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Hampton’s Peter Kramer celebrates in front of the Highlands bench after hitting a 3-pointer during their game on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, at Highlands High School.
Choosing Hampton’s seed becomes tricky decision with leading scorer ineligible
February 14, 2023
The chairman of the WPIAL basketball committee largely avoided one of Monday’s most-interesting debates, since it was a topic close to his heart.

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High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 13, 2023
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Peters Township’s Jack Dunbar dunks against Bethel Park on Jan. 17.
High school roundup for Feb. 13, 2023: Jack Dunbar leads Peters Township in playoff tuneup
February 13, 2023
Jack Dunbar dropped 41 points and drained seven 3-pointers, battling James Wesling in a duel of top scorers, as Class 5A top seed Peters Township geared up for the playoffs with an 85-79 victory over Baldwin in nonsection boys basketball Monday night.

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Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week for Feb. 12, 2023
There was a point during the regular season that the logjam atop Section 2-3A had little to no separation.

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Pine-Richland junior Madison Zavasky averaged 20.5 points per game over the first eight games of the 2022-23 season.
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week for Feb. 12, 2023
When Gabby Baldasare took over the Pine-Richland girls basketball program last summer, like most coaches, she had a learning curve to go through.

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New Castle’s Isaiah Boice shoots a 3-pointer against Laurel Highlands during a 2021 WPIAL Class 5A semifinal.
Breaking down the 2023 WPIAL boys basketball playoff brackets
A closer look at the WPIAL boys basketball playoffs, which begin Thursday night:

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Norwin’s Kendall Berger scores against Hempfield on Jan. 9.
Norwin girls lead Westmoreland County contingent into playoffs as No. 3 seed
For most of December and even late into January, the Norwin girls looked like the favorite to win WPIAL Class 6A.

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Bryce Robson and his Deer Lakes teammates will play Ellwood City in the first round of the WPIAL playoffs.
Handful of A-K Valley basketball teams get No. 5 seeds in WPIALs
The WPIAL boys and girls basketball “second season” now is set as the 12 brackets were revealed Monday afternoon.

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Allderdice teams, Shady Side girls wrap up spots for high school fencing league playoffs
The Shady Side Academy and Allderdice girls and the Allderdice boys all clinched playoff spots as the Pittsburgh Interscholastic Fencing League hosted matches Friday at Allderdice High School.

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Camp director Darnell Dinkins looks on as Greensburg Central Catholic Samir Crosby quarterback throws during the Willie Thrower quarterbacks camp Saturday, July 16, 2022 at Valley High School.
GCC freshman Samir Crosby grabs Division I football offer
One Division I football scholarship offer often leads to many more for rising prospects.

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Upper St. Clair’s Rylee Kalocay scores against North Allegheny during a 2022 WPIAL Class 6A semifinal.
Breaking down the 2023 WPIAL girls basketball playoff brackets
A closer look at the WPIAL girls basketball playoffs, which begin with preliminary round games Thursday night:

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Peters Twp.’s Jake Ziegler celebrates after scoring against Bethel Park on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023, at Bethel Park High School.
WPIAL reveals basketball playoff brackets asking: ‘What have you done lately?’
If the season ended three days ago, the Penn Hills boys probably would’ve earned a No. 1 seed in the WPIAL basketball playoffs.

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Burrell hockey team ready to ‘make noise’ in Penguins Cup playoffs
Burrell’s hockey team features a collection of veteran and freshman players from the rival Burrell, Highlands and New-Ken Arnold school districts who share a common goal: to qualify for the PIHL Penguins Cup playoffs.

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Fox Chapel’s Elsie Smith scores past Plum’s Pascale Olczak on Dec. 12, 2022.
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Fox Chapel’s Elsie Smith
After coming off a tough season, Fox Chapel’s girls basketball team has quite a lot to be proud of this winter, putting itself in the playoff chase.

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Hempfield’s competitive spirit cheerleading squad repeated as state champion on Jan. 28, 2023, in Hershey.
Group effort helped Hempfield competitive spirit team defend PIAA title
It was another stirring performance for the Hempfield competitive spirit cheerleading squad.

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Mt. Pleasant senior SaraJo Gardner
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Mt. Pleasant’s SaraJo Gardner
Mt. Pleasant’s girls swimming team has been one of the WPIAL’s most dominant programs the last few seasons.

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High school sports schedule for Feb. 13, 2023
February 12, 2023
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Laurel Highlands’ Rodney Gallagher celebrates a 3-pointer in the second half against Uniontown Friday, Feb.10, 2023 at Uniontown High School.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Feb. 13, 2023: Trib HSSN to reveal basketball playoff brackets
The week begins with a bang with the WPIAL spotlight shining bright on basketball bracketology.

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Franklin Regional’s Nolan Savinda (48) and Yahor Khaklin (53) assist on stopping a shot on goal in the first period against Greensburg Salem on Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022, at Alpha Ice Complex.
PIHL standings, playoff qualifiers through Feb. 12, 2023
Here are the latest PIHL high school hockey standings and postseason clinchings through Sunday:

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Seamus Riordan and his Shady Side Academy teammates face Knoch at 7:30 on Monday.
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Feb. 13, 2023
Hear ye, hear ye! The high school basketball postseason is upon us starting with the unveiling of the brackets this week here on the TribLive High School Sports Network.

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