Before the games are launched later this week in the 2026 WPIAL basketball playoffs, destinies will be unveiled Monday afternoon with the release of the 12 boys and girls hoops brackets.
The tradition continues with the WPIAL Playoff Pairings Show at 2:10 p.m. on Trib HSSN and all of our social media platforms.
The playoff field consists of 87 boys teams and 81 girls squads ready to compete in the two-week February Frenzy.
The 2026 WPIAL basketball championship games will again take place Feb. 26-28 at Pitt’s Petersen Events Center.
Season finales
While these games have zero bearing on playoff brackets, many district teams will either conclude their season or have one final test run before the playoffs in nonsection games set for Monday.
Some of the noteworthy girls games between postseason-bound teams include:
• Baldwin at Elizabeth Forward
• Blackhawk at North Allegheny
• Deer Lakes at Freeport
• Latrobe at Norwin
• North Hills at Mars
• Our Lady of the Sacred Heart at Penn Hills
• Peters Township at Mt. Lebanon
• Trinity at Seton LaSalle
• Upper St. Clair at Penn-Trafford
• Waynesburg Central at California
• West Greene at Bentworth
• Winchester Thurston at Serra Catholic
On the boys’ side Monday:
• Aquinas Academy at Waynesburg Central
• Bentworth at West Greene
• Brentwood at Keystone Oaks
• Central Valley at South Fayette
• Derry at Southmoreland
• Fox Chapel at Avonworth
• Indiana at Quaker Valley
• Monessen at Fort Cherry
• Montour at Ringgold
• North Catholic at Central Catholic
• Penn Hills at Deer Lakes
• Peters Township at Mt. Lebanon
• Seneca Valley at Mohawk
• Trinity at Upper St. Clair
• Winchester Thurston at Serra Catholic
Looking ahead
There are two high school championship events slated for the next two days.
On Tuesday, the 2026 WPIAL team rifle finals will take place at the Dormont-Mt. Lebanon Sportsmen’s Club in Canonsburg.
Woodland Hills is the defending district champion.
Only three schools have captured WPIAL gold this decade. The Wolverines a year ago, Butler in 2020, 2023 and 2024, and Hempfield won back-to-back in 2021 and 2022.
The district individual championships are Thursday.
On Wednesday, the WPIBL boys high school bowling championships will take place with the girls team finals slated for Thursday.
Monday on Trib HSSN
There are four broadcasts and two podcasts you can watch or listen to at TribHSSN.TribLive.com on the ninth day of February.
Video Stream: WPIAL Basketball Playoff Pairings Show at 2:10 p.m. on the TribLive High School Sports Network at TribHSSN.TribLive.com
Video Stream: Rebel Yell Podcast featuring WPIAL basketball Team of the Week on the TribLive High School Sports Network at TribHSSN.TribLive.com
Video Stream: Rebel Yell Podcast featuring WPIAL girls basketball Player of the Week on the TribLive High School Sports Network at TribHSSN.TribLive.com
WPIAL Boys Basketball – Video Stream: Montour at Ringgold at 7:30 p.m. on MVI Sports Network at TribHSSN.TribLive.com
WPIAL Girls Basketball – Video Stream: Baldwin at Elizabeth Forward at 6 p.m. on MVI Sports Network at TribHSSN.TribLive.com
WPIAL Girls Basketball – Audio Stream: Blackhawk at North Allegheny at 7:30 p.m. on the North Allegheny Sports Network at TribHSSN.TribLive.com