Basketball
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Southmoreland’s Elliot Premus
March 24, 2025
Last year, Southmoreland’s boys basketball team finished 5-5 in Section 3-4A, losing in the first round of the playoffs to Montour.
3 WPIAL girls basketball teams headed to PIAA championship game
March 23, 2025
When it comes to programs that have dominated their sports at the state playoff stage, few in history can compare to what the Archbishop Wood girls basketball program has been able to accomplish.
WPIAL trio joins 6 District 12, 3 District 3 teams in PIAA boys basketball finals
Over the last 15-plus years, District 12 boys basketball teams have enjoyed great success when it comes to the PIAA postseason.
Sapotichne to enter AK Valley Sports Hall of Fame while still going strong in coaching
Paul Sapotichne grew up honing his basketball skills on a hoop in the driveway of his family’s Cheswick home more than 50 years ago.
Defense holds key to playoff run for Sewickley Academy
Two of the boys basketball teams that were in the running for a spot in the Class 2A state semifinals made the WPIAL proud.
Upper St. Clair runs into Roman Catholic roadblock in PIAA semifinals
March 22, 2025
CHAMBERSBURG — Through the whole basketball season, the defining characteristic for Upper St. Clair’s boys team has been its chemistry.
Lansdale Catholic puts clamps on North Catholic in PIAA final four
CHAMBERSBURG — North Catholic’s girls basketball season came to a halt in the PIAA Class 4A semifinals with a 54-16 loss to Lansdale Catholic on Saturday at Chambersburg High School.
High school roundup for March 21, 2025: Lily Duffill belts 1st homer of season to spark Chartiers Valley
March 21, 2025
Penn State recruit Lily Duffill hit her first home run of the season to lead Chartiers Valley to a 5-2 nonsection softball win over Blackhawk on Friday.
Balanced scoring sends Neighborhood Academy into state finals
Yale recruit Courtney Wallace is one of the WPIAL’s most dynamic players, but Neighborhood Academy is by no means a one-man show.
Berks Catholic a little too much for North Catholic in state semifinals
MERCERSBURG – North Catholic’s boys basketball team knew that in order to advance to the PIAA Class 4A championship game, it would have to control “that guy” from Berks Catholic.
Resilient Shady Side Academy stops OLSH to reach state title game for 1st time
Karis Thomas leapt in the air and chest bumped a yelling Leah Buford in front of the Shady Side Academy bench as the time wound down Friday night at Fox Chapel.
Upper St. Clair heats up in 4th quarter, earns trip to state championship game
MERCERSBURG – Upper St. Clair could not quite put away Garnet Valley in Friday’s PIAA Class 6A girls basketball semifinals.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for March 21, 2025: PIAA finals berths up for grabs
The Road to Hershey has one final stop as the state basketball semifinals conclude with the boys 6A, 3A and 2A, along with girls 5A, 4A and A Final Four taking center stage.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on March 21, 2025: Chartiers Valley, 5 other teams look to punch tickets to Hershey
March 20, 2025
Welcome to the first day of spring as we focus on the last remnants of the winter high school sports season.
Greensburg Central Catholic, Sewickley Academy finally square off in state semis
Take this crop of boys basketball teams — Greensburg Central Catholic, Jeannette, Northgate, Sewickley Academy and Our Lady of the Sacred Heart — and line them up.
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania boys high school basketball rankings for March 19, 2025
March 19, 2025
While there are two more Trib HSSN state rankings to come this basketball season, the five teams in each classification have been finalized.
Trib 10: Power-ranked teams rolling through state playoffs
March 18, 2025
The WPIAL has enjoyed great success through three rounds of the PIAA postseason and the Trib 10 teams are a big reason why.
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week for March 17, 2025
March 17, 2025
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week – Brady Wehner
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week for March 17, 2025
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week – Jude Rottmann
This week on Trib HSSN for week of March 17, 2025
March 16, 2025
The winter high school sports season is down to the final two weeks while spring sports begin with a bang this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network.
