South Fayette pulls away from Thomas Jefferson, regains WPIAL Class 5A title
South Fayette’s girls basketball team won its fourth WPIAL title in five years Friday night, defeating feisty Thomas Jefferson, 57-38, in the Class 5A championship game at Petersen Events Center. The Lions used a 27-10 run in the game’s last 10 minutes to pull away. They racked up 21 fourth...
Confident Kunkle wins gold in the girls WPIAL Class 3A 100 breaststroke; Fox Chapel girls finish strong
Leah Kunkle was confident. The Kiski Area junior knew her ability to swim well in the 100-yard breaststroke at Friday’s WPIAL Class 3A championships at Pitt’s Trees Pool. But she also understood how talented the others in her heat were and what she needed to do to win gold. All...
Latrobe senior flirts with record, wins breaststroke gold at WPIAL swim meet
Chris Heese had several things on his mind Friday as he approached his final varsity individual swim at the WPIAL Class 3A championships at Pitt’s Trees Pool. The Latrobe senior and Swathmore College commit was after his second title in the 100-yard breaststroke while also going for the WPIAL record...
Armstrong wins Western Pa Regional boys team title
After dropping the first game of the semifinals to Meadville/Cochranton, Armstrong’s back was to the wall. That’s when the River Hawks bowled their best. Armstrong rallied to win the semifinals in three games, then swept top-seeded New Castle in the finals, winning the Western PA Regional boys team bowling championship...
Penguins recall forward Filip Hallander from conditioning loanVideo
The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled rookie forward Filip Hallander from a conditioning loan with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League (AHL) on Friday evening. With regard to his NHL status, Hallander remains designated to injured reserve as a result of a blood clot in an unspecified leg that initially sidelined him...
Northgate boys, Indiana girls claim WPIAL Class 2A swimming titles
The Indiana girls won their first WPIAL girls swimming championship last winter. As an encore, they followed that up with a second straight Class 2A title. It was a bit longer for the Northgate boys team, as Flames’ first title came in 2018. Championship No. 2 came Friday at Pitt’s...
Sewickley Academy overpowers frustrated Jeannette to win WPIAL Class 2A title
Jeannette coach Adrian Batts said the taller basketball team isn’t always the best team. But on this occassion, it was. This WPIAL Class 2A championship game was played at Pitt’s Petersen Events Center, but it was more Victory Heights for these Panthers. Second-seeded Sewickley Academy used its size, casting a...
Teenage girls face higher ACL injury risks; parents want better preventive measures
HARRISBURG — Sofia Tepichin was about 30 minutes into her club soccer team practice in October when she spotted a fast-approaching defender. She tapped the ball away and hopped over the defender’s outstretched foot, came down awkwardly, and heard a “pop.” She immediately fell to the ground, pain shooting through...
‘Incredible experience’ as St. Joseph girls bowling preps for 1st appearance in regionals
For the first time in program history, the St. Joseph girls bowling team competed at the WPIBL championships and will make its first trip to the west regional team competition set for Sunday at AMF Bowlero on Noblestown Road. That feat is not lost on junior Louisa Palumbo, one of...
2026 WPIAL Class 5A boys basketball championship breakdown: Chartiers Valley vs. Thomas Jefferson
No. 1 Chartiers Valley vs. No. 3 Thomas Jefferson 7 p.m. Saturday, Petersen Events Center Audio broadcast: Trib HSSN WPIAL titles: Chartiers Valley 7 (2025, ‘15, ‘10, ‘04, ‘01, 1998, ‘97); Thomas Jefferson 0 Chartiers Valley (22-2) Coach: Corey Dotchin Projected starting lineup No., Name, Ht., Cl., Pos. 0, Luca...
Kyle Nicolas finishes off Orioles with scoreless 9th inning before joining Team Italy for WBC
BRADENTON, Fla. — Kyle Nicolas scratched the top of his right thumb in the bullpen before his outing against the Baltimore Orioles and ended up getting blood all over his white uniform pants. In his final appearance before joining Team Italy for the World Baseball Classic, Nicolas overcame the mishap...
In star-crossed WPIAL final, Serra Catholic gets past Geibel Catholic to win Class A crownVideo
The clash between Section 2-A co-champions in the WPIAL girls basketball finals became more about a battle to overcome adversity. In the end, Serra Catholic won the rubber game and, more importantly, district gold, by edging Geibel Catholic, 47-46, on Friday at the Pitt’s Petersen Events Center. “Girls basketball is...
Penguins notebook: Rookie Avery Hayes knows his place in a top-6 roleVideo
Avery Hayes knows his place as a rookie with the Pittsburgh Penguins. And the speedy winger knows he can’t use “Hayes-ey” as a nickname within the confines of the team’s dressing room despite having likely responded to it throughout his first 23 years of life. He will defer to veteran...
2026 WPIAL Class 3A boys basketball championship breakdown: South Allegheny vs. Aliquippa
No. 8 South Allegheny vs. No. 2 Aliquippa 1 p.m. Saturday, Petersen Events Center Audio broadcast: Trib HSSN WPIAL titles: Aliquippa 14 (2024, ‘23, ‘16, ‘15, ‘07, ‘06, ‘04, ‘03, ‘00, 1998, ‘94, ‘88, ‘87, ’49), South Allegheny 1 (2025) South Allegheny (16-8) Coach: Tony DiCenzo Projected starting lineup No.,...
2026 WPIAL Class 2A girls basketball championship breakdown: Neshannock vs. Winchester Thurston
WPIAL Class 2A girls basketball championship No. 1 Neshannock vs. No. 2 Winchester Thurston 11 a.m. Saturday, Petersen Events Center Audio broadcast: Trib HSSN WPIAL titles: Neshannock 3 (2022, ‘21, ‘19); Winchester Thurston 2 (2018, ‘17) Neshannock (21-3) Coach: Luann Grybowski Projected starting lineup No., Name, Ht., Cl., Pos. 1,...
2026 WPIAL Class 4A girls basketball championship breakdown: Blackhawk vs. Oakland Catholic
WPIAL Class 4A girls basketball championship No. 1 Blackhawk vs. No. 2 Oakland Catholic 3 p.m. Saturday, Petersen Events Center Audio broadcast: Trib HSSN WPIAL titles: Blackhawk 8 (2022,’15, ‘14, ‘11, ‘00, 1999, ‘97, ‘96); Oakland Catholic 7 (2025, ‘06, ‘05, ‘02, ‘01, ‘00, 1999) Blackhawk (22-0) Coach: Greg Huston...
