Basketball
Westmoreland girls basketball notebook: Monessen motivated by ‘unfinished business’
February 2, 2022
Monessen has a unique girls basketball roster.
WPIAL boys basketball playoff clinchings for Feb. 1, 2022
February 1, 2022
Less than two weeks remain in section play in the WPIAL boys basketball regular season.
Second-half surge pushes South Fayette past Chartiers Valley
For two quarters, the South Fayette boys basketball team was limited to 26 points and trailed by double digits by halftime at Chartiers Valley.
Sophomore John Hughes pacing young Springdale core
There’s a bit of an interesting bond forming at Springdale between the team’s new head coach and its top player.
Trib HSSN Boys Basktball Player of the Week for Jan. 31, 2022
January 31, 2022
On the football field, Armstrong junior Cadin Olsen is one of the top quarterbacks in the district. He finished third in the WPIAL is passing this fall with 2,501 yards and 28 touchdown passes.
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Team of the Week for Jan. 31, 2022
When last week began, the Freeport boys basketball team was in fourth place in Section 1-4A.
High school roundup for Jan. 31, 2022: Bethel Park knocks off Upper St. Clair
Emma Dziezgowski scored 18 points to lead Bethel Park to a 53-44 victory over No. 3 Upper St. Clair in Section 2-6A girls basketball Monday night.
WPIAL girls basketball playoff clinchings for Jan. 31, 2022
Less than two weeks remain in section play in the WPIAL girls basketball regular season.
Westmoreland Senior Spotlight: Norwin’s Brianna Zajicek
Norwin’s girls basketball team is 10-4 overall, 6-1 in section play, heading into the back half of the season.
High school roundup for Jan. 30, 2022: No. 1 North Hills rolls past No. 4 Upper St. Clair
January 30, 2022
Royce Parham had 28 points and Will Blass added 12 to lift top-ranked North Hills to a 75-47 victory over No. 4 Upper St. Clair (11-5) in a boys basketball game Sunday at the Pittsburgh Basketball Club Classic at Montour.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Jan. 31, 2022: Basketball section titles on the line
Welcome to the final day of the first month of the year and the start of the stretch run of the 2022 WPIAL basketball regular season.
Trib HSSN WPIAL Girls Basketball Team of the Week: Week ending Jan. 30, 2022
The focus at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart and across the WPIAL has been on the record-setting winning streak of the OLSH boys basketball team, breaking the nearly 40-year-old WPIAL record with 54 straight wins, and counting.
Trib HSSN WPIAL Girls Basketball Player of the Week: Week ending Jan. 30, 2022
In this day and age, high school basketball coaches often will say teaching unselfishness to their players is the key to a successful team.
Quaker Valley duo taking WPIAL by storm
Quaker Valley basketball players Adou Thiero and Markus Frank have established themselves as one of the top tandems in Western Pennsylvania.
Thiero scores 40, leads undefeated Quaker Valley to comeback win vs. Highlands
January 29, 2022
Highlands was looking to spill Quaker Valley from the undefeated ranks Saturday afternoon, building up a 19-point lead at one juncture.
TribHSSN girls basketball rankings for Jan. 29, 2022
Class 6A
Much improved from last season, Hampton boys basketball still has work to do
After treading water through the first half of their Section 4-5A basketball schedule, the Hampton Talbots were looking to make a big splash and strong playoff push down the season’s home stretch
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 29, 2022: Basketball showcases set
It will be a busy weekend of high school hoops at Montour as the PBC Classic holds a two-day event with six boys basketball games Saturday and six more Sunday.
WPIAL boys basketball playoff clinchings for Jan. 28, 2022
January 28, 2022
Less than three weeks remain in section play in the WPIAL boys basketball regular season.
Latrobe tightens up on defense, shuts down Greensburg Salem
Latrobe’s girls basketball team played its third consecutive game without leading scorer Anna Rafferty on Friday, and the Wildcats didn’t miss a beat.
