Sports
Butler won’t rejoin WPIAL football; decision nearing on Farrell’s request to return
January 12, 2024
How many football teams will the WPIAL have next season? That number continues to fluctuate.
North Allegheny linebacker Tyree Alualu commits to Temple
North Allegheny senior Tyree Alualu, an all-conference linebacker whose father played for the Pittsburgh Steelers, committed Thursday to Temple.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 11, 2024
High schools
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 12, 2024: High-stakes games in Class 5A boys basketball
January 11, 2024
First place is at stake in two games and at least a share of the top spot is up for grabs in a third contest in a big night of WPIAL boys section basketball in Class 5A.
High school roundup for Jan. 11, 2024: Peters Township girls beat Chartiers Valley, stand alone in 1st place
Gemma Walker scored 18 points and Natalie Wetzel followed with 15 to lead Peters Township to a 53-49 victory over Chartiers Valley in a battle for first place in Section 2-6A girls basketball Thursday night.
Supporting cast comes up big for Highlands girls in win over Greensburg Salem
The majority of Highlands girls basketball’s opponents have focused their attention defensively on Kate Myers.
Burrell girls overcome hiccup in rout of Apollo-Ridge
Ahead by 15 points in the second quarter of Thursday’s Section 3-3A matchup at Apollo-Ridge, the Burrell girls basketball team had designs on widening its lead and running away with a victory.
Greensburg Central Catholic girls right ship vs. Clairton
Down one of their best players and facing the top scorer in the WPIAL, Greensburg Central Catholic was sure not to ignore the signs when Clairton came to town in a 1 vs. 2 girls basketball matchup.
Westmoreland County boys basketball notebook: Franklin Regional rises in rankings
Surging Franklin Regional found its way into the TribLive HSSN Class 5A rankings this week.
Belle Vernon scoring sensation Zion Moore looking to add more elements to his game
Zion Moore doesn’t consider himself one of the best basketball players in WPIAL Class 4A.
With young lineup stacking wins, Knoch boys ready to face season’s toughest tests
Alan Bauman and his coaching staff at Knoch knew they had the talent.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 10, 2024
High schools
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 11, 2024: First place on the line in ‘South Hills’ section
For decades now, the South Hills section in the highest classification in girls basketball, either Quad-A or now Class 6A, has been dominated by three schools: Mt. Lebanon, Bethel Park and Upper St. Clair.
Trib 10: New team takes over top spot in girls basketball power rankings
Section play continued throughout the WPIAL basketball landscape and with it came some outcomes that shuffled the deck a bit in the boys and girls hoops power rankings this week.
High school roundup for Jan. 10, 2024: Baldwin wrestlers knock off No. 3 Canon-McMillan
Andrew Sharp recorded a pin at 189 pounds to give Baldwin the lead for good in a 40-29 upset victory over No. 3 Canon-McMillan in Section 6-3A wrestling Wednesday night.
Unbeaten Franklin Regional wrestlers take down undermanned Penn-Trafford
January 10, 2024
It wasn’t a question of who would win the WPIAL Section 3-3A wrestling match at Penn-Trafford — No. 4 Franklin Regional came in Wednesday night as a heavy favorite against the undermanned Warriors — but rather how it would be won.
Highlands wrestling routs section rival Knoch
Highlands maintained its unblemished record in Section 5-2A Wednesday with victories in nine of the 13 contested bouts with rival Knoch at a packed Highlands Middle School gym.
No. 2 Connellsville too much for Latrobe wrestlers
Connellsville 44, Latrobe 25
Drake D’Angelo set to take reins of Greensburg Salem athletic programs
A family man with a positive attitude, familiarity of the area and high expectations is primed to oversee athletics at Greensburg Salem.
A-K Valley high school notes: Four reach 1,000 career points in basketball
A quartet of the Alle-Kiski Valley’s top basketball scorers this season reached the 1,000-point milestone.
