High School category, Page 3
South Hills Record notebook: Thomas Jefferson workhorse back recognized
Catching up on the South Hills sports scene: Thomas Jefferson junior Tyler Eber, a terrific 5-foot-10, 185-pound running back/defensive back, was cited as a TribLive High School Sports Network’s Terrific 25 football all-star for the 2025 season. “Tyler had another amazing year,” said TJ coach Bill Cherpak, “especially given the...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 24, 2026
High schools Basketball Boys Saturday’s results Class 2A Section 1 Greensburg Central Catholic 71, California 40 PBC Hall of Fame Classic At Montour Montour 54, Ambridge 29 Lincoln Park 61, Gateway 48 Moon 65. Central Valley 51 At North Hills Baldwin 60, Mars 52 Elizabeth Forward 69, West Allegheny 60...
High school roundup for Jan. 24, 2026: Obama Academy ends Knoch’s winning streak
Eric James scored 12 points, including the game-winning putback at the buzzer, to lead Obama Academy (10-6) to a 53-51 victory over Trib HSSN Class 4A No. 1 Knoch (15-3) on Saturday at the PBC Hall of Fame Classic at North Hills. Teegan Finucan scored 18 points and Liam Avon...
Trib HSSN WPIAL girls basketball rankings for week ending Jan. 24, 2026
Here are this week’s WPIAL girls basketball rankings. Teams are listed with overall record and last week’s ranking. Class 6A 1. Norwin, 13-2, 1 2. Seneca Valley, 10-5, 2 3. Canon-McMillan, 13-4, 3 4. Pine-Richland, 11-7, 5 5. Upper St. Clair, 8-9, 4 Out: none Class 5A 1. South Fayette,...
Trib HSSN WPIAL boys basketball rankings for week ending Jan. 24, 2026
Here are this week’s WPIAL boys basketball rankings. Teams are listed with overall record and last week’s ranking. Class 6A 1. New Castle, 16-0, 1 2. Upper St. Clair, 16-1, 2 3. Central Catholic, 15-2, 3 4. Seneca Valley, 10-7, 4 5. North Hills, 12-6, NR Out: Hempfield (12-6, 5)...
Franklin Regional boys, girls earn team titles at WCCA swim meet
It was a good day to be a Panther at the Westmoreland County Coaches Association swimming championships. The Franklin Regional boys (Class 3A) and girls (Class 2A) won team titles Saturday at Derry. The other team champions were the Latrobe girls (3A) and Mt. Pleasant boys (2A). The Panthers boys...
In meeting of 2 of WPIAL’s brightest stars, Lincoln Park pulls away from Gateway
Lincoln Park pulled away from Gateway in an action-packed 61-48 victory in the Pittsburgh Basketball Club Hall of Fame Classic on Saturday afternoon in Montour. The Leopards unloaded a balanced scoring attack with Josh Pratt leading the way with 25 points. The Leopards went on a 7-1 run and two...
PIHL cancels all-star games because of weather
The PIHL announced the cancellation of its five all-star games scheduled for Sunday because of the impending winter storm expected for Western Pennsylvania. In a statement from the league: “based on the latest information available, the storm is expected to be most severe during the time that games are scheduled....
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Burrell’s Chase Coury, Deer Lakes’ Mason Cervone
Chase Coury School: Burrell Class: Freshman Sport: Basketball Claim to fame: Burrell freshman Chase Coury extended her double-digit scoring streak to six after dropping 15 and 16 points in two section wins against Knoch and Derry this week. She now has 14 double-digit scoring games and is averaging 16.8 a...
Fox Chapel Herald notebook: Foxes’ Lyla Jablon surpasses scoring milestone
Lyla Jablon is tasked with doing much more than scoring for the Fox Chapel girls basketball team. The senior guard has been asked to try and set the tempo for a team with a young roster hoping to make a run at the playoffs in Section 1-5A. Jablon hit the...
Westmoreland County athletes of the week: Hempfield’s Ashley Bensur, Belle Vernon’s Elijah Brown
Ashley Bensur School: Hempfield Class: Senior Sport: Bowling Claim to fame: Bensur made it back-to-back individual titles at the Westmoreland County Coaches Association Championships. She completed a 612 series — the only bowler to reach 600 in the event. Hempfield also won the team title with 2,564 pins at Hillview...
Trip to county finals rewarding for Fox Chapel senior wrestler
Adam Haines remembers his worst loss from the 2024-25 wrestling season vividly. The Fox Chapel senior dropped a 1-0 decision to Gateway’s Luke Pawlowski in the blood round of the Allegheny County Tournament at 139 pounds. “That’s been in my head forever,” Haines said. “Doing good this year was to...
