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Fox Chapel hockey hopes to ride momentum into postseason

February 9, 2020

In 20 years of being involved in hockey, Fox Chapel coach Cam Raidna never experienced anything like what his team pulled off Thursday night against Kiski Area.

Greensburg Salem hockey in hunt for a playoff berth

Greensburg Salem’s hockey team has four games remaining in the regular season, but the Lions are acting as if they are in the midst of the playoffs already.

Fox Chapel’s Sammy Brown (2) looks for some running room against North Hills on Aug. 30, 2019, at North Hills.

Fox Chapel’s Sammy Brown fulfills dream by committing to Duquesne

Since he was 8 years old, Fox Chapel’s Sammy Brown hoped to play college football for a hometown school.

Woodland Hills’ Velton Kenney (1) looks to get by Penn Hills’ Wes Kropp (3) Jan. 14, 2020 at Woodland Hills.

Trib HSSN broadcasts for Week of Feb. 10-15

February 8, 2020

The Path to the Pete is about to tip off as the WPIAL basketball postseason begins on the TribLive High School Sports Network.

High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 8, 2020

Basketball

Plum’s Nate McMasters competes during practice Nov. 19, 2019.

PIHL high school hockey standings through Feb. 9, 2020

Here are the PIHL high school hockey standings through Sunday.

West Allegheny’s Kam Kruze drives to the basket against Chartiers Valley’s Sean Banas Friday, Feb. 7, 2020, at West Allegheny High School.

WPIAL clinched: Final boys basketball playoff field

The WPIAL boys basketball regular season section play is over.

High school roundup Feb. 8, 2020: South Fayette win cements playoff berth for West Allegheny

Brandon Jakiela scored 18 points and South Fayette knocked Trinity out of playoff contention with a 77-63 boys basketball victory Saturday afternoon.

Thomas Jefferson’s Alyssa DeAngelo and Delaney Ranallo and Chartiers Valley’s Perri Page battle for a loose ball Jan. 23, 2020.

WPIAL clinched: Final girls basketball playoff field

WPIAL girls basketball regular-season section play is complete, and the final playoff field is set.

New Castle’s Drew Cox celebrates late in the fourth quarter of the WPIAL Class 4A championship game against Quaker Valley Saturday, Mar. 2, 2019, at Petersen Events Center.

Decade’s best WPIAL finals: Boys basketball No. 10

There were a lot of changes to the WPIAL basketball championships over the last 10 years.

Southmoreland’s Olivia Cernuto drives to the basket as Elizabeth Forward’s Haven Briggs defends Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020 in WPIAL basketball at Southmoreland High School.

Unbeaten Southmoreland girls highlights WPIAL playoff field from Westmoreland County

Twenty-one up, 21 down.

North Catholic’s Cassie Foster drives past Freeport’s Samantha Clark during their game Monday, Jan. 27, 2020, at Freeport Middle School.

Trib WPIAL girls basketball rankings: Week ending Feb. 8, 2020

WPIAL rankings

Upper St. Clair’s Luke Banbury shoots in front of coach Danny Holzer during a game against Bethel Park.

Trib WPIAL boys basketball rankings: Week ending Feb. 8, 2020

WPIAL rankings

Waynesburg poses with its Class AAA runner-up trophy in the PIAA team wrestling tournament Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020, at Giant Center in Hershey.

Waynesburg’s 2nd-place finish at PIAA team wrestling start of something big

HERSHEY — The path to the PIAA Class AAA team wrestling championship next year could run through Greene County.

AJ Corrado gets a takedown against Hamburg’s Ayden Kauffman at 152 pounds in the PIAA team wrestling tournament Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020, at Giant Center in Hershey.

Burrell wrestling team comes up short of PIAA goal

HERSHEY — Burrell wrestling coach Josh Shields gave his team a stern message after it fell one step shy of its goal in the PIAA team championship Saturday at the Giant Center.

Southmoreland’s Riley Comforti, during the Westmoreland County Coaches Association annual 7 on 7 tournament, at Greater Latrobe Area High School, in Unity Twp., on Thursday, July 19, 2018.

High school notebook: Southmoreland’s Comforti settles on sport, college

While challenging and often debatable, Riley Comforti finally found comfort in his college decision.

State wrestling gold, basketball playoff spots up for grabs Saturday

The boys basketball playoff field was supposed to be finalized by Saturday. Instead, Mother Nature’s first strike this winter forced the postponement of several boys basketball games from Friday to Saturday, three of which have playoff implications.