Basketball
Belle Vernon girls have skill, drive to compete for section title
November 18, 2019
Coach Ronnie Drennan learned a lot in his first season at the helm of the Belle Vernon girls basketball team.
Belle Vernon boys looking for momentum to carry over
The beginning of Joe Salvino’s tenure as the Belle Vernon boys basketball coach was not ideal.
With new coach, veteran roster, Apollo-Ridge girls eye return trip to playoffs
Mike Monstrola served as a coach for the Apollo-Ridge junior high boys basketball program last year, but he often made it a point to take in games involving the Vikings boys and girls varsity teams.
Basketball star Isiah Warfield remains ineligible for postseason after WPIAL denies waiver
WPIAL basketball star Isiah Warfield remains ineligible to play in the playoffs this winter.
Apollo-Ridge boys basketball looks to take one more step forward
The Apollo-Ridge boys basketball team made a leap back to prominence last year, improving by seven wins, both overall and in section play, from the year before.
Former WPIAL basketball star Donovan ‘Puff’ Johnson commits to North Carolina
November 5, 2019
Former WPIAL basketball star Donovan “Puff” Johnson committed Tuesday night to North Carolina, choosing a school where older brother Cameron played.
Woodland Hills brings back boys basketball coach Matt Furjanic
October 17, 2019
Matt Furjanic’s phone was ringing all day long. So much so that the Rankin native and former Robert Morris men’s basketball coach was liable to have had it pried off his ear.Westmoreland notebook: Belle Vernon freshman’s research project catches eye of WNBA
October 5, 2019
Viva Kreis fell for basketball at a young age.
Burrell grad Fantuzzo returns to coach basketball at alma mater
August 21, 2019
Mike Fantuzzo enjoyed a great deal of success as a member of the Burrell boys basketball team more than a decade ago.
WPIAL rules Isiah Warfield eligible for senior season, ineligible for playoffs
August 7, 2019
The WPIAL approved Isiah Warfield to play basketball in the regular season, but the Central Valley transfer remains ineligible for the playoffs.
Former West Mifflin coach Lance Maha returns to WPIAL basketball
August 6, 2019
Lance Maha, who coached boys basketball at West Mifflin for two decades, is returning to the WPIAL after one season away.
Derry chooses Brisbane as girls basketball coach
August 1, 2019
Derry athletic director Brett Miller was looking for a difference-maker to coach the girls basketball team.
WPIAL declares two-sport Belle Vernon transfer Devin Whitlock eligible
July 15, 2019
Belle Vernon sophomore Devin Whitlock, a two-sport standout who transferred from Monessen, is eligible to play football and basketball this upcoming school year.
Bethel Park’s Olivia Westphal adds 4 more basketball offers
July 14, 2019
Bethel Park’s Olivia Westphal added several more names to her scholarship list Sunday.
Trib HSSN rewind: A look back at the 2018-19 girls basketball season
July 12, 2019
Peters Township and Chartiers Valley championed the cause for perfection.
PIAA schedules appeal hearing for Moon’s Donovan Johnson
Basketball star Donovan Johnson will learn next week whether he can play his senior season at Moon.
Burrell boys basketball coach Shawn Bennis resigns
July 11, 2019
In his six seasons as coach of the Burrell boys basketball team, Shawn Bennis appreciated the hard work his players put in preparing and game planning for every opponent.
New Greensburg Central Catholic coach Hyland brings youthful energy
July 10, 2019
Christian Hyland’s first memories of NBA basketball consist of postseason journeyman Robert Horry sinking the winning shot for the Los Angeles Lakers against the Sacramento Kings in the 2002 Western Conference Finals and veteran guard Derek Fisher’s walk-off jumper to lift the Lakers past the San Antonio Spurs two years later in the Western semifinals.
Westmoreland high school notebook: WCCA summer basketball shootout returns
July 6, 2019
With a local summer boys basketball shootout working so well the last two years, organizers decided to keep it going for a third time. And they hope for more.
Former Penn Hills athlete Jalen Hood-Schifino gains college attention on summer circuit
July 3, 2019
The Schifino name is well known in the athletic circles of the Penn Hills community.
