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St. Joseph coach Dennis Jones talks to his team between the third and fourth quarters of a nonsection game against Aquinas Academy on Monday, Dec. 5, 2022 at St. Joseph’s Walter Dlubak Athletic Center. Aquinas topped the Spartans, 45-32.
St. Joseph coach Dennis Jones continues recovery from series of medical issues as team reaches quarterfinals
February 22, 2023
Dennis Jones watched St. Joseph girls basketball’s first-round playoff victory over Geibel on the team’s Hudl account.

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Highlands’ Jimmy Kunst is fouled by Elizabeth Forward’s Andrew Cook during WPIAL Class 4A boys basketball first-round action Monday, Feb. 20, 2023, at Highlands High School.
A-K Valley WPIAL basketball playoff capsules: Games for Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023
WPIAL basketball playoffs

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Belle Vernon’s Quinton Martin goes up for a layup against Quaker Valley in a WPIAL Class 4A first-round playoff game Monday.
Westmoreland WPIAL basketball playoff capsules: Games for Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023
Boys

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Kiski Area graduate Ben Fiore, at left, has been hired as the new Kiski Area boys soccer coach.
Kiski Area grad Ben Fiore to lead boys soccer team at alma mater
Ben Fiore is coming home.

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McKeesport’s Madison Hertzler and Penn Hills’ Hannah Pugliese battle for a loose ball during a WPIAL Class 5A first-round playoff game Tuesday.
High school roundup for Feb. 21, 2023: Clairton boys, Hampton, Woodland Hills girls pull 1st-round upsets
February 21, 2023
Kaden Smith scored 22 points as No. 14 Clairton stunned No. 3 Fort Cherry, 53-46, in a WPIAL boys basketball Class 2A first-round playoff game Tuesday night.

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High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 21, 2023
High schools

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Penn-Trafford’s Tori DeStefano celebrates with Olivia Pepple (11) after Pepple hit the game-winner against Shaler during WPIAL 5A girls first-round action Tuesday.
Penn-Trafford scores in final seconds to beat Shaler for 1st playoff win since 2015
Penn-Trafford had to work for it, but the feeling was all worthwhile.

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Jeannette’s Noah Sanders (2) drives down the lane between Northgate’s Stephen Goetz (10), Josh Williams (5) and Landon Lockett (1) during a WPIAL Class 2A playoff game Tuesday.
Northgate adds to breakout season with playoff win over Jeannette
It has been more than 10 years since Northgate won a WPIAL playoff basketball game, coach Cam Williams said.

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Belle Vernon’s Jenna Dawson drives past Greensburg Salem’s Ashley Smith in the WPIAL Class 4A first round Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023.
Belle Vernon beats Greensburg Salem girls in Class 4A 1st round
For the first time since the 2018 season, the Belle Vernon girls basketball team is moving on in the WPIAL playoffs.

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Highlands’ Katelyn Myers handles the ball in a 2021 game.
Myers leads Highlands girls past Laurel Highlands, into Class 4A quarterfinals
Highlands’ Katelyn Myers carried her hot shooting into the playoffs, leading the host Golden Rams to a 54-34 victory over Laurel Highlands in a WPIAL Class 4A girls first-round game Tuesday evening.

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Greensburg Central Catholic’s Samir Crosby scores past Propel Braddock Hills’ Benjamin Mayhew during a WPIAL Class 2A first-round game Tuesday.
Alvarez helps lead Greensburg Central Catholic boys to picture-perfect win over Propel Braddock Hills
Greensburg Central Catholic basketball player Franco Alvarez likes to take photographs. It has become his hobby.

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Oakland Catholic’s Alexa Washington handles the ball during a 2021 game against North Allegheny.
Oakland Catholic firing on all cylinders in Class 5A first-round win over Kiski Area
Senior-laden Oakland Catholic didn’t waste any time in taking control of its WPIAL girls basketball Class 5A first-round game against Kiski Area on Tuesday at Fox Chapel.

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North Hills junior forward Royce Parham (44) argues a call during the third quarter of North Hills’ 76-71 victory over Kiski Area in the WPIAL Class 5A first round Friday.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 22, 2023: Quarterfinal action ready to tip off
Welcome to the WPIAL basketball elite eight.

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North Catholic’s Alayna Rocco drives past Greensburg Salem’s Ashley Smith on Jan. 5.
Trib HSSN Girls Basketball State Rankings for Feb. 21, 2023
It’s been said that one is the loneliest number, unless you are No. 1 in the weekly Trib HSSN girls basketball state rankings from last week.

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Aliquippa’s Tikey Hayes scores past Shenango’s Braden Zeigler on Jan. 18.
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball State Rankings for Feb. 21, 2023
There were 30 teams that appeared in last week’s Trib HSSN boys basketball state rankings. Only two of them lost.

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Latrobe’s Vinny Kilkeary will be vying for his third WPIAL individual wrestling title.
Wrestling notebook: 6 wrestlers look to become 3-time WPIAL champions
During the 87 years of the WPIAL individual championships, only 31 wrestlers have won four titles and 84 three titles.

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Burrell’s Julian Bertucci (top) is No. 3 in the 114-pound rankings this week.
WPIAL Individual Wrestling Rankings: Feb. 22, 2023
Individual Rankings

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Fox Chapel’s Jefferson Moorefield-Brown handles the ball as Thomas Jefferson’s Noah Prosser defends in a WPIAL Class 5A first-round playoff game Friday, Feb. 17, 2023.
A-K Valley basketball playoff capsules: Games for Feb. 22, 2023
WPIAL basketball playoffs

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Greensburg Central Catholic’s Mya Morgan fights for a rebound with California’s Delany Ruth during WPIAL girls 2A first-round action Friday.
Westmoreland WPIAL basketball playoff capsules: Games for Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023
Girls

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Deer Lakes’ Bryce Robson (5) denies a pass attempt from Shady Side’s Eli Teslovich (3) during the fourth quarter of the team’s loss to Shady Side Academy on Friday, Feb. 10, 2023, at Shady Side Academy.
WPIAL reveals new consolation brackets for basketball, includes 3rd-place games
The last time WPIAL basketball had a consolation bracket, the league used a combination of play-in games and follow-the-winner tiebreakers to qualify teams for the 2016 state tournament.

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