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WPIAL board unanimously rejects Farrell’s request to rejoin district
The WPIAL board voted unanimously Tuesday to deny Farrell’s request to join the league as a member school, citing the cost of transportation and tight athletic department budgets. The board voted 17-0 with three abstentions. Still, the PIAA has the ultimate say and could decide to put Farrell in the...
Sidney Crosby scores twice, Tristan Jarry secures shutout as Penguins stop streaking KrakenVideo
Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Tristan Jarry’s postgame plans involved hurrying home to watch the Pittsburgh Steelers, but first, his team put together a defensive effort that might have made members of the old Steel Curtain smile. Jarry turned away all 22 shots, and Sidney Crosby scored twice in a defensive-minded 3-0...
Penguins to start Tristan Jarry in hopes of snapping Kraken’s 9-game winning streak
The Penguins will start Tristan Jarry in net Monday against Seattle, hoping the goalie can snap the Kraken’s nine-game winning streak. To do so, Jarry will need to break his own streak of three straight losses. The Penguins host the Kraken at 1 p.m. Monday at PPG Paints Arena in...
WPIAL girls basketball rankings: Week ending Jan. 14, 2024
WPIAL girls basketball rankings Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Peters Township, 14-0, 1 2. Norwin, 11-3, 2 3. North Allegheny, 10-1, 3 4. Chartiers Valley, 10-2, 4 5. Seneca Valley, 10-3, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Oakland Catholic, 14-0, 1 2. McKeesport, 11-1, 2 3. Lincoln Park,...
WPIAL boys basketball rankings: Week ending Jan. 14, 2024
WPIAL boys basketball rankings Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Upper St. Clair, 10-3, 3 2. Mt. Lebanon, 11-2, 1 3. Central Catholic, 7-5, 4 4. Butler, 10-2, 2 5. Baldwin, 10-3, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Gateway, 11-1, 1 2. Moon, 11-2, 2 3. Shaler, 13-1, 3...
North Allegheny girls hope January road trips make Tigers a tough ‘out’ later this season
No, the North Allegheny girls basketball team hasn’t left the WPIAL, even though its schedule certainly looks like the Tigers moved closer to Harrisburg. The team scheduled road games against York, Susquehanna Township, Cumberland Valley and Central Dauphin in a 10-day stretch in January. They’ll travel across the state twice,...
Avonworth sheds underdog label with section-shaking win over No. 3 Montour
In a pregame talk with his players, Avonworth basketball coach Mike Mancuso embraced the idea that the WPIAL saw them as underdogs in their own section. But nobody can say that anymore, thanks in part to a senior with his own underdog story. Anthony Arlia scored a career-high 20 points...
Butler won’t rejoin WPIAL football; decision nearing on Farrell’s request to return
How many football teams will the WPIAL have next season? That number continues to fluctuate. What’s known now is that Butler will not rejoin WPIAL football next season and instead play an independent schedule. In a separate situation, the WPIAL must decide soon whether Farrell will play WPIAL football next...
North Allegheny linebacker Tyree Alualu commits to Temple
North Allegheny senior Tyree Alualu, an all-conference linebacker whose father played for the Pittsburgh Steelers, committed Thursday to Temple. Alualu announced his decision on social media. A 6-foot, 215-pound inside linebacker and running back, Alualu received more than a dozen Division I offers. He chose Temple from a list that...
Even at the high school level, football coaches take measures to avoid signs being stolen
There was a commotion in the bleachers at a WPIAL football game one night when some opposing coaches had their notes fall from the press box window. Those notes turned out to be a cheat-sheet of sorts. “They had written on them, ‘This is outside zone. This is speed option,’...
Trib HSSN boys basketball rankings for Jan. 6, 2024
Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Mt. Lebanon, 10-1, 1 2. Butler, 9-1, 2 3. Upper St. Clair, 8-3, 4 4. Central Catholic, 6-3, NR 5. Baldwin, 8-3, 5 Out: New Castle (9-3, 3) Class 5A 1. Gateway, 9-1, 1 2. Moon, 9-2, 4 3. Shaler, 11-1, 2 4....
WPIAL girls basketball rankings: Week ending January 7, 2024
Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Peters Township, 12-0, 3 2. Norwin, 9-3, 2 3. North Allegheny, 7-1, 1 4. Chartiers Valley, 9-1, 4 5. Seneca Valley, 9-2, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Oakland Catholic, 11-0, 1 2. McKeesport, 9-1, 2 3. Lincoln Park, 11-0, 3 4. Trinity,...
Barrage of 3-pointers — including 8 by Donovan Carney — leads Butler past New Castle
Butler’s Donovan Carney was making shots from far beyond the arc, teammate Tayt Lucas hit a couple of 3-pointers and Kyle Casteel came off the bench shooting 3s with no hesitation. In coach Matt Clement’s offense, pretty much everybody gets to be a shooter. “I might be the worst coach...
