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4 WPIAL basketball players chosen for new PIAA all-championship team honor
Four WPIAL basketball players were among 24 student-athletes chosen for the first-ever PIAA Hoopsfest All-Championship Teams. South Allegheny’s Drew Cook, Upper St. Clair’s Rylee Kalocay, South Fayette’s Juliette Leroux and Neighborhood Academy’s Courtney Wallace were selected by the PIAA for the honor. The PIAA announced separate 12-player teams for boys...
Dozens of area seniors selected for 21st annual Roundball Classic all-star weekend
The Roundball Classic, the event that ties a bow around high school basketball season, has selected its players and coaches for another installment. The 21st Roundball all-star weekend will be May 24-25 at North Allegheny. There will be seven all-senior games over two days — four boys and three girls...
Baldwin baseball coach faces suspension after WPIAL board says team violated PIAA rule
Baldwin must suspend its baseball coach three games for violating a PIAA rule about open gyms or the team won’t be eligible for the playoffs this season, the WPIAL announced Monday. The WPIAL held a hearing last week where first-year Baldwin baseball coach Scott Wolf said he inadvertently violated the...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Latrobe’s Owen Ward
Last season, the Latrobe boys volleyball team finished 6-9 overall, 5-5 in section play, and saw its postseason run end in the first round. This year, the Wildcats return with a senior-heavy roster determined to take a step forward. One of those seniors, Owen Ward, has been a key part...
New Kiski School football coach Aaron Smetanka wants to build family atmosphere
A month into his stint as football coach at The Kiski School, Aaron Smetanka has set two clear objectives. First, and most importantly, he wants to help grow better men for the future, to make sure his players have a solid life path for whenever they graduate. “The academic standards...
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Leechburg’s Chase Henry
He never saw it coming. As Leechburg senior pitcher/shortstop Chase Henry slid into second base in the Blue Devils’ final regular-season game last year against Highlands, the baseball came up and struck him in the face. “I knew it was going to be a close play, but the throw was...
Volleyball coaches association releases Week 3 WPIAL boys rankings
WPIAL boys volleyball teams enter the second week of section play looking to make moves in the standings. A number of teams have at least one section match under their belts, while several begin section play Tuesday evening. On the cusp of numerous key matchups in both Class 3A and...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for March 31, 2025: Serra Catholic, Eden Christian set to battle
We close out March with a focus on the first of two games in the WPIAL baseball section series Monday. Last season, Serra Catholic and Eden Christian Academy reached the WPIAL baseball championship game at Wild Things Park, the Eagles in 2A and the Warriors in A. Both had to...
High school sports scores, schedules for March 30, 2025
High schools Baseball Monday’s schedule Class 6A Section 1 Butler at North Hills, 4 p.m. Central Catholic at Seneca Valley, 4 p.m. Section 2 Canon-McMillan at Woodland Hills, 4 p.m. Hempfield at Norwin, 4 p.m. Class 5A Section 1 Armstrong at Penn-Trafford, 4 p.m. Franklin Regional at Kiski Area, 4...
Trib 10: State champions climb atop final power rankings
Six WPIAL basketball teams invaded Hershey this weekend with state championship dreams. Now that finals are in the books, four teams returned west with silver while two are celebrating first ever PIAA titles. South Fayette fell to Peters Township in the WPIAL girls basketball championship game to end a three-year...
Final 2024-25 Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school girls basketball rankings
The wealth and the gold were spread out when it came to the 2025 PIAA girls basketball championships. Six different districts had one team each win a state basketball title this winter. While Districts 2, 3, 8 (City League), 9, 10 and 11 were left out of the celebrations, district...
Final 2024-25 Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school boys basketball rankings
Five new champions and one repeat performer have been crowned in the PIAA boys basketball championships. It was a golden state postseason for the Philadelphia Catholic League. Father Judge in 6A, Neumann-Goretti in 5A, Devon Prep in 4A and West Catholic in 3A all won PIAA gold. It was back-to-back...
