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What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Jan. 15, 2024: 5A girls basketball contenders vie for 1st
The 2022-23 McKeesport girls basketball team had an outstanding season, winning double-digit section games, reaching the district semifinals and state quarterfinals and finishing with an overall record of 23-6. As memorable as the season was for the Tigers, the thorn in their paw that prevented them from greatness came in...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Jan. 15, 2024
Avoid the dipping temperatures with some red hot boys and girls high school basketball action this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. It’s the midway point of section play in high school hoops with several WPIAL girls and boys games throughout the week. Plus, the Rebel Yell podcasts...
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week for Jan. 14, 2024Video
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week: Mallory Daly School: Seton LaSalle Class: Senior Position: Guard What coach says: “Mallory has incredible instincts,” Seton LaSalle coach Jordan Giles said. “There are times that it’s like she knows what you are going to do before you even know you are...
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week for Jan. 14, 2024Video
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week: Aliquippa Quips Record: 5-0 in Section 1-2A, 10-1 overall Last year: Aliquippa finished in third place in Section 1-2A with a record of 8-4, three games behind co-section champions and WPIAL finalists Shenango and Freedom. The Quips finished 12-12 overall, losing to...
2023-24 PIHL standings through Jan. 14, 2024
Here are the latest 2023-24 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, 11-3-0 = 22 North Allegheny, 8-3-2 = 18 Bethel Park, 8-4-1 =...
Gymnasts ramp up their performances in anticipation of WPIAL state competitions
Karcy Fennell attended last year’s WPIAL gymnastics championship at Moon High School. The current Burrell freshman took it all in as an observer, looking to the future when she would be a competitor at the meet. Fennell and her Bucs teammates are in the mix to make their mark at...
Penn Hills wrestler in midst of breakthrough senior season
Cameron Patterson’s transformation as a wrestler came from a willingness to take the first step. The 145-pound senior Penn Hills wrestler wanted to make sure he was going forward with confidence. “I wasn’t a shooter when I first wrestled in high school,” Patterson said. “When I started to shoot, my...
Penn Hills relay team excited for WPIAL meet after hitting qualifying standard
There will be no need to rush the Penn Hills boys 200 freestyle relay team around the Pittsburgh area to compete in different last-chance meets to secure a qualifying time this year. The Indians already have earned their spot in the WPIAL Class 3A championships. With another year of experience...
Pine-Richland competitive spirit team continues tradition of WPIAL success
It was another successful trip to the WPIAL meet for the Pine-Richland competitive spirit team. The Rams fell a little short of winning the Class 3A small squad division title Jan. 6 at Chartiers Valley, but they scored well enough to secure yet another bid to states. Pine-Richland has qualified...
Pine-Richland sends 4 to PIHL All-Star game
Zach Howard often picks up Cullen Campbell and drives him to Pine-Richland hockey practices and games. Now they can take a trip together to the PIHL All-Star game. Howard and Cullen, along with teammates Douglas Van Meter and Logan Kozak, were named to the PIHL Class 3A All-Star game, which...
Plum swimmers add WPIAL cut times as competition heats up
The WPIAL performance lists for individual swimmers, relays and divers were released for the first time Jan. 9, and it was a welcomed sight for Plum competitors. It gave them a chance to see where they ranked in several events in Class 3A (girls) and Class 2A (boys) after the...
Off to strong start, Mareana Pilyih, Plum bowlers chasing WPIBL success
Plum senior Mareana Pilyih came into the season with clear goals, both for her own game and the fortunes of her team. They are being in the mix for Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Bowling League titles next month and also finishing off her decorated varsity career at states in March. So...
Gateway wrestlers look forward to county tournament
The youthful Gateway wrestling team is on the cusp of a midseason measuring stick known as the Allegheny County Wrestling Tournament, and coach Ryan Sula said he hopes to see his wrestlers make the most of the opportunity to see where they stand. It is the Gators’ third tournament of...
Gateway swimmers getting healthy ahead of key stretch of meets
Gateway swim coach Glenn Raymer said getting healthy and staying healthy is a main focus for team members as they move into the heart of their section meet schedule. Raymer said it’s been a grind the past couple of weeks as several have missed practices or meets recovering from illnesses....
