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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...
Playoff magic carries Peters Township past Mars into WPIAL Class 5A title game
Peters Township junior Dylan Donovan, wearing sweats and a hoodie, stood on the court and talked to friends Tuesday night not long after the Indians beat Mars in overtime and advanced to the WPIAL Class 5A boys basketball championship game. He also appeared dry, even though in the locker room...
Upper St. Clair buckles down on defense, tops Mt. Lebanon to reach WPIAL Class 6A finals
Members of the boys basketball team aren’t the only players walking the hallways at Upper St. Clair who can be defensive. The Panthers girls basketball team proved Tuesday in the Class 6A semifinals it can defend the basket as well. A suffocating defense was the key as Upper St. Clair...
Chartiers Valley rallies from double-digit deficit to stun No. 1 Montour in Class 5A semifinals
Chartiers Valley stunned the WPIAL basketball world Tuesday night, downing top-seeded Montour, 47-44, in the Class 5A semifinals. The Spartans controlled the first half, going into halftime up 30-20. That’s when Jayden Davis and the fourth-seeded Colts turned up the intensity on defense. The Colts held the Spartans to 14...
Mt. Pleasant swimmers look to add accolades at WPIALs
It is once again the end of February, and as the calendar prepares to put the shortest month in the rearview mirror, the WPIAL swim championships descend upon Pitt’s Trees Pool on Thursday and Friday. The Class 2A seedings are topped once again by swimmers from Mt. Pleasant who are...
WPIAL Class 3A wrestlers have tougher road to Hershey
If wrestlers from the WPIAL in Class 3A want to compete in the PIAA championships in Hershey this year, they have an extra tournament to compete in. The PIAA consolidated the Southwest and Northwest Regions to form the West Region for the next two years. The WPIAL wrestlers must compete...
Norwin girls fend off Canon-McMillan’s rally, return to WPIAL Class 6A title game
Kendall Berger was doing most of the heavy lifting for No. 1 seed Norwin through three quarters, but she needed some help — especially when Canon-McMillan started to close in. She got it, and Norwin took another step toward a repeat. Fourth-seeded Canon-McMillan made its run in the fourth quarter,...
2025 regional wrestling preview capsules
Boys Class 3A West Region Where: Canon-McMillan High School When: Friday and Saturday Times: Friday — preliminary round, quarterfinals and first consolation round, 5 p.m. Saturday — second consolation round, 9 a.m.; semifinals and third consolation round, 10:30 a.m.; fourth consolation round, 12:30 p.m.; finals and third- and fifth-place matches,...
A-K Valley’s best swimmers to clash at WPIAL championships
Knoch’s Giona Lavorini and Indiana’s Peyton Scott certainly are no strangers in the swimming pool. The senior standouts in the 100-yard breaststroke have been together at the top of the medals stand at the WPIAL Class 2A championships the past three years. As freshmen, Scott won the 100 breast title,...
Westmoreland County basketball notebook: Jeannette forwards step up in semifinal win
Jeannette challenged its big men this week. Be more aggressive, go to the basket, look to score. The post trio of Xavier Odorisio-Farrow, Lonnie Greene and Noah Sunder responded — Green off the bench — in a 45-25 win over No. 2 seed Sewickley Academy in the WPIAL 2A semifinals...
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week for Feb. 24, 2025Video
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week – Mt. Lebanon Blue Devils Coach: Mark “Knobby” Walsh (first season) Record: 5-5 in Section 2-6A, 14-9 overall #Earned: The coach known more by his nickname “Knobby” wasn’t looking to leave his alma mater as Seton LaSalle’s boys coach for the last...
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week for Feb. 24, 2025Video
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week – Carla Brown School: Aliquippa Class: Senior Height: 5-foot-6 Position: Guard #Earned: Aliquippa senior guard Carla Brown is averaging 15.7 points per game this season, which is second on the team in scoring behind senior Aunesty Johnson. However, in the postseason, Brown...
