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This week on Trib HSSN for week of Feb. 5, 2024
The first full week of February means the end of the WPIAL boys and girls high school basketball regular season on the TribLive High School Sports Network. We begin the final week of section play in high school hoops with several key girls and boys WPIAL games throughout the week,...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Feb. 5, 2024: Basketball playoff positioning up for grabs
The final week of the high school basketball regular season begins with a big night of WPIAL girls basketball action. The only section that has a game with first place at stake Monday is Section 4-3A. Waynesburg Central leads the section with a perfect 8-0 record. The Raiders are 18-1...
D’Angelo winding down AD tenure at Burrell, set to take over at Greensburg Salem
Drake D’Angelo soon begins service to Greensburg Salem as its next athletic director. While he is excited for the new opportunity closer to his home and where his eldest daughter, Gianna, is getting more involved in sports within the district, D’Angelo said he will miss all of the people and...
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week for Feb. 4, 2024Video
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week: Upper St. Clair Panthers Coach: Pete Serio (10th season) Record: 5-5 in Section 2-6A, 11-9 overall Last year: Upper St. Clair finished as champion in Section 2-6A, three games in front of 2022 district champ Mt. Lebanon. The Panthers defeated Peters Township...
2023-24 PIHL standings, playoff qualifiers through Feb. 4, 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...
Referee who died at game remembered as sports-loving man who enjoyed sports, coaching children
The quiet time driving to refereeing assignments at Friday night high school football games was when brothers Mike and Dave Roebuck could catch up. Their conversations often turned to sports and their families — the two subjects were so intertwined, recalled Dave Roebuck of West Newton. In addition to being...
WPIAL, City League teams set for preliminary round matches in PIAA wrestling tournament
Three WPIAL teams and one City League program will begin the PIAA wrestling tournament with preliminary-round matches Monday. Trips to Hershey later this week will be on the line. Franklin Regional, which placed third in the WPIAL Class 3A tournament, travels to Carrick High School at 7 p.m. to face...
Penn-Trafford basketball teams set for season’s stretch run
It’s crunch time for the Penn-Trafford girls and boys basketball teams. The regular season comes to an end Feb. 10 and both teams are in the running for WPIAL playoff spots with strong finishes. As of Feb. 1, the Penn-Trafford girls (13-5, 6-3) were in third place behind Oakland Catholic...
Nothing slows Serra Catholic freshman, even her school’s lack of a swim team
Emily Ruperto enjoys the satisfaction of finding a way to self-motivate while competing for Serra Catholic in swimming. The Eagles don’t have enough kids to field a full team, so Ruperto competes as an independent swimmer. In many competitions, Ruperto’s only opponent is the clock on the scoreboard. “I feel...
Carter Lance, Penn Hills football players make college plans
Carter Lance would like to stand out when he hits the practice field for Duquesne’s football team this summer. The Penn Hills senior defensive lineman’s misfortune gave him ample time to devise a recovery plan. Lance tore his meniscus in the third game of the season and missed the rest...
Pine-Richland notebook: Rams wrestlers earn postseason win
Mac Miller and Vaughn Spencer took the final two bouts as Pine-Richland wrestling rallied to win its first playoff dual meet since 2020 with a 38-35 win over Hempfield in a WPIAL Class 3A preliminary round match Jan. 29. It was the fourth postseason win in program history. The Rams...
Gateway unified bocce players finding success, enjoyment in 2nd season
Alyssa Fritz joined the Gateway unified bocce team in its inaugural season last year and helped the team make the playoffs. One of the team’s special education members who competes in concert with general education students in the Three Rivers Region of the Special Olympics of Pennsylvania Unified Champion Schools...
Elizabeth Forward grad Luke Padezan takes reins as Gateway’s new baseball coach
Luke Padezan is ready to get going as Gateway’s new head baseball coach. The former standout player at both Elizabeth Forward and Penn State Greater Allegheny was hired by the district Jan. 29, ending a several-months process to find the next man at the top of the Gators program since...
Sewickley Academy dedicates basketball court for late coach, athletic director Win Palmer
It was a gratifying yet somewhat sad day at Sewickley Academy. On Jan. 20, the basketball court in the Means Alumni Gymnasium and Events Center was dedicated and named for Win Palmer during Spirit Day. Palmer, beloved former coach and director of athletics at Sewickley Academy, died Aug. 31, 2023,...
