Basketball
WPIAL girls basketball champions set for PIAA quarterfinal matchups
March 18, 2021
Ten WPIAL girls basketball teams were still alive through two rounds of the PIAA postseason last year when the state postseason came to a halt. Now, six District 7 champions are set for the winners-only version of the PIAA playoffs.
Matchups set for PIAA boys basketball quarterfinals
The few games that made up the first round of the 2021 PIAA boys basketball playoffs are complete, putting teams where they were last year when the state postseason was first suspended, then later canceled because of the global pandemic.
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball State Rankings for March 17, 2021
March 17, 2021
With the district playoffs in the rearview mirror and the state playoffs underway with select first-round games, it’s time to shuffle the deck before the PIAA quarterfinals.
Trib 10: WPIAL finals shuffle up power rankings
WPIAL championship game results forced a shuffling of the deck in the first post-district playoff edition of the Trib 10.
Covid-19 concerns won’t keep Upper St. Clair boys out of PIAA basketball playoffs
Upper St. Clair’s boys basketball team has at least six healthy players, so the Panthers will compete Saturday in the PIAA playoffs as scheduled.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on March 16, 2021: WPIAL champs learn who they’ll play
March 16, 2021
With the district basketball championships now history, our attention turns from the WPIAL postseason to the PIAA playoffs.
Trib HSSN Girls Basketball State Rankings for March 16, 2021
With 11 of the 12 district playoffs complete, the attention turns to the champion-only PIAA state brackets.
Upper St. Clair basketball coach Danny Holzer talks WPIAL titles, his successful career, son’s hockey exploits
It was a great week of sports for the Holzer household.
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Team of the Week for March 15, 2021
March 15, 2021
History was made when Our Lady of the Sacred Heart defeated Greensburg Central Catholic on Saturday to win the 2021 WPIAL Class 2A boys basketball championship with a perfect 21-0 record.
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Player of the Week for March 15, 2021
He plays basketball, not hockey, but Sheldon Cox scored a hat trick last week.
Despite semifinal loss, Fox Chapel boys make strides
Coming into this season, Fox Chapel boys basketball coach Zach Skrinjar had to find a way to replace three senior starters from a team that went 21-2 a year ago and won its first 20 games of the season.
How to watch Monday’s WPIAL basketball championships on Trib HSSN
The final four WPIAL basketball championship games will be played tonight at a pair of high school gymnasiums, and a quartet of teams will be rewarded for persevering during an unprecedented 2020-21 season.
WPIAL Class 4A boys basketball championship breakdown: North Catholic vs. Lincoln Park
March 14, 2021
WPIAL Class 4A boys basketball championship
Trib HSSN What to Watch for: Monday, March 15, 2021
WPIAL championship weekend concludes Monday on the Trib High School Sports Network.
WPIAL Class 3A boys basketball championship breakdown: South Allegheny vs. Ellwood City
WPIAL Class 3A boys basketball championship
Trib High School Sports Network broadcasts: Week of March 15, 2021
The Madness comes to a close as the final gold of the district winter sports season is distributed this week on the Trib High School Sports Network.
Westmoreland high school basketball notebook: Southmoreland girls should contend again
The Roundball Classic committee couldn’t pick any girls basketball seniors from Southmoreland to play in its event in May. It’s not because the Scotties are lacking worthy players. They just don’t have any seniors to offer.
WPIAL Class A girls basketball championship breakdown: Rochester vs. West Greene
WPIAL Class A girls basketball championship
WPIAL Class 5A girls basketball championship breakdown: Trinity vs. Chartiers Valley
WPIAL Class 5A girls basketball championship
Westmoreland notebook: County well-represented in Big 5/6 selections
March 13, 2021
The Big 5/6 Conference, which recognizes the accomplishments of teams and athletes in the WPIAL’s two largest classifications, announced all-section teams for basketball and a number of Westmoreland County players made the list.
