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Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week for March 2, 2025Video
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week: Belle Vernon Coach: Joe Salvino (eighth season at Belle Vernon, 41 years total) Records: 11-1 and first place in Section 3-4A, 21-4 overall #Earned: After winning the Section 3-4A title and earning the No. 1 seed in the Class 4A playoffs, Belle...
What to watch for in Western Pa. sports for March 3, 2025: PIHL Penguins Cup playoffs heat up
While the basketball playoffs take a few days off between the district and state postseason, the puck drops in a big way on the high school hockey playoffs Monday. Actually, the chase for the Penguins Cup began last week in Class A. There were six first round games played last...
2025 PIHL Penguins Cup quarterfinals set to commence
The chase for the 2025 Penguins Cup is already underway as the PIHL high school hockey playoffs kick into full gear this week. Here are the first round results along with the quarterfinals schedule for Monday and Tuesday. PIHL Class 3A Penguins Cup Quarterfinals No. 1 Seneca Valley Raiders (13-5-2-0)...
Final 2024-25 PIHL standings, with playoff clinchings
Here are the final 2024-25 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League standings through the end of the regular season, along with all the playoff qualifiers. The point system in the PIHL this year gives three points for a regulation win, two points for an overtime win and one point for an overtime...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of March 3, 2025
The Path to the Pete is complete and now it’s time to March on the Road to Hershey with the tip off of the state basketball playoffs this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. We have broadcasts of the opening round of the PIAA boys and girls basketball...
Thomas Jefferson claims Western Pa. Regional boys bowling title
Thomas Jefferson won three playoff matches Sunday afternoon to capture the Western Pennsylvania Regional boys bowling team title. The Jaguars were the fifth seed after qualifying but then defeated Gateway, 2-0, in the quarterfinals; Greensburg Salem, 2-1, in the semifinals; and Plum, 2-0, in the finals to claim the championship....
Mt. Pleasant’s King headlines list of WPIAL swimmers to receive top seeds for PIAA meets
The PIAA on Sunday released a list of the qualifiers — automatic (district champions) and at-large (time) — for the boys and girls state swimming and diving championships March 12-15 at Bucknell. The WPIAL owns numerous top seeds in Class 3A and Class 2A. As expected, Mt. Pleasant senior Lily...
Westmoreland basketball notebook: PIAA sites revealed for local teams
The PIAA announced first-round times and sites for the state tournaments, which begin Friday and Saturday across the commonwealth. The area’s three WPIAL champions will host opening games. The Belle Vernon boys (21-4) will welcome Farrell (12-11), the fifth-place team from District 10, at 7 p.m. Friday in the Class...
Belle Vernon boys hope to extend Salvino’s final season with state tournament run
On the doorstep of retirement but not quite ready to knock on the door with the PIAA playoffs to come, Joe Salvino still doesn’t crave attention. Not after another WPIAL championship. Not after four decades of winning. Not after the sendoff of sendoffs. In fact, simplicity has been a part...
Opponents set as 36 WPIAL girls basketball teams prepare for PIAA tournament
A year ago, the streak of WPIAL teams winning at least one PIAA girls basketball championship hit six years in a row. In fact, in this century, District 7 girls basketball teams have only failed twice to win a state championship. It last happened in 2017 when three WPIAL teams...
36 WPIAL teams learn matchups for 2025 PIAA boys basketball championships
Last season was historic for District 7. For only the first time in 20 years and the fourth time in the 124-year history of the PIAA boys basketball championships, three WPIAL teams were crowned state champions. Lincoln Park in Class 4A and Imani Christian is Class A repeated as state...
Penn Hills sprinter continues to make great strides during indoor track season
Mackenzie McIntyre has continued to inch toward her goal of being one of the best sprinters in the state. The Penn Hills senior earned her opportunity to showcase what she can do in front of the whole state at the Pennsylvania Track & Field Coaches Association indoor state championships March...
Penn Hills notebook: 3 seniors chosen for East-West all-star game
Donovan Burnett, Naytel Mitchell and Ron Porter III were all selected to play in the Pennsylvania Scholastic Football Coaches Association East-West Large School All-Star game. The three Indians senior football players are all moving on to play at the next level. Mitchell, a Sacramento State signee, rushed for over 1,000...
