Sports
Defending champion Neshannock stops Serra Catholic to return to Class 2A final
February 28, 2022
For the second consecutive season, Serra Catholic had its WPIAL championship hopes dashed at the hands of Neshannock.
Aquinas Academy fends off upset-minded St. Joseph, rolls into Class A title game
The St. Joseph girls basketball team held a great deal of momentum entering Monday’s WPIAL Class A semifinal against Section 3 rival Aquinas Academy at North Hills High School.
Penn Hills School District hires alum Charles Morris as head football coach
Community, family and character were arguments for both sides of the Penn Hills head football coach debate at a special school board meeting on Monday, where the board approved the hiring of Charles Morris to the position.
Avonworth pulls off another upset, beating South Allegheny in Class 3A semifinals
Cinderella is heading to the ball once again. And again, it’s South Allegheny that came out on the losing side.
Southmoreland girls continue to rely on trademark defense to advance in WPIAL playoffs
Teams that have played against Southmoreland the last several seasons rarely have hit their scoring averages.
AK Valley WPIAL basketball playoff preview capsules: Games for Tuesday, March 1, 2022
Boys
Westmoreland WPIAL basketball playoff preview capsules: Games for Tuesday, March 1, 2022
Semifinals
Defensively sound Latrobe battling for postseason berth
Consider Josh Werner’s plight. Latrobe’s hockey coach drives 40-plus miles each way to pilot the Wildcats’ home games at Greensburg’s Nevin Arena.
Valley boys look forward to productive offseason
John Stone’s first year as Valley’s boys basketball coach didn’t produce a leap in the standings.
After early struggles, Burrell girls showed improvement late in season
Untimely injuries, young players stepping into starting roles, tough calls late in games, buzzer beaters and losing streaks weren’t enough to break the will and determination of the 2021-22 Burrell girls basketball team. All these struggles did was build character and light a fire moving forward.
Westmoreland Senior Spotlight: Hempfield’s Lydia Dunn
A perfect season, topped with a perfect ending.
A-K Valley senior spotlight: St. Joseph’s Sam Wygonik
Sam Wygonik finishes classes each day and heads to swim practice, but for the St. Joseph senior, it’s not as simple as walking down a few hallways to the natatorium.
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Feb. 28, 2022
February 27, 2022
Championship Week for several WPIAL winter sports is so big, we are breaking the golden week in half here on the TribLive High School Sports Network.
2021-22 PIHL standings, playoff clinchings through Feb. 27, 2022
Here are the latest PIHL high school hockey standings through Sunday, Feb. 27.
High school sports schedule for Feb. 28, 2022
High schools
Butler boys earn state title, 5 WPIAL athletes win gold at PTFCA indoor championships
Five WPIAL athletes and a relay team earned gold medals Sunday at the annual Pennsylvania Track and Field Coaches Association state indoor championships at Penn State.
Westmoreland high school notebook: Shakeup for football schedules
Schedules for the 2022 WPIAL football season came out last week, giving some teams in new classifications, and their fans, a glimpse of what lies ahead.
Greensburg Central Catholic boys get much-anticipated rematch with OLSH in WPIAL semifinals
Greensburg Central Catholic players and coaches watched Our Lady of the Sacred Heart celebrate a WPIAL boys basketball title last year at Peters Township — right in front of them.
Alle-Kiski Valley WPIAL basketball playoff capsule for Feb. 28, 2022
Monday’s game
