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PIAA Class A boys basketball championship preview: Imani Christian vs. Berlin-Brothersvalley
For the first time in nearly 25 years, the same two teams are playing for state gold in the PIAA Class A boys basketball championship game two years in a row. WPIAL champion Imani Christian will battle District 5 winner Berlin-Brothersvalley in the Class A boys basketball state title game...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania boys high school basketball rankings for March 20, 2024
The PIAA boys basketball championships are set as 12 teams have completed the Road to Hershey and will play for state gold Thursday through Saturday. Seven districts will be represented at the Giant Center. Here is the district breakdown for the title games. The WPIAL (District 7) leads the way...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania girls high school basketball rankings for March 20, 2024
The Road to Hershey is complete as 12 girls basketball teams are headed to Chocolate Town to play for a state championship. It is pretty balanced with seven districts represented at the Giant Center. Here is the district breakdown for the finals. District 6 is the leader with three teams...
Westmoreland high school notes: Latrobe hockey heads to West Chester
Latrobe wants to hold off uniform turn-in day a little longer. The hockey team is playing in the USA Hockey National Championship tournament this week in West Chester. The event is Wednesday through Friday. Latrobe was set to open against the Valor Screaming Eagles on Wednesday and has games against...
Road to Hershey: 4 WPIAL boys basketball teams still in hunt for state gold
For the second straight year, the WPIAL will send four district teams to Hershey to play for a state basketball championship. A year ago, Lincoln Park in Class 4A and Imani Christian in Class A came away with PIAA titles while Deer Lakes in 3A and Aliquippa in 2A returned...
Road to Hershey: Last WPIAL girls basketball team standing is Blackhawk
For the first time since the expansion to six classifications in 2017, the WPIAL has only one team advancing to the PIAA girls basketball championships. The last time only one District 7 team reached the girls basketball finals when North Catholic was the lone WPIAL rep in 2016, the final...
Franklin Regional playoff run rekindles memories of ‘perfect storm’ 1997 team
Rob Greenleaf called it a “perfect storm,” his 1997 Franklin Regional boys basketball team that made the state finals in Hershey. “These guys truly liked each other,” the former Panthers coach and Franklin Regional alum said. “They did everything together. “I remember after we had a (youth) basketball camp, I...
Chartiers Valley stings Greensburg Salem in overtime to win Class A Penguins Cup
Sometimes you just need a bounce. That’s what Chartiers Valley got in overtime to defeat Greensburg Salem, 2-1, in a tremendous PIHL Class A Penguins Cup championship game Tuesday night at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry. The Colts (23-0) got the game-winner when a shot from the right...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 19, 2024
High schools Baseball Tuesday’s results Nonsection Carlynton 12, Freedom 9 Ellwood City 6, New Castle 5 East Allegheny 6, Greensburg Salem 5 Hopewell 13, Shenango 12 Peters Township 11, Ringgold 6 Pine-Richland 15, Gateway 6 Riverview 8, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 3 Serra Catholic 9, California 1 Shaler...
High school roundup for March 19, 2024: 4 Serra Catholic pitchers combine on no-hitter
Owen Dumbroski and three relievers combined on a no-hitter to lead Serra Catholic to a 9-1 victory over California (0-2) in nonsection baseball Tuesday. Dumbroski went four innings and struck out 10 while Isiah Petty, Tyler Skaggs and Collin Holmes each went and inning. Jake Holmes was 2 for 3...
Cathedral Prep puts wraps on McKeesport in Class 5A semifinals
McKeesport’s girls basketball team has prided itself on defense all season long, and it maintained its tenacity without the ball Tuesday night in a PIAA Class 5A semifinal matchup against Cathedral Prep. Unfortunately for the Tigers, their offense just wasn’t there in a 35-20 loss to the Ramblers. “I don’t...
Players of varied abilities combine skills to take Ligonier Valley to state bocce championships
The Rolling Rams, in just their second year as a Ligonier Valley High School varsity program, are sending an eight-member team to the state bocce championships in Hershey. One of two Ligonier Valley squads competing in the sport, the second-seeded Rams Team One, is scheduled to face off Thursday morning...
In another 1-goal game between rivals, Pine-Richland tops North Allegheny for Penguins Cup title
Pine-Richland defeated North Allegheny twice during the regular season in one-goal games, so it was no surprise when the PIHL Class 3A Penguins Cup championship was also decided by one goal. It also might not be a surprise, then, that it was the Rams emerging victorious, 3-2, at the UPMC...
