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Mt. Pleasant girls, boys shine on Day 1 of WPIAL Class 2A swimming championships
Mt. Pleasant’s attempt to claim a third straight WPIAL Class 2A team championship started with a bang Thursday afternoon at Pitt’s Trees Pool. The Vikings 200-yard free relay, anchored by a WPIAL record-holder in junior Lily King and also featuring juniors Kiersten O’Connor, Kaylie Korpiel and Maddie Barrick, rallied past...
Records fall left and right at WPIAL Class 2A swimming championships
Mt. Pleasant began the WPIAL Class 2A swimming championships at Pitt’s Trees Pool in the same manner North Allegheny did in Class 3A. The only difference was the Vikings added another layer of dominance by breaking some records. The Vikings posted a 1:47.32 in the 200 medley relay with a...
Erica Gribble sparks Greensburg Central Catholic past Serra Catholic for 6th WPIAL titleVideo
Erica Gribble had played on the court at Petersen Events Center only one time before, as an innocent third grader. “It was like a youth game where we got to play at halftime,” the sophomore from Greensburg Central Catholic said. “We were there to watch my sister play.” Alayna Gribble,...
Fox Chapel swimmers win in record times at WPIAL championships
Fox Chapel junior Sarah Pasquella settled into her Trees Pool surroundings Thursday morning at Pitt and prepped for her 200-yard freestyle race. As the No. 1 seed, the Pitt verbal commit was confident in her chances to take home WPIAL gold but understanding of the talent that would be hoping...
Penn-Trafford wrestler Coy ready to make a run at WPIALs after injury-hampered season
Hayden Coy’s senior season hasn’t gone quite as planned. A foot injury the second weekend of the season at Trinity Duals kept him from helping his Penn-Trafford teammates compete for a Section 3-3A title. But Coy, after some physical therapy, has returned and is ready to compete for his first...
Imani Christian comes alive, speeds past Neighborhood Academy for WPIAL repeatVideo
The Neighborhood Academy Bulldogs entered the Petersen Events Center with the same goal in mind that their counterpart, Imani Christian, had a year prior: winning an elusive WPIAL Class A boys basketball title. In their first finals appearance, the Bulldogs got off to a high-energy start that held up through...
2024 WPIAL Class 3A girls basketball championship breakdown: Avonworth vs. Shady Side Academy
WPIAL Class 3A girls basketball championship No. 1 Avonworth vs. No. 2 Shady Side Academy 3 p.m. Friday at Petersen Events Center On the air: Audio broadcast: Trib HSSN; Video livestream: NFHS Network WPIAL titles: Avonworth 7 (2023, ‘05, 1992-94, ‘79, ‘76), Shady Side Academy 0 Avonworth (22-1) Coach: Nick...
2024 WPIAL Class 3A boys basketball championship breakdown: Deer Lakes vs. Burrell
WPIAL Class 3A boys basketball championship No. 1 Deer Lakes vs. No. 11 Burrell 5 p.m. Friday at Petersen Events Center On the air: Audio broadcast: TribLive HSSN; Video livestream: NFHS Network WPIAL titles: Deer Lakes 1 (2023); Burrell 0 Deer Lakes (20-4) Coach: Albie Fletcher Probable starting lineup No.,...
North Allegheny swimmers claim 8 gold medals on 1st day of WPIAL Class 3A swimming championships
North Allegheny continued its dominance on the first day of the WPIAL Class 3A swimming championships at Pitt’s Trees Pool. The Tigers bookended the day by sweeping the relays in both the boys and girls competitions. Seniors Natalie Sens and Greta Mott and sophomores Tori Tieppo and Dani Hinkson won...
Neighborhood rival Burrell aims to dethrone defending champion Deer Lakes in WPIAL final
At the beginning of section play, Deer Lakes and Burrell were the top two teams in the Trib HSSN Class 3A boys basketball rankings. Each team took a different path through January and February with the Lancers keeping their place as the top seed and the Bucs entering the tournament...
2024 WPIAL Class 6A girls basketball championship breakdown: Norwin vs. North Allegheny
WPIAL Class 6A girls basketball championship No. 1 Norwin vs. No. 3 North Allegheny 7 p.m. Friday, Petersen Events Center On the air: Video livestream: NFHS; Audio broadcast: North Allegheny Sports Network WPIAL titles: North Allegheny 6 (2023, ’21, ’20, ’18, ’17, 1972); Norwin 2 (2016, ’15) Norwin (20-3) Coach:...
2024 WPIAL Class 5A boys basketball championship breakdown: Moon vs. Franklin Regional
WPIAL Class 5A boys basketball championship No. 1 Moon vs. No. 2 Franklin Regional 9 p.m. Friday, Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh On the air: Audio broadcast: Trib HSSN; Video livestream: NFHS WPIAL titles: Franklin Regional 0; Moon 4 (2017, ’06, ’05, ’04) Moon (22-3) Coach: Gino Palmosina Projected starting lineup...
