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High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 12, 2024
High schools Basketball Boys WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals Feb. 23 schedule Times TBA Pine-Richland (7-14) at Mt. Lebanon (18-3); North Allegheny (10-11) at Baldwin (16-5); Canon-McMillan (9-12) vs. Central Catholic (13-8) at TBA; Butler (15-5) at Upper St. Clair (16-5) Class 5A Preliminary round Friday’s schedule Woodland Hills (8-13)...
High school roundup for Feb. 12, 2024: Moon tops Mt. Lebanon in clash of top seeds
Aiden Reesman scored 20 points as Class 5A No. 1 Moon defeated Class 6A No. 1 Mt. Lebanon, 55-51, on Monday night in a matchup of top seeds in the WPIAL boys basketball playoffs. Elijah Guillory added 17 for the Tigers (19-3). Liam Sheely scored 21 points and Nate Girod...
Breaking down the 2024 WPIAL boys basketball playoff brackets
Class 6A Favorite: Mt. Lebanon coach Joe David published a book about his “Bora Defensive System,” and his team has probably boosted sales. The Blue Devils won the Section 2 title behind a defense that allowed only 44.9 points per game, the best in WPIAL 6A. The team is chasing...
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week for Feb. 12, 2024
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week: Trinity Hillers Coach: Kathy McConnell-Miller (fifth season) Record: 8-2 in Section 4-5A, 18-8 overall Last year: In the five years since taking over the Trinity girls basketball program, Kathy McConnell-Miller has had the Hillers vying for a Class 5A championship each season....
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week for Feb. 12, 2024
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week: Bella Antonacci School: Indiana Class: Senior Height: 5-foot-6 Position: Guard What coach says: “The biggest thing that stood out to me over this past week was our entire team’s will to win the section title, which was led by Bella’s energy,” Indiana...
Deer Lakes boys lead A-K Valley basketball teams as No. 1 seed in WPIAL Class 3A
The Deer Lakes boys basketball team now knows its path to a defense of its WPIAL Class 3A championship. The Lancers and 167 other boys and girls teams found out their postseason fates Monday afternoon as the 12 playoff brackets were revealed on TribLive HSSN. The champion of Section 3-3A,...
4 Westmoreland teams earn top-2 seeds in WPIAL basketball playoffs
When Jesse Reed played Division I college basketball, he and his American University teammates made the NCAA Tournament. Now, Reed has the Franklin Regional boys in the WPIAL’s big dance. The third-year coach finally broke through — and in a big way — as the Panthers (19-2) earned the No....
Breaking down the 2024 WPIAL girls basketball playoff brackets
Class 6A Favorite: With a strong backbone of nonsection games, Norwin strengthened its resume. It has not lost to a WPIAL team this season and did not drop a section game. Four starters are back from a WPIAL and PIAA semifinal team. The Knights, who rely on defense and depth,...
Mt. Lebanon hires football coach Greg Perry, former coach at Seton LaSalle, Keystone Oaks
Football coach Greg Perry has a new head coaching job that’s just down the road from his previous two. The former coach at Seton LaSalle and Keystone Oaks was introduced Monday as the new head coach at Mt. Lebanon, meaning he will have coached at three schools with campuses all...
WPIAL releases brackets for 2024 boys and girls basketball playoffs
When the WPIAL basketball committee met Monday morning to seed the playoff brackets, there was little debate about the No. 1 seeds. Most were obvious choices. In some brackets, two, three and four were tricky to sort out. But maybe the hardest part of putting together this year’s brackets were...
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Springdale’s Jackson Pribanic
Coming into basketball season, Jackson Pribanic set three goals for the year. The first was to be named a team captain. He was voted to the position by his Springdale teammates at the start of the season. “He leads by example, from the front,” coach Kobe Phillippi said. “It was...
Hempfield bowlers prepare for postseason competitions
For Hempfield bowling coach Robin Ross, the message to his bowlers is the same as it has ever been. “Strikes are going to come; you have to make spares to keep yourselves in the match. If you stay on top of making your spares, we’re going to win,” Ross said....
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Penn-Trafford’s Ian Temple
Playing in a section with five teams vying for four playoff spots, Penn-Trafford has been in a battle for most of the boys basketball season. As it turns out, the first weekend of the season in December gave the Warriors a good idea what they were in for. At the...
