Basketball

Southmoreland’s Elliot Premus scores as Uniontown’s K’Adrian McLee defends Jan. 22, 2024.
                                Southmoreland’s Elliott Premus scores as Uniontown’s K’Adrian McLee defends Monday, Jan. 22, 2024.
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.

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Shady Side Academy junior guard Karis Thomas attempts to find a way past OLSH guard Shae Trombetta. Thomas scored 21 points and the Bulldogs beat OLSH, 43-29, Friday March 21, 2025 at Fox Chapel High School to reach the PIAA Class 3A final.
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.

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The Sewickley Academy boys basketball team celebrates as time expires on its victory over GCC in the PIAA 2A semifinals on Saturday, March 22, 2025, at Peters Township.
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.

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Paul Sapotichne will be inducted into the Alle-Kiski Valley Sports Hall of Fame in the Class of 2024.
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.

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Sewickley Academy boys basketball players, from left, Mamadou Kane (50) and Adam Ikamba (52) are both 6-foot-8.
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.

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Upper St. Clair coach Danny Holzer
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.

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North Catholic coach Molly Rottmann reacts during a 2023 game against Highlands.
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.

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Chartiers Valley’s Lily Duffill
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.

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Neighborhood Academy’s Syncer Nicholson celebrates with Courtney Wallace during the WPIAL Class A finals against Serra Catholic on Feb. 27.
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.

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North Catholic’s Jason Fredericks
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.

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Karis Thomas, left, and Leah Burford, right, celebrate following the end of Shady Side Academy’s 43-29 win over OLSH on Friday, March 21, 2025 at Fox Chapel High School in the PIAA semifinals.
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.

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Upper St. Clair’s Olivia Terlecki drives to the basket against Baldwin on Jan. 18.
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.

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South Allegheny’s Josh Jackowski fights for a rebound with Aliquippa’s Michael Gaskins during the WPIAL Class 3A boys basketball championship Saturday, March. 1, 2025 at Petersen Events Center.
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.

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Chartiers Valley’s Jayden Davis scores past Johnstown’s Messiah Armstrong during a PIAA Class 5A quarterfinal March 14 at Norwin.
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.

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Greensburg Central Catholic’s Brady O’Rouke scores over Jeannette’s Kymon’e Brown during a PIAA Class 2A quarterfinal March 15.
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.

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Neighborhood Academy’s Kedron Gilmore drives on Serra Catholic’s Tyler Sapida during the WPIAL Class A championship game Feb. 27.
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.

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Upper St. Clair’s Niko Gidas celebrates with Jake Foster after hitting a 3-pointer against Imani Christian on Jan. 7.
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.

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North Catholic’s Brady Wehner eyes up a 3-point shot against Oakland Catholic on Dec. 11, 2024.
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

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North Catholic’s Jude Rottmann celebrates after the Trojans defeated Knoch, 54-53, on Feb. 4.
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week for March 17, 2025
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week – Jude Rottmann

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Seneca Valley’s John Sroka III celebrates his second goal against Upper St. Clair during the PIHL Class 3A semifinals Monday, March 10, 2025 at Robert Morris University Island Sports Center.
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.

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