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What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 28, 2023: Class 6A boys to battle for spot in finals
We close out the month of February with the final night of WPIAL semifinals basketball. Fifteen years ago, Central Catholic won its first and only WPIAL basketball championship, beating Moon in the Class 4A finals, 55-54. The Vikings are two wins from a second district crown after escaping the quarterfinals...
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week for Feb. 27, 2023
All high school basketball coaches preach the importance of a fast start. Well, the Woodland Hills girls basketball team is taking the turtle and the hare story to heart and proving that a strong finishing kick is better than a terrific start. The Wolverines started this season with a 1-5...
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week for Feb. 27, 2023
A year ago, the South Fayette girls basketball team was the No. 2 seed and stunned top seed and favored Chartiers Valley in the WPIAL championship game. This year, the Lions have been on top of the rankings all year and are the team to beat in the Class 5A...
High school roundup for Feb. 27, 2023: BJ Vaughn’s buzzer-beater sends OLSH to 7th straight WPIAL finals
BJ Vaughn hit the game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer as sixth-seeded Our Lady of the Sacred Heart advanced to the WPIAL finals for the seventh straight season with a 53-50 victory over second-seeded Neshannock in the Class 3A semifinals Monday night. With the defense focused on Rocco Spadafora handling the...
North Catholic steps up, denies Laurel Highlands another trip to WPIAL finals
North Catholic denied Laurel Highlands its fourth consecutive trip to the WPIAL championship game by defeating the second-seeded Mustangs, 74-59, in the Class 4A semifinals Monday at Norwin. The sixth-seeded Trojans combined hot 3-point shooting in the first half with a pressure defense to defeat the Mustangs. North Catholic (19-6)...
Upper St. Clair loses senior captain to injury in win over Mt. Lebanon in Class 6A semifinals
The Upper St. Clair girls basketball team ran the gamut of emotions at Bethel Park on Monday as it battled rival Mt. Lebanon in the WPIAL 6A semifinals. Soon after celebrating a third victory this season over Mt. Lebanon, 58-33, the team learned it would be without senior point guard...
Deer Lakes hits 3-pointer in closing seconds, upsets No. 1 seed Steel Valley
The Deer Lakes boys are headed to the WPIAL finals for the first time in school history, and they’ll do so with a first-year coach leading the celebration. But before they could scream and shout Monday night, everyone in green and gold held their breath. Lancers senior Michael Butler made...
‘Power 5 guys’ help Lincoln Park boys race past Highlands and into Class 4A title game
Meleek Thomas is rated by several scouting services as one of the top sophomore boys basketball players in the country. Brandin Cummings is a Pitt commit as a junior. Both showed why they are prized recruits Monday night and helped Lincoln Park make another trip to Petersen Events Center. Thomas...
North Allegheny girls rally past Norwin to return to WPIAL Class 6A title game
Before Jasmine Timmerson left Fox Chapel and headed for the team bus, she had one last thing to do. She had to pick up the team’s basketball bag. It’s a heavy, fully loaded basketball bag, which Timmerson could hide inside if she wanted to. A lot of teams have freshmen...
Union girls take care of St. Joseph to earn 1st trip to WPIAL championship game
The St. Joseph girls basketball team took down the top seed in last year’s WPIAL Class A quarterfinals. The Spartans attempted to do it again Monday, this time in a semifinal matchup against Union at North Allegheny. But the Scotties, who used a big first quarter to open a 19-point...
Longtime Beaver football coach, WPIAL Hall of Famer Pat Tarquinio dies
Longtime Beaver football coach Pat Tarquinio, who was one of the winningest coaches in WPIAL history, has died. Beaver athletic director Alan Alcalde announced his death Monday. Tarquinio won 241 games and three WPIAL titles at Beaver, where he coached from 1966-99. The Bobcats won WPIAL titles in 1972, ’81...
Big man Alvarez starting to play big for Greensburg Central Catholic boys
Always the tallest kid on his basketball teams growing up, 6-foot-5 Franco Alvarez has enjoyed the view from above. “I’ve been tall forever,” the junior forward from Greensburg Central Catholic said. “It wasn’t like I had this big growth spurt. I’ve just grown a little bit every year. I don’t...
