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Latrobe handles pressure, tops Hampton to move into Class 5A semifinalsVideo
Emma Blair hadn’t done much offensively for Latrobe up until the fourth quarter Monday night. She had only two points on a pair of free throws in the third. But Hampton can vouch for the fact that Blair was doing other things to cause it problems — and to keep...
Deer Lakes boys can’t contain Lincoln Park as Leopards move on
The Lincoln Park boys basketball team is like a train: Once it gets moving, it normally can’t be stopped. On Monday, in a WPIAL Class 4A quarterfinal game, No. 10 Deer Lakes (10-4) tried to slow down the No. 2 Leopards (16-5) as much as possible, but it didn’t last...
Sidelined for almost 2 years, WPIAL spring sports teams return to practice
Sidelined for almost two full years, WPIAL spring sports teams returned to practice Monday after having their schedules canceled by coronavirus restrictions a year ago. Teams in baseball, softball, lacrosse, volleyball and track were permitted to begin formal practice Monday. To accommodate potential pandemic-related schedule changes, the PIAA decided teams...
WPIAL swimmers earn at-large bids to PIAA championship meet
Gold medalists from this weekend’s WPIAL Class AAA and AA swimming championships already had secured trips to the PIAA championship meet, set for March 19-20, at Cumberland Valley High School. On Monday, dozens of other WPIAL competitors earned at-large bids to the state meet. The PIAA posted the heat sheets...
Southmoreland leans on big-game experience as it readies for Quaker Valley
The WPIAL girls basketball semifinals can be daunting for newcomers. The pressure in the “final four” is different, heavier, as a trip to the championship lies in the balance. And this year, with no follow-the-winner format for PIAA playoff qualification, a loss means it’s time to turn in uniforms. But...
A-K Valley basketball playoff capsules: Games for Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Here’s a look at Tuesday’s WPIAL basketball playoff games involving A-K Valley teams: Boys Semifinals Class 6A 6-Pine-Richland (13-5) at 2-Fox Chapel (20-2) 6 p.m. Tuesday Coaches: Bob Petcash, Pine-Richland; Zach Skrinjar, Fox Chapel Winner plays: Winner of 5-Butler (12-8) at 1-Upper St. Clair (18-1), 8 p.m. Friday in WPIAL...
Westmoreland basketball playoff capsule: Game for Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Here’s a look at Tuesday’s WPIAL basketball playoff game involving a Westmoreland County team: Girls Class 4A Semifinals 3-Southmoreland (16-4) at 2-Quaker Valley (14-4) 6 p.m. Tuesday Coaches: Amber Cernuto, Southmoreland; Tom Demko, Quaker Valley Winner plays: Winner of 4-Knoch (10-1) at 1-Beaver (18-0) in WPIAL championship, 5 p.m. Friday...
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Team of the Week for week ending March 7, 2021
When the WPIAL playoff brackets were released in boys Class 3A, an Ellwood City team that finished strong with four straight wins and was tied for second in the deep Section 1-3A was the No. 11 seed. After preliminary- and first-round wins, were the Wolverines disrespected with a double-digit seed?...
PIHL standings through March 7, 2021
Here are the latest PIHL high school hockey standings through Sunday, March 7. The PIHL Penguins Cup playoffs are set to start April 5. Also the Pennsylvania Cup state hockey championships are set for April 24. Team – Wins – Losses – Overtime/Shootout Loss = Total Points Class AAA Canon-McMillan,...
Upper St. Clair wins WPIAL boys swimming championship at home pool
Because of covid-19 protocols, Pitt’s Trees Pool was unable to host the WPIAL swimming championships as usual. Upper St. Clair High School stepped in and hosted the two-day event this weekend. Maybe it was fitting the weekend ended with the Panthers boys swim team capturing their first team championship since...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports March 8, 2021: Elite Eight brings thrills
The final step to the WPIAL Final Four takes place on the final night of the district basketball quarterfinals. We wrap up the Elite Eight on Monday with quarterfinals games from boys Class 4A, boys Class 3A, girls Class 5A and girls Class A. Boys round of 8 • In...
Trib HSSN Girls Basketball Team of the Week for week ending March 7, 2021
After the quarterfinal round of the WPIAL girls basketball playoffs ends Monday, there will be two double-digit seeds left who are looking to be the Cinderella of the 2021 postseason. The lowest seed alive is Beaver Falls. The Tigers are the No. 14 seed and entered the postseason having lost...
High school sports scores, schedules for March 7, 2021
Basketball Boys WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Semifinals Tuesday’s schedule Butler (12-8) at Upper St. Clair (17-1), 6 p.m.; Pine-Richland (12-5) at Fox Chapel (18-2), 6 p.m. Class 5A Semifinals Wednesday’s schedule Mars (16-2) at Chartiers Valley (21-2), 6 p.m.; Laurel Highlands (13-3) at New Castle (18-2), 6 p.m. Class 4A...
