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Kiski Area boys basketball needs 3 overtimes to defeat Knoch
Knoch entered the second game of its three in the Kiski Area Holiday Classic with a 2-5 record. But the Knights didn’t play like a 2-5 team against the 7-1 host Cavaliers. Ultimately, Kiski Area was able to push through in the third overtime to record a 52-50 victory, Dom...
Pitt recruits forming bond at Powerade Tournament
As Mac Stout walked off the mat after recording a fall at the 55th Powerade Wrestling tournament, he was greeted by his brothers, Luke and Kellen. After he took a few more steps, he fist-bumped Mt. Pleasant senior Dayton Pitzer. Stout and Pitzer, along with Hempfield’s Briar Priest, Latrobe’s Jack...
Penn-Trafford boys reach .500 with win vs. Franklin Regional
A heavy dose of Noah Wright early was enough to offset a big helping of Caden Smith late as the Penn-Trafford boys basketball team avenged an earlier loss to Franklin Regional. Wright, a fiery senior guard, scored 13 of his career-high 24 points in the first quarter for Penn-Trafford, which...
Knoch girls basketball team again leans on defense in win over Kiski Area
Nina Shaw loves to put the ball in the hoop. But the junior guard also gets excited when she and her Knoch teammates are able to play strong defense. That was on display again Wednesday evening against Kiski Area at the Kiski Area Holiday Classic. For the second time in...
Powerade notebook: Training center takes off
When Norwin wrestling coach Kyle Martin and assistant Jarod King started the Knights Regional Training Center this summer, they had a five-year plan. The center, for wrestlers in 250-mile radius, is to help prepare wrestlers for the world and Olympic teams in freestyle and Greco Roman. Overwhelming success has put...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Dec. 30, 2021: Closing the books on an eventful 2021
Welcome to the final day of high school sports in 2021. It took a while to get going this year. Due to a mandated shutdown by Gov. Tom Wolf, the winter high school sports season was “on break” from Dec. 12, 2020 through Jan. 7, 2021. The year 2021 was...
Trib HSSN Top 21 Stories of 2021: Goalposts keep moving for Aliquippa football
The year 2021 wasn’t one giant leap for mankind, but it was one big step back toward “normalcy” for all of us, especially the high school athletes from around the WPIAL. They were able to do what they love to do: compete on area fields, courts, mats and pools. They...
Fox Chapel girls grab momentum with tournament win over Deer Lakes
In a game featuring several scoring runs, the Fox Chapel girls basketball team had the biggest one at a crucial point to take control of its Peter Sauer Memorial Tournament matchup with Deer Lakes on Wednesday afternoon at Shady Side Academy. Ahead by just two points with a little more...
Mt. Lebanon tops Class 6A all-state football team as Bob Palko, Alex Tecza win individual awards
Mt. Lebanon won its first state title behind a veteran coach, a dynamic offensive trio and toughness at the line of scrimmage. Those elements all were recognized Wednesday when the Class 6A all-state football team was announced. Blue Devils coach Bob Palko was named the state’s 6A coach of the...
10 WPIAL players earn all-state in 5A, Penn-Trafford’s John Ruane named top coach
After winning its first WPIAL and PIAA football titles, Penn-Trafford has more reason to celebrate. Warriors coach John Ruane was named the PIAA Class 5A coach of the year on Wednesday, and three Penn-Trafford players earned all-state honors. Quarterback Carter Green, running back Cade Yacamelli and offensive lineman Declan Ochendowski...
WPIAL lands 14 on 4A all-state team; Aliquippa’s Tiqwai Hayes, Mike Warfield earn top honors
If Tiqwai Hayes’ next three seasons are anything like his first, the Aliquippa freshman has an exciting future ahead. Hayes, who rushed for 1,746 yards and scored 23 touchdowns this season, was named Wednesday as the state’s Class 4A Player of the Year after leading the Quips to a PIAA...
High school roundup for Dec. 28, 2021: Perri Page powers Chartiers Valley past rival Trinity
Perri Page led all scorers with 32 points and Aislin Malcolm sank five 3-pointers and finished with 17 points to help Class 5A No. 1 Chartiers Valley to an 80-61 girls basketball victory over No. 2 Trinity at the North Allegheny Tournament on Tuesday. Hallie Cowan added 16 and Marian...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 28, 2021
High schools WPIAL Basketball Boys Tuesday’s results Apollo-Ridge Tournament Leechburg 69, River Valley 31 Neighborhood Academy 59, Apollo-Ridge 50 Aquinas Academy Tournament Keystone Oaks 95, Geibel 86 Aquinas Academy 78, Trinity Christian 28 Avella Tournament Avonworth 62, Fort Cherry 54 McGuffey 52, Cornell 34 Burgettstown 58, Brownsville 49 Chartiers-Houston 71...
