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Westmoreland WPIAL basketball playoff preview capsules: Games for Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025
WPIAL basketball playoffs Tuesday’s local games Boys Class 5A First round 9-Latobe (18-4) at 8-Kiski Area (15-6) 7 p.m. Tuesday Winner plays: Winner of 16-Franklin Regional (11-11)/1-Montour (21-1) Friday (time, site TBD) in quarterfinals Players to watch: Max Butler, Latrobe; Colin Keller, Kiski Area Layup lines: Latrobe is back in...
Latrobe hockey hopes to make push for playoff seeding in final stretch
Some day, maybe Adam Ferguson will fulfill an ambition to join college hockey’s coaching ranks. For now, he’s content with the high school level. “I’m enjoying it, for sure,” said Ferguson, Latrobe’s second-year coach. “I’m enjoying my staff. I’m enjoying being around the players. I certainly can’t complain about how...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Derry’s Chaeli Keenan
When Derry diver Chaeli Keenan finished second at the Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association meet last year, she found solace in who beat her out. It was her teammate, Ella Silvis. This year, the script flipped, and it was Keenan who triumphed, with Silvis as the runner-up. “I think that me...
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Plum’s Giuliana Ricciuti
It’s a rare feat when a swimmer can post WPIAL qualifying times in every stroke. Plum senior Giuliana Ricciuti just missed achieving that this season. Out of the eight individual events for which a swimmer can qualify, Ricciuti qualified for seven. She posted 25.91 seconds in the 50-yard freestyle, a...
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week for Feb. 16, 2025Video
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week – Isaiah Jeter School – Central Valley Class – Senior Height – 6-foot-3 Position – Shooting guard What coach says – “Just how easily he made it look to score 34 points in one half against a long, athletic team that guards...
Allderdice captures 4th straight City League boys basketball championship
Allderdice boys basketball coach Devin Crummie knew the shootaround wouldn’t be a picnic at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse the day before the City League championship game. The Dragons needed to be sharp for their battle with a worthy challenger in Obama Academy. “Everybody calls it a shootaround,” Dragons coach Devin Crummie...
High school sports results, schedule for Feb. 16, 2025
High schools Basketball City League Championship Sunday’s result At UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse Allderdice 59, Obama Academy 53 WPIAL playoffs Boys Class 6A First round Monday’s schedule Woodland Hills (11-11) at Seneca Valley (11-11), 7 p.m.; North Hills (7-15) at Butler (15-6), 7 p.m.; Norwin (10-11) at Mt. Lebanon (15-7), 7...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Feb. 17, 2025: Woodland Hills, Seneca Valley play rubber match
They say that opposites attract. If that’s the case, then Woodland Hills and Seneca Valley were destined to meet for a third time in the postseason. That matchup is one of three Class 6A boys basketball first round playoff games and one of 22 WPIAL basketball postseason games Monday. Both...
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week for Feb. 16, 2025Video
Trib HSSN boys basketball teams of the week – Knoch Knights Coach – Alan Bauman (fifth season) Records – 17-6 overall, 10-2 in Section 1-4A #Earned – Knoch entered the final week of the regular season with a chance to earn at least a share of the Section 1-4A title,...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Feb. 16, 2025
The Path to the Pete is cooking into its second week with the rest of the district basketball first round and three days of the quarterfinals this week here at the TribLive High School Sports Network. We have plenty of WPIAL boys and girls basketball playoff action with some middle...
PIHL standings, playoff clinchings through Feb. 16, 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...
Allderdice girls top Obama Academy to defend City League title
Bailey White sported a wide smile as she grabbed the City League championship trophy Sunday at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse. With the win, White and the Allderdice girls basketball team left no doubt to their spot in the district’s hierarchy. The Dragons’ 52-45 win over Obama Academy was their second straight...
Shaler swimmers set big goals for postseason meets
Grace Melocchi has been swimming year-round since she was little. One of the long-term goals of the Shaler senior swimmer surfaced when she made it to middle school. With Melocchi’s form in the pool, a coach mentioned that she would have a realistic shot at setting the school’s record in...
