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Penn-Trafford’s Tyler Boss (1) drives past Latrobe’s Darius Davis on Feb. 6.
Penn-Trafford boys look to carry momentum into playoffs
February 11, 2024
When the Penn-Trafford boys basketball team entered the final two weeks of the regular season, its WPIAL playoff hopes were on thin ice.

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Penn Hills’ Robert Thomas (5) scores during the Indians’ PIAA playoff game against DuBois last season.
                                Andrew Palla | For TribLive
Penn Hills notebook: Wrestlers look to advance to WPIAL tournament
Jeremy Packer is eager to see how the Penn Hills wrestling team will handle the section qualifiers. The Indians didn’t have anyone make the WPIAL Class 3A tournament last season, but have several prospects who could make the leap this year.

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                                Penn Hills’ Hannah Pugliese defends McKeesport’s Malina Boord during a WPIAL Class 5A playoff game last season.
Penn Hills girls look to fine-tune game heading into playoffs
Making adjustments late in the season has served the Penn Hills girls basketball team well.

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South Fayette’s Sarah Shaffer wins the WPIAL Class 3A girls breaststroke during the 2023 WPIAL swimming and diving championships.
Championship experience valuable for Pine-Richland swimmer, teammates
Sarah Anne Shaffer has been fielding questions from her younger teammates about different aspects of the WPIAL swimming championships.

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Gabby Baldasare is the new girls basketball coach at Pine-Richland.
Playoff-bound Pine-Richland girls embrace underdog role
Heading into the playoffs, the Pine-Richland girls basketball team has embraced an underdog mentality.

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Norwin’s Kendall Berger celebrates after hitting a 3-pointer against North Allegheny on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024, at Norwin.
WPIAL bracketology: Don Rebel, Chris Harlan forecast the 2024 girls basketball playoff pairings
February 10, 2024
The 2024 WPIAL girls basketball playoff field is set with 81 teams in the six classifications.

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High school scores, summaries and schedules for Feb. 10, 2024
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Lincoln Park’s Brandin Cummings celebrates after scoring against Laurel Highlands during a PIAA Class 4A quarterfinal last season.
High school roundup for Feb. 10, 2024: Lincoln Park tops Imani Christian in battle of defending champs
Brandin Cummings scored 27 points and Meleek Thomas added 26 to lead Lincoln Park to an 83-74 victory over Imani Christian in a nonsection matchup of defending WPIAL and state champions Saturday night.

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Moon’s Elijah Guillory scores against Mars on Tuesday, Jan. 65, 2024, in Adams Twp.
WPIAL bracketology: Chris Harlan, Don Rebel forecast the 2024 boys basketball playoff pairings
The 2024 WPIAL boys basketball playoff field is set with 87 teams in the six classifications.

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The top six finishers in the advanced all-around at the WPIAL gymnastics championships Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024 at Moon were Baldwin’s Abby Rexrode, Mt. Pleasant’s Olivia Kovach, Oakland Catholic’s Madeliene Wingerter, Pine-Richland’s Nadia Constantakis, Moon’s Hayley Bates and North Allegheny’s Adriana Seese.
Baldwin’s Abby Rexrode wins 3rd straight WPIAL all-around gymnastics title
Baldwin junior Abby Rexrode won her third straight all-around title at the WPIAL gymnastics championships Saturday at Moon, taking first place in three of the four events.

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Trinity’s Zane Garner controls Connellsville’s Landon Lynn during their 121-pound match Feb. 10, 2024.
WPIAL wrestling teams finish among top eight at PIAA tournament
HERSHEY — When WPIAL Class 3A wrestling teams Connellsville, Trinity and Franklin Regional qualified for the PIAA championships, they weren’t ranked high in the state.

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Norwin girls basketball players go through the handshake line after Thursday night’s 46-39 victory over visiting Seneca Valley. The Knights moved into the No. 1 spot in Class 6A.
TribLive HSSN WPIAL girls basketball rankings: Week ending Feb. 11, 2024
WPIAL girls basketball rankings

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Franklin Regional’s Connor Crossey drives past Latrobe’s JaTawn Willims during a Feb. 2 game against Latrobe. The Panthers held at No. 2 in Class 5A this week.
TribLive HSSN WPIAL boys basketball rankings: Week ending Feb. 11, 2024
WPIAL boys basketball rankings

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Mt. Pleasant junior swimmer Kiersten O’Connor
Westmoreland high school athletes of the week: Mt. Pleasant’s Kiersten O’Connor and Franklin Regional’s Troy McClelland
Kiersten O’Connor

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Monessen’s Lorenzo Gardner, shown during a WPIAL playoff game last season, scored 64 points Friday night.
Westmoreland boys basketball notebook: Gardner moves to top spot in Westmoreland record book
Gardner points are usually reserved for WPIAL football tiebreakers.

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Plum’s Alaina Claassen is a sophomore on the 2023-24 girls wrestling team.
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Knoch’s Derek Lang, Plum’s Alaina Claassen
Alaina Claassen

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Coach Dom Pecora talks with his East Allegheny team next to Justin Snyder during a preseason practice last year.
Westmoreland County high school notebook: Former East Allegheny football coach joins Penn-Trafford staff
Dom Pecora, who served as the head football coach at East Allegheny for the past 11 seasons, is joining Penn-Trafford’s staff as a volunteer assistant.

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Seven Plum seniors who will continue their atheltic pursuits in college were celebrated Feb. 7 at Plum High School. Seated, from left are Pascale Olczak (Allegheny women’s basketball), Charlee Wastchak (Edinboro women’s lacrosse), and Aiyana Adams (Goldey Beacom track and field). In back are Nate Kondas (Grove City football), Sean Franzi (Edinboro football), Ethan Andrejeski (Pitt-Johnstown men’s soccer), and Tyler Yurisinec (Pitt-Johnstown men’s soccer).
Plum senior student-athletes set college plans
It was another day to celebrate for Plum seniors set to continue their athletic pursuits at the collegiate level.

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Norwin’s Landon Sidun takes down Penn-Trafford’s Ivan Luke DeSantis on Jan. 24.
Norwin notebook: Wrestlers hit roadblock in WPIAL quarterfinals
Norwin pushed its way into the WPIAL Class 3A team wrestling quarterfinals before running into top-seeded Trinity.

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Norwin’s Lauren Palangio celebrates with Bella Furno after scoring against McKeesport on Dec. 21.
                                Christopher Horner | TribLive
Norwin girls ramp up fun factor while racking up wins
Norwin leads the league in smiles.

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