Basketball

Chartiers Valley’s Perri Carlisle-Page scores over Slippery Rock’s Hallie Raabe during their PIAA Class 5A second round state playoff game Wednesday, Mar. 13, 2019, at Moon Area High School.
PIAA girls basketball quarterfinals sites, times: 4 WPIAL teams staying close to home
March 14, 2019
Four WPIAL teams won’t have to go far for their state quarterfinals game Saturday afternoon, while two district squads will have to hit the road for their third round girls basketball game.

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Monessen’s Devin Whitlock celebrates as time expires in a PIAA Class A second round state playoff game against Bishop Carroll Tuesday, Mar. 12, 2019, at Greensburg Salem High School.
Westmoreland PIAA basketball playoff capsules for games of March 15
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Mt Lebanon’s Mike Palmer splits Butler’ Luke Patten and Ethan Morton during the 6A boys WPIAL Championship Saturday, March 2, 2019 at Petersen Events Center.
PIAA boys basketball quarterfinals sites, times: Mt. Lebanon to play Kennedy Catholic at Aliquippa
Two WPIAL champions will play inside district boundaries while a third will be striking oil.

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Buddy Valinsky coaches Allderdice’s state playoff game against Canon-McMillan Saturday, Mar. 9, 2019, at Mt. Lebanon High School.
Valinsky resigns at Allderdice, hopes for boys basketball coaching job with WPIAL program
Buddy Valinsky is no longer in charge of the Dragons, but the coaching fire within is still burning bright.

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Deer Lakes’ Colon Kadlick grabs a loose ball from Forest Hills’ Adam Cecere during PIAA boys 3A action Wednesday, March 13, 2019 at Armstrong Jr. Sr. High School.
High school roundup for March 13, 2019: OLSH boys advance to PIAA quarterfinals
March 13, 2019
Daren DiMichele had 22 points to help WPIAL champion OLSH claim a 77-36 victory over Fairview in the PIAA Class 2A second round at New Castle.

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Oakland Catholic girls edge rival Penn Hills in PIAA Class 5A 2nd round
No team wants to see a section rival in the postseason, but that’s what happened Wednesday night at Fox Chapel. Section 3-5A foes Oakland Catholic and Penn Hills laced them up one last time this season in a rubber match.

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Holmes, Lincoln Park rally past rival Aliquippa in PIAA Class 3A 2nd round
As the final buzzer sounded, Lincoln Park coach Mike Bariski turned to the Leopards faithful and at the top of his lungs screamed “how about that.”

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North Catholic girls rally past Blackhawk in PIAA Class 4A 2nd round
It wasn’t how North Catholic girls basketball coach Molly Rottmann drew it up, but she’ll take it.

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Mars boys, Peters Township girls stay atop Trib 10 power rankings
Every Wednesday during the 2018-19 WPIAL basketball season, the TribLive High School Sports Network releases Power Rankings during the WPIAL Roundball Report at 6:30 p.m.

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Tshiebwe, Kennedy Catholic use 2nd-half surge to oust Pine-Richland in PIAA 2nd round
For a half, Pine-Richland controlled the pace with a slow down offense and shot well enough from beyond the arc to go into halftime down only five to Class 6A’s No. 1 team, Kennedy Catholic.

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Peters’ Isabella Mills scores over North Allegheny’s Brynn Sebin 6A girls WPIAL Championship Saturday, March 2, 2019 at Petersen Events Center.
PIAA girls basketball sites, times: Peters Township vs. Norwin at Keystone Oaks
The PIAA scheduled Peters Township vs. Norwin girls as the late game in a boys/girls basketball doubleheader at Keystone Oaks on Friday night.

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Mars’ Michael Carmody and Khori Fusco celebrate with Andrew Recchia after Recchia hit the game winner to beat Moon during the 5A boys WPIAL Championship at Petersen Events Center.
PIAA boys basketball sites, times: Mars, New Castle scheduled back-to-back
WPIAL champions Mars and New Castle will play back-to-back Friday night in a PIAA boys basketball doubleheader at Slippery Rock University.

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Deer Lakes boys basketball hopes to extend state playoff run
March 12, 2019
The playoffs tend to present adverse situations, and finding the right response can prove to be the difference in the outcome.

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Bishop Canevin coaches and players react during play against Everett in the PIAA state basketball playoffs on Tuesday night, March 12, 2019 at Hempfield Area High School.
High school roundup for March 12, 2019: Johnson leads Moon past Archbishop Ryan
Donovan Johnson scored 24 points as WPIAL runner-up Moon earned a 44-36 victory over Archbishop Ryan in a PIAA Class 5A boys basketball second-round game Tuesday night in Chambersburg.

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Turnovers costly as Quaker Valley loses to Bishop McDevitt in PIAA 2nd round
HOLLIDAYSBURG — Bishop McDevitt forced 15 first-half turnovers and built a 20-point halftime lead in Tuesday night’s 79-47 victory over Quaker Valley in the PIAA Class 4A second round.

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Peters Township girls top rival Bethel Park for 4th time, advance to PIAA quarterfinals
The Bethel Park and Peters Township girls basketball teams are about as familiar as two teams can be.

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Strong defense, rebounding lift Norwin girls past Northampton in PIAA 2nd round
SILVER SPRING TOWNSHIP — Norwin girls basketball continually has run teams into the ground with speed and depth. The Knights added rebounding to the plan and bested Northampton, 68-58, in the PIAA Class 6A second round Tuesday evening.

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PIAA basketball preview capsule: Deer Lakes vs. Forest Hills
PIAA basketball playoffs

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Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Team of the Week: Monessen
Our Trib HSSN Team of the Week has shined under both a first-year coach and a first-year point guard to reach the Class A WPIAL semifinals and now the second round of the state playoffs — the Monessen Greyhounds.

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Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Player of the Week: Quaker Valley’s Ryan Stowers
Ryan Stowers

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