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Burrell beats Elizabeth Forward, wins 1st home playoff game
It was a memorable night at Burrell for the school’s first home basketball playoff game. A near-capacity crowd watched the Bucs hold Elizabeth Forward scoreless for 7 minutes, 12 seconds and roll to a 63-42 victory in the opening round of the WPIAL Class 4A playoffs. Brandon Coury scored 22...
Lincoln Park serves notice to WPIAL Class 4A bracket with rout of Yough
Defending champion Lincoln Park is getting healthy, and that is bad news for the WPIAL Class 4A bracket. With most of its rotation back together after an assortment of injuries throughout the season, the fifth-seeded Leopards, the highest-scoring team in the classification, put on an offensive show in the first...
Allderdice boys look to fend off upset-minded Brashear in City League championship game
Devin Crummie, a Central Catholic graduate, never played for a City League championship, but is well aware of the importance. Crummie, now in his third year as Allderdice head coach, yearns to help his kids earn the feeling he heard so much about growing up in the city. “There’s a...
In City League title game, Obama Academy girls look for 3rd win of season over Allderdice
Ellen (Hall) Guillard pulled herself out of retirement to help toughen up the Allderdice girls basketball team. Lacking size — the Dragon’s tallest player is 5-foot-7 — Guillard would routinely get on the blocks in practice to help her team practice rebounding. Guillard, in her day, was a 6-foot forward...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports Feb. 19-20, 2022: Allderdice boys, girls to play for City League titles
The WPIAL basketball championships return to the Petersen Events Center on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh in two weeks after a one-year absence due to the pandemic. The City League boys and girls finals are also headed back to The Pete with the two title games slated for...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 17, 2022
High schools Basketball WPIAL Boys City League Semifinals Thursday’s results Allderdice 73, Carrick 41 Brashear 52, Obama Academy 48 Sunday’s schedule At Petersen Events Center Allderdice (16-7) vs. Brashear (7-8), 4 p.m. WPIAL playoffs Class 6A First round Tuesday’s schedule North Hills (22-0) bye; Baldwin (12-10) at North Allegheny (14-8),...
High school roundup for Feb. 18, 2022: Penn-Trafford hockey speeds past Latrobe
Aiden Alberts scored twice, including the last goal of a three-goal spurt in a span of six minutes in the second period, to lead Penn-Trafford to a 5-3 victory over Latrobe in PIHL Class 2A hockey Thursday night. Ryan Crombie and Xavier Solomon had a goal and an assist apiece...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 18, 2022: Basketball playoffs tip off
Welcome to the Path to the Pete. Opening night of the 2022 WPIAL boys and girls basketball playoffs is set for Friday with nine Class 4A and A first-round boys games and four Class 3A first-round and three 2A preliminary round girls contests. One other girls basketball game set for...
Penn-Trafford bowlers take WPIBL girls team championship
Before Thursday, it was already a good season for the Penn-Trafford girls bowling team. The Warriors won a section title with a 9-1 record and last month, junior Alyssa Balest won the girls title at the inaugural WCCA championships. On Thursday, a good season got even better. Penn-Trafford defeated Burrell,...
Westmoreland WPIAL basketball playoff capsule for Feb. 18, 2022
Today’s game Boys Class 4A First round 12-Yough (13-9) at 5-Lincoln Park (15-6) 7 p.m. Friday Winner plays: Winner of 13-Central Valley (9-8)/4-North Catholic (17-3) Wednesday in quarterfinals Lay-up lines: Yough finished fourth in Section 3 behind third-seeded Belle Vernon, Uniontown and Elizabeth Forward. The Cougars have five straight wins...
With supporting cast thriving, Belle Vernon’s no 2-man show
Belle Vernon is miscast sometimes as a two-man basketball team. A two-man show. Now, senior Devin Whitlock and sophomore Quinton Martin are about as NBA Jam as you can get as a scoring pair, but they don’t do it all. Whitlock and Martin have an ensemble of role players with...
A-K Valley WPIAL basketball playoff capsules for Feb. 18, 2022
Boys Class 4A First round 9-Blackhawk (12-9) at 8-Deer Lakes (15-5) 7 p.m. Friday Winner plays: At 1-Quaker Valley (20-0), 7 p.m. Wednesday in quarterfinals Lay-up lines: At 7-7, the Cougars finished fourth in competitive Section 2, behind Quaker Valley, Montour and Lincoln Park. They lost three of four games...
