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Trib HSSN Boys Basketball State Rankings for Feb. 24, 2021
February 24, 2021
With the regular season winding down and district playoffs coming up, the latest HSSN boys basketball state rankings become a little more intriguing with the elite teams shuffling in and out.
Trib 10: Trinity girls climb to top of power rankings
Belle Vernon continues to hold on to the top spot for the boys, but there is a change at the top for the first time this season on the girls side of the Trib 10 HSSN basketball power rankings.
High school roundup for Feb. 24, 2021: Seneca Valley stops Butler
Connor Lyczek scored 20 points to lead five players in double figures as Seneca Valley defeated Butler, 83-65, in a Section 1-6A matchup of seeds on the same side of the WPIAL Class 6A playoff bracket Wednesday night.
Penn-Trafford boys pass test against Franklin Regional
Penn-Trafford is known for playing close basketball games and competing with some of the best in the WPIAL.
Thomas Jefferson junior wins WPIBL boys singles title by 4 pins
Thomas Jefferson’s Nick Johnson edged Freeport’s Mark Livingston by four pins to capture the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Bowling League boys singles championship Wednesday at AMF Mt. Lebanon Lanes.
Stay-at-home directive suits Southmoreland girls just fine
Home-court advantage could play a much larger role than in past years when the WPIAL basketball playoffs get started Saturday. Most years, all games are played at neutral sites.
A-K Valley wrestling notebook: Three Kiski Area wrestlers nab No. 2 seeds for WPIALs
No wrestler from the Alle-Kiski Valley will enter the WPIAL Class AAA tournament as the No. 1 seed, but three Kiski Area Cavaliers will have the next-best thing at Canon-McMillan on Saturday.
Sisters team up — or in one case, square off — on A-K Valley hardwood
When Kalleigh Nerone took the court for her second varsity game Jan. 11, the freshman guard at Highlands found herself going up against a unique opponent.
Westmoreland girls basketball notebook: Mt. Pleasant’s Tiffany Zelmore quietly emerges
As far as scorers go, Mt. Pleasant might have the best-kept secret in WPIAL Class 4A girls basketball.
Alle-Kiski Valley girls basketball notebook: Deer Lakes ready for Southmoreland
Deer Lakes last played a game Feb. 9 at North Hills.
Wrestling notebook: Ligonier Valley’s Harbert hoping to build off WPIAL performance
Ligonier Valley junior Ryan Harbert has had his share of struggles at the PIAA Class AA Southwest Regional wrestling tournament.
WPIAL releases entry lists for swimming championships
The WPIAL swimming psych sheets for the Class AA and Class AAA championship meets March 6-7 at Upper St. Clair High School have been released on WPIAL.org.
Greensburg Salem’s McChesney celebrates section title; more work awaits
It was a celebratory weekend for Greensburg Salem junior Billy McChesney.
Apollo-Ridge’s Logan Harmon searching for WPIAL title
Over the last four years, Apollo-Ridge senior Logan Harmon has been a catalyst for the Vikings football team, leading the group to its best season in school history. But for all his accomplishments on the gridiron, Harmon has been just as good on the wrestling mat.
Trib HSSN WPIAL wrestling individual rankings for Feb. 24, 2021
Here’s a look at this week’s Trib HSSN individual wrestling rankings:
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 23, 2021
February 23, 2021
High schools
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 24, 2021: Perennial powers meet in girls hoops
Thirty years ago, Penn Hills and North Allegheny were doing battle for supremacy in WPIAL Class AAAA girls basketball.
Trib HSSN Girls Basketball State Rankings for Feb. 23, 2021
After a few quiet weeks in a row, there were plenty of changes in this week’s Trib HSSN girls basketball state rankings.
High school roundup for Feb. 23, 2021: Fox Chapel boys win neighborhood squabble
Behind a 27-point performance from Eli Yofan, Fox Chapel extended its winning streak to 15 games with a 76-65 victory over Shady Side Academy in a nonsection matchup of top 3 seeds in the WPIAL boys basketball playoffs Tuesday night.
