Sports
A-K Valley boys basketball notebook: No. 3 Highlands stacking up wins
January 28, 2021
One year after winning their first WPIAL championship since 1995, the victories keep coming for the Highlands boys basketball team.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 27, 2021
Basketball
Burrell pulls out of Powerade Tournament
A second WPIAL team has been forced to pull out of the Powerade Tournament.
PIAA moves state swimming, diving championships to high school venue
The state swimming championships are changing lanes.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 28, 2021: Trinity girls face another test
January 27, 2021
Less than a week after a headlining-making victory, the Trinity girls basketball team faces another tough challenge on Thursday.
Trib HSSN boys basketball state rankings for Jan. 27, 2021
Once again, there was very little movement among the ranked teams in the weekly HSSN boys basketball state rankings, with the two exceptions being in the two highest classifications.
Trib 10: New teams at the top of boys, girls power rankings
Big changes this week in the HSSN boys and girls basketball power rankings with three teams out, three teams in and two new No. 1 teams in the Trib 10.
High school roundup for Jan. 27, 2021: No. 1 Waynesburg rolls over Canon Mac
When Waynesburg and Canon-McMillan met in the Section 4-AAA finals last year, it was one of the most exciting dual meets of the season. After the teams wrestled to a 30-30 tie, the Raiders won on the ninth tie-breaking criteria.
Winning, not points or records, motivates Plum girls basketball standout Montue
Kennedie Montue averaged 22.1 points a game last year and helped the Plum girls basketball team to a 14-7 record and to within a game of the program’s first section championship.
PIAA might keep football championships in November, start season earlier
Should the state football championship remain in November, even if that requires an earlier start date or smaller playoffs?
Westmoreland high school girls basketball notebook: Yough revels in snapped streak
Yough is showing steady improvement and the proof is in the numbers.
Local basketball freshmen playing beyond their years
Jim Nesser liked what he saw from Terek Crosby from the moment the promising freshman first laced up his basketball shoes and took the court at Yough.
AK Valley girls basketball notebook: Every second counts for Kiski Area
In Saturday’s 33-31 buzzer-beating win over Greensburg Salem, Kiski Area’s players saw first-hand how much every second counts in close games.
3 WPIAL freshmen make MaxPreps All-America football team
Three rising stars in the WPIAL Class of 2024 were named to the MaxPreps All-America Freshman football team.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 26, 2021
High schools
Trib HSSN girls basketball state rankings for Jan. 27, 2021
There may have been some shuffling going on, but the elite girls teams across the state enjoyed a successful week as no teams fell out of the weekly HSSN state rankings.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 27, 2021: Highlands, Springdale square off
Everything is A-OK with boys basketball in the A-K Valley.
High school roundup for Jan. 26, 2021: Aquinas sophomore Vinnie Cugini hits for 52 in loss
Aquinas Academy sophomore Vinnie Cugini scored 52 points, breaking the 50-point barrier for the second time in a week, but this time, it didn’t lead to a victory.
Devin Whitlock, freshmen put on a show as Belle Vernon puts away Yough
January 26, 2021
Devin Whitlock said Belle Vernon is a second-half team.
