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Trib HSSN girls basketball state rankings for Feb. 1, 2022
The February Frenzy is already living up to its name as half of the six classifications have a new top-ranked team in the latest weekly edition of the Trib HSSN state Top 5 girls basketball rankings. While No. 1 teams from last week Cardinal O’Hara in 5A, Villa Maria Academy...
Trib HSSN boys basketball state rankings for Feb. 1, 2022
We close out the month of January with a little shuffling of the deck in the weekly Trib HSSN boys basketball state rankings. We had four teams fall from the Top 5 with four new teams eager to take up a spot in the state rankings, plus we had two...
WPIAL boys basketball playoff clinchings for Feb. 1, 2022
Less than two weeks remain in section play in the WPIAL boys basketball regular season. This winter, the district returns to earning a ticket to ride on the Path to the Pete with no “open tournament” and the championships returning to the University of Pittsburgh’s Petersen Events Center, March 3-5....
Second-half surge pushes South Fayette past Chartiers Valley
For two quarters, the South Fayette boys basketball team was limited to 26 points and trailed by double digits by halftime at Chartiers Valley. However, in the second half, the Lions cranked up the aggressiveness on offense and came back to beat the Colts, 79-72, on Tuesday. “When you have...
High school roundup for Feb. 1, 2022: North Hills rallies past Mars in battle of contenders
Alex Smith scored 22 points and North Hills rallied from 12 points down in the first half to pick up a 66-63 nonsection boys basketball victory over Mars in a matchup of WPIAL title contenders Tuesday night. Matt Seidl had 18 and Devin Burgess added 11 for Class 6A No....
Franklin Regional dominates Latrobe in boys basketball rematch
How does a team lose by seven on the road and win by 32 at home against the same opponent? “Our guys worked their butts off defensively,” said Franklin Regional coach Jesse Reed, whose Panthers split their season series with Latrobe in a big way, rolling to a 68-36 victory...
Brandon Coury helps Burrell outlast Deer Lakes, sweep season series
It took an entire half for Burrell’s Brandon Coury to heat up. After just two free throws in the first half, the senior guard scored 14 points in the second half, and classmate Donovan Callahan was 6 of 6 from the line in the fourth quarter. It added up to...
Mt. Pleasant, Kiski Area looking for redemption at team wrestling championships
Mt. Pleasant wrestling coach Zach Snyder’s message to his team after losses to Beth-Center and Burrell was simple: We need a better effort. The Vikings get that chance Wednesday as the WPIAL team championships gets underway for Class 3A and 2A. Mt. Pleasant, seeded fifth, will face Jefferson-Morgan at Beth-Center...
WPIAL wrestling notebook: What new sections could look like
Over the next few weeks, the WPIAL wrestling committee will be realigning the sections for the next two seasons. And because seven Class 3A teams are dropping to 2A, the landscape will look a lot different. There will be 37 teams in 3A and 44 teams in 2A. Dropping down...
Strong start has Hempfield bowlers looking forward to postseason
It has been quite a year thus far for the bowlers of Hempfield. The boys team is off to a tremendous start at 7-1 while the girls team is a surprising 4-4 in the Section 4 Southeast division. Second-year coach Dre Mincucci is happy with his team’s performance thus far....
Sophomore John Hughes pacing young Springdale core
There’s a bit of an interesting bond forming at Springdale between the team’s new head coach and its top player. The common denominator: both are relatively new faces within the program. Kobi Phillippi took over as boys basketball coach at Springdale late in the summer after serving as an assistant...
Trib HSSN WPIAL Individual Wrestling Rankings as of Feb. 1, 2022
Class 3A 106: 1. Luke Willochell (Latrobe) 27-3; 2. Nico Fanella (Indiana) 23-0; 3. Ty Kapusta (Franklin Regional) 17-5; 4. Casey Walker (North Allegheny) 22-8; 5. Rylen Campbell (Plum) 23-5. 113: 1. Ty Chappell (Seneca Valley) 22-3; 2. Leo Joseph (Latrobe) 21-7; 3. Brandon Dami (Canon-McMillan) 13-4; 4. Evan Petrovich...
