Basketball
Deer Lakes boys clinch 4th straight trip to WPIAL playoffs with win over Valley
February 4, 2020
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.
Butler, Highlands return to HSSN boys basketball state rankings
Seven teams started the week ranked among the elite in the state, but a bump or two in the road had them headed to the exits.
WPIAL clinched: Girls basketball clinchings through Feb. 3, 2020
The WPIAL girls basketball regular season is winding down, and the playoff field is starting to grow.
Section logjams about to break in key WPIAL boys basketball games Tuesday
The final week of section play in WPIAL boys basketball tips off Tuesday with plenty of key games.
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week — Week ending Feb. 1, 2020
Fifty-two years ago, Laurel Highlands won the WPIAL and PIAA Class AAA boys basketball championships.
Seneca Valley girls stop Fox Chapel in section showdown
Seneca Valley got 19 points from junior Jaden Davinsizer as the Raiders defeated Fox Chapel, 51-47, in a Section 1-6A showdown Monday night.
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week: Week ending Feb. 1, 2020
Last week began with Hempfield tied for third place with Norwin in a crowded Section 3-6A, but the Spartans were only one game ahead of cellar dwellers Connellsville and Latrobe.
Ligonier Valley boys advance to Heritage championship with win over Penns Manor
Ligonier Valley sophomore Matthew Marinchak had a quiet first half Monday in a Heritage Conference semifinal game against Penns Manor.
WPIAL approves 2 GCC transfers; Bailey Kuhns remains ineligible for basketball playoffs
Girls basketball standout Bailey Kuhns is immediately eligible to join Greensburg Central Catholic’s lineup, but the sophomore won’t be allowed to take part in the upcoming playoffs.
WPIAL finds no evidence of racial taunts in Leechburg-Propel Andrew Street game
The WPIAL found no evidence a Propel Andrew Street boys basketball coach was the target of racial taunts during a game last month, but Leechburg will take proactive steps anyway.
Valley to honor late basketball standout Chipper Harris
Late basketball standout Chipper Harris, who helped lead Valley High School to a state basketball title and Robert Morris to an NCAA tournament berth, never forgot his New Kensington roots.
Blackhawk girls looking to rebound for another section title
February 2, 2020
Blackhawk was thinking sweep, but Central Valley had other ideas.
Baldwin-Hempfield girls basketball game holds major ramifications
The final week of the WPIAL basketball regular season is here with games that will help determine section championships and playoff seeding.
