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Highlands dominates Elizabeth Forward in Class 4A first round
The WPIAL Class 4A boys basketball playoffs are chock-full of contenders, and Highlands showed why it is one of them in its first-round game Monday night. The fifth-seeded Golden Rams held No. 12 Elizabeth Forward without a field goal for the first seven minutes and ended up with five players...
Yough boys roll to first-round win over Burrell in Class 3A
Yough knew if it was going to capture its first WPIAL boys basketball playoff victory in 18 years, it would have to exhibit self-discipline with the lead, show poise on defense and perhaps, above all, play together. “We had to show up,” junior guard Terek Crosby said. Yough did all...
St. Joseph’s girls storm to dominant first-round victory over Geibel
Junior Julie Spinelli hit a 3-pointer for St. Joseph just 14 seconds into Monday’s WPIAL Class A first-round girls basketball game with Geibel Catholic at St. Joseph’s Walter Dlubak Athletic Center. It was the start of a dominant performance by the fifth-seeded Spartans who rolled to a 64-26 victory over...
A-K Valley WPIAL basketball playoff capsules: Games for Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023
Girls WPIAL Basketball Playoffs Class 5A First Round 16-Plum (13-10) at 1-South Fayette (20-2) Tuesday, 8 p.m. at South Fayette High School, Bridgeville Winner plays: Winner of 9-Shaler (16-6) at 8-Penn-Trafford (15-7) on Friday in quarterfinals (site/time TBD) Players to watch: Pascale Olczak, Plum; Maddie Weber, South Fayette Layup lines:...
Pittsburgh Interscholastic Fencing Association regular season concludes Friday
The Fox Chapel boys fencing team scored two wins during Friday’s Pittsburgh Interscholastic Fencing Association matches at Allderdice High School, and the Foxes moved into a second-place tie with Peters Township and Shady Side Academy. Fox Chapel (5-2) beat North Allegheny, 6-3, and Winchester Thurston, 7-2. Aquinas Academy (3-4) was...
Westmoreland WPIAL basketball playoff capsules: Games for Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023
WPIAL basketball playoffs Boys Class 2A First round 13-Propel Braddock Hills (10-12) vs. 4-Greensburg Central Catholic (15-5) 6 p.m. Tuesday, Penn-Trafford High School, Harrison City Winner plays: Winner of 12-Burgettsown (13-9)/5-Eden Christian Academy (16-5) Friday (time, site TBD) in quarterfinals Players to watch: Ben Mayhew, Propel Braddock Hills; Tyree Turner,...
Perfect game part of special season for Valley freshman bowler Baxter Diehm
Baxter Diehm was on the cusp of a milestone Jan. 31 at Wildlife Lanes — a strike away from bowling a perfect 300 game. It was a pressure-packed situation for the Valley freshman. Diehm drilled the center pin and made history. “I just stood back and watched him,” Valley bowling...
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Leechburg’s Owen McDermott
For many seniors, the end of winter sports marks the closing of a chapter. But for senior multisport standout Owen McDermott, his participation with Leechburg athletics isn’t quite done yet. He’s about to start his final season with the baseball team. “I’m very emotional about my final season coming to...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Yough’s Mikalah Chewning
Coming into this season, the Yough girls basketball team hadn’t made the playoffs in 13 years. That streak never hit 14. This season, the Cougars finished 10-11 and earned a preliminary-round matchup with Beaver Falls in the WPIAL Class 3A bracket. The fact they earned a spot in the tournament...
Delmont coach shares her love of gymnastics
Renee Ruggeri, the original and sole owner of Ultimate Gymnastics in Delmont, has devoted almost her entire life to the sport she loves. She went from a hall-of-fame gymnastics career to a hall-of-fame coaching career. “The success I have had in my almost 40 years of coaching has been aided...
South Park football coach Marty Rieck resigns after 8 seasons
South Park football coach Marty Rieck, who won state titles with the Eagles as both a player and assistant coach, has resigned after eight seasons leading the program. His teams went 33-44 overall, qualified for the playoffs five times and once reached the WPIAL semifinals. South Park went 5-6 last...
Nationally ranked wrestlers among winners at Western Pa. Girls Championship
Three nationally ranked wrestlers were among the 13 champions crowned Sunday at the Western Pa. Girls Championship, an event that more than doubled in size since last winter. This was the second year for the tournament, which drew 81 athletes from WPIAL and City League schools to compete at North...
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week for Feb. 19, 2023
The Monessen boys basketball team had just orchestrated a smash hit of a regular season, finishing with 20 wins in 22 games and finishing with five straight wins after a 15-game winning streak earlier in the season. However, some were left scratching their heads when the Section 2 co-champ Greyhounds...
