Sports
Springdale boys looking to make WPIAL semifinals for first time since 1991
February 20, 2020
The No. 4-seeded Springdale Dynamos escaped from Shaler last Saturday night with a big WPIAL Class 2A first-round victory over No. 13 Sewickley Academy.
Five things to watch at PIAA Class AA Southwest Regional wrestling
The PIAA Class AA Southwest Regional wrestling championships will begin Friday at IUP’s Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex.
West Allegheny hires Dave Schoppe as football coach
West Allegheny looked to its past to find its future head football coach.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 19, 2020
February 19, 2020
Basketball
Butler, Ringgold boys step up in playoff opener to top Ambridge
“May-be next year!”
Belle Vernon boys shake off slow start, Derry in 1st-round victory
It took No. 6 Belle Vernon a little while to shake No. 11 Derry in the opening round of the WPIAL Class 4A playoffs.
High school roundup for Feb. 19, 2020: After slow start, Blackhawk rolls Elizabeth Forward
Blackhawk was the only team in the Class 4A boys basketball field that won at least a share of its section title in the regular season but didn’t receive a first-round playoff bye.
Sheldon Cox leads New Castle to WPIAL 1st-round win against Mt. Pleasant
If he could’ve changed anything, Mt. Pleasant coach Allan Bilinskyh would’ve picked a gym with tighter rims.
East Allegheny girls cruise past Charleroi
The Charleroi Cougars girls basketball team has excelled this season in competitive, close games. East Allegheny made sure Wednesday night’s Class 3A first-round WPIAL matchup wouldn’t be one of those.
Decade’s best WPIAL finals: Girls basketball No. 4
There were a lot of changes to the WPIAL basketball championships over the last 10 years.
Freedom girls shut down Derry, earn first playoff win since 2015
For nearly 13 minutes, Derry struggled to make shots — or even get shots — against a physical, face-guarding Freedom team that prides itself on defense and soccer-like toughness.
Thanks to bye week, no changes in HSSN basketball power rankings
Consider this week’s Trib 10 a reminder of how the power rankings were last week when we concluded the regular season.
WPIAL basketball quarterfinals tip off in four brackets Thursday
After nearly a week of first-round games, the Path to the Pete moves on to Round 2.
Seton LaSalle girls get revenge on Deer Lakes
For the second year in a row, the Deer Lakes and Seton LaSalle girls basketball teams met in the first round of the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs.
Clutch performance gives Norwin’s Turek WPIBL boys singles title
Norwin senior CJ Turek is doing some of the best bowling of his four-year high school career, and on Wednesday, he picked up some hardware to prove it.
Alle-Kiski Valley basketball playoff preview capsules: Games of Feb. 20, 2020
Today’s games
A-K Valley girls basketball notebook: Scrimmages keep Fox Chapel sharp
When the Fox Chapel girls basketball team plays No. 1 Bethel Park on Friday in the WPIAL 6A quarterfinals at North Hills, 11 days will have passed since its regular-season finale, a 49-31 victory over Armstrong on Feb. 10.
Westmoreland County girls basketball notebook: Freeport at full strength for rematch with Southmoreland
Coach Fred Soilis hopes playing at full strength will give his Freeport team a much better chance against unbeaten Southmoreland — and maybe even produce a different result.
Westmoreland County basketball playoff preview capsule: Games of Feb. 20, 2020
Thursday’s game
22 WPIAL football players selected for PSFCA East-West Game
Two WPIAL quarterbacks, Seneca Valley’s Gabe Lawson and Baldwin’s Mason Stahl, were chosen to lead the West all-stars in the PSFCA East-West Game on Memorial Day weekend.
