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PIHL Team of the Week for Week ending March 1, 2020
Entering the final week of the PIHL regular season, much still was to be determined when it came to the playoffs. In Class AA, the Northwest Division standings entering the week read Meadville 18, Quaker Valley 17 and Mars 16. Those were the three teams in the mix. Moon was...
7 WPIAL teams in HSSN boys basketball state rankings as PIAA playoffs loom
When comparing the latest Trib HSSN boys basketball state rankings to the girls rankings through the end of the district playoffs, there were fewer changes on the boys side. During district championship week, only six boys basketball teams fell out of the state rankings, with half of those being in...
PIHL Player of the Week for Week ending March 1, 2020
Chartiers Valley and North Hills met last Monday in a game featuring two PIHL teams that won’t be taking part in the Penguins Cup or Class B playoffs. That’s largely because the Southwest Division in Class A was one of the better divisions in the league. Thomas Jefferson and South...
Four-goal 1st period paves way for Latrobe hockey victory over Armstrong
Latrobe passed its first test with ease Monday night in the PIHL Penguins Cup playoffs. Alex Schall notched two goals during a first-period scoring flurry that carried Latrobe to a 6-2 victory over Armstrong in a Class AA quarterfinal at Greensburg’s Nevin Arena. The Wildcats (17-1-1) advance to the semifinals...
Fox Chapel, Knoch girls basketball see state playoff dreams fall short
The Knoch and Fox Chapel girls basketball teams gained rooting interests in their respective WPIAL playoff tournaments after both lost in the quarterfinal round Feb. 20 and 21, respectively. The Knights and Foxes, along with several other boys and girls squads in the six classifications, waited in limbo for a...
3 WPIAL track athletes win state titles at PTFCA indoor championship
Indiana senior Kendall Branan was one of three WPIAL track athletes who won state titles Sunday at the PTFCA indoor championship at Penn State. North Allegheny’s Casey Burton (girls long jump) and Shaler’s Cam Mbalo (boys triple jump) also won gold at PSU’s multisport indoor facility. Branan, a Pitt recruit,...
High school scores, schedules for March 1, 2020
High schools Basketball Boys PIAA playoffs First round Class 6A Saturday’s schedule Methacton (24-2) vs. Harrisburg (15-10) at Plymouth Whitemarsh HS, 3 p.m.; Abraham Lincoln (13-10) vs. Bensalem (19-7) at South Philadelphia HS, 2:30 p.m.; Roman Catholic (16-10) vs. Coatesville (20-6) at Cardinal O’Hara HS, 2:30 p.m.; Wilkes-Barre (16-10) vs....
Penguins Cup hockey playoffs begin with 9 quarterfinals games
The PIAA boys and girls basketball playoffs tip off with first-round action Friday and Saturday. The WPIAL will have 70 teams involved, with 35 boys and girls teams each trying to close the season with state gold. After the first two years of six classifications produced only two PIAA championships...
Trib HSSN broadcasts for Week of March 2-8
For 70 district basketball teams, it’s time to hop on the Road to Hershey as the PIAA playoffs begin this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. The PIAA hoops postseason tips off this weekend, and HSSN tips off our coverage with plenty of hardwood audio action across Western...
Latrobe begins Penguins Cup quest against Armstrong
Latrobe’s 10 seniors have seen a lot in the PIHL Penguins Cup Class 2A playoffs the past three years, except for a championship. Some were part of the team’s run to the Penguins Cup final in 2017 as a wild card. The next season, the Wildcats earned the top seed...
Trib HSSN girls basketball state rankings for Week of March 1, 2020
The district playoffs are in the rear view mirror, and state gold becomes the goal. There were plenty of changes in the final week of the district playoffs as eight ranked teams from a week ago lost in the semifinals or championships, then missed out on this week’s Trib HSSN...
WPIAL Girls Basketball Team of the Week: Week ending Feb. 29
It may seem the Mohawk girls basketball team is an overnight sensation, but it has been winning a lot of games over many years. The problem is most of those wins were in December and January with the program hitting a postseason wall come February. Over a seven-year span from...
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week: Week ending Feb. 29, 2020
They have been one of the better WPIAL dynamic duos in recent history. Today, you can call them the two-time WPIAL champions. Sophomore Jake DiMichele and junior Dante Spadafora — who have stayed in the top 10 in scoring all season and average 29.4 and 23.3 points, respectively — helped...
