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High school roundup for March 7, 2022: Erlain lifts Pine-Richland to OT win
March 7, 2022
Alex Erlain’s second goal of the game was the overtime winner to lead Pine-Richland to a 2-1 victory over Central Catholic in a PIHL Class 3A Penguins Cup playoff game Monday night.
Top-seeded Thomas Jefferson fights off Hempfield upset bid in Penguins Cup playoffs
Six minutes into its postseason opener Monday night, Thomas Jefferson faced the challenge of an early three-goal deficit.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on March 8, 2022: PIAA basketball playoffs tip off
The Road to Hershey opens up Tuesday, a lot sooner this year than in past years.
Trib HSSN Girls Basketball Team of the Week for March 7, 2022
In each of its five previous WPIAL girls basketball championship runs since 2013, Bishop Canevin had high expectations, with teams that were always seeded in the top four.
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Player of the Week for March 7, 2022
No two gold strikes are alike.
Alle-Kiski Valley PIAA basketball playoff preview: Games of Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Tuesday’s games
Westmoreland PIAA basketball playoff preview: Games of Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Tuesday’s game
Apollo-Ridge’s Bartha to step down as athletic director, stay on as girls basketball coach
As Ray Bartha prepares his Apollo-Ridge girls basketball team for Tuesday’s PIAA Class 2A first-round playoff game at District 10 champion West Middlesex, he also is moving forward with his plans to transition away from the school’s athletic director position after 14 years.
PIHL Penguins Cup playoff previews: Games of Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Tuesday’s games
Kiski Area girls basketball ends season on high note
For the Kiski Area girls basketball team, all the pieces are in place. The only thing to do now is to continue to work, train and wait until next season.
Freeport girls coach frustrated by up-and-down season
The exasperation in Fred Soilis’s voice is palpable.
Westmoreland Senior Spotlight: Luke Beatty, Franklin Regional
After losing in a playoff game, especially the championship game, most teams take time to reflect and decompress before starting to think about the future.
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Burrell’s Cole Clark
Cole Clark feels a responsibility to carry on the tradition of Burrell wrestling.
After incident in WPIAL semifinals, should postgame handshake lines continue?
Should handshake lines disappear from the WPIAL?
This week on Trib HSSN for week of March 7, 2022
The February Frenzy truly becomes the Madness of March with the start of the PIAA basketball and PIHL hockey playoffs this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network.
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Team of the Week: March 6, 2022
After back-to-back sub-500 seasons, the Shady Side Academy boys basketball team turned the corner last season with a young roster.
Trib HSSN Girls Basketball Player of the Week: March 6, 2022
South Fayette was the No. 2 seed in the WPIAL Class 5A girls basketball tournament, but few gave them or anyone else a chance as top-seeded Chartiers Valley was shooting for a fourth straight district title.
What to watch for in H.S. sports for March 7, 2022: PIHL Penguins Cup playoffs commence
The puck drops on the 2022 PIHL postseason this week with six quarterfinals games Monday, seven more Tuesday and the final three Thursday.
Final 2021-22 PIHL regular-season standings through March 6, 2022
Here are the final PIHL high school hockey standings through the end of the regular season.
