Sports
Indiana girls clean glass, knock off shorthanded McKeesport
February 17, 2020
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.
‘Fun begins’ for Norwin swimmers as WPIAL championship looms
Norwin junior swimmer Jordan Kutchak worked hard in the offseason and is reaping the rewards.
North Allegheny’s Casey Burton holds No. 1 spot in state long jump rankings
North Allegheny’s Casey Burton ranks first in the state in girls long jump after winning the TSTCA indoor meet Saturday in Edinboro.
Chartiers Valley sophomore Aislin Malcolm receives Princeton offer
Chartiers Valley sophomore Aislin Malcolm, who hasn’t lost a game in two seasons, announced a college basketball offer Sunday from Princeton.
Peters Township safety Donovan McMillon announces Penn State offer
February 16, 2020
Add Penn State’s James Franklin to the growing list of college football coaches hoping to recruit Peters Township junior Donovan McMillon.
Trib HSSN PIHL team of the week: West Allegheny
Going into the final two weeks of the PIHL regular season, there is only one remaining unbeaten team.
WPIAL Girls Basketball Team of the Week: Week ending Feb. 15
With a Jan. 13 loss to defending WPIAL Class 2A champion Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, the South Side girls basketball team dropped to 7-5 overall.
Trib HSSN PIHL Player of the Week: Week ending Feb. 16, 2020
High-scoring nights are nothing new to Burrell senior Gio Palombo.
High school schedules for Feb. 17, 2020
High schools
WPIAL Girls Basketball Player of the Week — Week ending Feb. 15
There were only 34 WPIAL girls basketball games played last week: 30 on the final night of the regular season and four playoff games Friday.
