Every Wednesday during the 2018-19 WPIAL basketball season, the TribLive High School Sports Network releases Power Rankings during the WPIAL Roundball Report at 6:30 p.m. Then, after the show, they are posted at TribHSSN.TribLive.com. These rankings have zero classification boundaries. Here are the rankings for the week of March 18....

Hickory and many in the capacity crowd at Slippery Rock University’s Morrow Field House were waiting for a typical New Castle late comeback. But it didn’t happen Friday night as Hickory played a strong second half and defeated the Red Hurricanes, 59-48, in a PIAA Class 4A quarterfinal. Dominating guard...

Every Wednesday during the 2018-19 WPIAL basketball season, the TribLive High School Sports Network releases Power Rankings during the WPIAL Roundball Report at 6:30 p.m. Then, after the show, the Trib 10 is posted at TribHSSN.TribLive.com. These rankings have zero classification boundaries. Here are the rankings for the week of...

The championship heats are set for Wednesday’s boys and girls events at the PIAA Class AA swimming meet at Bucknell University, and several from the WPIAL are in contention for state gold. Northgate senior Karen Siddoway is the top seed in the girls 200-yard freestyle. She swam a 1:52.66 in...

WPIAL champions Mars and New Castle will play back-to-back Friday night in a PIAA boys basketball doubleheader at Slippery Rock University. Each team draws a District 10 champion in the quarterfinals. Mars plays Meadville at 6 p.m. New Castle plays Hickory at 8 p.m. Class 5A Friday’s games 1-1 Sun...

This was the sixth time New Castle entered the state playoffs as WPIAL champion under coach Ralph Blundo, so he understands the so-called “WPIAL hangover” better than most. As the theory goes, WPIAL champions start the PIAA playoffs unfocused and sluggish after their title celebration. But sometimes, when wins aren’t...

Every Wednesday during the 2018-19 WPIAL basketball season, the TribLive High School Sports Network releases Power Rankings during the WPIAL Roundball Report at 6:30 p.m. Then, after the show, the Trib 10 is posted at TribHSSN.TribLive.com. These rankings have zero classification boundaries. Here are the ranking for the week of...

New Castle just wouldn’t be denied its 13th WPIAL boys basketball title. The Red Hurricanes, down by 10 late in the third quarter and with their vaunted 3-point shooting ability seemingly vanished, took over the fourth quarter and defeated Quaker Valley, 60-54, in the Class 4A championship game at Petersen...

Class 4A boys New Castle (20-4) vs. Quaker Valley (20-3) 1 p.m. Saturday, Petersen Events Center Starting lineups No. 1 New Castle (20-4) Coach: Ralph Blundo No. Player, Pos., Ht., Yr. 3 Michael Wells, G, 5-9, Fr. 5 Payne Prowell, G, 5-11, Sr. 10 Donte Burnett, G, 6-0, Sr. 11...