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Several new top marks highlight latest WPIAL swimming and diving performance lists
The WPIAL released its latest swimming and diving performance lists Monday, and individual swimmers, relays and divers continue to produce new WPIAL-best performances. There were several changes at the top from meets this past week. New leaders in Class AAA are Seneca Valley junior Kevin Donaldson (200-yard freestyle, 1:42.66), North...
WPIBL concludes regular season, looks ahead to team and singles championships
A regular season far from normal has concluded for the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Bowling League, and top teams and individuals now are looking forward to the team and singles championships set for this week and next. The top two teams from each boys and girls section will face off Wednesday...
WPIAL bracketology: Don Rebel, Chris Harlan take early look at boys basketball tournament
The WPIAL basketball playoffs will seem bigger than ever this winter since the league intends to hold an open tournament in each of the six classifications. Any team that wants to take part can. The WPIAL took this route because covid-related cancellations made the section standings unbalanced, making it nearly...
PIAA might require schools to certify mask-wearing exemptions in writing
With many high school sports teams competing maskless, the PIAA may require postseason participants to certify in writing that their athletes qualify for an exemption under the state mandate. The agenda for Wednesday’s PIAA board meeting includes a document titled “PIAA Postseason Covid-19 Universal Face Covering Certification.” The form would...
High school schedules for Feb. 15, 2021
Basketball Boys Monday’s schedule WPIAL Class 6A Pine-Richland at North Hills, 7:30 p.m. Class 5A Section 1 Ringgold at West Mifflin, 7 p.m. Class 4A Section 2 Ambridge at Central Valley, ppd. Class 3A Section 1 Riverside at Laurel, 7:30 p.m. Section 3 East Allegheny at Ligonier Valley, 7:15 p.m....
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Feb. 15, 2021: Inter-class boys showdown looms
A big Class 6A vs. Class 5A boys basketball game highlights the district Monday schedule. It’s a battle of the Panthers as Upper St. Clair hosts Franklin Regional. Franklin Regional is a half-game behind Penn Hills for first place in Section 3-5A, but it has lost two of three, including...
This week on Triblive High School Sports Network: Week of Feb. 15
We love our fans so much that we present another jam-packed week of exciting winter high school sports regular and postseason action here on the TribLive High School Sports Network. We have plenty of video and audio coverage of WPIAL boys and girls high school basketball along with boys and...
Trib HSSN Girls Basketball Player of the Week for week ending Feb. 14, 2021
It’s almost as if New Castle’s Aayanni Hudson was built for all the hurdles and obstacles that all athletes have had to deal with this season, especially at New Castle. Hudson had another big week on the score sheet, even though the Red Hurricanes lost two of their three games....
Trib HSSN Girls Basketball Team of the Week for week ending Feb. 14, 2021
Norwin girls basketball coach Brian Brozeski believes coaching has a lot to do with the fact that entering the final week of the regular season, things are still tight in Section 1-6A. “The section has a lot of good coaches and teams that have all shown improvement from the beginning...
PIHL standings through Feb. 14, 2021
Here are the latest PIHL high school hockey standings through Sunday. The PIHL announced games for Wheeling Park and Wheeling Central Catholic were postponed until March 1. The Pa. Cup state hockey championships are set for April 24. Wins – Losses – Overtime/Shootout Loss = Total Points Class AAA Canon-McMillan,...
WPIAL basketball teams must choose: Playoffs or no?
Many are going. Some are not. Others have stipulations, and a couple more are on the fence. The decision to enter the WPIAL open basketball playoffs is not as easy as you might think, at least for some schools. Opinions are being weighed in the decision-making process. Are we good...
An early fall? PIAA planning committee opposes starting football season sooner
The PIAA doesn’t have a prognosticating groundhog, but after hearing from its strategic planning committee, it doesn’t look like fall sports will arrive any earlier next school year. By a two-to-one margin, “starting earlier is not something (the 12 PIAA districts) would embrace at this time,” the planning committee said...
