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WPIAL girls basketball playoff clinchings through Jan. 28, 2024
The 2023-24 WPIAL girls basketball playoff field is taking shape entering the final two weeks of the regular season. The WPIAL will release the playoff brackets Feb. 13. Here is the updated list of teams that have earned a district playoff berth through Sunday. Class 6A (2 of at least...
WPIAL boys basketball playoff clinchings through Jan. 28, 2024
The stretch run of the 2023-24 WPIAL boys basketball season has arrived with two weeks left in the regular season. The WPIAL will release the boys basketball brackets Feb. 13. Here is the latest list of teams that have earned a district playoff berth through Sunday: Class 6A (2 of...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Jan. 29, 2024
January gives way to February as we hit the “stretch run” of the 2024 high school basketball season and the final month of the scholastic hockey campaign this week here on the TribLive High School Sports Network. We begin the final two weeks of section play in high school hoops...
Aliquippa grad, current 5A coach understands Quips’ concerns with bump up in class
Can Aliquippa compete in Class 5A football? Yes, says Pine-Richland coach Jon LeDonne, but he also considers the Quips’ concerns about player health to be valid. LeDonne won two state titles as a Class 5A coach and years ago won a WPIAL title as a player for Aliquippa. That football...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Jan. 29, 2024: Girls basketball teams chase section titles
Welcome to the stretch run of the 2023-24 high school basketball season and the final two weeks of section play. While there are key girls basketball games Monday in all six classifications, four sections will have games with first place on the line. All four games pit a team alone...
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week for Jan. 28, 2024
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week: Lincoln Park Leopards Coach: Ryan Kacsur (sixth season) Record: 6-0 in Section 4-5A, 17-0 overall Last year: Lincoln Park finished in third place in Section 4-5A, behind district champion South Fayette and Trinity. It was the first time the program qualified for...
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week for Jan. 28, 2024Video
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week: Shaye Bailey School: Freedom Class: Senior Height: 5-foot-8 Position: Forward What coach says: “The biggest thing that stood out in all those games was her ability to get back to being Shaye,” Freedom coach John Kaercher said. “She took her leadership role...
2023-24 PIHL standings through Jan. 28, 2024
Here are the latest 2023-2024 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League standings through Sunday. Don’t miss live and archived PIHL action every week at TribHSSN.TribLive.com. Class 3A Team – Wins – Losses – Overtime/Shootout Loss = Total Points Seneca Valley, 13-3-0 = 26 Pine-Richland, 10-4-1 = 21 North Allegheny, 9-3-2 = 20...
Gateway seniors honored amidst unbeaten hockey season
The Gateway junior varsity hockey team is coming to the end of the regular season, and the Gators’ faithful had the chance to celebrate a group of five seniors who have helped the team to an undefeated record as the playoffs approach. Gateway skated against West Allegheny for the third...
After missing senior season with injury, Gateway’s Remy Bose looks ahead to career at Youngstown State
Remy Bose had his sights set on a dominant senior season in all three phases of the game for the Gateway football team. But a torn hamstring muscle right before the season began denied the Gators senior linebacker/H-back his on-field goals and hopes. Surgery and rehab put Bose on the...
Sewickley Academy basketball teams set sights on playoff berths
The Sewickley Academy boys and girls basketball teams are heading into the season’s stretch run. Here’s a look at both teams and where they stand: Girls coming together Sewickley Academy’s girls basketball team ended the first half of section play with a victory, defeating host Shenango, 45-41. It gave the...
Penn-Trafford notebook: Wrestlers look ahead to postseason tournaments
After falling to Norwin on Jan. 24 in the regular-season finale, coach Larry Hohman brought the Penn-Trafford wrestling team together and laid out the game plan for the rest of the season. “It’s all up to them,” Hohman said. “Now they have to get healthy and get ready for individuals....
Former Penn-Trafford lineman Joe Enick transfers to St. Francis
Former Penn-Trafford center Joe Enick, who attended Central Michigan in the fall, recently transferred to St. Francis (Pa.) to continue his football career. Enick was the 2022 Fralic Award winner as the top lineman in the WPIAL. He entered the transfer portal in early December and enrolled at St. Francis...
Times dropping for Penn Hills swimmers as WPIAL meet approaches
Penn Hills swimming coach Morgan Bush doesn’t have to worry about checking if her swimmers have been keeping up with their workout regimens. The Indians’ performance against Woodland Hills shows that they are doing what they need to do. “They are taking the time to improve,” Bush said. “Last (week),...
