Sports
No. 1 Montour scrapes past ninth-seeded Latrobe in Class 5A quarterfinals
February 21, 2025
In what was a tightly contested matchup between top-seeded Montour and No. 9 Latrobe on Friday night, both coaches admitted their teams didn’t execute as well as they had hoped.
Bella Furno’s hot shooting leads Norwin girls past North Allegheny in Class 6A quarterfinals
She might have been ill, but Bella Furno didn’t show it.
Mohawk jumps out fast, defeats undermanned Southmoreland in boys 3A quarterfinals
Mohawk boys basketball junior guard Bobby Fadden sat back and waited for Vinny Pezzuolo, Blake Logan and Joey Nail to cause chaos. The Warriors wanted to make life difficult on an undermanned Southmoreland squad during a WPIAL Class 3A quarterfinal Friday night at North Catholic High School.
FR’s Titus Colangelo pulls off upset, Kiski Area’s Mark Gray hits milestone at WPIAL Class 3A wrestling
Even though he hadn’t beaten Norwin freshman Coleton Klipa in five tries this season, Franklin Regional sophomore Titus Colangelo did not consider the victory over his section rival in the WPIAL Class 3A quarterfinals Friday an upset.
Jackson Hagler leads strong contingent of Fox Chapel divers at WPIAL championships
Jackson Hagler dove at WPIALs as a freshman, placed sixth overall and qualified for the PIAA championships at Bucknell University.
Hampton, Derry divers win WPIAL Class 2A championships
Hampton’s Gabby Elk went back to back and Derry’s Jake Hauser continued his climb up the podium all the way to the top at the WPIAL Class 2A diving championships Friday at North Allegheny.
Cheswick Christian Academy seeking to go back-to-back as champs in the SWCAC
For the second time in the past 10 years, the Cheswick Christian Academy boys basketball team is playing in a third straight Southwestern Christian Athletic Conference championship game.
WPIAL sets semifinal sites, times for 2025 basketball playoffs
The WPIAL has set semifinal sites and times for all 24 basketball semifinals.
23 WPIAL, City League football players picked for 2025 Big School East-West Game
Five offensive and five defensive linemen were among the 23 WPIAL and City League football players selected for the 2025 PSFCA Big School East-West Game this spring.
Westmoreland County basketball notebook: Greensburg Central Catholic girls looking for playoff heroes to emerge
Greensburg Central Catholic has a formidable scoring tandem in junior guards Erica Gribble and Jayla Peterson.
Westmoreland County basketball playoff preview capsules for Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025
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High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 20, 2025
High schools
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 21, 2025: Penn-Trafford looking for another upset
Welcome to the final night of elite eight WPIAL basketball action with the quarterfinal focus on boys Class 5A and 3A and girls Class 6A and 2A.
High school roundup for Feb. 20, 2025: North Catholic, Oakland Catholic girls win to set up semifinal showdown
Brady Wehner scored 18 points to lead No. 3 North Catholic to a 41-25 victory over No. 6 South Park in the WPIAL Class 4A girls basketball quarterfinals Thursday night.
Geibel Catholic holds off West Greene in Class A quarters to run winning streak to 15
February 20, 2025
Meeting for the third time this season, second-seeded Geibel Catholic and seventh-seeded West Greene squared off in the quarterfinals of the WPIAL Class A playoffs Thursday night at Geibel.
Mt. Lebanon makes big plays late to beat Imani Christian in Class 6A quarterfinals
Liam Sheely scored 22 points, including 14 points and a key 3-pointer in the second half, to lead Mt. Lebanon to a 64-61 victory over Imani Christian in the WPIAL Class 6A quarterfinals Thursday night.
Upper St. Clair shakes off slow start, rolls past Woodland Hills into Class 6A semifinals
At first glance, it would appear the 13-day layoff for WPIAL Class 6A boys basketball top seed Upper St. Clair played a role in the very slow start to its quarterfinal playoff game against visiting Woodland Hills on Thursday.
Clairton’s balanced attack thwarts St. Joseph’s upset hopes in Class A quarterfinals
When it comes to postseason basketball, lower-seeded teams traveling on the road are looking to play spoiler, while neutral fans might be supporting them.
Jeannette catches fire, rallies past OLSH in Class 2A quarterfinals
Jeannette fell behind by double figures at halftime and faced a 16-point deficit late in the third quarter.
