Sports
Brownsville’s Tessa Dellarose set to compete in UEFA development tournament in England
February 18, 2020
Brownsville’s Tessa Dellarose continues to stack up invites to prestigious camps and games all over the country.
Decade’s best WPIAL finals: Girls basketball No. 5
February 17, 2020
There were a lot of changes to the WPIAL basketball championships over the last 10 years.
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week: Week ending Feb. 15, 2020
It was a big week for the Shenango boys basketball team. It began with a stunning win to end the regular season, then concluded with a big victory to open the postseason.
WPIAL boys 6A, girls 5A and A headline Day 4 of first-round basketball
Last year, Peters Township knocked off Penn-Trafford in a Class 6A boys basketball first-round playoff game before losing an upset bid to Pine-Richland in heartbreaking fashion at the buzzer, 66-64, in the district quarterfinals.
West Allegheny, last team into WPIAL boys playoff field, shocks McKeesport
The WPIAL playoffs apparently don’t follow a last-in, first-out policy.
OLSH new No. 1 in 2A with few other changes in latest HSSN PIAA boys basketball rankings
Only one team dropped from this week’s Trib HSSN boys basketball state rankings as the transition from regular season to postseason is made.
WPIAL approves site, schedule change for cross country championships
The WPIAL cross country championships will return to Cal (Pa.) next fall with an overhaul to the race schedule.
St. Ledger’s last-second layup lifts South Fayette over Franklin Regional
As South Fayette brought the basketball up the floor in the closing seconds, its season on the line and elimination perhaps one unlucky bounce away, the Lions had an air of calmness about them.
Indiana girls clean glass, knock off shorthanded McKeesport
All season long, the McKeesport girls basketball team wreaked havoc on the glass thanks to the play of Jhayla Bray.
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week: Week ending Feb. 15, 2020
Neshannock finished in fourth place in Section 1-3A and seeded No. 9 for the WPIAL playoffs, which meant a first-round game against Section 4-3A co-champion and perennial power Washington.
Reynolds makes clutch plays as Shaler boys beat Gateway
Late in the fourth quarter of Monday’s WPIAL Class 5A first-round game, seventh-seeded Shaler Area’s 14-point halftime lead was gone, erased by upset-minded, 10th-seeded Gateway.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 17, 2020
Basketball
High school roundup for Feb. 17, 2020: Laurel Highlands handles Hampton
Thanks to a first-round victory Monday night, Laurel Highlands will find itself in an intriguing WPIAL boys basketball quarterfinals matchup on Friday.
Knoch girls use defense, free-throw shooting to hold down New Castle
It wasn’t easy for the Knoch girls basketball team in its WPIAL Class 4A first-round game against New Castle on Monday at Fox Chapel.
Freeport comes up big in 4th, holds off Belle Vernon
After three hotly-contested quarters, Freeport was looking for players to come up big in the fourth quarter.
WPIAL wrestling realignment takes geographical approach
The WPIAL board approved new wrestling sections Monday based more on geography and less on competitive balance.
A-K Valley basketball playoff preview capsules: Games for Feb. 18, 2020
Tuesday’s games
Westmoreland County basketball playoff preview capsules: Games for Feb. 18, 2020
Boys
Penn-Trafford wrestlers look to take next step at individual section tournament
Coming into the 2019-20 season, Penn-Trafford first-year wrestling coach AJ Brentzel knew it might be a tough winter as he tried to rebuild the program’s winning culture.
