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What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 26, 2023: Peters Township, Thomas Jefferson boys set for rematch
When the first half of WPIAL boys basketball section play ended last week, there was a three-way tie for the top spot in Section 1-5A. Two of those three teams go head to head to highlight a busy Fray-day of district boys section hoops. The first game between Peters Township...
Sharpened by tough early schedule, Kiski Area boys heating up
Kiski Area boys basketball coach Corey Smith senses that everything is coming together. Not just because the team is on a four-game winning streak. It’s more about how the Cavaliers are winning. Smith called it “buy-in” to committing to winning as a group. “They see my energy every day at...
New blood in backcourt makes impact for Jeannette boys
Jeannette knew it would have length and experience with seniors Shane Mickens and Jalen Bass along with sophomore Lonnie Greene returning for basketball season. Mickens and Bass are 6-foot-3, and Greene stands 6-4. The trio often plays big. They’re moth-to-a-light rebounders and long-armed defenders. Junior guard Isaiah Mallich also brought...
Westmoreland County Coaches Association Swimming & Diving Championships preview
Westmoreland County Coaches Association Swimming & Diving Championships Friday and Saturday at Derry Diving: 5 p.m. Friday Swimming: 10 a.m. Saturday Teams: Belle Vernon, Burrell, Derry, Franklin Regional, Greater Latrobe, Greensburg Salem, Hempfield, Kiski Area, Kiski School, Ligonier Valley, Mt. Pleasant, Norwin, Penn-Trafford, Southmoreland Scouting report: Buy a ticket and...
Waynesburg, Burgettstown awarded top seeds for WPIAL wrestling tournament
WPIAL wrestling committee members faced quite a challenge seeding the Class 3A tournament bracket Thursday morning. The top seed went to Waynesburg (10-2), which has won the past three Class 3A titles but suffered losses to No. 3 Butler (19-1) and fourth-seeded Connellsville (12-4) during the regular season. Section 2...
Westmoreland County boys basketball notebook: Injuries could impact Seton Hill showcase
Seton Hill will host seven high school games Saturday and Sunday, four of which will be boys matchups. Injuries, though, could dampen at least two of the matchups. Franklin Regional (9-6) plays Belle Vernon (7-7) at 6 p.m. Saturday in the opener. Franklin Regional has been without its top two...
WPIAL clinched: 36 teams qualify for team wrestling tournament
The WPIAL team wrestling regular season is complete with teams having finished their section schedule on Wednesday. The top three teams from each section qualified for the 2023 WPIAL team wrestling playoffs, which start Monday. The brackets will be released Thursday. Here are the teams that clinched a playoff berth....
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 25, 2023
High schools WPIAL Basketball Boys Wednesday’s results Class 2A Section 3 Jeannette 69, Leechburg 65 (2OT) Class A Section 1 Union 72, Cornell 34 Nonsection Burgettstown 72, Western Beaver 54 Clairton 63, Propel Braddock Hills 49 Shenango 70, Wilmington 32 West Greene 72, Bentworth 62 City League Allderdice 72, Perry...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 26, 2023: Class 6A girls basketball powers to meet
They have been the most successful girls basketball programs in the highest classification over the last eight years. On Thursday, they meet for the second time this season in a clash for the top spot in Section 1-6A as Norwin (14-2) visits North Allegheny (10-4). The Knights won the last...
Trib 10: Shakeup hits girls power rankings
This week, the tide has turned with plenty of movement on the girls side of the weekly Trib 10, while things settled a bit in the boys power rankings. A week after four boys teams fell out of the Trib 10, only one change was made with Highlands replacing Butler....
High school roundup for Jan. 25, 2023: No. 1 Waynesburg clinches section title
Mac Church (145) won by fall to give the Raiders the lead for good as No. 1 Waynesburg clinched the Section 5-3A wrestling title with a 39-27 victory over No. 7 Trinity on Wednesday night. Rocco Welsh (172) and Brody Evans (189) won major decisions and Eli Makel (215) picked...
Apollo-Ridge girls look forward to rematch with Shady Side Academy
Sydney McCray feels that the Apollo-Ridge girls basketball team didn’t show its best in the first meeting with highly ranked Shady Side Academy on Jan. 2. The Bulldogs won 66-34 in the matchup of the top two teams in the Section 3-3A standings. McCray, a senior guard, said the Vikings...