Before embarking on future in astronomy, physics at Stonehill, Rena Gilligan has goals to meet for Quaker Valley swimming
Stonehill College is a private Catholic institution founded in 1948 and located in Easton, Mass. It has an undergraduate enrollment in the 2,500 range, its setting is suburban, and the campus size is 384 acres. The campus is located on the original estate of Frederick Lothrop Ames Jr., with 29...
Quaker Valley hockey playing strong defense, stacking up wins
The Quaker Valley hockey team started 2024 similarly to 2023. With a win. The Quakers edged Shaler, 3-2, on Jan. 4 at Alpha Ice Complex to improve to 11-0-1. The only blemish on the QV schedule is a 3-2 defeat in OT to Indiana on Dec. 7 at S&T Bank...
Quaker Valley girls shake off growing pains, get in win column
Patience and perseverance finally prevailed for the Quaker Valley girls basketball team, as the Quakers kept plugging away through the first four weeks of the season. With a team comprised of three freshmen, six sophomores two juniors and one senior, the QV girls found it difficult to attain their first...
Penn-Trafford wrestling getting healthy, looking to make a run
It’s been a while for the Penn-Trafford wrestling team, but the Warriors were on track to be at full strength for the first time this season at Mid-Winter Mayhem at IUP on Jan. 13. Penn-Trafford wrestling coach Larry Hohman was set to welcome back senior Hayden Coy and sophomore Dylan...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 13, 2024
High schools Basketball Boys Saturday’s results Hoops for Harmony At York St. John’s College 82, Imani Christian 72 Ron Galbreath Classic At Westminster College Farrell 58, Union 51 Mohawk 65, Beaver 56 Aliquippa 55, Franklin 38 Nonsection Penn Hills 61, Central Catholic 49 Serra Catholic 90, Aquinas Academy 82 South...
High school roundup for Jan. 13, 2024: Penn Hills surges past Central Catholic
Robert Thomas scored 18 points to lead Penn Hills to a 61-49 victory over Central Catholic in nonsection boys basketball Saturday. Amon Hawthorne added 12 and Kahlil Wall had 11 for Penn Hills (8-4), which broke the game open with a 17-8 scoring advantage in the third quarter. Enzo Khalil...
WPIAL girls basketball rankings: Week ending Jan. 14, 2024
WPIAL girls basketball rankings Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Peters Township, 14-0, 1 2. Norwin, 11-3, 2 3. North Allegheny, 10-1, 3 4. Chartiers Valley, 10-2, 4 5. Seneca Valley, 10-3, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Oakland Catholic, 14-0, 1 2. McKeesport, 11-1, 2 3. Lincoln Park,...
WPIAL boys basketball rankings: Week ending Jan. 14, 2024
WPIAL boys basketball rankings Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Upper St. Clair, 10-3, 3 2. Mt. Lebanon, 11-2, 1 3. Central Catholic, 7-5, 4 4. Butler, 10-2, 2 5. Baldwin, 10-3, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Gateway, 11-1, 1 2. Moon, 11-2, 2 3. Shaler, 13-1, 3...
Westmoreland high school athletes of the week: Latrobe’s Lauren Bell and Penn-Trafford’s Tyler Funk
Lauren Bell School: Latrobe Class: Junior Sport: Swimming Claim to fame: Bell won the 50- and 100-yard freestyles and swam a leg for the winning 200 medley and 200 freestyle relays as Latrobe edged past Derry, 94-90. In a 92-86 victory against Hempfield, she won the 100 butterfly, 100 backstroke...
Knee injury sidelines Upper St. Clair’s Rylee Kalocay for remainder of seasonVideo
The Upper St. Clair girls basketball program has dealt with a lot of injuries the last five years, but the Panthers still have played in the last three WPIAL Class 6A championship games. The Panthers now have to overcome another devastating injury. Rylee Kalocay, one of the top junior basketball...
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Riverview’s Nate Sprajcar, Burrell’s Ella Campbell
Ella Campbell Class: Freshman School: Burrell Sport: Wrestling Report card: On Tuesday, Campbell pinned Latrobe’s Addysen Young at 118 pounds to help the Bucs to a 39-24 victory, earning the first dual meet win in program history. Now 7-4 this season with five pins, Campbell also won the Southmoreland tournament...
