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High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 17, 2026
High schools Baseball Tuesday’s results Nonsection Bethel Park 8, Providence Country Day 7 Franklin Regional 17, Glenelg (MD) 2 Franklin Regional 7, Bradford 3 Putnam Science Academy 16, Mt. Pleasant 8 St. Petersburg 8, Mars 7 Apollo-Ridge at Moniteau, ppd. Armstrong at Freeport, ppd. Avella at Steel Valley, ppd. Blackhawk...
Quaker Valley beats Avonworth at own high-scoring game, claims program’s 6th Penguins Cup
It had been a tough road for the seniors on the Quaker Valley hockey team. The last three years saw them lose in the quarterfinal round because of misplays or bad bounces, but in their final run through the PIHL Class A playoffs, they were able to reach the promised...
High school roundup for March 17, 2026: Obama Academy becomes 1st City League team to reach state finals since 2016
Eric James scored 23 points, including the go-ahead baseline jumper in the final seconds, to lead Obama Academy to a 52-51 victory over Carver Engineering & Science in the PIAA Class 4A boys basketball semifinals Tuesday night. Obama Academy (20-9) became the first City League team to reach the state...
Oakland Catholic gets past Blackhawk in dramatic WPIAL final rematch to earn trip to HersheyVideo
Josie Fontana felt anxiety when her short jump shot sat on the rim with 54 seconds remaining in the game Tuesday night. The Oakland Catholic senior forward had seen too many of those shots fall short when the Eagles simulated the situation in practice. In this instance, the ball fell...
South Fayette starts strong, never slows down in win over Peters Township to return to state title game
South Fayette got off to a slow start in its PIAA quarterfinal game against Baldwin. However, after a close first half, the Lions eventually turned up the intensity and ran away with a win to advance to the state semifinals. “I thought (our ball movement and spacing) were poor the...
Seneca Valley weathers fierce Peters Township comeback bid to repeat as 3A Penguins Cup champsVideo
Oftentimes, one of the hardest things to do in hockey is to hold on to a multiple-goal lead. Even more so when that lead is by a large margin early on. Seneca Valley jumped out to an early 3-0 lead against Peters Township after the first period in the PIHL...
Central Dauphin outslugs Upper St. Clair to reach PIAA Class 6A championship game
ALTOONA – Upper St. Clair and Central Dauphin made their PIAA Class 6A boys basketball semifinal feel like a heavyweight fight Tuesday night. Both teams traded big quarters with the Rams taking charge in the second and the Panthers answering back in the third. Central Dauphin, though, landed the knockout...
‘Quite an honor’: Connellsville hockey to vie for national title in Minnesota
The Connellsville hockey team set some lofty goals this winter. Winning a PIHL Division 2 championship was high on the list of priorities, but those hopes were derailed in early March when the Falcons were ousted by Burrell in the postseason. Going after a national championship was incorporated into the...
Late free throw lifts West York past Chartiers Valley in Class 5A semifinalsVideo
HOLLIDAYSBURG – Chartiers Valley will have to wait another year for a chance to win its first PIAA boys basketball title. West York, the District 3 champions, got a free throw from 6-foot-5 junior Brecklin Lasher with 5.1 seconds left to defeat the Colts, 45-44, in the Class 5A semifinals...
‘We always expect to be here’: Senior-led Burrell reflects on trip to Division 2 final
Burrell hockey coach Drew Burkett was not in a talkative mood Monday after the PIHL D2 Championship game at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex. Who could blame him? For the third time this season, Ringgold had beaten Burrell in overtime, this time 3-2. Ringgold won both regular-season matchups 4-3. It was...
High school notebook: Imani Christian basketball coach steps down
There are big changes ahead for the Imani Christian Academy boys basketball program. Not only are the Saints moving down in classification after two years of playing in Class 6A, they will do so with a new head coach. Coach Khayree Wilson resigned on Tuesday after three seasons. “This decision...
Greensburg Central Catholic star Erica Gribble finally plays a ‘home’ game
With the crowd gone, her teammates on the bus and her parents waiting for her in the lobby, Erica Gribble did a quick panorama of a quiet Norwin gymnasium. The noise was gone, but the sentiment remained. “I had never played here before tonight,” the Greensburg Central Catholic star point...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 16, 2026
High schools Baseball Monday’s results Nonsection Cheshire Academy (CT) 6, Elizabeth Forward 1 South Fayette 9, Rock Canyon 8 St. Petersburg 4, South Fayette 0 Allderdice at Hampton, ppd. Brentwood at Avella, ppd. Canon-McMillan at Peters Township, ppd. Carlynton at Northgate, ppd. Carrick at Seton LaSalle, ppd. Chartiers Valley at...
