High School category, Page 539
South Fayette answers challenge from Oakland Catholic to repeat as WPIAL Class 5A champs
On its way to the WPIAL Class 5A girls basketball championship game, South Fayette had dominated its opponents. It wasn’t exactly the same in a matchup against Oakland Catholic on Saturday. After being down at halftime, No. 1 South Fayette needed a third-quarter surge to move past No. 2 Oakland...
In battle of defending champs, North Catholic tops Blackhawk for 22nd WPIAL title
Dacia Lewandowski said she and her North Catholic girls basketball teammates ask themselves “What’s their why?” going into every game. The choice for their “why” going into the WPIAL Class 4A championship game was clear. “Our why was that we were the two seed and we took that personally,” Lewandowski...
Aliquippa rallies past Northgate to win 13th WPIAL basketball championship
Minutes after posing for a championship photo, juniors Cam Lindsey and Quentin Good entered the press room wearing sunglasses Saturday afternoon at Petersen Events Center. Whether it is football or basketball, Aliquippa never seems fazed by the bright lights of WPIAL championship games. Make them play up: Doesn’t matter. Make...
Latrobe’s Vinny Kilkeary, Waynesburg’s Mac Church win 3rd WPIAL titles
Latrobe senior Vinny Kilkeary and Waynesburg senior Mac Church joined an elite group Saturday at the WPIAL/PIAA Southwest Regional Class 3A wrestling tournament at Canon-McMillan High School. They became the 86th and 87th members of the three-time WPIAL champions club. Kilkeary (25-0) won his third consecutive title by dominating Canon-McMillan...
Union comes alive in 4th quarter, tops Aquinas Academy for 1st WPIAL title
The old adage says it’s tough to beat a team three times in the same season, and coming into the WPIAL Class A girls basketball championship game, No. 1 Union had defeated No. 3 Aquinas Academy twice this year. Aquinas Academy looked like it was going to prove the saying...
2023 WPIAL Class 2A swimming championship podium photos
Dozens of student-athletes climbed the stairs at Pitt’s Trees Pool on Thursday and Friday to obtain top-eight medals at the 2023 WPIAL Class 2A swimming championships. Check out a photo gallery courtesy of Tribune-Review photographers Shane Dunlap and Kristina Serafini....
2023 WPIAL Class 3A swimming championship podium photos
Dozens of student-athletes climbed the stairs at Pitt’s Trees Pool on Thursday and Friday to obtain top-eight medals at the 2023 WPIAL Class 3A swimming championships. Check out a photo gallery courtesy of Tribune-Review photographers Shane Dunlap and Kristina Serafini....
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 3, 2023
High schools WPIAL playoffs Boys Class 6A Saturday’s schedule Championship New Castle (22-2) vs. Central Catholic (15-9) at Petersen Events Center, 7 p.m. Class 4A Friday’s schedule Championship Lincoln Park 78, North Catholic 68 Class 3A Friday’s schedule Championship Deer Lakes 61, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 60 Class...
Seeds set for 73 WPIAL basketball teams headed to state tournament
The WPIAL consolation “play-in” games have now all been played. With the Path to the Pete complete, the focus turns to the Road to Hershey and the start of the PIAA basketball postseason next weekend. The state basketball playoffs tip off Friday, March 10 and Saturday, March 11. Here is...
2023 WPIAL Class 6A boys basketball championship breakdown: New Castle vs. Central Catholic
WPIAL Class 6A boys basketball championship No. 1 New Castle vs. No. 3 Central Catholic 7 p.m. Saturday, Petersen Events Center On the air: Video livestream: TribHSSN.TribLive.com; Radio: KDKA (1020 AM), KDKA (100.1 FM) WPIAL titles: New Castle, 14 (1927, ‘36, ‘82, ‘93, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, 2012, ‘13, ‘14, ‘17,...
In the end, Lincoln Park too much for North Catholic in Class 4A WPIAL title game
Lincoln Park’s Brandin Cummings and Meleek Thomas hear praise from many places, but on this championship night, the best accolades came from the coach of the other team. The coach who tried everything to stop them. “You’re talking about the two best players in the area,” North Catholic coach Jim...
WPIAL Class 2A boys basketball championship: Aliquippa vs. Northgate
WPIAL Class 2A boys basketball championship No. 1 Aliquippa vs. No. 6 Northgate 1 p.m. Saturday, Petersen Events Center On the air: Video livestream: TribHSSN.TribLive.com; Radio: WBVP (1230 AM), WBVP (99.3 FM), WMBA (1460 AM) WPIAL titles: Aliquippa 12 (1949, ‘87, ‘88, ‘94, ‘98, 2000, ‘03, ‘04, ‘06, ‘07, ‘15,...
Latrobe’s Nate Roth starts strong at WPIAL tournament
It’s been a long and difficult journey for Latrobe senior Nate Roth. Arguably one of the top wrestlers in the WPIAL, if not the state, he has never made the trip to Hershey for the PIAA individual championships. Injuries in 2020 and 2022 as well as a controversial slam in...
