Basketball
Monessen boys set sights on 39th straight WPIAL playoff appearance
November 26, 2019
It’s 38 and counting.
Knoch girls building on solid foundation
Most teams would love to be in the position the Knoch girls basketball team is in for the upcoming season.
Knoch boys aiming high after breakthrough season
The Knoch boys basketball team had great expectations for themselves last season, and after only losing two seniors from a team that went 18-6 and captured a share of the Section 1-4A title, the Knights have set their sights even higher this season.
Latrobe girls look to turn lessons learned into playoff berth
November 25, 2019
Latrobe’s girls basketball team expects a year to make a big difference for its roster.
Latrobe boys looking to fill scoring void
Latrobe’s boys basketball team begins the season more than 800 points in the hole.
Kiski Area girls hope experience, work ethic lead to growth
Kiski Area girls basketball coach Nick Dizon couldn’t have been happier with the work his group put into its offseason.
Kiski Area boys plan to pick up the pace
Entering year two of his tenure at Kiski Area, Will Saunders is ready to let his team run.
For Jeannette girls basketball, ‘It starts with believing’
November 24, 2019
Jeannette girls basketball coach Jonathan Bass has high expectations for his team.
Jeannette boys basketball plans to contend in Class 2A
Midway through last season, the Jeannette boys basketball team was mired in a three-game Section 2-2A losing streak.
Norwin standout Walker to miss 1st month of basketball season
Norwin junior Jayden Walker is expected to miss the first month of basketball season as he recovers from surgery on his left labrum.
Strong senior cast has Highlands boys basketball thinking big
With eight minutes remaining in their WPIAL Class 4A semifinal matchup last season against New Castle, Highlands faced a 23-point deficit.
Highlands girls basketball team looking to build off transition year
In her first year at the helm of the Highlands girls basketball team, Courtney Udanis, a former Golden Ram herself, set out to adjust the mentality of the program, something that had changed significantly since her time in Natrona Heights.
Freeport girls basketball looking for sustained success
November 23, 2019
The Freeport girls basketball team is hoping to carry over its momentum from last season.
Freeport boys determined to snap WPIAL playoff victory drought
The Freeport boys basketball team is aware of the hump they have not recently managed to get over.
Libertore leads a more balanced Hempfield girls basketball team
Hempfield has a player it can lean on in senior Sarah Liberatore.
Hempfield hopes pushing pace results in postseason push
Higher expectations? Yes.
WPIAL playoffs the goal for Shady Side Academy boys basketball
The Shady Side Academy boys basketball team finished last season with a 9-12 record and lost to Lincoln Park in the first round of the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs.
Young Greensburg Salem girls basketball looks for playoff return
November 22, 2019
To reach the WPIAL Class 4A playoffs for the second consecutive season, third-year coach Rick Klimchock must find a scoring punch.
Fox Chapel boys basketball team rallies around defense
At the end of practice, most teams come together in a circle, put their hands in and say one, two, three and then their team name.
Greensburg Salem boys out to surprise opponents
A late-season losing streak of seven games derailed plans of a second consecutive WPIAL playoff appearance for the Greensburg Salem boys basketball team.
