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Bishop Canevin’s Shea Champine shoots a 3-pointer against North Catholic on Monday, Feb. 14, 2022, at Bishop Canevin High School.
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week for Feb. 14, 2023
February 14, 2023
Bishop Canevin guard Shea Champine was asked about his unique first name. He said he asked his mother and she explained that she thought it was different and she liked it.

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Burrell’s Niko Ferra wrestles Burgettstown’s Logan Noyes during the 145-pound final of the WPIAL Class 2A team wrestling championships Feb. 4 at Chartiers-Houston High School.
High school wrestling notebook: Individual postseason starts Friday
There is no rest for the wrestlers in Class 2A.

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Seton Hill sophomore Brooklyn Fukushima slides past Wheeling catcher Madison George to score a run in the second game of a doubleheader Tuesday at Seton Hill.
Seton Hill softball sweeps Wheeling in new coach’s debut
Pirates pitchers and catchers report to Bradenton on Wednesday, but the Seton Hill softball team already has two games under its belt.

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Freeport Area’s Kira Schrecongost swims at the Fox Chapel Area High School pool Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023 at Fox Chapel Area High School.
Freeport Area swimmers in good position to make waves at WPIALs
The Freeport Area girls swim team earned a fifth-place finish at last year’s WPIAL Class 2A championship meet at Pitt’s Trees Pool.

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Waynesburg senior Rocco Welsh takes down Bethlehem Catholic’s Dario Cruz during a quarterfinal match at the PIAA Class 3A team tournament.
WPIAL Individual Wrestling Rankings: Feb. 15, 2023
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South Fayette’s Elijah Hill grabs a rebound over Bethel Park’s Layton Cameron (left) and Benjamin Guffey during the Hoops for a Cure Tournament Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022, at North Allegheny High School.
WPIAL brings back play-in games to determine state basketball playoff qualifiers
No more sitting and waiting.

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Hampton’s Peter Kramer celebrates in front of the Highlands bench after hitting a 3-pointer during their game on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, at Highlands High School.
Choosing Hampton’s seed becomes tricky decision with leading scorer ineligible
The chairman of the WPIAL basketball committee largely avoided one of Monday’s most-interesting debates, since it was a topic close to his heart.

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High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 13, 2023
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Peters Township’s Jack Dunbar dunks against Bethel Park on Jan. 17.
High school roundup for Feb. 13, 2023: Jack Dunbar leads Peters Township in playoff tuneup
February 13, 2023
Jack Dunbar dropped 41 points and drained seven 3-pointers, battling James Wesling in a duel of top scorers, as Class 5A top seed Peters Township geared up for the playoffs with an 85-79 victory over Baldwin in nonsection boys basketball Monday night.

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Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week for Feb. 12, 2023
There was a point during the regular season that the logjam atop Section 2-3A had little to no separation.

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Pine-Richland junior Madison Zavasky averaged 20.5 points per game over the first eight games of the 2022-23 season.
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week for Feb. 12, 2023
When Gabby Baldasare took over the Pine-Richland girls basketball program last summer, like most coaches, she had a learning curve to go through.

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New Castle’s Isaiah Boice shoots a 3-pointer against Laurel Highlands during a 2021 WPIAL Class 5A semifinal.
Breaking down the 2023 WPIAL boys basketball playoff brackets
A closer look at the WPIAL boys basketball playoffs, which begin Thursday night:

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Norwin’s Kendall Berger scores against Hempfield on Jan. 9.
Norwin girls lead Westmoreland County contingent into playoffs as No. 3 seed
For most of December and even late into January, the Norwin girls looked like the favorite to win WPIAL Class 6A.

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Bryce Robson and his Deer Lakes teammates will play Ellwood City in the first round of the WPIAL playoffs.
Handful of A-K Valley basketball teams get No. 5 seeds in WPIALs
The WPIAL boys and girls basketball “second season” now is set as the 12 brackets were revealed Monday afternoon.

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Allderdice teams, Shady Side girls wrap up spots for high school fencing league playoffs
The Shady Side Academy and Allderdice girls and the Allderdice boys all clinched playoff spots as the Pittsburgh Interscholastic Fencing League hosted matches Friday at Allderdice High School.

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Camp director Darnell Dinkins looks on as Greensburg Central Catholic Samir Crosby quarterback throws during the Willie Thrower quarterbacks camp Saturday, July 16, 2022 at Valley High School.
GCC freshman Samir Crosby grabs Division I football offer
One Division I football scholarship offer often leads to many more for rising prospects.

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Upper St. Clair’s Rylee Kalocay scores against North Allegheny during a 2022 WPIAL Class 6A semifinal.
Breaking down the 2023 WPIAL girls basketball playoff brackets
A closer look at the WPIAL girls basketball playoffs, which begin with preliminary round games Thursday night:

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Peters Twp.’s Jake Ziegler celebrates after scoring against Bethel Park on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023, at Bethel Park High School.
WPIAL reveals basketball playoff brackets asking: ‘What have you done lately?’
If the season ended three days ago, the Penn Hills boys probably would’ve earned a No. 1 seed in the WPIAL basketball playoffs.

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Burrell hockey team ready to ‘make noise’ in Penguins Cup playoffs
Burrell’s hockey team features a collection of veteran and freshman players from the rival Burrell, Highlands and New-Ken Arnold school districts who share a common goal: to qualify for the PIHL Penguins Cup playoffs.

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Fox Chapel’s Elsie Smith scores past Plum’s Pascale Olczak on Dec. 12, 2022.
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Fox Chapel’s Elsie Smith
After coming off a tough season, Fox Chapel’s girls basketball team has quite a lot to be proud of this winter, putting itself in the playoff chase.

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