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week for Feb. 19, 2023
McKeesport boys basketball senior Travarese “Dunny” Rowe likes to entertain people. Whether with family and friends or on the basketball court, he doesn’t disappoint when he’s putting on a show. “I’m a little comedian here and there. I like making people laugh,” Rowe said. “I like putting a smile on...
High school sports scores, schedules for Feb. 19, 2023
High schools WPIAL playoffs Boys Class 6A Quarterfinals Friday’s schedule Norwin (14-8) at New Castle (20-2), 7 p.m.; Butler (14-7) at Mt. Lebanon (15-7), 7 p.m.; Seneca Valley (9-12) at Upper St. Clair (14-8), 7 p.m.; Baldwin (12-10) vs. Central Catholic (13-9) at Gateway, 7 p.m. Class 5A Quarterfinals Wednesday’s...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Feb. 20, 2023: Big night for 1st-round matchups
There are five days making up the first round of the 2023 WPIAL basketball playoffs, and Monday is the busiest. There are 21 boys and girls opening-round contests with the spotlights shinning on boys 4A, boys 3A, girls 6A and girls A. The lone 6A first-round girls basketball game has...
PIHL standings, playoff clinchings through Feb. 19, 2023
Here are the latest PIHL high school hockey standings and postseason clinchings through Sunday: *- indicates clinched a playoff spot x- indicates eliminated from playoff chase #- indicates ineligible for Penguins Cup Playoffs Class 3A: (7 of 8 teams have clinched playoff spots) Team – Wins – Losses – Overtime/Shootout...
Trib HSSN broadcast listings: Week of Feb. 20, 2023
WPIAL boys and girls basketball playoff teams that haven’t been forced to exit yet will continue along on the path to the Pete this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN continues its exclusive coverage of the District 7 basketball postseason with two more days of first-round...
WPIAL reveals sites, times for Wednesday’s basketball quarterfinals
While the WPIAL prepares to finish the first round of the 2023 basketball playoffs Monday and Tuesday, the matchups are set for the start of the district quarterfinals on Wednesday. The WPIAL released the sites and times for the quarterfinal contests involving teams in Class 5A boys, 3A girls, 2A...
Cager Classic all-star festivities return, scheduled for March 23-25
The WPIAL boys and girls basketball playoffs are in full swing, but officials with the Cager Classic have been planning ahead for when the postseason concludes. The 26th all-star games will be March 25 at Highlands High School, and the East and West rosters for the boys and girls contests...
Westmoreland high school notebook: GCC soccer coaches step down
Greensburg Central Catholic is looking for head coaches for boys and girls soccer after the coaches from both programs resigned. Rob Fabean, who led the boys team after two seasons, stepped down and was hired last week to coach the Ringgold boys on a three-year contract. Kara Batey resigned after...
Allderdice boys slam Obama Academy for City League championship
Major Rainey’s dunk that put an exclamation point on Allderdice’s City League boys basketball championship victory Sunday fit the game’s flow perfectly. Rainey’s alley-oop slam off a pass from Ethan Anish came a possession after a Rainey dunk attempt went rattling off the back iron and back to center court....
A-K Valley basketball playoff preview capsules for games of Feb. 20, 2023
WPIAL basketball playoffs Boys Class 4A First round 12-Elizabeth Forward (8-13) at 5-Highlands (19-3) 7 p.m. Monday, Highlands High School, Natrona Heights Winner plays: Winner of 13-Blackhawk (11-11)/4-Hampton (20-2) on Thursday in quarterfinals (time, site TBD) Players to watch: Andrew Cook, Elizabeth Forward; Bradyn Foster, Highlands Layup lines: Elizabeth Forward...
Westmoreland WPIAL basketball playoff capsules: Games for Monday, Feb. 20. 2023
BOYS Class 3A First round 10-Belle Vernon (10-11) at 7-Quaker Valley (14-6) 7 p.m. Monday, Quaker Valley High School, Leetsdale Winner plays: Winner of 15-Freeport (13-9)/2-Laurel Highlands (19-2) Thursday (time, site TBD) in quarterfinals Players to watch: Zion Moore, Belle Vernon; Joey Coyle, Quaker Valley Layup lines: Belle Vernon had...
Obama Academy girls stifle Allderdice for another City League championship
Allderdice’s plan to outlast and tire out Obama Academy’s larger lineup sputtered at the same roadblock. The Dragons’ attempts to reach the rim Sunday at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse during the City League girls basketball championship game were snuffed out by 5-foot-8 Eagles forward Kimaya Williams. She finished with 12 points,...