Burrell wrestlers handle Greensburg Salem to win 20th straight section title
It was a mere formality Wednesday night for No. 2 Burrell to secure its 20th consecutive WPIAL section wrestling title. On their home mat, the Bucs took advantage of five Greensburg Salem forfeits and claimed all but two matches in a 57-6 rout of the outmanned Golden Lions to win...
A-K Valley girls basketball notebook: Plum closes in on return to WPIAL playoffs
Plum’s girls basketball team has been on a roller-coaster ride throughout the 2022-23 season as it seeks to return to the WPIAL playoffs after missing out a year ago. After a tough 30-point loss to Section 1-5A Indiana (12-5, 8-0), the Mustangs responded by defeating Gateway, 42-29, before winning another...
Westmoreland County girls basketball notebook: Despite loss, Norwin has strong resume
Top-ranked Norwin finally was tripped up by a Class 6A team this week when the Lady Knights lost to No. 2 Upper St. Clair, 56-45, on the road. But they might deserve to be cut some slack. They have had quite a schedule. If some of the opponents sound familiar,...
Latrobe, Southmoreland, Belle Vernon girls take different paths with star players out
When Latrobe found out standout center Emma Blair was done for the season with a knee injury just three games into the 2022-23 schedule, the first reaction was panic. Cold sweats and worry. Oh no, the sky is falling. But after some time passed, and reflection and practice reps with...
Penn-Trafford wrestling tops Norwin, earns share of section title
Penn-Trafford senior Owen Ott got a little nervous Wednesday when the match against Norwin came down him. All he had to do was win and give Penn-Trafford a share of the Section 3-A title with Norwin and Franklin Regional. But Ott shook off the butterflies and proceeded to pin Aiden...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 24, 2023
High schools WPIAL Basketball Boys Tuesday’s results Class 4A Section 2 Lincoln Park 79, Ambridge 40 Beaver 74, Hopewell 36 Central Valley 53, Blackhawk 49 Section 3 Uniontown 71, Albert Gallatin 31 Class 3A Section 1 Beaver Falls at New Brighton, (n) Neshannock 77, Ellwood City 53 Mohawk 61, Freedom...
Greensburg Central Catholic completes season sweep of Serra Catholic
The last time Greensburg Central Catholic and Serra Catholic met, the Centurions managed to escape with a two-point win Dec. 20. Tuesday night’s rematch featured a more lopsided result with the same team coming away victorious. Tyree Turner netted a game-high 24 points, Franco Alvarez poured in 23 and the...
High school roundup for Jan. 24, 2023: Penn Hills makes statement with win over Gateway
Noah Barren scored 26 points to lead Penn Hills to a 74-44 victory over Gateway in a nonsection boys basketball matchup of section leaders Tuesday night. Robert Thomas added 17 and Daemar Kelly had 16 for Penn Hills (10-3), which led 28-7 after one quarter. Kaleb Pryor led Gateway (11-4)...
Deer Lakes boys run away with another victory over Derry
Deer Lakes is new to the Trib HSSN top-five boys basketball rankings. The No. 3 Lancers continue to show why they deserve recognition among the best in WPIAL Class 3A. High-scoring Deer Lakes registered its fifth straight victory by beating host Derry, 89-64, on Tuesday night in Section 3, using...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 25, 2023: Wrestling teams to vie for section titles
The final night of section wrestling is upon us with plenty of matches to determine section championships or at least a share of the section crown heading into the team district playoffs. In Class 2A, Burgettstown in Section 1, Frazier in Section 2, Highlands in Section 5 and Burrell in...
WPIAL clinched: Final few playoff spots up for grabs as wrestling regular season concludes
The WPIAL team wrestling regular season is nearly complete with teams finishing their section schedules on Wednesday. The top three teams from each section qualify for the 2023 WPIAL team wrestling playoffs starting on Monday. If three or more teams have identical records against each other, the following tie-breaking system...
Trib HSSN girls basketball state rankings for Jan. 24, 2023
There were not a lot of changes with four teams dropping out and four new schools entering the weekly Trib HSSN state rankings. Abington in Class 6A and McKeesport in 5A, along with Christian School of York and North Clarion in Class A all lost their grip on a Top...
Trib HSSN boys basketball state rankings for Jan. 24, 2023
A pair of top-ranked teams and five schools lost their spot in the Top 5 across the state as the second half of the regular season began last week. We have a new No. 1 team in both Class 3A and 2A in the latest Trib HSSN boys basketball state...