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week for Feb. 12, 2024Video
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week: Michael Plasko School: South Fayette Class: Senior Height: 5-foot-11 Position: Guard What coach says: “Mike has that look on his face every time he steps on the floor,” South Fayette coach Dave Mislan said. “So much of what kids do revolves around...
High school sports schedules for Feb. 12, 2024
High schools Basketball Boys Monday’s schedule Nonsection Aquinas Academy at Sewickley Academy, 7:30 p.m. Beaver Falls at Central Valley, 7:30 p.m. Belle Vernon at Thomas Jefferson, 7:30 p.m. Bentworth at West Greene, 7 p.m. Bethel Park at North Allegheny, 7:30 p.m. Carlynton at Bishop Canevin, 7:30 p.m. Connellsville at Canon-McMillan,...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Feb. 11, 2024: Basketball brackets to be revealed on HSSN
Did somebody say something about bracketology? For those who love district high school basketball, Valentine’s Day comes two days early with the release of the 2024 WPIAL playoff brackets. There are 87 boys basketball teams in the postseason field, with 17 teams qualifying in Class 5A, 16 schools in 4A,...
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week for Feb. 11, 2024
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week: Beaver Bobcats Coach: Casey Kaiser (third season) Record: 8-4 in Section 2-4A, 12-9 overall Last year: Beaver finished in third place in Section 2-4A with a record of 8-4, four games behind section champion Lincoln Park and two games behind second-place North...
2023-24 PIHL standings, playoff qualifiers through Feb. 11, 2024
Here are the latest 2023-24 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League standings through Sunday, along with the latest PIHL playoff qualifiers. Don’t miss live and archived PIHL action every week at TribHSSN.TribLive.com. *- indicates clinched a playoff spot x- indicates eliminated from playoff chase #-Indicated ineligible for Penguins Cup Playoffs Class 3A...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Feb. 12, 2024
Let the February Frenzy begin! The curtain drops and the ball goes up for the start of the boys and girls high school basketball postseason this week. It begins with some bracketology and the 2024 WPIAL Basketball Playoff Pairings Show on Monday and concludes with district hoops playoff action Friday...
For Valley coach Ed Jenkins, coaching is more than wins and losses
In the 2020 book, “Alle-Kiski Sports History,” local historian George Guido’s writings offer a multitude of highlights from the Allegheny-Kiski Valley region’s rich sports history, including a nod to the Highlands 1995 WPIAL championship boys basketball team. Ed Jenkins recalls so well that magical time. He was a key part...
Norwin, GCC girls could draw No. 1 seeds as WPIAL playoff brackets are revealed
Brian Brozeski doesn’t wade too far into the waters of bracketology. The Norwin girls basketball coach would rather look at a playoff bracket as an extension of his team’s schedule. Take it and move on, no questions asked. “Anything can happen,” Brozeski said. “Look at our boys soccer team. There...
Mt. Pleasant, Yough host fundraisers for family of late referee
Referee Mike Roebuck was the kind of person a coach wants their athletes to be around, said Mt. Pleasant Area High School basketball coach Annie Malkowiak. Roebuck, 45, of New Stanton was officiating a junior varsity basketball game between Mt. Pleasant and Yough when he collapsed and later died at...
Gateway senior student-athletes celebrate signing letters of intent
Ahmad Harris’ confidence level is off the charts for his football future at Division II Wheeling in West Virginia. “They had a couple of injuries in the linebacker room, and the coaches said I have a good opportunity to go up there and compete right away to get on the...
Club volleyball team with WPIAL stars finds immediate chemistry, success
It’s club volleyball season and one team loaded with talented WPIAL athletes already has brought home a tournament championship. Pittsburgh Elite Volleyball Association’s 17 Premier team took first place at the inaugural Nike Classic Open in Columbus on Jan. 13-14. Maggie Burnham, who played collegiately at Northwestern and Duquesne (when...
Quaker Valley senior drawn to energy of Rutgers rowing team
Quaker Valley’s Lindsay Gledhill, a senior rowing afficionado, took a scientific approach to choosing a college. Rutgers became the crystal clear winner. “I was drawn to Rutgers by the competition, culture of the team, academics and location,” Gledhill said. “Rutgers crew competes in not only the Big Ten but also...