Blackhawk knocks off undefeated Wyomissing to make return trip to PIAA finals
ALTOONA – Blackhawk sophomore forward Aubree Hupp and Wyomissing junior post player Amaya Stewart had to carry much of the load offensively while both sides struggled to make shots during their PIAA Class 4A girls basketball semifinal Tuesday at the Altoona High School Fieldhouse. The good news for the Cougars,...
Aliquippa tops Fort Cherry to earn another shot at a state title in Hershey
Cameron Lindsey doesn’t eat much chocolate, but he sure loves making trips to Hershey. No matter what sport he’s playing. Lindsey, a Pitt football recruit, showed his soft touch around the rim on the basketball court Tuesday night, scoring 18 points to help Aliquippa defeat Fort Cherry, 65-53, in the...
Tough loss ends special season for Burrell hockey
Burrell’s run in the PIHL Division 2 playoffs ended in heartbreaking fashion Monday night with a 6-5 loss to Neshannock in the championship game at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry, but it wasn’t hard for the Bucs to find highlights from a stellar season. The current group of Bucs...
Franklin Regional coach Reed comes full circle with state title game vs. Imhotep Charter
Franklin Regional ripped off the band-aid from its WPIAL boys basketball championship loss to Moon and promptly avenged the defeat with a 60-43 win over the Tigers in Monday’s PIAA Class 5A semifinals. Funny how those state playoffs work, serving as a platform to exorcise demons and reset. Panthers third-year...
Trib HSSN Girls Basketball Team of the Week for March 18, 2024Video
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week: McKeesport Tigers Coach: Matt Miller (1st season) Record: 10-2 and second place in Section 3-5A, 24-4 overall #Earned: After bouncing back from a tough semifinal loss to eventual champion South Fayette with a consolation win over Oakland Catholic and a PIAA first-round...
Trib HSSN Girls Basketball Player of the Week for March 18, 2024
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week: Aubree Hupp School: Blackhawk Class: Sophomore Height: 5-foot-10 Position: Forward #Earned: While senior Alena Fusetti has been the leading scorer for Blackhawk this season, Hupp has stepped up and been a force on the blocks for the Cougars in the postseason. In...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on March 19, 2024: Aliquippa, Fort Cherry set for rematch
Welcome to Semifinals Tuesday and the final stop on the Road to Hershey with PIAA basketball final four games in boys Class 6A, 3A and 2A, along with girls 5A, 4A and A. While the Class 5A and 4A “western finals” were rematches of WPIAL championship games this winter, the...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 18, 2024
High schools Baseball Monday’s results Nonsection Belle Vernon 15, Lutheran Southern 5 Carrick 3, Seton LaSalle 2 Charleroi 18, Monessen 3 Clairton 18, Northgate 11 Freedom 17, Carlynton 1 Potomac School 14, Mt. Pleasant 7 St. Albans School (DC) 9, Franklin Regional 7 Valley 4, Ligonier Valley 1 Aliquippa at...
After wild 3rd period, waved-off goal, Neshannock wins 3rd PIHL D2 title in 4 years
Burrell thought it had the potential game-winning goal late in the third period until it was waved off. A couple minutes later, Brian McConahy scored to keep Neshannock’s impressive run going. McConahy’s goal with just over two minutes left in regulation propelled the Lancers to their third PIHL Division 2...
Behind 48 points from Nate Brazil, Imani Christian returns to PIAA Class A title game
At the 4:26 mark of the first quarter in the PIAA boys Class A semifinal between WPIAL champion Imani Christian and District 6 winner Bishop Carroll, the Saints called timeout after Nate Brazil scored his fifth and sixth point of the game to put him over 1,000 points in his...
High school roundup for March 18, 2024: Bethel Park softball rallies past rival Mt. Lebanon in opener
Julia Miller had three hits, including two-run singles in the sixth and seventh innings, to lead Bethel Park to a 10-6 comeback victory over Mt. Lebanon in nonsection softball Monday. Belinda Bova had three hits and Taylor Striegel drove in two runs for the Black Hawks (1-0). Rebecca Davis had...
Lincoln Park handles Hampton again to return to state championship game
Hershey Kisses rained down on the floor for the second straight year as Lincoln Park basked in the glory of punching its ticket to the PIAA Class 4A championship game. In a highly anticipated WPIAL championship game rematch, Lincoln Park, in dominating fashion this time, rolled past Hampton, 74-53, at...
