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WPIAL asks playoff basketball teams: ‘What have you done for me lately?’
The WPIAL basketball committee had a question for playoff teams: “What have you done for me lately?” The Montour boys, the Aliquippa boys and a number of other qualifiers with strong regular-season finishes had the right answer. They received a bump to higher seeds Monday night when the WPIAL revealed...
High school roundup for Feb. 14, 2022: Class A top seed Bishop Canevin drops North Catholic
Jaden Gales scored 25 points and Class A No. 1 seed Bishop Canevin geared up for the WPIAL playoffs with a 76-49 victory over Class 4A No. 4 seed North Catholic on Monday on a night of nonsection basketball tune-ups. Kevaughn Price had 18 points and Amari Evans added 10...
Shaler high school hockey player suspended after fight with fans in stands
A Shaler high school hockey player is suspended indefinitely pending a hearing after an altercation with fans in the stands after a game Thursday against Latrobe at Alpha Ice Complex in Harmar Township. Video of the incident circulated on social media Monday evening. PIHL commissioner John Mucha said a disciplinary...
Fox Chapel boys, Knoch girls refocus after getting look at WPIAL playoff pairings
The WPIAL boys and girls basketball playoff brackets were released Monday, and the Fox Chapel boys and Knoch girls, as predicted, earned byes into the quarterfinals. For the Knights, who reached the Class 4A semifinals last year, a 19-2 record from the regular season and a first section championship in...
GCC boys keep an eye on OLSH as WPIAL playoff brackets revealed
Greensburg Central Catholic and Our Lady of the Sacred Heart will not meet again in the WPIAL Class 2A boys basketball championship game. No, their rematch will have to come in the semifinals after GCC was given the No. 4 seed in this year’s tournament. The Centurions (16-3) will play...
Breaking down the 2022 WPIAL girls basketball playoff brackets
Favorite: Mt. Lebanon (20-1) was undefeated and allowing just 36.7 points per game before a loss to Upper St. Clair on Thursday. The Blue Devils feature standout 5-foot-10 senior guard Ashleigh Connor, a St. Louis commit, and have plenty of coaching know-how with veteran leader Dori Oldaker. Mt. Lebanon lost...
Breaking down the 2022 WPIAL boys basketball playoff brackets
Class 6A Favorite: North Hills went undefeated and ran away with the Section 1 title, putting the Indians in position to maybe win their first WPIAL title. They’re led by a trio of double-digit scorers, including 6-foot-7 sophomore Royce Parham (20.9 ppg) and 6-3 senior guards Alex Smith (18.6) and...
Tough decisions prompt debate as WPIAL announces 2021-22 basketball playoff brackets
Laurel Highlands or New Castle? Mt. Lebanon or North Allegheny? Most No. 1 seeds were easy choices, but the WPIAL basketball committee was divided on a couple of others, said chairman Bill Cardone, whose committee met for nearly three hours Monday. The No. 1 seeds in Class 5A boys and...
Westmoreland Senior Spotlight: Franklin Regional’s Owen Holm
School, swimming, homework, sleep, repeat. This is the life of senior Franklin Regional swimmer Owen Holm. “One weakness I have is pushing through all the tiredness, all the exhaustion,” Holm said. Holm definitely hasn’t shown it in the pool, being a part of a relay team that earned a PIAA...
A-K Valley senior spotlight: Matthew Aulicino
Finding a perfect fit is a challenge for any teenager, whether it’s with friends, classes, college plans or even clothing choices. When you are 6-foot-7, some of that becomes even more difficult. “Every single pair of pants you have is always 6 inches too short,” said Matthew Aulicino, a senior...
Trib HSSN to unveil 2021-22 WPIAL basketball playoff pairings tonight
Tonight on the TribLive High School Sports Network, 167 high school basketball teams will see their path to the WPIAL championships. Trib HSSN has exclusive coverage of the WPIAL’s postseason tournament brackets reveal. The 86 boys teams and 81 girls teams will learn their opening-round opponents on the WPIAL Basketball...
Westmoreland high school notebook: Belle Vernon, Ligonier Valley honor teachers
Late-season basketball games are often platforms for special occasions. Senior night and youth recognition night are among them. But more schools are using the game times, where fans are gathered again, to get teachers noticed. Ligonier Valley and Belle Vernon are two local schools that celebrated teachers last week during...
