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District 10 grants Farrell’s release request, moving school closer to WPIAL return
The District 10 committee has granted Farrell’s request to leave that PIAA district, moving the Mercer County school one step closer to rejoining the WPIAL. However, Farrell has more steps to climb. Farrell needs permission from the WPIAL and PIAA to complete the transfer. WPIAL executive director Scott Seltzer said...
Westmoreland County girls basketball notebook: Matthews makes a good point for Yough
One of the first things new Yough girls coach Brian Znavor did when he joined the team was move senior Autumn Matthews to point guard. Matthews had played two-guard and forward in the past, so the switch was big. The 5-foot-10 Matthews played AAU in the past, but even at...
Girls basketball teams facing crisis of dwindling rosters
She calls them her “Fab 5.” Jeannette girls basketball coach Anna Leonard began the season with five girls on the roster. The issue has been a curse and a blessing to the second-year coach, who has had to adjust the way she manages fouls, timeouts and rest. Cracking the starting...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 12, 2023
High schools Basketball Boys Tuesday’s results Nonsection Avella 58, Freedom 44 Baldwin 74, Bethel Park 59 Belle Vernon 79, Bishop Canevin 57 Brownsville 64, Geibel 50 Burgettstown 64, Carlynton 61 Burrell 75, St. Joseph 22 Chartiers Valley 51, Obama Academy 41 Deer Lakes 65, Mohawk 55 Derry 65, Greensburg Salem...
High school roundup for Dec. 12, 2023: Freshman hits pair of buzzer-beaters to lift North Hills past Butler in OT
Freshman Nathan Schanbacher scored on a putback at the fourth-quarter buzzer to force overtime then hit a shot from the baseline at the buzzer in OT to lead North Hills to a 73-71 nonsection boys basketball victory over Butler on Tuesday night. Eric James scored 25 points and Zach Pollaro...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Dec. 13, 2023: Remembering Revis as Aliquippa plays basketball opener
Today we look back at one of the greatest achievements by any athlete in WPIAL history. Twenty years ago, Aliquippa reached the 2003 PIAA Class 2A football championship game against a Northern Lehigh team that had yielded only 47 points all season. Quips senior Darrelle Revis put on a classic...
Bradyn Foster reaches 1,000 career points as Highlands holds off Shady Side Academy
Bradyn Foster figures to encounter many more pressure situations this basketball season and beyond. The Penn commit and Highlands senior navigated through a tough time during the Class 4A Golden Rams’ 62-58 victory at Class 3A Shady Side Academy on Tuesday night but came away smiling. “The pressure is off...
Franklin Regional uses a little R&R to beat Hempfield
Franklin Regional needed a little R&R. No, not rest and relaxation. If there is a tired boys basketball team out there, it is not this one. The Panthers went to Rowell and Rankin to keep their record perfect. Seniors Cam Rowell and Cooper Rankin each scored 21 points as the...
Burrell wrestling looks to start its own streak against rival Kiski Area
The Burrell wrestling team waited 10 years to get back into the win column against rival Kiski Area. The Bucs ended the decade-long losing streak to the Cavaliers in a match last season at Kiski Area High School that went down to the wire. Julian Bertucci’s pin at 121 pounds...
Trib HSSN final 2023 Pennsylvania high school football rankings
Six PIAA champions have been crowned with five of the teams winning in convincing fashion. Four of the champions are repeat winners with St. Joseph’s Prep in 6A, Belle Vernon in 3A, Southern Columbia in 2A and Steelton-Highspire in A successfully defending their state crowns. The other two winners, Imhotep...
High school wrestling notebook: Burrell has 3 champions, finishes 2nd in Tennessee
Burrell completed in the McCallie (Chattanooga, Tenn.) Invitational and returned home with three champions and a second-place team finish. Winning titles for the Bucs were Cam Baler (113 pounds), Cooper Hornack (144) and Issac Lacinski (175). Baker defeated Axel Ritchie of McCallie, 5-2, in the finals. Baker had a pin...
WPIAL wrestling rankings for the week of Dec. 11, 2023
Class 3A Top 10 Team (This year’s record) Last week’s ranking 1. Canon-McMillan (0-0) 1 2. Trinity (3-0) 2 3. Connellsville (1-0) 3 4. Waynesburg (0-0) 4 5. Franklin Regional (5-0) 5 6. Plum (3-2) 6 7. North Allegheny (2-1) 7 8. Norwin (7-3) 8 9. Latrobe (2-1) 9 10....
