Sports
Imani Christian plays fast in 4th quarter, dashes to win over Norwin
January 3, 2026
Imani Christian had just come back from playing two games at the Governor’s Challenge in Maryland, where the Saints lost two games but played with a 30-second shot clock.
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Plum’s Riley Stephans, Fox Chapel’s Grant Fenton
Riley Stephans
Glass-cleaning skills help Knoch boys get off to sparkling start
Teegan Finucan knows which skill set the Knoch boys basketball team needs to lean on to win games. The 6-foot-1 senior guard and his teammates aren’t afraid to employ it.
Parade of champions: WPIAL, PIAA team winners for 2025
January 2, 2026
What better way to honor the top teams from 2025 than to march the WPIAL champions in a victory parade stretching from Lawrence County down to Washington County.
Parade of champions: WPIAL, PIAA individual gold medalists for 2025
There is no “I” in team, but there is an “I” in the word impressive.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 2, 2026
High schools
High school roundup for Jan. 2, 2026: South Fayette beats Ohio power
Juliette Leroux scored 30 points to lead South Fayette to a 75-65 victory over Archbishop Hoban on Friday in a matchup of one of Pennsylvania’s top girls basketball teams against one of Ohio’s best.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 3, 2026: Norwin, Imani Christian jockey for position
In Section 2-6A boys basketball, everybody is looking up at first-place Central Catholic.
Upper St. Clair kicker Jacobo Echeverria Lozano adds Ohio State offer
One of the WPIAL’s top kickers could be playing for one of the nation’s premier college programs next fall.
Steelers honor 11 high school football players with Jerome Bettis Leadership Award
The Pittsburgh Steelers honored 11 WPIAL and City League football players Friday as recipients of the Jerome Bettis Leadership Award.
After strong start, Plum girls basketball braces for upcoming section tests
Rich Mull knows that for his Plum girls basketball team to earn a playoff berth and contend for a title in Section 1-5A, it is going to have to make sure to take care of the little things that often form a razor-thin line between triumph and defeat.
Behind lone senior Elizabeth Kantoris, Latrobe girls wrestling continues to build
The Latrobe girls wrestling team has an uphill battle heading into its third season as a program, but things got off to a promising start at the annual Powerade tournament last weekend.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Jan. 2, 2026: Pine-Richland, North Allegheny to collide
January 1, 2026
Happy New Year from all of us here at the TribLive High School Sports Network!
High school sports schedule for Jan. 2, 2026
High schools
Kiski Area girls place 3 wrestlers at prestigious Powerade tournament
Kiski Area has been known for the success of its wrestling program, and after a fourth-place team finish at the Powerade tournament, the girls are looking to add to that reputation.
Girls basketball notes: Norwin-Hempfield section showdown picks up intensity
Though Norwin versus Canon-McMillan looks like the premier matchup in Section 2-6A girls basketball, another encounter is becoming more intriguing.
Westmoreland boys basketball notes: Hempfield tinkers with lineup, substitutions
Hempfield boys basketball coach Austin Butler and his staff were none too happy when they saw their team’s energy dip in recent games. So Butler, the first-year leader of the Spartans, mixed things up a bit.
2025 Trib HSSN year in review top stories countdown: Nos. 5-1
The year 2025 in WPIAL sports saw a lot of history and unusual happenings that kept all three sports seasons exciting.
Former Laurel Highlands star Rodney Gallagher to transfer from West Virginia
December 31, 2025
Former Laurel Highlands star Rodney Gallagher is hitting the transfer portal.
