High School category, Page 562
High school roundup for Jan. 30, 2023: Avonworth girls win battle for 1st place
Becca Goetz scored 24 points to lead Avonworth to a 50-39 victory over Our Lady of the Sacred Heart in a battle for first place in Section 2-3A girls basketball Monday night. Greta O’Brien had 15 and Mia Velisaris added 10 for the Antelopes (12-5, 6-1). Kara Bridge and Kyleigh...
WPIAL team wrestling roundup: Penn-Trafford takes down Kiski Area; Fox Chapel gets dramatic win
Penn-Trafford stunned wrestling fans a week ago when it defeated Norwin to create a three-way tie in Section 3-3A. The Warriors kept that momentum going Monday in the preliminary round of the WPIAL Class 3A team championships. Penn-Trafford reversed an early season loss to Kiski Area by defeating the Cavaliers,...
Serra Catholic shuts down Greensburg Central Catholic to earn season split
After a near miss in Round 1, the Serra Catholic girls basketball team handled business in Round 2 against first-place Greensburg Central Catholic, handing the Centurions their first section loss of the season and thrusting itself back in line for a share of the Section 3-2A title. Freshman Abby Genes...
Yough girls impress with rout of Charleroi
Yough is chasing its first WPIAL playoff berth in more than a decade. The way the Cougars played Monday night, they might get more. “We want the section title,” junior forward Autumn Matthews said. “This is the best we have played all year. Hopefully it helps us get into the...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 31, 2023: Aquinas Academy star Vinnie Cugini on verge of breaking WPIAL scoring record
We could be closing out the month of January with a little history Tuesday. It might turn out to be a record-setting day in the neighborhood when Aquinas Academy (3-2, 14-2) visits Neighborhood Academy (3-3, 12-4) in a Section 3-A boys basketball tilt. All eyes will be on Crusaders senior...
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Team of the Week for Jan. 30, 2023
The Hampton boys basketball team has found a groove. The Talbots are a well-oiled machine that after two more wins last week, sits atop their section thanks to a nine-game winning streak. However, that machine will not be running at full strength come playoff time. The Talbots’ leading scorer, junior...
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Player of the Week for Jan. 30, 2023
In two weeks, couples will celebrate the mid-February tradition of Valentine’s Day. For the Steel Valley boys basketball program, they are fortunate every day is Valentine’s day. Who needs candy or flowers when talented senior Makhai Valentine is raining points down on Ironmen opponents? Valentine dropped 39 points in a...
Allderdice girls remain undefeated in Pittsburgh Interscholastic Fencing Association competition
The Allderdice girls fencing team remained undefeated in Pittsburgh Interscholastic Fencing Association meets with a pair of wins last Friday during competition at Peters Township. The Dragons improved to 4-0 with a 6-3 win over Peters Township and an 8-1 victory over Pine-Richland. Peters Township rebounded to beat Pine-Richland, 7-2,...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Greensburg Salem’s Colten Humphrey
Some teams just give off a vibe that a certain season could be special. That’s definitely true for Greensburg Salem’s hockey team, which started 13-2. For a team that missed the playoffs last year, this year’s Golden Lions squad is making a huge step forward. A big part of their...
After closed-door meeting, Latrobe hockey joins hunt with Class 2A contenders
It’s been a far-from-perfect scenario since the Latrobe hockey team held a closed-door meeting in early November following a pair of uninspired losses that produced just two goals and dropped the Wildcats’ record to .500 after just four games. Despite his team having outscored its first two opponents by a...
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Kiski Area’s Ethan George
In October, the Kiski hockey team dropped its first two games of the season to Fox Chapel and Greensburg Salem. But that wasn’t a sign of things to come. In fact, it was quite the opposite. Kiski went on to win 11 of its next 12 games and is a...
Deep lineup helps Deer Lakes hockey contend with Division 2 leaders
A winning hockey team possesses discipline, outstanding puck movement and team chemistry through all lines and defensemen pairings. Deer Lakes appears to have that winning formula in the PIHL’s Division 2. Deer Lakes is 12-1 and holds a 6-1 Gold Division record, good for second place behind Bishop Canevin (12-0)....
