Basketball
Trib 10: Heading into WPIAL finals, a new team tops the boys power rankings
February 25, 2025
Coming into the final night of the district semifinals Tuesday, both the boys and girls Trib 10 saw two teams fall out of the power rankings, seeing their hopes of WPIAL gold dashed as well.
High school roundup for Feb. 25, 2025: Aliquippa boys, girls headed to The Pete
Josh Pratt scored 21 points and No. 1 Aliquippa earned a trip to the Petersen Events Center for the third straight year by defeating No. 4 Bishop Canevin, 66-36, in the WPIAL Class 3A semifinals Tuesday night.
Playoff magic carries Peters Township past Mars into WPIAL Class 5A title game
Peters Township junior Dylan Donovan, wearing sweats and a hoodie, stood on the court and talked to friends Tuesday night not long after the Indians beat Mars in overtime and advanced to the WPIAL Class 5A boys basketball championship game.
Upper St. Clair buckles down on defense, tops Mt. Lebanon to reach WPIAL Class 6A finals
Members of the boys basketball team aren’t the only players walking the hallways at Upper St. Clair who can be defensive.
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week for Feb. 24, 2025
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week – Mt. Lebanon Blue Devils
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week for Feb. 24, 2025
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week – Carla Brown
Resurgent New Castle drops Mt. Lebanon to return to Class 6A title game
While celebrating a WPIAL semifinal win Monday night, New Castle’s Ralphie Blundo thought back to this time last year, when he and his teammates were already done for the winter.
Fast-starting Blackhawk fends off Elizabeth Forward comeback bid in Class 4A semifinals
February 24, 2025
It was always going to be difficult for the Elizabeth Forward girls basketball team to knock off Blackhawk in the WPIAL Class 4A semifinals.
At full strength, Oakland Catholic rolls past North Catholic into Class 4A finals
Oakland Catholic junior forward Josie Fontana plans to soak up the experience at Petersen Events Center this weekend. Fontana made a two-minute cameo her freshman season during the Eagles’ loss to South Fayette.
Westmoreland County basketball notebook: Norwin familiar with semifinal opponent
Norwin is approaching its next opponent with caution.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Feb. 24, 2025: Upper St. Clair, Central Catholic to again meet in playoff clash
February 23, 2025
Welcome to the second of three days of WPIAL basketball semifinal action Monday with boys 6A, boys 2A, girls 4A and girls A in the spotlight.
PIAA seeding to be decided among WPIAL girls basketball teams
The Path to the Pete is heating up with eight more girls basketball semifinals games in Class 6A, 4A, 2A and A on Monday and Tuesday before the six WPIAL championship games are set for later this week at Pitt’s Petersen Events Center.
WPIAL boys basketball teams battle for seeding in PIAA playoffs
The Path to the Pete is heating up with eight more boys basketball semifinals games in Class 6A, 5A, 3A and 2A on Monday and Tuesday before the six WPIAL championship games are set for later this week at Pitt’s Petersen Events Center.
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week for Feb. 23, 2025
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week: Bobby Fadden
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week for Feb. 23, 2025
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week: Union Scotties
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Feb. 24, 2025
The Path to the Pete is nearly complete with a few more days of final four action before the hardwood gold starts flowing on this final week of February on the TribLive High School Sports Network.
Sewickley Herald notebook: Panthers shake off nerves in playoff-opening win
Sewickley Academy’s boys basketball team didn’t experience any playoff jitters in its WPIAL Class 2A first-round game Feb. 17 against Bentworth.
North Catholic turns in masterful performance in Class 4A semifinal win over Beaver
February 22, 2025
In a nearly 30-point win, North Catholic’s Jason Fredericks heard his coach keep urging him and his teammates to master the moment.
Sharp-shooting Cheswick Christian Academy wins back-to-back SWCAC titles
The Cheswick Christian Academy boys captured their second consecutive Southwestern Christian Athletic Conference basketball title Saturday with a 64-36 victory over Pittsburgh Christian Academy.
After falling just short of playoff berth, Riverview boys look toward future
The Riverview boys basketball team finished with a 4-3 record in games played on its home court at Riverview High School.
