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No seed, no problem for Penn-Trafford’s Luke DeSantis at Class 3A regionals
Sometimes in life, it is the luck of the draw. Penn-Trafford sophomore Luke DeSantis came into the PIAA Class 3A West Region on Friday unseeded. But he made a name for himself by advancing to Saturday’s semifinals with a pair of wins. Any wrestler to reach the semifinals needs only...
Derry, Burrell send 4 to semifinals at PIAA Class 2A Southwest Regional
Derry and Burrell each have four wrestlers in the semifinals and five others alive in the consolation bracket, leading the WPIAL contingent on the first day of the PIAA Class 2A Southwestern Regional on Friday in Altoona. Anthony Mucci (133), Mason Horwat (152), Ewan Olson (160) and Brady Brown (189)...
Knoch’s Lavorini successfully defends 100 breaststroke title at WPIAL Class 2A championships
Giona Lavorini knew the emotion of putting a gold medal around her neck at the WPIAL Class 2A swimming championships. She did it last year by outracing two-time defending champion Peyton Scott from Indiana in the 100 breaststroke. Lavorini, a senior at Knoch, was back on the top step of...
Unbeatable at WPIAL meet, Mt. Pleasant star Lily King joins elite list with 8th gold medal
Eight is great for Lily King. The Mt. Pleasant senior and N.C. State commit, one of the WPIAL’s all-time greats, joined an ultra-exclusive club Friday at the WPIAL Class 2A championships at Pitt’s Trees Pool. King captured the 100-yard freestyle for the fourth time in 47.65 seconds, shattering her own...
Unflappable Peters Township ends South Fayette’s reign in WPIAL Class 5A title gameVideo
Brianna Morreale turned to her teammates at the podium, looking for help. The junior guard for the Peters Township girls basketball team wasn’t exactly sure what the play call was for her go-ahead 3-pointer during the final minute of the WPIAL Class 5A championship game Friday. But the Indians guard...
Title defense in 400 free relay caps another strong WPIAL Class 3A swimming championships for Fox Chapel girls
The Fox Chapel girls 400-yard freestyle relay put an impactful capper on a successful two days at the WPIAL Class 3A swimming championships at Pitt’s Trees Pool. The quartet of seniors Sarah Pasquella and Grace Kovach and sophomores Josie Stanczak and Charlotte Rusche swam to a school-record time of 3...
Indiana teams, Preston Kessler star on Day 2 of WPIAL Class 2A swimming championships
Heading into the final event of the WPIAL Class 2A swimming championships Friday, the Indiana boys knew they were going to be crowned the team champions. The only question for that team was would Preston Kessler win another gold medal as part of the 400-yard freestyle relay? The task was...
Jeannette overwhelms Union to win school’s 2nd WPIAL boys basketball title
Jeannette received new shoes for the WPIAL Class 2A boys basketball championship. The Jayhawks beat the socks off of Union to win their first title in 17 years. Playing an up-tempo style from the beginning, third-seeded Jeannette started quickly, owned the fast break and used balanced scoring and pressure defense...
2025 WPIAL Class 3A boys basketball championship: Aliquippa vs. South Allegheny
WPIAL Class 3A boys basketball championship No. 1 Aliquippa vs. No. 2 South Allegheny 1 p.m. Saturday, Petersen Events Center On the air: Video livestream: NFHS Network; Audio: Trib HSSN WPIAL titles: Aliquippa 14 (2024, ‘23, ‘16, ‘15, ‘07, ‘06, ‘04, ‘03, ‘00, 1998, ‘94, ‘88, ‘87, ’49), South Allegheny...
2025 WPIAL Class 5A boys basketball championship breakdown: Chartiers Valley vs. Peters Township
WPIAL Class 5A boys basketball championship No. 4 Chartiers Valley vs. No. 6 Peters Township 7 p.m. Saturday, Petersen Events Center On the air: Video livestream: NFHS Network; Audio: Trib HSSN WPIAL titles: Chartiers Valley 6 ( 2015, ‘10, ‘04, ‘01, 1998, ’97), Peters Township 1 (2009) Chartiers Valley (22-3)...
Union contains Clairton to 3-peat as WPIAL Class A girls champions
The WPIAL Class A girls basketball championship game featured the best team in the district the last two years against the WPIAL scoring champion the last three seasons. In the end, a balanced offensive attack in which seven players scored at least five points and a tough zone defense was...
2025 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 On the air: Video livestream: NFHS Network; Audio: Trib HSSN WPIAL titles: Blackhawk 8 (2022, ‘15, ‘14, ‘11, ‘00, 1999, ‘97, ‘96); Oakland Catholic 6 (2006, ‘05, ‘02, ‘01, ‘00,...
North Allegheny teams repeat, Sylvia Roy, McClellan Clark shine on Day 2 of WPIAL Class 3A swimming championships
North Allegheny’s trek into WPIAL girls swimming history is alive and well after capturing a 17th straight title Friday at Pitt’s Trees Pool. The Tigers finished with 415 points to win to finish first at the Class 3A championship meet. On the boys’ side, North Allegheny made it three straight...
