Sports
9-time WPIAL champion Bob Palko returns to West Allegheny as football coach
February 18, 2026
Nine-time WPIAL champion Bob Palko is returning to the sideline at a place he knows well: West Allegheny.
Well-prepared Knoch too much for Central Valley in Class 4A quarterfinals
As easy as Knoch senior guard Teegan Finucan made it look Wednesday night, it seemed like he had the answers to the test.
Nazareth Prep fights off feisty St. Joseph in Class A quarterfinals
The Nazareth Prep boys basketball team is moving on to the WPIAL Class A semifinals, but its quarterfinal victory Tuesday evening at Fox Chapel didn’t come without a fight from St. Joseph.
Maggie Spell hits 2,000-point mark as Thomas Jefferson drops Fox Chapel in 5A quarterfinals
With 15 seconds left in the first quarter of Thomas Jefferson’s 72-44 WPIAL Class 5A girls basketball quarterfinal victory over Fox Chapel, Maggie Spell made a layup. Right after, Jaguars coach Matt Gould called a timeout.
Deer Lakes tandem leads upset of Hopewell in Class 4A boys quarterfinals
No. 13 Deer Lakes drove No. 5 Hopewell out of the playoffs for a second consecutive upset in a 71-59 boys basketball victory to earn a trip to the WPIAL Class 4A semifinals.
Seton LaSalle junior wins WPIBL boys singles bowling championship
After the first game of qualifying Wednesday at AMF Mt. Lebanon, Seton LaSalle junior Brody Dilla rolled a 180 and was tied for 44th place.
A-K Valley high school basketball playoff preview capsules for Feb. 19, 2026
WPIAL basketball playoffs
Aliquippa wins appeal, will play Class 3A football for next 2 years
The ongoing saga between the PIAA and Aliquippa over what football classification the Quips should play in took another turn Wednesday.
Baldwin elects to play independent football schedule
Citing a focus on student safety and development, the Baldwin-Whitehall School District announced Wednesday that its high school football program will compete as an independent for the next two seasons.
Recapping the 2025-26 WPIAL boys and girls basketball 1st round
It took five days, starting with six preliminary round games, but the first round of the 2026 WPIAL boys and girls basketball playoffs are in the books.
Westmoreland County high school basketball playoff preview capsules for Feb. 19, 2026
Boys
Times, sites set for Friday’s WPIAL basketball quarterfinals
The opening round of the WPIAL boys and girls basketball playoffs is in the rearview mirror with three straight evenings of second round action ahead.
Trib 10: Upset bug bites 2 power-ranked teams in 1st round
The first round is in the rearview mirror with minimal damage done to the elite teams throughout the WPIAL.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 18, 2026: Quarterfinals begin with defending champs in spotlight
Welcome to the first day of the second round in the WPIAL basketball playoffs with teams in boys Class 4A and A and girls Class 5A and 3A claiming the spotlight.
4 Fayette County schools returning to WPIAL football
The WPIAL plans to release the new conference alignments for the 2026 and 2027 fall sports season in the next week or two.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 17, 2026
February 17, 2026
High schools
High school roundup for Feb. 17, 2025: 15th-seeded Ringgold drops No. 2 Lincoln Park in Class 5A 1st-round stunner
Demetri Lowe scored 26 points and Dennis Hawkins added 20 as No. 15 Ringgold shocked No. 2 Lincoln Park, 79-77, in a WPIAL Class 5A boys basketball first-round matchup Tuesday night.
Ligonier Valley knocks off Keystone Oaks in 1st round, earns ‘program-defining’ win
Last year, Ligonier Valley made the 54-mile trip to Keystone Oaks for a Class 3A boys basketball first-round playoff game. The Rams were bounced from the postseason in a 15-point loss to the Golden Eagles.
Shaler boys take over 4th quarter, pull away vs. Franklin Regional in WPIAL 5A 1st round
Franklin Regional led the entire third quarter and was primed to close out Shaler with a strong fourth.
Southmoreland uses strong 4th quarter to defeat Washington in Class 3A playoffs
Southmoreland boys basketball coach Frank Muccino told his players they needed to do three things if they wanted to defeat Washington and advance in the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs: rebound, take care of the ball and play strong defense.
