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2025 PIAA Class A boys basketball championship breakdown: Neighborhood Academy vs. Sankofa Freedom
PIAA Class A boys basketball final ​Neighborhood Academy vs. Sankofa Freedom Academy 2 p.m. Thursday, Giant Center, Hershey On the air: NFHS Network livestream PIAA titles: Neighborhood Academy 0; Sankofa Freedom Academy 1 (2019) Neighborhood Academy (28-1) Coach: Jordan Marks Projected starting lineup Pos., Name, Ht., Yr., Pos. 0, Courtney...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school baseball rankings for March 26, 2025
Welcome to the first edition of the Trib HSSN state baseball rankings for the 2025 season. We first begin by going back to the end of the 2024 season. Last year’s PIAA baseball champions were Landisville Hempfield in 6A, Governor Mifflin in 5A, Holy Ghost Prep in 4A, Neumann-Goretti in...
Successful coach, dangerous scorer light fuse for Shady Side Academy
In the 2020 and 2021 WPIAL girls basketball seasons, Shady Side Academy finished with a combined record of 8-25. However that was B.B. — before Burke. Jonna Burke stunned many when after the 2021 season, she decided to leave her alma mater of Bethel Park and take over the struggling...
Westmoreland County softball notebook: Latrobe offense tries different approach
Latrobe softball coach Bob Kovalcin expected his team to hit the ball early in the season, but with technique, not just haphazard power. Sure, the big swings are there, but look at how the Wildcats opened the season and there is proof they could be more disciplined at the plate....
Plum softball team hopes 8 returning starters, potent offense can lead to success
The Plum softball team entered the season with a lot of momentum with the return of eight starters from last year’s WPIAL Class 5A playoff qualifier. All eight of them — seniors Bella Tavella and Dani Pici; juniors Jaiden Gentile, Riley Stephans, Liana Yusko, Mackenzie Marotta, and Gia Tavella; and...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 25, 2025
High schools Baseball Tuesday’s results Class 5A Section 1 Franklin Regional 18, Penn Hills 3 Penn-Trafford 9, Latrobe 6 Plum 14, Armstrong 6 Section 2 Moon 8, South Fayette 4 Chartiers Valley 5, Trinity 4 Bethel Park 7, Upper St. Clair 4 Bethel Park 15, Upper St. Clair 0 Section...
Penn-Trafford rallies from 5-0 deficit to sweep baseball series with Latrobe
Penn-Trafford was limited offensively for the first five innings Tuesday and stared down a five-run deficit for most of the game. But the defending WPIAL champion Warriors saved their best for last, rallying for nine runs over the last two innings to pull past Latrobe, 9-6, to earn a Section...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on March 26, 2025: Hempfield, Mt. Lebanon to meet on softball diamond
In 2009, the Hempfield softball team defeated Shaler in the WPIAL 4A championship game, 3-2, to capture the school’s second district softball crown. A year later, Mt. Lebanon knocked off Shaler in the 2010 district 4A finals, 7-2, earning the school its second softball title. In the last 13 seasons...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school boys basketball rankings for March 25, 2025
Outside of Class 6A, there was very little movement from the semifinals to the state championship games in the Trib HSSN state rankings. Three second-ranked teams in 3A, 2A and A lost and were replaced by the No. 3-ranked teams from last week. While 5A and 4A remained the exact...
Trib 10: Sizing up the 6 WPIAL teams left on the Road to Hershey
Then there were three. Three boys teams and three girls squads are headed east to Hershey to play for the ultimate high school basketball prize, the PIAA championship. As those six teams prepare to play for state gold, they also rise up the ladder in the latest Trib 10 power...
Imani Christian’s David Davis commits to Penn State
Imani Christian is among the WPIAL’s smallest schools, but Penn State has landed a big football recruit from there two years in a row. David Davis, a highly recruited junior, committed Tuesday to the Nittany Lions. The 6-foot, 190-pound defensive back shared a top-six list in January that included Penn...
Inside-the-park grand slam fuels Mt. Pleasant to 2nd straight win over Freeport
Dane Firmstone’s inside-the-park grand slam highlighted a nine-run second inning for Mt. Pleasant, and the Vikings beat Freeport, 14-4, in five innings in a WPIAL Section 3-3A baseball game Tuesday at Freeport Park. Mt. Pleasant (2-2, 2-0) scored all its runs in the first two innings in its second victory...
