Basketball
High school roundup for Feb. 5, 2020: Southmoreland trips up Washington
February 5, 2020
Riley Comforti scored 32 points to lead Southmoreland to a 62-58 upset overtime victory over first-place Washington in Section 4-3A boys basketball Wednesday night.
Plum girls basketball has chance to add to school’s growing trophy collection
Last spring, the Plum softball team claimed a section championship, sharing the Section 2-5A title with Hampton.
Penn-Trafford girls basketball team hopes close games pay off
The Penn-Trafford girls basketball team has been living on the edge this season.
Harvest Baptist’s Sidwell reaches 1,000-point milestone
Jared Sidwell is the leading scorer for the Harvest Baptist Academy boys basketball team.
Westmoreland County girls basketball notes: Upset win gives Penn-Trafford momentum
If Penn-Trafford needed momentum heading into its section finale Thursday — a section finale at Latrobe that will decide the final playoff spot in Section 3-5A — then the Warriors found it in a head-turning upset.
A-K Valley girls basketball notes: Knoch girls count on Lauren Cihonski at crunch time
Lauren Cihonski knew the feeling of producing clutch points to clinch a victory for the Knoch girls basketball team.
High school roundup for Feb. 4, 2020: Central Valley keeps playoff hopes alive
Needing a win to keep its playoff hopes alive, Central Valley pulled off a comeback to remember Tuesday night.
WPIAL clinched: Boys basketball clinchings through Feb. 4, 2020
February 4, 2020
The WPIAL boys basketball regular season has less than a week left.
Quaker Valley defeats Blackhawk, creates 1st-place tie in unpredictable Section 2
The WPIAL’s wildest section won’t tame easily.
Leechburg boys basketball team defeats Clairton, moves into 3rd place
Leechburg couldn’t have scripted a better senior night.
Penn-Trafford boys basketball eliminates Norwin from playoff contention
Visiting Penn-Trafford needed a victory to get back on track after losing two games in a row. Norwin needed one to stay in the hunt for a postseason spot.
Big second half helps Serra Catholic soar past Brentwood, set up showdown with Jeannette
Serra Catholic led most of the first quarter and again in the second quarter, only to have a late Brentwood flurry in each quarter give the host Spartans a one-point lead.
Deer Lakes boys clinch 4th straight trip to WPIAL playoffs with win over Valley
For the second time in school history, Deer Lakes is heading to the WPIAL basketball playoffs for a fourth straight year.
Balanced attack helps GCC boys take down Imani in 1st-place showdown
Greensburg Central Catholic clinched at least a tie for the WPIAL Section 3-A title Tuesday, but first-year coach Christian Hyland wants more.
Holloway hits 1,000 points as Freeport tops Fox Chapel in battle of playoff-bound teams
Both the Fox Chapel and Freeport girls basketball teams suffered close section losses Monday, and opportunity presented itself Tuesday for one of them to quickly get back in the win column as the teams went head to head in nonsection play at Fox Chapel.
George Guido: Longtime Armstrong County football coach Beckwith made impact
Hall of Famer and multiple Valley News Dispatch football Coach of the Year Harry Beckwith died last week. He was 77.
High school roundup for Feb. 3, 2020: Penn Hills girls make statement
The Penn Hills girls basketball team picked the perfect time for a statement win.
Knoch girls finally slay rival Freeport
February 3, 2020
Moments after Lauren Cihonski hit a game-winning basket with four seconds remaining to help Knoch beat Freeport 53-52, the magnitude of what transpired hit her.
Riverview wraps up playoff spot with dominant senior-night win over Brentwood
The Riverview girls basketball team honored its six seniors — Francesca Lio, Sydney McDonough, Annie Betler, Alivia Schultheis, Alyssa Cappa and Mikaela Collins — before Monday’s tip off with Section 2-2A rival Brentwood.
Baldwin girls grab playoff spot, eliminate Hempfield from contention
Coming off a devastating loss, with a playoff spot on the line, the Baldwin girls basketball team came ready to play.
