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Trib HSSN girls basketball state rankings for Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020
February 16, 2020
Last week around the PIAA was a lot like the classic movie “All Quiet on the Western Front,” except you could add on the Central Front and the Eastern Front.
Trib HSSN broadcasts for Week of Feb. 17-23
The Path to the Pete continues with more opening-round and second-round WPIAL basketball postseason play this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network.
Five WPIAL wrestlers receive tops seeds at Southwest Region tournament
Pairings for the PIAA Class AA Southwest Region tournament were released Sunday, and five WPIAL wrestlers received No. 1 seeds.
WPIAL basketball playoffs continue Monday with first-round games
West Allegheny scrambled last season to make the WPIAL Class 5A boys basketball playoffs and was seeded No. 13 in a 13-team playoff field.
Westmoreland County basketball playoff capsules: Games for Monday, Feb. 17, 2020
Boys
Decade’s best WPIAL finals: Boys basketball No. 6
There were a lot of changes to the WPIAL basketball championships over the last 10 years.
A-K Valley girls basketball playoff capsules: Games for Monday, Feb. 17, 2020
Monday’s games
After scholarship from Hines Ward, Valley’s Guzzo to be featured in book
Greg Guzzo was checking his email randomly last year when he saw a message titled “Positive Athlete.”
North Allegheny junior Khalil Dinkins adds Penn State offer
The college options for North Allegheny’s Khalil Dinkins jumped significantly this month with scholarship offers from Penn State and Michigan.
Derry’s Cymmerman, three others reach elite status at WPIAL Class AA wrestling championships
There are certain things in the modern day of wrestling that continue to impress fans.
High school roundup for Feb. 15, 2020: Winchester Thurston upsets Laurel for program’s first playoff win
Jackson Juzang hit the winning jumper with 10 seconds left in a tie game, leading No. 12 Winchester Thurston to a 47-45 upset victory over No. 5 Laurel in a WPIAL Class A first-round boys basketball playoff game Saturday afternoon. It was the first playoff win in program history.
Union limits Monessen boys, finds way into quarterfinals
The Union boys basketball team won a rock fight against Monessen, nabbing a 46-41 victory in the first round of the WPIAL Class A playoffs at North Hills Middle School on Saturday.
Pine-Richland’s Alexander, Thomas Jefferson’s Kameg big winners at WPIAL gymnastics meet
Pine-Richland’s Samantha Alexander went into WPIAL individual gymnastics championships wanting to stay on her feet.
Westmoreland high school notebook: Lofty goals for new Penn-Trafford boys soccer coach
Sotiri Tsourekis played at a high level of soccer so he expects a high level of performance from the teams he coaches.
Derry boys basketball deals with loss, focuses on playoffs
Misfortune has hit the Derry boys basketball team this season in waves.
Brentwood boys basketball team edges Apollo-Ridge in WPIAL 1st round
Brentwood’s Chase Rosing may not have started the game, but that does not mean attending fans will forget his performance.
Springdale boys survive Sewickley Academy rally, advance to quarterfinals
Springdale’s 57-49 win over Sewickley Academy on Saturday may not be featured prominently in the Dynamos’ season highlight tape.
Decade’s best WPIAL finals: Girls basketball No. 6
There were a lot of changes to the WPIAL basketball championships over the last 10 years.
Defending WPIAL champion Nazareth Prep fights back to edge Clairton boys
Defending WPIAL boys Class A champion Nazareth Prep trailed by as many as 12 points in the third quarter, then fought back to take a late lead and held on to defeat Clairton, 53-52, in a first-round playoff game Saturday at Thomas Jefferson.
