January 24, 2026 7:00 am
Trinity and Baldwin split their girls/boys doubleheader. The Hillers girls rallied from a 2-point halftime deficit to pull to within a half-game of the Highlanders in 5A Section 4. Baldwin won the boys half of the twin-bill, dashing Trinity’s flickering playoff hopes. Ringgold’s loss at Bethel Park puts the Rams in a tie with Baldwin for the final playoff spot in the section. Canon-McMillan boys fell four games out with four to play with their loss at Mt. Lebanon. Wash High lost at home to league leader Bishop Canevin. McGuffey beat Carlynton, creating a three-way tie for the last two playoff spots. Charleroi lost at 3A Section 4 leader Southmoreland, pushing the Cougars into fourth place, the final playoff spot. Waynesburg beat Brownsville to stay in second place. Bentworth’s loss at Springdale leaves the two teams tied for third place in 2A Section 1. The top teams in 2A Section 3 put some distance between themselves and the rest of the league. Chartiers-Houston and Jeff-Morgan had already clinched playoff spots. Both won Friday. Fort Cherry punched its playoff ticket with a home win against Beth-Center. B-C and West Greene are in playoff position, tied for fourth place, three games clear of the rest of the field with four games to play. Avella lost at Nazareth Prep to open the second half of the season. The Eagles couldn’t protect a 9-point halftime lead, dropping a game back into second place.
Girls
5A Trinity 50, Baldwin 44
Boys
6A Mt. Lebanon 71, Canon-McMillan 34
5A Baldwin 72, Trinity 56
5A Bethel Park 73, Ringgold 68
3A-2 Bishop Canevin 42, Wash High 37
3A-2 McGuffey 46, Carlynton 40
3A-4 Southmoreland 75, Charleroi 60
3A-4 Waynesburg 76, Brownsville 47
2A-1 Springdale 43, Bentworth 31
2A-1 California at Greensburg Central Catholic (Saturday)
2A-3 Chartiers-Houston 65, West Greene 32
2A-3 Fort Cherry 63, Beth-Center 44
2A-3 Burgettstown 64, Carmichaels 60
2A-3 Jeff-Morgan 63, Mapletown 15
1A Nazareth Prep 53, Avella 51
January 25, 2026 8:30 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers and Mike McCarthy have reached a verbal agreement for McCarthy to become the club’s next head coach. McCarthy, a Pittsburgh native, would replace Mike Tomlin, whose surprise departure created just the third job opening in Pittsburgh since 1969. Tomlin stepped down earlier this month after his 19th season ended with a seventh straight playoff loss. McCarthy posted a 185–123–2 record across 18 seasons, 13 with Green Bay and five with Dallas. His resume includes a victory over the Steelers in the Super Bowl following the 2010 season.
January 24, 2026 7:00 am
The WPIAL Team Wrestling Tournament brackets have been released. The impending winter storm has led to a revised schedule. Preliminary matches historically wrestled on Monday are now scheduled for Wednesday, with those winners plugging into that night’s first round/quarterfinals. Nine of the 12 Washington County wrestling schools qualified for the tournaments, six of them in the 2A bracket, with four of those heading to McGuffey. The three qualifiers for the 3A bracket are all scheduled at separate sites with Section 2 champion Canon-McMillan hosting a five-team group. WJPA will have live coverage from McGuffey and Canon-McMillan. The WPIAL semifinals/finals are scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 31 at Peters Township. WPIAL Brackets
Here’s the Washington/Greene County teams’ schedule for Wednesday, Jan. 28:
2A at #3 McGuffey
Preliminary on WJPA-AM (1450) Watch/Listen Here
4:20 pm Bentworth vs. Keystone Oaks
1st Round & Quarterfinals on WJPA-FM (95.3) Watch/Listen Here
5:50 pm McGuffey vs. Bent/KO winner & Chartiers-Houston vs. Burgettstown
7:15 pm McG/Bent/KO winner vs. CH/Burg winner
2A at #1 Burrell
6:0o pm Beth-Center vs. Quaker Valley
7:15 pm B-C/QV winner vs. Knoch/Southmoreland/Burrell winner
2A at #4 Laurel
6:00 pm Jeff-Morgan vs. Avella
7:15 pm J-M/Avel winner vs. Avonworth/Freedom/Laurel winner
3A at #3 Canon-McMillan
1st Round & Quarterfinals on WJPA-AM) Watch/Listen Here
5:50 pm Canon-McMillan vs. Belle Vernon/Mars Area preliminary winner
7:15 pm C-M/BVA/Mars winner vs. Latrobe/North Allegheny winner
3A at #2 Norwin
6:00 pm Trinity vs. West Allegheny
7:15 pm Trin/WA winner vs. Armstrong/Seneca Valley/Norwin winner
3A at #1 Franklin Regional
4:30 pm Peters Township vs. Shaler
6:00 pm Peters/Shaler winner vs. Franklin Regional
7:15 pm PT/Shal/FR winner vs. Thomas Jefferson/Moon Area winner
January 24, 2026 4:23 am
The Pittsburgh Penguins were off last night and don’t officially see the ice until tomorrow evening, weather permitting, in Vancouver. The 25-14-11 Penguins will face off against the 17-29-5 Canucks Sunday at 6. Dan Muse’s club will not be back in Pittsburgh until Thursday when the Chicago Blackhawks come to PPG Paints Arena.
