Sports
WPIAL Girls Basketball Team of the Week: Week ending Feb. 1
February 2, 2020
For most of this season, the chase for the top spot in Section 3-3A has involved four teams.
WPIAL Girls Basketball Player of the Week — Week ending Feb. 1
When the week began, Charleroi was tied with Brownsville for third place in girls basketball Section 2-3A.
WPIAL to hold hearing for Leechburg basketball game, Greensburg CC transfers
The WPIAL wants to know why the Propel Andrew Street vs. Leechburg boys basketball game was cut short Jan. 17 and whether anyone in attendance used racially charged taunts.
High school roundup for Feb. 1, 2020: Quaker Valley boys edge Cornell in Shootout at Sewickley Academy
February 1, 2020
K.C. Johns, who finished with 16 points, made a basket with less than a minute remaining to give the Quaker Valley boys (14-5) a one-point lead against Cornell (13-5), and the Quakers held on to win 72-69 at the Shootout at Sewickley Academy.
High school scores, schedules for Feb. 1, 2020
High schools
Central Catholic senior Poillucci will be ‘great asset’ to Navy rowing team
Central Catholic senior Colson Poillucci, who gave up football to row, is headed to one of the country’s top men’s lightweight rowing teams.
Trib HSSN WPIAL girls basketball rankings: Week ending Feb. 1, 2020
WPIAL rankings
Westmoreland notebook: Football realignment brings more local matchups
The WPIAL hit the refresh button on football schedules last week and revealed some intriguing matchups for 2020.
No. 1 Waynesburg rallies to win WPIAL Class AAA wrestling title in 31 years
Waynesburg found itself in an unfamiliar position in the finals of the WPIAL Class AAA wrestling team championship.
Trib WPIAL boys basketball rankings: Week ending Feb. 1, 2020
WPIAL rankings
PIHL set to launch 4-team girls division in May
In the PIHL, there are several girls who don varsity uniforms on a nightly basis, and there have been plenty of instances when girls have succeeded playing among the boys.
Burrell wrestling rolls to 14th consecutive WPIAL team championship
The Burrell wrestling team began the WPIAL Class AA tournament Wednesday with a dominant quarterfinal victory over Beth-Center.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 31, 2020
Basketball
High school roundup for Jan. 31, 2020: Jake Hoffman hits milestone in Mt. Lebanon win
Jake Hoffman’s big night helped No. 3 Mt. Lebanon lock up a section championship.
WPIAL clinched: Boys basketball clinchings through Jan. 31, 2020
The WPIAL boys basketball regular season has a week left as January has come to an end.
Bench scoring helps Upper St. Clair rally past Bethel Park, clinch second place
January 31, 2020
Upper St. Clair used an in-your-face defense to overcome a slow start and was lifted by the return of an injured player in beating Bethel Park, 71-57 on Friday.
Demitri Fritch jumper boosts Springdale past Apollo-Ridge
Demitri Fritch will just have to wait a few days to score his 1,000th career point.
No. 1 Fox Chapel pulls away to dump Penn-Trafford
There is a reason Fox Chapel is ranked No. 1 in Class 6A.
Once ‘overrated’ and ‘out of shape,’ Hempfield wrestlers march into WPIAL semifinals
When the Hempfield wrestling team was rated No. 1 early in the season, coach Tommy Dolde felt his team didn’t earn such a high praise.
Burrell goes for 14th straight crown in WPIAL team wrestling finals Saturday
It is the second longest championship run in WPIAL history, and on Saturday, the Burrell wrestling team will try to extend it to another year.
