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WPIAL to release new football conferences, updated sections for other fall sports
The wait is almost over for WPIAL football teams eager to take a look at the new conferences for the 2024 and ’25 seasons. The WPIAL will release realigned football conferences and updated sections for other fall sports after the board approves them Feb. 19, said WPIAL chief operating officer...
WPIAL boys basketball rankings: Week ending February 4, 2024
WPIAL boys basketball rankings Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Mt. Lebanon, 16-3, 2 2. Baldwin, 15-4, 3 3. Upper St. Clair, 13-5, 1 4. Central Catholic, 11-8, 4 5. North Allegheny, 9-10, NR Out: Butler (14-4, 5) Class 5A 1. Moon, 16-3, 1 2. Franklin Regional, 17-2, 3...
Trib HSSN girls basketball rankings for Feb. 3, 2024
WPIAL girls basketball rankings Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Peters Township, 19-0, 1 2. Norwin, 16-3, 2 3. North Allegheny, 17-2, 3 4. Upper St. Clair, 11-9, NR 5. Chartiers Valley, 14-4, 4 Out: Seneca Valley (12-7, 5) Class 5A 1. Oakland Catholic, 20-0, 1 2. McKeesport, 16-2,...
‘Excellence has to be earned’: North Allegheny swimmers aim to maintain streak of WPIAL championships
The North Allegheny swimming team owns a WPIAL championship streak that’s older than some kids on the roster. The girls have won 15 consecutive WPIAL team titles, a streak that they started in 2009. With seniors Natalie Sens and Greta Mott among the WPIAL’s fastest swimmers again this winter, and...
Mt. Lebanon stakes claim in 6A with win over rival Upper St. Clair
Packed together tightly in a sold-out gym, the Mt. Lebanon student section chanted, “We run 6A,” in the final minutes of Friday’s win over rival Upper St. Clair. Senior guard Nate Girod wasn’t ready to make that bold of a statement quite yet, but in a classification looking for a...
Exquisite timing helps Shaler avenge loss to Woodland Hills
“Exquisite” was the fancy word Brandon London’s teammates urged him to work into his postgame interview. He’d already scored 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds Tuesday night, but the Shaler senior decided to deliver once more for his guys. London used the eloquent adjective to describe the rare 3-pointer he...
Bishop Canevin fires 1st-place boys basketball coach in middle of his 1st season
The Bishop Canevin boys basketball team is close to clinching a section title, but the Crusaders will finish their season with a different coaching staff. First-year coach Damien Cornish said he and his assistants were let go Monday after meeting with school administrators who told him “the player and parent...
Aliquippa grad, current 5A coach understands Quips’ concerns with bump up in class
Can Aliquippa compete in Class 5A football? Yes, says Pine-Richland coach Jon LeDonne, but he also considers the Quips’ concerns about player health to be valid. LeDonne won two state titles as a Class 5A coach and years ago won a WPIAL title as a player for Aliquippa. That football...
WPIAL girls basketball rankings: Week ending Jan. 28, 2024
WPIAL girls basketball rankings Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Peters Township, 18-0, 1 2. Norwin, 14-3, 2 3. North Allegheny, 14-2, 3 4. Chartiers Valley, 13-3, 4 5. Seneca Valley, 12-5, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Oakland Catholic, 18-0, 1 2. Lincoln Park, 17-0, 2 3. McKeesport,...
WPIAL boys basketball rankings: Week ending Jan. 28, 2024
WPIAL boys basketball rankings Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Upper St. Clair, 12-4, 1 2. Mt. Lebanon, 14-3, 2 3. Baldwin, 13-4, 5 4. Central Catholic, 10-6, 3 5. Butler, 14-3, 4 Out: none Class 5A 1. Moon, 13-3, 1 2. Gateway, 12-3, 2 3. Franklin Regional, 14-2,...
Lincoln Park’s ‘big two’ share the wealth in win over North Catholic
The motto on Lincoln Park’s shirts says “one more,” which coach Mike Bariski translates into “one more pass.” That might seem like wishful thinking, since the Leopards have a couple of elite players who can dominate one on one and score without any passes at all. But that’s not so,...
PIAA officials acknowledge competitive balance formula has ‘room for conversation’ in future
A football team that reaches the state finals or semifinals two years in a row “is the cream of the crop in that class,” said PIAA executive director Bob Lombardi, explaining why health and safety concerns are excluded as grounds for appeal under the competitive-balance rule. “It’s tough to make...
