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High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 6, 2026
High schools Basketball Boys Tuesday’s results Class 6A Section 1 North Hills 63, Fox Chapel 57 Butler 48, Seneca Valley 44 Woodland Hills 50, North Allegheny 37 Section 2 Central Catholic 57, Norwin 30 Hempfield 57, Canon-McMillan 55 Mt. Lebanon 83, Connellsville 36 Upper St. Clair 66, Imani Christian 47...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 7, 2026: Boys basketball powers to square off
We have a rare boys basketball midweek showdown in Class 5A between two programs that have a combined four district titles this decade and who are tied for seventh place on the all-time WPIAL championship list with seven crowns each. A light night of scholastic hoops is highlighted by a...
Trib 10: New Castle boys, South Fayette girls top power rankings
A year ago, the Neighborhood Academy boys and South Fayette girls finished the season at the top of the Trib 10. A new calendar year brings new weekly power rankings where classifications don’t mean a darn thing. Right out of the gates, head-to-head showdowns fill out the rest of the...
High school roundup for Jan. 6, 2026: Wild night in WPIAL hoops includes 40-point scorers, 1,000-point milestones and a shooter hitting 11 treys
Carter Gould hit 11 3-pointers and finished with 37 points to lead Mt. Lebanon to an 83-36 victory over Connellsville in Section 2-6A boys basketball Tuesday night. Liam Sheely had 18 points with four 3-pointers while Jacob Zaber scored 11 for the Blue Devils (9-3, 3-2). Christian Thomas scored 13...
Seton LaSalle holds off South Allegheny charge to earn signature win
Last season’s WPIAL Class 3A title winners showed the heart of a champion in cutting an 18-point third quarter deficit to only one point with two minutes left in regulation before the tank went empty. South Allegheny could not finish what would have been an amazing comeback as it fell...
Latrobe boys rise up to hand Franklin Regional 1st loss in section
Latrobe boys basketball coach Brad Wetzel said his team should not shrink against any opponent or situation. With the Wildcats’ size, that seems virtually impossible. When 6-foot-7 center Rob Young casts a shadow over teams like he did Tuesday night against Franklin Regional, Latrobe can play as big as it...
Penn Hills boys run away with win over Plum
Penn Hills 6-foot-3 senior guard Amon Hawthorne was comfortable and confident Tuesday night at Plum High School. Collectively, the Indians played with the same mindset during a 67-39 Section 1-5A win. Penn Hills jumped out to a 15-3 lead and never trailed. The Indians were led by Hawthorne, who scored...
Trib HSSN team wrestling rankings for Jan. 7, 2026
Teams are listed with overall record and last week’s ranking. Class 3A 1. Franklin Regional (11-0) 1 2. Norwin (7-1) 2 3. Trinity (8-1) 3 4. Kiski Area (12-0) 4 5. North Allegheny (7-1) 5 6. Canon-McMillan (5-3) 6 7. Connellsville (2-2) 7 8. Latrobe (4-2) 8 9. Moon (6-2)...
Canon-McMillan wrestlers claim Tri-County ADA title
Canon-McMillan ran away with the Tri-County Athletic Director Association’s tournament Sunday at West Greene. The Big Macs finished with 288.5 points and had five champions: Lee Dreshman (107 pounds), Giono Gardner (127), Jon Emma (133), Collier Hartman (145) and Bryce Collins (189). Brayden Collins (215) placed second. Trinity finished second...
Derry’s Mason Horwat, Burrell’s Cam Baker could be 3-time WCCA champs
Some of the top wrestlers in the state will be competing in the 73rd Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association tournament Friday and Saturday at Greensburg Salem High School. The top WPIAL Class 3A and 2A squads will be battling for the team title, and some of the top individuals will be...
Fort Cherry QB Matt Sieg named Maxwell Football Club’s national player of year
Matt Sieg made his mark in the WPIAL with a prolific prep career at Fort Cherry that was capped by a record-breaking senior season. But his accomplishment had a ripple effect that reached levels well beyond Western Pennsylvania. Countrywide levels. The star quarterback received a prestigious honor Tuesday when he...
Confidence builds as wins pile up for Burrell wrestlers
Before moving into the new year, the Burrell boys wrestling team ended 2025 on the right foot with an undefeated performance at the Wheeling Park Duals in West Virginia to move to 9-1 on the season. During the two-day tournament, the Bucs were shorthanded and gave up 12 points in...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 5, 2026
High schools Basketball Boys Monday’s results Class 6A Section 1 New Castle 59, Pine-Richland 55 Class 5A Section 2 Shaler 54, Kiski Area 32 Section 4 Moon 66, Mars 39 Nonsection Clairton 73, Westinghouse 51 Hillel Academy 52, Greensburg Central Catholic 49 Neighborhood Academy 54, Farrell 48 Sto-Rox 67, Ellwood...