Senior duo helps young players, leads Riverview girls to another playoff season
The Riverview girls basketball team had made the WPIAL playoffs seven straight years heading into the 2024-25 season, tied for the longest streak in the A-K Valley. After making the jump to Class 2A, the Raiders were looking to make it eight straight postseason appearances. Through the first eight games,...
Norwin notebook: Knights track and field teams win indoor titles
The Norwin boys and girls indoor track and field teams are champions for the first time. Both won titles at the Tri-State Track and Field Coaches Association championships at the Edinboro Bubble. Ryan Schiller won the 60-meter dash in 8.14 seconds, Luke Simpson was first in the mile in 4...
NA girls basketball looks ahead after rough season
On paper, the North Allegheny girls basketball team had its worst season in 37 years. On the court, it was a different story. “I think there are other ways to win outside of the wins and losses on paper,” said first-year coach Gabby Baldasare, whose Tigers (9-14) lost to top-seeded...
North Allegheny junior divers make ripples at WPIAL championships
North Allegheny’s latest WPIAL champion divers took different paths to the top. Junior Ethan Maravich is a converted swimmer who picked up diving two years ago because the boys team needed help on the boards. Junior Maggie Lapina is a former standout gymnast who started diving 18 months ago after...
Fox Chapel’s D’Angelo Hamilton earns spot at PIAA West Region tournament
Fox Chapel wrestling coach Michael Frank said before the WPIAL Class 3A championships that he wasn’t sure how he felt about the PIAA adding a West Regional this season. All WPIAL wrestlers would now have an extra step to qualifying for the state tournament. The Foxes had one wrestler break...
Indoor season sets Fox Chapel track up for strong spring
The Fox Chapel indoor track team didn’t send any athletes to the state indoor track championships this season, but Foxes coach Tom Moul was pleased with the dedication of his roster. Michael Costello came to the Tri-State Track Coaches Association meet at Edinboro following a 3 1/2 hour drive following...
Gateway shot putter sets sights on state medals, school records
When it comes to the shot put, Ryan Crouser is the gold standard. Literally — having won the past three Olympics in that event. Gateway senior standout Dino Nadarevic isn’t quite in that territory, but his list of accomplishments continues to grow in the sport. And after a very successful...
Coach remains positive after winless season for Gateway girls
Building a team is a process that takes time. For Gateway girls basketball coach Curtis Williams, the process included some growing pains this past year. Faced with fielding a very young team, Williams had a tall task assigned to him: Guide a group of inexperienced girls, many of whom were...
Sewickley Academy playoff run stops just short of WPIAL finals
Sewickley Academy’s boys basketball team rolled through the first two rounds of the WPIAL Class 2A playoffs, defeating No. 15 Bentworth and No. 7 Chartiers-Houston. The second-seeded Panthers faced a more formidable opponent — No. 3 Jeannette — in the semifinal round and lost a 45-24 decision Feb. 24 at...
Quaker Valley sends wrestler to WPIAL finals for 8th straight season
The streak continues. Quaker Valley extended its streak of having at least one WPIAL finalist in its wrestling program to eight consecutive years. QV junior Bruce Anderchak advanced to this year’s WPIAL Class 2A championship match in the 114-pound weight class, where he lost a tough 3-2 decision to Elizabeth...
Quaker Valley diver claims more WPIAL silver, looks forward to state meet
Quaker Valley senior Ruby Olliffe repeated as runner-up at the WPIAL Class 2A girls diving championships Feb. 21 at North Allegheny. Olliffe, a Bucknell recruit, racked up a final score of 431.95 to finish second to Hampton junior Gabby Elk, whose winning score was 444.25. “At one point through the...
Coming off strong regular season, Quaker Valley skates into Penguins Cup playoffs
Quaker Valley’s quest for an undefeated season in the PIHL hit a snag in early February. After building a 17-0 record, the Quakers lost a pair of 3-2 decisions to Plum on Feb. 3 and Montour in overtime on Feb. 10. The Quakers roared back a week later with a...