6 WPIAL quarterbacks selected as finalists for Willie Thrower Award
WPIAL champions Nolan DiLucia of Peters Township, Logan Kushner of North Allegheny and Matt Seig of Fort Cherry were three of the six quarterbacks named Thursday as finalists for the Willie Thrower Award. The award is given annually to the top quarterback in the WPIAL or City League. The others...
PIAA rejects Farrell’s request to join WPIAL
A week after the WPIAL rejected Farrell’s attempt to join the district, the PIAA also denied the Mercer County school’s request to transfer to the WPIAL. Citing racial issues with schools in District 10, Farrell administrators wanted to rejoin the WPIAL, a district the school used to call home. But...
Aliquippa forced to move to Class 5A football after PIAA rejects appeal
MECHANICSBURG — If the PIAA believes five transfers gave the Aliquippa football team a competitive advantage, Quips coach Mike Warfield wants to know how. The school blitzed the PIAA with statistics about the five players’ limited contributions, the transient nature of the Aliquippa community and even the mismatch in roster...
New coach Marty Spieler brings unique resume, complete with a Kelce tie, to South Fayette
The coaching career of Marty Spieler once crossed paths with the Kelce brothers, but, no, Taylor Swift probably won’t show up at South Fayette games this fall. But that experience early in his career shows how Spieler, who was hired Tuesday at South Fayette as a first-time head coach, brings...
Gatorade picks Mt. Lebanon’s Logan St. John Kletter as top girls cross country runner in Pa.
Reigning state champion Logan St. John Kletter of Mt. Lebanon was named the Gatorade Pennsylvania girls cross country athlete of the year, extending the WPIAL’s winning streak to four. Brownsville’s Jolena Quarzo won the state award last season, and Moon’s Mia Cochran was a two-time winner for the 2020-21 and...
South Fayette poised to hire Marty Spieler as football coach
South Fayette is prepared to make Marty Spieler the school’s next football coach, pending board approval Tuesday night. Spieler is listed as the recommended candidate on the school board agenda. He spent this past season as an assistant under coach Joe Rossi, who resigned in November after 17 seasons with...
PIAA discussing eliminating overtime in regular-season soccer games
The PIAA might decide this week to eliminate overtime from regular-season high school soccer, taking a nod from NCAA rules and international norms. If approved, regular-season games tied after regulation would finish as a draw. Under current PIAA rules, teams play up to two 10-minute overtime periods trying to break...
WPIAL girls basketball rankings: Week ending Jan. 21, 2024
WPIAL girls basketball rankings Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Peters Township, 16-0, 1 2. Norwin, 13-3, 2 3. North Allegheny, 13-1, 3 4. Chartiers Valley, 12-2, 4 5. Seneca Valley, 11-5, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Oakland Catholic, 16-0, 1 2. Lincoln Park, 14-0, 3 3. McKeesport,...
WPIAL boys basketball rankings: Week ending January 21, 2024
WPIAL boys basketball rankings Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Upper St. Clair, 10-4, 1 2. Mt. Lebanon, 12-3, 2 3. Central Catholic, 8-5, 3 4. Butler, 11-2, 4 5. Baldwin, 11-3, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Moon, 12-2, 2 2. Gateway, 11-2, 1 3. Thomas Jefferson, 10-2,...
Thought to be moving up to 3A for next 2 years, Westinghouse will instead play Class A football
City League champion Westinghouse is dropping to Class A football next season after successfully avoiding a promotion under the PIAA competitive-balance rule. Bulldogs coach Donta Green said the PIAA initially identified 21 Westinghouse players as possible transfers, a total that would’ve put the team in jeopardy of moving from Class...
Aliquippa football still ticketed for 5A after unsuccessful initial appeal to PIAA
Aliquippa’s initial appeal to the PIAA was unsuccessful, so the football team remains headed to a higher classification under the competitive-balance rule. However, the PIAA appeal process isn’t over. The school’s administration will take the next step and request a hearing with the PIAA board, Aliquippa superintendent Phillip Woods said...
Former Clairton football star Tyler Boyd headlines 2024 WPIAL Hall of Fame class
Nobody in WPIAL history won more consistently than Clairton’s Tyler Boyd, whose football teams were part of a state-record winning streak that eventually reached 66 games. He went 48-0 in his three years as a starter. Add in his freshman season and the Bears were 63-1 with four WPIAL titles...
WPIAL places Mohawk football on 2 years of probation for alleged racial slurs toward Burrell players
The WPIAL has placed the Mohawk football team on probation for two years after allegations that racial slurs were used in a playoff game against Burrell in November. The WPIAL Equity Council for Diversity & Inclusion couldn’t independently confirm the allegations, but WPIAL executive director Scott Seltzer said the council...