High school sports scores, schedules for Feb. 13, 2022
High schools Basketball WPIAL Boys Sunday’s result Class A Section 2 Bishop Canevin 83, Geibel 61 Monday’s schedule Nonsection Ambridge at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, 7:30 p.m. Beaver at South Fayette, 6 p.m. Bethel Park at Sharpsville, 7 p.m. Butler at Hampton, 7:30 p.m. Canon-McMillan at Hempfield, 7:30...
This week on the TribLive High School Sports Network: Week of Feb. 14, 2022
Give all your love to your sweetheart Monday, then prepare for the start of the high school basketball and individual wrestling postseason this weekend on the Trib High School Sports Network. We have video and audio coverage of the end of the regular season in WPIAL, District 6 and District...
Trib HSSN Girls Basketball Team of the Week for Feb. 13, 2022
Dana Petruska started her coaching career at Mars in 1986. After the 2005 season, she took over at her alma mater and coached Deer Lakes for nearly a decade before returning to coach the Fightin’ Planets in 2015. Now she is in elite company after picking up her 500th career...
Trib HSSN Girls Basketball Player of the Week for Feb. 13, 2022
Winchester Thurston junior Nadia Moore was like the Energizer Bunny last week. They wound her up Monday, and she just kept going and going and going all week. In a week like no other, the Winchster Thurston girls basketball team played catch-up as section play came to an end last...
2021-22 PIHL standings with Penguins Cup playoff clinchings through Feb. 13, 2022
Here are the latest PIHL high school hockey standings through Sunday, Feb. 13. 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 =...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 14, 2022: Basketball brackets to be unveiled
On this Monday, drive time is prime time. It may say Valentine’s Day on the calendar, but it is Christmas for area high school basketball fans as Trib HSSN unveils the brackets for the 2022 WPIAL boys and girls basketball playoffs. Once again, the TribLive High School Sports Network will...
Penn-Trafford hockey leaning on leaders to carry team through stretch run
If the Penn-Trafford hockey team is to win a Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League title, it will be the team leaders guiding the way. Early in the season the Warriors (13-4) lost their best defensive player, Cam Kiste, to a season-ending injury. Then last week they lost their top offensive player,...
Penn Hills shot putter keeps pushing limits
Lee Zelkowitz already watched Angelo Allen break his own school record for the Penn Hills indoor track team in the shot put several times before his final throw Feb. 5 at Youngstown State. He thinks Allen’s best throw of 58 feet, 7 inches could have been surpassed by another throw...
Pine-Richland swimmer driven to make name for himself in breaststroke
Athletes find motivation in many different forms, and Pine-Richland swimmer Matthew Carper’s stems from a former competitor. Watching and swimming against former Upper St. Clair standout Josh Matheny, the national record holder in the 100 breaststroke, gave Carper someone to try to emulate. “Going up against him and seeing him...
Pine-Richland notebook: Ty Voit having big season in junior hockey
The Toronto Maple Leafs selected Pine resident Ty Voit in the fifth round of the NHL Entry Draft in July and he’s shown this season why he was considered a pro prospect. Voit, 18, led the Sarnia Sting of the Ontario Hockey League with 46 points through Feb 9. He...
North Allegheny’s Cole Young projected as 1st-round pick in MLB Draft
Cole Young has a Twitter account, so the North Allegheny senior usually notices whenever someone publishes a new MLB mock draft or an updated list of high school baseball prospects. His name gets mentioned often nowadays. “It’s always fun reading it to see what some people say,” said Young, a...
Gateway’s Holmes siblings look forward to WPIAL championships
Andrew Holmes has his sights set on more WPIAL gold at Pitt’s Trees Pool in a couple weeks as he hopes to add to last year’s WPIAL title in the 200-yard freestyle. But the versatile Gateway senior also is ready to dive into swimming at the next level as he...
Clutch performances helped carry Quaker Valley to 1st WPIAL wrestling title
Patrick Cutchember ignited the engine; Justin Richey drove the Quakers over the finish line. Quaker Valley’s wrestling team won a decision that was noticed around the Western Pennsylvania, as well as the state. The Quakers, seeded third in Class 2A, edged 15-time defending champion Burrell, 30-28, on Jan. 5 at...
