Basketball
Quaker Valley 3-sport standout Nora Johns picks Ohio Wesleyan
June 18, 2023
Quaker Valley’s loss is Ohio Wesleyan’s gain.
Royce Parham leaves North Hills to play senior year at Ohio prep school
June 17, 2023
One of the top high school basketball players in Pennsylvania is leaving the WPIAL and the state for his upcoming senior year.
Mars hires Cornell assistant from Oakmont as new girls basketball coach
June 16, 2023
Mars has reached into the college ranks for its next girls basketball coach.
Hampton staying sharp with summer basketball schedule
June 10, 2023
So much for resting on your laurels.
Leechburg boys basketball coach Damian Davies resigns
June 2, 2023
Damian Davies said it was time to step away as head coach of the Leechburg boys basketball team but said he leaves with many positive moments from the four seasons of his second stint with the program.
Penn Hills notebook: Drew Schifino plans basketball camp
May 21, 2023
Drew Schifino enjoys that his family’s name has deep ties within the Penn Hills community. Schifino, who is the Indians’ all-time leading scorer with 2,320 points, went on to play at West Virginia collegiately and overseas professionally.
Freeport grad takes over boys basketball program
May 14, 2023
For more than two decades, Rich Macura served as an assistant coach in a number of scholastic boys basketball programs.
Former OLSH basketball star Jake DiMichele commits to Duquesne
May 12, 2023
Former Our Lady of the Sacred Heart basketball star Jake DiMichele, who graduated a year ago as one of WPIAL’s all-time leading scorers, committed Friday to Duquesne.
Penn Hills notebook: Daemar Kelly earns all-state honors
May 7, 2023
Penn Hills guard Daemar Kelly was determined to finish his senior season with a WPIAL Class 5A championship in boys basketball.
New St. Joseph coaches excited to take over basketball programs
April 30, 2023
Geoff Dutelle and Logan Acri are ushering in new chapters for the St. Joseph basketball programs, and both got a chance last week to meet and talk with each other about what the future holds on and off the court.
WPIAL scholar-athlete award shines spotlight on Nora Johns’ remarkable Quarter Valley career
Nora Johns’ high school resume is exemplary.
North Hills’ Royce Parham commits to Marquette
April 26, 2023
North Hills junior Royce Parham, one of the WPIAL’s top college basketball recruits, committed Wednesday to Marquette.
Former North Allegheny basketball coach Dan DeRose files lawsuit against Fox Chapel School District after ’21 altercation
Dan DeRose wants to coach high school basketball again, but the former WPIAL champion said school districts have shied away because of criminal charges he faced two years ago involving Fox Chapel school police.
Before buzzer-beating finish, Quaker Valley girls basketball season filled with highlights
April 2, 2023
A last-second buzzer beater.
Trib HSSN Head of the Class: Best of WPIAL girls basketball 2022-23
April 1, 2023
There were a lot of players and coaches who put in plenty of time on the basketball court this season to be the best they could be.
Valley News Dispatch boys basketball all-stars: Deer Lakes’ Bryce Robson strikes gold
Here are the 2022-23 Valley News Dispatch boys basketball all-stars:
Norwin girls take pride in long playoff run, 24-win season
Norwin did not make its way through the PIAA girls basketball playoffs like it was touring a museum, pausing to look at others’ accomplishments with an enjoy-the-ride mentality.
Trib 10: State champs take top spots in season’s final power rankings
March 29, 2023
The WPIAL sent seven teams to Hershey to play for a PIAA basketball championship, and three came home with gold.
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball State Rankings for March 28, 2023
March 28, 2023
There are 12 districts in the PIAA, and three of them shared the pot of gold when it came to boys basketball championships in 2023.
Trib HSSN Girls Basketball State Rankings for March 27, 2023
March 27, 2023
For the third straight year, District 12 has proven to be the epicenter of PIAA girls basketball.
