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WPIAL Class 4A girls basketball championship breakdown: Beaver vs. Quaker Valley
WPIAL Class 4A girls basketball championship No. 1 Beaver vs. No. 2 Quaker Valley 5 p.m. Friday at Peters Township’s AHN Arena On the air: 1230 AM, 99.3 FM, 1460 AM; TribHSSN.TribLive.com (video stream) Winner plays: District 8, 9 or 10 champion in PIAA quarterfinals, March 20 How they got...
‘Iceman’ McGowan leads Greensburg Central Catholic into Class 2A final
His knees encased in twin glaciers, an exhausted Christian McGowan limped out of the Norwin gymnasium Wednesday night after a postgame interview and joined his teammates on the bus. The “Iceman” from Greensburg Central Catholic had just given the Centurions (16-3) all he had — and then some — in...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 10, 2021
High schools Basketball Boys WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Finals Friday’s schedule Upper St. Clair (18-1) vs. Pine-Richland (13-5) at Peters Township, 8 p.m. Class 5A Semifinals Wednesday’s results Chartiers Valley 63, Mars 55 New Castle 69, Laurel Highlands 60 Finals Saturday’s schedule Chartiers Valley (22-2) vs. New Castle (19-2) at...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for March 11, 2021: Sparks will fly in Class 4A final four
Three nights of exciting semifinal playoff basketball come to a conclusion Thursday evening. The championship basketball field is finalized with eight more WPIAL final four games. The last evening of third-round hoops on Trib HSSN features semifinals games from boys 4A, boys 3A, girls 5A and girls A. Boys semifinals...
Trib 10: Boys power rankings shaken up as WPIAL finals approach
As the WPIAL playoffs are winding down, the top teams are proving they have the power. Through nearly three rounds of the lengthy district postseason, there have been more changes to the boys Trib 10 than to the girls power rankings. Pine-Richland, South Allegheny and Neshannock are in the rankings...
Trib HSSN boys basketball state rankings for March 10, 2021
Most of the teams ranked in the latest Trib HSSN boys basketball state rankings are living up to the classic rock anthem by Bachman-Turner Overdrive as they are “taking care of business” during the district playoffs. There is no tomorrow at this point. With only district champs qualifying for this...
Chartiers Valley finally gets past Mars, sets up grudge match with New Castle
The weight of the world is now off the shoulders of the Chartiers Valley boys basketball team. After losing in the WPIAL Class 5A semifinals the last two years to Mars, the Colts found out the the third time was a charm after beating the Fightin’ Planets, 63-55, Wednesday to...
Greensburg Central Catholic overcomes Sto-Rox to get back to WPIAL title game
Christian Hyland was the Centurions’ senior point guard the last time Greensburg Central Catholic made the WPIAL basketball finals. Now he is headed to the title game as the second-year coach of his alma mater. Hyland, 25, drew on his experiences from that year and passed them on to his...
Upper St. Clair holds off Norwin in Class 6A semifinal battle
The coaches — Upper St. Clair’s Pete Serio and Norwin’s Brian Brozeski — met at halfcourt with a mutual respect, it was clear, for each other’s program. The girls basketball game that just unfolded provided each with what’s sure to be a lasting memory. No. 2 Upper St. Clair, playing...
Hempfield takes 3rd in state rifle championships
WPIAL team rifle champion Hempfield placed third overall at Wednesday’s Pennsylvania State Scholastic Smallbore Rifle Championships. The Spartans, led by Abby Bowin, Lydia Dunn, Rylee Loucks, Paige Roberts and Clair Martz, finished with a team score of 1,011.5. District 11’s Southern Lehigh claimed the state title with a five-shooter score...
OLSH rolls Jeannette, shows no signs of slowing down heading into WPIAL finals
Jeannette found out quickly it faced a difficult challenge in the WPIAL Class 2A boys basketball semifinals Wednesday night at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart. When the Chargers had four offensive rebounds on their first possession, Jeannette coach Adrian Batts knew winning would take a supreme effort. No. 1...
Defending champion Mohawk puts down upstart Beaver Falls
All season, Mohawk coach Mike O’Lare has talked to his team about creating a new story to be remembered to go along with winning the school’s first WPIAL girls basketball title a year ago. The sequel has had some different variables in it, but the Warriors are one win away...
North Catholic girls fend off challenge from Laurel, eye 5th straight WPIAL title
For nearly three quarters Wednesday night, North Catholic’s quest for a seventh consecutive trip to the WPIAL finals was receiving a solid challenge from Laurel. But like many strong programs do, the Trojanettes put it all together and rolled to a 57-36 victory over the Spartans in a Class 3A...
