Basketball
Plum girls basketball team looks ahead to promising future
February 23, 2019
Plum girls basketball coach Steve Elsier saw growth in his young team from his inaugural season with the program last year to this recently concluded campaign.
Allderdice boys claim 6th straight City League basketball title
Allderdice boys basketball coach Buddy Valinsky felt pretty confident about his team winning the City League boys basketball title. He walked out of the Dragons locker room wearing a brand new Nike hat with “City League Champions” embroidered on it.
Kropp lifts No. 2 Penn Hills to Class 5A quarterfinal win over Montour
February 22, 2019
With the game up for grabs early in the second half, Penn Hills needed a lift.
Michael Carmody’s double-double carries No. 1 Mars past Shaler in Class 5A quarterfinals
Michael Carmody’s future in college athletics is likely as an offensive lineman in football, but Friday night he showed he can do plenty of damage on a basketball court with his 6-foot-7, 270-pound frame.
A-K Valley basketball preview capsules: Games of Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019
Boys basketball
Moon, Lawson lead No. 2 Serra Catholic past Sto-Rox in Class 2A quarterfinals
Second-seeded Serra Catholic used its size to its advantage Friday night as it earned its first trip to the WPIAL semifinals in nine years with a 71-61 victory over No. 7 Sto-Rox in a Class 2A quarterfinal game at Peters Township.
High school roundup for Feb. 22, 2019: No. 1 OLSH cruises past Shenango in quarterfinals
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart looked every bit like the No. 1 seed in the WPIAL Class 2A boys basketball playoffs Friday night.
Sewickley Academy maintains mastery of Jeannette, reaches semifinals
Sewickley Academy led from start-to-finish in dispatching Jeannette from the WPIAL boys basketball playoffs Friday night at Canon-McMillan, but the Panthers weren’t skating to victory.
Defense leads Norwin girls past Mt. Lebanon, rematch with North Allegheny awaits
Norwin girls basketball coach Brian Brozeski walked down the hallway outside of the Knights locker room Friday night when out of nowhere a loud roar emerged from the locker room as the door closed. Brozeski smiled.
Chartiers Valley slows WPIAL’s top scorer in quarterfinal win over Woodland Hills
Chartiers Valley threw an ever-changing zone defense at Woodland Hills star Keandre Bowles, hoping to hold the WPIAL’s leading scorer well below his 29-point average.
Top-seeded Peters Township girls roll past Fox Chapel in Class 6A quarterfinals
The Peters Township girls basketball team averaged 70 points a game in the regular-season, built an undefeated record and ascended to No. 1 rankings in both the WPIAL and state.
Balanced scoring leads Quigley Catholic girls past GCC in Class A quarterfinals
Greensburg Central Catholic kicked off its WPIAL Class A girls basketball quarterfinal contest piping out, knocking down its first four shots.
No. 2 North Allegheny gets defensive to upend Upper St. Clair in Class 6A quarterfinals
The offense was cold for North Allegheny’s girls basketball team Friday night.
Brashear boys look to dethrone 4-time defending City League champion Allderdice
When longtime rivals Allderdice and Brashear take to the court Saturday afternoon and play for the City League boys basketball championship, there will be no secrets or surprises, just straight-up basketball.
Allderdice girls ready to defend City League title against rival Obama Academy
When Allderdice third-year coach Ellen Guillard walks her team onto the hardwood floor of Pitt’s Petersen Events Center Saturday to face Obama Academy in the City League girls basketball championship game, things will have come full circle for her and the Dragons.
No. 1 Lincoln Park scores first 14 points in victory over Beaver Falls
February 21, 2019
Lincoln Park’s Keeno Holmes made a 3-pointer on the opening possession and Isaiah Smith added another seconds later as the Leopards scored the first 14 points in Thursday night’s 82-54 victory over Beaver Falls in a WPIAL Class 3A quarterfinal at New Castle.
Seton LaSalle rolls past Washington in Class 3A quarterfinals
Both Seton LaSalle and Washington were shorthanded entering Thursday’s WPIAL Class 3A boys basketball quarterfinal game at Canon-McMillan.
DeGregorio, Paschall combine for 64 points to lead North Catholic past Deer Lakes
North Catholic knew it needed to adjust to the physicality of Deer Lakes after getting hit hard early by the Lancers’ offensive rebounding.
No. 1 Vincentian boys slip past upset-minded Leechburg
Down by 17 points to the defending WPIAL champion and No. 1 seed Vincentian, Leechburg worked its way back to a tie with 3 minutes, 6 seconds to go.
No. 4 OLSH girls use 2nd-quarter surge to topple No. 5 Serra Catholic
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart used a run in the second quarter to take control after a back-and-forth opening frame en route to a 56-40 victory over No. 5-seeded Serra Catholic in a WPIAL Class 2A girls basketball quarterfinal Thursday at Canon-McMillan.
