Sports
WPIAL girls basketball rankings for week ending Dec. 24, 2023
December 23, 2023
Class 6A
WPIAL boys basketball rankings for the week ending Dec. 24, 2023
Class 6A
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Burrell’s Anna Clark, Springdale’s John Hughes
Anna Clark
Westmoreland County athletes of the week: Norwin’s Lauren Palangio, Latrobe’s Luke Willochell
Lauren Palangio
Pillar of volleyball community headlines Alle-Kiski Valley Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2024
One of the sadder days in the Alle-Kiski Valley was Feb. 22, 2016.
Westmoreland County high school notebook: Norwin receiver’s options include WVU walk-on offer
Norwin football player Luke Denny popped up on a lot of college radar screens after a big play-filled senior season.
Greensburg Central Catholic withstands crafty foul strategy to beat Hempfield
December 22, 2023
Teams have tried to slow down Greensburg Central Catholic in a number of ways, but this was something new.
High school basketball holiday tournament schedule for Dec. 27-30, 2023
Here is a listing of schedules for holiday basketball tournaments involving WPIAL teams from Dec. 27-30. Please email any corrections or additions to ptrsports@triblive.com.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 22, 2023
High schools
High school roundup for Dec. 22, 2023: Greensburg Salem girls grateful for Christmas Blessing
Call it a Christmas Blessing for the Greensburg Salem girls basketball team.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 21, 2023
High schools
High school roundup for Dec. 21, 2023: Cameron Lindsey leads Aliquippa past Chartiers Valley
December 21, 2023
Cameron Lindsey put up 23 points to lead Aliquippa to a 69-64 victory over Chartiers Valley in nonsection boys basketball Thursday night.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Dec. 22, 2023: Boys basketball section play wraps up for calendar year
The final section contest in 2023 takes place Friday as two boys basketball teams find if they have been naughty or nice on the section standings list.
Norwin girls crank up offense to roll past previously unbeaten McKeesport
Norwin senior point guard Bailey Snowberger said her team has not played its best basketball game yet.
Kiski Area boys basketball team proving it will be force when section play starts
Corey Smith always has believed in making the nonsection schedule as difficult as possible, and that’s what he has done at Kiski Area.
Westmoreland County boys basketball notebook: Former Franklin Regional coach back on sideline
Former Franklin Regional coach Steve Scorpion is back on the sideline.
With more players joining Ty Keffer in scoring column, Southmoreland boys ready to rock
There are times when Ty Keffer feels like he’s playing the drums instead of lead guitar for the Southmoreland basketball team.
A-K Valley girls basketball notebook: Injuries pose another challenge for Fox Chapel
Fox Chapel coach Marty Matvey said his team had a strong offseason and had designs on claiming a section championship after just missing the playoffs a year ago.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Dec. 20, 2023
High schools
High school roundup for Dec. 20, 2023: West Allegheny wrestling finishes strong in win over Waynesburg
Blake Schepis (139), Chase Schepis (145) and Nick Jones (152) closed out the match with three straight pins to salt away a 42-22 victory for West Allegheny over Waynesburg in Section 5-3A wrestling Wednesday night.
