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Kiski Area’s Ellie Arnold caps freshman season with WPIAL gymnastics gold
Kiski Area’s Ellie Arnold recently wrapped up an unforgettable freshman season in gymnastics. The 14-year-old won the WPIAL all-around championship in the Intermediate II Division on Feb. 8 at Moon. Arnold, who also is a leading athlete in the Kiski Area girls soccer program, finished first on the vault with...
High school sports schedules for Feb. 24, 2025
High schools Basketball WPIAL playoffs Boys Class 6A Semifinals Monday’s schedule Upper. St. Clair (21-2) vs. Central Catholic (14-9) at Peters Township, 7 p.m.; New Castle (20-3) vs. Mt. Lebanon (17-7) at North Allegheny, 8 p.m. Class 5A Semifinals Tuesday’s schedule Montour (23-1) vs. Chartiers Valley (21-3) at Mt. Lebanon,...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Feb. 24, 2025: Upper St. Clair, Central Catholic to again meet in playoff clash
Welcome to the second of three days of WPIAL basketball semifinal action Monday with boys 6A, boys 2A, girls 4A and girls A in the spotlight. It is becoming a postseason tradition — Upper St. Clair facing Central Catholic in the boys 6A semifinals. Their meeting Monday marks the third...
PIAA seeding to be decided among WPIAL girls basketball teams
The Path to the Pete is heating up with eight more girls basketball semifinals games in Class 6A, 4A, 2A and A on Monday and Tuesday before the six WPIAL championship games are set for later this week at Pitt’s Petersen Events Center. At the same time, consolation games will...
WPIAL boys basketball teams battle for seeding in PIAA playoffs
The Path to the Pete is heating up with eight more boys basketball semifinals games in Class 6A, 5A, 3A and 2A on Monday and Tuesday before the six WPIAL championship games are set for later this week at Pitt’s Petersen Events Center. At the same time, consolation games will...
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week for Feb. 23, 2025Video
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week: Bobby Fadden School: Mohawk Class: Junior Height: 6-2 Position: Guard What coach says: “Bobby is able to score in many different ways,” Mohawk coach Mike O’Lare said. “He made three 3s and was 9 of 10 from the foul line in the...
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week for Feb. 23, 2025Video
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week: Union Scotties Coach: Mark Stanley (9th season in second stint, 18 years total at Union) Records: 10-4 in Section 4-2A, 18-6 overall #Earned: In its first year moving up from Class A to 2A, Union finished in third place in a competitive...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Feb. 24, 2025
The Path to the Pete is nearly complete with a few more days of final four action before the hardwood gold starts flowing on this final week of February on the TribLive High School Sports Network. We have some audio broadcasts of select WPIAL boys and girls semifinals, consolation and...
PIHL standings, playoff clinchings through Feb. 23, 2025
Here are the latest 2024-25 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League standings through Sunday, along with the latest 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 loss. *- indicates clinched a...
Westmoreland County basketball notebook: Jeannette relies on playoff experience
Kymon’e Brown served up a pointed answer in an interview after his Jeannette Jayhawks pulled off an improbable rally to squeeze past Our Lady of the Sacred Heart in the WPIAL Class 2A quarterfinals. It was aimed at doubters. “Don’t count us out,” Brown said after Jeannette’s 55-50 win that...
Westmoreland County basketball playoff preview capsule for Feb. 24, 2025
WPIAL basketball playoffs Boys Class 2A Semifinals 3-Jeannette (21-2) vs. 2-Sewickley Academy (20-4) 7:30 p.m. Monday at Fox Chapel Winner plays: Winner of 8-Union (18-6)/4-Neshannock (21-2) at 5 p.m. on Friday in championship at Petersen Events Center Players to watch: Adam Ikamba, Sewickley Academy; Markus McGowan, Jeannette Layup lines: Sewickley...
Penn-Trafford prepares for Penguins Cup playoff run
Penn-Trafford’s ice hockey team did not end the regular season exactly how it wanted, but first-year coach Brian Zagorac was proud of his team’s effort. The Warriors were hoping to cap the regular season with wins against Latrobe and first-place Fox Chapel. They got a 3-1 win against Latrobe but...
Gateway bowlers advance to regional tournament
With the WPIBL team and singles championship tournaments in the rearview mirror, the Gateway boys bowling team has its sights set on big things at Western Regionals this weekend. The senior-laden Gators will have five compete Friday in the singles event at Bowlero Pittsburgh, formerly Noble Manor Lanes, in Carnegie,...
