Basketball
WPIAL Girls Basketball Team of the Week: Week ending Dec. 14
December 15, 2019
Jeff Homziak is in his 13th year as girls basketball coach at Hopewell.
WPIAL Girls Basketball Player of the Week — Week ending Dec. 14
The last three seasons have been a bit of a grind for the Plum girls basketball team.
Prepping for the holidays with lots of high school hoops on HSSN
The countdown to the holidays continues with lots of hoops, some wrestling and hockey and a partridge in a pear tree this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network.
Shady Side girls look to reload after losing coach, 4 starters
The Shady Side Academy girls basketball team is coming off a banner season.
Franklin Regional’s Mike Rettger Tournament keeps alumnus’ memory alive
Steve Scorpion looked up to the late Mike Rettger, who was five years older and a co-captain on Franklin Regional’s basketball team.
High school roundup: Rochester girls edge Blackhawk in overtime
Alexis Robison scored a game-high 30 points with six 3-pointers as the Rochester girls basketball team downed Blackhawk, 77-74, in overtime Saturday at The Clash at New Castle.
WPIAL girls basketball rankings for Week of Dec. 15, 2019
Class 6A
Fast start fuels Hempfield boys to win over Kiski Area
Hempfield had been on the wrong end of fast starts this season.
High school roundup for Dec. 13, 2019: Thomas Jefferson wins Class 5A thriller
Jake Pugh scored the go-ahead basket with 36 seconds left and Shane Stump blocked a shot with time running out to preserve a 63-62 win for Thomas Jefferson over South Fayette in Section 2-5A on Friday night.
Greensburg Central Catholic uses second-half surge to run past St. Joseph
December 13, 2019
Greensburg Central Catholic coach Christian Hyland thought his team wasn’t playing hard enough in the first half.
Jake Hoffman scores 30 again as Mt. Lebanon wins showdown with Pine-Richland
Mt. Lebanon senior Jake Hoffman wears uniform No. 33.
Leechburg boys start section play with win over Propel Andrew Street
The Leechburg boys basketball team turned in its best section performance since 2006-07 last season, and the Blue Devils continued that performance Friday night at Propel Andrew Street.
High school roundup for Dec. 12, 2019: Alyssa Pollice lights it up for Bishop Canevin
Alyssa Pollice had a big night, scoring 27 points, hitting seven 3-pointers and pulling down 10 rebounds to lead Bishop Canevin (1-2, 1-0) to a 52-42 Section 3-2A girls basketball win Thursday night. Diajha Allen added 14 points. Emily Prasko had 14 points and Madison Kozares added 11 for Burgettstown (3-1, 0-1).
Sophomores help Fox Chapel beat Penn Hills, pass early season test
December 12, 2019
It was a night for sophomores to shine as Fox Chapel won its fourth game of the season, leading Penn Hills the entire way to a 66-45 final.
Southmoreland girls stop West Mifflin, continue promising start to season
With long arms and long legs, Southmoreland is not the longshot it once was in WPIAL girls basketball.
Alle-Kiski Valley boys basketball notebook: Fox Chapel, Highlands and Springdale build perfect records
Building an undefeated record early in the season is the best a team can do, and three Alle-Kiski Valley squads entered Thursday unbeaten.
Westmoreland high school basketball notebook: Greensburg Salem boys moving up to Class 6A
When the PIAA last week released a list of schools that plan to play up in classification for the 2020-21 and 2012-22 school years, one team stood out.
Zach Rocco helping Penn-Trafford boys basketball be all it can be
Zach Rocco is an Army of one.
Kiski Area boys basketball on verge of taking next step
A year ago, the Kiski Area boys basketball team finished their 2018-19 season with just four wins in the first year of coach Will Saunders’ tenure.