Pitt to honor Shady Side Academy girls basketball coach Jonna Burke
Jonna (Huemrich) Burke was honored to pick up the phone and have Sam Clancy on the other end of line. Clancy, a Pitt graduate who had an 11-year football career in the USFL and NFL, was calling to tell Burke she will be honored Feb. 20 at Pitt’s 64th annual...
Bethel Park notebook: Wrestler captures county championship
Bethel Park’s Ian Bucheli turned in a championship performance Jan. 17 at the Allegheny County wrestling tournament at Fox Chapel. Bucheli, a junior, captured first place in the 145-pound weight class by securing a 9-0 major decision against Fox Chapel senior Adam Haines in the championship round. Bucheli improved to...
Bethel Park’s Xavier Jackson relishes chance to cap high school career at all-star game
Bethel Park senior Xavier Jackson fulfilled another goal. A four-year starter for the Black Hawks, Jackson ended high school career on the pitch with an appearance in the Western Pennsylvania Soccer Coaches Association all-star games Dec. 6 at Pine-Richland. “I’m very thankful to have been chosen,” Jackson said. “I’ve always...
Bethel Park’s Charlie Simmons honored for work on, off the field
Bethel Park senior Charlie Simmons joined 10 other area football players as a Jerome Bettis Leadership Award recipient. Designated for athletes “who go above and beyond to provide mentor-like support for their teammates,” this year’s award winners are Simmons, South Fayette’s Connor Hiser, Greensburg Salem’s Max Topper, Aliquippa’s Marques Council...
Westmoreland County high school notebook: Norwin cross country coach honored as state’s best
Norwin is known for its almost year-round training for track and field and cross country. Running is a lifestyle at the school. Athletes scale hills, trek through wooded trails and circle the track, even in the winter when it is snowing. The man in charge of the training — he...
Sewickley sports notebook: Quaker Valley hockey secures back-to-back shutouts
Quaker Valley’s hockey team outscored the opposition by a 17-0 overall difference in recent back-to-back PIHL Class A games. QV blanked Richland, 9-0, on Jan. 8 as sophomore forward Matthias Lezama had three goals and an assist, Jace Vasbinder added two goals and an assist and Ben McHenry scored twice....
Quaker Valley swimmers ramp up for postseason meets
Three up and three down. The Quaker Valley girls swim team splashed its way to an undefeated 3-0 record in Section 2-2A. The Quakers are propelled by senior captains Alexa Westwood and Kendra Hines, along with two other senior swimmers in Margaret Burns and Makenna Kamnikar. “Alexa has a growing...
Quaker Valley boys in driver’s seat as stretch run draws near
The Quaker Valley boys basketball team ended the first half of section play in a great position. The Quakers were 5-0 and in first place in Section 4-2A, two games ahead of Central Valley (3-2) and Avonworth (3-2). QV secured its fourth consecutive win Jan. 13 with a 75-50 decision...
Franklin Regional boys basketball battles through Section 1-5A slate
Franklin Regional’s boys basketball team played two key Section 1-5A games last week. The Panthers (11-4, 7-2) held on to defeat McKeesport, 55-52, in a battle for second place Jan. 20. The win set up Friday’s first-place showdown at Gateway (10-5, 8-1). The section has proved to be unpredictable. Other...
Franklin Regional soccer player studying link between knee injuries, turf
When Grace Copeland was a freshman, she fractured her right tibia and fibula and needed more than 11 months of recovery time to get back to playing soccer. The setback opened her eyes to the struggles that can come with a substantial injury. The Franklin Regional junior also watched several...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 23, 2026
High schools Basketball Boys Friday’s results Class 6A Section 1 Fox Chapel 52, Woodland Hills 39 New Castle 60, Butler 33 Pine-Richland 61, North Allegheny 30 Seneca Valley 50, North Hills 47 Section 2 Mt. Lebanon 71, Canon-McMillan 34 Central Catholic 61, Hempfield 18 Upper St. Clair 71, Norwin 45...
High school roundup for Jan. 23, 2026: Bauman brothers shoot No. 4 Moon past No. 1 Chartiers Valley
Jackson Bauman hit his fifth 3-pointer of the game with 4.9 seconds to go to lead Trib HSSN Class 4A No. 4 Moon to a 52-49 victory over No. 1 Chartiers Valley on Friday night, handing the Colts their first Section 4-5A loss of the season. Brody Bauman added 15...
Clutch 3-pointer sends Seton LaSalle past South Park and into tie for 1st in section
Down by a point with less than a minute left and near a five-second call with the ball in the hands of freshman star Gabe Gizzi, Seton LaSalle used a timeout to save the possession. It was the play that came out of it that lifted the Rebels to a...
