Basketball
Westmoreland WPIAL basketball playoff capsules: Games for March 2, 2023
March 1, 2023
WPIAL basketball playoffs
A-K Valley WPIAL basketball playoff capsules: Games for March 2, 2023
WPIAL basketball playoffs
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on March 1, 2023: State playoff bids on the line
The first day of March gives us a day off between the semifinals and the start of the WPIAL basketball championship games.
High school roundup for Feb. 28, 2023: Fox Chapel grabs PIAA playoff spot
Jefferson Moorefield-Brown scored 19 points to lead No. 11 Fox Chapel to a 64-45 victory over No. 12 McKeesport in the seventh-place game Tuesday night, claiming the WPIAL’s seventh and final spot in the PIAA playoff field in Class 5A.
Northgate beats Bishop Canevin, earns 1st WPIAL finals trip since 1988
February 28, 2023
The other three teams still alive in the WPIAL Class 2A boys basketball semifinals Tuesday night had much more storied recent histories than sixth-seeded Northgate.
Motivated Central Catholic slams Upper St. Clair to reach Class 6A title game
Same round, same venue, much different results for Central Catholic.
South Fayette keeps repeat bid alive with dominant win over Woodland Hills
All season long, the South Fayette Lions have been beating to their own drum.
Oakland Catholic drops McKeesport again to advance to Class 5A title game
Oakland Catholic continued to be McKeesport’s kryptonite Tuesday night.
Westmoreland WPIAL basketball playoff capsules: Games for March 1, 2023
WPIAL basketball playoffs
A-K Valley WPIAL basketball playoff capsules: Games for March 1, 2023
WPIAL basketball playoffs
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 28, 2023: Class 6A boys to battle for spot in finals
We close out the month of February with the final night of WPIAL semifinals basketball.
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week for Feb. 27, 2023
All high school basketball coaches preach the importance of a fast start.
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week for Feb. 27, 2023
A year ago, the South Fayette girls basketball team was the No. 2 seed and stunned top seed and favored Chartiers Valley in the WPIAL championship game.
North Catholic steps up, denies Laurel Highlands another trip to WPIAL finals
February 27, 2023
North Catholic denied Laurel Highlands its fourth consecutive trip to the WPIAL championship game by defeating the second-seeded Mustangs, 74-59, in the Class 4A semifinals Monday at Norwin.
Big man Alvarez starting to play big for Greensburg Central Catholic boys
Always the tallest kid on his basketball teams growing up, 6-foot-5 Franco Alvarez has enjoyed the view from above.
A-K Valley WPIAL basketball playoff capsules: Games for Feb. 28, 2023
WPIAL basketball playoffs
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Apollo-Ridge’s Jake Mull
Many athletes participate in different activities within their school and sometimes go straight from one sports season to another.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Feb. 27, 2023: Section rematches on tap in semifinals
February 26, 2023
The two WPIAL Class 6A girls basketball Final Four games are between rivals who earlier battled for section supremacy. Now, they meet for a spot in the district championship game.
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week for Feb. 26, 2023
The numbers are impressive. The Penn Hills boys basketball team has allowed a Class 5A-best 44.2 points per game this season.