Kiski Area swimmers focused on top performances as WPIALs looms
Last year as a freshman, Parker Sterlitz had a goal of joining classmate Levi Hansen on the medals podium for the Class AAA boys 500-yard freestyle at the WPIAL championships at Pitt’s Trees Pool. However, the Kiski Area distance specialist fell two seconds short, placing 12th in 4 minutes, 47.58...
Penn-Trafford wrestling team makes progress, looks forward to next season
It didn’t end the way Penn-Trafford wrestling coach A.J. Brentzel had hoped, a loss in the Section 1 championship match and a loss in the quarterfinals of the Class AAA WPIAL Team Tournament, but the second-year coach is proud of the progress the team has made in two seasons. The...
Penn-Trafford notebook: Warriors rifle team falls to Hempfield
Penn-Trafford’s coed rifle team saw a seven-game winning streak come to an end with a loss to Hempfield on Feb. 10. The Spartans, who handed the Warriors only other loss this season, outscored Penn-Trafford, 800-59x to 797-47x. Penn-Trafford had won seven consecutive matches. The team was nearly perfect in defeating...
Penn Hills’ Pollard will walk on to Akron football team
Senior Dontae Pollard was hoping to have a strong final season for Penn Hills in an effort to increase college interest. However, a leg injury cut his season short after five games. After mulling a couple opportunities at the collegiate level, Pollard decided to walk on at Akron and announced...
Penn Hills diving newcomer qualifies for WPIAL meet
Three weeks before the season, freshman Luke Hoolahan decided to pick up diving. Even with his limited experience, the Penn Hills swimming and diving coaching staff started to think early in the season that Hoolahan had an opportunity to qualify for the WPIAL Class AAA Swimming and Diving meet. Hoolahan...
Gateway’s Andrew Holmes posts top WPIAL time in 200 IM
Gateway junior Andrew Holmes earned a WPIAL swimming championship automatic qualifying time in the 200-yard individual medley with a personal-best of 1 minute, 52.04 seconds against North Hills on Feb. 9. That put him at the top of the list in the event, surpassing Seneca Valley junior Daniel Simoes (1:52.25)...
Shaler Area’s Keenan balances basketball, indoor track
Jack Keenan didn’t seek an opportunity to follow in his dad’s footsteps. When the Shaler Area junior hurdler landed on the hurdles as his primary event in middle school track and field, the idea was to try and exceed his dad’s accomplishments. “I started in middle school because my dad...
‘Happy, cheerful and ready to go,’ Pilyih leads Shaler Area bowling
Lexi Pilyih doesn’t dwell on what could have been. The Shaler Area sophomore was a major cog of a Titans’ girls bowling team that made school history by qualifying for the state bowling championships as a team. Days before states were scheduled to commence, the Titans saw their first trip...
South Fayette swimmers maintain focus through constant changes
It has been a challenge for all sports to find any sort of routine or normalcy during this pandemic. However, where there’s a will, there’s a way. Daily practices have been altered and new ways to train have been created as the season creeps closer to the district championships. The...
Carlynton wrestling program looks forward to individual postseason
The team portion of the WPIAL wrestling season is in the books, with individuals set to take the spotlight. For Carlynton, like several teams these days, it’s all about the numbers — or lack of them. The Cougars have quality, but once again this season, lacked the quantity for success...
Thomas Jefferson swimmers maintain success through pandemic protocols, coaching change
Thomas Jefferson’s first-year coach is a familiar figure to the many members of the swim program. Brian Peters, former assistant to longtime mentor John Penn, has taken over as head coach following Penn’s retirement. “Wow, I have been coaching a long time, but I have never felt more like a...
Baldwin junior dives into 5-sport schedule
Baldwin junior Abbey Herrle doesn’t have time to waste. After all, she’s a five-sport athlete with a 3.6 GPA. “Every time anyone asks about my sports and how I manage five of them, I always tell them that if you love something enough, you’ll always be committed to it,” Herrle...
Quaker Valley wrestling continues upward trend after WPIAL team tournament run
When the Quaker Valley wrestling team faced off with Mt. Pleasant on Jan. 23 at the Hampton Dawg Duals, they came away with a 42-21 loss after only winning four contested matches. So when the Quakers were matched up with the Vikings in the WPIAL Class AA quarterfinals on Feb....