Belle Vernon, North Catholic bring similar styles into Class 4A semifinal clash
When top-seeded Belle Vernon tips off against No. 5 North Catholic in a WPIAL 4A semifinal Thursday night, it would be easy to understand if the Leopards felt like they were looking in a mirror when going against the Trojans. That’s because North Catholic (17-4) and Belle Vernon (13-1) play...
Wrestling notebook: WPIAL teams navigated unusual season
Friday and Saturday will mark the end of a strange high school wrestling season for many area wrestlers. Thank the coronavirus pandemic for that. It was a year ago when Gov. Tom Wolf closed down the state because of the pandemic, and subsequently high school sports across the commonwealth were...
North Allegheny handles Mt. Lebanon, advances to 6th straight WPIAL finals
Lizzy Groetsch’s pass to the perimeter allowed Jasmine Timmerson to snap a cold spell midway through the first quarter for the North Allegheny girls basketball team. Timmerson knocked down a 3-pointer that pulled the Tigers within one and stopped a string of four team misses from the perimeter. Even when...
New Castle tops Laurel Highlands, reaches 7th WPIAL finals in 10 years
Six times in the past decade already, New Castle had reached the WPIAL finals behind a frenzied press defense that’s become a hallmark of the program. But against Laurel Highlands and its sophomore star, one win away from another finals appearance, the Red Hurricanes lowered the pressure. “Unless Mookie Blaylock...
Burrell duo heads to Hershey with one job left to do
Three Burrell wrestlers and Knoch’s Eli Reese are heading to Hershey on Friday for the PIAA Class AA individual wrestling tournament, and they’re all hoping to come home with a gold medal around their neck. A year ago, Burrell seniors AJ Corrado and Ian Oswalt came home with runner-up finishes...
Carrick captures City League title for 1st time since 1994
The last time Carrick won a City League championship, head coach Walter Milinski was an assistant coach for the Raiders as they won back-to-back titles in 1993-94. Now, 27 years later, Milinski has a City League title of his own. Behind 14 points from senior guard Vashon Howard and 12...
Mt. Pleasant pinning machine Dayton Pitzer eyes 2nd PIAA title
Mt. Pleasant junior Dayton Pitzer’s nickname isn’t “Pinzer,” but it should be. Even though he really doesn’t have a nickname, when he is on the wrestling mat, Pitzer is looking to do one thing: pin his opponent, and he has done that a lot during his two-year career. Pitzer (39-2)...
Defensive strategy key for Latrobe girls against 2-time reigning champion Chartiers Valley
Latrobe is willing to throw a number of defenses at Chartiers Valley to see if one sticks. The sixth-seeded Wildcats (14-2), who are further along in the WPIAL playoffs than they have been in 23 years, face an ominous task in the Class 5A semifinals. The No. 2 Colts (21-3)...
Westmoreland basketball playoff capsules: Games for Thursday, March 11, 2021
Here’s a look at Thursday’s WPIAL basketball playoff games involving Westmoreland County teams: Girls Class 5A Semifinals 6-Latrobe (14-2) at 2-Chartiers Valley (21-3) 6 p.m. Thursday Coaches: Mark Burkhardt, Latrobe; Tim McConnell, Chartiers Valley Winner plays: Winner of 5-Woodland Hills (13-6) at 1-Trinity (20-1), 8 p.m. Monday in WPIAL championship...
Allderdice boys excluded from City League basketball finals but season isn’t over
The City League boys basketball championship will move forward without Allderdice but the team’s season isn’t over. Hours before tipoff, Pittsburgh Public Schools announced Wednesday that its athletic committee voted 10-3-1 to have Carrick and Brashear meet in the championship game as planned. Allderdice was forced to forfeit its semifinal...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 9, 2021
High schools Basketball Boys WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Semifinals Tuesday’s results Upper St. Clair 70, Butler 62 Pine-Richland 76, Fox Chapel 63 Finals Friday’s schedule Upper St. Clair (18-1) vs. Pine-Richland (13-5) at Peters Township, 8 p.m. Class 5A Semifinals Wednesday’s schedule Mars (16-2) at Chartiers Valley (21-2), 6 p.m.;...
Trib HSSN girls basketball state rankings for March 9, 2021
Some of the 12 district tournaments across the state are already completed while others are winding down. Only the district champions can be a part of this year’s PIAA postseason. So the district playoffs this year are truly one and done. As we inch closer to the Road to Hershey,...
