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Road Warriors: Penn-Trafford keeps playoff hopes alive
From the bottom of the section to the WPIAL playoffs? Penn-Trafford just might pull it off. The Road Warriors did it again. Penn-Trafford, saving its best for last, won for the third time in four games to keep their flickering postseason hopes alive. The Warriors rallied from a slow start...
Riverview slows Cleveland to top Leechburg but loses out on playoff spot
Riverview coach Phil McGivney said when his team is balanced on the score sheet, it normally comes out on the right side. The Raiders were balanced Tuesday night with four players in double figures, and, combined with a defensive adjustment intended to slow down Leechburg standout Marcus Cleveland, it was...
5 WPIAL teams searching for PIAA gold
Winning a PIAA championship takes a special team. Waynesburg had that type of team in 2021. But when the first round of team matches begins Thursday, five WPIAL teams will be attempting to win the state goal. It won’t be easy, because some of the top teams in the state...
Trib HSSN individual wrestling rankings for Feb. 7, 2023
Class 3A 107: 1. Santino Sloboda, Butler (30-0); 2. Tanner Mizenko, Canon-McMillan (27-7); 3. Owen Campbell, Plum (21-4); 4. Gus Stedeford, North Allegheny (23-9); 5. Dylan Barrett, Penn-Trafford (26-11); 6. Ejiro Montoya, Mt. Lebanon (22-3). 114: 1. Luke Willochell, Latrobe (22-2); 2. Connor Smith, Seneca Valley (22-6); 3. Ty Kapusta,...
Trib HSSN team wrestling rankings for Feb. 7, 2023
Class 3A Team Record LW 1. Canon-McMillan (14-2) 2 2. Waynesburg (13-3) 1 3. Hempfield (10-5) NR 4. Connellsville (14-6) 3 5. Norwin (15-3) NR 6. West Allegheny (11-2) 5 7. Butler (20-2) 6 8. Latrobe (6-3) 4 9. Plum (10-2) 8 10. Trinity (6-3) 7 Class 2A Team Record...
Butler captures 4th WPIAL rifle championship
The Butler rifle team won a WPIAL team championship for the fourth time Tuesday at Dormont-Mt. Lebanon Sportsmen’s Club in Canonsburg. The Golden Tornado finished with a score of 799-49x to edge runner-up Penn-Trafford (798-57x) and Trinity (798-54x). Butler (10-3 overall), which won the Section 4 title at 8-2 during...
WPIBL releases qualifiers for team, singles championship tournaments
The Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Bowling League’s regular season wrapped up Feb. 1, and after examining all of the scores, stats, averages and records, the league has released who will be competing in the team and singles championships over the next two weeks. The WPIBL team championships at Sims Lanes in...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 6, 2023
High schools WPIAL Basketball Boys Monday’s results Class 2A Section 2 Winchester Thurston 50, Propel Montour 12 Southwestern Christian Athletic Conference Pittsburgh Christian Academy 55, Cheswick Christian Academy 54 Nonsection Propel Andrew Street 53, Hillcrest Academy 44 Tuesday’s schedule Class 6A Section 1 Central Catholic at Butler, 7:30 p.m. Pine-Richland...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 7, 2023: Class 6A boys basketball playoff picture to shake out
New Castle is 7-1 and in first place in WPIAL boys basketball Section 1-6A with one week left. Its opponent on Tuesday, Pine-Richland, is 1-7 and in the section basement. The other four section teams are fit to be tied. Seeding and a playoff berths are up for grabs in...
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week for Feb. 6, 2023
When New Castle star senior Isaiah Boice went down with a fracture in his foot in early January, there were some who thought the top-ranked WPIAL Class 6A boys basketball team was in big trouble. “This is the first major injury I’ve dealt with in 13 years as a coach,”...
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Player of the Week for Feb. 6, 2023
Vinnie Cugini stands 6-foot-2, but he is now a giant in WPIAL basketball lore. The Aquinas Academy senior guard broke the all-time district scoring record last week against Neighborhood Academy when he registered 33 points. The Pitt-Johnstown recruit broke the 30-year scoring record set by Tom Pipkins of Valley in...
WPIAL clinched: Girls basketball playoff qualifiers through Feb. 6, 2023
The 2023 WPIAL girls basketball regular season is winding down and the playoff field is nearly set. Trib HSSN will once again have exclusive coverage of the WPIAL girls basketball playoffs starting Monday, Feb. 13 with the Playoff Pairings Show at 3 p.m. as we unveil the brackets to the...