Shaler girls ‘play for each other’ en route to section championship
Tony Grenek was ready with the justification before his wife, Megan, approached him about the promise he made before taking the job as Shaler girls basketball coach. Grenek, who coached collegiately at Seton Hill and Point Park before spending the previous two years as North Hills’ varsity coach, said he...
Sewickley Academy girls wrap up playoff spot in last game on section schedule
Sewickley Academy’s playoff chances in girls basketball hinged on two things. The Panthers needed to win Feb. 6 and have Eden Christian lose its final section game. They got both. The Sewickley girls won a nailbiter against Leechburg, 36-35, and the Warriors dropped a 75-12 decision to Union, the Section...
Sewickley Academy boys exceed expectations with flawless section record
The Sewickley Academy boys basketball team rolled through Section 2-2A this season with a 12-0 record, two games ahead of runner-up Northgate at 10-2. Winchester Thurston finished third at 8-4, while Brentwood and Eden Christian tied for fourth with 5-7 records. As a reward, Sewickley Academy (17-4) landed the No....
Retired teacher continues to make mark on Quaker Valley sports as photographer, coach
John Doucette has been the man behind the camera at Quaker Valley since 1994. “I started taking photos after spending two months traveling Europe prior to my student teaching experience in London,” Doucette said. “I moved to the Pittsburgh area in 1993 with a teaching and coaching position in the...
Quaker Valley girls heat up in 2nd half of season to finish 2nd in section
Quaker Valley finished as the runner-up in Section 1-3A in girls basketball with a 10-4 record. As a result, the Quakers, seeded No. 7, drew No. 10 McGuffey on Feb. 14 in the first round of the WPIAL Class 3A tournament. McGuffey finished third behind co-champions Keystone Oaks and Seton...
Quaker Valley boys overcome adversity to claim 21st straight playoff berth
The postseason is a familiar neighborhood for the Quaker Valley boys basketball team. The Quakers have advanced to the playoffs for 21 consecutive years. QV qualified for the WPIAL playoffs this season via a fourth-place finish in Section 2-4A. “As all teams face during a season, we really had our...
Penn-Trafford notebook: Wrestler Dylan Barrett in hunt for WPIAL title
Penn-Trafford junior wrestler Dylan Barrett is a two-time WPIAL placewinner and PIAA qualifier. If things go as planned Feb. 15, Barrett should enter the WPIAL Class 3A championship Feb. 21-22 at Canon-McMillan as the favorite at 114 pounds. Peters Township sophomore Nicholas McGarrity, who defeated Barrett in overtime for the...
Penn-Trafford hockey looking for strong finish
After Hempfield spoiled the Penn-Trafford hockey team’s senior night Feb. 3, the Warriors needed a bounce back game, especially with the start of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League Penguins Cup playoffs starting in a few weeks. And what better way to get ready for the playoffs than play the two...
Redeemer Lutheran basketball teams savor playoff experience
The Redeemer Lutheran girls basketball team is conditioned to play all 32 minutes if necessary. But the Rams are happy the program has grown enough so they can all get a rest. Redeemer opened the Southwestern Pennsylvania Athletic Association playoffs Feb. 10 by beating Neighborhood Academy, 51-25, on the road...
1st-year Penn Hills diver qualifies for WPIAL meet
Mikael Epperson had to retrain his thought process if he was going to become an effective diver for the Penn Hills swim team. The Indians sophomore chose to come out for swimming for the first time this year after previously competing in track and field. “About halfway through the season...
Gateway swimmers prepare for WPIAL championship meet
Gateway swimming and diving coach Glenn Raymer took a step back last Wednesday at the start of his team’s afternoon practice and marveled at how fast the season has gone from the start of preseason workouts in late November. Now that all the regular season meets and invitationals have concluded,...
Kiski Area’s Ava Golding 1 of 5 to win 2nd WPIAL girls wrestling titlesVideo
Kiski Area junior Ava Golding knew she’d be in for a battle in the 136-pound final against Connellsville senior Janayah Nobles. And it took overtime to defeat Nobles and claim her second WPIAL girls wrestling championship title Saturday at North Allegheny. Golding (27-0) used an escape and takedown during the...
