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High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 9, 2021
High schools WPIAL Basketball Friday’s schedule Boys Aquinas Academy Tournament Cheswick Christian Academy at Aquinas Academy, 8:30 p.m. Avonworth Tournament Shaler vs. Ambridge, 5:30 p.m. Winchester Thurston at Avonworth, 7 p.m. Baldwin/Peters Township Tournament Albert Gallatin at Peters Township, 7:30 p.m. Laurel Highlands at Baldwin, 7:30 p.m. Brentwood Tournament Beaver...
Aliquippa beats odds, wins PIAA Class 4A championship
HERSHEY — Aliquippa has a Class A enrollment, yet the small-school Quips were crowned Thursday night as the best 4A football team in the state. In a word, their coach called it “unbelievable.” Freshman running back Tiqwai Hayes, who’s quickly becoming the school’s next superstar, rushed for 141 yards and...
PIAA Class 2A football championship breakdown: Serra Catholic vs. Southern Columbia
PIAA Class 2A football championship Serra Catholic vs. Southern Columbia 1 p.m. Friday, Hersheypark Stadium, Hershey On the air: TV: PCN PIAA titles: Serra Catholic 0; Southern Columbia 11 (1994, 2002, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘15, ‘17, ‘18, ‘19, ‘20) Serra Catholic (15-1) Player to watch: Ryan Brooks Brooks is...
Starting 5: A-K Valley basketball teams, players and storylines to watch in 2021-22
Starting 5s Girls 5 Teams to Watch Knoch: With three starters back, including Valley News Dispatch first-team all-star selection Madilyn Boyer and second-team pick Nina Shaw, the Knights hope to make waves again. Knoch went 7-0 in section play last year but was denied a section title because of the...
Trib HSSN 2021-22 WPIAL Class A girls basketball preseason breakdown
It has been a broken record for three straight years and counting. Rochester and West Greene dominate the rest of Class A in the regular season and district playoffs and reach the WPIAL finals. Then the page turns to the Rams getting the better of the Pioneers in the finals...
Trib HSSN 2021-22 WPIAL Class A boys basketball preseason breakdown
The Bishop Canevin boys basketball program finally won its first WPIAL championship last season and is the preseason favorite to repeat. But with plenty of talent back and some notable transfers around the classification, it won’t be easy for the Crusaders to win gold again. Here is a rundown of...
PIAA factoids for Friday’s Class 5A, 2A state championship games
In 34 years of PIAA football playoffs, the WPIAL has never had more than three state champions crowned in a single year. One record has already been set this state postseason as the WPIAL prepares to send five champions to Hershey to play in the PIAA finals. Another record will...
Penn-Trafford ready to make history as underdogs in state championship game
No matter what happens Friday, the Penn-Trafford football team has made history. In the school’s 50th season, the team won its first WPIAL title, played in and won its first PIAA playoff game and now is headed to its first PIAA championship game. A victory against Imhotep Charter (11-1) in...
Dozen new A-K Valley high school basketball coaches set for season to tip off
Rich Mull certainly wasn’t alone when he officially took over the head coaching duties of the Plum girls basketball team in August. He was one of a dozen coaches making that transition – six boys and six girls – among Alle-Kiski Valley teams at various points in the offseason. “The...
Starting 5: Westmoreland basketball teams, players and storylines to watch
Teams to watch Boys Belle Vernon — The Leopards will be one of the hottest tickets in the WPIAL with their fast-paced style and athleticism producing big numbers and highlights. Electric is not a strong enough word. Greensburg Central Catholic — Blessed with height and senior experience from a WPIAL...
Latrobe’s fabulous frontcourt among top headline-grabbers in Westmoreland County hoops
WPIAL basketball season opens Friday, and big expectations — emphasis on big — are coming out of Latrobe. The Wildcats girls basketball team is far from a long shot because it is long across the roster. Teams will be hard-pressed to match Latrobe’s height, which will be complemented by the...
PIAA Class 5A football championship breakdown: Penn-Trafford vs. Imhotep Charter
PIAA Class 5A football championship Penn-Trafford vs. Imhotep Charter 7 p.m. Friday, Hersheypark Stadium, Hershey On the air: TV: PCN; Radio: KDKA-AM (1020), KDKA-FM (100.1), WHJB-FM (107.1); Streaming audio: tribhssn.triblive.com PIAA titles: Penn-Trafford 0; Imhotep Charter 1 (2015) Penn-Trafford (12-2) Player to watch: Cade Yacamelli The Wisconsin recruit has done...
4 from WPIAL tabbed state soccer coaches of year
Adam Brownold guided the Winchester Thurston boys soccer team to its first PIAA championship, its second WPIAL title and a 23-0-1 record. The run of success this season led to him being named to the WPIAL Class A co-coach of the year. But the wins, and accolades, kept coming. Brownold...