Westmoreland WPIAL basketball playoff capsules: Games for Feb. 28, 2023
WPIAL basketball playoffs Boys Class A Semifinals 4-Greensburg Central Catholic (17-5) vs. 1-Aliquippa (17-6) 6 p.m. Tuesday, West Allegheny High School, Imperial Winner plays: Winner of 6-Northgate (18-6)/2-Bishop Canevin (20-4) in championship 1 p.m. Saturday at Petersen Events Center, University of Pittsburgh Coaches: Christian Hyland, Greensburg Central Catholic; Nick Lackovich,...
A-K Valley WPIAL basketball playoff capsules: Games for Feb. 28, 2023
WPIAL basketball playoffs Girls Class 4A Semifinals 2-North Catholic (20-3) vs. 6-Highlands (16-7) 6 p.m. Tuesday at Gateway High School, Monroeville Winner plays: Winner of 1-Blackhawk (20-3) vs. 4-Quaker Valley (16-7) in championship game at 3 p.m. Saturday at Petersen Events Center Players to watch: Kate Myers, Highlands; Dacia Lewandowski,...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Norwin’s Anna Little
Excelling at one stroke is hard enough, but how about four? That’s what swimmers who compete in the individual medley have to do, racing in the backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly and freestyle. One of those swimmers is Norwin’s Anna Little, who won the event at the Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association meet...
Hempfield spirit squad ‘performed better than ever’ in winning national title
Diligence and dedication help define the Hempfield competitive spirit cheer program. Hard work, determination and desire also prove valuable. The WPIAL and PIAA champion Hempfield cheerleaders won a game day varsity national title for the first time in school history, taking first place in the Super Varsity Division I game...
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Apollo-Ridge’s Jake Mull
Many athletes participate in different activities within their school and sometimes go straight from one sports season to another. Apollo-Ridge’s Jake Mull takes that to another level. Mull is a five-sport athlete — basketball, baseball, football, soccer and track — and has broken multiple school records along the way. “My...
Large support group helping form Kiski Area’s fledgling unified track and field team
Kiski Area’s Sammy Plazio qualified for the PIAA cross country championships last fall as a freshman, an experience he described as “really awesome.” Now, he’s helping to pave the way for other Kiski athletes to pursue their dreams of competing for a state title. Plazio is among those supporting the...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Feb. 27, 2023: Section rematches on tap in semifinals
The two WPIAL Class 6A girls basketball Final Four games are between rivals who earlier battled for section supremacy. Now, they meet for a spot in the district championship game. Top-seeded Upper St. Clair shoots for a third victory over defending champion Mt. Lebanon, while it will be the rubber...
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week for Feb. 26, 2023
The numbers are impressive. The Penn Hills boys basketball team has allowed a Class 5A-best 44.2 points per game this season. That number puts the Indians at fifth overall in the WPIAL in team defense. But if you need more proof, just go to a Penn Hills game. The Indians...
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week for Feb. 26, 2023
For four years, he has been the leader of the golden corral. Now Rodney Gallagher has Laurel Highlands two wins away from a triple crown. Gallagher enjoyed a strong start to his final WPIAL basketball postseason in leading the Mustangs into Monday’s Class 4A semifinals. The 6-foot senior guard could...
WPIAL runners claim 3 titles at PTFCA indoor track and field championships
Butler’s Drew Griffith, Mt. Lebanon’s Logan St. John Kletter and Brownsville’s Jolena Quarzo won titles at the Pennsylvania Track and Field Coaches Association indoor state championships Sunday at Penn State. Griffith, a junior, won the boys one mile run in 4 minutes, 7.24 seconds. St. John Kletter, a junior, took...
High school sports schedules for Feb. 27, 2023
High schools WPIAL playoffs Boys Class 6A Semifinals Tuesday’s schedule New Castle (21-2) vs. Mt. Lebanon (16-7) at North Allegheny, 8 p.m.; Upper St. Clair (15-8) vs. Central Catholic (14-9) at Peters Township, 8 p.m. Class 5A Finals Thursday’s schedule Peters Township (22-3) vs. Penn Hills (20-3) at Petersen Events...
Trib HSSN broadcasts for week of Feb. 27-March 4
We have reached the golden week in the WPIAL winter sports season with the District 7 championships in boys and girls basketball, boys and girls swimming and Class 3A individual wrestling this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN continues our exclusive coverage of the WPIAL basketball...
PIHL standings, playoff clinchings through Feb. 26, 2023
Here are the latest PIHL high school hockey standings and postseason clinchings through Feb. 26. The Class A playoffs are set to begin with two first-round games Monday and two more Tuesday. Monday Indiana Little Indians vs. Quaker Valley Quakers at Baierl Ice Complex in Warrendale at 9 p.m. West...