Mars girls basketball gives Highlands its 1st loss
The Highlands girls basketball team came into their holiday tournament game against Mars on Tuesday afternoon undefeated through six games. But the visiting Planets ended up being too much for the Golden Rams to overcome. Three players scored in double figures for Class 5A Mars (7-1) as it handed Highlands...
Greensburg Salem girls pressure Charleroi, extend winning streak
Suffocating opponents from the tip has become a calling card for the Greensburg Salem girls basketball team. The, ahem, still-unbeaten Greensburg Salem girls basketball team. The Golden Lions’ pace is fast. Their hands are in faces. Teams have little time to react to full-court pressure. “Defense is what makes us,...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Dec. 29, 2021: Top wrestlers hit Powerade mats
One of the top regular season high school wrestling tournaments in the country is back in its normal place at its regular site. Due to covid-19 shutdowns last December, the Powerade Wrestling Tournament was moved to the final week of January and held at the Monroeville Convention Center. This year,...
Leechburg boys overwhelm River Valley in Apollo-Ridge tournament
River Valley might be the newest school in Western Pennsylvania, but its problem Wednesday was as old as basketball itself. The Panthers (3-5) committed 27 turnovers and Leechburg (6-0), the No. 5 team in this week’s TribHSSN Class A rankings, took advantage with a strong showing, resulting in a 69-31...
Trib HSSN Top 21 Stories of 2021: Championship droughts put on ice
The year 2021 wasn’t one giant leap for mankind, but it was one big step back toward “normalcy” for all of us, especially the high school athletes from around the WPIAL. They were able to do what they love to do: compete on area fields, courts, mats and pools. They...
Class 2A No. 4 Greensburg C.C. girls take down Franklin Regional
Almost apologetically, Mya Morgan gave a reaction like Michael Jordan did during his “flu game” from the 1997 NBA Finals against the Utah Jazz. Oops, it went in. So did that one. Um, sorry? Morgan, a sophomore shooting guard from Greensburg Central Catholic, put her hands in the air and...
PIAA champion Central Valley places 7 players on Class 3A all-state team, plus coach of the year
Central Valley’s 27th straight victory was a 7-0 win over Wyomissing in the PIAA Class 3A football championship game earlier this month. The Warriors’ run of success was certainly recognized by a group of Pennsylvania sportswriters. On Monday, seven Central Valley players were named to the Class 3A all-state football...
Serra Catholic’s Jose Regus honored as Class 2A Coach of the Year in all-state football voting
A rare neurological disorder confined Serra Catholic coach Jose Regus to a wheelchair at times this season, yet Regus remained on the sideline and led the Eagles to a WPIAL football title and a state runner-up finish. His determination was recognized Tuesday when Regus was named the state’s Coach of...
Led by 5 college recruits, Hempfield swimming optimistic
Hempfield’s swimmers, like so many across the state and country last season, had to deal with continual disruptions and unknowns due to covid-19. But now, Kevin Clougherty, entering his 22nd season as head coach, feels that those obstacles could lead to his group being mentally tougher as it enters the...
Burrell bowling teams off to strong start
While most of the attention in winter sports is pointed at the basketball court and wrestling circles, there is another sport ramping up involving hundreds athletes competing on the hardwood. WPIBL season is underway with several local teams competing on the lanes in high school bowling. There are team and...
6 WPIAL players recognized on Class A all-state football team
Six WPIAL Class A football players earned all-state honors Tuesday, including Bishop Canevin wide receiver Lesae Lacks, whose team-high 50 catches helped the Crusaders win the district title. Lacks finished his junior year with 930 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns for Canevin, which won its first WPIAL title since 1990....
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 27, 2021
High schools WPIAL Basketball Boys Monday’s results Bentworth Tournament Waynesburg 60, West Greene 43 Propel Braddock Hills 76, Bentworth 52 Bethel Park Tournament Shaler 86, Burrell 59 Bethel Park 35, McDowell 25 Carmichaels Tournament Jefferson-Morgan at Mapletown, ppd. Beth-Center at Carmichaels, ppd. Charleroi Tournament East Allegheny 62, Frazier 35 Ringgold...
