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Ellwood City’s Joseph Roth battles South Allegheny’s Omar Faulkner for a rebound during the Class 3A championship game on Monday at North Allegheny.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on March 16, 2021: WPIAL champs learn who they’ll play
March 16, 2021
With the district basketball championships now history, our attention turns from the WPIAL postseason to the PIAA playoffs.

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Chartiers Valley’s Aislin Malcolm (2) moves the ball guarded by Trinity’s Ashley Durig (11) and Kaylin Venick (2) during the Class 5A WPIAL championship game at Peters Township on March 15.
Trib HSSN Girls Basketball State Rankings for March 16, 2021
With 11 of the 12 district playoffs complete, the attention turns to the champion-only PIAA state brackets.

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Belle Vernon’s Quinton Martin (25) makes a catch in the second quarter against Trinity on Friday, Oct. 16, 2020.
Belle Vernon freshman Quinton Martin gets 2 more Power-5 offers
Quinton Martin had his share of exciting slam dunks this season for the Belle Vernon boys basketball team. He even had a few alley-oops from junior point guard Devin Whitlock.

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Upper St. Clair head coach Danny Holzer celebrates with John Sukernek after defeating Pine-Richland, 56-53, in the Class 6A final on Friday, March 12, 2021, at Peterrs Township High School.
Upper St. Clair basketball coach Danny Holzer talks WPIAL titles, his successful career, son’s hockey exploits
It was a great week of sports for the Holzer household.

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Waynesburg’s Mac Church leaps into the arms of his coaches after defeating Chambersburg’s Karl Shindledecker in the 120-pound final during the PIAA wrestling championships Saturday.
Trib HSSN Wrestling Team of the Week for March 16, 2021: Waynesburg
No team in the WPIAL had a better showing at the PIAA Class AAA tournament this weekend than Waynesburg.

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Hempfield’s Briar Priest wrestles against Nathan Lucier of Coatesville in the Class AAA 132-pound semifinals during the PIAA wrestling championships Saturday.
Trib HSSN Wrestler of the Week for March 16, 2021: Briar Priest, Hempfield
After not placing at WPIALs a year ago, Hempfield 132-pounder Briar Priest made a run he never will forget as he won the first PIAA Class AAA title of his career over the weekend.

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High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 15, 2021
March 15, 2021
High schools

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North Allegheny’s Cam Phillips steals the ball from Upper St. Clair’s Alexandra Prunzik during the WPIAL Class 6A girls basketball final on Saturday.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for March 16, 2021: State playoffs tip off
With the WPIAL basketball championships in the books, the focus turns from the district postseason to the state playoffs.

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OLSH celebrates after beating Greensburg Central Catholic in the WPIAL Class 2A boys basketball final on Saturday.
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Team of the Week for March 15, 2021
History was made when Our Lady of the Sacred Heart defeated Greensburg Central Catholic on Saturday to win the 2021 WPIAL Class 2A boys basketball championship with a perfect 21-0 record.

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New Castle head coach Ralph Blundo presents Sheldon Cox with his gold medal after defeating Chartiers Valley, 61-45, in the WPIAL Class 5A championship game on Saturday.
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Player of the Week for March 15, 2021
He plays basketball, not hockey, but Sheldon Cox scored a hat trick last week.

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Chartiers Valley celebrate after defeating Trinity in the Class 5A WPIAL championship at Peters Township High School on Monday, March 15, 2021.
Chartiers Valley strikes back at Trinity, wins 3rd straight WPIAL title
Almost two months ago, the top-seeded Trinity Hillers did something no other team had done in almost three years.

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Lincoln Park’s Dakari Bradford (left) celebrates with LA Pratt and Daquan Bradford after defeating North Catholic in the WPIAL Class 4A championship game on Monday, March 15, 2021, at North Allegheny High School.
Lincoln Park tops North Catholic, avenges last season’s WPIAL championship loss
Dakari Bradford never forgot the emotions he saw in Lincoln Park’s locker room last winter, especially the sadness from the seniors playing their final WPIAL championship.

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The Upper St. Clair seniors celebrate with the WPIAL championship trophy after defeating Pine-Richland, 56-53, in the Class 6A final on Friday, March 12, 2021, at Peterrs Township High School.
Upper St. Clair boys basketball quarantines after covid case, state playoffs in question
Three days after winning a WPIAL title, Upper St. Clair’s boys basketball season could be in jeopardy.

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Rochester’s Corynne Hauser (11) and Alexis Robison (3) hoist their team’s trophy after winning the WPIAL Class A basketball championship game Monday, March 15, 2021, at Peters Township.
Rochester tops West Greene in WPIAL finals for 3rd straight year
Rochester used big games from their top two scorers to roll to a third straight WPIAL Class A girls basketball championship with a 71-41 victory over West Greene Monday at Peters Township.

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Ellwood City’s Alexander Roth (1) celebrates with Steve Antuono as time expires in the WPIAL Class 3A championship game against Southy Allegheny on Monday, March 15, 2021, at North Allegheny High School.
11th-seeded Ellwood City knocks off No. 1 South Allegheny in WPIAL championship shocker
Joe Roth described his feelings succinctly.

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Medals are shown at the WPIAL Swimming Championship at Upper St. Clair High School on March 6, 2021.
WPIAL notebook: League won’t face financial loss from winter sports
The WPIAL lost around $28,000 by holding its swimming championships with no spectators, but the league expects to break even once all winter sport revenues are counted.

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Gateway’s Andrew Holmes leads in the boys 200-yard freestyle at the WPIAL Class AAA swimming championships March 7, 2021, at Upper St. Clair High School.
After claiming WPIAL gold, Gateway’s Holmes turns attention to PIAA meet
Andrew Holmes had WPIAL gold on his mind March 7 at the Class AAA championships at Upper St. Clair High School.

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Gateway’s Ryan Greggerson defends on Franklin Regional’s Cam Rowell Friday, Feb. 12, 2021, at Gateway High School.
With young, talented roster set to return, Gateway boys turn focus to future
All Will Kromka could do was watch.

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Shaler’s Audrey Fisher defends Fox Chapel’s Gabby Guererri last season.
Shaler girls basketball team plans to build on this season’s experience
Shaler girls basketball coach Cournelious Nesbit believed Bethel Park’s Olivia Westphal provided a valuable lesson for his Titans.

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Shaler coach Rob Niederberger said his team found another gear after a late January win over Plum.
Playoff win shows young Shaler boys basketball team making strides
Twenty-one days of waiting followed by a playoff game felt how Shaler coach Rob Niederberger believed it would.

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