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WPIAL Class 5A football championship No. 1 Moon vs. No. 2 Penn-Trafford 6 p.m. Saturday, Heinz Field On the air: TV: WPCW; Audio: TribHSSN.TribLive.com, 1020 AM, 107.1 FM, 92.1 FM, 1230 AM, 99.3 FM, 1460 AM Winner plays: The winner of the District 3 championship game between Governor Mifflin and...

Can’t make it to Heinz Field for the WPIAL football championships? The TribLive High School Sports Network will have exclusive live video stream coverage of Friday’s Class A and 2A finals, as well as audio coverage of Saturday’s Class 3A, 4A and 5A title games, sponsored by Slippery Rock University....

As the Serra Catholic football team prepares to make its first WPIAL championship appearance in 14 years, one thing is for certain: The Eagles aren’t content with simply being in the big game. “Since Day One, we had that goal of getting to Heinz Field,” Serra Catholic coach Jose Regus...

After making the WPIAL playoffs for a school-record five consecutive seasons, the Deer Lakes boys basketball team doesn’t want to stop at that milestone. The Lancers will start the new season with four returning starters, and the team justifiably is optimistic. Sixth-year coach Terrence Parham welcomes back 6-foot-2 senior Armend...

Welcome to Week 13. Chick’s Picks doesn’t think it’s by chance that our final stop on the Highway to Heinz coincides with Thanksgiving. After all, Chick’s Picks has plenty to be thankful for this season, such as: The Birdie: Chick’s Picks is thankful for The Birdie for sharing the TribLive...

The local coaches who will try to lead their teams to WPIAL football championships on Saturday at Heinz Field have more in common than a desire to break through. John Ruane of Penn-Trafford and Matt Humbert of Belle Vernon have taken competitive programs to the next level, following similar trajectory...

A coaching change in the Deer Lakes girls basketball program seems to be working out smoothly. Sam Salih replaced David Petruska, who stepped down during the offseason. Salih has the Lancers working on an eighth consecutive WPIAL playoff appearance. “The transition is doing great,” Salih said. “I see the girls...

A WPIAL championship would be special to Penn-Trafford. Special teams might play a key role in the Warriors’ quest to win their first title. The Warriors (10-2) have been exceptional at times on special teams this season, particularly in the playoffs. Last week, senior Nathan Schlessinger, one of the WPIAL’s...

Chris Skatell is a practicing attorney. The new Greensburg Central Catholic girls basketball coach hopes his defense doesn’t rest. “We want to mix it up on defense and never give teams the same look,” said Skatell, a former assistant under recent coaches Sam Salih and Joe Eisaman. “If you play...

Good luck getting rebounds against Greensburg Central Catholic this season. The Centurions will be one of the tallest boys basketball teams in WPIAL Class 2A with the return of 6-foot-3 swingmen Brevan Williams and Ryan Appleby, both seniors and returning starters from a WPIAL runner-up team that finished 16-4 and...

WPIAL Class 2A football championship No. 5 Beaver Falls vs. No. 6 Serra Catholic 5 p.m. Friday, Heinz Field On the air: TribHSSN.TribLive.com (video); 1020 AM, 1230 AM, 99.3 FM, 1460 AM Winner plays: Winner of District 9 champion Karns City and District 10 champion Farrell in the PIAA semifinals...

WPIAL Class A football championship No. 9 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart vs. No. 3 Bishop Canevin 2 p.m. Friday, Heinz Field On the air: Video: HSSN.TribLive.com; Audio: 92.1 FM Winner plays: Redbank Valley/Northern Bedford winner in the PIAA semifinals Dec. 3 or 4 WPIAL titles: OLSH 1 (2018);...

Having one WPIAL football championship in the trophy case is good, but having two is twice as nice. That is the goal for the two combatants in the 2021 WPIAL Class A championship game set for 2 p.m. Friday at Heinz Field. It was only three years ago when Our...

Last year marked the first time a WPIAL football championship game was not played at either Heinz Field or Three Rivers Stadium since 1982. We’re back! The district finals from Class A to 5A will be played for the first time ever in a two-day event at Heinz Field. You...

With many head-to-head matchups last weekend and the district field whittled to only 11, there was a big shuffling of the power deck heading into the final weekend of November. We hope that this holiday edition of the Trib 10 power rankings is a feast for all. Still feasting on...

SILVER SPRING TOWNSHIP — It is said to never wake up a sleeping bear. By beating North Allegheny in the first game of their PIAA girls volleyball championship match Nov. 20, Parkland might have woken the sleeping Tiger. North Allegheny rallied to win the next three games to claim its...

At the elementary and middle school levels, the current group of Cheswick Christian basketball players experienced success, which has given them some confidence coming into the season. Now they hope they can translate those winning ways to the high school level. “They’re eager to break back through at the high...

After a covid-shortened 2020-21 season in which the Cheswick Christian girls basketball team played only nine games, signs are pointing towards a return to a more normal slate this winter. That’s a welcomed proposition for Chargers coach Jacque Willis and her team. Cheswick Christian returns three starters from last year’s...

Bernie Pucka used to be an assistant football coach at Franklin Regional, but now he is the school’s new girls basketball coach. He may still have some football tendencies as he settles into his new surroundings. “I’m the defensive coordinator and (assistant) Krista Pietropola is the offensive coordinator,” Pucka said....

The more time Jesse Reed spends around his Franklin Regional boys basketball team, the more enlivened he gets. “It’s been better than I ever imagined,” Reed said. “I love this.” Reed, a former standout at Greensburg Central Catholic, Saltsburg and The Kiski School who played collegiately at American and professionally...

When people talk about the 2021 Penn-Trafford football team, the names that are mentioned frequently are Wisconsin recruit Cade Yacamelli, quarterback Carter Green and members of the imposing offensive line. But there is a lot more to the Warriors. Every successful football team has players that go unnoticed to the...

Championship teams usually have it all sorted out by now. They know who is starting on both sides of the ball, where they’ll play and who will be their backups. But Belle Vernon, set to play for a WPIAL football title Saturday afternoon at Heinz Field, still has moving pieces....

Last week: 2-0 (100 %) Season: 97-37 (72.4%) Whether in packets or by the bottle, the Birdie has a ketchup obsession. An unhealthy Heinz ketchup obsession. Ever since last week when Penn-Trafford and Belle Vernon won semifinal games to advance to the WPIAL finals Saturday at Heinz Field, he has...

Football WPIAL playoffs Championship Class 5A Saturday’s schedule Moon (12-0) vs. Penn-Trafford (10-2) at Heinz Field, 6 p.m. (HSSN, 1020 AM, 107.1 FM, 92.1 FM, 1230 AM, 99.3 FM, 1460 AM) Class 4A Saturday’s schedule Aliquippa (10-1) vs. Belle Vernon (10-0) at Heinz Field, 3 p.m. (HSSN, 1020 AM, 92.1...

High schools Football WPIAL playoffs Championship Class 5A Saturday’s schedule Moon (12-0) vs. Penn-Trafford (10-2) at Heinz Field, 6 p.m. Class 4A Saturday’s schedule Aliquippa (10-1) vs. Belle Vernon (10-0) at Heinz Field, 3 p.m. Class 3A Saturday’s schedule Central Valley (12-0) vs. North Catholic (12-0) at Heinz Field, noon...