2025 WPIAL Class 2A girls basketball championship breakdown: Neshannock vs. Aliquippa
WPIAL Class 2A girls basketball championship No. 1 Neshannock vs. No. 2 Aliquippa 11 a.m. Saturday, Petersen Events Center On the air: Video livestream: NFHS Network WPIAL titles: Neshannock 3 (2022, ‘21, ‘19); Aliquippa 4 (1990, ‘89, ‘88, ‘87) Neshannock (23-2) Coach: Luann Grybowski Projected starting lineup No., Name, Ht.,...
Norwin girls expect tense tussle with Upper St. Clair in WPIAL Class 6A finals
The celebration was short after Norwin won its WPIAL semifinal over Canon-McMillan on Tuesday night in Mt. Lebanon. Veteran coach Brian Brozeski, who has been through many postseason runs, made sure his team boarded the bus with perspective after a 42-26 win that saw the Knights fend off a late...
2025 WPIAL Class 6A girls basketball championship breakdown: Norwin vs. Upper St. Clair
WPIAL Class 6A girls basketball championship No. 1 Norwin vs. No. 2 Upper St. Clair 5 p.m. Saturday, Petersen Events Center On the air: Video livestream: NFHS Network; Audio: Trib HSSN WPIAL titles: Norwin 3 (2024, ’15, ’16), Upper St. Clair 6 (2008, ’03, 1996, ’94, ’93, ’73) Norwin (15-7)...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 27, 2025
High schools Basketball WPIAL playoffs Boys Class 6A Finals Friday’s schedule Upper. St. Clair (23-2) vs. New Castle (21-3) at Petersen Events Center, 9 p.m. Class 5A Finals Saturday’s schedule Chartiers Valley (22-3) vs. Peters Township (18-7) at Petersen Events Center, 7 p.m. Third place Thursday’s results Montour 81, Mars...
Belle Vernon rewards retiring coach with school’s 1st WPIAL title since 1978
A retirement party at Petersen Events Center for one of the WPIAL’s winningest boys basketball coaches might seem a bit outlandish. Yet three weeks after Joe Salvino shared his retirement plans, he and his Belle Vernon players were there to celebrate. North Catholic tried to crash the party, but the...
4 WPIAL records fall on 1st day of Class 2A swimming championships
Mt. Pleasant started the Class 2A competition with a WPIAL record in the girls 200 medley relay, and the Vikings’ Lily King and David Mutter and Shady Side Academy’s Ava Jochims also set new marks Thursday at Pitt’s Trees Pool. Kiersten O’Connor, Lainey Brown, Maddie Barrick and King broke the...
High school roundup for Feb. 27, 2025: Canon-McMillan girls claim spot in state tournament
Madison Clair scored 18 points to lead No. 4 Canon-McMillan to a 36-34 victory over No. 6 Mt. Lebanon in the Class 6A girls basketball third-place game Thursday night, claiming the WPIAL’s third and final spot in the PIAA playoffs. Faye Saunders added 10 points for the Big Macs (15-9)....
Erica Gribble pours in 31 points to lead Greensburg Central Catholic girls to 7th WPIAL titleVideo
Taking a break from her scoring barrage, Erica Gribble zipped a wide, cross-court pass down the baseline to a waiting Jayla Peterson in the far corner. Peterson calmly drained a 3-pointer to tie the score with 1 minute, 35 seconds remaining. Seconds later, Peterson completed a three-point play to give...
Mt. Pleasant’s Lily King sets another Pitt pool record to highlight Day 1 of WPIAL Class 2A championships
Lily King will swim at N.C. State in the ACC starting next year. She has a good start at filling up collegiate record boards. The Mt. Pleasant senior already had the Pitt pool record in the 100-yard freestyle set at last year’s WPIAL Class 2A championships. On Thursday afternoon, King...
Freeport’s Kira Schrecongost wins WPIAL gold, sets school record
For three years, Freeport’s Kira Schrecongost had a goal of breaking 55 seconds in the WPIAL Class 2A girls 100-yard butterfly. She did just that Thursday afternoon with a school-record swim of 54.85. That time also brought her a third WPIAL title in the event out of four attempts. She...
Neighborhood Academy makes most of beautiful day, beats Serra Catholic for 1st WPIAL title
Somewhere, Mister Rogers is smiling as it is indeed a beautiful day in the Neighborhood. Thursday’s WPIAL Class A boys basketball championship game was a microcosm of the season for top-seeded Neighborhood Academy as it dominated the middle two quarters in defeating No. 2 Serra Catholic, 67-44. Senior and Yale...
Sarah Pasquella defends 200 free title on good day for Fox Chapel at WPIAL 3A swimming
Sarah Pasquella was the hunted in the final heat of the girls 200-yard freestyle Thursday morning at the WPIAL Class 3A swimming championships at Pitt’s Trees Pool. The Fox Chapel senior and Michigan commit wasn’t about to let anyone prevent her from defending her title. Pasquella lowered her school record...
