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Relay win sparks Hampton boys to 1st WPIAL team swim title since 1999
The Hampton boys swimming team needed 1 minute, 36 seconds to set into motion something that hadn’t happened in 22 years. The Talbots won the 200 medley relay in the opening event of the WPIAL Class AA swimming championships March 6 and used the record-setting race as a springboard to...
Hampton reflects on breakthrough season after playoff run ends
After the final horn sounded on her senior season, Hampton guard Liv Bianco slowly walked off the court and placed the basketball on the scorer’s table. Behind her, on her home court, Latrobe players celebrated their 53-48 win over the No. 3-seed Talbots in the WPIAL Class 5A quarterfinals March...
Despite semifinal loss, Fox Chapel boys make strides
Coming into this season, Fox Chapel boys basketball coach Zach Skrinjar had to find a way to replace three senior starters from a team that went 21-2 a year ago and won its first 20 games of the season. He had junior guards Eli Yofan and JP Dockey returning, but...
How to watch Monday’s WPIAL basketball championships on Trib HSSN
The final four WPIAL basketball championship games will be played tonight at a pair of high school gymnasiums, and a quartet of teams will be rewarded for persevering during an unprecedented 2020-21 season. Teams endured covid-19 protocols and shutdowns that provided a bigger challenge than any on-court opponent. They continued...
WPIAL Class 4A boys basketball championship breakdown: North Catholic vs. Lincoln Park
WPIAL Class 4A boys basketball championship No. 5 North Catholic vs. No. 2 Lincoln Park 8 p.m. Monday at North Allegheny On the air: 1230 AM, 99.3 FM, 1460 AM; TribHSSN.TribLive.com (video stream) Winner plays: Lincoln Park or North Catholic will host District 9 champion Clearfield on Friday in the...
Trib HSSN What to Watch for: Monday, March 15, 2021
WPIAL championship weekend concludes Monday on the Trib High School Sports Network. Eight teams have been crowned district champions through two days of title contests at North Allegheny and Peters Township high schools. Four more teams will earn district gold and a berth in the champions-only edition of the PIAA...
WPIAL Class 3A boys basketball championship breakdown: South Allegheny vs. Ellwood City
WPIAL Class 3A boys basketball championship No. 1 South Allegheny vs. No. 11 Ellwood City 5 p.m. Monday at North Allegheny On the air: TribHSSN.TribLive.com (video stream) Winner plays: Winner of District 5 or 9 in PIAA quarterfinals, March 20 How they got here: South Allegheny defeated No. 17 Ligonier...
PHIL standings: Week of March 15, 2021
The latest PIHL standings through Sunday, March 14, 2021. The PIHL Penguins Cup playoffs are set to start April 5, and the Pa. Cup state championships are set for April 24. Team, Wins-Losses-Overtime/Shootout Loss = Total Points Class AAA Canon-McMillan, 14-2-1 = 29 Pine-Richland, 13-4-0 = 26 Peters Township, 12-3-0...
Trib HSSN Girls Basketball Player of the Week for week ending March 14, 2021
In the fall, Paige Julian will head off to West Liberty to continue her basketball career. She will leave the Mohawk girls basketball program in a much better place than when she started as a freshman. The Warriors went from having won two playoffs games in the four years before...
Trib HSSN Girls Basketball Team of the Week for week ending March 14, 2021
After playing the role of the bridesmaid twice in the last three years, Beaver finally knows what it feels like to be the blushing bride. It feels perfect. The Bobcats captured their first WPIAL girls basketball championship by beating section rival Quaker Valley, 45-29, on Friday in the Class 4A...
Trib High School Sports Network broadcasts: Week of March 15, 2021
The Madness comes to a close as the final gold of the district winter sports season is distributed this week on the Trib High School Sports Network. Four more WPIAL championship basketball games can be viewed Monday before coverage of the PIAA basketball playoffs begins over the weekend. HSSN’s coverage...
H.S. boys tennis preview: Teams ‘amped up’ to start season
Last spring was one of loss for high school teams across the state as the covid pandemic caused the PIAA to suspend and ultimately cancel the spring sports season. A renewed optimism abounded throughout the WPIAL one week ago with the start of practices, and good weather enabled boys tennis...
Westmoreland high school basketball notebook: Southmoreland girls should contend again
The Roundball Classic committee couldn’t pick any girls basketball seniors from Southmoreland to play in its event in May. It’s not because the Scotties are lacking worthy players. They just don’t have any seniors to offer. Southmoreland had one of the youngest semifinal-qualifying teams in the WPIAL this season, with...
