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Unbeaten Blackhawk surges past Knoch in WPIAL Class 4A title game
After Blackhawk hit just 12 of 31 shots over three quarters, Cougars coach Steve Lodovico had one bit of advice for his girls Saturday. Keep shooting. The advice worked as the Cougars hit all seven field goal attempts in the fourth period to pull away from Knoch, 55-35, and win...
Jake DiMichele, OLSH dominant again in WPIAL Class 2A championship win over Fort Cherry
Jake DiMichele cracked open a cold Pepsi before meeting a gaggle of reporters. It looked like a Name, Image, Likeness type of deal as the Our Lady of the Sacred Heart star sipped and answered questions in the media room at Petersen Events Center. “Nah, it’s just my favorite drink,”...
7th-seeded Bishop Canevin tops Aquinas Academy for WPIAL Class A title
The Bishop Canevin Crusaders may have been seeded No. 7 in the WPIAL Class A girls basketball playoffs, but that only seemed to fuel them. Bishop Canevin defeated fourth-seeded Aquinas Academy, 59-40, in the Class A championship game Saturday at Petersen Events Center. It was Bishop Canevin’s sixth WPIAL title,...
2022 WPIAL Class 6A boys basketball championship breakdown: North Hills vs. Fox Chapel
WPIAL Class 6A boys basketball No. 1 North Hills vs. No. 2 Fox Chapel 7 p.m. Saturday, Petersen Events Center On the air: Video livestream: TribHSSN.TribLive.com WPIAL titles: North Hills 0, Fox Chapel 1 (1977) North Hills (24-0) Coach: Buzz Gabos 5, Alex Smith, 6-3, sr., G 10, Will Blass,...
2022 WPIAL Class 2A boys basketball championship breakdown: OLSH vs. Fort Cherry
WPIAL Class 2A boys basketball No. 1 OLSH vs. No. 2 Fort Cherry 1 p.m. Saturday, Petersen Events Center On the air: Video livestream: TribHSSN.TribLive.com; Radio: 95.3 FM, 1450 AM WPIAL titles: OLSH 3 (2019, ’20, ‘21), Fort Cherry 1 (1961) Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (22-0) Coach: Mike...
Kiski Area’s Morlacci reaches WPIAL semifinals, 100-win milestone
Enzo Morlacci is giving up wrestling after the season. The Kiski Area senior recently de-committed from Lehigh to pursue a film career. Morlacci has formed his own business, a venture in which he believes he will excel. Friday at his final Class 3A WPIAL and PIAA Southwest Regional Championship at...
Rodney Gallagher’s free throws in final second of double OT lift Laurel Highlands past New Castle in WPIAL Class 5A final
Same arena. Same prize. There was a little less time on the clock when Rodney Gallagher walked to the foul line this year, but he made sure the outcome was also exactly the same. The Laurel Highlands junior stirred memories of his freshman heroics by drawing a foul with three-tenths...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 4, 2022
High schools Basketball Boys WPIAL playoffs Finals At Petersen Events Center Class 6A Saturday’s schedule North Hills (24-0) vs. Fox Chapel (23-1), 7 p.m. Class 5A Friday’s result Laurel Highlands 60, New Castle 58 (2OT) Class 3A Friday’s result Shady Side Academy 66, Avonworth 54 Class 2A Saturday’s schedule OLSH...
Latrobe freshman Willochell rolls into semifinals of WPIAL/PIAA Class 3A Southwest Regional
Sometimes freshmen have trouble competing in big tournaments. Latrobe freshman Luke Willochell didn’t have any problems at his first WPIAL/PIAA Class 3A Southwest Regional Championship on Friday at Canon-McMillan. Willochell had an impressive debut, recording two first-period pins. He quickly defeated Bethel Park freshman Seth Miller in 33 seconds at...
High school roundup for March 4, 2022: Burgettstown sends 4 into regional semifinals
Burgettstown sent a WPIAL-best four wrestlers into the championship semifinals at the PIAA Class 2A Southwest Regional wrestling tournament Friday night at Peters Township. Burgettstown’s trio of WPIAL champs – Parker Sentipal (106), Joey Sentipal (132) and Joseph Baronick (285) – advanced, joined by 138-pounder Rudy Brown. Quaker Valley has...
Mt. Lebanon captures 4th WPIAL championship with victory over rival Upper St. Clair
It wasn’t the start Mt. Lebanon was hoping for. The finish, though, was as good as gold. The top-seeded Blue Devils earned their fourth WPIAL girls basketball championship Friday night with a 55-44 victory over No. 3 Upper St. Clair in the Class 6A title game at Petersen Events Center....
North Allegheny girls win record 14th straight WPIAL swimming championship
The North Allegheny girls made history Friday, winning their 14th straight team title at the WPIAL Class 3A swimming championships. The Tigers totaled 344 points to pass the Norwin girls volleyball team, which won 13 straight titles from 1973-1985, and claim sole possession of the record for most consecutive championships...
Fox Chapel girls soak in silver-medal performance at WPIAL championships
The Fox Chapel girls 400-yard freestyle relay finished Friday what the Foxes’ 200 medley relay started Thursday. The quartet of junior Sophie Shao, senior Ariana Pasquella, junior Payton O’Toole and senior Rei Sperry won the WPIAL Class 3A championship meet-closing relay in a school-record time of 3 minutes, 29.23 seconds...