In WPIAL hearing, Baldwin seeks clarity on ‘very gray’ PIAA rule banning preseason workouts
Holding a preseason workout with a baseball team from another school was a mistake, Baldwin’s representatives said at a WPIAL hearing Monday, but they also questioned whether a PIAA rule was too vaguely written. The rule prohibits teams from “participating in any team competition” in the 10 days leading up...
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week for March 24, 2025
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week – Karis Thomas School: Shady Side Academy Class: Junior Height: 5-foot-7 Position: Guard #Earned: As freshmen and sophomores, Karis Thomas and Maggie Spell made for an awesome backcourt that helped Shady side Academy first become a district runner-up in 2023, then a...
North Allegheny, Shaler boys volleyball teams hold on to No. 1 spots in latest coaches association polls
North Allegheny (Class 3A) and Shaler (Class 2A) maintained their No. 1 positions in their respective classifications as the Western Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association released its Week 2 WPIAL boys volleyball top-10 polls Monday morning. The WPIAL programs continue to gear up for the start of section play in the...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Southmoreland’s Elliot Premus
Last year, Southmoreland’s boys basketball team finished 5-5 in Section 3-4A, losing in the first round of the playoffs to Montour. This season, down a class and hungry to make a mark in Section 4-3A, the Scotties were dominant, finishing undefeated at 10-0 in section play and 18-8 overall. Despite...
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Valley’s Arianna Bernard
It was a season of great success for Valley girls senior wrestler Arianna Bernard. After beginning her wrestling journey at 7 years old and wrestling against boys from that early age — like most girls wrestlers often do — Bernard enjoyed her first experience in postseason wrestling. “It was a...
Penn-Trafford uses familiar formula to defeat Latrobe in baseball home opener
With its new WPIAL championship banner hanging on the fence near the visitors’ dugout, Penn-Trafford used some of the fundamentals that helped it win a title last season to earn victory in its home opener. The interplay of pitching and defense — and just enough offense — allowed the Warriors...
High school sports scores, schedules for March 23, 2025
High schools Baseball Sunday’s results Ripken Experience At Myrtle Beach, S.C. Avonworth 8, Amos Alonzo Stagg (IL) 4 Central Bucks South 4, Thomas Jefferson 3 Moore Catholic 3, New Castle 0 Monday’s schedule Class 5A Section 1 Armstrong at Plum, 4 p.m. Franklin Regional at Penn Hills, 4 p.m. Latrobe...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for March 24, 2025: Baseball section play commences
With a chance of rain and temps in the mid-50’s, it’s time to open up section play around the diamonds Monday. Four defending WPIAL baseball champions begin section play, with three ready to enjoying some home cooking. • In Section 1-5A, Penn-Trafford hosts Latrobe, which has moved up this season...
2025 PIHL season concludes with state champions crowned
The east continues to be the beast when it comes to high school hockey in the keystone state. For the sixth straight season, the Flyers Cup winners defeated the Penguins Cup winners in two of the three Pennsylvania Cup state title games. In the annual event Saturday at the RMU...
WPIAL trio joins 6 District 12, 3 District 3 teams in PIAA boys basketball finals
Over the last 15-plus years, District 12 boys basketball teams have enjoyed great success when it comes to the PIAA postseason. Over the last three state playoffs, teams from the Philadelphia Catholic League or Philly Public School League have won eight PIAA boys hoops titles, including four in 2022. This...
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week for March 23, 2025 
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week – South Fayette Lions Coach – Bryan Bennett (11th season) Records – 12-0 and champions in Section 3-5A, 28-2 overall #Earned – Following the WPIAL championship game loss to Peters Township in which they scored only 12 points in the second half...
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week for March 23, 2025
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week – South Allegheny Gladiators Coach – Tony DiCenzo (13th season) Records – 10-0 and champions in Section 3-3A, 27-3 overall #Earned – History was made three weeks ago when South Allegheny defeated Aliquippa in the WPIAL Class 3A boys basketball championship game...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of March 24, 2025
We close out the month of March with warm thoughts as we focus on spring sports this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has video and audio coverage of WPIAL baseball, softball and boys and girls lacrosse. Plus five Rebel Yell podcasts with WPIAL boys and...


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