Sports
GCC boys will travel; BV gets top seed in WPIAL postseason
February 23, 2021
While many higher-seeded teams in the WPIAL basketball playoffs will be playing at home, a rare luxury afforded to participants this season in response to the pandemic, Greensburg Central Catholic will have to take its show on the road.
Breaking down the 2021 WPIAL boys basketball playoffs
Here is a breakdown of the 2020-21 WPIAL boys basketball playoffs:
Breaking down the 2021 WPIAL girls basketball playoffs
Here is a breakdown of the 2020-21 WPIAL girls basketball playoffs:
In seeding basketball brackets, WPIAL asks: What have you done lately?
When it came time to seed the basketball playoff brackets, the WPIAL asked: What have you done lately?
Yough pulls out of WPIAL girls basketball playoffs
Yough’s first trip to the WPIAL girls basketball playoffs since 2009-10 is over before it started.
Trib HSSN to unveil WPIAL basketball playoff pairings tonight
The largest field in the history of the WPIAL basketball playoffs provided quite a challenge for the district’s basketball committee members.
Trib HSSN Wrestler of the Week for Feb. 23, 2021: Ian Oswalt, Burrell
Ian Oswalt, a 138-pound senior, accomplished something only 31 wrestlers have as he won his fourth WPIAL title on Saturday with a 10-5 decision over Ligonier Valley’s Ryan Harbert in the championship match.
Trib HSSN Wrestling Team of the Week for Feb. 23, 2021: Laurel Spartans
Sophomore Grant Mackay and senior Mitch Miles carried the Spartans this past weekend as they both brought home individual WPIAL and section titles.
Controversial finish sees Butler defeat North Allegheny, avenge 2 earlier losses
North Allegheny ran undefeated through its boys basketball section twice, but this winter’s quirky schedule included a third time through, much to NA’s dismay.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 23, 2021: Playoff brackets to be unveiled
Welcome to the biggest party ever thrown by the WPIAL.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 22, 2021
High schools
High school roundup for Feb. 22, 2021: Beaver beats buzzer to stay unbeaten
Maddi Weiland hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer as No. 1 Beaver preserved its undefeated record with a 34-32 girls basketball victory over Blackhawk in Section 2-4A Monday night.
North Allegheny holds off Norwin to boost credentials as top seed in Class 6A
February 22, 2021
Fifth-ranked Norwin was looking to score an upset in its Section 1-6A finale Monday night — the eve of the release of the WPIAL girls basketball playoff pairings — but not because it had a chance to share the section title with No. 1 North Allegheny.
Franklin Regional hires Getsy as football coach, Louisy as boys soccer coach
Franklin Regional didn’t go too far to find a football coach to replace Hall of Fame coach Greg Botta.
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Team of the Week for Feb. 22, 2021
After rolling past Propel Braddock Hills in the season opener, Greensburg Central Catholic faced an early season test in Section 3-2A against rival Jeannette on the road.
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Player of the Week for Feb. 22, 2021
For most WPIAL basketball teams, the final week or so of the regular season is a sprint to the finish with the hopes of a section title or at least a district playoff berth waiting at the finish line.
Apollo-Ridge girls race past nonsection rival St. Joseph
Despite not residing in the same section, the St. Joseph and Apollo-Ridge girls basketball teams have played every year since the 2009-10 season.
Hempfield adds girls golf program
Katie Miller won three PIAA titles and a WPIAL girls golf championship during her career at Hempfield .
WPIAL: Gyms must have capacity of 700 or greater to host basketball playoff games
Some top seeds in the WPIAL basketball playoffs could find themselves playing on their opponent’s home floor this winter.
