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Trib HSSN basketball team of the week for Jan. 18, 2026Video
Trib HSSN basketball team of the week – Beaver Falls Tigers Coaches – Dom Henderson (sixth season) Record – 8-0 in Section 1-3A, 14-0 overall #Earned –When the decade began, the Beaver Falls girls basketball program was at rock bottom, suffering through a 1-18 season in 2020. Tigers alum Dom...
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week for Jan. 18, 2026Video
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week – Erica Gribble School – Greensburg Central Catholic Class – Senior Height – 5-foot-11 Position – Guard #Earned – On Monday, Greensburg Central Catholic senior guard Erica Gribble became the 46th player in WPIAL history to reach the 2,000-career point mark. Gribble...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Jan. 19, 2026
With the mercury set to dip to into single digits at time this week, the winter high school sports scene heats up and provides comfort and joy to all fans on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN continues coverage of WPIAL boys and girls basketball with the final...
PIHL standings through Jan. 18, 2026
Here are the latest Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League standings through Sunday. The point system in the PIHL this year gives three points for a regulation win, two points for an overtime win and one point for an overtime loss. Class 3A Team: Wins – Losses – Overtime Wins-Overtime Losses =...
Former player, assistant Ben Yeckel steps in to lead Shaler baseball program
Ben Yeckel knows the high standard set by the Shaler baseball program. Yeckel, who is 43 and a 2000 Shaler graduate, knew the feeling as a player. While serving as an assistant for 10 years under Brian Junker, he knew it as a coach too. Continuing that tradition is something...
Quaker Valley met challenges during memorable girls soccer season
Quaker Valley finished with a 16-4-1 record in girls soccer during the fall season, advancing to the WPIAL Class 2A semifinals and PIAA first round. It wasn’t the exact results the defending WPIAL champions anticipated. The Quakers had hoped to repeat as district titlists and go one step further than...
Key win builds confidence for young Shaler girls lineup after significant injury
Shaler girls basketball coach Tony Grenek isn’t expecting to receive any sympathy cards in the mail for having to adjust his lineup due to injuries. The Titans aren’t planning on waving any white towels either. Shaler took a major hit to its lineup when it lost Reese Smetanka to an...
Quaker Valley basketball teams make memories on holiday trip to Florida
Quaker Valley basketball took a break from Western Pennsylvania’s wintry weather during December’s holiday season. The Quakers enjoyed a sunny disposition both individually and as teammates, traveling to Florida for a brief trip that had a universal appeal for all involved. The two QV teams flew to Orlando to participate...
Fisher’s Files: Sewickley Academy earns elite status in WPIAL boys basketball
Sewickley Academy’s boys basketball team is, simply stated, one of the best. Thanks to a roster inundated with talent and with former NBA player Mike Iuzzolino as head coach, the Panthers wrapped up the first month of the season with an 8-0 record. Sewickley also was 3-0 in Section 2-2A....
New North Hills swimming coach building trust within program
Allison Ahl was looking for an opportunity to get into coaching swimming, and the perfect situation essentially fell into her lap this summer. Ahl, who teaches and lives in the North Hills School District and who excelled as a high school and collegiate swimmer, is in her first season as...
North Hills’ Paige Hollengberger a unique multi-sport athlete
Paige Hollenberger has a lot on her plate throughout the school year, but it’s a packed schedule she has learned to embrace and enjoy. A gymnast, a lacrosse player and a member of the band at North Hills High School — on top of being a strong student — Hollenberger...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 17, 2026
High schools Basketball Boys Saturday’s results Hoops for Harmony At York McDonough School (MD) 68, Imani Christian 38 Red Lion 69, Woodland Hills 46 Ron Galbreath Classic At Westminster College New Castle 63, Lincoln Park 49 Moon 49, Farrell 46 Neshannock 80, Nazareth Prep 58 Nonsection Carlynton 57, Ambridge 53...
High school roundup for Jan. 17, 2026: No. 1 New Castle too much for Lincoln Park
Kai Cox scored 29 points to lead Trib HSSN Class 6A No. 1 New Castle to a 63-49 victory over Class 5A No. 3 Lincoln Park on Saturday at the Ron Galbreath Classic at Westminster College. Damian Harrison added 12 points for the Red Hurricanes (13-0), who built a cushion...
