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A-K Valley basketball playoff preview capsules for games of Feb. 18, 2023
WPIAL basketball playoffs Girls Class 3A First round 11-Mohawk (14-8) at 6-Apollo-Ridge (19-3) Noon Saturday at Apollo-Ridge High School, Spring Church Winner plays: Winner of 14-Charleroi (11-9) at 3-Neshannock (16-6) in quarterfinals Wednesday (site and time TBD) Players to watch: Erynne Capalbo, Mohawk; Brinley Toland, Apollo-Ridge Layup lines: Mohawk is...
Westmoreland basketball playoff preview capsule for games of Feb. 18, 2023
WPIAL basketball playoffs Girls Class 3A First round 12-Mt. Pleasant (14-8) vs. 5-Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (16-6) Noon Saturday, AHN Arena, Peters Township Winner plays: Winner of 13-McGuffey (15-7)/4-Avonworth (15-5), Wednesday (time, site TBD) in quarterfinals Players to watch: Tiffany Zelmore, Mt. Pleasant; Emma Ficorilli, OLSH Layup lines:...
13 WPIAL, City League players chosen for 2023 Big 33 Football Classic
Thirteen players from the WPIAL and City League were selected to compete in this year’s Big 33 Football Classic. The Pennsylvania roster was announced Friday. The high school football all-star game is 7 p.m. May 28 at Bishop McDevitt in Harrisburg. The roster includes Aliquippa’s Neco Eberhardt, Armstrong’s Cadin Olsen,...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 16, 2023
High schools WPIAL championships Boys Class 6A Quarterfinals Feb. 24 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 First...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 17, 2023: First-round basketball action heats up
The first full night of first-round action in the 2023 WPIAL basketball playoffs takes place Friday with three tournaments — boys 5A, boys A and girls 2A — taking center stage. There may be no streakier team in district hoops this year than the South Fayette boys basketball team. To...
Ailing Yough girls come up short in preliminary round against Beaver Falls
Mikalah Chewning leaned over a trash can behind the Yough bench during the first half as she dealt with flu-like symptoms. Autumn Matthews left late in the third quarter with a possible concussion after she hit her head on the floor. Hailey Bock wasn’t as sharp around the rim as...
Trib 10: Final regular season power rankings revealed
The WPIAL boys and girls basketball regular season is in the rearview mirror as the Path to the Pete begins in earnest on Friday. Everybody wants to be No. 1 when the district or even the state playoffs are complete. However, for the regular season, Hampton comes out on top...
High school roundup for Feb. 16, 2023: McKeesport stops Moon as playoffs open with upset
It only took a few hours for the first double-digit seed to pull off a first-round upset in the WPIAL basketball playoffs. Travarese Rowe scored 20 points to lead No. 12 McKeesport to a 56-50 victory over No. 5 Moon in a Class 5A boys first-round game on the postseason’s...
Plum girls oust Montour in preliminary round, advance to face No. 1 South Fayette
Before the Plum girls basketball team could focus on No. 1, it had to make sure it took care of business against No. 17. The 16th-seeded Mustangs got double-figure scoring performances from juniors Megan Marston and Pascale Olczak as they punched their ticket to a first-round matchup against top seed...
Deer Lakes wins WPIBL girls team title in program’s 2nd season
Deer Lakes won a WPIBL girls team championship in the program’s second year of existence Thursday at Sims Lanes in Beaver Falls, posting the top score in qualifying and sweeping Plum and Freeport in the step-ladder finals. Tayla Germanich led the Lancers with a 647 series in qualifying. Kaylee Lipp,...
Freeport boys ready for tall task vs. No. 2 Laurel Highlands
On their senior spotlight questionnaire, most of the Freeport basketball seniors said their favorite moment in their career was going to Uniontown last year and earning a playoff win. If they can go down to Fayette County and pull another playoff stunner Monday, the spotlight pages might need to be...
A-K Valley basketball playoff preview capsules for games of Feb. 17, 2023
WPIAL basketball playoffs Boys Class 5A First round 14-Kiski Area (11-11) at 3-North Hills (17-5) 8 p.m. Friday at North Hills Middle School, Ross Township Winner plays: Winner of 6-Thomas Jefferson (15-7)/11-Fox Chapel (13-9), Feb. 22 in quarterfinals Players to watch: Isaiah Gonzales, Kiski Area; Royce Parham, North Hills Layup...