January 23, 2026 1:50 am
Despite a number of schools utilizing flexible instruction/remote learning days, there was a full slate of girls basketball action on Thursday’s schedule. Waynesburg and McGuffey wins keep the Raiders and Highlanders solidly in second place while the Little Prexies fall a half-game outside the playoff picture. 6A Canon-McMillan opened the second half of section play with a win at Upper St. Clair, giving the Big Macs a two-game margin on the Panthers. Fort Cherry and Burgettstown clinched playoff spots out of Section 2. The Rangers beat Carlynton while the Blue Devils topped Northgate. 2A Section 3 leader Chartiers-Houston clinched tonight as well, opening the second half with a home win over Beth-Center. Bentworth won at Jeff-Morgan, putting two games between the Bearcats and Rockets in the battle for the final playoff spot.
Girls
6A Canon-McMillan 48, Upper St. Clair 35
4A Ringgold 50, Yough 43
3A Waynesburg 38, Wash High 32
3A McGuffey 59, Charleroi 21
2A-2 Fort Cherry 45, Carlynton 7
2A-2 Burgettstown 54, Northgate 11
2A-3 Chartiers-Houston 53, Beth-Center 32
2A-3 Bentworth 43, Jeff-Morgan 38
2A-3 California at Carmichaels, postponed
1A Serra Catholic 73, Avella 20
1A Monessen 41, Mapletown 25
1A Clairton at West Greene, postponed
January 23, 2026 4:46 am
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Anthony Mantha scored twice, Sidney Crosby made it three in an early 37-second span and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Edmonton Oilers 6-2 on Thursday night. The 37-second spree was the fastest three goals in Penguins history and the fastest three allowed by the Oilers. The Penguins scored on three of their first four shots. Just 2:20 in, Justin Brazeau made a nifty pass through a defender’s legs to Mantha, who deflected it in. Twenty-two seconds later, Mantha scored on a breakaway. Crosby struck 15 seconds after that, deflecting a pass from the slot into the net. Evgeni Malkin had a goal and an assist, Rickard Rakell, and Egor Chinakhov also scored and Arturs Silovs made 30 saves. The Penguins have won three straight.
January 23, 2026 4:48 am
Jesse Minter is the new head coach of the Baltimore Ravens. The team has hired the Los Angeles Chargers defensive coordinator to replace John Harbaugh, who was fired earlier this month after 18 years when the Ravens missed the playoffs. Minter was a sought-after candidate and interviewed with several teams, including the Pittsburgh Steelers. He spent two seasons with the Chargers and previously worked at the University of Michigan. Minter’s task will include helping two-time NFL MVP quarterback Lamar Jackson get back on track after an injury-filled 2025 season.
January 21, 2026 12:01 am
Wednesday was the final night of the WPIAL dual meet section season with several available team tournament spots to be determined. The top two teams in each section automatically qualify. Two additional wild card teams will be selected by the WPIAL Wrestling Committee. Brackets are due to be announced late Thursday morning.
In 2A, McGuffey & Burgettstown wins clinch section championships. Avella and Beth-Center both won on the road to clinch tournament bids. The Bulldogs victory at Bentworth wasn’t decided until Malaki Peak scored a pin at 285 pounds to tie the score and win the match because it was B-C’s 7th bout victory of the night. Avella, Beth-Center, Burgettstown, Chartiers-Houston, Jeff-Morgan and McGuffey have all qualified for the WPIAL 2A tournament. Bentworth awaits word on its wild card resume.
In 3A, Canon-McMillan took the lead midway through the match and stormed to the win at Trinity, winning the Section 2 championship. Both teams had already clinched tournament spots. Now, the Big Macs hope to host a quarterfinal grouping next Wednesday night. Peters Township edged Mt. Lebanon, taking a tournament bid and knocking out the Blue Devils. Ringgold lost at home to Belle Vernon, the Leopards taking the automatic bid to the tourney. Canon-McMillan, Peters Township and Trinity have clinched 3A spots. Ringgold is hoping for a wild card invitation.
Wednesday
2A-1 McGuffey 59, Chartiers-Houston 18
2A-1 Wash High at West Greene, postponed
2A-2 Burgettstown 48, Hopewell 23
2A-2 Avella 44, South Side Beaver 28
2A-3 Jeff-Morgan by forfeit over Frazier
2A-3 Beth-Center 37, Bentworth 36 (criteria, most wins)
3A-2 Canon-McMillan 36, Trinity 23
3A-2 Chartiers Valley 42, Waynesburg 35
3A-3 Peters Township 35, Mt. Lebanon 29
3A-7 Belle Vernon 44, Ringgold 24
January 22, 2026 4:26 am
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Tommy Novak and Evgeni Malkin each had a goal and an assist as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Calgary Flames 4-1. Yegor Chinakhov and Bryan Rust also scored for Pittsburgh (24-14-11). The Penguins have points in five straight (3-0-2) and are 9-2-2 in their last 13 games. Stuart Skinner made 18 saves in his sixth win in seven starts and improved to 17-12-4. Skinner is 6-2-1 against the Flames in his career. Penguins captain Sidney Crosby had an assist and extended his point streak to four games (two goals, five assists). Yegor Sharangovich scored for Calgary (21-24-5). Dustin Wolf had 21 stops in losing for the sixth time in seven games. He fell to 15-20-2.
January 22, 2026 4:26 am
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. (AP) — Boden Kapke scored 19 points and his 3-pointer with 22 seconds left was the game-winning basket as Boston College left Pittsburgh in the ACC cellar with a 65-62 win. Roman Siulepa and Cameron Cohren each scored 13 points; Cohren grabbed 12 rebounds and Siulepa pulled down 11. Following Kapke’s 3, Cummings missed a deep 3 attempt with nine seconds left. After a Pitt intentional foul, Siulepa stole the inbounds and fed Cummings who missed another attempt from 3 as time expired.
