Sports
WPIBL regular season winding down to final two weeks
With two weeks left in the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Bowling League’s regular season, teams and individuals are jockeying for championship-tournament positioning with some still fighting to qualify for the postseason.
George Guido: Special chance to see special player Kobe Bryant
The terrible news that came out Sunday about Kobe Bryant’s death in a helicopter accident is another example of it being great to be a high school sports reporter and getting to see athletes before they become famous.
Trib HSSN Wrestler of the Week for week of Jan. 27, 2020
Burrell 152-pounder A.J. Corrado turned in a solid performance at the Thomas Chevrolet tournament in Bedford this past weekend, taking home first place with a 4-0 record and four pins.
Trib HSSN Wrestling Team of the Week for week of Jan. 27, 2020
Following a 17th straight section championship last week, the Burrell wrestling team traveled to Bedford for the Thomas Chevrolet tournament. Burrell placed second behind Chestnut Ridge and scored 225.5 points.
Two-way Gateway football standout Tui Brown commits to UConn
Gateway senior Tui Brown, a two-way standout for the WPIAL champion, committed Sunday to UConn.
TJ notebook: Alyssa DeAngelo hits 1,000-point milestone
Thomas Jefferson senior Alyssa DeAngelo scored her 1,000th career point Jan. 13 in a section game at Trinity.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 27, 2020
Basketball
High school roundup for Jan. 27, 2020: Chartiers Valley’s Tim McConnell wins 600th game
Chartiers Valley coach Tim McConnell celebrated the 600th victory of his high school coaching career Monday night.
Girls hoops showdown joins list of many big boys basketball games on Tuesday
January 27, 2020
There are plenty of key boys basketball games slated for Tuesday. One of the biggest games, however, is on the girls’ side of the hardwood.
No. 1 North Catholic fights off serious challenge from Freeport
Coming into Monday’s game, North Catholic girls basketball had won 54 section games in a row — all but one of them by double digits — so when Freeport tied the game with five minutes remaining, it presented a situation that hadn’t come up in a while.
WPIAL Clinched: Girls basketball through Jan. 27.
The WPIAL girls basketball regular season is winding down. There are less than two weeks left in section play with four days remaining in January.
Laurel girls’ freshmen guide way to big home victory, tie for section lead
On a late January night in Lawrence County, the Laurel freshmen grew up.
Fox Chapel tops Shaler for key victory in WPIAL playoff chase
The Fox Chapel girls basketball team took one step closer to what it hopes is a trip to the WPIAL Class 6A playoffs with a 44-32 home victory over Shaler on Monday.
Norwin, Franklin Regional, Pine-Richland, Chartiers Valley move on in WPIAL wrestling playoffs
Norwin didn’t have a good Section 1-3A wrestling tournament on Jan. 22, losing twice and finishing fourth.
Mt. Pleasant girls optimistic about WPIALs after winning county swim title
After winning its third straight county Class AA title, the Mt. Pleasant girls swimming team has high hopes for the WPIAL championship meet in late February at Pitt.
Fox Chapel swimmers ready to take run at section title
The Fox Chapel girls swimming and diving team went undefeated in 2016-17 and captured a section championship.
Thomas Jefferson’s Shane Stump commits to Duquesne
Thomas Jefferson’s Shane Stump, who led the Jaguars to undefeated WPIAL and PIAA football titles, committed Monday to Duquesne.
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week — Week ending Jan. 25, 2020
There are various ways and reasons teams are successful in WPIAL basketball.
Knoch, North Catholic enter, Mars exits latest Trib HSSN boys hoops state rankings
Seven teams started the week ranked among the elite in the state, but a bump or two in the road had all seven headed to the exits in the hopes of returning soon.