Central Catholic’s Green, Moon’s Yanek become 3-time Allegheny County wrestling champs
Central Catholic senior Nezumiiro Green and Moon senior Cael Yanek etched their names into Allegheny County wrestling history Saturday at Fox Chapel High School. They became the 13th and 14th three-time champions in the 24 years of the tournament. Quaker Valley senior Bruce Anderchak was hoping to join them, but...
Hempfield girls bowlers take top prizes at WCCA bowling tournament
It was another packed event at Hillview Lanes for the fifth edition of the Westmoreland County Coaches Association bowling championships Saturday in Greensburg. Hundreds of bowlers, parents, family and friends jammed into the facility to crown the best of the best in the eastern suburbs. In no surprise, the Hempfield...
Westmoreland athletes of the week: Greensburg Central Catholic’s Erica Gribble, Franklin Regional’s Michael Ruane
Erica Gribble School: Greensburg Central Catholic Class: Senior Sport: Basketball Claim to fame: Gribble became just the seventh girl in Westmoreland County history — 46th in WPIAL girls basketball history — to score 2,000 career points when she poured in 27 in a 65-24 victory over Deer Lakes. The Richmond...
Trib HSSN WPIAL girls basketball rankings for week ending Jan. 17, 2026
Here is a look at this week’s Trib HSSN girls basketball rankings: Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Norwin, 12-2, 1 2. Seneca Valley, 8-5, 3 3. Canon-McMillan, 11-4, 2 4. Upper St. Clair, 7-7, 5 5. Pine-Richland, 8-7, 4 Out: none Class 5A 1. South Fayette, 15-1, 1...
Trib HSSN WPIAL boys basketball rankings for week ending Jan. 17, 2026
Here is a look at this week’s Trib HSSN boys basketball rankings: Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. New Castle, 13-0, 1 2. Upper St. Clair, 14-1, 3 3. Central Catholic, 13-2, 2 4. Seneca Valley, 9-5, NR 5. Hempfield, 11-5, NR Out: Mt. Lebanon (10-5, 4), North Hills...
Alle-Kiski Valley athletes of the week: St. Joseph’s Kasey Cienik, Cheswick Christian Academy’s Joe Rosio
Kasey Cienik School: St. Joseph Class: Senior Sport: Basketball Claim to fame: Cienik scored 15 points for St.Joseph (8-6, 5-3) in a 59-22 Section 1-1A win over Springdale on Monday night. She then scored another 15 points as the Spartans defeated Western Beaver, 71-30, on Thursday night. Another offseason in...
Westmoreland high school notebook: PIAA championships have Pittsburgh history
The PIAA boys and girls soccer championships are coming to Highmark Stadium for the next four years. It has been a while since the PIAA brought its trophies west. Next year’s finals will mark the first time a state championship has been played in WPIAL territory since the 1992 PIAA...
‘Sky is the limit’ for North Allegheny swimmer Claire Bacu
North Allegheny senior Claire Bacu is making quick work in the longest event in high school swimming. The Brown recruit is eyeing her third consecutive WPIAL Class 3A 500 freestyle title, something accomplished by only three other girls in league history. “As far as Claire goes, the sky is the...
North Allegheny wrestler Bradyn McConneha builds on big wins
At 6-foot, 260 pounds, North Allegheny senior wrestler Bradyn McConneha may look like a heavyweight. But he doesn’t act like one. McConneha has used quickness and aggressiveness — rare traits in most heavyweights — to construct a 22-2 record this season with a No. 1 ranking in the WPIAL and...
Show him the money: Franklin Regional grad enjoys fast-paced career as sports agent
The deal went down at a car dealership, only it didn’t involve a title transfer, financing or a bumper-to-bumper warranty. Sports agent Aidan Sadoski hadn’t heard from a potential client, a basketball player from the SEC with whom he’d been in contact all season, for several weeks. “He went ghost...
Franklin Regional builds off runner-up finish at WCCA tournament
This was a big week for the Franklin Regional wrestling team. The No. 1 ranked Panthers (13-0, 3-0) had a first-place showdown in Section 9-3A with No. 2 Norwin. The WPIAL wrestling committee also is set to announce the pairings for the 2026 Class 3A and 2A team tournament. Franklin...
Fox Chapel runners set 3 records in fast start to indoor track season
Fox Chapel indoor track coach Tom Moul didn’t expect anything spectacular during the first meet of the season at Edinboro University. The Foxes ended up turning in three school-record performances. “It was unusual,” Moul said. “Our expectations were to get some work in and get some experience. I was happy,...
