Basketball

Bishop Canevin’s Shea Champine shoots a 3-pointer against North Catholic on Monday, Feb. 14, 2022, at Bishop Canevin High School.

Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week for Feb. 14, 2023

February 14, 2023

Bishop Canevin guard Shea Champine was asked about his unique first name. He said he asked his mother and she explained that she thought it was different and she liked it.

South Fayette’s Elijah Hill grabs a rebound over Bethel Park’s Layton Cameron (left) and Benjamin Guffey during the Hoops for a Cure Tournament Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022, at North Allegheny High School.

WPIAL brings back play-in games to determine state basketball playoff qualifiers

No more sitting and waiting.

Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week for Feb. 12, 2023

February 13, 2023

There was a point during the regular season that the logjam atop Section 2-3A had little to no separation.

Pine-Richland junior Madison Zavasky averaged 20.5 points per game over the first eight games of the 2022-23 season.

Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week for Feb. 12, 2023

When Gabby Baldasare took over the Pine-Richland girls basketball program last summer, like most coaches, she had a learning curve to go through.

Norwin’s Kendall Berger scores against Hempfield on Jan. 9.

Norwin girls lead Westmoreland County contingent into playoffs as No. 3 seed

For most of December and even late into January, the Norwin girls looked like the favorite to win WPIAL Class 6A.

Bryce Robson and his Deer Lakes teammates will play Ellwood City in the first round of the WPIAL playoffs.

Handful of A-K Valley basketball teams get No. 5 seeds in WPIALs

The WPIAL boys and girls basketball “second season” now is set as the 12 brackets were revealed Monday afternoon.

Fox Chapel’s Elsie Smith scores past Plum’s Pascale Olczak on Dec. 12, 2022.

A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Fox Chapel’s Elsie Smith

After coming off a tough season, Fox Chapel’s girls basketball team has quite a lot to be proud of this winter, putting itself in the playoff chase.

Seamus Riordan and his Shady Side Academy teammates face Knoch at 7:30 on Monday.

This week on Trib HSSN for week of Feb. 13, 2023

February 12, 2023

Hear ye, hear ye! The high school basketball postseason is upon us starting with the unveiling of the brackets this week here on the TribLive High School Sports Network.

Plum’s Megan Marston drives against Franklin Regional’s Brooke Schirmer in December.

Plum girls basketball team excited to earn playoff spot

It was quite the roller-coaster final week of section play for the Plum girls basketball team.

Gateway boys basketball coach Alvis Rogers makes a substitution of Tra Williams (3) during the first half of Gateway’s loss to Penn Hills Jan. 24.

With section championship behind them, Gateway boys eye WPIAL playoff goals

The Gateway boys basketball team again is a section champion, claiming its first such crown since 2017.

Players and coaches from the Gateway boys basketball 2011 and 2012 WPIAL Quad-A championship teams reunited and were honored during Gateway’s game with Kiski Area on Feb. 3, 2023, at Gateway’s Furrie Sports Complex. From left, are Marvin Wright, Tony Maniccia, Henry York, Devon Cottrell, DJ Boyce, Devantae Butler, Shamari Thomas, Tommy Kromka, Nick Paolino and Verne Benson.

Gateway basketball alumni gather to celebrate WPIAL championship victories

The Gateway boys basketball program made it to the WPIAL Quad-A championship game three straight seasons from 2010-12 and won back-to-back titles in the final two years under the tutelage of the late Mitch Adams.

Quaker Valley’s Joey Coyle is a junior on the 2022-23 boys basketball team.

Junior sharpshooter Joey Coyle helps keep Quaker Valley boys among WPIAL elite

Joey Coyle has helped maintain the winning tradition in the Quaker Valley boys basketball program.

New Castle’s Jonathan Anderson scores past Butler’s Lance Slater during their game on Friday, Jan. 6, 2023, at Butler High School.

2023 WPIAL bracketology: HSSN forecasts the boys basketball playoff pairings

The Path to the Pete will be revealed Monday when the WPIAL basketball playoff pairings are announced at 3 p.m. on TribLive HSSN.

Gateway’s Jaydon Carr scores as Kaleb Pryor looks on during a game against Penn Hills last season.

High school roundup for Feb. 11, 2023: Gateway ends Latrobe’s playoff hopes

February 11, 2023

Jaydon Carr scored 26 points and Kaleb Pryor added 17 as Gateway defeated Latrobe, 75-58, in Section 3-5A boys basketball Saturday afternoon, knocking the Wildcats out of playoff contention.