Westmoreland swimmers, divers set for PIAA championships
After two days of championship swims and other top performances at Pitt’s Trees Pool, WPIAL individuals and relays are preparing for the PIAA Class AAA and AA meets March 11-14 at Bucknell. The PIAA released the preliminary psych sheets for swimming and diving Sunday morning. They contain the automatic and...
Final PIHL standings for 2019-20 season
Here are the PIHL standings and playoff clinchings through Sunday. Exclusive coverage of the 2020 PIHL Penguins Cup hockey playoffs can be heard and viewed on the TribLive High School Sports Network starting with quarterfinals on Monday and Tuesday. In Class AAA, the top eight teams qualify for the playoffs....
Southmoreland girls put WPIAL loss behind them, focus on PIAAs
All season, Southmoreland has celebrated defense. Taking charges, ripping away steals and blocking shots were reasons to revel as the team made emphatic stops on the opponents’ end of the floor. But the Scotties want to celebrate something else: a championship. While their magical WPIAL season came to an end...
Several A-K Valley swimmers earn spots in PIAA meet
The PIAA released its preliminary psych sheets Sunday morning for the state swimming and diving championships March 11-14 at Bucknell, and the Alle-Kiski Valley is well represented. Each event will consist of 32 entries. In Class AAA, automatic bids went to 10 district champions, with the other 22 going to...
Kiski Area, Plum hockey teams surge into playoffs
A couple of weeks ago, Kiski Area and Plum completed two of the more remarkable rebounds in the PIHL. The Cavaliers won only one game a season ago, and Plum had only three victories. But in one year, both programs have transformed themselves into division champions. Now the hope for...
PIAA girls basketball sites, times for 1st-round games
The PIAA announced sites and times for first-round playoff basketball games. Here’s a list of games involving WPIAL and City League girls teams. Class 6A Friday’s games 7-1 North Allegheny (22-3) vs. 3-6 Manheim Township (19-8) at Sewickley Academy, 6 p.m. 7-2 Bethel Park (21-3) vs. 3-5 Governor Mifflin (22-5)...
PIAA awards 9 top seeds to WPIAL wrestlers
The PIAA released the pairings for the state wrestling tournament, and, not surprisingly, numerous WPIAL champions were seeded No. 1, including seven in Class AAA. The annual PIAA individual championships begin 9 a.m. Thursday at Giant Center in Hershey with Class AA preliminary rounds. Class AAA competition begins at 4...
PIAA announces boys basketball sites, times for 1st-round games
The PIAA announced sites and times for first-round playoff basketball games. Here’s a list of games involving WPIAL and City League boys teams. Class 6A Saturday’s games 7-1 Butler (20-4) VS. 3-5 Central Dauphin (22-6) at North Allegheny, 2:30 p.m. 7-2 Mt. Lebanon (18-7) vs. 3-4 Cedar Crest (23-5) at...
PIAA releases preliminary psych sheets for state swimming and diving championships
After two days of championship swims and other top performances at Pitt’s Trees Pool, WPIAL individuals and relays now are preparing for the PIAA Class AAA and AA meets March 11-14 at Bucknell. The PIAA released the preliminary psych sheets for both swimming and diving Sunday morning. They contain both...
WPIAL basketball teams qualify for PIAA playoffs
With the WPIAL basketball championships complete, District 7 teams can turn their attention to the PIAA playoffs. The state tournament will get underway Friday and Saturday with first-round games at neutral sites. Pairings will be released Sunday. Here’s a look at the WPIAL boys and girls basketball teams that have...
Kiski Area wrestlers experience highs and lows in WPIAL Class AAA championships
It was a day of highs and lows for the Kiski Area wrestling team Saturday at the WPIALClass AAA wrestling championships at Canon-McMillan. The highs included four wrestlers qualifying for states and senior Jack Blumer setting the school’s all-time pin record. The lows were two tough losses in the finals...
Butler tops Mt. Lebanon for WPIAL Class 6A title, team’s 1st since 1991
Ethan Morton waited four years for this celebration, but he had tears in his eyes knowing that his coach and his hometown had waited far longer. “It’s even better than I’d imagined,” said Morton, who had 20 points, 14 rebounds and five assists Saturday night as No. 1 seed Butler...