After semifinal celebration for the ages, Greensburg Central Catholic eyes program’s 1st WPIAL title
Water splashed around the locker room and puddled on the floor at Gateway on Tuesday night as Christian Hyland walked into a dousing after a semifinal victory over Northgate. The fifth-year boys basketball coach of Greensburg Central Catholic had nowhere to go as streams from players’ water bottles soaked him,...
For WPIAL finals-bound Franklin Regional, it’s always basketball season
Franklin Regional specializes in basketball. Maybe that best explains why the Panthers will play for their first WPIAL boys basketball championship Friday night at Petersen Events Center. It will be No. 2 seed Franklin Regional (23-2) and No. 1 Moon (22-3) vying for the Class 5A title at 9 p.m....
2024 WPIAL Class 4A boys basketball championship breakdown: Lincoln Park vs. Hampton
WPIAL Class 4A boys basketball championship No. 1 Lincoln Park vs. No. 2 Hampton 9 p.m. Thursday at Petersen Events Center On the air: Audio broadcast: TribLive HSSN; Video livestream: NFHS Network WPIAL titles: Lincoln Park 6 (2012, ’14, ’18, ’19, ’21, ’23), Hampton 1 (2009) Lincoln Park (22-3) Coach:...
2024 WPIAL Class A boys basketball championship breakdown: Imani Christian vs. Neighborhood Academy
WPIAL Class A boys basketball championship No. 1 Imani Christian vs. No. 2 Neighborhood Academy 5 p.m. Thursday at Petersen Events Center On the air: Audio broadcast: TribLive HSSN; Video livestream: NFHS Network WPIAL titles: Imani Christian 1 (2023), Neighborhood Academy 0 Imani Christian (13-10) Coach: Khayree Wilson Projected starting...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 28, 2024
High schools Basketball Boys WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Championship Saturday’s schedule Baldwin (18-6) vs. Upper St. Clair (19-5) at Petersen Events Center, 7 p.m. Third place Thursday’s schedule Central Catholic (15-9) at Mt. Lebanon (21-4), 7 p.m. Class 5A Championship Friday’s schedule Moon (22-3) vs. Franklin Regional (23-2) at Petersen...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania boys high school basketball rankings for Feb. 29, 2024
The top boys basketball teams across the state continue to shine in the district playoffs with only a few changes in the latest Trib HSSN boys basketball state rankings. As most of the district postseasons move into the semifinals and championship round this week, the top teams have avoided bracket...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania girls high school basketball rankings for Feb. 29, 2024
There were four teams that dropped, including three significant changes to the weekly Trib HSSN girls basketball state rankings, as the district playoffs enter their final week. District 6 power Bishop McCort was upset in the D-6 quarterfinals and dropped out from the No. 2 spot, replaced by Marian Catholic...
Trib 10: New team at the top of WPIAL girls power rankings
After three rounds of the WPIAL basketball playoffs, there were major changes as expected in the weekly Trib 10 power rankings. The biggest changes were on the girls side, which had been pretty steady through the last month of the regular season. Four girls teams dropped out of the power...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 29, 2024: It’s win or go home in the consolation bracket
We leap into championship weekend in the WPIAL basketball playoffs with the first three titles games in boys Class 4A and A and girls Class 2A at Pitt’s Petersen Events Center with audio coverage here on Trib HSSN. However, there is still work to be done to finalize the last...
WPIAL girls basketball teams with PIAA playoff spots clinched as of Feb. 28, 2024
With the WPIAL championships coming up over the next three days, the focus will soon turn to the Road to Hershey and the start of the 2024 PIAA girls basketball postseason. The state playoffs begin with first round action on Friday, March 8 and Saturday, March 9. Here is an...
WPIAL boys basketball teams with PIAA playoff spots clinched as of Feb. 28, 2024
With the Path to the Pete concluding over the next three days, the focus will soon turn to the Road to Hershey and the start of the 2024 PIAA boys basketball postseason. The state playoffs begin with first-round action Friday, March 8 and Saturday, March 9. Here is an update...
Ellwood City boys punch ticket to PIAA playoffs by eliminating Yough
In addition to being a 2,000-point scorer in his basketball career, Ellwood City senior Joe Roth is a high-level swimmer who competes for WPIAL and PIAA titles. He swims for Riverside, which co-ops with Ellwood City. On Wednesday night, he sent Yough’s season to the bottom of the pool. In...
Bishop Canevin holds off Jeannette for 5th place in Class 2A
Jeannette basketball coach Adrian Batts said anytime his young Jayhawks are still playing games at this time of the year, it’s a good thing. Even though the Jayhawks (17-9) had already qualified for the PIAA playoffs, Batts was hoping for a better performance in Wednesday’s WPIAL Class 2A consolation game...
