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Baldwin, Moon claim team titles at PA Classic gymnastic championships
Baldwin and Moon brought home team titles at the PA Classic gymnastics state championship meet Saturday at Moon High School. Moon edged Thomas Jefferson for first in the Gold division. The Tigers won the beam and floor exercise and were runners-up on vault and bars, while the Jaguars won vault...
Monday’s WPIAL semifinal results clinch PIAA berths for 8 teams
With their WPIAL quarterfinal victories, 24 boys and 24 girls basketball teams kept championship dreams alive. They also secured automatic bids to the PIAA playoffs, which begin March 6-7. Under the WPIAL’s follow-the-winner format for determining additional state playoff qualifiers, eight berths also were picked up Monday by teams who...
Vincentian Academy boys avenge loss to Nazareth Prep, advance to Class A title game
The top-seeded Vincentian Academy Royals had revenge on their minds. The Royals used multiple defenses and a hot start offensively to dominate fifth-seeded Nazareth Prep early on the way to a 65-54 semifinal victory at North Allegheny High School. It was Vincentian Academy’s third win over the Saints since losing...
Bishop Canevin girls hold off Ellis School charge, reach Class 2A title game
A 3-pointer in the waning seconds of the game wasn’t enough for The Ellis School to complete its comeback. The No. 2 Bishop Canevin Crusaders advanced to the WPIAL Class 2A girls basketball championship game with a 46-44 victory over the six-seeded Tigers on Monday night. After a solid start...
Ligonier Valley boys using speed, not size, to blaze through District 6 playoffs
The second season of John Berger’s second stint as boys basketball coach at Ligonier Valley has gone much like the first season of his second go-round at his alma mater. Simply stated, while the roster has changed, Ligonier Valley (22-2), the top seed in the District 6 Class 3A playoffs,...
Westmoreland County basketball playoff preview capsule: Game of Feb. 25, 2020
Today’s game Boys Class 3A Semifinals No. 1 Ligonier Valley (22-2) vs. No. 5 Penns Valley (15-8) 7:30 p.m. at Hollidaysburg Winner plays: No. 2 Westmont Hilltop or No. 3 Richland 7:30 p.m. Friday in championship at Mt. Aloysius College, Cresson Coaches: John Berger, Ligonier Valley; Terrence Glunt, Penns Valley...
Decade’s best WPIAL finals: Boys basketball No. 2
There were a lot of changes to the WPIAL basketball championships over the last 10 years. They expanded from two days to three days and from eight boys and girls finals to a dozen championship games. The district also switched venues, moving from the Palumbo Center at Duquesne to the...
Few changes as six WPIAL teams remain in HSSN state boys basketball rankings
While the district playoffs continue throughout Pennsylvania, there were few changes in this week’s Trib HSSN weekly boys basketball state rankings. This might be the final quiet week as far as changes go the rest of the season with the district semifinals and finals this week, then the PIAA playoffs...
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week: Week ending Feb. 23, 2020
Last year was a transitional year for veteran WPIAL basketball coach Joe Salvino. After more than three decades of coaching the Monessen boys basketball team to six district championships and nearly 650 wins, Salvino left to take over the head coaching job at Belle Vernon. The Leopards made the playoffs...
Team-first mentality leading Highlands boys during postseason run
For the third time in just as many years, the Highlands Golden Rams are heading to the semifinals of the WPIAL playoffs. This stage hasn’t been kind to the Golden Rams since their trip to the WPIAL championship in 2016-17. Two years ago, as the No. 2 seed in the...
WPIAL Girls Basketball Player of the Week — Week ending Feb. 22
Nearly 30 years ago, back in 1991, the Michigan men’s basketball team made history by starting five freshmen and reaching the NCAA championship game. They were known as the Fab 5. They may not reach the heights of that famous group, but the freshmen on the Upper St. Clair girls...
WPIAL Girls Basketball Team of the Week: Week ending Feb. 22
Over the last 11 years, Win Palmer has led his Sewickley Academy boys basketball team to four WPIAL championships and two PIAA titles. At the same time, the Panthers girls basketball team has gone through ups and downs in the past decade-plus. However, the tide is turning for the Sewickley...
Trib HSSN PIHL Player of the Week: Week ending Feb. 23, 2020
It has been an interesting season for Plum. Because of reasons such as travel hockey, the Mustangs rarely play a game with a full roster. When they do, they are good, and despite roster size and other roadblocks, Plum has won the PIHL Class AA Northeast Division. The Mustangs also...
