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Burrell’s Chase Coury brings the ball upcourt against California during a Dec. 4 game. (Floyd Kish | Mon Valley Independent)
Momentum carried over from soccer success helps Burrell girls basketball team to 7-1 mark
December 17, 2025
Trailing Class 6A Connellsville by eight at halftime last Friday, the Burrell girls basketball team went to work.

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Greensburg Central Catholic’s Erica Gribble shoots a 3-pointer against Shady Side Academy last season. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
Westmoreland County girls basketball notebook: Greensburg CC’s Erica Gribble closes in on 2K
With her name at the top of the Greensburg Central Catholic basketball points list, all-time leading scorer Erica Gribble has her sights on a milestone.

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High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 16, 2025
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North Allegheny all-section senior guard Vange Barouris returns for the Tigers after averaging a team-high 13.5 points last season. (Submitted | Lori Heim)
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Dec. 17, 2025: North Allegheny, Seneca Valley girls get section play started
December 16, 2025
Three years ago, the North Allegheny girls basketball program defeated Upper St. Clair to win the 2023 WPIAL Class 6A championship.

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Ryan Robbins is introduced as a member of the starting lineup for Upper St. Clair against Canon-McMillan on Tuesday. (Don Rebel | TribLive)
Upper St. Clair jumps on Canon-McMillan, wins 8th straight over section rival
Following a victory in its Section 2-6A opener over Imani Christian last week, Canon-McMillan and first-year head coach Glenn Gutierrez were hoping to flip the script on two-time reigning WPIAL Class 6A champion Upper St. Clair on Tuesday.

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The Penn-Trafford student section watches as Albert Gallatin’s Mekhi Belt shoots a free throw on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, at Penn-Trafford. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
High school roundup for Dec. 16, 2025: North Hills girls stun Class 6A No. 1 Canon-McMillan
Zoe Devlin scored 17 points as North Hills rallied from six points down after three quarters to knock off Class 6A No. 1 Canon-McMillan, 44-43, in nonsection girls basketball Tuesday night.

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Derry’s Stanley Rajkovich is surrounded by Greensburg Salem’s Jackson Stevey (right), Brody Burkholder (left) and Noah Dudek on Tuesday. (Paul Schofield | TribLive)
Derry boys grind out tough win vs. Greensburg Salem
For those who like high-scoring, run-and-gun basketball games, Derry was not the place to be Tuesday.

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Penn-Trafford’s Izzy Fontana shoots a 3-pointer next to Latrobe’s Brianna Havrilla on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, at Penn-Trafford. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
Penn-Trafford jumps out to early lead in rout of Latrobe girls
Once the first 3-pointer went in, a bunch more followed. And each make brought more confidence and momentum to a scorching-hot start.

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Freshman Gavin Litz lifts Kiski Area wrestlers past Burrell, ending 3-year skid in rivalry
Freshman Gavin Litz has seven matches under his belt as a varsity wrestler at Kiski Area.

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Kiski Area’s Abrahm Taylor looks for an opening for a takedown during his 172-pound bout against Indiana’s Domenic Donatelli on Dec. 10. (Josh Rizzo | For TribLive)
WPIAL wrestling notebook: Derry, Kiski Area start strong
After the Derry wrestling team opened its season with a fifth-place finish at the Top Hat Tournament, coach Troy Dolan Jr. said things would be different at the Moon Duals.

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Derry’s Brady Brown beats Burrell’s Isaac Lacinski at 189 pounds during the WPIAL Class 2A team championship Feb. 1. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
Trib HSSN team wrestling rankings for Dec. 16, 2025
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USO’s Zion Hauser runs to the end zone during the City League championship game Oct. 25, 2025 at Cupples Stadium. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
2025 All-City League Football Team
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McKeesport running back Kemon Spell celebrates after taking it to the house on the first offensive play for McKeesport against Aliquippa during the WPIAL Class 4A football championship Nov. 15, 2025 at Pine-Richland High School. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
2025 Trib HSSN Football Player of the Year: McKeesport’s Kemon Spell
2025 Trib HSSN Football Player of the Year

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High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 15, 2025
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Pine-Richland’s Anna Merlack works against Mechanicsburg’s Kate Engle during during a PIAA Class 4A playoff game Nov. 5, 2024. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
4 Pine-Richland field hockey players earn all-state recognition
Four members of the WPIAL Class 3A field hockey champions were honored by the Pennsylvania High School Field Hockey Coaches Association.

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North Catholic’s Sam Weir drives to the basket against Freeport on Monday, Dec. 15, 2025, in Cranberry. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
High school roundup for Dec. 15, 2025: Mimi Thiero makes Quaker Valley history; North Catholic evens section record
December 15, 2025
Mimi Thiero scored 28 points to become the all-time leading scorer in Quaker Valley girls basketball history, sending the Quakers to a 65-18 victory over Sto-Rox (3-3, 1-1) in Section 1-3A Monday night.

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Knoch’s Drew Ross (81) celebrates with Brady Linamen after scoring against Burrell on Monday, Dec. 15, 2025, at Frozen Pond. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
Knoch holds off Burrell in tight hockey game between rivals
The Knoch hockey team plays just one game in December, but the Knights made that solo contest count.

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Mt. Lebanon’s Liam Sheely scores against Upper St. Clair’s Tyler Robbins on Feb. 2, 2024. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Dec. 15, 2025: Familiar foes to meet in 6A boys basketball
Over the last two seasons, the Central Catholic and Mt. Lebanon boys basketball teams have squared off in late February in the WPIAL Class 6A third-place game.

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Fox Chapel’s Emily McKee works against Plum’s Allison Porter during their WPIAL Class 3A semifinal on Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, at Gateway. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
Canon-McMillan’s Adam Kuchera, Fox Chapel’s Emily McKee nab All-American honors
December 14, 2025
Two of the WPIAL’s premier playmakers have also been recognized as two of the best in the nation.

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Southmoreland seniors Allison Stinnett (left) and Megan Mehall are headed to Division I colleges, Stinnett to Bowling Green for swimming and Mehall to West Virginia for track and field. (Submitted)
Westmoreland high school notebook: Pair of Southmoreland athletes sign with Division I programs
One Division I girls athlete is impressive, but Southmoreland had two put pen to paper at a recent signing ceremony.

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