Mt. Pleasant freshman Dylan Pitzer advances to semifinals at Class 2A wrestling regionals
Since he came in as the 12th seed after a fourth-place finish at the WPIAL tournament, the rest of the field at 215 pounds at the PIAA Class 2A Southwest Regional wrestling tournament in Altoona might not have given much thought to Mt. Pleasant freshman Dylan Pitzer before wrestling started...
More records fall, North Allegheny girls win 15th straight team title at WPIAL swimming championships
For the second straight day, most of the excitement and drama at the WPIAL swimming championships at Pitt’s Trees Pool happened in Class 2A in the afternoon session. Five more WPIAL records fell and the team competition for second and third place for the girls, and first place for the...
Mt. Pleasant girls repeat as WPIAL Class 2A swimming champions
The Mt. Pleasant girls swim team completed Friday what they started Thursday. Swims at the top and throughout a deep lineup produced points in nearly every race, and it translated to the Vikings’ second straight WPIAL Class 2A championship. “It is awesome,” said a soaked Mt. Pleasant coach Sandy Felice...
Jasmine Timmerson, North Allegheny girls roll past Upper St. Clair in Class 6A finals
If the WPIAL Class 6A girls basketball championship needed a title in the history books, “All That Jazz” might be the way to go. North Allegheny senior guard Jasmine Timmerson put on a career performance on her future college floor as the queens of 6A added another crown on Friday...
Kiski Area boys rally, win team title at WPIAL Class 2A swimming championships
The Kiski Area boys swim team trailed Indiana by 12 points heading into the 400-yard freestyle relay Friday at the WPIAL Class 2A championships. The top-seeded Cavaliers quartet of sophomore Justin Tucker, junior Landon Seman, and seniors Parker Sterlitz and Levi Hansen raced to the championship with a strong final...
Deer Lakes celebrates ‘wonderful journey’ by hoisting WPIAL championship trophy
Albie Fletcher gave a joyous bear hug to each of his Deer Lakes players in the moments after the final buzzer sounded Friday night at the Petersen Events Center. It was a moment more than 30 years in the making. The 1993 Deer Lakes graduate, in his first season as...
Deer Lakes dethrones OLSH to win 1st WPIAL basketball championship
The Deer Lakes boys made basketball history twice this winter, and each time they snapped an Our Lady of the Sacred Heart streak. This time, the Lancers ended OLSH’s four-year reign as a WPIAL champion. Senior guard Bryce Robson made a go-ahead layup with about 70 seconds left and No....
Kiski Area set to host girls regional wrestling tournament Sunday
Some of the top girls high school wrestlers in Pennsylvania will converge on Kiski Area High School for Sunday’s West Region Championships. “We’re expecting 300 to 350 girls to be here,” said Kiski Area wrestling coach Chris Heater, adding that matches will be held on four mats. Besides WPIAL wrestlers,...
No. 4 Avonworth stifles Laurel to claim 7th WPIAL girls basketball championship
Avonworth was one of the WPIAL’s best defensive teams during the regular season. On Friday afternoon, the Lopes put that lockdown style on display on the biggest stage in Western Pennsylvania and rode it all the way to the program’s seventh WPIAL girls basketball championship with a 48-40 victory over...
2023 WPIAL Class 5A girls basketball championship breakdown: South Fayette vs. Oakland Catholic
WPIAL Class 5A girls basketball championship No. 1 South Fayette vs. No. 2 Oakland Catholic 5 p.m. Saturday, Petersen Events Center On the air: Video livestream: TribHSSN.TribLive.com WPIAL titles: South Fayette 2 (2016, ‘22); Oakland Catholic 6 (1999, 2000, ‘01, ‘02, ‘05, ‘06) South Fayette (23-2) Coach: Bryan Bennett Projected...
2023 WPIAL Class 4A girls basketball championship breakdown: Blackhawk vs. North Catholic
WPIAL Class 4A girls basketball championship No. 1 Blackhawk vs. No. 2 North Catholic 3 p.m. Saturday, Petersen Events Center On the air: Video livestream: TribHSSN.TribLive.com; Radio: WBVP (1230 AM), WBVP (99.3 FM), WMBA (1460 AM) WPIAL titles: Blackhawk 8 (1996, ‘97, ‘99, 2000, ‘11, ‘14, ‘15, ‘22); North Catholic...
2023 WPIAL Class A girls basketball championship breakdown: Union vs. Aquinas Academy
WPIAL Class A girls basketball championship No. 1 Union vs. No. 3 Aquinas Academy 11 a.m. Saturday, Petersen Events Center On the air: Video livestream: TribHSSN.TribLive.com WPIAL titles: Union 0; Aquinas Academy 0 Union (17-6) Coach: Rob Nogay Projected starting lineup No., Name, Ht., Cl., Pos. 3, Kayla Fruehstorfer, 5-6,...
