Basketball
Trib HSSN 2023-24 WPIAL Class 3A boys basketball preseason breakdown
November 28, 2023
The four-year reign of district and state dominance ended last season for Our Lady of the Sacred Heart as the 2022-2023 season became the Year of the Deer in Class 3A.
Trib HSSN 2023-24 WPIAL Class 3A girls basketball preseason breakdown
Avonworth won its seventh WPIAL girls basketball championship last winter and first since 2005.
Trib HSSN 2023-24 WPIAL Class 4A girls basketball preseason breakdown
November 27, 2023
North Catholic, Blackhawk and Elizabeth Forward won section titles with undefeated records last season, and all three bring back their leading scorer.
Valley girls have much to figure out with major turnover
As the Valley girls basketball team focuses on the start of another season in rugged Section 1-4A, the Vikings will be doing it with a minimal roster.
Jenkins wants to toughen up Valley boys basketball
When Ed Jenkins learned of the boys basketball coach opening at Valley in August, he became intrigued. Serving as an assistant for the first-year staff of the Valley football program, he thought, why not build some continuity across the two programs?
With experienced lineup, new coach, Yough girls hoping for another playoff season
Excuse Brian Znavor as he navigates a return to high school basketball. He’s been out of the loop for a bit.
Trib HSSN 2023-24 WPIAL Class 5A boys basketball preseason breakdown
November 26, 2023
The 2022-23 season was the year of the Indians in WPIAL Class 5A boys basketball.
With small, young roster, Southmoreland girls aim to improve, stay competitive
Southmoreland will begin the 2023-24 girls basketball season with “a clean slate.” It’s simply the best description coach Amber Cernuto can surmise.
Ty Keffer hopes to lead Southmoreland boys basketball team on tough road to playoffs
For the Southmoreland boys basketball team, some important business is at hand. Not surprisingly, a return to the postseason tops the list.
Loaded St. Joseph girls basketball team has eye on WPIAL finals
For the second straight year, the St. Joseph girls basketball team reached the WPIAL Class A semifinals.
Underdog status doesn’t keep St. Joseph boys basketball team from aiming high
Charlie Ross hopes to be a central figure in St. Joseph boys basketball’s attempt this season to return to the WPIAL Class A playoffs.
Westmoreland County high school notebook: Hempfield set to host annual tip-off tournament
High school basketball season starts Friday.
Hampton looks for balance behind top scorer Peter Kramer
Hampton boys basketball coach Joe Lafko called it the “X factor” this season.
Penn Hills girls look to keep the ball rolling after playoff season
Robert Cash doesn’t want the Penn Hills girls basketball team to take its foot off the gas. Last season, the Indians found a way to turn around their fortunes.
Penn Hills boys focus on fundamentals while reloading after WPIAL championship run
Chris Giles doesn’t need to look at the returning players or incoming freshmen to know what the plan is. The veteran Penn Hills boys basketball coach is going to focus on the fundamentals.
Springdale girls basketball team espouses hard-hat mentality
November 25, 2023
Any team that gears up to face the Springdale girls basketball team better be prepared to bring its hard hats because the Dynamos will have theirs.
Springdale boys loaded with senior talent to make run at playoff spot
Every time a player or coach enters the Springdale boys basketball locker room, they get a glimpse of what their Dynamos team could be.
Penn-Trafford boys look to build off late-season success
A late-season surge, which included close wins against McKeesport and Latrobe, has Penn-Trafford boys basketball coach Doug Kelly excited about the upcoming season.
With talent, experience, Norwin girls aim to be among WPIAL’s top contenders in Class 6A
November 24, 2023
With four starters and a number of key reserves back from a WPIAL and PIAA semifinal team, Norwin girls basketball is aging well.
Despite heavy graduation loss, Norwin boys basketball reloads to compete in Section 2-6A
With only one player back who saw varsity playing time and a roster scrubbed clean by graduation, the Norwin boys are rebuilding but not panicking.