Central Valley gymnasts claim 3 all-around titles at PA Classic
Central Valley gymnasts added to their recent medal haul with more first-place finishes Saturday at the PA Classic state championship meet at their home gym, Monaca Turners. Freshmen Megan Grimm and Amber Wilson, who won WPIAL championships in the Gold and Silver divisions, respectively, on Feb. 27, claimed all-around titles...
Trib HSSN Girls Basketball Player of the Week for week ending March 7, 2021
In a program with the greatest girls basketball tradition in the WPIAL and the past four district titles, being expected to help bring the school its 20th championship could be a bit intimidating for a freshman. Somebody must have forgotten to tell that to Alayna Rocco. The 5-foot-10 freshman has...
Norwin wrestler John Altieri feeling better, cleared to compete in Hershey
Norwin senior John Altieri won the PIAA West Super Region 145-pound title Saturday at Altoona Area High School Field House, but it wasn’t the way he preferred. Altieri was the victim of a slam from Waynesburg senior Wyatt Henson in the first period, and when it was deemed by medical...
TribLive High School Sports Network broadcasts: Week of March 8, 2021
The Madness is winding down with plenty of gold at the end of the rainbow as HSSN prepares for champions to be crowned in the district and state this week here on the TribLive High School Sports Network. As we have for the first two rounds, we have exclusive video...
Fox Chapel’s Sophie Shao defends WPIAL title in 100 butterfly
A change of location didn’t deter Sophie Shao’s goal of defending her WPIAL Class AAA girls 100-yard butterfly championship. Covid-related capacity limitations forced the WPIAL to move Sunday’s meet from Pitt’s Trees Pool to Upper St. Clair High School. But the Fox Chapel sophomore, who already had a WPIAL title...
Westmoreland H.S. notebook: Caddying leads to Penn State scholarship for Norwin’s Marissa Boyer
Marissa Boyer envisioned a different path to college, one that even involved a different sport. The Norwin senior thought soccer would be her ticket to the next level, but carrying a golf bag at a country club, well, that works, too. Boyer, a caddie at Pittsburgh Field Club in Fox...
4 WPIAL players withdraw from Big 33 Football Classic
Four WPIAL football players picked for the Big 33 Football Classic won’t take part because of college obligations, organizers for the high school all-star game announced. Peters Township teammates Donovan McMillon and Corban Hondru were both replaced on Pennsylvania’s roster, along with Elizabeth Forward’s Chase Whatton and Canon-McMillan’s Connor McMahon....
North Allegheny captures 13th straight WPIAL girls swimming championship
For some it is an unlucky number, but for the North Allegheny girls swimmers, the number 13 was special at Upper St. Clair High School on Sunday as the Tigers captured their 13th straight WPIAL team championship. After building a large lead by sweeping the top three spots the Class...
Westmoreland basketball playoff capsules: Games for Monday, March 8, 2021
Here’s a look at Monday’s WPIAL basketball playoff games involving Westmoreland County teams: Boys Class 4A Quarterfinals 8-South Park (9-5) at 1-Belle Vernon (12-1) 6 p.m. Monday Coaches: Jason Dolak, South Park; Joe Salvino, Belle Vernon Winner plays: Winner of 5-North Catholic (16-4) at 4-Quaker Valley (13-4), 6 p.m. Thursday...
A-K Valley basketball playoff capsules: Games for Monday, March 8, 2021
Here’s a look at Monday’s WPIAL basketball playoff games involving A-K Valley teams: Boys Class 4A Quarterfinals 10-Deer Lakes (10-3) at 2-Lincoln Park (15-5) 6 p.m. Monday Coaches: Terence Parham, Deer Lakes; Mike Bariski, Lincoln Park Winner plays: Winner of 6-Central Valley (11-5) at 3-Montour (13-7), 6 p.m. Thursday About...
Senior comfortable in starring role for Baldwin boys basketball
Joey Starzynski has been on center stage in the Baldwin basketball program for the past two years. He’s been the “star” of the show on most nights, none moreso than Feb. 24 when he scored a career-high 30 points in a 68-53 nonsection win over Albert Gallatin. A 6-foot-3 senior...
South Fayette wrestling program takes lessons from difficult season
The South Fayette wrestling program recently completed the 2020-2021 season without a berth in the WPIAL Class AAA team tournament and with only one wrestler advancing to the individual sectionals. “I would say we somewhat underachieved, not based on the win-loss record in the section, but based on the performances...
