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Alumni funds new Ja 2 sneakers for Jeannette boys to wear in WPIAL championship game
Jeannette will lace up new basketball sneakers for the WPIAL title game. Alumni donated money to buy the boys team new Nike shoes for making it to the Class 2A championship game, the Jayhawks’ first appearance in the finals since 2015. Jeannette (22-2) plays Union (19-6) at 5 p.m. Friday...
North Allegheny leads WPIAL Class 3A swimming after Day 1; Mt. Lebanon’s Sylvia Roy sets record in 4-peat
The North Allegheny girls, winners of 16 straight WPIAL swimming titles, and the two-time defending champion NA boys are the leading the pack in the Class 3A championships after the first day of competition at Pitt’s Trees Pool. The girls have 250 points, while the boys are at 233.5 points....
Trib HSSN partners with Canon-Mac Sports Network
Fans of Canon-McMillan High School football will have the best seat in the house this fall. The TribLive High School Sports Network has partnered with the Canon-Mac Sports Network to provide free live broadcasts for all the Big Macs’ home football games and most away games during the 2025 season....
2025 WPIAL Class A girls basketball championship breakdown: Union vs. Clairton
WPIAL Class A girls basketball championship No. 1 Union vs. No. 3 Clairton 3 p.m. Friday, Petersen Events Center On the air: Video livestream: NFHS Network WPIAL titles: Union 2 (2024, ‘23); Clairton 2 (2002, ‘01) Union (24-0) Coach: Rob Nogay Projected starting lineup No., Name, Ht., Cl., Pos. 4,...
2025 WPIAL Class 6A boys basketball championship breakdown: Upper St. Clair vs. New Castle
WPIAL Class 6A boys basketball final No. 1 Upper St. Clair vs. No. 2 New Castle 9 p.m. Friday, Petersen Events Center On the air: Video livestream: NFHS Network WPIAL titles: Upper St. Clair 4 (2024, ‘21, ‘05, 1996), New Castle 14 (2021, ’19-17, ’14-12, 1999-97, ‘93, ‘82, ‘36, ‘27)...
Jeannette boys to put playoff wisdom to ultimate test in WPIAL championship game
Sixth man Lonnie Greene was out last year with a leg injury and couldn’t contribute to the Jeannette boys basketball team. You can bet it irked him, too. But the 6-foot-4 senior forward is healthy now and playing his best heading into the WPIAL finals. He doesn’t intend to come...
Jeannette coach entering WPIAL finals: ‘I want to win one for our district’
His voice long gone, Adrian Batts let the moment wash over him after his Jeannette boys basketball team ripped off a 20-point win in the WPIAL Class 2A semifinals Monday at jam-packed Fox Chapel. This one was special. “What an amazing effort, lot of grit,” Batts said. “Everything we talked...
2025 WPIAL Class 5A girls basketball championship breakdown: South Fayette vs. Peters Township
WPIAL Class 5A girls basketball championship No. 1 South Fayette vs. No. 2 Peters Township 7 p.m. Friday, Petersen Events Center On the air: Video livestream: NFHS Network; Audio: Trib HSSN WPIAL titles: South Fayette 4 (2024, ‘23, ‘22, ‘16); Peters Township 1 (2019) South Fayette (24-1) Coach: Bryan Bennett...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania girls high school basketball rankings for Feb. 26, 2025
These are the final state girls basketball rankings before the district playoffs conclude and the state playoffs are set. There were very few changes in the latest Trib HSSN girls basketball state rankings, with only four teams being bounced deep into the district postseason. Mechanicsburg, Gwynedd-Mercy and two Class A...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania boys high school basketball rankings for Feb. 26, 2025
It was a rough week for those who wear the bull’s-eye atop their respective classifications. Two top-ranked teams tumbled from No. 1, one dropping to No. 5 and the other free falling out of the latest Trib HSSN boys basketball rankings. Imhotep Charter takes over the lead in Class 6A...
PIAA playoff picture clearing up for WPIAL basketball teams
The Path to the Pete is set with six boys and six WPIAL basketball championship games at Pitt’s Petersen Events Center on Thursday through Saturday. Four schools will double up by sending both the boys and girls teams to the district finals: Upper St. Clair, Peters Township, Aliquippa and Union....
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 26, 2025
High schools Basketball WPIAL playoffs Boys Class 6A Finals Saturday’s schedule Upper. St. Clair (23-2) vs. New Castle (21-3) at Petersen Events Center, 5 p.m. Third place Wednesday’s results Central Catholic 68, Mt. Lebanon 60 Class 5A Finals Saturday’s schedule Chartiers Valley (22-3) vs. Peters Township (18-7) at Petersen Events...
High school roundup for Feb. 26, 2025: Knoch beats Deer Lakes to make states for 1st time since 2006
Jackson Bauman scored 21 points and No. 5 Knoch defeated No. 7 Deer Lakes, 56-42, in the WPIAL Class 4A boys basketball fifth-place game Wednesday night, claiming the district’s final spot in the PIAA field. Vinny DeFelice added 10 points for the Knights (19-7), who are making their first trip...