Death of Adam Johnson sparks renewed interest in guard mandates for youth hockey
SOUTH WINDSOR, Conn. — A day after professional hockey player Adam Johnson suffered a fatal cut to his throat during a game in England, Dan Sacco went out and ordered his 10-year-old twins new neck guards. Colton and Harper Sacco play together as squirts — 9- and 10-year-olds — for...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 11, 2023
High schools Basketball Boys Monday’s results Nonsection Albert Gallatin 74, Brentwood 57 Armstrong 64, Perry Traditional Academy 19 Brownsville 65, California 50 DuBois 66, Indiana 47 Homer-Center 56, Apollo-Ridge 39 Hopewell 56, Riverside 49 Jefferson-Morgan 46, Charleroi 43 McGuffey 54, West Greene 41 Penn-Trafford 70, Woodland Hills 49 Propel Andrew...
High school roundup for Dec. 11, 2023: South Fayette girls polish off rival Chartiers Valley
Juliette Leroux scored 20 points and Haylie Lamonde added 19 to lead South Fayette to a 67-49 nonsection girls basketball victory over rival Chartiers Valley on Monday night. Erica Hall chipped in 11 and Lainey Yater finished with 10 for South Fayette (3-1). Lilah Turnbull scored 14 points for Chartiers...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Dec. 12, 2023: Playoff rematch on tap in Class 3A boys basketball
The 12th day of the 12th month of the year is a busy one for nonsection WPIAL boys basketball action, including a rematch from a Class 3A playoff game a year ago. When the 2023 basketball brackets were unveiled, Mohawk was the No. 4 seed in 3A while Deer Lakes...
Norwin girls overcome slow start, pull away from Latrobe in 2nd half
Kendall Berger said Norwin allowed Latrobe to dictate the tempo early in Monday night’s nonsection girls basketball matchup. Berger and Norwin, though, quickly changed the pace and flipped a close game in their favor. The Lady Knights, ranked No. 2 in Class 6A, picked up their defensive pressure, imposed their...
PIAA football championship notebook: Despite criticism, St. Joseph’s Prep coach proud of powerhouse team’s achievements
St. Joseph’s Prep football has dominated the state’s largest classification for over a decade, and the Philadelphia team’s coach isn’t about to apologize for the school’s success. The Hawks won their eighth title in 11 years on Saturday by defeating WPIAL champion North Allegheny, 45-23, in a Class 6A final...
Trib HSSN football player of the week for 2023 Week 15Video
Aliquippa senior quarterback Quentin Goode has several nicknames, including “The General.” Another one he is commonly known for is “Cheese,” although he claims he’s been called that his whole life, so he doesn’t even consider it a nickname. After wrapping up his scholastic career with another championship, he may just...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Greensburg Central Catholic’s Avery Davis
Last year, the girls basketball team from Greensburg Central Catholic made it to the WPIAL quarterfinals and PIAA semifinals. The team is still stacked with talent, with the potential of making another deep playoff run. Avery Davis, who figures to have a large role with the Centurions, is motivated as...
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Highlands’ Jocelyn Bielak
Highlands forward Jocelyn Bielak quietly has become a leader on a team striving to bring home a section title for the first time in 48 years. “She is a joy to coach. Her work ethic and commitment to improve is on an extremely high level,” coach Shawn Bennis said. “She...
PIAA football playoffs recap: Western Pa. teams finish 2-4 in MechanicsburgVideo
The March to Mechanicsburg is history as the six WPIAL and City League schools playing for a PIAA title finished 2-4 overall. Aliquippa captured its first PIAA title with an undefeated record by winning a second Class 4A state championship in three years. Belle Vernon rolled to victory in the...
Trib HSSN football team of the week for 2023 Week 15Video
The Aliquippa football program has enjoyed record amounts of success through the decades. The Quips have reached the WPIAL championship game 16 years in a row and counting. They have won more WPIAL football titles than any other district school, capturing their 20th crown last month. Aliquippa added more gold...
PIHL standings through Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023
Here are the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League standings through Sunday. Don’t miss live and archived PIHL action every week here at TribHSSN.TribLive.com. *-clinched a playoff spot x-eliminated from playoff chase #-Ineligible for Penguins Cup Playoffs Team, Wins-Losses-Overtime/Shootout Loss = Total Points Class AAA North Allegheny, 7-2-0 = 14 Pine-Richland, 7-2-0...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Dec. 11, 2023
The pucks are flying high as we turn full attention to winter scholastic sports this week here on the TribLive High School Sports Network. We double your pleasure of PIHL action with a Monday and Thursday high school hockey doubleheader. We also have links to WPIAL boys and girls basketball...