High school roundup for Jan. 5, 2026: Mt. Lebanon girls knock off top-ranked team in Class 6A
Chloe Shea scored 17 points to lead Mt. Lebanon to a 49-43 victory over Trib HSSN Class 6A No. 1 Norwin in Section 2-6A girls basketball Monday, handing the Knights their first loss and giving coach Mark “Knobby” Walsh his 300th career victory. Elizabeth Twyman followed with 12 points and...
Surging Burrell knocks Freeport off kilter
The Freeport girls basketball team alternated wins and losses from the start of the season to a holiday victory over District 9’s Clarion Limestone. The Yellowjackets hoped to break that pattern with a second straight victory Monday in a Section 1-4A matchup at rival Burrell. But the homestanding Bucs didn’t...
1st-place Indiana locks in on defense to take care of Latrobe
Sophomore Sophia Boyer understood the assignment. Her aggressive play early against Latrobe standout forward Maggie Maiers, coupled with the hot shooting of senior guard Julia Antonacci, propelled No. 4 Indiana to a 52-33 victory at Latrobe on Monday night in a Section 2-5A girls basketball game. The wire-to-wire win was...
Plum girls keep cool, hold on to defeat Penn Hills in key section matchup
Taylie Auth didn’t hide that the Plum girls basketball team was nervous heading into a home Section 1-5A matchup with Penn Hills on Monday night. The Mustangs guard had ample reason to be nervous. With how tight the top half of the section is, there is little margin for error...
Derry rolls over Latrobe in clash of Westmoreland County wrestling titans
Derry wrestling coach Troy Dolan said he was eager to see how his team responded after a subpar performance at the Powerade Tournament on Dec. 30. Trib HSSN’s No. 1-ranked WPIAL Class 2A team came out strong Monday against Latrobe, the No. 8-ranked Class 3A team by Trib HSSN. The...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 6, 2026: Upper St. Clair, Imani Christian clash as section races intensify
Tuesday marks the first busy night of WPIAL boys basketball section action in the new year. Two years ago, both teams were hoisting WPIAL gold, one in the highest classification and the other in the smallest district class. Now they are Section 2-6A rivals set to meet for the first...
Latest Ligonier Valley Hall of fame class announced
Ligonier Valley announced its 2026 athletics hall of fame class. The latest inductees include four athletes, a team, a coach and a contributor. The hall of fame honors those who played or contributed at Ligonier, Laurel Valley and Ligonier Valley high schools. Laurel Valley and Ligonier formed Ligonier Valley with...
Westmoreland high school notebook: Belle Vernon softball player Sypolt commits to Kent State
Belle Vernon junior Kaylee Sypolt will play college softball at the Division I level. The power-hitting shortstop/third baseman announced a verbal commitment to Kent State. Sypolt also had visits set up with Drexel, Sienna and Rhode Island but did not yet have a scholarship offer from those schools. Kent State...
Fink leading way for young, up-and-coming Greensburg Salem hockey team
Jake Fink wasn’t always a fan of hockey. In fact, he once took a short hiatus from the sport. “Yeah, I tried it in kindergarten. I just did not like it,” Fink said with a chuckle. His laughter was appropriate in that moment because, a short time beforehand, Fink had...
High school sports schedule for Jan. 5, 2026
High schools Basketball Boys Monday’s schedule Class 6A Section 1 Pine-Richland at New Castle, 7:30 p.m. Section 2 Upper St. Clair at Imani Christian, 7:30 p.m. Class 5A Section 2 Kiski Area at Shaler, 7 p.m. Section 4 Moon at Mars, 7:30 p.m. Class A Section 1 Beaver County Christian...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Jan. 5, 2026: Penn Hills, Plum girls to battle in Section 1-5A
Welcome to the first night of WPIAL girls basketball section action in 2026. When section play ended prior to Christmas, the holiday traffic was heavy in the battle for first place in Section 1-5A with four teams deadlocked for the top spot. Two of those teams go head-to-head Monday when...
PIHL standings through Jan. 4, 2026
Here are the latest 2026 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League standings through Sunday. 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 overtime loss. Class 3A Team: Wins – Losses – Overtime Wins-Overtime Losses...
