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The more patient Greensburg Central Catholic became with Chartiers-Houston’s 2-1-2 press, the wider the margin got in the teams’ playoff opener. Fourth-seeded Greensburg Central Catholic found ways around the defense and threaded the ball to Bailey Kuhns and Mya Morgan for backdoor layups and turnaround jumpers. Then, it turned up...

Backed by junior guard Jimmy Kunst’s 24 points and a 32-point second quarter, fifth-seeded Highlands made quick work of No. 12 Albert Gallatin, 76-44, in the first round of the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs Monday night. “We know the sky is the limit for this team and we said that...

It took Avonworth a little more than a quarter to hit its stride Monday in its WPIAL Class 3A first-round game, but when it did, Ligonier Valley couldn’t keep up. That’s because the visiting Rams, other than a four-minute stretch in the third quarter, never found their groove and they...

The St. Joseph girls basketball team is back in the WPIAL postseason win column. The youthful Spartans, with just one senior on their roster, halted a three-game playoff losing streak dating to 2018 with a 45-37 victory over Mapletown on Monday in a Class A first-round game at Gateway High...

Boys First round Class 2A 9-Sto-Rox (11-7) at 8-Springdale (11-11) 7 p.m. Tuesday Winner plays: Winner of 1-Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (19-0)/16-Chartiers-Houston (9-13) on Friday in quarterfinals (site, time TBD) Layup lines: Sto-Rox finished in third place in Section 2 behind co-champions Fort Cherry and Carlynton. The Vikings...

The WPIAL has suspended a former Greensburg Central Catholic assistant football coach for violating PIAA rules against recruiting. Shane Goydich is banned from coaching at any PIAA school for one year for attempting to “influence or persuade one or more students to enroll in Greensburg Central Catholic,” WPIAL executive director...

Tuesday’s games Girls First round Class 5A 15-Greensburg Salem (15-7) at 2-South Fayette (18-4) 8 p.m. Winner plays: Winner of 10-Mars (17-5)/7-Latrobe (17-3) 7 p.m. Friday in quarterfinals Layup lines: Greensburg Salem is back in the postseason after losing in the first round last year. The Golden Lions are seeking...

The Knoch wrestling team has experienced the ups and downs of the WPIAL season. A 5-1 mark in section matches gave reason for optimism, but some key injuries heading into the section and WPIAL team tournaments left the Knights and first-year coach Bob Waldron wondering what might have been. “We...

Last season, Ligonier Valley senior James Brown broke his leg in the third practice of the season. “I tried to wrestle through it for a little bit and soon realized that it was going to be a challenge to do so,” Brown said. “I chose to take that time and...

Sam Pine likes being busy when he’s on the ice. He prefers being engaged in the action in front of his net, rather than watching play develop at the other end of the rink. The past two games, he certainly has had his share of work, and he’s been up...

Coming off an upset win over Obama Academy in the City League semifinals, the Brashear boys entered Sunday’s championship game with designs on their first title since 1989. Instead, Allderdice scored the first 13 points of the game, and the Dragons were on their way to their 16th City championship...

Outside of Quaker Valley and Montour, the top two seeds in the WPIAL Class 4A boys basketball playoffs, the hottest team in the classification coming into the postseason was Section 1 third-place finisher Deer Lakes. The Lancers disposed of Section 1-4A champ North Catholic and Section 3-3A co-champ Shady Side...

While most of last season’s WPIAL basketball champions continued to enjoy great success this winter, that wasn’t the case for the Mohawk girls basketball program. They had nearly an entire new starting lineup this season along with a new coach. Former Vincentian Academy coach Ronald Moncrief took over for Mike...

In just 11 seasons, Obama Academy has established itself as a City League power in girls basketball. The Eagles on Sunday won their fifth City crown since the school opened for the 2011-12 school year with a 58-40 victory over Allderdice. But Obama won’t have much time to celebrate at...

The February Frenzy is off and running with winter sports postseason action galore all week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. We have video and audio coverage of the WPIAL and District 6 boys and girls basketball playoffs with first-round and quarterfinal action. This weekend also has the WPIAL...

High schools Basketball Boys WPIAL playoffs Class 6A First round Tuesday’s schedule North Hills (22-0) bye; Baldwin (12-10) at North Allegheny (14-8), 7 p.m.; Hempfield (7-15) at Mt. Lebanon (14-8), 7 p.m.; Penn-Trafford (9-12) at Upper St. Clair (15-7), 7 p.m.; Fox Chapel (21-1) bye; Bethel Park (16-6) at Pine-Richland...

Welcome to Day 2 of Round 1 in the 2022 WPIAL basketball playoffs. One of the highlights of the 2021 WPIAL hoops postseason was the incredible run to a championship by Ellwood City. The Wolverines were the No. 11 seed in the Class 3A playoffs, but won five district playoff...

Here are the latest PIHL high school hockey standings through Sunday, Feb. 20. Eight teams in each classification qualify for the PIHL playoffs. *- indicates clinched a playoff spot x- indicates eliminated from playoff chase #-Indicated ineligible for Penguins Cup Playoffs Team – Wins – Losses – Overtime/Shootout Loss =...

Monday’s games Boys First round Class 5A 9-Kiski Area (15-7) at 8-Hampton (12-10) 7 p.m. Monday Winner plays: Winner of 1-Laurel Highlands (21-0)/16-Woodland Hills (8-14) on Thursday in quarterfinals Layup lines: Kiski Area already tripled its win total from a year ago under first-year coach Corey Smith, who played for...

Monday’s games Boys First round Class 3A 9-Ligonier Valley (12-10) at 8-Avonworth (15-5) 7 p.m. Monday Winner plays: Winner of 16-Summit Academy (7-8)/1-Ellwood City (20-2) on Thursday in quarterfinals Layup lines: Second-year WPIAL member Ligonier Valley won four of its final five games and finished third in Section 3. Senior...

One week after claiming a gold medal at the WPIAL gymnastics championships, Baldwin’s Abby Rexrode again found herself atop the medals podium. The freshman gymnast posted an all-around score of 37.767 to win the title at the PA Classic gymnastics championships Saturday at Moon. Though not sponsored by the PIAA,...

Baldwin’s coaching staff was confident in freshman Abby Rexrode’s chances going into the WPIAL gymnastics individual championship meet. “Abby had a great performance at the WPIAL finals,” coach Jodi Cummings said. “She’s strong on all four events. We knew if she would hit her routines, she would be at the...

After reaching the WPIAL semifinals the past two seasons, the Sewickley Academy girls basketball team hoped to make another strong run in the playoffs this year. But the SA girls team, much like the SA boys, had to replace five starters from 2020-21. The team finished sixth in Section 1-2A...

It was a rough year for Sewickley Academy basketball. SA’s boys team lost six of its last seven games to end up 3-13 overall and 1-8 in Section 1-2A. “Due to covid concerns, we had only two practices and no games for over two weeks,” SA coach Win Palmer said....

They took different paths to get there, but Penn-Trafford juniors Seth Baughman and Mallory McRae ended up right next to each other in the final results of the WPIAL rifle championships Feb. 10 at the Dormont-Mt. Lebanon Sportsmen Club. Baughman placed fourth with a score of 200-17x and five center...