Greensburg CC girls rout Clairton but Bears sophomore Iyanna Wade scores 1,000th point
Greensburg Central Catholic rolled out a Spalding TF-1000 Legacy basketball for Monday night’s game against visiting Clairton. It is the ball the WPIAL requires teams to use in the playoffs. The Lady Centurions looked playoff ready but only partially because of the ball they were using. Third-ranked GCC was motivated,...
High school roundup for Feb. 6, 2023: Freedom’s Shaye Bailey breaks school record to reach 1,000 points
Coming into Monday night’s game, Freedom’s Shaye Bailey needed 45 points to reach 1,000 for her career. She got them, setting a school single-game scoring record in the process. Bailey scored 51 points, leading Freedom to a 73-42 victory over Aliquippa in Section 1-2A girls basketball. Julz Mohrbacher recorded a...
Hempfield wrestlers make quick work of Allderdice to earn trip to Hershey
It’s official: The Hempfield wrestling team will be headed to Hershey on Thursday to compete in the PIAA Class 3A tournament. Spartans took all of 22 minutes Monday to defeat Pittsburgh City League champion Allderdice, 72-6, in a preliminary-round match at Carrick. Hempfield (10-5) will face District 1 champion Pennridge...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Franklin Regional’s Mauriana Dorsch
Franklin Regional’s girls soccer team went 11-6-2 overall, 7-4-1 in section play this past season and made it to the WPIAL quarterfinals before falling 1-0 to Mars. Low-scoring games were a big part of the story for this year’s Panthers squad. In 18 games, they allowed 11 goals, and all...
Indoor season provides opportunity to shine for Hempfield track athletes
The numbers don’t lie. Hempfield’s track and field program produces some eye-popping figures. On a recent Saturday at the PennWest Edinboro Sports and Recreation Center, three members of the Hempfield girls indoor team produced elite numbers at a Tri-State Track Coaches Association meet. With hundreds of boys and girls from...
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Freeport’s Akina Boynton
Nov. 9 was a very special day for many athletes: the opening of the national letter of intent signing period. Freeport senior Akina Boynton joined the fun Jan. 10, agreeing to play soccer at Chatham. “I love the fact that Chatham has a great psychology and art program,” Boynton said....
Larry Troutman finds ‘perfect situation’ with Leechburg softball program
Larry Troutman believes he is in an ideal situation. Troutman was hired in early October as coach of the highly touted and record-setting Leechburg softball program. “I am extremely excited about the opportunity to represent Leechburg School District and the Leechburg community,” he said, “and I look forward to the...
High school scores, schedules for Feb. 5, 2023
High schools WPIAL Basketball Boys Sunday’s results Slammin’ at Sewickley Academy Aquinas Academy 67, Sewickley Academy 45 Moon 67, Avonworth 37 Neighborhood Academy 76, Shenango 72 Quaker Valley 59, Rochester 42 Monday’s schedule Nonsection Hillcrest Christian at Propel Andrew Street, 7:30 p.m. Girls Monday’s schedule Class 6A Section 1 Hempfield...
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week for Feb. 5, 2023
After grinding it out through December and January, every high school basketball coach wants their team to be peaking in early February so they can have success in late February and early March. For veteran coach Jim Callipare, now in his second year with the Armstrong girls, his team’s actions...
WPIAL clinched: Girls basketball playoff qualifiers through Feb. 5, 2023
The 2023 WPIAL girls basketball regular season is winding down and the playoff field is growing. Trib HSSN will once again have exclusive coverage of the WPIAL girls basketball playoffs starting Feb. 13 with the Playoff Pairings Show at 3 p.m. as we unveil the brackets. Here is the updated...
WPIAL clinched: Boys basketball playoff qualifiers through Feb. 5, 2023
The 2023 WPIAL boys basketball playoff field is starting to take shape with only one week left in the regular season. Trib HSSN will once again have exclusive coverage of the WPIAL boys basketball playoffs starting Feb. 13 with the Playoff Pairings Show at 3 p.m. as we unveil the...
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week for Feb. 5, 2023
Neshannock senior Mairan Haggerty has become a versatile and valuable player for the Lancers. At 6-foot-1, she is the tallest player on the roster, so, many times, he will be tussling with opponents for position on the blocks. But she also can handle the ball and score from the perimeter...
3 WPIAL wrestling teams set to begin PIAA tournament with preliminary-round matches
Three WPIAL wrestling teams can earn a trip to Hershey if they can win preliminary-round road matches Monday. Hempfield in Class 3A, and Quaker Valley and Frazier in Class 2A can qualify for the PIAA team tournament first-round matches that begin Thursday. Hempfield, which defeated Connellsville in a third-place match...