WPIAL Class A girls basketball championship breakdown: Rochester vs. West Greene
WPIAL Class A girls basketball championship No. 1 Rochester vs. No. 2 West Greene 5 p.m. Monday at Peters Township’s AHN Arena On the air: 1230 AM, 99.3 FM, 1460 AM, 1450 AM; TribHSSN.TribLive.com (video stream) Winner plays: Wednesday’s winner of District 5 champion Shanksville-Stonycreek (20-4) and District 10 champion...
WPIAL Class 5A girls basketball championship breakdown: Trinity vs. Chartiers Valley
WPIAL Class 5A girls basketball championship No. 1 Trinity vs. No. 2 Chartiers Valley 8 p.m. Monday at Peters Township’s AHN Arena On the air: 95.3 FM; TribHSSN.TribLive.com (video stream) Winner plays: District 10 champion Warren (22-3) in PIAA quarterfinals, March 20 How they got here: Trinity defeated No. 16...
PIAA girls basketball tournament pairings update
Ten WPIAL girls basketball teams were still alive through two rounds of the PIAA postseason last year when their title dreams, like the rest of the world, came to a sudden stop because of the covid-19 outbreak. The state basketball playoffs never resumed. Now six freshly minted WPIAL champions are...
PIAA boys basketball tournament pairings update
A good piece of advice is to always finish what you start. That is what the PIAA hopes to do over the next couple of weeks after the 2020 state basketball playoffs were halted after two rounds because of the covid-19 pandemic. So the district champion-only shorter version of the...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 13, 2021
High schools Basketball Boys WPIAL playoffs Class 5A Finals Saturday’s results New Castle 61, Chartiers Valley 45 Class 4A Finals Monday’s schedule North Catholic (18-4) vs. Lincoln Park (17-5) at North Allegheny, 8 p.m. Class 3A Finals Monday’s schedule South Allegheny (17-4) vs. Ellwood City (13-4) at North Allegheny, 5...
Seneca Valley’s Herrera-Rondon becomes 3-time PIAA champion; Waynesburg crowns 3
HERSHEY – Waynesburg proved why it is ranked No. 1 in the state at the PIAA Class AAA Wrestling Championships Saturday at the Giant Center. The Raiders had five finalists and three champions in running away with the team title. It wasn’t, however, the most wrestlers that the Raiders ever...
New Castle tops Chartiers Valley for record 14th WPIAL basketball title
New Castle’s Sheldon Cox wasn’t the senior who had everyone’s attention entering Saturday night. But by the time Cox threw down two dunks in the final seconds, all eyes were on him and his record-setting Red Hurricanes. Cox scored 19 of his game-high 24 points in the second half and...
Kiski Area’s Sammy Starr goes out on top with pin in 5th-place match at states
HERSHEY – Kiski Area senior Sammy Starr ended his high school career with a pin and a fifth-place finish at the PIAA Class AAA wrestling championship Saturday. It was Starr’s 27th pin of the season. He finished the season 39-6 and 113-46 for his career. “It’s a little bittersweet,” Starr...
Hempfield’s Priest, Franklin Regional’s Solomon win PIAA Class AAA titlesVideo
HERSHEY — If there is one thing about the PIAA Class AAA championships that never seems to change, it is expecting the unexpected from WPIAL wrestlers. Someone surprising is coming home with a state title. In 2020, it was Latrobe freshman Vinny Kilkeary and Hempfield junior Ethan Berginc. This year,...
North Allegheny captures 4th WPIAL title in 5 years with win over Upper St. Clair
For the fourth time in five years, the North Allegheny girls basketball team got to lift the WPIAL Class 6A trophy. Behind 24 points from senior Lizzy Groetsch, the top-seeded Tigers (24-1) led No. 2 Upper St. Clair for a majority of the game and utilized two big runs in...
Fox Chapel’s Manelis, North Allegheny’s Shi clean up at PIAA Class AAA diving meet
The fourth time was the charm for Fox Chapel senior David Manelis. The diving standout and two-time WPIAL Class AAA champion hoped to add state gold medalist to his performance portfolio as he took on a field of seven others Saturday evening at Cumberland Valley High School. Manelis grabbed the...
OLSH handles Greensburg CC to take 3rd straight WPIAL crown
While Greensburg Central Catholic was talking about diamonds, Our Lady of the Sacred Hearts grabbed the gold. Second-seeded GCC tried a diamond-and-1 defense early, trying to slow down No. 1 OLSH in the WPIAL Class 2A boys basketball championship, and the plan was effective early. But the high-speed Chargers adjusted,...
