Basketball
High school roundup for Dec. 23, 2019: Dueling milestones for McKeesport’s Bray, Uniontown’s Murray
December 23, 2019
Jhayla Bray of McKeesport and Mya Murray of Uniontown made basketball history Monday night.
Defense leads the way as Fox Chapel cruises past Latrobe
No team has scored more than 50 points on Fox Chapel this season.
Penn Hills, Quaker Valley debut in TribHSSN boys basketball state rankings
The final pre-holiday Trib HSSN weekly boys basketball state rankings are here with few changes from the original top five.
WPIAL boys basketball team of the week — Week ending Dec. 21
Gino Palmosina is in his second year as boys basketball coach at Bishop Canevin.
WPIAL boys basketball player of the week — Week ending Dec. 21
Nobody is off to a better start in WPIAL boys basketball this season than 6-foot Steel Valley guard Camden Polak.
Winchester Thurston and Rochester debut in TribHSSN state rankings
December 22, 2019
Outside of Class A, there was little movement in the final Trib HSSN girls basketball state rankings of 2019.
WPIAL Girls Basketball Team of the Week: Week ending Dec. 21
On the surface, it looked like just another week at the office for the top-ranked girls basketball team in WPIAL Class 6A.
WPIAL Girls Basketball Player of the Week — Week ending Dec. 21
Two years ago, the McKeesport girls basketball program struggled through a 4-17 season.
Powerade Wrestling and Holiday Hoops this week on Trib HSSN
Forget about all that hustle and bustle connected with last-minute shopping. You can relax and enjoy some high school basketball and wrestling by an open fire this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network.
Top 19 of ’19: Trib HSSN breaks down the top stories of the year — No. 10
The 2019 high school sports season is nearly in the books.
Highlands boys basketball coach Tyler Stoczynski reaches career win No. 100
December 21, 2019
In his eighth season as the coach of the Highlands boys basketball program, Tyler Stoczynski hit a milestone earlier this week.
High school roundup for Dec. 21, 2019: Penn-Trafford tops Uniontown in OT
Zach Rocco netted 21 points and was named to the All-Tournament team as Penn-Trafford defeated Uniontown, 70-66, in overtime at the KSA tournament in Orlando.
Trib WPIAL boys basketball rankings: Week ending Dec. 22, 2019
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Trib WPIAL girls basketball rankings: Week ending Dec. 22, 2019
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High school roundup for Dec. 20, 2019: Butler tops NA in section opener
Devin Carney scored 24 points and Ethan Morton added 21 as top-ranked Butler (5-1, 1-0) defeated North Allegheny, 61-51, in a Section 1-6A boys basketball opener Friday night. Grant Timmerson led North Allegheny (4-3, 0-1) with 19 points.
Chartiers Valley grinds out section win at Thomas Jefferson
December 20, 2019
Chartiers Valley came to Thomas Jefferson and beat the home team at its own game. The Colts beat the Jaguars in a slow, physical half-court basketball game, 56-51.
Derry’s Justin Huss suffers broken leg in basketball section opener
Derry senior basketball player Justin Huss broke his right leg Friday night in the Trojans’ emotional 59-57 victory over visiting Freeport.
Knoch heats up, rolls past Mt. Pleasant
Knoch went scoreless over the first four minutes of Friday’s Section 1-4A opener against Mt. Pleasant.
Hempfield uses poise, patience to hand Norwin its first loss
It was one of those games where the simplest tasks seemed the most difficult to execute.
Early season schedule testing mettle of Gateway boys
It might be only three weeks into the season, but the Gateway boys basketball team has faced its fair share of quality opponents.
