Sports
2026 WPIAL Class A boys basketball championship breakdown: Neighborhood Academy vs. Serra Catholic
February 25, 2026
WPIAL Class A boys basketball championship
Expect Shady Side Academy, Greensburg Central Catholic to put on show in WPIAL finals
Greensburg Central Catholic and Shady Side Academy meeting again for a WPIAL championship is a basketball fan’s delight.
2026 WPIAL Class 3A girls championship breakdown: Shady Side Academy vs. Greensburg Central Catholic
WPIAL Class 3A girls basketball championship
Westmoreland County high school basketball notebook: ‘Pete’ won’t look familiar to most Norwin girls
If Brian Brozeski asks his Norwin girls basketball players to raise their hand if they have played at the “Pete,” he might hear crickets.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 24, 2026
High schools
Thomas Jefferson fends off Hampton to reach 1st WPIAL title game since 1988
At the beginning of the season, Thomas Jefferson boys basketball coach Dom DeCicco thought his team was missing something … missing that “it” factor.
2026 WPIAL basketball playoffs semifinals recap
The stage is set for the WPIAL boys and girls basketball championship games at the Petersen Events Center on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 25, 2026: State tournament spots on the line in consolation brackets
While the winners bracket takes a day off before 24 teams collide to determine 12 WPIAL basketball championships, the district postseason consolation games take center stage.
Defending champion South Allegheny gets ‘hot at the right time,’ rallies past Shady Side Academy
When South Allegheny and Shady Side Academy met for the second time this season, a 20-point win for the Gladiators, few would’ve expected the teams to meet again in the postseason.
Aliquippa races past South Park, reaches Class 3A finals with revenge in mind
February 24, 2026
Aliquippa is headed to a WPIAL championship game in boys basketball.
‘We’ll take an ugly win:’ No. 1 Chartiers Valley gets past Moon, earns spot in Class 5A finals
Moon sophomore Brody Bauman launched a possible game-winning 3-pointer with two seconds left that hit off the front of rim and bounced away as time expired, keeping Chartiers Valley’s hopes of a repeat alive.
High school roundup for Feb. 24, 2026: Neshannock, Winchester Thurston reach Class 2A finals
DaShae Cochran scored 22 points and Jasmine Hollins added 21 to lead No. 2 Winchester Thurston to a 51-36 victory over No. 3 Chartiers-Houston in the WPIAL Class 2A girls basketball semifinals Tuesday night.
Senior Ava Christopher leads Norwin girls to 3rd straight trip to WPIAL finals
They say it is difficult to beat a team three times in a season.
Canon-McMillan downs Seneca Valley to earn program’s 1st trip to WPIAL championship game
Timely defense and clutch shots down the stretch sent Canon-McMillan to a 47-42 victory over Seneca Valley in the WPIAL Class 6A girls basketball semifinals Tuesday night.
Deep group from Fox Chapel to lead A-K Valley medal hopefuls at WPIAL swim meet
Charlotte Rusche remembers her first time up on the block in a WPIAL finals race as a Fox Chapel freshman.
Westmoreland County swimmers chasing medals at WPIAL championships
For the better part of the last four years, Lily King and the Mt. Pleasant swim team have been the center of attention, ruling the podium and setting records at the WPIAL championships.
A-K Valley high school basketball playoff preview capsules for Feb. 25, 2026
WPIAL basketball playoffs
Trinity’s Jonah Williamson headlines 19 WPIAL selections for PSFCA Big School West all-star team
Five productive offensive football players from WPIAL schools were among the 19 individuals selected to the West roster Tuesday for the annual Pennsylvania State Football Coaches Association East-West Big School all-star game. The small school teams were announced Monday.
Westmoreland County high school basketball playoff preview capsules for Feb. 25, 2026
Boys
Westmoreland County high school basketball notebook: Jeannette senior thrives with vote of confidence
Jeannette senior Noah Sunder received a text message before the WPIAL Class 2A boys basketball semifinal against Clairton.
