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Bishop Canevin’s Nevan Crossey holds the championship trophy as he celebrates with his team after beating Rochester in the WPIAL Class A boys basketball final on Friday, March 12, 2021 at North Allegheny High School.
Bishop Canevin closes out Rochester to win 1st WPIAL boys basketball crown
March 12, 2021
Shooting 29% usually isn’t the way to a championship.

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Burrell’s AJ Corrado embraces coach Josh Shields after beating Avery Bassett of Midd-West for the PIAA Class AA 160-pound championship Friday, March 12, 2021 at the Giant Center in Hershey.
Burrell’s A.J. Corrado wins state title with overtime pin
HERSHEY – AJ Corrado didn’t have pancakes for breakfast Friday, but he served one up in the PIAA Class AA finals.

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Game-high scorer Neshannock’s Megan Pallerino (24) celebrates with Hunter Newman after beating Serra Catholic in the WPIAL Class 2A girls basketball final on Friday, March 12, 2021 at North Allegheny High School.
Neshannock stops undefeated Serra Catholic, wins 2nd WPIAL title in 3 years
Serra Catholic finished the regular season at 16-0 as undefeated section champions, so there was some sentiment that the Eagles should have been the top seed in the WPIAL Class 2A tournament.

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The Beaver girls basketball captains celebrate with the WPIAL championship trophy after defeating Quaker Valley, 45-29, in the Class 4A final on Friday, March 12, 2021, at Peters Township High School.
Beaver girls capture program’s 1st WPIAL title
The Beaver girls basketball team could’ve packed it in during the WPIAL Class 4A championship game Friday when they trailed section rival Quaker Valley early and things weren’t going their way.

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Mohawk’s Hannah McDanel pressures North Catholic’s Tori Drevna during their game on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, in Cranberry.
WPIAL Class 3A girls basketball championship breakdown: North Catholic vs. Mohawk
WPIAL Class 3A girls basketball championship

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<strong>Greensburg Central Catholic’s Tyree Turner</strong>
In 1st finals since 2014, Greensburg CC to face high-powered OLSH offense
Greensburg Central Catholic didn’t get the home-court advantage other No. 2 seeds did in the WPIAL playoffs this year. Its gym was too small to host in the first round, so it had to play on the road, and issues from a water main break forced the Centurions to play quarterfinal and semifinal games at Norwin.

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North Allegheny’s Emma Fischer (left) celebrates with Paige Morningstar after hitting a 3-pointer against Penn-Trafford during their game on Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, at Penn-Trafford High School.
WPIAL Class 6A girls basketball championship breakdown: North Allegheny vs. Upper St. Clair
WPIAL Class 6A girls basketball championship

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Fox Chapel’s David Manelis competes in the WPIAL Class AAA Diving Championship at North Allegheny on Feb. 27.
WPIAL diving champs ready to take on state’s best
The “fab four” of WPIAL diving champions will attempt to claim more gold Saturday at the PIAA Class AAA and Class AA competitions at Cumberland Valley High School.

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OLSH’s Dante Spadafora (11) celebrates with B.J. Vaughn after a Chargers score next to Springdale’s Logan Reddinger on Feb. 5.
WPIAL Class 2A boys basketball championship breakdown: OLSH vs. Greensburg C.C.
WPIAL Class 2A boys basketball championship

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Burrell’s Lydia Flanagan won the Western Pa. Regional Girls Singles Tournament on Friday, March 12, 2021.
Burrell junior follows WPIBL win with regional title
Just like she did at the WPIBL championships last month, Burrell junior Lydia Flanagan took care of some unfinished business at the Western Pa. Regional Girls Singles Tournament on Friday in North Versailles.

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Frazier’s Rune Lawrence defeats Ben Haubert of Palisades in the 172-pound Class 2A semifinal in the PIAA wrestling championships on Friday, March 12, 2021 at the Giant Center in Hershey.
Quartet of WPIAL wrestlers reach PIAA Class AA finals in upper weight classes
HERSHEY — Burrell senior A.J. Corrado became the third wrestler from his school to reach the finals at the 2021 PIAA Class AA wrestling championship Friday at the Giant Center.

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Upper St. Clair’s Luke Gensler shoots a three-pointer during the third quarter of a WPIAL Class 6A semifinal against Butler on Tuesday, March 9, 2021, at Upper St. Clair High School.
WPIAL Class 6A boys basketball championship breakdown: Upper St. Clair vs. Pine-Richland
WPIAL Class 6A boys basketball championship

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Bishop Canevin players huddle up before facing Union in the WPIAL Class A semifinals Tuesday, March 9, 2021.
WPIAL Class A boys basketball championship breakdown: Bishop Canevin vs. Rochester
WPIAL Class A boys basketball championship

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Burrell’s Ian Oswalt wrestles Faith Christian’s Eric Alderfer in the 138-pound bout during Class 2A semifinals in the PIAA wrestling championships Friday, March 12, 2021, at the Giant Center in Hershey.
Burrell’s Hornack, Oswalt reach PIAA Class AA wrestling finals
HERSHEY — Burrell’s Cooper Hornack achieved something he’s never accomplished on Friday. The freshman wrestler reached the finals in a state event.

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Upper St. Clair’s John Sukernek celebrates after scoring next to Butler’s Devin Carney during their WPIAL Class 6A semifinal on Tuesday, March 9, 2021, at Upper St. Clair High School.
How to watch the WPIAL basketball finals on Trib HSSN
The first four of 12 WPIAL basketball championship games will be played tonight at a pair of high school gymnasiums, and a quartet of teams will be rewarded for persevering during an unprecedented 2020-21 season.

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Upper St. Clair’s Luke Gensler (right) and John Sukernek celebrate after defeating Butler in their WPIAL Class 6A semifinal on Tuesday.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on March 12, 2021: Championship weekend tips off
Welcome to the start of championship weekend here on the TribLive High School Sports Network.

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High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 11, 2021
March 11, 2021
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Trinity’s Courtney Dahlquist scored 21 points against Woodland Hills on Thursday night.
Courtney Dahlquist pushes top-seeded Trinity past Woodland Hills, back to title game
Woodland Hills knew it needed to play a near-perfect game to have a chance in its WPIAL Class 5A girls basketball semifinal against top-seeded Trinity.

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South Allegheny’s Antonio Epps celebrates a win over Aliquippa in the WPIAL Class 3A semifinals Thursday, March 11, 2021.
South Allegheny drops Aliquippa, advances to 1st WPIAL finals
For the first time in program history, the South Allegheny boys basketball team will play for a WPIAL championship.

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Ellwood City players celebrate after defeating Neshannock in the WPIAL Class 3A semifinals Thursday, March 11, 2021.
11th-seeded Ellwood City stuns Neshannock, makes 1st WPIAL final since 1986
From the opening tip, Ellwood City coach Steve Antuono Sr. paced the sidelines watching the game with intensity, while wearing his emotions on his sleeve.

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