A-K Valley swimmers ready for hard work to pay off at WPIALs
Sarah Pasquella won’t have to wait long for the chance to defend her WPIAL Class 3A title in the 200-yard freestyle. It is the second event Thursday morning at Pitt’s Trees Pool, and the Fox Chapel senior and Michigan commit, a four-year qualifier to the WPIAL championships, is ready for...
Kiski School hires former Greensburg CC, Saint Vincent football coach
The Kiski School announced Tuesday that Aaron Smetanka is the school’s new football coach. Smetanka previously coached at Saint Vincent College and Greensburg Central Catholic. Kiski School is a Westmoreland County private school located in Saltsburg. Smetanka took over as coach at Saint Vincent on Dec. 5, 2018. His six-year...
2025 WPIAL Class A boys basketball championship breakdown: Neighborhood Academy vs. Serra Catholic
WPIAL Class A boys basketball championship No. 1 Neighborhood Academy vs. No. 2 Serra Catholic 5 p.m. Thursday, Petersen Events Center On the air: Video livestream: NFHS Network WPIAL titles: Neighborhood Academy 0, Serra Catholic 1 (2008) Neighborhood Academy (23-1) Coach: Jordan Marks Projected starting lineup No., Name, Ht., Cl.,...
2025 WPIAL Class 4A boys basketball championship breakdown: Belle Vernon vs. North Catholic
WPIAL Class 4A boys basketball championship No. 1 Belle Vernon vs. No. 2 North Catholic 9 p.m. Thursday, Petersen Events Center On the air: Video livestream: NFHS Network WPIAL titles: North Catholic 5 (2020, ’17, ’16, ’10, ’09); Belle Vernon 1 (1978) Belle Vernon (20-4) Coach: Joe Salvino Projected starting...
2025 WPIAL Class 3A girls basketball championship breakdown: Shady Side Academy vs. Greensburg C.C.
WPIAL Class 3A girls basketball championship No. 1 Shady Side Academy vs. No. 2 Greensburg Central Catholic 7 p.m. Thursday, Petersen Events Center On the air: Video livestream: NFHS Network; audio: Trib HSSN WPIAL titles: GCC 6 (2024, ’07, ’06, ’03, 1997, ’91); SSA 1 (2024) Shady Side Academy (24-0)...
Westmoreland County high school basketball notebook: Losses never fazed Norwin
At 15-7, the Norwin girls don’t have a snazzy record. But that has never been the Knights’ objective. “Sure, it would be cool to beat everyone and be undefeated,” senior guard Kendall Berger said. “But you don’t learn from winning constantly. You grow from losing some and it builds character.”...
Return visit to The Pete no less exciting for Greensburg Central Catholic girls
Jayla Peterson did not get the full “Pete” experience last year. The junior guard from Greensburg Central Catholic injured her ankle in the first quarter of the WPIAL Class 2A championship game and never returned, spending the rest of the game on the bench next to a pair of crutches....
Belle Vernon’s Joe Salvino could write storybook ending to coaching career
In a back hallway, just off the court Saturday at AHN Arena in Peters Township, Joe Salvino looked up at a scrum of reporters who wanted his reaction to a riveting one-point semifinal win. The Belle Vernon boys basketball coach was jovial and made the group chuckle with a couple...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 25, 2025
High schools Basketball WPIAL playoffs Boys Class 6A Finals Saturday’s schedule Upper. St. Clair (23-2) vs. New Castle (21-3) at Petersen Events Center, 5 p.m. Third place Wednesday’s schedule Central Catholic (14-10) vs. Mt. Lebanon (17-8) at Fox Chapel, 7:30 p.m. Class 5A Semifinals Tuesday’s results Chartiers Valley 47, Montour...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 26, 2025: 3 do-or-die consolation games set
The day before the district gold rush begins at the Petersen Events Center, the consolation bracket continues in both the boys and girls basketball postseason. There are 10 games on the boys side and six contests on the girls side. Of the 16 games, 13 will be for state postseason...
Trib 10: Heading into WPIAL finals, a new team tops the boys power rankings
Coming into the final night of the district semifinals Tuesday, both the boys and girls Trib 10 saw two teams fall out of the power rankings, seeing their hopes of WPIAL gold dashed as well. Then the biggest shoe to fall dropped in a boys Class 5A final four match....
High school roundup for Feb. 25, 2025: Aliquippa boys, girls headed to The Pete
Josh Pratt scored 21 points and No. 1 Aliquippa earned a trip to the Petersen Events Center for the third straight year by defeating No. 4 Bishop Canevin, 66-36, in the WPIAL Class 3A semifinals Tuesday night. Aliquippa, the two-time defending champion in Class 2A, will face No. 2 South...
