Sports

Laurel Highlands’ Rodney Gallagher drives past Uniontown’s K’Andrian McLee Friday, Feb.10, 2023 at Uniontown High School.

Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week for Feb. 26, 2023

February 26, 2023

For four years, he has been the leader of the golden corral.

Mt. Lebanon’s Logan St. John Kletter took gold in the mile run on Sunday.

WPIAL runners claim 3 titles at PTFCA indoor track and field championships

Butler’s Drew Griffith, Mt. Lebanon’s Logan St. John Kletter and Brownsville’s Jolena Quarzo won titles at the Pennsylvania Track and Field Coaches Association indoor state championships Sunday at Penn State.

High school sports schedules for Feb. 27, 2023

High schools

Lincoln Park’s DeAndre Moye scores past South Allegheny’s Jeston Beatty during a WPIAL Class 4A quarterfinal Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023, at Moon Area High School.

Trib HSSN broadcasts for week of Feb. 27-March 4

We have reached the golden week in the WPIAL winter sports season with the District 7 championships in boys and girls basketball, boys and girls swimming and Class 3A individual wrestling this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network.

Central Catholic’s Alex Sarkis and Billy George pressure Canon-McMillan’s Brenden Lomago along the boards during their game on Monday, Oct. 17, 2022, at Alpha Ice Arena in Harmar.

PIHL standings, playoff clinchings through Feb. 26, 2023

Here are the latest PIHL high school hockey standings and postseason clinchings through Feb. 26.

Hempfield’s Maggie Howard celebrates after driving in the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning against Norwin during a WPIAL Class 6A quarterfinal on Wednesday, May 18, 2022, at Penn-Trafford High School.

Westmoreland H.S. notebook: Hempfield’s Maggie Howard commits to Georgetown for softball

Like a hitter looking at the count and situation, Maggie Howard looked at colleges with a similar approach.

Norwin’s Kendall Berger scores against Hempfield on Monday, Jan. 9, 2023, at Norwin High School.

Norwin do-it-all basketball standout Kendall Berger ‘never satisfied’

Kendall Berger saw minimal varsity time last season for Norwin.

Wayne Love (left) and Deer Lakes will play top-seeded Steel Valley today at Bethel Park.

Early-season opponents Highlands, Deer Lakes boys now face same task of toppling No. 1s

Highlands and Deer Lakes met the first weekend of the 2022-23 season, and though the Golden Rams ended up pulling away for an 88-74 victory, the final score wasn’t indicative of how tight the game was.

Apollo-Ridge coach Ray Bartha talks with Brinley Toland during a game against St. Joseph’s on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022, at Apollo-Ridge High School.

Ray Bartha retires after 579 wins as Apollo-Ridge girls basketball coach

Ray Bartha said he knew it was time.

Norwin’s Lauren Palangio scores over North Allegheny’s Eva Prenatt on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, at North Allegheny High School.

Westmoreland WPIAL basketball playoff capsules: Games for Feb. 27, 2023

WPIAL basketball playoffs

St. Joseph’s Julie Spinelli defends against Monessen’s Madison Johnson during their WPIAL playoff game Feb. 23, 2023, at Monessen.

A-K Valley WPIAL basketball playoff capsules: Games for Feb. 27, 2023

WPIAL basketball playoffs

Valley High and North Carolina Tar Heels wrestling standout Joseph Galli, now president of Techtronic Industries, will be one of 10 inductees at the 2023 Alle-Kiski Valley Sports Hall of Fame banquet.

Tickets available for Alle-Kiski Valley Sports Hall of Fame induction banquet

Tickets are now available for the 52nd Alle-Kiski Valley Sports Hall of Fame induction banquet, set for May 20 at the Pittsburgh Shriners Center in Harmar, near the Route 28 expressway.

Mt. Lebanon’s Nathaniel Girod (center) and Noah Schareli (left) celebrate as time expires on the Blue Devils’ victory over Butler in the WPIAL Class 6A boys basketball quarterfinals Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, at Mt. Lebanon High School.

WPIAL releases times, sites for Tuesday’s basketball semifinals

The district basketball playoffs Final Four conclude Tuesday.

Gateway senior Ayva Harris swims the breaststroke in practice at Gateway’s Furrie Sports Complex.

Gateway’s Hunter Raymer ready to defend gold medal at WPIAL swimming championships

Gateway sophomore Hunter Raymer is the defending WPIAL Class 3A champion in the boys 500-yard freestyle.

The Quaker Valley swimming and diving senior class for 2023.

Seniors help Quaker Valley girls swim team capture 4th straight section title

Nine seniors were recognized Feb. 16 for their contributions and dedication to the Quaker Valley swim program.

Penn-Trafford freshman Tyler Boss (10) drives past Peters Township sophomore Mickey Vaccarello (44) while Warriors sophomore Tyler Anthony (13) looks on during a WPIAL Class 5A playoff game Feb. 17, 2023.

Playoff defeat displayed how Penn-Trafford boys ‘grew as the season went on’

When Penn-Trafford’s boys basketball team hosted Peters Township in December, the Warriors were embarrassed, losing by 29 points (74-45).

Penn-Trafford notebook: Hockey team wins as regular season winds down

The Penn-Trafford hockey team had three players score goals in a 3-1 win over Meadville in the next-to-last game of its Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League Class 2A schedule Feb. 20.

Penn Hills swimmers go to great lengths to lower times

Clark Leonard, Anthony Sipple, Anthony Collins and Luke Hoolahan were all disappointed they didn’t shave any time off their WPIAL Class 3A 200 freestyle relay qualifying time during a last-chance meet Feb. 18 at Chartiers Valley.