PIAA policy won’t let Aliquippa argue health and safety in rejecting move to Class 5A
Two years ago, Aliquippa argued relentlessly that it was too dangerous to force the small-school Quips to play Class 5A football and ultimately the school won its PIAA appeal. The Quips are facing that scenario again under the PIAA competitive-balance rule, and Aliquippa superintendent Phillip Woods says his feelings haven’t...
State representative asks whether PIAA needs ‘overhaul,’ proposes legislation to investigate
A Western Pennsylvania legislator and longtime member of the state Athletic Oversight Committee is asking whether the PIAA needs an overhaul. State Rep. Rob Matzie (D-Beaver) announced plans Friday to introduce legislation that would analyze the policy, practices, finances and structure of the PIAA, “with an eye toward overhauling how...
Wild Things Park to host WPIAL baseball finals through 2027
Wild Things Park will remain as host of the WPIAL baseball finals through at least the 2027 season. The WPIAL and the Washington Wild Things on Friday announced an agreement to keep the championship games at the 3,200-seat minor league stadium that has hosted the league finals since 2003. This...
McGuffey football coach Ed Dalton resigns after 12 years, not ready for retirement
Ed Dalton is stepping down after 12 seasons as McGuffey’s football coach, but don’t mistake his resignation as an early retirement. Dalton wants to keep adding to his 34-year career, but the 64-year-old coach with more than 240 career wins says his next coaching stop is still undecided. “It’s not...
PIAA plans to move Aliquippa football to Class 5A under competitive-balance rule
In a move coach Mike Warfield called déjà vu, the PIAA has notified Aliquippa that its football team will be forced up another classification before next season. The Quips won the Class 4A state title this fall and were runners-up in 2022, and the PIAA now plans to move them...
East Allegheny football coach Dom Pecora resigns after 8 straight playoff appearances
Winning a conference title and reaching the WPIAL semifinals will always be two of the happiest moments of his life, says East Allegheny football coach Dom Pecora, who is stepping down after 11 seasons with the Wildcats. “When we blocked the extra point (to win the conference), there is nothing...
Fast start leads Hampton past Highlands in key section clash
Sometimes games are decided by a fourth-quarter run, but Hampton showed Tuesday that the first few minutes can be just as crucial. Hampton scored the game’s first 11 points, built an early lead and then relied on its defense for a 49-41 victory over Highlands in a low-scoring section opener...
Trib HSSN girls basketball rankings for Dec. 30, 2023
Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. North Allegheny, 6-0, 1 2. Norwin, 7-2, 2 3. Peters Township, 10-0, 3 4. Chartiers Valley, 6-1, 4 5. Seneca Valley, 7-2, NR Out: Upper St. Clair (6-4, 5) Class 5A 1. Oakland Catholic, 8-0, 1 2. McKeesport, 7-1, 2 3. Lincoln Park,...
Trib HSSN boys basketball rankings for Dec. 30, 2023
Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Mt. Lebanon, 8-1, 1 2. Butler, 6-1, 2 3. New Castle, 9-1, 3 4. Upper St. Clair, 6-3, 4 5. Baldwin, 7-2, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Gateway, 6-1, 1 2. Shaler, 10-0, 2 3. Penn Hills, 5-1, 3 4. Moon, 7-2,...
Mike Collodi resigns as Mt. Lebanon football coach after 1 season
Less than a year after becoming Mt. Lebanon’s football coach, Mike Collodi is reluctantly stepping down. He resigned Wednesday after one season, largely, he said, because he saw no path to a teaching job in the district. “When I took the program over, I had a vision of how to...
2023 WPIAL All-Conference Football: Class 6A
WPIAL Class 6A Offense Player, School, Pos., Ht., Wt., Yr. Sam Brackney, Central Catholic, C, 6-2, 260, jr. Lincoln Hoke, North Allegheny, G, 6-1, 210, so. Tanner Fuchs, Central Catholic, G, 6-2, 290, sr. Cameron Chmura, North Allegheny, OT, 6-4, 290, sr. Jack Yatchenko, North Allegheny, OT, 6-3, 285, jr....
2023 WPIAL All-Conference Football: Western Hills
Western Hills Conference Offense Player, School, Pos., Ht., Wt., Yr. Braeden Walker, West Mifflin, TE, 6-3, 245, sr. Amari Jackson, Beaver, WR, 6-1, 170, jr. Andrew Kuban, Avonworth, WR, 5-11, 195, sr. Brady Mayo, Beaver, WR, 6-1, 175, jr. Khalil Taylor, Seton LaSalle, WR, 6-0, 180, fr. Parker Cunninghham, South...
