Sports
Westmoreland girls basketball notebook: Mt. Pleasant off to unbeaten start
January 13, 2021
Mt. Pleasant coach Scott Giacobbi is not quite ready to schedule a parade up and down Route 31, but he has enjoyed his team’s quick start.
A-K Valley girls basketball notebook: Plum flashes potential with win over Mars
A mix of experience and youthful talent has the Plum girls basketball team hoping to finish at the top of Section 2-5A and break a long playoff win drought.
Deer Lakes’ Hasley strives to lead improving team
In a high school basketball season like no other, leaders are needed to help guide teams through the uncertainties that remain as schedules continue to evolve.
Covid changes rearrange Greensburg Salem basketball schedules
Greensburg Salem has not played a girls basketball game since Feb. 8 of last year.
WPIAL ‘publicly censures’ Woodland Hills basketball coach Matt Furjanic for tweet
Woodland Hills boys basketball coach Matt Furjanic tweets mostly about presidential politics to his 436 Twitter followers, but the WPIAL found one of his other posts more controversial.
Blistering 32-point quarter carries new-look North Allegheny past Seneca Valley
North Allegheny’s boys basketball team hasn’t reached triple digits in the past five seasons, which isn’t all that surprising since scoring 100 points is rare in the WPIAL.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 12, 2021
High schools
No. 1 Upper St. Clair pulls off gritty win over Bethel Park
Defense not only wins championships, it never takes a night off.
High school roundup for Jan. 12, 2021: Jackson Juzang hits for 42 for Winchester Thurston
Jackson Juzang poured in 42 points to power Winchester Thurston to an 86-73 boys basketball victory in Section 3-2A Tuesday night.
Ligonier Valley winter sports teams finally get down to preparing for WPIAL debuts
Ligonier Valley athletes and coaches were getting restless.
WPIAL wrestling notebook: Covid protocols shut down Waynesburg
January 12, 2021
No. 1 Waynesburg got off to a fast start to the season by defeating Chartiers Valley, 65-3, in a Section 4-A match.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 13, 2021: Wrestling rivals collide
Last year, they met in the regular season and again in the team sectionals.
North Allegheny track star Ayden Owens discusses decorated high school career
In May and June, the TribLive High School Sports Network held a fan vote to determine the Best of the Century among the district’s top male and female athletes.
Trib HSSN state girls basketball rankings for Jan. 12, 2021
Now that the four-week stoppage in winter sports has been lifted by the governor, teams around the commonwealth are slowly getting back to game action.
No. 1 OLSH blows out No. 2 Springdale in battle of top teams
The matchup between WPIAL Class 2A No. 1 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart and No. 2 Springdale on Tuesday was a year in the making.
Third-ranked Jeannette boys edge Greensburg Central Catholic on late putback
That Greensburg Central Catholic had played a game and Jeannette had not heading into the teams’ Section 3-2A boys basketball matchup was mostly irrelevant to the coaches.
Now wrestling at a more appropriate weight, Hempfield’s Priest eyes states
Hempfield junior Briar Priest easily could have been a two-time PIAA qualifier and possible placewinner.
With new coach, Knoch wrestling looks to surprise in WPIAL Class AA
With a new coach and a rejuvenated attitude, the Knoch wrestling team is ready to surprise teams this year as the Knights drop down to WPIAL Class AA and gain a few new wrestlers.
Trib HSSN WPIAL wrestling rankings for Jan. 12, 2021
Team rankings
A-K Valley wrestling notebook: Burrell wrestlers get season started off on right foot
The Burrell wrestling team got its season started off on the right foot this weekend when it traveled to the North Allegheny Wright Automotive Invitational. Out of 13 weight classes, the Bucs had two first-place finishers, one second, two thirds and three fourths.
