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Big schools open 2nd half of section play to hightlight Tuesday’s 3 things to watch
January 21, 2019
The second half of section play in WPIAL boys basketball tipped off for many teams last week, but all of Class 6A and some other smaller sections will get the ball rolling on the final three weeks Tuesday. The three section leaders in 6A will begin the second half on
Pine-Richland continues reign atop TribLive PIHL Power Rankings
January 20, 2019
Every Monday during the 2018-19 PIHL hockey season, the TribLive High School Sports Network releases Power Rankings. These rankings have zero classification boundaries. Here are the rankings for the week of Jan. 21. Overall record includes wins, losses, ties and overtime losses. PIHL TRIB 10 1. Pine-Richland Rams (13-0-0-0) (Last
Brose-Holler charge video from Latrobe-Hempfield game goes viral
January 19, 2019
The internet has gotten quite a charge out of a six-second video clip from a Latrobe at Hempfield boys basketball game. A clip of two brawny football lineman playing their second sport like only they can — Latrobe senior Trent Holler taking a vicious charge from Hempfield junior Fintan Brose
WPIAL boys basketball rankings for week of Jan. 20, 2019
Rankings Boys basketball Class 6A 1. Latrobe, 12-2, 1 2. Pine-Richland, 12-2, 3 3. Mt. Lebanon, 13-2, 4 4. Upper St. Clair, 15-1, 2 5. Butler, 11-3, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Mars, 14-1, 1 2. Moon, 14-0, 2 3. Penn Hills, 12-2, 4 4. Woodland Hills, 10-2, 3
WPIAL section tournaments set for Wednesday
January 18, 2019
The section team wrestling tournaments in Class AAA and Class AA will get underway at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Kiski Area is the returning WPIAL champion in Class AAA and Burrell in Class AA. Burrell has won 12 consecutive Class AA titles. The top two teams in each subsection, which have
Latrobe pulls out of Woodland Hills basketball showcase
Latrobe boys basketball will not play in the MLK Weekend Stand Against Violence Showcase at Woodland Hills. The WPIAL Class 6A No. 1-ranked Wildcats (12-2) were scheduled to play District 1 Abington (12-1) at 2 p.m. Saturday as part of the 35-team, three-day event. But Latrobe shut down all school-related
Westmoreland high school basketball notebook: Brozeski subs fast and furious
January 17, 2019
Norwin girls basketball coach Brian Brozeski joked he has a timing mechanism in his pocket during games that alerts him when to substitute players. Watch a Knights game, and it's like hockey line changes: three in, three out; four down, four up. While a number of teams like to whittle
Mars boys, North Allegheny girls lead Trib 10 basketball rankings
January 16, 2019
Every Wednesday during the 2018-19 WPIAL basketball season, the TribLive High School Sports Network releases Power Rankings during the WPIAL Roundball Report at 6:30 p.m. Then, after the show, we will post the Trib 10 at TribHSSN.TribLive.com. These rankings have zero classification boundaries. Here are the ranking for the week
Latrobe boys basketball survives hard-charging Hempfield
January 15, 2019
Hempfield played about as well as it can play against visiting Latrobe, the No. 1 team in WPIAL Class 6A. But instead of pulling an upset, the Spartans left upset Tuesday night in a foul-filled, 58-56 loss at Spartans Field House. Alex Bisignani made two free throws with four-tenths of
Latrobe girls keep cool, hold off Penn-Trafford
January 14, 2019
As a comfortable-looking lead began to turn into a potentially precarious situation for the Latrobe girls basketball team, senior guard Carly Augustine and her two fellow captains reeled in the Wildcats. Breathe, just breathe. andquot;As the three captains, we try to stay composed and set an example for our younger