In another tight game, Ringgold beats Burrell in OT for PIHL Division 2 titleVideo
It took overtime to decide the PIHL Division 2 championship. Burrell and Ringgold played the championship game like they did two meetings during the regular season: tight, one-goal games. Ringgold won both regular season meetings in overtime by the identical scores of 4-3. It was not an identical score, but...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for March 17, 2026: Another meaningful matchup between South Fayette, Peters Township
Who will be lucky on St. Patrick’s Day? Since they started playing together in the same classification two years ago, they have become big-game rivals. They have battled in the Class 5A championship game and district semifinals in back-to-back years in the WPIAL playoffs, and now they are preparing to...
High school roundup for March 16, 2026: Neighborhood Academy headed back to Hershey
Neighborhood Academy has earned the right to defend its PIAA Class A boys basketball title. Kedron Gilmore scored 15 points, including 11 in the fourth quarter, to lead the Bulldogs to a 46-37 victory over District 9 champion Elk County Catholic in the semifinals Monday night. Neighborhood Academy (25-3) will...
Flu fighters: Neshannock battles through illness, beats Bishop McCort in PIAA semifinals
Sophia Bonner and her Neshannock teammates had a vital and unorthodox meeting during the morning of a PIAA Class 2A class semifinal Monday night at Armstrong High School. The Lancers battled a virus together before taking on Bishop McCort. Neshannock needed every ounce of energy to sink the District 6...
Penn-Trafford beats Hempfield to win program’s 1st Penguins Cup titleVideo
If they gave a star of the game in the PIHL Class 2A Penguins Cup final, Penn-Trafford goalie Tyler Funk would have won it. A close second would have been Brock Bienemann, who scored two goals and assisted on a third, to lead Penn-Trafford to a 4-3 victory Monday night...
Greensburg Central Catholic finally solves rival Shady Side Academy in state semifinals
The fourth act of a play is often referred to as the resolution or the finale. In its fourth matchup of the season against Shady Side Academy, Greensburg Central Catholic was sharp from the second the curtain went up until it took its final bow in a surprisingly one-sided Western...
At monthly meeting, WPIAL approves co-ops
At the annual monthly WPIAL board meeting Monday, the district approved four co-ops in three different sports. A co-op is a formal agreement approved by the PIAA and WPIAL allowing two or more schools to combine their student-athletes to field a single sports team. This usually stems from one school...
Jeannette boys leave their mark on basketball program history
Three Jeannette boys basketball players left Monday on a senior class trip to Costa Rica. They might have preferred a voyage to Central Pennsylvania over Central America, but Hershey will have to wait. The Jayhawks saw another lengthy season come to a close two wins shy of the state finals...
PIAA postpones basketball semifinals involving Chartiers Valley, Obama Academy
Winter weather forced PIAA officials to postpone eight basketball semifinal games scheduled for Monday night. A pair of Western Pennsylvania teams were impacted by the changes. Chartiers Valley’s game against West York at Altoona High School in the PIAA Class 5A boys basketball semifinals was postponed. It will be played...
Upper St. Clair, Montour juniors named coaches association players of the week for Week 1
The WPIAL boys volleyball season has commenced with tournament play on opening weekend and matches being held this week at gyms across Western Pennsylvania. After opening weekend, there was little movement in the Western PA Volleyball Coaches Association polls for Class 3A and 2A. North Allegheny remained atop the Class...
High school scores, schedules for March 15, 2026
High schools Baseball Sunday’s results Nonsection Atlantic Collegiate Academy 8, Mt. Pleasant 5 Cumberland Valley 5, Deer Lakes 3 Mount St. Charles Prep Academy, R.I. 15, Waynesburg Central 2 South Fayette 10, St. Raymond, N.Y. 3 Monday’s schedule Nonsection Allderdice at Hampton, 4 p.m. Brentwood at Avella, 4 p.m. Canon-McMillan...
Trib HSSN basketball team of the week for March 15, 2026Video
Trib HSSN basketball team of the week – Chartiers Valley Colts boys Coach – Corey Dotchin (second season) Record – 26-2 overall, 11-1 and champions of Section 4-5A #Earned – This decade has been a bit of a gold rush for Corey Dotchin. It began when he was an assistant...