WPIAL girls basketball playoff clinchings through Jan. 29, 2023
The 2022-23 WPIAL girls basketball regular season is winding down and the playoff field is starting to grow. 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 to the...
WPIAL boys basketball playoff clinchings through Jan. 29, 2023
The 2022-23 WPIAL boys basketball playoff field is starting to take shape with two weeks 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 brackets...
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week for Jan. 29, 2023
It was just another week at the office for one of the top 10th graders in WPIAL girls basketball. Clairton super sophomore Iyanna Wade scored 109 points in three victories for the Bears, to raise her average to 34 points per game, tops in the WPIAL. Wade is doing her...
PIHL standings, playoff clinchings through Jan. 29, 2023
Here are the latest PIHL high school hockey standings and postseason clinchings through Sunday: *- indicates clinched a playoff spot x- indicates eliminated from playoff chase #-indicates ineligible for Penguins Cup Playoffs Class 3A: (3 of 8 teams have clinched playoff spots) Team – Wins – Losses – Overtime/Shootout Loss...
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week for Jan. 29, 2023
Since coming to North Allegheny prior to the 2017 season as the girls basketball coach, Spencer Stefko and his Tigers have won…a lot. In his seven years in black and gold, NA has won four WPIAL championships, one PIAA title and has been district runner-up twice. The North Allegheny girls...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Jan. 30, 2023
We say so long to January and hello to both February and the “Stretch Run” of the 2022-23 high school basketball season this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has a week full of WPIAL and District 6 boys and girls high school basketball to go...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Jan. 30, 2023: Stretch run begins in girls basketball
There are two weeks left in the WPIAL girls basketball regular season, and the “Stretch Run” begins with a bang on Monday night. There are six games involving the top two teams in their section fighting for at least a share of the section lead. Section 2-5A goes one better...
High school sports scores, schedule for Jan. 29, 2023
High schools WPIAL Basketball Boys Sunday’s results PBC Hall of Fame Classic At Montour Aliquippa 54, Uniontown 48 Baldwin 75, Mars 73 Lincoln Park 79, Chartiers Valley 65 North Hills 84, Belle Vernon 82 Pine-Richland 66, Northgate 46 Shootout at Seton Hill Jeannette 46, Greensburg Salem 42 Norwin 69, Latrobe...
PIHL all-stars produce high-scoring results in showcase event
The PIHL hosted five high-scoring all-star games Sunday at Robert Morris’ Island Sports Center. Here’s a recap of each contest: Class 3A Gold 7, Blue 6 — Pine-Richland’s Josh Folmer scored his second goal late in the second period, and the Gold team made the score hold up en route...
High school roundup for Jan. 29, 2023: Despite milestone for Jayden Davis, Lincoln Park handles Chartiers Valley
Class 4A No. 1 Lincoln Park opened an 11-point first-quarter lead and rolled to a 79-65 victory over Chartiers Valley in a nonsection boys basketball game Sunday at the PBC Hall of Fame Classic at Montour. Meleek Thomas poured in 37 points, and DeAndre Moye added 18 for Lincoln Park...
Norwin boys use barrage of 3s to rout Latrobe
All Norwin needed to see was the first one go in. From there, it was nothing but net and nothing but Knights. Norwin connected on a season-high 13 of 19 3-pointers and had four players score in double figures as it throttled Latrobe, 69-41, on Sunday night in the Shootout...
Woodland Hills’ Miles Sanders extends Super Bowl streak for Big 33 Football Classic
The Big 33 Football Classic’s Super Bowl streak lives on, thanks to a former WPIAL star. Woodland Hills’ Miles Sanders, who played in the high school all-star game in 2016, is headed to Super Bowl LVII next month with the Philadelphia Eagles. Every Super Bowl has included at least one...
Kent State is right fit for Franklin Regional lineman Andrew Nesler
Andrew Nesler, a football lineman who circled back to Franklin Regional after a short spell at a prep school, has mapped out a future at the NCAA Division I level. Nesler, a 6-foot-2, 285-pound lineman, has accepted a preferred walk-on opportunity at Kent State. A “significant” part of his financial...