PIAA Class 4A football championship breakdown: Aliquippa vs. Bishop McDevitt
PIAA Class 4A championship Aliquippa vs. Bishop McDevitt 7 p.m. Thursday, Hersheypark Stadium, Hershey On the air: TV: PCN; Radio: WKPL-FM (92.1), WBVP-AM (1230), WBVP-FM (99.3), WMBA-AM (1460); Streaming audio: tribhssn.triblive.com PIAA titles: Aliquippa 3 (1991, 2003, ‘18); Bishop McDevitt 1 (1995) Aliquippa (12-1) Player to watch: Tiqwai Hayes Each...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 8, 2021
High schools Football PIAA playoffs Class 6A Championship Saturday’s schedule St. Joseph’s Prep (11-2) vs. Mt. Lebanon (14-0) at Hershey, 6 p.m. Class 5A Championship Friday’s schedule Imhotep Charter (11-1) vs. Penn-Trafford (12-2) at Hershey, 7 p.m. Class 4A Championship Thursday’s schedule Bishop McDevitt (12-1) vs. Aliquippa (12-1) at Hershey,...
Unsung senior linebacker leads Serra Catholic’s devastating defense
In last week’s PIAA Class 2A semifinal victory over Farrell, five players totaled 10-plus tackles for Serra Catholic’s stout defensive unit. Zach Weber, a senior linebacker, was one of those dominant defenders as he finished with 12 tackles, 1½ tackles for loss and 1½ sacks in a 27-18 triumph that...
Aliquippa’s slimmed-down 300-pounders face heavy workload in state finals
At 6-foot-4 and 345 pounds, Aliquippa’s Naquan Crowder fits in nicely on one of the heaviest offensive lines in the state, but a commitment made by the team’s linemen to improve their fitness has him feeling lighter on his feet. That’s good news for the Quips, because they’ll likely ask...
PIAA factoids for Thursday’s Class 4A, A state championship games
In 34 years of PIAA football playoffs, the WPIAL has never had more than three state champions crowned in a single year. One record already was set this postseason as the WPIAL prepares to send five champions to Hershey to play in the PIAA finals. Another record will be set...
PIAA delays release of updated enrollment numbers to fix vo-tech issue
The PIAA delayed the release of its updated enrollment numbers for the 2022-23 and 2023-24 sports seasons until January after discovering some school districts used inconsistent methods for counting their vo-tech students. New numbers were expected to be approved Wednesday by the PIAA board, giving schools their first look at...
Trib 10: WPIAL seeks record PIAA championship haul
The WPIAL never has sent more than four district teams to the state finals. Until this season. Five WPIAL champions are a win away from adding a state title to their 2021 collection. Mt. Lebanon, Penn-Trafford, Aliquippa, Central Valley and Serra Catholic are headed to Hershey. Aliquippa is looking a...
Penn-Trafford football team getting send-off before it leaves for PIAA championship game
Penn-Trafford School District is planning a send-off parade for the football team Friday morning. The Warriors are playing in their first PIAA Class 5A championship game at 7 p.m. Friday against Imhotep Charter at Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey. It is called “Off to Hershey the Warrior Way.” The students and...
Trib HSSN 2021-22 WPIAL Class 2A girls basketball preseason breakdown
Neshannock girls basketball coach Luann Grybowski says her team has “unfinished business.” The Lancers won Section 1 and WPIAL championships last season but finished runner-up in the PIAA tournament after losing to Mount Carmel in the Class 2A finals. The veteran coach with 685 career wins returns the entire starting...
Trib HSSN 2021-22 WPIAL Class 2A boys basketball preseason breakdown
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart put together a perfect season a year ago, winning section, WPIAL and PIAA titles. Jake DiMichele and Dante Spadafora were first-team all-state selections, and coach Mike Rodriguez was the state’s coach of the year for Class 2A as OLSH became the 14th WPIAL team...
Burrell must retool to keep streak of 15 straight WPIAL Class 2A championships going
Burrell wrestling is looking to celebrate a “Sweet 16” this winter. If the 15-time defending WPIAL Class 2A champions are to continue their dominance, they’re going to have to replace a trio of talented wrestlers who graduated: champ A.J. Corrado, state runner-up Ian Oswalt and 24-match winner Aaron Edwards. With...
Led by 2-time state champ, Mt. Pleasant wrestlers in title contention
The last team other than Burrell to win a WPIAL Class 2A team title was Mt. Pleasant in 2006. But could this be the year that someone else wins that title? This is not your typical Burrell team this season. The Bucs return only five starters and had three other...