Pair of Penn Hills wrestlers earn spots in WPIAL tournament
Daemon Phipps flashed potential as a freshman for the Penn Hills wrestling team. The now-114-pound junior wrestler earned his spot at the WPIAL Class 3A championships for the first time by placing fourth at the Northern Section. Phipps is one away from equaling his career high in wins. He was...
Penn Hills notebook: Boys basketball team bows out at Peters Township
The Penn Hills boys basketball team saw its season come to an end on the road at Peters Township. The Indians, who were the No. 11 seed, had a hard time scoring consistently during a 63-30 first-round loss Feb. 18. Calix Clark and Amon Hawthorne tied for a team-high six...
Despite early playoff exit, future bright for Gateway boys basketball
The Gateway boys basketball team hoped to get out fast at Moon in a WPIAL Class 5A first round game Feb. 18. The No. 12 Gators came into the game with a high degree of momentum after closing the regular season with three straight wins, including an overtime triumph against...
Chartiers Valley soccer standout John Krug follows recruiting trail straight to Robert Morris
In his senior year with the Chartiers Valley soccer team, John Krug was deployed by coach Mike Blatz all over the field. “We played him on the wide part of the field, played him as a 10, an attacking midfielder. We moved him around so he wasn’t as predictable when...
Chartiers Valley hockey eager to tackle PIHL playoff gauntlet
The loss Chartiers Valley suffered against Quaker Valley at the midway point of the PIHL season might have come at the right time. “We hadn’t lost for so long to a team from Western Pa. that it was like, hey guys, it can happen, wake up,” said coach Paul Bonetti....
Thomas Jefferson wrestlers find success at sectional tournament
Maddox Shaw, Bode Marlow and Shep Turk are three of a kind. All three seniors are WPIAL champions and standard-bearers of the Thomas Jefferson wrestling program. And they have the highest respect from their coach, Michael Ladick. “These guys have continued to set the bar higher for the program moving...
Thomas Jefferson gymnasts celebrate 3rd WPIAL team title
The girls on the Thomas Jefferson gymnastics team were all smiles, beaming perhaps, following the WPIAL championships held Feb. 13 at Moon. The Jaguars edged North Allegheny for the team title, winning by a 141.975-141.425 score. The final team standings were TJ, North Allegheny, Central Valley (140.425), Baldwin (139.35), Beaver...
South Hills Record notebook: Abby Rexrode again leads way for Baldwin gymnasts
The Baldwin gymnastics team was led once again in 2024-25 by the talented Abby Rexrode, a senior athlete and multiple-time WPIAL titlist. After winning the past three WPIAL all-around championships in the advanced division, Rexrode placed second at this year’s WPIAL finals with a 37.9-point total — three-tenths of a...
After capturing long-awaited section title, Baldwin boys fall in WPIAL 1st round
Athletic talent overshadowed by grit and determination carried the Baldwin boys basketball team to a banner 2024-25 regular season. Baldwin defeated South Hills rival Bethel Park, 64-55, on Feb. 4 to clinch the Highlanders’ first section title since 1986 — 39 years ago. “We set goals at the beginning of...
Sewickley Herald notebook: Panthers shake off nerves in playoff-opening win
Sewickley Academy’s boys basketball team didn’t experience any playoff jitters in its WPIAL Class 2A first-round game Feb. 17 against Bentworth. The second-seeded Panthers jumped out to a 19-2 lead after just eight minutes and won by a resounding 59-26 final score. Freshman Mamadou Kane, a 6-foot-8 forward/center, sparked Sewickley...
Quaker Valley wrestlers show championship form at section tournament
Quaker’s Valley’s dominance on the mat was on full display at the WPIAL Class 2A Northern Sectional tournament Feb. 15 at Keystone Oaks. Nine QV wrestlers finished as top-six placers, including five that advanced to the championship round. All nine qualified for the WPIAL tournament. “I’m happy with how our...
Quaker Valley girls’ defensive effort rewarded with playoff win
The Quaker Valley girls basketball team is a resilient group. The seventh-seed Quakers displayed their adaptability Feb. 14 against No. 10 McGuffey in the first round of the WPIAL Class 3A basketball playoffs. QV defeated the visiting Highlanders, 39-35, to advance to a quarterfinal matchup Feb. 17 against No. 2...