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week for March 30, 2025Video
Trib HSSN boys basketball teams of the week – The Neighborhood Academy Bulldogs Coach – Jordan Marks (Fourth season) Records – 10-0 and champions in Section 2-A, 29-1 overall #Earned – Wrapping up his fourth season as head coach of The Neighborhood Academy, Jordan Marks referred to this as a...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of March 31, 2025
March slides into April, and that’s no joke, as the focus switches full time to spring sports this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has video and audio coverage of WPIAL baseball, softball, boys and girls lacrosse and boys volleyball. Plus the Rebel Yell podcasts make...
Family came 1st in Giannikas’ decision to resign from coaching Penn-Trafford girls
John Giannikas had been contemplating this decision all basketball season. It was not easy and gave him restless nights. But while it burdened him, he knew what he had to do. Family must come first in the case of Penn-Trafford’s girls basketball coach, who resigned after 19 seasons leading the...
Westmoreland high school notebook: Area players selected for charity all-star basketball games
Several local basketball players were selected to play in a new charity all-star event. The CJ2K League, which plays outdoors in the summer, is operating the event set for April 5. The CJ2K Bigger Than Basketball Charity Game will be played at Aliquippa High School: girls game at 3 p.m.,...
Season-long growth helped Sewickley Academy reach PIAA championship game
A double-digit first-half deficit is not the ideal situation for any high school team. And especially not when you’re looking to move on to the PIAA championships. But the Sewickley Academy boys basketball squad made its coach and community proud by rallying to a 52-48 win over Greensburg Central Catholic...
Gateway track and field athletes look toward promising 2025 season
The calendar has turned from March to April, and the leading athletes on the Gateway track and field teams are working to take that next step in their development while others are honing their talents to what they hope is a breakout 2025 season. Veteran coach Tom LaBuff and his...
Gateway flag football team looks to maintain winning run after unbeaten season in 2024
With a mix of returning talent and newcomers set to make an impact, the Gateway girls flag football team hopes to make waves in its third season in the high school division of the Pittsburgh Girls Flag Football League. “The girls are ready to go. They are excited,” Gators coach...
Sewickley sports notebook: Depth key to Panthers’ success
The Sewickley Academy boys basketball team has been described as tall and talented this season. The Panthers’ starting five consisted of three juniors, just one senior, and 6-foot-8 freshman F/C Mamadou Kane. Nolan Donnelly, a 6-2 forward, was the lone senior starter and was joined by 6-4 junior Lucas Grimsley...
Quaker Valley boys tennis looks to maintain success despite roster turnover
It’s not an oddity that 2025 is a rebuilding year for the Quaker Valley boys tennis team. “When you look at the last few years for boys varsity tennis, there seems to be a real pattern,” QV coach Christi Hays said. “On the even number years (2022, 2024), we seem...
Quaker Valley diver climbs higher up podium each year at states
Ruby Olliffe enjoyed a gem of a diving career at Quaker Valley. The QV senior capped her brilliant career with a third-place finish at the PIAA Class 2A girls finals at Bucknell’s Kinney Natatorium. Olliffe racked up 392.70 points to end up behind Hampton’s Gabby Elk (433 points) and Upper...
With top scorer, goalkeeper back, Quaker Valley girls lacrosse poised to win
Lucy Roig is a two-sport dynamo at Quaker Valley. The 5-foot-5 Roig was a feisty backcourt player on the girls basketball team in the winter months and begins the spring season as a third-year starter in lacrosse. A junior midfielder, Roig has proven to be a scoring machine on the...
Quaker Valley captain caps swimming career with PIAA medal
Quaker Valley’s Thomas Fuener was highly motivated to secure a spot on the PIAA medal stand. All of his hard work and sacrifice was rewarded at the 2025 PIAA Class 2A boys swimming championships at Bucknell’s Kinney Natatorium. Fuener captured sixth place in the boys 100-yard butterfly event at the...
Fisher’s Files: Defense, home-court advantage go a long way for Sewickley Academy
While the Sewickley Academy boys basketball team was 3-0 in three postseason games held at Peters Township, the Panthers also won 10 of 11 games on their home floor in 2024-25. And most of the victories at Win Palmer Court proved to be lopsided decisions. The only loss at home...
