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What to watch for in high school sports for March 14, 2023: PIAA basketball second round tips off
The second round on the Road to Hershey tips off Tuesday. The first round of the PIAA basketball postseason was a clean sweep for the four Class 6A girls basketball teams from the WPIAL. North Allegheny, Upper St. Clair, Norwin and Mt. Lebanon were all victorious by an average margin...
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week for March 13, 2023
Northgate senior Stephen Goetz stayed home from school Monday with a little stomach virus. Ironic, because he made McConnellsburg feel queasy in the first round of the PIAA boys basketball Class 2A playoffs. Goetz had a monster performance Saturday in leading the Flames past the Spartans. “We told him to...
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week for March 13, 2023
Standing at 5-foot-4, senior Knoch girls basketball player Nina Shaw may be easy to overlook off the basketball court. But on the hardwood, Shaw has a giant presence and has been a big part of the Knights success the last couple of years. “Her confidence level is very high right...
Hempfield hires Nick Keefer as football coach
From the time he was a pint-sized ball boy in baggy orange sweats helping his dad, Tim Keefer, a former coach at Oliver, Nick Keefer knew he wanted to be a football coach. He used to carry water into huddles during games at Cupples Stadium in Pittsburgh. A few years...
Westmoreland PIHL playoff capsules: Games for March 14, 2023
PIHL playoffs Class 2A Semifinals Latrobe (12-7) vs. South Fayette (16-3) 9 p.m. Tuesday, Robert Morris Island Sports Center, Moon Seeds: Latrobe 6, South Fayette 2 Winner plays: Winner of Armstrong (18-3)/Thomas Jefferson (13-8) in championship 6:15 p.m. March 21 at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex, Cranberry Players to watch: Peyton...
Norwin hockey thriving under pressure as Penguins Cup semifinals await
With a flair for the dramatic of late, and an unwavering focus on raising the Penguins Cup again, Norwin is ready for another semifinal matchup with Fox Chapel. The teams will face off at 7 p.m.Wednesday at Robert Morris Island Sports Center in Moon for a spot in the finals....
Westmoreland PIAA basketball playoff capsules: Games for March 14, 2023
PIAA basketball playoffs Girls Class 6A Second round Norwin (22-4) vs. Lebanon (26-2) 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Bald Eagle Area High School, Bellefonte Tickets: Upcoming Events | PIAA Box Office (hometownticketing.com) District seed: Norwin 7-3; Lebanon 3-5 Winner plays: Winner of 7-1 North Allegheny (21-5)/7-4 Mt. Lebanon (18-8) Friday in quarterfinals...
A-K Valley PIAA basketball playoff capsule: Games for March 14, 2023
PIAA basketball playoffs Boys Class 4A Second round Highlands (22-5) vs. Lincoln Park (26-1) 7 p.m. Tuesday, North Allegheny Senior High School, McCandless District seed: Highlands 7-4; Lincoln Park 7-1 Winner plays: Winner of Laurel Highlands (23-3)/Hampton (24-3) Friday in quarterfinals (time, site TBD) Players to watch: Cam Reigard, Highlands;...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Latrobe’s Mikayla McClain
It’s not every day new sports are being added to the NCAA varsity list. Starting in 2023, there will be a new one on display for collegiate cheerleaders. STUNT, described as “an exciting head-to-head game between two teams who execute skills-based routines in various categories — partner stunts, jumps/tumbling, pyramids/tosses...
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Burrell’s Addy Landowski
March is a time of transition in high school sports, with the winter season wrapping up and spring sports getting started. It’s a time of change for Burrell senior Addy Landowski as well. Having wrapped up her senior season on the court for the Bucs, she’s looking ahead to her...
2023 WPIAL Class 6A baseball preseason breakdown
It’s a realignment year in WPIAL baseball and, once again, the higher classifications have taken a hit. While Class 6A is down one team from the last two-year cycle, Class 5A is down one whole section after shrinking from 25 teams to 19 teams for the 2023 and 2024 seasons....
2023 WPIAL Class 6A softball preseason breakdown
The 2023 WPIAL softball season brings a different look to the Class 6A schedule. Gone is the two-section format, as just nine teams remain in the highest classification via PIAA realignment, leading the WPIAL committee to form just one section for Class 6A teams. Here is a rundown of the...
