Basketball
WPIAL teams in action Friday night savor the moment, worry about what’s next
December 12, 2020
In all of his years as the Mars boys basketball coach, Rob Carmody has never celebrated an undefeated season.
High school roundup for Dec. 11, 2020: OLSH boys top North Catholic in battle of WPIAL champs
December 11, 2020
With only a few hours to spare before a three-week, state-mandated sports shutdown, a pair of defending WPIAL champions managed to squeeze in one of the season’s most marquee boys basketball matchups.
Chartiers Valley girls keep winning streak alive with win over game Baldwin squad
Chartiers Valley waited exactly nine months to pick up their 59th consecutive victory toward breaking a state record winning streak.
Fox Chapel gets a win over Hampton before three-week shutdown
Before his team met Hampton on Friday for its only game in the next three weeks, Fox Chapel boys basketball coach Zach Skrinjar wrote a message on the whiteboard.
St. Joseph girls ‘all-in’ on playing opener, lose to Neshannock
St. Joseph girls basketball coach Dennis Jones said there was no question his team wanted to take the court Friday to open its season less than 24 hours after Gov. Tom Wolf announced high school sports would shut down for four weeks as part of covid-19 mitigation efforts.
PIAA doesn’t anticipate ‘pause’ becoming lengthy shutdown
PIAA executive director Bob Lombardi said he doesn’t believe this “pause” of interscholastic sports will drag on for months like the shutdown last spring.
Schedules altered as WPIAL high school basketball season tips off
Welcome to opening day of the 2020-21 winter sports season.
Trib HSSN 2020-21 WPIAL Class A girls basketball preseason breakdown
December 10, 2020
Getting to the WPIAL girls basketball finals will take more dedication and focus than ever this season.
Trib HSSN 2020-21 WPIAL Class A boys basketball preseason breakdown
This will surely be a boys basketball season like no other.
Some teams getting one last game in before sports shutdown begins
Basketball teams across the state found themselves with a dilemma Thursday after Gov. Tom Wolf announced the feared shutdown of high school sports, among a throng of other statewide restrictions due to the accelerated spread of covid-19.
A-K Valley teams disappointed, not shocked by high school sports shutdown
Over the past few weeks, coaches, athletes and administrators from around the Alle-Kiski Valley have been battling the unknown.
Trib HSSN 2020-21 WPIAL Class 2A boys basketball preseason breakdown
This will surely be a boys basketball season like no other.
Trib HSSN 2020-21 WPIAL Class 2A girls basketball preseason breakdown
Getting to the WPIAL girls basketball finals will take more dedication and focus than ever this season.
Highlands girls basketball excited about prospects for new season
December 9, 2020
The Highlands girls basketball team is ready to surprise people this season.
Boys basketball preview: Highlands ready to take on challenges
The Highlands boys basketball team is ready for the challenge. Multiple challenges actually.
Trib HSSN 2020-21 WPIAL Class 3A boys basketball preseason breakdown
December 8, 2020
This will surely be a boys basketball season like no other.
North Allegheny girls basketball coach Spencer Stefko returns after battling covid
North Allegheny’s Spencer Stefko, the reigning PIAA Class 6A girls basketball coach of the year, will never forget this past Thanksgiving.
Trib HSSN 2020-21 WPIAL Class 4A boys basketball preseason breakdown
December 7, 2020
This will surely be a boys basketball season like no other.
Trib HSSN 2020-21 WPIAL Class 4A girls basketball preseason breakdown
Getting to the WPIAL girls basketball finals will take even more dedication and focus than ever this season.
Boys basketball preview: Valley wants redemption after missing playoffs
After three straight trips to the WPIAL playoffs, the Valley boys basketball team was not as fortunate last season as it skidded to a 4-17 overall record and a 3-9 mark in Section 3-3A.
