Sports
WPIAL headed for minor, not major, football realignment
January 14, 2020
WPIAL football will have some smaller conferences and handpicked nonconference matchups next season, but schools don’t want a radical overhaul.
Trib HSSN state team wrestling rankings for Jan. 14, 2020
Class AAA
Trib HSSN WPIAL team wrestling rankings for Jan. 14, 2020
Class AAA
Trib HSSN individual wrestling rankings for Jan. 14, 2020
Class AAA
Trib HSSN wrestler of the week: Trent Schultheis, Freedom
Junior Trent Schultheis went on a run last weekend at the 2020 Mid-Winter Mayhem tournament at IUP. In the 170-pound weight class, Schultheis won all five of his matches, four of them via pin.
PIAA denies Aliquippa request to remain in Class 3A football
The PIAA competitive-balance rule seems particularly harsh on lower-income communities like Aliquippa, said athletic director Brandon LeDonne, where residents tend to be more transient.
Plum limits section rival Gateway to win battle for first place
The Plum girls basketball team got defensive Monday against rival Gateway in a battle for first place in Section 2-5A.
GCC’s Nate Ward beats Clairton with bomb at the buzzer
Nate Ward simply has a knack for creating bedlam.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 13, 2020
Basketball
Trib HSSN Wrestling Team of the Week: Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson won the Burgettstown tournament during the weekend with three first-place finishers, a runner-up, three third-place finishers and a fifth-place.
High school roundup for Jan. 13, 2020: Emma Walsh hits from half court to lift Seton LaSalle to OT win
January 13, 2020
Emma Walsh hit a desperation shot from half court at the buzzer to lift Seton LaSalle to a dramatic 54-53 overtime victory over South Park in Section 2-3A girls basketball Monday night.
WPIAL boys basketball hits midway point of section play with rivalry Tuesday
Fifteen years ago, Danny Holzer led Upper St. Clair to the WPIAL Class AAAA boys basketball championship. The following year, in 2006, Joey David guided Mt. Lebanon to a district Quad-A title.
Riley DeRubbo stars for Trinity in win over Thomas Jefferson
Last year, Thomas Jefferson, as part of a 22-win season in girls basketball, beat Trinity three times.
Soccer standout Sam Nemeth nets a different kind of game winner for GCC girls
As a standout soccer player, Sam Nemeth has scored winning goals before for Greensburg Central Catholic.
Fox Chapel rises to top in 6A, Quaker Valley out in 4A in state boys hoops rankings
It was an active first week of January in the Trib HSSN weekly boys basketball state rankings with a couple of teams losing their grip on the top spot and others falling completely out.
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week — Week ending Jan. 11, 2020
What a difference a week makes.
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week — Week ending Jan. 11, 2020
A lot of eyebrows were raised on Tuesday when Frank Stumpo had a game for the ages in a Keystone Oaks victory.
Knoch swimmer Braden Zukowski takes nothing for granted in WPIAL title quest
Knoch’s Braden Zukowski finished third overall in the boys 100-yard breaststroke at last year’s WPIAL Class AA championships at Pitt’s Trees Pool.
Will Pirates use 1st-round pick on West Allegheny’s Austin Hendrick?
West Allegheny baseball star Austin Hendrick, ranked as the top high school bat in the country, is expected to hear his name called early in this summer’s MLB Draft.
WPIAL Girls Basketball Team of the Week: Week ending Jan. 11
January 12, 2020
Their names are legendary in Greene County and well known by WPIAL softball and basketball fans.
