Basketball

Matt Stebbins, pictured during the 2020 WPIAL Class 2A girls championship game at Petersen Events Center, has resigned as the head coach of the Laurel High School girls basketball team.
Laurel girls basketball coach resigns midseason, says ‘hand was forced’
January 20, 2022
The Laurel girls basketball team is trying to reach the WPIAL playoffs for the fifth year in a row, but the Spartans must do so without their head coach.

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Southmoreland’s Gracie Spadaro scores past Mt. Pleasant’s Tiffany Zelmore during a WPIAL Class 3A quarterfinal last season.
Gracie Spadaro joins mom in Southmoreland 1,000-point club
Like mother, like daughter.

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Hampton’s Biz Watson blocks a shot by Plum’s Megan Marston during their Section 2-5A opener on Dec. 16, 2021.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 20, 2022: 2nd half of girls hoops season begins
The second half of section play in WPIAL girls basketball begins with a busy Thursday around the district.

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North Hills’ Will Blass shoots a 3-pointer at the buzzer over North Allegheny’s Matt McDonough during the third quarter of their Section 1-6A game Jan. 7.
Trib 10: List of undefeated teams getting shorter in WPIAL basketball
As we hit the midway point of section play in WPIAL basketball, there are fewer and fewer perfect teams in the district.

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Waynesburg’s Eli Makel (top) works against Canon-McMillan’s Nikko Martini last season. Makel had a help to lead Waynesburg to another win over Canon-McMillan on Wednesday.
High school roundup for Jan. 20, 2022: Waynesburg, Peters Township win battles of unbeatens
Colton Stoneking (138), Jake Stephenson (152), Nate Kirby (160), Eli Makel (215) and Joseph Simon (120) recorded pins to lead Waynesburg to a 55-10 victory over Canon-McMillan to wrap up first place in Section 4A-3A Wednesday night.

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Belle Vernon’s Devin Whitlock and Laurel Highlands’ Rodney Gallagher battle for a loose ball Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022.
Laurel Highlands lives up to hype, knocks off Belle Vernon
January 19, 2022
Not often does pomp and circumstance surround an ordinary nonsection boys basketball game in the middle of January.

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Apollo-Ridge’s Sophie Yard drives past St. Joseph’s Emma Swierczewski during their game on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022, at Apollo-Ridge High School.
Apollo-Ridge girls defeat St. Joseph in game between teams battling rust
Apollo-Ridge and St. Joseph did something Wednesday night they rarely had done this month: play a basketball game.

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Norwin’s Brianna Zajicek is one of several players to emerge this season with the loss of Savannah Schneck to an ACL injury.
Norwin girls basketball team shows grit, chemistry
When Norwin lost promising junior Savannah Schneck to an ACL injury for the second straight year, the girls basketball team quickly regrouped. It had little choice in the matter, but it regrouped nonetheless.

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Upper St. Clair players huddle up during their game against Mt. Lebanon on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022.
Upper St. Clair’s Tanner O’Grady shoots down Mt. Lebanon with buzzer-beater
January 18, 2022
Following the winter storm on Sunday, snowmen made appearances on many landscapes throughout the district.

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Players and coaches from Norwin and Penn-Trafford gather for a pregame meeting before Tuesday night’s Section 3-6A boys basketball game in Harrison City. Penn-Trafford won, 56-45.
Penn-Trafford puts clamps on Norwin during Section 3-6A victory
Penn-Trafford could have praised its offensive play, particularly its long-range shooting — after holding back rival Norwin.

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North Allegheny’s Jasmine Timmerson (left) celebrates with Mia Tuman after hitting a last second 3-pointer to defeat Norwin on Jan. 3.
Trib HSSN Girls Basketball State Rankings for Jan. 18, 2022
There were several state ranked girls basketball teams that tasted defeat this past, but only a few slipped out of the Trib HSSN state Top 5.

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New Castle’s Mike Wells scores past Cathedral Prep’s Liam Galla and Khali Horton during last year’s state playoffs.
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball State Rankings for Jan. 18, 2022
As the winter storm has come and gone, most of the teams in the weekly Trib HSSN boys basketball state rankings have remained the same.

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Penn Hills’ Daemar Kelly drives past Gateway’s Michael Crawford during their Section 3-5A game Jan. 11.
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Team of the Week for Jan. 17, 2022
In 1987, Penn Hills captured its first WPIAL boys basketball championship with a 64-44 win over Central Catholic.

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Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Player of the Week for Jan. 17, 2022
Two years ago, a freshman at Laurel Highlands burst onto the boys basketball scene as Rodney Gallagher helped lead the Mustangs to a surprise district championship run.

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Mt. Lebanon’s Ashleigh Connor (15) celebrates with Brooke Collins after scoring against Upper St. Clair during their Section 2-6A game on Monday, Jan. 17, 2022, at Upper St. Clair High School.
Mt. Lebanon weathers storm, drops rival Upper St. Clair
January 17, 2022
Section 2-6A rivals Mt. Lebanon and Upper St. Clair did not play at all last season due to mask policy.

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Upper St. Clair’s Rylee Kalocay drives to the basket during a Section 2-6A game against Bethel Park on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2022, at Upper St. Clair High School.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 17, 2022: Rivals Upper St. Clair, Mt. Lebanon to meet
With the snowstorm sweeping through the area the last 24 hours, many a scholastic event has been postponed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

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Jeannette’s Anton Good shoots a layup during practice Nov. 26.
Westmoreland Senior Spotlight: Jeannette’s Anton Good
Anton Good Jeannette basketball

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Laurel Highlands guard Rodney Gallagher
This week on Trib HSSN: Week of Jan. 17, 2022
January 16, 2022
As a winter storms sweeps through the area to start the week, winter sports action will sweep through the district on your destination for high school sports coverage, the TribLive High School Sports Network.

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Gateway’s Marina Grado shoots a three-pointer against Penn Hills on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, at Gateway High School.
Gateway girls return from covid shutdown, earn 1st victory
The Gateway girls basketball team tasted victory for the first time this season Jan. 11 with a 49-39 victory over Section 4-5A rival Penn Hills in the friendly confines of Gateway’s Furrie Sports Complex.

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Sewickley Academy’s Desirae Nance (32) battles for a rebound during a game against OLSH last season.
Strong leaders have Sewickley Academy girls basketball on right track
Desirae Nance and Rinnie Jardini have something in common.

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