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Westmoreland County WPIAL basketball playoff preview capsules for Friday’s games
February 21, 2018
Boys Class 5A Quarterfinals No. 3 Franklin Regional (18-4) vs. No. 6 Moon (18-5) 8 p.m. Friday at North Hills On air: TribHSSN.triblive.com Winner plays:
Quaker Valley boys, North Allegheny girls lead this week’s Trib 10 power rankings
Every Wednesday during the 2017-18 WPIAL basketball season, the TribLive High School Sports Network will release weekly Power Rankings. These rankings have zero classification boundaries.
Zubovic declines Big 33 offer
Blake Zubovic was honored to receive an invitation to the Big 33 Football Classic, but the senior lineman from Belle Vernon declined the offer. A
A-K Valley WPIAL basketball preview playoff capsule for Thursday’s game
Girls Class 2A Quarterfinals No. 6 Leechburg (19-4) vs. No. 3 Chartiers-Houston (17-5) 6:30 p.m. Thursday at West Allegheny On the air: TribHSSN.triblive.com Winner plays:
Class 3A girls bracket begins after weeklong wait in 3 games to watch Wednesday
After waiting for more than a week, the WPIAL Class 3A girls basketball teams start their postseason on Wednesday with four first-round matchups between seeds
Class 4A boys bracket includes 2017 rematch in 3 games to watch Wednesday
The boys basketball schedule Wednesday includes only four games, all from the Class 4A bracket. The top four teams received bye, so the matchups involveHampton boys hold off Gateway rally with last-second stand
With 1.8 seconds left in a two-point game, the in-bounds pass was destined for Gateway's JP Kromka. Gateway knew it. Hampton knew it. Even so,
George Guido: Kittanning’s Mitch Frerotte headed to hall
Mitch Frerotte played in three Super Bowls during his six-season NFL career but also was known as a free spirit during his playing days. His
High school scores, summaries, schedules for Feb. 20, 2018
February 20, 2018
High schools Basketball Boys WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals Saturday's schedule Times, sites TBD Mt. Lebanon (19-3) vs. Latrobe (16-7); Central Catholic (14-8) vs. Penn
Burrell wrestler Ethan Awes prepares for final shot at making state tournament
Ethan Awes' season began with the same high hopes as many of his fellow wrestlers. Somewhere along the way, it turned into what the Burrell
Zolnierczyk’s free throws seal Springdale’s 1st playoff win since ’08
An eight-point halftime lead for the Springdale boys basketball team had evaporated into a back-and-forth one-possession battle with California in a WPIAL Class 2A first-round
WPIAL playoffs roundup for Feb. 20: McKeesport boys earn opening-round win
McKeesport will get to play in WPIAL boys basketball quarterfinals Friday, but they had to pass a test before finalizing their spot in the ClassLeechburg boys get first basketball playoff victory in seven years
Fort Cherry stayed within striking distance of Leechburg for three quarters. But a strong start for the Blue Devils in the fourth period paved the
Norwin girls cruise past Pine-Richland in Class 6A 1st round
Norwin leaned on the same traits is has all season to advance in the WPIAL Class 6A girls basketball playoffs: defense and depth. The fourth-seededTrinity ousts Greensburg Salem boys in WPIAL 1st round
Trinity found itself in a huge hole to begin the fourth quarter against underdog Greensburg Salem. But the experienced Hillers found their game and avoidedPodkul guides No. 7 Hempfield girls past Seneca Valley in opening round
First-year Hempfield girls basketball coach Lindsy Muchnock said she never really felt much pressure to get her Spartans back to the postseason for a 17th
Latrobe girls speed past Shaler, earn 1st WPIAL playoff win since ’07
Latrobe wanted to play fast in its playoff opener. It's the Wildcats' M.O. And that's what they did to set the tone on the way
Hempfield wrestlers change weight classes in advance of section tournament
When Hempfield wrestling coach Vince DeAugustine was winning WPIAL and PIAA Class AAA titles, there was no internet to help wrestlers figure out what weight
A-K Valley WPIAL basketball playoff preview capsules for Wednesday’s games
Boys Class 4A First round No. 8 Valley (13-4) vs. No. 9 South Park (12-9) 8 p.m. Wednesday at North Hills On the air: TribHSSN.triblive.com
A-K Valley wrestling notebook: Class AAA wrestlers set for sectionals
WPIAL Class AA got its individual postseason going last week. Now it's Class AAA's turn. Sectional tournaments Saturday will mark the beginning of the individual
