Sports
Young North Hills girls basketball team punches ticket for return trip to postseason
February 14, 2026
North Hills is hoping to channel its inner-2005 Pittsburgh Steelers when the WPIAL girls basketball playoffs start.
Battle-tested North Hills boys basketball hoping experience leads to playoff success
North Hills’ 2025-26 basketball regular season, just like their campaign a year prior, led them to the WPIAL playoffs.
North Allegheny gymnast reaches elite level, still has goals in mind
North Allegheny junior Hannah Seidl tried all kinds of sports and activities when she was younger.
North Allegheny boys coach stays upbeat after rough debut season
North Allegheny first-year boys basketball coach Rob Niederberger knows all about growing pains.
Patient Franklin Regional pass rusher finds college fit at West Liberty
Lochlan Bresnahan led his team in quarterback hurries, but that didn’t mean he was in a hurry to commit to a college.
Shady Side Academy shakes off early season woes to earn playoff bid
The length of the high school boys basketball season was a benefit for Shady Side Academy.
Fox Chapel relay team making noise in indoor season
Fox Chapel indoor track coach Tom Moul has a good problem. The Foxes’ girls 3,200-meter relay team has five athletes capable of competing in the event.
Fox Chapel notebook: Shady Side Academy grad shines in Olympic debut
Gwyneth Philips didn’t waste her first opportunity to start in net for the Team USA hockey team. Philips, a Shady Side Academy graduate and native of Athens, Ohio, made 20 saves to help the Americans blank Switzerland during group play at the Milan Cortina Olympics.
Focused Fox Chapel boys get job done in section to reach playoff goal
When the smoke cleared, the Fox Chapel boys basketball team did what it needed to in order to qualify for the playoffs. The Foxes closed the season by winning five of their final six games.
After splitting in regular season, Allderdice, Obama Academy to meet for City League girls crown
Obama Academy girls basketball coach Monique McCoy would prefer to defer any credit. What McCoy would like to see at 4 p.m. Sunday at Brashear High School during the City League girls basketball championship game is for the Eagles to showcase their progress in another matchup with Allderdice.
Westmoreland County high school notebook: Penn-Trafford ace to pitch for Mercyhurst
Penn-Trafford softball has a Division I pitcher.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 13, 2026
February 13, 2026
High schools
High school roundup for Feb. 13, 2026: Mimi Thiero nets 30 in Quaker Valley’s 1st round victory
Mimi Thiero hit for 30 points to power No. 4 Quaker Valley to a 50-36 victory over No. 13 Keystone Oaks in the WPIAL Class 3A girls basketball first round Friday night.
12th-seeded Peters Township girls come together for upset win over No. 5 Plum
Despite his team’s fourth-place finish in Section 4-5A and being slotted as the No. 12 seed for the WPIAL playoffs, Peters Township girls basketball coach Steve Limberiou felt confident a rugged section and overall schedule and strong play down the stretch in the regular season would translate into good things once the postseason started.
Penn-Trafford girls finally shake loose vs. Franklin Regional in WPIAL 5A 1st round
On a night when the rims were tight and shots weren’t falling, Penn-Trafford had to get used to some initial discomfort before it could find its footing in the playoff opener.
Lyla Jablon keeps her cool, helps Fox Chapel advance past Latrobe in Class 5A 1st round
Fox Chapel girls basketball coach Marty Matvey believes guard Lyla Jablon won’t wilt at the first sign of trouble. During her four seasons with the Foxes, she has been challenged by Matvey to be ready for the tough moments.
Deer Lakes boys get physical, drop section champ Derry in Class 4A 1st round
High school basketball coaches often say the end of the first half and the beginning of the second half is the most crucial time of the game.
Defending WPIAL champ Belle Vernon smothers Burrell in Class 4A 1st round
Belle Vernon boys basketball coach Ricky Tyburski picked up his first career playoff win Friday as his Leopards dominated No. 9 Burrell to open defense of last year’s WPIAL Class 4A championship.
Behind big night from James ‘Booboo’ Armstrong, Hopewell zips past Greensburg Salem
Hopewell used a 22-point third quarter to get past Greensburg Salem for a 74-49 victory Friday in the first round of the WPIAL Class 4A boys basketball playoffs.
Aliquippa football again contesting being placed in Class 4A by PIAA
The ongoing debate between the PIAA and the Aliquippa football program will write another chapter next week during the monthly state board of control meeting.
