Basketball
High school roundup for Jan. 11, 2022: Quaker Valley dynamic duo does in Blackhawk
January 11, 2022
Markus Frank and Adou Thiero each recorded a double-double to lead No. 1 Quaker Valley to a 66-36 Section 2-4A boys basketball win over Blackhawk on Tuesday night.
Bethel Park gets down and dirty on defense to knock off Upper St. Clair
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
High school roundup for Jan. 10, 2022: Girls basketball stars hit 1,000-point mark
January 10, 2022
Perri Page scored 20 points, going over the 1,000 mark for her career, to lead No. 1 Chartiers Valley to a 75-16 Section 1-5A girls basketball victory over West Allegheny on Monday.
Patience pays off as Woodland Hills outlasts Greensburg Salem
With offense relegated to half-court sets and fouls piling up, the more patient team was going to have the advantage down the stretch.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 11, 2022: Latrobe, McKeesport girls to meet in main event
While it is a busy night of section boys basketball games, one of the top contests around the WPIAL is a girls hoops showdown in Class 5A.
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Team of the Week for Jan. 10, 2022
Eight games into last season, the Carlynton boys basketball team was 4-0 in Section 2-2A, 7-1 overall.
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Player of the Week for Jan. 10, 2022
Last year, they were the supporting cast to a senior team that ended a 16-year drought and won WPIAL gold.
A-K Valley senior spotlight: Deer Lakes’ Reese Hasley
Reese Hasley Deer Lakes basketball
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 10, 2022: Big night for girls basketball
January 9, 2022
A busy night of WPIAL girls basketball is highlighted by a couple of games for first place.
This week on Trib HSSN: Week of Jan. 10, 2022
The winter high school sports action picks up a week into 2022 with section play on the courts, mats and ice, and in the pool on the TribLive High School Sports Network.
Penn Hills girls basketball looking to shake off slow start
Reinforcements are on the way for the Penn Hills girls basketball team. Indians coach Robert Cash hopes getting some fresh blood will reinvigorate an undermanned unit.
High school roundup for Jan. 8, 2022: North Hills earns another quality win, beating Montour
January 8, 2022
Royce Parham scored 27 points as North Hills defeated Montour, 78-61, in nonsection boys basketball Saturday to remain undefeated.
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Burrell’s Brandon Coury, Kiski Area’s Abbie Johns
Brandon Coury
Westmoreland H.S. athletes of the week: GCC’s Brevan Williams, Belle Vernon’s Viva Kreis
Brevan Williams
Patience, hard work paying off for Plum girls basketball
Early last month, as the Plum girls basketball team was going through its final paces in practices and scrimmages to get ready for the 2021-22 season, first-year coach Rich Mull said patience and hard work would be key components in the improvement of a young group with just one senior and a lot of younger talent looking to make an impact.
Pitt the ‘best of both worlds’ for North Allegheny’s Timmerson
Jasmine Timmerson noticed her cell phone is a little quieter nowadays without so many calls or texts from college coaches.
Quaker Valley edges Montour to stay unbeaten, win another section slugfest
January 7, 2022
It wasn’t pretty at times, but in the end, it was just perfect for Quaker Valley.
Latrobe steels nerves for section victory vs. Franklin Regional
Landon Butler said he practiced free throws a few hours before game time Friday night.
Guard Snyder leads way in Latrobe girls basketball team’s win over Franklin Regional
January 6, 2022
Sophomore guard Elle Snyder knows her role on the Latrobe girls basketball team.
Jeannette rallies around newcomer Thompson
Basketball has been the center of Nasheed “Nas” Thompson’s universe for a long time.
