Sports
Top-tier talent returns to lead Thomas Jefferson girls basketball
December 7, 2025
The Thomas Jefferson girls basketball team was the top offensive squad in Class 5A last season, averaging 62.4 ppg.
Thomas Jefferson boys have championship potential
There is no denying the thought process of the Thomas Jefferson boys basketball team.
South Hills sports notebook: Thomas Jefferson hockey earns key victory over North Allegheny
The Thomas Jefferson hockey team ended the month of November with a 3-2 win over North Allegheny in the PIHL Class 3A division.
Brentwood girls hopeful with roster mixing youth, experience
The Brentwood girls basketball team is young and hopeful.
Productive offseason speeds up rebuild for Brentwood boys
The Brentwood boys basketball team lost almost 40 points per game to graduation from the 2024-25 scoring column.
Baldwin girls embrace underdog role, ready to ‘surprise a lot of people this year’
Peaks and valleys possibly best describes the performance of the Baldwin girls basketball team a year ago.
Baldwin boys basketball ready to defend section championship
Baldwin’s boys basketball team enjoyed a dream season in 2024-25.
Sewickley Herald notebook: Quaker Valley hockey wins division clash
Jack Watson, a junior defenseman, led the way with two goals and an assist to send Quaker Valley to an 8-4 win Nov. 24 against Moon in the PIHL.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 6, 2025
High schools
High school roundup for Dec. 6, 2025: Fox Chapel snags Chartiers Valley tipoff tournament title
Carson Rihn scored 15 points to lead visiting Fox Chapel to a 47-41 boys basketball victory over the host Colts in the championship game of the Chartiers Valley tipoff tournament Saturday.
GCC football standout Samir Crosby makes verbal commitment to Georgetown
December 6, 2025
Greensburg Central Catholic football star Samir Crosby announced a verbal commitment Saturday night to Georgetown.
Central Catholic can’t catch up to La Salle College in Class 6A state final
MECHANICSBURG — Central Catholic maybe narrowed the gap with La Salle College since their Week Zero clash, but not enough to deny the Philadelphia Catholic League team a state title.
Westmoreland high school athletes of the week for week ending Dec. 7, 2025: Jeannette’s Navarah Smith and Hempfield’s Danny Husenits
Navarah Smith
Upper St. Clair puts away pesky Kiski Area to win tipoff tournament
After a back-and-forth first half that saw Upper St. Clair take a one-point edge to the locker room, the two-time defending WPIAL Class 6A champs took over on their home floor and defeated Kiski Area, 48-37, in the championship game of the Upper St. Clair tipoff tournament Saturday.
Senior Chris McKnight makes big play again as Norwin boys edge out Franklin Regional
Norwin might have been playing in Murrysville, but it took McKnight Road to a tournament championship.
Westmoreland high school notebook: Mt. Pleasant’s Gesinski gets another soccer honor
Already the TribLive Westmoreland Girls Soccer Player of the Year and the owner of several postseason awards, Morgan Gesinski added another one to her growing list.
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Riverview’s Isabel Chaparro, Highlands’ Ty Hall
Isabel Chaparro
North Allegheny’s Lincoln Hoke wins Bill Fralic Award as WPIAL’s top lineman
North Allegheny’s Lincoln Hoke was selected as the recipient of the seventh annual Bill Fralic Memorial Award, given each year to the top two-way lineman in the WPIAL.
Avonworth takes to the air to soar past Northwestern Lehigh in PIAA championship rematch
MECHANICSBURG — Avonworth quarterback Carson Bellinger was little-used in last year’s state finals, but the senior needed one throw Saturday to prove this time would be different.
Rare losing season lights fire under North Allegheny girls basketball
The North Allegheny girls basketball team is ready to distance itself from its first losing season in nearly four decades.
