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Northgate adds to breakout season with playoff win over Jeannette
February 21, 2023
It has been more than 10 years since Northgate won a WPIAL playoff basketball game, coach Cam Williams said.
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.
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.
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.
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.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 22, 2023: Quarterfinal action ready to tip off
Welcome to the WPIAL basketball elite eight.
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.
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.
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.
WPIAL Individual Wrestling Rankings: Feb. 22, 2023
Individual Rankings
A-K Valley basketball playoff capsules: Games for Feb. 22, 2023
WPIAL basketball playoffs
Westmoreland WPIAL basketball playoff capsules: Games for Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023
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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.
Sites, times set for Thursday’s WPIAL basketball quarterfinals
The WPIAL continues its three days of second round boys and girls basketball playoff games Thursday.
Amid coaching controversy, Steel Valley opens playoffs with win over McGuffey
Whenever Steel Valley’s Makhai Valentine glanced into the stands Monday night, he wasn’t looking for friends or family. That’s where his suspended head coach was sitting, five rows behind the team’s bench.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 21, 2023: Longtime rivals meet in 5A girls basketball
February 20, 2023
The curtain falls on the first round of the 2023 WPIAL playoffs Tuesday.
Trib HSSN Girls Basketball Team of the Week for Feb. 20, 2023
The year before Megan Zitner took over as coach of the Burgettstown girls basketball team, the Blue Devils finished 3-19 in 2013.
Trib HSSN Girls Basketball Player of the Week for Feb. 20, 2023
A team that wins its section outright and is victorious in 19 of 22 games during the regular season expect to be rewarded with a higher seed.
Jeston Beatty hits big shot in final seconds to send South Allegheny past Beaver
Over the last few seasons, South Allegheny has made a habit out of seeing late leads slip away only to respond in the final seconds and come away victorious.
Belle Vernon comes alive in decisive opening-round win over Quaker Valley
In a game where Belle Vernon’s Zion Moore scored 32 points to lead the Leopards over Quaker Valley, 81-55, in a WPIAL Class 4A first-round playoff matchup Monday night, coach Joe Salvino was impressed with his squad’s togetherness first and foremost.