Defending champions to be challenged in PIHL Penguins Cup semifinals
A year ago, the PIHL Penguins Cup was raised by Peters Township in 3A, Thomas Jefferson in 2A, Norwin in A and Neshannock won the Division II championship. Three of those four are still alive as the league heads into its weeklong Frozen Four. The PIHL will have four days...
What to watch for in high school sports for March 13, 2023: Dominant PIHL teams to battle
A week of PIHL Penguins Cup Frozen Four high school hockey games begins Monday with the Class 3A semifinals. Over the last 10 years, the most dominant PIHL Class 3A programs have been North Allegheny and Peters Township. North Allegheny won Penguins Cup titles in 2013, 2019 and 2021 while...
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week for March 12, 2023
Nine days earlier, the Penn-Trafford girls basketball team had to win to keep their season alive, and they did, beating Hampton in the WPIAL seventh-place consolation game. On Saturday in the opening round of the PIAA basketball playoffs, again the Warriors had to win to survive and advance, and they...
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week for March 12, 2023
Falling behind early on the road in a PIAA basketball playoff game is not a good recipe for success. Trailing by double-digit points heading into the fourth quarter of a state playoff game is usually a countdown to your season being over. The Neshannock boys experienced both of those not-so-enjoyable...
Trib HSSN broadcast listings: Week of March 13, 2023
With spring sports season beginning this weekend, our focus remains on the winter sports postseason this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN continues our coverage of the Penguins Cup high school hockey playoffs with video streams off all eight PIHL semifinals contests. We will also continue...
High school scores, schedules for March 12, 2023
High schools Basketball Boys PIAA playoffs Class 6A Wednesday’s schedule Second round Chambersburg (16-11) vs. Archbishop Wood (17-8) at Cedar Crest, 7:30 p.m.; North Penn (19-8) vs. Coatesville (19-9) at Pottstown, 7:30 p.m.; Parkland (19-9) vs. Garnet Valley (18-9) at Geigle Complex, 6 p.m.; Lower Merion (22-4) vs. Roman Catholic...
Canon-McMillan’s Solorio, North Allegheny’s Rumpler earn titles at girls wrestling state championships
Thirteen champions were crowned Sunday at the Pennsylvania girls wrestling state championships at Central Dauphin High School. Canon-McMillan’s Valarie Solorio and North Allegheny’s Leyna Rumpler were among those standing at the top of the awards podium. Solorio pinned South Western’s Natalie Handy in 47 seconds to win the 100-pound championship....
Latrobe hockey relishes 2nd chance in Penguins Cup playoffs
Latrobe is not about to waste a second chance at PIHL glory. In 2020, the Wildcats hockey team made the Penguins Cup championship, but the covid pandemic sent Latrobe to the penalty box for something it didn’t do. The Wildcats never came out. The championships were canceled, and Latrobe packed...
Westmoreland high school notebook: PIHL Class A final could feature 2 local teams
One Westmoreland County team is guaranteed a spot in the PIHL Class A championship. But there could be two. Blue No. 3 seed Norwin (17-4) will take on No. 1 seed Fox Chapel (19-2) at 7 p.m. Wednesday in one semifinal, with Blue No. 2 Greensburg Salem (18-3) and Gold...
PIAA boys basketball playoffs continue in 2nd round for 23 WPIAL teams
There were 36 WPIAL boys basketball teams taking part in the 2023 PIAA playoffs, and after the first round on opening weekend, the field of District 7 representatives has been cut to 23 teams. Here are the sites and times for the second-round games on Tuesday and Wednesday on The...
21 WPIAL teams learn sites, times for 2nd round of PIAA girls basketball playoffs
The WPIAL started with 37 girls basketball teams participating in the PIAA playoffs and after first-round play on opening weekend, the field of District 7 representatives has been sliced to 21 teams. Here are the sites and times for second-round games Tuesday and Wednesday on The Road to Hershey. Girls...
Gateway swimmers hope to finish season strong at PIAA championships
Members of the Gateway boys and girls swim teams are at Bucknell this week competing at the PIAA Class 3A and 2A championships, and they hope to build on strong individual and relay performances from the WPIAL meet at Pitt two weeks ago. “All of the kids are pumped for...
After tough season, Gateway softball seeks improvement in ’23
When the Gateway softball team faced Thomas Jefferson for the first of two Section 2-5A matchups last year, the Jaguars stung the young Gators, 15-0, in three innings. Three weeks later, Gateway took TJ to the full seven innings in a 9-0 loss. To second-year Gators coach Donny Holl, that...
