Basketball
Breaking down changes to the 2022-23, 2023-24 WPIAL boys basketball alignment
July 19, 2022
The WPIAL released new section alignments for the next two-year cycle in all sports, and changes will be implemented starting this fall.
Old-school game taking Latrobe’s Emma Blair places
July 18, 2022
Latrobe’s Emma Blair makes old-school post players proud every time she touches the basketball.
Hempfield girls basketball heats up during summer months
July 17, 2022
Success in the summer months doesn’t quite compare to success during the winter high school basketball season, but Hempfield can attest there still is plenty of value to it.
Greensburg Salem’s Zahorchak resigns as boys basketball coach
July 16, 2022
Greensburg Salem will fall into line with similar-sized schools in boys basketball again next winter but the team will play in Class 4A without Mark Zahorchak.
‘Fired up’ Hampton freshmen win summer basketball title
Summer basketball leagues are built around staying in shape and building team chemistry.
Fox Chapel’s Eli Yofan named 2021-22 Trib HSSN Boys Athlete of the Year
July 4, 2022
As Eli Yofan celebrated on the 18th green at Cedarbrook Golf Course last fall, a thought unrelated to golf came into his head. He’d just shot a 1-under par round, leading Fox Chapel to a WPIAL team title, but his mind was already on winter.
With drive to improve, Penn Hills dives into summer basketball competition
July 3, 2022
Summer basketball isn’t just about improving skills. Penn Hills boys basketball coach Chris Giles enjoys watching his 3-year-old daughter, Jaxx, co-exist with the teams she’s around.
3-sport star Caden Smith of Franklin Regional named Tribune-Review Westmoreland Boys Athlete of the Year
July 2, 2022
Franklin Regional started an athletics hall of fame this year.
Justin Walther brings competitive fire to Plum boys basketball program
July 1, 2022
The Plum Mustangs made the WPIAL boys basketball playoffs seven times in the nine-year span from 2008-16 — but only once since.
Championship girls basketball coach Dori Oldaker steps down at Mt. Lebanon to take spot in South Fayette stands
June 29, 2022
One of the top basketball coaches in the state is putting down her whiteboard and whistle and is preparing to be a fan.
Plum hires Justin Walther as boys basketball coach
June 28, 2022
Plum has hired Justin Walther as its new boys basketball coach, the school announced Tuesday.
Coach who built Deer Lakes boys basketball into perennial playoff team steps down
June 23, 2022
Terence Parham called it one of the hardest decisions he’s ever had to make.
Westmoreland H.S. notebook: Penn-Trafford, Greensburg Salem among biggest moves in basketball realignment
June 20, 2022
Summer is just starting, but the WPIAL has its new basketball sections in place for the next winter season.
Pine-Richland notebook: Sections overhauled for Rams basketball teams
June 19, 2022
A new opponent with a rich history will be joining Pine-Richland boys basketball for the next two seasons.
Fox Chapel boys basketball drops to Class 5A in PIAA realignment
June 18, 2022
The biennial WPIAL basketball realignment can bring about odd situations.
Freeport boys basketball building chemistry in St. Joseph Summer League
June 14, 2022
Freeport made the WPIAL Class 4A boys basketball playoffs this past season as the No. 11 seed and upset Uniontown to secure the program’s first playoff victory in 12 years.
Standout guard Peter Kramer returning to Hampton
June 11, 2022
The Hampton boys basketball team will get some excitement this upcoming season when coach Joe Lafko collects his 500th career coaching victory.
Basketball tournament honoring Tre Cunningham’s memory continues to thrive in Jeannette
June 10, 2022
Steve and Tracy Bone Cunningham again were showered with warm memories of their son as the three-day Tre Cunningham Memorial Basketball Tournament reached its midpoint Friday night at Jeannette High School.
Gabby Baldasare takes over Pine-Richland girls basketball program
June 5, 2022
It’s been a couple weeks since Gabby Baldasare learned she was hired to take over the Pine-Richland girls basketball team, and she has the same emotions as when she first heard the news.
Westmoreland H.S. notebook: Local players shine at Roundball Classic games
May 28, 2022
Westmoreland County was well-represented at last weekend’s Roundball Classic senior all-star games, an event that wraps a bow around another high school basketball season in Western Pa.
