Sports
Five things to watch in the WPIAL wrestling team tournament
January 27, 2019
Can they do it again The 41st annual WPIAL wrestling team tournament gets underway Monday with four Class AAA preliminary-round matches at Canon-McMillan. Burrell in Class AA and Kiski Area in Class AAA will try and defend their WPIAL titles. Burrell has won the past 12 championships in Class AA,
Trib HSSN’s PIHL Team of the Week: Trinity
With the top eight teams qualifiying for Division 2's playoffs in the PIHL, every game down the stretch for the Trinity Hillers is important. The Hillers took a big step in their playoff push with a win Monday over Knoch, and jumped the Knights for eighth place in Division 2
Westmoreland notebook: Derry’s DeLuca picks Merychurst for football
Dom DeLuca is one of the top multisport athletes in the state, so the Derry senior had plenty of options when it came to college recruiting. He is an all-state linebacker in football, a state championship-caliber wrestler and you could do a lot worse as far as volleyball front-liners go.
TribHSSN state girls basketball rankings for Week of Jan. 28, 2019
Whether you are a fan of your local district team or you like to know what's going on in girls high school basketball around Pennsylvania, the TribLive High School Sports Network has you covered this winter. We rank the top WPIAL teams in each class every Sunday and follow with
Team Blue dominates in PIHL Class A All-Star Game
Sometimes, statistics can be deceiving. Upon first glance at the rosters for the PIHL Class A All-Star Game, Team Gold appeared to be at a distinct advantage. It entered the game with the PIHL leader in total points -- Montour's Ritchy Froelich with 23 goals and 36 assists -- and
Ringgold’s Budjos scores twice to lead Team Blue to PIHL Division 2 All-Star win
Last weekend, Brad Budjos injured his shoulder. During the first period of the PIHL Division 2 All-Star Game, he stayed down on the ice for a minute after a collision. When he got to the bench, Team Blue coach Rick Kalinowski, who is also Budjos' coach at Ringgold, told his
High school broadcasts planned this week on Trib HSSN
While the regular season continues in basketball and hockey, district team wrestling champions will be crowned by the end of this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN continues WPIAL, District 6 and District 9 boys and girls basketball coverage with nearly 60 games, including the WPIAL
Undefeated Pine-Richland stays atop PIHL power rankings
Every Monday during the 2018-19 PIHL season, the TribLive High School Sports Network releases Power Rankings. These rankings have zero classification boundaries. Here are the rankings for the Week of Jan. 27. Overall record includes wins, losses, ties and overtime losses. PIHL TRIB 10 1. Pine-Richland (14-0-0-0) (Last Week 1)
PIHL standings through Jan. 27, 2019
Here are the latest PIHL high school hockey standings through Jan. 27. Check out weekly broadcasts, along with the PIHL Power Play Show at 8 p.m. Wednesdays at TribHSSN.TribLive.com. Exclusive coverage of the 2019 PIHL Penguins Cup hockey playoffs can be heard and viewed in March on the TribLive HighHigh school scores, schedules for Jan. 26, 2019
High schools Basketball Boys Saturday's results WPIAL PBC Hall of Fame Classic At Montour Allderdice 77, Aliquippa 57 Chartiers Valley 55, Sewickley Academy 39 Montour 57, North Allegheny 53 OLSH 65, Seton LaSalle 57 Quaker Valley 68, Knoch 53 At Moon Blackhawk 65, North Hills 61 South Side 56,
Defensive switch suits Allderdice in win against Aliquippa
January 26, 2019
After a half of play between two of the top basketball programs in the Western Pennsylvania, the Pittsburgh Basketball Club's Hall of Fame Classic game between Allderdice and Aliquippa was living up to its billing. The top City League team and one of WPIAL Class AAA's finest traded shots, and
Undefeated Burrell hockey getting star treatment
When Burrell hockey restarted its program three years ago, many of the players who are making a major impact in this season's 15-0 start were freshmen and sophomores learning on the fly about what it took to compete at the PIHL varsity level. The Bucs have been building toward this
A-K Valley swim teams get WPIAL tune-up at WCCA meet
There's no better place to be on a cold and snowy day than in the swimming pool. Participants agreed on that while at Derry on Saturday afternoon for the Westmoreland County Coaches Association Swimming and Diving Championships. Three teams from the Alle-Kiski Valley -- Kiski Area, Burrell and Valley --
Quaker Valley boys end Knoch’s 11-game winning streak
Two lengthy dry spells and a rebounding advantage for Quaker Valley spelled doom for Knoch's 11-game winning streak. The Knights, No. 5 in this week's Trib HSSN Class 4A rankings, fell to the No. 2 Quakers, 68-53, on Saturday afternoon in the Pittsburgh Basketball Club showcase at Montour. Knoch was
Alle-Kiski Valley notebook: Highlands, Knoch headed for showdown
Highlands and Knoch have WPIAL boys basketball playoff berths in hand, but their Section 1-4A championship remains up for grabs. That could get determined Tuesday night when Highlands (11-4, 6-1) visits No. 5 Knoch (13-4, 7-0) in a rematch of Knoch's 74-59 win Jan. 8. andquot;I think it's going to
Greensburg Central boys cash in on chances to beat Greensburg Salem in 2OT
Opportunities kept arriving at Greensburg Salem's doorstep. At the end of regulation. At the end of the first overtime, and again at the end of the second. But Greensburg Central Catholic did just enough with the chances it had to snag a 52-50 victory in a nip-and-tuck backyard rivalry game
High school roundup for Jan. 26, 2019: Penn Hills boys edge Serra Catholic
Class 5A Penn Hills held off a late charge from Class 2A No. 2 Serra Catholic to win 72-66 at the Shootout at Seton Hill on Saturday. Wes Kropp scored a game-high 26 points, Tyree Spencer added 18 and Eddie Daniels had 13 for the Indians (15-3), who regained the
Penn-Trafford boys, Franklin Regional girls win Class AAA titles at WCCA swim meet
For the 14 schools that compete in the Westmoreland County Coaches' Association swimming and diving championships this weekend at Derry, the two-day event marks not only a chance for teams to earn bragging rights for a year, it also gives the swimmers a unique insight as to what they're going
Westmoreland County high school notebook: WPIAL rushing champ Shoaf pledges to Mercyhurst
The two-time WPIAL regular-season rushing champion has a college destination. Yough senior running back Dustin Shoaf, who racked up 5,053 yards during his highlight-packed career, announced Friday he has committed to Mercyhurst. Shoaf made a short video to declare his school of choice and posted it to Twitter with the
Norwin girls extend winning streak to 8 with rout of Hempfield
With only a Jan. 4 loss to Class 6A top-ranked North Allegheny blocking Norwin's path to an unbeaten season so far, the fourth-ranked Knights have been met with little resistance as their climb continues back to WPIAL relevance in girls basketball. The journey took another step Saturday with a 61-28
