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Neshannock head coach Luann Grybowski reacts to a foul call during the PIAA Class 2A championship game against Mt. Carmel on Thursday, March 25, 2021, at Giant Center in Hershey.
Trib HSSN 2021-22 WPIAL Class 2A girls basketball preseason breakdown
December 8, 2021
Neshannock girls basketball coach Luann Grybowski says her team has “unfinished business.”

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OLSH’s Jake DiMichele drives to the basket during the PIAA Class 2A championship game against Constitution on March 26, 2021, at Giant Center in Hershey.
Trib HSSN 2021-22 WPIAL Class 2A boys basketball preseason breakdown
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart put together a perfect season a year ago, winning section, WPIAL and PIAA titles.

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Burrell coach Josh Shields works with Shawn Szymanski during practice on Monday, Dec. 7, 2021, at Burrell High School.
Burrell must retool to keep streak of 15 straight WPIAL Class 2A championships going
Burrell wrestling is looking to celebrate a “Sweet 16” this winter.

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Mt. Pleasant’s Dayton Pitzer works to pin Knoch’s Eli Reese at 215 pounds during the WPIAL Class AA individual wrestling championships on Feb. 20, 2021, at Canon-McMillan High School.
Led by 2-time state champ, Mt. Pleasant wrestlers in title contention
The last team other than Burrell to win a WPIAL Class 2A team title was Mt. Pleasant in 2006.

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Mt. Pleasant’s Dayton Pitzer (right) looks to escape from Malvern Prep’s Nick Feldman in the 215-pound final of the Powerade tournament last season.
Class 2A wrestlers to watch in the WPIAL during the 2021-22 season
Dayton Pitzer, Mt. Pleasant

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Shawn Szymanski, lifting Mt. Pleasant’s Brady Poole during WPIAL Class 2A team sectionals last season, is a top returning wrestler for Burrell.
Challengers line up to try to dethrone Burrell in WPIAL Class 2A wrestling
Burrell has won 15 consecutive WPIAL Class 2A titles, but could this be the year its reign ends?

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WPIAL schedules hearing to address racial allegations against South Side football team
The WPIAL has scheduled a hearing Dec. 21 to address racial allegations stemming from a football playoff game last month between South Side and Steel Valley.

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Penn-Trafford’s Seth Dunlap (3) celebrates with teammates after a fake punt during their PIAA Class 5A semifinal against Exeter on Friday, Dec. 3, 2021, at Bald Eagle High School.
Frazzled Birdie learns to not pick against Penn-Trafford
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High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 7, 2021
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High school roundup for Dec. 7, 2021: North Catholic’s Bourque shuts out Moon
Dylan Bourque made 23 saves to earn the shutout and lead North Catholic to a 3-0 victory over Moon in PIHL Class A hockey Tuesday night.

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Latrobe’s Vinny Kilkeary works to pin Norwin’s Conner Henning at 113 pounds last season.
Latrobe expecting to challenge Waynesburg for Class 3A wrestling supremacy
December 7, 2021
When Mark Mears took over the Latrobe wrestling program a year ago, he inherited a program that was on the rise.

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Penn-Trafford head coach John Ruane questions an official about a penalty during the Warriors’ PIAA Class 5A state semifinal against Exeter on Friday, Dec. 3, 2021, at Bald Eagle High School.
Former PIAA football championship coaches offer advice to Penn-Trafford’s Ruane
As John Ruane prepares his football team for Friday’s PIAA Class 5A championship game against Imhotep Charter, the veteran Penn-Trafford coach has many things to worry about.

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Waynesburg’s Mac Church reacts after defeating Karl Shindledecker of Chambersburg in the PIAA Class 3A 120-pound final last season.
Waynesburg wrestling team eyes 3rd consecutive WPIAL Class 3A title
Waynesburg rolled to the PIAA and WPIAL Class 3A titles in the 2020-21 season, and with nine starters returning, there is no reason why it shouldn’t make another run, especially in the WPIAL.

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Westmoreland County high school notebook: Hempfield senior to play ball at Youngstown State
Some people consider Aiden Dunlap a hockey player who also plays baseball — in a Happy Gilmore kind of way.

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Hempfield’s Briar Priest celebrates his win with coaches after defeating Seneca Valley’s Dylan Chappell in 132-pound Class 3A final during last year’s PIAA wrestling championships.
Class 3A wrestlers to watch in the WPIAL during the 2021-22 season
Class 3A wrestlers to watch:

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Ellwood City’s Steve Antuono scores against South Allegheny during the WPIAL Class 3A championship game last season.
Trib HSSN 2021-22 WPIAL Class 3A boys basketball preseason breakdown
West Allegheny became the poster boys of “anybody can win it” when it comes to the WPIAL basketball playoffs after taking the 2007 boys Class AAA crown as the No. 16 seed. Well, West A has company on that poster after No. 11 seed Ellwood City went on a shocking postseason run that earned the Wolverines their first district hoops title last winter.

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North Catholic’s Dacia Lewandowski battles Mohawk’s Erynne Capalbo for a rebound last season.
Trib HSSN 2021-22 WPIAL Class 3A girls basketball preseason breakdown
After beating Mohawk twice in the regular season, North Catholic looked ready to be fitted for a WPIAL girls basketball crown for the 21st time. However, in a district title game eyebrow-raiser, the Warriors upset the Trojans, 54-48, to bring the first basketball championship back to Bessemer.

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Central Valley’s Landon Alexander carries past North Catholic’s Joey Prentice during the WPIAL Class 3A championship game on Nov. 27 at Heinz Field.
Trib HSSN state football rankings for Dec. 7, 2021
The stage is set for the final six high school football games in the state as we conclude the 2021 season this week in Hershey.

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Kiski Area Enzo Morlacci wrestler works out during a recent practice at Kiski Area High School, Monday, Dec. 6, 2021.
A-K Valley Class 3A wrestling preview: Led by Lehigh recruit, Kiski Area reloads
The Kiski Area wrestling team had some youth in its lineup last year, but it still was able to win the Section 1-3A title.

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High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 6, 2021
December 6, 2021
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