Tag: Belle Vernon

Quaker Valley’s Sam Chapman shoots as Belle Vernon’s Elijah Majors defends in the WPIAL Class 4A quarterfinals Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. (Jeff Helsel | Mon Valley Independent)
Quaker Valley dethrones defending champ Belle Vernon in Class 4A quarterfinals
February 19, 2026
Belle Vernon knew that it would have to be mistake-free on offense and defense if it wanted to travel to Quaker Valley — the top seed in Class 4A — and return home with a victory Wednesday night.

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Hempfield’s Lucas Simmons pressures Norwin’s King Carver after a steal in the final second of overtime Feb. 6. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
Westmoreland County high school basketball playoff preview capsules for Feb. 19, 2026
February 18, 2026
Boys

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Greensburg Central’s Nolan Althof pressures Shady Side Academy’s Morgan Kane on Jan. 8. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
Westmoreland County high school basketball preview capsules for Feb. 18, 2026
February 17, 2026
Girls

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Belle Vernon’s Saylor Lee looks to shoot as Mt. Pleasant’s Ryleigh Drzal and Lexis Baker (5) defend Feb. 2. (Jenn Codeluppi | Mon Valley Independent)
Westmoreland County high school basketball playoff capsules for Feb. 16, 2026
February 15, 2026
Girls

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Belle Vernon’s Luca Ghilani (left) drives past Burrell’s Ryan Wass during their WPIAL Class 4A first-round game Friday. (Mike Darnay | Mon Valley Independent)
Defending WPIAL champ Belle Vernon smothers Burrell in Class 4A 1st round
February 13, 2026
Belle Vernon boys basketball coach Ricky Tyburski picked up his first career playoff win Friday as his Leopards dominated No. 9 Burrell to open defense of last year’s WPIAL Class 4A championship.

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Penn Trafford’s Torrie Destefano and Olivia Weishaar defend on Kiski Area’s Gianna DeVito on Feb. 3. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
Westmoreland County high school basketball playoff preview capsules for Feb. 13, 2026
February 12, 2026
Girls

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Canon-McMillan’s Madison Clair celebrates next to Lauren Borella after a Norwin timeout on Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, at Norwin. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
Breaking down the 2026 WPIAL girls basketball playoffs
February 9, 2026
Here’s a closer look at the 2026 WPIAL girls basketball playoffs.

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Jeannette’s Kymon’e Brown passes the ball against Clairton last month. (Paul Schofield | TribLive)
WPIAL basketball teams prepare to learn playoff seeding fates
February 8, 2026
Jeannette did not lose to a WPIAL team this season and is the defending Class 2A boys basketball champion.

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Penn-Trafford’s Tyler Funk competes during the 2025-26 season. (Courtesy of Rachel Thatcher)
Westmoreland County high school notebook: Penn-Trafford hockey holds edge over Hempfield
Penn-Trafford and Hempfield are the frontrunners in the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League Class 2A standings with the Warriors (14-2-0-0) holding a one-point lead over Hempfield (13-2-1-0) at the beginning of last week.

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Derry head coach Tom Esposito congratulates Stanley Rajkovich after he scored his 1,000th career point on Jan. 20, 2026, at Greensburg Salem. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
Westmoreland County boys basketball notebook: Derry chasing 1st section title since 1957
February 5, 2026
Derry has been a before in a room of afters for too long. The Trojans think they are ready to take the next step as a postseason contender.

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