Trib HSSN PIHL team of the week: Upper St. Clair
For the Upper St. Clair hockey team, the start to the season wasn’t great. The Panthers, who moved up to Triple-A after a runner-up finish in Double-A last season, lost three of their first four games. They quickly found the Triple-A game faster and more physical. The Panthers turned it...
High school schedules for Feb. 24, 2020
High schools Basketball Boys WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Semifinals Wednesday’s schedule Butler (18-4) vs. Upper St. Clair (20-3) at Robert Morris, 8 p.m. Central Catholic (14-10) vs. Mt. Lebanon (17-6) at Robert Morris, 6:30 p.m. Class 5A Semifinals Tuesday’s schedule Chartiers Valley (19-4) vs. Mars (18-5) at Moon, 8 p.m....
Jeannette boys, Norwin girls hold out hope for PIAA playoff berths
The list might be short, but there are some Westmoreland basketball teams still in the hunt for spots in the PIAA playoffs. Despite a rough start to the district postseason that saw area teams combine for a 4-13 record over the first round and quarterfinals, five teams could end up...
Path to the Pete moves on to Final Four starting Monday
The WPIAL basketball playoffs are at the midway point. Two rounds in the books, two rounds coming this week. Games this week not only will decide which teams play for district gold but also which teams qualify for the PIAA playoffs. Others will be added as the week progresses, but...
Southmoreland girls basketball spearheads Scotties’ sports turnaround
One observer of Southmoreland athletics put it bluntly. For years, the Scotties carried a demeaning moniker with them whenever they showed up on opponents’ schedules. “Lovable losers.” Ouch. The mild-mannered Scotties — even their actual nickname seems to fit, with a wagging tail — would go through the motions, the...
PIHL high school hockey standings through Feb. 23, 2020
Here are the PIHL standings and playoff clinchings through Sunday. Exclusive coverage of the 2020 PIHL Penguins Cup playoffs can be heard and viewed only on the TribLive High School Sports Network. In Class AAA, the top eight teams qualify for the playoffs. In Class AA, the top two teams...
Trib HSSN girls basketball state rankings for Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020
The district playoffs continued last week around the PIAA, and the elite teams held their own with one exception. The lone change was in Class 2A, where defending WPIAL champion Our Lady of the Sacred Heart was upset in the quarterfinals by Ellis School, thus bumping the Chargers from this...
Decade’s best WPIAL finals: Girls basketball No. 2
There were a lot of changes to the WPIAL basketball championships over the last 10 years. They expanded from two days to three days and from eight boys and girls finals to a dozen championship games. The district also switched venues, moving from Palumbo Center at Duquesne to Petersen Events...
Trib HSSN broadcasts for Week of Feb. 24-March 1
The Path to the Pete concludes with the WPIAL basketball semifinals and championship games from Pitt this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. HSSN continues exclusive coverage of the WPIAL boys and girls basketball playoffs with three days of the final four followed by three days of video-streamed...
Westmoreland County basketball playoff preview capsule: Game of Feb. 24, 2020
Today’s game Girls Class 4A semifinals No. 2 Southmoreland (23-0) vs. No. 3 Central Valley (18-6) 8 p.m. at Peters Township Winner plays: No. 1 North Catholic (21-1) or No. 4 Blackhawk (20-3) Coaches: Brian Pritts, Southmoreland; Chris Raso, Central Valley Points scored/allowed: Southmoreland 57.5 ppg/30.8; Central Valley 60.5/44.7 Players...
Quartet of Alle-Kiski Valley girls basketball teams hopeful for PIAA playoff spot
Despite losses in the WPIAL quarterfinals, Fox Chapel, Riverview, Freeport and Knoch remain alive for the PIAA girls basketball playoffs that begin March 6. The four teams have gained rooting interests as they need help under the WPIAL’s follow-the-winner format for determining state qualifiers. Each of the six classifications has...
WPIAL announces sites, times for basketball semifinals
The UPMC Events Center at Robert Morris will host a WPIAL basketball playoff doubleheader Wednesday. The WPIAL will take both Class 6A boys semifinals to RMU’s new arena. Central Catholic plays Mt. Lebanon at 6:30 p.m., and Butler faces Upper St. Clair at 8 p.m. Semifinal sites and times were...
