Basketball
George Guido: Special chance to see special player Kobe Bryant
January 28, 2020
The terrible news that came out Sunday about Kobe Bryant’s death in a helicopter accident is another example of it being great to be a high school sports reporter and getting to see athletes before they become famous.
High school roundup for Jan. 27, 2020: Chartiers Valley’s Tim McConnell wins 600th game
Chartiers Valley coach Tim McConnell celebrated the 600th victory of his high school coaching career Monday night.
Girls hoops showdown joins list of many big boys basketball games on Tuesday
January 27, 2020
There are plenty of key boys basketball games slated for Tuesday. One of the biggest games, however, is on the girls’ side of the hardwood.
No. 1 North Catholic fights off serious challenge from Freeport
Coming into Monday’s game, North Catholic girls basketball had won 54 section games in a row — all but one of them by double digits — so when Freeport tied the game with five minutes remaining, it presented a situation that hadn’t come up in a while.
WPIAL Clinched: Girls basketball through Jan. 27.
The WPIAL girls basketball regular season is winding down. There are less than two weeks left in section play with four days remaining in January.
Laurel girls’ freshmen guide way to big home victory, tie for section lead
On a late January night in Lawrence County, the Laurel freshmen grew up.
Fox Chapel tops Shaler for key victory in WPIAL playoff chase
The Fox Chapel girls basketball team took one step closer to what it hopes is a trip to the WPIAL Class 6A playoffs with a 44-32 home victory over Shaler on Monday.
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week — Week ending Jan. 25, 2020
There are various ways and reasons teams are successful in WPIAL basketball.
Knoch, North Catholic enter, Mars exits latest Trib HSSN boys hoops state rankings
Seven teams started the week ranked among the elite in the state, but a bump or two in the road had all seven headed to the exits in the hopes of returning soon.
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week — Week ending Jan. 25, 2020
Two big wins last week not only clinched a playoff spot for Leechburg with two weeks left, it also kept them in the hunt for a piece of the Section 3-A title.
Deaths of former classmate, Kobe Bryant put win in perspective for Penn-Trafford boys
January 26, 2020
It was a day of reflection and proper perspective for the Penn-Trafford boys basketball team.
Bethel Park bumped from top spot in 6A in latest PIAA girls basketball rankings
It was another week of lots of wins for the teams in the Trib HSSN girls basketball state rankings.
WPIAL team wrestling playoffs, key section basketball this week on Trib HSSN
The WPIAL team wrestling playoffs take place while the stretch run of the high school basketball regular season begins this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network.
WPIAL Girls Basketball Team of the Week: Week ending Jan. 26
A year ago, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart was not the favorite in Class 2A, yet the Chargers raised eyebrows by beating Burgettstown, Serra Catholic, Bishop Canevin and Brentwood to win the school’s first WPIAL girls basketball crown.
Girls basketball games and WPIAL team wrestling playoffs make for Monday madness
Monday begins the stretch run of the WPIAL basketball season as two weeks left in section play.
WPIAL Girls Basketball Player of the Week — Week ending Jan. 26
After winning a combined seven games the three previous seasons, New Brighton is in the hunt for a playoff spot, tied for fifth place in Section 1-2A. The Lions are one game out of a playoff spot heading into the final two weeks of the regular season.
High school roundup for Jan. 26, 2020: Highlands tops Allderdice
In a rare Sunday boys basketball game, Highlands earned a 70-52 win over Allderdice (13-4) at the Pittsburgh Basketball Club Classic at Montour.
Norwin girls defeat Hempfield in Shootout at Seton Hill
Norwin plans to play in front of big crowds and in potentially foreign gyms with large courts as a season of high expectations continues toward the WPIAL and PIAA postseason.
Hannah Potter makes surprise comeback for Kiski Area girls basketball
When Hannah Potter suffered a broken wrist in Kiski Area girls basketball’s opener, she and others thought her season would be lost because of the nature of the injury and the recovery time needed.
High school roundup for Jan. 25, 2020: Bethel Park girls top Woodland Hills in tournament finale
Bethel Park, Class 6A’s No. 2 team girls basketball team, got out to a hot start and never looked back in a nonsection victory over Class 5A No. 2 Woodland Hills, 58-40, on Saturday in the finale of the Joey Fabus Memorial Classic at Bethel Park.