Penn Hills grad Jaden Dugger embraces challenge of transfer to Louisiana
Jaden Dugger didn’t find the decision to leave Georgetown easy. Knowing the benefits of a degree from the prestigious school, Dugger was hesitant to leave the Hoyas’ football program. But after a strong sophomore season, Dugger felt the pull to push himself athletically as well as in the classroom. Dugger...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 27, 2024
High schools Basketball Boys Saturday’s results Class 2A Section 3 Serra Catholic 72, Leechburg 42 PBC Hall of Fame Classic At Ambridge Central Valley 61, Seton LaSalle 56 Northgate 70, Bishop Canevin 53 Hopewell 63, Sto-Rox 34 At North Hills Baldwin 65, Uniontown 55 North Hills 68, Belle Vernon 67...
High school roundup for Jan. 27, 2024: Greensburg Central Catholic knocks off Gateway
Tyree Turner scored 13 of his game-high 26 points in the fourth quarter as Class 2A No. 2 Greensburg Central Catholic knocked off Class 5A No. 2 Gateway, 63-42, at the Shootout at Seton Hill on Saturday. Franco Alvarez added 19 points for GCC (17-2), which outscored the Gators in...
McKeesport girls, under new coach, beat Greensburg Central Catholic
Matt Miller is used to calling blitzes and cover-2s as the football coach at McKeesport. His defensive calls Saturday night were a little different. Then again, so was the sport. Miller, in unique circumstances after the sudden resignation this week of girls basketball coach Amy Gumbert, guided the Tigers as...
WPIAL girls basketball rankings: Week ending Jan. 28, 2024
WPIAL girls basketball rankings Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Peters Township, 18-0, 1 2. Norwin, 14-3, 2 3. North Allegheny, 14-2, 3 4. Chartiers Valley, 13-3, 4 5. Seneca Valley, 12-5, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Oakland Catholic, 18-0, 1 2. Lincoln Park, 17-0, 2 3. McKeesport,...
WPIAL boys basketball rankings: Week ending Jan. 28, 2024
WPIAL boys basketball rankings Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Upper St. Clair, 12-4, 1 2. Mt. Lebanon, 14-3, 2 3. Baldwin, 13-4, 5 4. Central Catholic, 10-6, 3 5. Butler, 14-3, 4 Out: none Class 5A 1. Moon, 13-3, 1 2. Gateway, 12-3, 2 3. Franklin Regional, 14-2,...
Mt. Pleasant, Franklin Regional swimmers shine at WCCA championships
Another year, another captivating performance from the Mt. Pleasant girls swim team at the WCCA championships. The Vikings won 12 of 22 events to claim the 2A trophy in the boys and girls competitions Saturday at Derry. Franklin Regional won both 3A titles. “Everyone knew this season was going to...
WPIAL teams finish on podium at PIAA Competitive Spirit Championships
WPIAL champion Hempfield finished as the state runner-up as Western Pa. teams took four of the top six spots in the Class 3A Large Squad Division at the PIAA Competitive Spirit Championships on Saturday in Hershey. Hempfield finished second to St. Hubert’s from Philadelphia. North Allegheny was third, Penn-Trafford was...
McKeesport’s Matt Miller takes over girls basketball team
Matt Miller is the head football coach at McKeesport, but he is also the girls basketball coach — at least for now. Miller was named the acting coach of the Lady Tigers after the resignation of coach Amy Gumbert. The reason for her resignation is unclear, but McKeesport athletic director...
Westmoreland athletes of the week: Hempfield’s Amelia Droste, Derry’s Jacob Hauser
Amelia Droste School: Hempfield Class: Sophomore Sport: Bowling Claim to fame: Droste has been a key part of Hempfield’s team. The Spartans won the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Bowling League title last season and are once again contenders in Class 3A. Droste rolled a 247 and 224 to lead the Spartans...
Derry boys mount comeback to defeat Mt. Pleasant
Derry calls its style of play “Run and Jump.” “We like to get out and go,” freshman forward Stanley Rajkovich said. A third-quarter run allowed the Trojans to jump ahead to stay in their second meeting of the season against Mt. Pleasant. Chaos tends to favor the Trojans, who turned...