Westmoreland basketball playoff preview capsule for games of Feb. 17, 2023
Boys Class 5A First round 16-Penn-Trafford (7-15) at 1-Peters Township (18-3) 7 p.m. Friday, AHN Arena, Peters Township Winner plays: Winner of 9-Shaler (16-6)/8-South Fayette (13-9) on Wednesday (time, site TBD) in quarterfinals Players to watch: Tyler Freas, Penn-Trafford; Jack Dunbar, Peters Township Layup lines: Penn-Trafford went from last place...
Yough boys crank it up, carry 10-game winning streak into WPIAL Class 3A playoffs
Somebody turned up the volume at Yough. A season that began with promise, flirted with disappointment, then resurfaced as something special, has the Cougars boys basketball team back in WPIAL contention. A slow dance has kicked into a rumba around Herminie, where the Cougars (15-7) are section champions for the...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 15, 2023
High schools WPIAL championships Boys Class 6A Quarterfinals Feb. 24 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 First...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 16, 2023: WPIAL basketball playoffs tip off
The curtain rises Thursday on the 2023 Path to the Pete with one boys first-round game and three boys and two girls preliminary round games. While five games will decide the No. 16 seed or in one case, the No. 15 seed, one playoff contest will decide a spot in...
Trib HSSN Girls Basketball State Rankings for Feb. 15, 2023
There were as many teams that lost their spot at the top of the rankings as there were that fell out of the weekly Trib HSSN girls basketball state rankings from last week. Even though several teams tasted defeat, most were losses against other state-ranked teams and did not cost...
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball State Rankings for Feb. 15, 2023
As the sands of the regular season hour glass disappear, it is district playoffs time around the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It’s time for the elite teams across the state to buckle up and make a run toward district gold. Five teams fell out of the Trib HSSN boys basketball state...
High school roundup for Feb. 15, 2023: Allderdice, Obama Academy reach City League finals
Ethan Amish poured in a game-high 23 points and defending champion Allderdice advanced to the City League championship with an 84-35 win over Perry. Sam Kelly and Logan Golle netted 12 each for the Dragons (19-3) and Jack Segall scored 10. Quinsean Reese had 12 points and Ahmad Arrington finished...
Hempfield repeats as WPIBL boys team champion
Hempfield repeated as WPIBL boys team champion Wednesday, defeating Butler, 2-1, in the best-of-three finals at Sims Lanes in Beaver Falls. It was a rematch of last year’s finals, also won by the Spartans in three games. On Wednesday, all three games came down to the final frame. In Game...
Senior grabs starting spot, makes impact in paint for Highlands girls
Ava Nitowski scored 14 points and added 11 rebounds Jan. 4 as the Highlands girls basketball team topped rival Freeport by 11. The double-double was a memorable performance and a strong start to the new year for the 6-foot senior first-year starter, who helped the Golden Rams win 14 games...
Monessen girls surge into playoffs as section champs, WPIAL contenders
Monessen was 2-4 and had just opened Section 2-A play with a loss at West Greene. But then, right as rain, the streak happened. The Greyhounds won 13 in a row, captured their first section title since 2012 and established themselves a contender in WPIAL Class A girls basketball. All...
A-K Valley basketball playoff preview capsules for games of Feb. 16, 2023
WPIAL basketball playoffs Boys Class 4A Preliminary round 17-West Mifflin (9-12) at 16-Knoch (8-14) 7 p.m. Thursday at Knoch High School, Saxonburg Winner plays: 1-Lincoln Park (21-1), 7 p.m. Monday at Lincoln Park Players to watch: Jordan Lucas-Johnson, West Mifflin; Teegan Finucan, Knoch Layup lines: West Mifflin tied for fourth...
Westmoreland basketball playoff preview capsule for games of Feb. 16, 2023
WPIAL basketball playoffs Girls Class 3A Preliminary round 17-Beaver Falls (9-11) at 16-Yough (10-11) 7 p.m. Thursday at Yough High School, Herminie Winner plays: 1-Shady Side Academy (20-2), noon Saturday at Fox Chapel High School Players to watch: Avina Norman, Beaver Falls; Laney Gerdich, Yough Layup lines: Beaver Falls clinched...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 14, 2023
High schools WPIAL championships Boys Class 6A Quarterfinals Feb. 24 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 First...
