Hills boys basketball had a unique opportunity in late December and early January. The Indians were able to take on three teams that were all major players on the state stage last season. Penn Hills played two teams that reached the PIAA Class 6A semifinals — Archbishop Wood and...

Matt Brooks didn’t wait around for his college experience to begin. The December Gateway graduate moved into his dorm room at Duquesne on Jan. 4 and began classes the next day. The start of winter football workouts was to follow Friday and pick up in intensity this week. “It feels...

Two weeks ago, outfield walls similar to what is seen at PNC Park were installed on the baseball and softball fields at Gateway High School. “It is a pretty neat visual,” Gateway athletic director Don Holl said. It was the latest addition to a project to renovate both fields that...

Penn Hills isn’t ready just yet to field a high school girls wrestling team. But Indians athletic director Steph Strauss wants the district to be ready for when the day comes, so Penn Hills became the 78th school in Pennsylvania to sponsor a girls varsity wrestling team. One hundred schools...

Madison Zavasky made the tough decision to end her soccer career and put her full sports focus into basketball. The returns on that investment have been high. Zavasky, a junior, scored in double digits in each of Pine-Richland’s first eight games and averaged 20.5 points per game in that span....

A select group of Quaker Valley athletes did some big-time wrestling over the holiday break. Freshman Bruce Anderchak (107), junior Isaac Maccaglia (114) and seniors Brandon Krul (127) and Logan Richey (145) participated in the varsity division of the nationally acclaimed Powerade Tournament on Dec. 29-30 at Canon-McMillan. Following the...