Sports

Belle Vernon’s Adam LaCarte intercepts a ball intended for Hickory’s Timmy Krivosh during the class 3A PIAA semifinal game Friday Dec. 1, 2023 at North Allegheny High School.

2023 WPIAL All-Conference Football: Interstate

December 27, 2023

Interstate Conference

Mars’ Evan Wright beats Aliquippa’s Cleaster Longmire IV during 4A WPIAL semifinals Friday Nov. 17, 2023 at North Allegheny High School.

2023 WPIAL All-Conference Football: Greater Allegheny

Greater Allegheny Conference

Greensburg Central Catholic’s Tyree Turner avoids Jeannette’s Lonnie Green in the third quarter Friday Oct. 13, 2023 at McKey Stadium.

2023 WPIAL All-Conference Football: Eastern

Eastern Conference

Westinghouse’s Ty Abram eludes USO defenders on a touchdown run during their City League game on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, at Cupples Stadium on the South Side.

2023 All-City League Football Team

Pittsburgh City League

Waynesburg’s Breydon Woods works out during practice in Waynesburg.

2023 WPIAL All-Conference Football: Century

Century Conference

Fort Cherry head coach Tanner Garry talks with quarterback Matt Sieg during the WPIAL Class A championship game on Nov. 24, 2023, at Acrisure Stadium.

2023 WPIAL All-Conference Football: Black Hills

Black Hills Conference

McKeesport’s Courtney Dunn celebrates after sacking Gateway quarterback Brad Birch on Friday, Oct. 13, 2023, in Monroeville.

2023 WPIAL All-Conference Football: Big Seven

Big Seven Conference

Gateway’s Steven Jenkins celebrates after picking up a first down next to McKeesport’s Valdez Stuvaints during their game on Friday, Oct. 13, 2023, in Monroeville.

2023 WPIAL All-Conference Football: Big East

Big East Conference

Union quarterback Braylon Thomas throws a pass on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023, in Union.

2023 WPIAL All-Conference Football: Big 7

Big 7 Conference

Peters coach T.J. Plack is doused with water after winning the WPIAL Class 5A title.

2023 WPIAL All-Conference Football: Allegheny Six

Allegheny Six

East Allegheny head coach Dom Pecora talks with his team next to Justin Snyder during practice on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023, in North Versailles.

2023 WPIAL All-Conference Football: Allegheny 6

Allegheny 6 Conference

Steel Valley’s Donald Barksdale (3) scores a touchdown against Mohawk in the WPIAL Class 2A semifinals Friday, Nov. 17, 2023, at West Allegheny.

2023 WPIAL All-Conference Football: Allegheny

Allegheny Conference

Shaler pitcher Miguel Hugas is mobbed by coach Brian Junker and teammates after defeating Bethel Park during the WPIAL Class 5A championship game May 30 at Wild Things Park.

Counting down the top stories in WPIAL sports in 2023: Shaler sports enjoyed titanic spring

The 2023 year in WPIAL sports saw a lot of excitement across three seasons.

Greensburg Central Catholic’s Erica Gribble scores past California’s Addison Gregory and Rakiyah Porter during a WPIAL playoff game last season.

Westmoreland County girls basketball notebook: Schedule doesn’t let up for Greensburg Central Catholic

Before the season began, Greensburg Central Catholic girls basketball coach Chris Skatell talked almost proudly about his team’s schedule, confident that the Centurions had the talent to handle it.

Penn-Trafford’s Lauren Marton drives between Norwin defenders Dec. 5.

Penn-Trafford girls ready to face injury challenge head on

Penn-Trafford girls basketball coach John Giannikas is somewhere near the corner of thrilled and concerned.

Burrell’s Cooper Hornack pins Kiski Area’s Travis Shearer on Dec. 13.

WPIAL team and individual wrestling rankings for week of Dec. 25, 2023

December 26, 2023

Team rankings

Wrestling notebook: Girls ready to take big stage at Powerade

The seeds for the first Powerade Girls Wrestling tournament were released, and only two girls from the WPIAL — Laurel senior Alexis Brua (124 pounds) and Canon-McMillan junior Natalie Rush (190) — earned top seeds.