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Chartiers Valley head coach Tim McConnell celebrates with Perri Page and Aislin Malcolm during their Section 1-5A game against Moon on Jan. 13, 2022, at Chartiers Valley High School.

Trib HSSN Girls Basketball State Rankings for Feb. 15, 2022

February 15, 2022

By this weekend, most of the 12 high school districts that make up the PIAA will be done with the regular season and starting their district playoffs.

OLSH’s Rocco Spadafora celebrates after scoring against Avonworth on Monday, Jan. 24, 2022, in Moon.

Trib HSSN Boys Basketball State Rankings for Feb. 15, 2022

Three boys basketball teams are on the outs and two new squads are now sitting on top of their classification as we hit the midway point of the February frenzy with the latest Trib HSSN boys basketball state rankings.

Mt. Pleasant sophomore Jamison Poklembo practices Feb. 15, 2022 at Norwin.

Mt. Pleasant’s Jamison Poklembo, a defending WPIAL champ, driven by No. 2 seed

When the WPIAL wrestling committee released the seeding for the Class 2A individual tournament Tuesday, Mt. Pleasant sophomore Jamison Poklembo was disappointed that he was seeded No. 2 at 138 pounds.

Waynesburg’s Zander Phaturos gets a takedown in the 126-pound quarterfinal at the PIAA Class 3A team wrestling championship at Giant Center in Hershey.

Trib HSSN WPIAL Team Wrestling Rankings: Week of Feb. 14, 2022

Class AAA

Latrobe’s Corey Boerio pins Central Dauphins’ Carson Cassel at 215 pounds Feb. 11 at the PIAA Class 3A team wrestling championships at Giant Center in Hershey.

Latrobe, Burrell are the early favorites for the 2022-23 wrestling season

Looking ahead to the 2022-23 season, what wrestling teams should be the early favorites?

Burrell’s Shawn Szymanski (left) tops the 145-pound weight class in Class 2A.

Trib HSSN WPIAL individual wrestling rankings: Week of Feb. 14, 2022

TribHSSN WPIAL Wrestling Rankings as of Feb. 14

Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Team of the Week for Feb. 14, 2022

Mark Stanley returned as head coach of the Union boys basketball program to begin his second stint before the 2017 season.

High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 14, 2022

High schools

Montour’s Tyriq Eleam scores against Lincoln Park during a Section 2-4A game on Friday, Jan. 14, 2022, in Midland.

WPIAL asks playoff basketball teams: ‘What have you done for me lately?’

The WPIAL basketball committee had a question for playoff teams: “What have you done for me lately?”

Bishop Canevin’s Jaden Gales dunks over North Catholic’s Max Rottman during their game on Monday, Feb. 14, 2022, at Bishop Canevin High School.

High school roundup for Feb. 14, 2022: Class A top seed Bishop Canevin drops North Catholic

February 14, 2022

Jaden Gales scored 25 points and Class A No. 1 seed Bishop Canevin geared up for the WPIAL playoffs with a 76-49 victory over Class 4A No. 4 seed North Catholic on Monday on a night of nonsection basketball tune-ups.

Shaler high school hockey player suspended after fight with fans in stands

A Shaler high school hockey player is suspended indefinitely pending a hearing after an altercation with fans in the stands after a game Thursday against Latrobe at Alpha Ice Complex in Harmar Township.

Fox Chapel’s Eli Yofan scores past Central Catholic’s Payton Wehner on Friday.

Fox Chapel boys, Knoch girls refocus after getting look at WPIAL playoff pairings

The WPIAL boys and girls basketball playoff brackets were released Monday, and the Fox Chapel boys and Knoch girls, as predicted, earned byes into the quarterfinals.

Greensburg Central Catholic’s Ryan Appleby defends OLSH’s Jake DiMichele during the WPIAL Class 2A final last season.

GCC boys keep an eye on OLSH as WPIAL playoff brackets revealed

Greensburg Central Catholic and Our Lady of the Sacred Heart will not meet again in the WPIAL Class 2A boys basketball championship game.

Mt. Lebanon’s Ashleigh Connor shoots a 3-pointer against Oakland Catholic on Dec. 22, 2021.

Breaking down the 2022 WPIAL girls basketball playoff brackets

Favorite: Mt. Lebanon (20-1) was undefeated and allowing just 36.7 points per game before a loss to Upper St. Clair on Thursday. The Blue Devils feature standout 5-foot-10 senior guard Ashleigh Connor, a St. Louis commit, and have plenty of coaching know-how with veteran leader Dori Oldaker. Mt. Lebanon lost to North Allegheny in last year’s semifinals, 70-36.