Trib HSSN WPIAL Team Wrestling Rankings as of Feb. 1, 2022
Class 3A Rank Team Last week 1. Waynesburg (12-0) 1 2. Latrobe (9-0) 2 3. Connellsville (15-1) 3 4. North Allegheny (6-0) 4 5. Canon-McMillan (9-3) 5 6. Kiski Area (13-3) 6 7. Butler (15-3) 10 8. Franklin Regional (6-1) 7 9. Norwin (9-3) NR 10. Penn-Trafford (5-5) 9 Others...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 31, 2022
High schools Basketball Boys Monday’s results Class 5A Section 3 Gateway 66, Kiski Area 56 Nonsection Ligonier Valley 69, Mt. Pleasant 52 Tuesday’s schedule Class 6A Section 1 Pine-Richland at North Allegheny, 7:30 p.m. Seneca Valley at Butler, 7:30 p.m. Section 2 Bethel Park at Canon-McMillan, 7:30 p.m. Mt. Lebanon...
Trib HSSN Boys Basktball Player of the Week for Jan. 31, 2022
On the football field, Armstrong junior Cadin Olsen is one of the top quarterbacks in the district. He finished third in the WPIAL is passing this fall with 2,501 yards and 28 touchdown passes. On the basketball court, Olsen is proving to be a force as well, providing plenty of...
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Team of the Week for Jan. 31, 2022
When last week began, the Freeport boys basketball team was in fourth place in Section 1-4A. The Yellowjackets were looking up at North Catholic, Burrell and Deer Lakes in the standings and had Keystone Oaks trying to chase them down for a playoff spot. After two big wins, the landscape...
High school roundup for Jan. 31, 2022: Bethel Park knocks off Upper St. Clair
Emma Dziezgowski scored 18 points to lead Bethel Park to a 53-44 victory over No. 3 Upper St. Clair in Section 2-6A girls basketball Monday night. Riley Miller added 16 for the Black Hawks (8-8, 6-3), who jumped out to a 17-10 lead after one quarter. Kate Robbins scored 13...
WPIAL girls basketball playoff clinchings for Jan. 31, 2022
Less than two weeks remain in section play in the WPIAL girls basketball regular season. This winter, the district returns to earning a ticket to ride on the Path to the Pete with no “open tournament” and the championships returning to the University of Pittsburgh’s Petersen Events Center, March 3-5....
Greensburg Central Catholic gets past Winchester Thurston, nears Section 4-2A title
Once Greensburg Central Catholic adjusted to visiting Winchester Thurston’s pressure and sophomore guard Mya Morgan found her shooting touch Monday night, it was the Centurions’ game to lose. No. 5 GCC tempered a stagnant first half with a much better second and took care of the Bears, 45-31, to move...
Fox Chapel swim teams speeding toward section titles
Payton O’Toole made a splash two years ago as a freshman at Burrell with a fifth-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle at the WPIAL Class 2A championships at Pitt’s Trees Pool. She also was sixth in the 500 free. A trip to states in the 200 free was dashed as...
Westmoreland Senior Spotlight: Norwin’s Brianna Zajicek
Norwin’s girls basketball team is 10-4 overall, 6-1 in section play, heading into the back half of the season. While they are at the top of the standings, it was not exactly an easy path there for the Knights. They were expecting junior Savannah Schenck back after an ACL injury...
A-K Valley senior spotlight: Plum’s Vince Citrano
Whether it’s been by decision, major decision, fall or technical fall, Plum senior Vince Citrano has been on point with his goals for his final high school wrestling season. Led by his second Allegheny County tournament championship — he also won as a sophomore in 2020 — Citrano is 18-0...
Clairton’s Tyler Boyd extends Super Bowl streak for Big 33 Football Classic
Thanks to former Clairton star Tyler Boyd, the Big 33 Football Classic’s Super Bowl streak lives on. Every Super Bowl has included at least one alumni from the high school football all-star game, a remarkable streak that Boyd will extend for another year as a wide receiver for the AFC...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 1, 2022: Playoff picture still unclear in Class 6A
Welcome to the start of the February Frenzy. The first two weeks of the shortest month of the year concludes the regular season while the final two weeks feature the first three rounds of the WPIAL basketball playoffs. One of the boys basketball questions heading into the “stretch run” was,...
High school sports scores, schedules for Jan. 30, 2022
High schools Basketball Boys Sunday’s results PBC Classic At Montour Bishop Canevin 68, Belle Vernon 64 Canon-McMillan 71, Beaver Falls 50 Ellwood City 82, Sto-Rox 60 Mars 67, Aliquippa 33 North Hills 75, Upper St. Clair 47 Shaler 69, Chartiers Valley 66 Shootout at Seton Hill Franklin Regional 65, Homer-Center...
