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Shaler pitcher Bria Bosiljevac celebrates after getting the final out against Penn-Trafford in the WPIAL Class 5A championship game on Thursday, May 29, 2025, at North Allegheny. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
2026 WPIAL Class 5A softball preseason breakdown
March 9, 2026
Shaler captured its fourth WPIAL championship last spring when the Titans defeated Penn-Trafford in the Class 5A championship game.

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Pine-Richland’s Drew Boivin tracks down a ball hit by Latrobe’s Andrew Hantz during the WPIAL Class 5A quarterfinals last season. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
2026 WPIAL Class 5A baseball preseason breakdown
For the third time in seven years, Shaler was raising Class 5A gold when the 2025 district baseball playoffs concluded.

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New Riverview football coach Mark Jones (Submitted)
Mark Jones named Riverview’s head football coach
Mark Jones knew about Riverview football very well from his time as the head coach at rival Leechburg.

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Kiski Area’s Leah Kunkle wins the girls 100-yard breaststroke during the WPIAL Class 3A swimming and diving championships Feb. 27 at Pitt’s Trees Pool. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
A-K Valley’s WPIAL champs ready for test vs. state’s best at PIAA swim meet
Kiski Area’s Leah Kunkle enjoyed the chance to celebrate her WPIAL Class 3A girls 100-yard breaststroke gold medal won Feb. 27 at Pitt’s Trees Pool.

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Latrobe’s Chris Heese swims the butterfly leg of the 200 IM during the WCCA swimming and diving championships Jan. 24 at Derry. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
Latrobe senior Chris Heese pumped up for PIAA swim meet
Latrobe senior Chris Heese hopes to deliver a powerful message this week.

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Greensburg Central’s Nolan Althofworks against Cranberry’s Jadyn Shumaker during their PIAA Class 3A first round state playoff on Friday, March 6, 2026, at Hampton. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
Westmoreland County PIAA basketball playoff preview capsule for March 10, 2026
PIAA basketball playoffs

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Knoch's Teegan Finucan attempts to dribble behind his back to create space to get past Girard's Kenny Godoy on Friday night at Knoch High School during the PIAA Class 4A playoffs. (Josh Rizzo | For TribLive)
A-K Valley PIAA basketball playoff preview capsules for March 10, 2026
PIAA basketball playoffs

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The North Allegheny boys volleyball team celebrates after defeating Seneca Valley in the WPIAL Class 3A championship match on Saturday, May 24, 2025, at Peters Township (Christopher Horner | Triblive)
Coaches association sets North Allegheny, Shaler atop WPIAL boys volleyball preseason rankings
WPIAL boys volleyball teams are in the process of preparing for the start of the 2026 season with workouts and scrimmages.

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High school sports schedules for March 9, 2026
March 8, 2026
High schools

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Upper St. Clair’s Ryan Robbins celebrates after scoring against New Castle during the WPIAL Class 6A championship game on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, at Petersen Events Center. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week for March 8, 2026
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week – Ryan Robbins

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Blackhawk’s Aubree Hupp (20) attempts a shot over Elizabeth Forward’s Mia Sostaric in the WPIAL Class 4A semifinals. (Andrew Palla | For TribLive)
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week for March 8, 2026
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week — Aubree Hupp

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Quaker Valley’s Charlie Pyle carries the puck up-ice against Moon on Monday, Nov. 24, 2025, at RMU Island Sports Center. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
This week on Trib HSSN for week of March 9, 2026
This past weekend, it was time to spring forward by starting daylight savings time. Now its time to spring forward to the next round of the high school state basketball and scholastic hockey playoffs this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network.

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The Seneca Valley pitcher Ryan Rebholz celebrates after getting a strikeout to end the top of the third inning during the WPIAL Class 6A championship game against Norwin on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, at EQT Park. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
2026 WPIAL Class 6A baseball preseason breakdown
North Allegheny won the Section 1-6A baseball title by two games last spring, while Canon-McMillan took home the plaque as Section 2-6A champs by one game.

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Hempfield’s Lauren Howard scores the game-winning run against State College during PIAA Class 6A first round action June 2, 2025, at Hempfield Area High School. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
2026 WPIAL Class 6A softball preseason breakdown
Hempfield returned to the top of the Class 6A softball mountain last spring when the Spartans won their ninth WPIAL championship.

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Brady Lippert (left) and his Ringgold teammates will face Neshannock in the PIHL playoffs Thursday. (Floyd Kish | Mon Valley Independent)
PIHL semifinal showdowns coming this week
Outside of No. 7 seed Latrobe in Class 2A, there have been no major surprises through the quarterfinals in the 2026 PIHL hockey playoffs.

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Jacob Gilbert (center) and his Seneca Valley teammates will face Pine-Richland in the PIHL playoffs Monday. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
What to watch for in Western Pa. sports for March 9, 2026: PIHL playoffs heat up
Welcome to Week 2 of the PIHL playoffs with all four classifications set for the final four and all eight games this week at Robert Morris University Island Sports Complex on Neville Island.

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Erica Gribble and her Greensburg Central Catholic teammates will face Northwestern in the PIAA Class 3A second round Tuesday night. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
Westmoreland high school basketball notebook: Greensburg Central Catholic’s Gribble meets familiar face
When Greensburg Central Catholic point guard Erica Gribble attended a showcase last summer at IMG Academy in Florida, she roomed with another Pennsylvania star.

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Brandon Rapp has been an athletic director for 16 years. (Submitted photo)
Westmoreland high school notebook: Hempfield’s Brandon Rapp honored by athletic directors association
Hempfield’s Brandon Rapp said the award he will soon receive is more about his profession — and colleagues who know the behind-the-scenes grind of managing high school athletics — than it is about himself.

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Greensburg Central’s Jayla Peterson scores against Cranberry during their PIAA Class 3A first round state playoff on Friday, Mar. 6, 2026, at Hampton. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
18 WPIAL teams, Allderdice move on to PIAA girls basketball 2nd round
It was a 50-50 start to the PIAA girls basketball playoffs for the 36 teams that qualified from the WPIAL.

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Jeannette’s Kymon’e Brown scores against Northern Cambria during their PIAA Class 2A first round state playoff game on Saturday, Mar. 7, 2026, at Jeannette. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
22 WPIAL teams, Obama Academy advance to PIAA boys basketball 2nd round
It was a good start for WPIAL boys basketball teams on the Road to Hershey, with each class going .500 or better in the first round.

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