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High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 28, 2026
January 29, 2026
High schools
High school wrestling roundup for Jan. 28, 2026: Top-seeded Franklin Regional marches into WPIAL Class 3A semifinals
January 28, 2026
Sal Nassif won an overtime decision in the third bout of the match at 133 pounds, giving top-seeded Franklin Regional the lead for good in a 50-16 victory over Thomas Jefferson in the WPIAL Class 3A team quarterfinals Wednesday night.
High school basketball roundup for Jan. 28, 2026: Sewickley Academy takes down Obama Academy in WPIAL-City League clash
Mamadou Kane scored 14 points to lead Sewickley Academy to a 50-37 boys basketball victory over Obama Academy in a matchup of top teams in the WPIAL and City League on Wednesday night.
Penn-Trafford boys beat buzzer to defeat Latrobe
One second led to a second chance for Penn-Trafford.
Norwin decks Trinity, advances to WPIAL Class 3A team wrestling semifinals
Norwin wrestling coach Kyle Martin went to his top six wrestlers before Wednesday’s WPIAL Class 3A team quarterfinal against Trinity and simply put the weight on their shoulders.
Plum’s Stephans hits 1,000 points in defeat of Penn-Trafford girls
Riley Stephans stepped to the top of the arc and accepted a pass from Tamia West.
Burrell wrestlers begin push for another team title, advance to WPIAL Class 2A semifinals
Burrell senior wrestler Jacob Stewart looks forward to this stretch of the season. When the WPIAL Class 2A playoffs start, the Buccaneers are always on the hunt for more hardware.
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania girls high school basketball rankings for Jan. 28, 2026
While folks across the state wait for any sign of a thaw out from Mother Nature’s kind gift delivered Saturday, the top girls basketball teams have dug their heels in the snow and refuse to slide back into the pack.
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania boys high school basketball rankings for Jan. 28, 2026
While the citizens of this great state have had plenty of issues to deal with in recent days, the storm and bone chilling temps have not phased the elite boys basketball teams across the commonwealth from their mission of stacking victories.
Westmoreland County girls basketball notebook: 5 teams punch playoff tickets
The WPIAL basketball steering committee will meet Feb. 9 to determine playoff seedings and pairings for the playoffs.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 27, 2026
January 27, 2026
High schools
High school roundup for Jan. 27, 2026: Liam Sheely scores 31 off the bench in Mt. Lebanon win
Coming off the bench, Liam Sheely scored 31 points for the second straight game, leading Mt. Lebanon to a 55-51 victory over Norwin in Section 2-6A boys basketball Tuesday night.
Springdale gets past Riverview in game between rivals that got chippy
The Riverview and Springdale boys basketball teams battled intensely for 32 minutes. It was natural for some of the emotions to spill over following their Section 2-2A battle.
Trib 10: Power-ranked boys, girls basketball teams take a few losses
As the district continues to dig out from all that snow, boys and girls basketball teams try to avoid the deep freeze and keep playing red hot hoops.
WPIAL clinched: Boys basketball playoff qualifiers through Jan. 27, 2026
After a frosty start, the stretch run is underway as the 2026 WPIAL boys basketball playoff field is starting to build.
Chartiers Valley digs out of snow, cools off Lincoln Park
After falling for just the second time this season Friday night at Moon, defending WPIAL Class 5A champion Chartiers Valley managed just over an hour of time together between Saturday and Tuesday night.
5-2 guard Giuliana Giannikas plays big for Norwin girls again in win over Upper St. Clair
Suzie McConnell-Serio is regarded as one of the greatest undersized guards to play basketball. Period, full stop.
Wrestling notebook: WPIAL makes weight changes because of weather’s impact on practices
The WPIAL team tournament is scheduled to begin Wednesday, and because of the heavy snow and frigid temperatures, the WPIAL has informed teams an additional 2-pound allowance will be in effect.
Trib HSSN team wrestling rankings for Jan. 27, 2026
Here are the Trib HSSN WPIAL team wrestling rankings for Jan. 27. Teams are listed with overall record and last week’s ranking.
Penn-Trafford softball team named tops in Pennsylvania by MaxPreps
A PIAA championship brought Penn-Trafford softball local and statewide attention.
