High School category, Page 51

High schools Basketball Boys Tuesday’s results Class 6A Section 1 Butler 61, Woodland Hills 53 New Castle 70, Seneca Valley 56 Fox Chapel 52, North Allegheny 20 Pine-Richland 65, North Hills 58 (OT) Section 2 Central Catholic 74, Canon-McMillan 53 Imani Christian 63, Hempfield 61 Mt. Lebanon 84, Norwin 60...

The boys basketball banner that lists section titles was conspicuously missing from Baldwin’s gym, moved instead to the locker room at coach Jeff Ackermann’s request. Before it goes back on the wall, the Highlanders are hoping to add “2025” next to “1986” as their newest section title. With that goal...

Wednesday is a busy night of WPIAL boys team wrestling postseason action with first-round and quarterfinal matches at four sites in each classification. So how important is home-mat advantage when it comes to the first two rounds of the district team wrestling playoffs? In this decade, it has meant a...

Tuesday’s Section 3-4A boys basketball matchup between Belle Vernon and Elizabeth Forward was pegged as a heavyweight bout. After an even opening eight minutes, the Leopards struck hard and repeatedly the rest of the way, recording a unanimous decision and a critical 71-43 victory over the host Warriors. “We were...

Dana Kromah scored 22 points as Quaker Valley knocked off Class 4A No. 1 Avonworth, 59-56, in Section 2-4A boys basketball Tuesday night. Nic Cohen added 13 points for the Quakers (13-4, 4-3). Rowan Carmichael scored 20 points and Noah Goetz and Carson Bellinger each added 15 for the Antelopes...

The stretch run of the WPIAL boys basketball season is underway as the district postseason field slowly takes shape. A change in the playoff format this season has sections with eight or more teams sending the top five teams to the playoffs while sections with seven or fewer schools will...

Trailing by eight points at halftime, Class 5A No. 1 Montour went on a second-half scoring spree to defeat Mars, 68-55, on Tuesday night. The Spartans used a 45-24 advantage in the second half to turn a 31-23 deficit into a win. The Fightin’ Planets contained the Spartans in the...

Nothing came easy for the Riverview and Springdale boys basketball teams Wednesday night at Don McGhee Fieldhouse. The Dynamos had to fight for every point during a 41-32 Section 1-2A win. Springdale coach Scott Ruppert sacrificed the vest he was wearing to help clean the floor late in the fourth...

Brayden Stone was struggling, having an “off night” as he put it. The Penn-Trafford guard had missed five straight shots, mostly on rim-outs, but kept his head up as a tight Section 1-5A game grew even tighter as it reached the final stretch. With his team’s playoff hopes on the...

The Franklin Regional girls basketball team moved one game closer to its goal of a Section 1-5A championship Tuesday evening. The Panthers held off a challenge from playoff-bound section foe Fox Chapel and completed a season sweep of the Foxes with a 59-43 victory. FR moved to 13-5 overall and...

TribHSSN Live Wrestling rankings Team Class 3A Team (This year’s record) Last week’s ranking 1.Connellsville (8-1) 1 2. Franklin Regional (13-0) 2 3. Thomas Jefferson (10-0) 4 4. Bethel Park (9-1) 5 5. Norwin (12-1) 3 6. North Allegheny (14-2) 8 7. Fox Chapel (9-3) 6 8. Latrobe (5-4) 7...

When the 2024-25 wrestling season kicked off Dec. 4, Norwin won six of the final seven bouts and rallied to defeat a young Canon-McMillan team 39-20. They meet again in the first round of the WPIAL Class 3A team tournament at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Bethel Park, and Norwin coach...

High schools Basketball Boys Monday’s results Class 4A Section 1 North Catholic 80, Freeport 51 Class A Section 1 Nazareth Prep 64, Beaver County Christian 30 Section 2 Neighborhood Academy 104, Environmental Charter 24 Nonsection Carrick 93, Aquinas Academy 83 Franklin Regional 65, Plum 54 Winchester Thurston 61, Freedom 50...

Welcome to the stretch run of the 2025 WPIAL boys basketball season, where section titles are won, seeding positioning is fought for and playoff hopes are either realized or dashed. Just about every game is big the rest of the way in Section 1-6A boys hoops with three teams fighting...

The stretch run of the 2025 WPIAL girls basketball season is underway as the district postseason field begins to take shape. A change in the playoff format this season has sections with eight or more teams sending the top five teams to the playoffs while sections with seven or fewer...

Payton Newman scored 19 points as Neshannock avenged its only loss in Section 1-2A girls basketball this season with a 69-39 victory over Aliquippa on Monday night. Ainsley Allison added 16 points, Sophia Bonner had 13 and Lily Rowe finished with 10 for the Lancers (16-2, 6-1). Aunesty Johnson scored...

For the second consecutive match, Sadie Sarver picked up a key victory for the Greensburg Salem wrestling team. Sarver recorded a first-period pin, one of five by the team, and Greensburg Salem won its first WPIAL Class 2A match since 2018 with a 41-29 preliminary-round victory against Knoch. The Golden...

Last week, Canon-McMillan defeated Upper St. Clair to unlock the door to first place in Section 2-6A girls basketball. On Monday, defending WPIAL champion Norwin kicked the door in and took over sole possession of the top spot in the section. Defense, rebounding and free throws were big keys as...

When the Latrobe boys basketball team finished 8-13 overall and 3-7 in section play last season, the Wildcats knew they had more potential. This year, they’ve turned that potential into results, winning 15 of their first 16 games, including seven of their first eight in section play. “Everybody came with...

The St. Joseph boys basketball team is hovering around the .500 mark this season, which is a stark contrast to last season, when the Spartans finished 3-20 overall and 2-8 in section play. Senior guard Gabe Maltese said the turnaround is, in part, because of the leadership he and his...

High schools Basketball Boys Sunday’s results PBC Classic At North Allegheny Allderdice 72, Chartiers Valley 63 Montour 70, Pine-Richland 52 Moon 57, Bethel Park 42 North Allegheny 45, Canon-McMillan 19 PBC Classic At Rize Sports Complex Central Valley 63, Highlands 29 Sewickley Academy 70, Sto-Rox 28 Shootout at Seton Hill...

The high school boys basketball playoffs might have started a bit early this season for Jeannette. Not really. But the Jayhawks certainly were in a playoff state of mind Sunday at Seton Hill. Xavier Odorisio-Farrow scored 21 points to top four players in double figures, and Jeannette defeated Derry, 74-51,...

Zion Moore poured in 25 points as Class 4A No. 2 Belle Vernon defeated Class 2A No. 1 Greensburg Central Catholic, 71-51, in a nonsection boys basketball game Sunday night at the Shootout at Seton Hill. Trevor Kovatch added 16 points for the Leopards (15-4), who won three games in...