Basketball
Brentwood girls eye return trip to WPIAL postseason
December 8, 2024
The Brentwood girls basketball team is looking to build on last year’s WPIAL playoff season.
With deepest lineup in years, Brentwood boys excited about season’s possibilities
The Brentwood boys basketball team had a great deal of anticipation for the tipoff of the 2024-25 season. And it started with their veteran coach, Dan Thayer.
Baldwin girls seek improvement behind experienced roster
Baldwin’s girls basketball team finished 9-13 overall in 2023-24.
New era begins for Eden Christian girls basketball
Not only is it a new season for the Eden Christian Academy girls basketball team, the Warriors started the season with almost a whole new team.
Thomas Jefferson boys planning encore after successful season
The Thomas Jefferson boys basketball team has a tough act to follow in 2024-25.
Franklin Regional boys rally for 2 victories at host tournament
December 7, 2024
Franklin Regional boys basketball coach Jesse Reed’s heart may not take many more games like the two in the Rettger Memorial basketball tournament.
Hampton girls basketball enters season of unknowns
The Hampton girls basketball team graduated its all-time leading scorer, but that’s only part of the change.
Hampton enters post-Lafko era with lineup overhaul from 25-5 WPIAL finalist
Someone forgot the memo for Hampton boys basketball that this is supposed to be a down season.
Sadie Orie, Ella Sabatos return to lead Bethel Park girls basketball
The players on the Bethel Park girls basketball team are legitimate gym rats.
Under new coach, Bethel Park boys hope to build on playoff momentum
Dante Calabria coached the Bethel Park boys basketball team for two years.
Shady Side Academy’s Karis Thomas reflects on scoring milestone
Shady Side Academy junior Karis Thomas prepared for what she thought was just another game. Little did she know she was on the brink of scoring 1,000 points.
New coach takes reins after breakthrough season for North Hills girls
Jason Pirring decided to stop coaching basketball in order to spend more time with his growing family. He never imagined that, years later, it would be his family that brought him back to the bench.
Despite key departure, North Hills boys ready for move to Class 6A
For the second straight year, the North Hills boys basketball team is forced to move on following an early departure of the team’s top scorer.
Bethel Park tops Seton LaSalle in back-and-forth contest
December 6, 2024
Early December high school basketball doesn’t usually offer many intriguing storylines as teams search for an identity while trying to put one in the win column.
Greensburg Central Catholic holds on to beat Franklin Regional
One coach was concerned with how his team started. The other, with how his finished.
What to watch for in high school sports on Dec. 6, 2024: Day 2 of state football championships kicks off
December 5, 2024
The second of three days of the 2024 PIAA football championships are set for Chapman Field at Cumberland Valley on Friday.
What to watch for in high school sports on Dec. 5, 2024: State football championships kick off
December 4, 2024
Thursday marks the first of the final three days of the 2024 high school football season.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Dec. 3, 2024: Mars boys tip off with new coach
December 2, 2024
For the first time in over two and a half decades, the Mars boys basketball team is set to hit the court without Rob Carmody as head coach.
High school roundup for Dec. 1, 2024: Courtney Wallace leads Neighborhood Academy past Bishop Canevin
December 1, 2024
Courtney Wallace had 15 points, eight assists, seven rebounds and seven steals to guide Neighborhood Academy to a 62-31 victory over Bishop Canevin (0-1) at the Geneva College/Lincoln Park boys basketball tournament Sunday. Kedron Gilmore and Syncer Nicholson each had 14 points in the win.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Dec. 2, 2024: Top teams to compete at Franklin Regional’s Mike Rettger tournament
Welcome to the start of the first full week of the winter sports season.
