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WPIAL Clinched: Girls basketball through Jan. 27.
January 27, 2020
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.
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week — Week ending Jan. 25, 2020
Two big wins last week not only clinched a playoff spot for Leechburg with two weeks left, it also kept them in the hunt for a piece of the Section 3-A title.
PIHL high school hockey standings through Jan. 26, 2020
Here are the latest PIHL high school hockey standings through Jan. 26.
Upper St. Clair’s Josh Matheny named to list of country’s top under-18 swimmers
Upper St. Clair junior swimmer Josh Matheny is focused on this year’s U.S. Olympic Team Trials after earning a top honor recently from USA Swimming.
Colgate football adds another recruit from Mt. Lebanon
Mt. Lebanon senior Evan Jones, an all-conference running back for the Blue Devils, announced his commitment Sunday to Colgate.
Deaths of former classmate, Kobe Bryant put win in perspective for Penn-Trafford boys
January 26, 2020
It was a day of reflection and proper perspective for the Penn-Trafford boys basketball team.
Trib HSSN PIHL Player of the Week: Week ending Jan. 26, 2020
When Hampton defeated Pine-Richland in a shootout to hand the Rams their only loss of the 2018-19 PIHL season, Jacob McGee stopped 41 of the 44 shots he faced.
Trib HSSN PIHL Team of the Week: Week ending Jan. 26, 2020
Last season, the Pine-Richland Rams lost one game.
Bethel Park bumped from top spot in 6A in latest PIAA girls basketball rankings
It was another week of lots of wins for the teams in the Trib HSSN girls basketball state rankings.
WPIAL team wrestling playoffs, key section basketball this week on Trib HSSN
The WPIAL team wrestling playoffs take place while the stretch run of the high school basketball regular season begins this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network.
WPIAL Girls Basketball Team of the Week: Week ending Jan. 26
A year ago, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart was not the favorite in Class 2A, yet the Chargers raised eyebrows by beating Burgettstown, Serra Catholic, Bishop Canevin and Brentwood to win the school’s first WPIAL girls basketball crown.
Girls basketball games and WPIAL team wrestling playoffs make for Monday madness
Monday begins the stretch run of the WPIAL basketball season as two weeks left in section play.