Mt. Pleasant girls capture 1st WPIAL swimming championship
The Mt. Pleasant girls swimming and diving team took home a runner-up trophy from the 2020 WPIAL Class 2A championships at Pitt’s Trees Pool. Last year, it was third behind Northgate and Quaker Valley at Upper St. Clair. But the Vikings, in the return to Trees Pool on Thursday and...
Fox Chapel gets clean slate in rematch with North Hills for WPIAL Class 6A title
December 11 wasn’t that long ago in chronological terms. But in WPIAL basketball terms, it’s been a while. Fox Chapel and North Hills met in a tip-off tournament final that night, and North Hills convincingly defeated the Foxes, 87-57. But coaches of both boys basketball teams feel plenty of water...
Shady Side Academy surges past Avonworth to claim WPIAL Class 3A championship
Peter Kramer saw Eli Teslovich dribble into the open court with only one defender ahead. Kramer quickly sped up as the fast break developed. When Teslovich spotted his trailing teammate, the pair of Shady Side Academy guards orchestrated the play of the night. Dare they call it, “The Pete”? Kramer...
2022 WPIAL Class 5A girls basketball championship breakdown: Chartiers Valley vs. South Fayette
WPIAL Class 5A girls basketball championship No. 1 Chartiers Valley vs. No. 2 South Fayette 5 p.m. Saturday, Petersen Events Center On the air: Video livestream: TribHSSN.TribLive.com; Audio: WJPA-FM 95.3 WPIAL titles: Chartiers Valley 4 (2017, ‘19, ‘20, ‘21); South Fayette 1 (2016) Chartiers Valley (24-1) Coach: Tim McConnell Projected...
2022 WPIAL Class 4A girls basketball championship breakdown: Blackhawk vs. Knoch
WPIAL Class 4A girls basketball championship No. 1 Blackhawk vs. No. 3 Knoch 3 p.m. Saturday, Petersen Events Center On the air: Video livestream: TribHSSN.TribLive.com; Audio: WBVP-AM 1230, WBVP-FM 99.3, WMBA-AM 1460, WISR-AM 680, FM 107.5 WPIAL titles: Blackhawk 7 (1996, ‘97, ‘99, 2000, ‘11, ‘14, ‘15); Knoch 0 Blackhawk...
Greensburg CC sophomore wins regional bowling crown
At the WPIBL boys singles championship last month, Greensburg Central Catholic sophomore Mike Mullaney missed qualifying for the step-ladder finals by just five pins. On Friday, he didn’t miss much. Mullaney ranked fifth after the five-game qualifying series then topped the 200 mark in four straight games in the step-ladder...
2022 WPIAL Class A girls basketball championship breakdown: Aquinas Academy vs. Bishop Canevin
WPIAL Class A girls basketball championship No. 4 Aquinas Academy vs. No. 7 Bishop Canevin 11 a.m. Saturday, Petersen Events Center On the air: Video livestream: TribHSSN.TribLive.com WPIAL titles: Aquinas Academy 0; Bishop Canevin 5 (2013, ‘16, ‘17, ‘18, ‘20) Aquinas Academy (14-6) Coach: Chris Lebakken Projected starting lineup No.,...
Neshannock heats up, drops OLSH to repeat as WPIAL Class 2A girls champs
The Neshannock Lancers weren’t happy about receiving the second seed in the WPIAL Class 2A girls basketball playoff bracket. Coach Luann Grybowski then challenged the girls to go out and prove they should have been ranked first. The Lancers (24-2) obliged by overcoming a cold start, shooting-wise, and held top-ranked...
2022 WPIAL Class 5A boys basketball championship breakdown: Laurel Highlands vs. New Castle
No. 1 Laurel Highlands vs. No. 2 New Castle 9 p.m. Friday, Petersen Events Center On the air: Video livestream: TribHSSN.TribLive.com WPIAL titles: Laurel Highlands 2 (1968, 2020), New Castle 14 (1927, ’36, ’82, ’93, ’97, ’98, ‘99, 2012, ’13, ‘14, ’17, ’18, ’19, ‘21 ) Laurel Highlands (24-0) Coach:...
2022 WPIAL Class 3A boys basketball championship breakdown: Shady Side Academy vs. Avonworth
No. 3 Shady Side Academy vs. No. 8 Avonworth 5 p.m. Friday, Petersen Events Center On the air: Video livestream: TribHSSN.TribLive.com WPIAL titles: Avonworth 1 (1959), Shady Side Academy 1 (1999) Avonworth (18-6) Coach: Mike Mancuso 2, Rowan Carmichael, 5-8, fr., G 3, Jordan Kolenda, 6-2, sr., G 5, Colin...
High school sports scores, schedules for March 3, 2022
High schools Basketball Boys WPIAL playoffs Finals At Petersen Events Center Class 6A Saturday’s schedule North Hills (24-0) vs. Fox Chapel (23-1), 7 p.m. Class 5A Friday’s schedule Laurel Highlands (24-0) vs. New Castle (23-1), 9 p.m. Class 4A Thursday’s result Quaker Valley 61, Montour 52 Class 3A Friday’s schedule...
Adou Thiero seals victory as Quaker Valley edges Montour for WPIAL Class 4A title
Adou Thiero endured the pain of a fractured thumb to avoid the hurt of another silver medal. The Quaker Valley senior made eight free throws in the final 72 seconds and delivered a key late-game block, finishing touches on his dominant double-double as the top-seeded Quakers defeated No. 2 Montour,...