Deer Lakes carries massive momentum into WPIAL playoffs
It’s one thing to enter the WPIAL playoffs with momentum. The Deer Lakes boys basketball team has taken that notion to another level. The Lancers (15-5) knocked off previously undefeated North Catholic in the Section 1-4A finale last Friday, then took the measure of Shady Side Academy, a school in...
Catch WPIAL basketball playoffs, wrestling championships live on Trib HSSN
The curtain rises on the 2022 WPIAL basketball playoffs, plus it’s Day 1 of the 2022 WPIAL Class 2A individual wrestling championships coming up Friday on the TribLive High School Sports Network. We have video and audio coverage of eight boys and eight girls postseason roundball preliminary and first-round games....
Westmoreland boys basketball notebook: Belle Vernon’s Salvino nears victory milestone
Somewhat in jest, Joe Salvino said there are two people who care more about his career win total than he does. “My scorekeeper and my wife,” the Belle Vernon boys basketball coach said with a laugh. “I’m not saying it doesn’t matter. It means I’ve won, but this is my...
Grandfather-grandson duo works together officiating WPIAL basketball games
When Matthew White was a little kid, he enjoyed going to high school basketball games and seeing the officials, because his grandfather was one of them. “From when I was very young, I have memories of him taking me with his partners back to the locker room and then going...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 16, 2022
High schools Basketball WPIAL Boys Wednesday’s result Nonsection Central Valley 53, Keystone Oaks 52 City League Semifinals Thursday’s schedule Carrick (6-11) at Allderdice (15-7), 6 p.m. Brashear (6-8) at Obama Academy (11-7), 6 p.m. WPIAL playoffs Class 6A First round Tuesday’s schedule North Hills (22-0) bye; Baldwin (12-10) at North...
Trib 10: Power rankings get facelift on eve of WPIAL playoffs
The regular season is over and now the curtain is about to rise on the district postseason. The 20 teams power ranked below will all take different journeys on the Path to the Pete, but their goal is the same: to raise WPIAL gold and be top-ranked in the Trib...
Knoch girls basketball seniors gear up for final ride
Maddie Boyer, Mackenzie McGraw and Lily Hawk have been friends and basketball teammates since fourth grade. The three Knoch seniors admit they have come a long way on a journey that has brought them to a last hurrah and a chance to make history before they graduate. “It’s been a...
Delaynie Morvosh sheds unsung label, makes major impact for Southmoreland
When teams yell “shooter!” while they’re defending Southmoreland, Delaynie Morvosh is usually surprised when she realizes they mean her. “It makes me feel good,” Morvosh said with a grin. “I have always been more of a defensive player.” The warning cry from opponents represents a sign of respect for Morvosh,...
Westmoreland girls basketball notebook: Latrobe’s Blair is double-double machine
When the ball goes up, Emma Blair is ready for it to come down. The Latrobe junior forward takes many would-be rebounders to task, firmly planting herself into a position to snare a missed shot and give the Wildcats a fresh chance at a putback or new possession. The 6-foot-1...
Brian Miller named athletic director at Plum
Just a couple weeks after Josh Shoop stepped down as Plum’s athletic director, the school district’s board of directors on Tuesday hired his replacement who will guide the Mustangs teams through the remainder of the winter season, into the spring season and beyond. Brian Miller comes to Plum with more...
Hempfield bowlers top Butler for WPIBL boys team title
The Hempfield boys bowling team has endured a series of near misses since its most recent WPIBL team championship in 2016. On Wednesday, the Spartans rarely missed. Hempfield defeated Butler, 2-1, in the best-of-three championship match at AMF Mt. Lebanon Lanes to hoist the title for the first time in...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 15, 2022
High schools Basketball WPIAL Boys Tuesday’s schedule Nonsection Armstrong 65, Trinity 63 Mohawk 52, Cornell 50 Shaler 85, Nazareth Prep 56 Pine-Richland 85, Hempfield 61 Propel Braddock Hills 57, Propel Andrew Street 25 Upper St. Clair 88, Winchester Thurston 63 City League Allderdice 85, Carrick 39 Brashear 61, Perry 59...
High school roundup for Feb. 15, 2022: North Catholic beats Norwin in battle of division leaders
Tay Melis scored the tying goal in the final seconds of regulation, leading North Catholic to a 4-3 shootout victory over Norwin in a battle of division leaders in PIHL Class A hockey Tuesday night. Chaise Caldararo and Ryan Berry also scored and Shane Hornish made 35 saves for North...