Penn-Trafford’s Patton Graziano wins 2 gold medals at WCCA meet to lead Water Warriors
Penn-Trafford senior swimmer Patton Graziano turned in another top performance at the Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association meet Jan. 27. He was among 10 Water Warriors to earn medals at the annual meet at Derry. Graziano won the boys 100-yard freestyle and 100 backstroke. He also was on the 200 medley...
High school sports schedules for Feb. 5, 2024
High schools Basketball Boys Monday’s schedule Class 2A Section 3 Greensburg Central Catholic at Clairton, 7:30 p.m. Nonsection Perry Traditional Academy at Riverview, 6 p.m. Propel Andrew Street at Propel Montour, 7 p.m. Girls Class 6A Section 1 Butler at Hempfield, 7:30 p.m. North Allegheny at Seneca Valley, 7:30 p.m....
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 3, 2024
High schools Basketball Boys Saturday’s results Class 3A Section 4 Washington 37, Mt. Pleasant 36 (OT) Class 2A Section 3 Serra Catholic 71, Jeannette 65 Class A Section 3 Imani Christian 72, Neighborhood Academy 56 Win Palmer Memorial Classic At Sewickley Academy Eden Christian 67, Quaker Valley 55 Avonworth 52,...
WPIAL team wrestling results for Feb. 3, 2024
Class 3A At AHN Arena, Peters Township Championship Connellsville 33, Trinity 32 127: Zane Garner (T) p. Chase Sparks, 5:16 133: Kai Vielma (C) p. Devin Junko, 1:26 139: Blake Reihner (T) m.d. Julian Ruggieri, 15-5 145: Evan Petrovich (C) p. Luke Poland, 2:32 152: Thomas Allison (T) p. Kolten...
High school roundup for Feb. 3, 2023: Imani Christian tops Neighborhood Academy in battle of 1 vs. 2
Nate Brazil scored 18 points to lead No. 1 Imani Christian to a 72-56 victory over No. 2 Neighborhood Academy in a Section 3-A clash Saturday between the top two teams in the Trib HSSN Class A boys basketball rankings. RJ Sledge added 17 points for the Saints (8-9, 7-0)....
Connellsville edges Trinity for 8th WPIAL team wrestling title
It’s been 15 years since the Connellsville wrestling program celebrated a WPIAL Class 3A title. The long wait ended Saturday. The Falcons claimed their eighth WPIAL title by rallying to defeat top seed Trinity, 33-32, at Peters Township’s AHN Arena. The win capped off four exciting matches in the semifinals...
Westmoreland athletes of the week: P-T’s Olivia Pepple, Ligonier Valley’s Parker Hollick
Olivia Pepple School: Penn-Trafford Class: Senior Sport: Basketball Claim to fame: A recent 1,000-point career scorer, Pepple poured in a personal-best 29 points in a 58-50 victory over Montour. She made four 3-pointers in the victory. Pepple added 12 points later in the week in a loss to Oakland Catholic....
WPIAL boys basketball rankings: Week ending February 4, 2024
WPIAL boys basketball rankings Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Mt. Lebanon, 16-3, 2 2. Baldwin, 15-4, 3 3. Upper St. Clair, 13-5, 1 4. Central Catholic, 11-8, 4 5. North Allegheny, 9-10, NR Out: Butler (14-4, 5) Class 5A 1. Moon, 16-3, 1 2. Franklin Regional, 17-2, 3...
Burrell ends drought, wins WPIAL Class 2A wrestling title
The drought is over. The WPIAL Class 2A wrestling title is headed back to Burrell after a two-year absence. Burrell claimed its 18th team title Saturday at Peters Township’s AHN Arena by defeating 2023 champion Burgettstown, 41-20, in the finals. The Bucs decked Quaker Valley, 44-17, in the semifinals. Burrell...
Trib HSSN girls basketball rankings for Feb. 3, 2024
WPIAL girls basketball rankings Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Peters Township, 19-0, 1 2. Norwin, 16-3, 2 3. North Allegheny, 17-2, 3 4. Upper St. Clair, 11-9, NR 5. Chartiers Valley, 14-4, 4 Out: Seneca Valley (12-7, 5) Class 5A 1. Oakland Catholic, 20-0, 1 2. McKeesport, 16-2,...
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Kiski Area’s Eliza Miller, Highlands’ Cameron Reigard
Eliza Miller Class: Senior School: Kiski Area Sport: Swimming Report card: Kiski Area senior Eliza Miller won a pair of gold medals for the third straight season at the WCCA swimming championships Jan. 27. The two-time Valley News Dispatch athlete of the year won the 500-yard freestyle (5:04.80) and 100...
