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High school roundup for Jan. 30, 2025: Imani Christian stuns No. 1 Upper St. Clair
January 31, 2025
Kieshaun Demus scored 19 points as No. 1 Imani Christian turned the tables on No. 1 Upper St. Clair on Thursday night, winning 63-58 to hand the Panthers their first Section 2-6A loss of the season.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 1, 2025: Team wrestling titles up for grabs
The February Frenzy begins with WPIAL championship wrestling and boys and girls basketball.
WPIAL clinched: Girls basketball playoff qualifiers through Jan. 30, 2025
January 30, 2025
The stretch run of the WPIAL girls basketball season is underway as the district postseason field continues to take shape.
Norwin boys let their play do the talking in important victory over Hempfield
Norwin is talking the talk.
Burrell girls buckle down to defeat Freeport
After a first quarter in which the Burrell and Freeport girls basketball teams combined for 26 points, scoring was a little harder to come by the rest of the way in Thursday’s Section 1-4A clash of rivals at Burrell High School.
A-K Valley boys basketball notebook: Deer Lakes, Knoch, North Catholic to battle for Section 1-4A title
Friday’s anticipated rematch between the Deer Lakes and Knoch boys basketball teams will go a long way in determining a Section 1-4A champion.
Westmoreland County boys basketball notebook: Ligonier Valley sharpshooter joins 1,000-point club
Ligonier Valley has a hoop-a-Hollick.
Belle Vernon boys basketball finds stride in middle of tumultuous season
A five-game suspension of three starting players could have sent a talented Belle Vernon boys basketball team into an irreversible tailspin.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 30, 2025: Upper St. Clair in position to finish off section title race
While it appears the chase for the section title in Section 1-6A boys basketball is going to come down to the last night of section play, the lights could be turned out Thursday on the race for a championship in Section 2-6A.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 29, 2025
High schools
High school wrestling roundup for Jan. 29, 2025: Thomas Jefferson storms into Class 3A semifinals
January 29, 2025
Maddox Shaw (152), Brayden White (160), Bode Marlow (172) and Zach LaBryer (189) recorded four consecutive pins and a pin by Shep Turk (285) gave Thomas Jefferson the lead for good in a 39-33 victory over Trinity in the WPIAL Class 3A team wrestling quarterfinals Wednesday.
High school basketball roundup for Jan. 29, 2025: Oakland Catholic ends North Catholic section winning streak
Madi Pullen sank the go-ahead 3-pointer in the final minute, leading No. 3 Oakland Catholic to a 39-37 victory over No. 1 North Catholic in Section 1-4A girls basketball Wednesday night, ending the Trojanettes’ 112-game section winning streak that dated to 2016.
Despite being down 2 starters, Burrell wrestling rolls into Class 2A team semifinals
Calio Zanella was sporting a nose plug to stymie the bleeding, highlighting one of the major challenges facing Burrell’s wrestling team this week.
Derry reaches WPIAL team wrestling semifinals with dominant performance
It was quite a dominating performance by the Derry wrestling team Wednesday.
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school girls basketball rankings for Jan. 29, 2025
In the final Trib HSSN girls basketball state rankings of January, the cream is starting to rise to the top in preparation for the upcoming district playoffs coming in a couple of weeks.
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school boys basketball rankings for Jan. 29, 2025
The battle for top spots took a turn to the west this past week in the latest Trib HSSN boys basketball rankings.
Trib 10: Top teams stand their ground but other changes abound in power rankings
The girls powered along with February basketball in sight while the boys scuffled a bit, leading to a shuffling of the power ranking decks near the bottom of the Trib 10 this past week.
Friends, family mourn Springdale grad James Conley who captained 1964 Michigan Rose Bowl winner
James Conley is fondly remembered in the Michigan football community for his contributions as the captain of the 1964 Big Ten championship team that went on to win the Rose Bowl.
After slow start, Knoch girls secure 8th straight postseason appearance
The Knoch girls basketball team began its season with five straight losses, leaving players and coaches looking for a spark to dig themselves out of their early struggles.
Westmoreland County girls basketball notebook: 5 teams already punched playoff tickets
Five teams from Westmoreland County have secured spots in the WPIAL girls basketball playoffs with just more than a week to play in the regular season.
