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South Fayette pulls away from Thomas Jefferson, regains WPIAL Class 5A title
February 27, 2026
South Fayette’s girls basketball team won its fourth WPIAL title in five years Friday night, defeating feisty Thomas Jefferson, 57-38, in the Class 5A championship game at Petersen Events Center.
Confident Kunkle wins gold in the girls WPIAL Class 3A 100 breaststroke; Fox Chapel girls finish strong
Leah Kunkle was confident.
Latrobe senior flirts with record, wins breaststroke gold at WPIAL swim meet
Chris Heese had several things on his mind Friday as he approached his final varsity individual swim at the WPIAL Class 3A championships at Pitt’s Trees Pool.
Armstrong wins Western Pa Regional boys team title
After dropping the first game of the semifinals to Meadville/Cochranton, Armstrong’s back was to the wall.
Northgate boys, Indiana girls claim WPIAL Class 2A swimming titles
The Indiana girls won their first WPIAL girls swimming championship last winter. As an encore, they followed that up with a second straight Class 2A title.
Sewickley Academy overpowers frustrated Jeannette to win WPIAL Class 2A title
Jeannette coach Adrian Batts said the taller basketball team isn’t always the best team.
‘Incredible experience’ as St. Joseph girls bowling preps for 1st appearance in regionals
For the first time in program history, the St. Joseph girls bowling team competed at the WPIBL championships and will make its first trip to the west regional team competition set for Sunday at AMF Bowlero on Noblestown Road.
2026 WPIAL Class 5A boys basketball championship breakdown: Chartiers Valley vs. Thomas Jefferson
No. 1 Chartiers Valley vs. No. 3 Thomas Jefferson
In star-crossed WPIAL final, Serra Catholic gets past Geibel Catholic to win Class A crown
The clash between Section 2-A co-champions in the WPIAL girls basketball finals became more about a battle to overcome adversity.
2026 WPIAL Class 3A boys basketball championship breakdown: South Allegheny vs. Aliquippa
No. 8 South Allegheny vs. No. 2 Aliquippa
2026 WPIAL Class 2A girls basketball championship breakdown: Neshannock vs. Winchester Thurston
WPIAL Class 2A girls basketball championship
2026 WPIAL Class 4A girls basketball championship breakdown: Blackhawk vs. Oakland Catholic
WPIAL Class 4A girls basketball championship
North Allegheny sweeps 2026 WPIAL Class 3A swimming championships
After building commanding leads Thursday, the North Allegheny boys and girls swim teams captured WPIAL Class 3A championships Friday at Pitt’s Trees Pool.
2026 WPIAL Class 6A girls basketball championship breakdown: Norwin vs. Canon-McMillan
WPIAL Class 6A girls basketball championship
Norwin, Canon-McMillan ready to grind it out in WPIAL championship game
When Norwin played Canon-McMillan in early January, the Knights scored 22 points in the fourth quarter and won 56-52.
Greensburg Central Catholic girls turn focus to states after WPIAL title-game loss
Jayla Peterson had an ice wrap on her shoulder after Greensburg Central Catholic fell to Shady Side Academy, 57-40, on Thursday night in the WPIAL Class 3A girls basketball championship game at Petersen Events Center.
Northgate, Indiana open WPIAL Class 2A swim meet with gold-medal performances
February 26, 2026
After winning their first team championship last year, the Indiana girls had a good day at the WPIAL Class 2A swimming championships Thursday at Pitt’s Trees Pool, taking an eight-point lead in the team race over Franklin Regional, 175-167.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 26, 2026
High schools
High school roundup for Feb. 26, 2026: Hampton boys, Upper St. Clair, Chartiers-Houston girls take 3rd place
Gavin Guinn hit seven 3-pointers and finished with 25 points to lead 10th-seeded Hampton to a 61-59 overtime victory over No. 4 Moon in the WPIAL Class 5A boys basketball third-place game Thursday night.
Knoch downs Quaker Valley in Class 4A final to win 1st WPIAL championship
Knoch boys basketball senior guard Teegan Finucan dreamed of winning a championship with his friends long before he ever wore a varsity jersey. Finucan’s conversations in the lunchroom at elementary school were innocent notions of far-off glory.
