Basketball
Quaker Valley boys plan to mix youth, experience to earn another playoff trip
December 1, 2024
The recipe for success for the Quaker Valley boys basketball team in 2024-25 appears to be a substantial blend of youth and experience.
Penn Hills boys hoping to see players grow into new roles
November 30, 2024
Penn Hills boys basketball coach Chris Giles has plenty of upperclassmen ready to lead the program this season.
North Allegheny girls making job easier for 1st-year coach replacing legend
Replacing a coaching legend is never easy.
North Allegheny boys look to pick up tempo to get back on track
North Allegheny boys basketball coach Dave DeGregorio is turning back the clock this season.
Shady Side Academy girls taking it one step at a time in WPIAL title defense
Jonna Burke is much more focused on the beginning of the season than the end.
High school roundup for Nov. 29, 2024: Thomas Jefferson girls speed past Quaker Valley
November 29, 2024
Kaylee DeAngelo scored 14 points to lead Thomas Jefferson to a 66-23 victory over Quaker Valley at Montour tournament as WPIAL girls basketball season opened Friday. Riley McCabe followed with 13 points and Maggie Spell added 12 for the Jaguars (1-0). Mimi Thiero scored 14 points for Quaker Valley (0-1).
Apollo-Ridge holds off hosts at Leechburg tournament
Apollo-Ridge forward Zane Beatty believes the Vikings boys basketball team learned an essential lesson during its season opener Friday night at the Leechburg Tournament.
Trib HSSN 2024-25 WPIAL Class A boys basketball preseason breakdown
November 28, 2024
Realignment really did a job on the district’s smallest classification in boys basketball.
Trib HSSN 2024-25 City League girls basketball preseason breakdown
Six girls basketball teams will again compete in the City League for the 2024-25 season — Allderdice, Brashear, Carrick, Obama Academy, Perry Traditional Academy and Westinghouse.
Trib HSSN 2024-25 City League boys basketball preseason breakdown
Allderdice will again enter the 2024-25 City League boys basketball season as the favorite as the Dragons seek a fifth straight City championship.
Trib HSSN 2024-25 WPIAL Class A girls basketball preseason breakdown
WPIAL Class A girls basketball has a little bit of everything this season.
Trib HSSN high school basketball tipoff tournament schedules
November 27, 2024
High schools
Trib HSSN 2024-25 WPIAL Class 2A girls basketball preseason breakdown
On both a team and individual basis, the spotlight has been vacated in WPIAL Class 2A girls basketball.
Trib HSSN 2024-25 WPIAL Class 3A boys basketball preseason breakdown
November 26, 2024
Class 3A boys basketball will have a different look in the WPIAL this season.
Trib HSSN 2024-25 WPIAL Class 3A girls basketball preseason breakdown
A pair of teams will try to defend WPIAL championships this winter in Class 3A girls basketball.
Trib HSSN 2024-25 WPIAL Class 4A girls basketball preseason breakdown
November 25, 2024
Since the PIAA went to six classifications in 2017, North Catholic has dominated Class 4A girls basketball.
Trib HSSN 2024-25 WPIAL Class 4A boys basketball preseason breakdown
Some big-time teams, including the two-time defending WPIAL Class 4A champion Lincoln Park Leopards have moved out of Class 4A and up to 5A following realignment.
Despite roster turnover, St. Joseph girls aim to contend again in revamped Class A
The St. Joseph girls basketball team made a run to the WPIAL Class A title game last year.
Trib HSSN 2024-25 WPIAL Class 5A boys basketball preseason breakdown
November 24, 2024
What a season it was in 2023-24 for the best from the west and the beast in the east in WPIAL Class 5A boys basketball.
Southmoreland girls basketball seeks rebound season
For the past 18 years, Amber Cernuto has been helping little ones get started in life as a kindergarten teacher in the Southmoreland School District. On the basketball court, she continues to be a leader as coach of the high school girls team.
