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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.
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.
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.
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.
Latrobe senior Chris Heese pumped up for PIAA swim meet
Latrobe senior Chris Heese hopes to deliver a powerful message this week.
Westmoreland County PIAA basketball playoff preview capsule for March 10, 2026
PIAA basketball playoffs
A-K Valley PIAA basketball playoff preview capsules for March 10, 2026
PIAA basketball playoffs
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.
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week for March 8, 2026
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week – Ryan Robbins
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week for March 8, 2026
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week — Aubree Hupp
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
