Basketball
Starting 5: Westmoreland basketball teams, players and storylines to watch
December 9, 2021
Teams to watch
Trib HSSN 2021-22 WPIAL Class 2A girls basketball preseason breakdown
December 8, 2021
Neshannock girls basketball coach Luann Grybowski says her team has “unfinished business.”
Trib HSSN 2021-22 WPIAL Class 3A boys basketball preseason breakdown
December 7, 2021
West Allegheny became the poster boys of “anybody can win it” when it comes to the WPIAL basketball playoffs after taking the 2007 boys Class AAA crown as the No. 16 seed. Well, West A has company on that poster after No. 11 seed Ellwood City went on a shocking postseason run that earned the Wolverines their first district hoops title last winter.
Trib HSSN 2021-22 WPIAL Class 3A girls basketball preseason breakdown
After beating Mohawk twice in the regular season, North Catholic looked ready to be fitted for a WPIAL girls basketball crown for the 21st time. However, in a district title game eyebrow-raiser, the Warriors upset the Trojans, 54-48, to bring the first basketball championship back to Bessemer.
Standout sophomores have Yough boys basketball team ready to compete
December 6, 2021
It’s hard for Yough boys basketball coach Jim Nesser to hold back his excitement for the upcoming season.
Upsized roster boosts enthusiasm in Valley girls basketball program
There was an unfamiliar sight at a Valley High School girls practice last week — players.
Yough girls look to build on last year’s success
When Mike Gerdich took over the girls basketball program at Yough in 2017, he inherited a team that won one game and hadn’t won a section game in five seasons.
Trib HSSN 2021-22 WPIAL Class 4A girls basketball preseason breakdown
Last March, Beaver used a stingy defensive effort to hold down a talented Quaker Valley team in the Class 4A girls basketball finals, winning the program’s first WPIAL championship.
St. Joseph girls basketball team on the upswing
December 5, 2021
A good word to describe the St. Joseph girls basketball team is potential.
St. Joseph boys target return to playoffs despite loss of top scorer
Those who followed St. Joseph boys basketball the past four years were treated by Andrew Sullivan to some high-scoring performances, but his 1,000-plus point career ended last season.
Southmoreland boys basketball team shows signs of growth
Southmoreland mixed and matched its starting five last season as coach Frank Muccino and his staff sought to develop a baby-faced group.
Southmoreland girls basketball team has plenty of experience, talent to continue recent run of success
With 59 wins, a WPIAL runner-up, two WPIAL semifinal trips and a run to the PIAA second round highlighting a three-year run, the Southmoreland girls basketball team has big plans this winter for Year 4.
Trib HSSN 2021-22 WPIAL Class 5A girls basketball preseason breakdown
Chartiers Valley has won three straight WPIAL Class 5A girls basketball championships, and it looks like contenders will have to again deal with the Colts being favored this season.
Trib HSSN 2021-22 WPIAL Class 5A boys basketball preseason breakdown
New Castle’s boys basketball team moved up to Class 5A from 4A last season but continued its dominance over WPIAL opponents, claiming a record 14th district championship.
Armed with valuable experience, Shaler girls basketball ready to take on season
The Shaler girls basketball team became a good example of how the WPIAL holding an open basketball tournament last season could benefit younger programs.
Competition for starting jobs energizes Shaler boys basketball
Having a season limited to 13 games by the covid pandemic certainly wasn’t what Shaler boys basketball coach Rob Niederberger hoped for last year.
After graduation losses, Penn Hills girls basketball out to prove doubters wrong
Penn Hills senior guard Eryn Roberson doesn’t like the preseason perception of the program. In a year where the Indians only return four players, Roberson hasn’t felt a lot of positivity surrounding Penn Hills.
Penn Hills boys basketball ready to attack opponents with sharpened shooting skills
Daemar Kelly doesn’t want to see the Penn Hills boys basketball team bring the ball across half-court, see a zone defense and be timid. The Indians’ 6-foot-5 junior guard plans to be a part of an offense that attacks on instinct.
Young North Hills girls team focused on development
Jim Dudas knows that building a winner is tough. Trying to do so while playing in an ultra-competitive section and, particularly, navigating covid-19, has made the journey more complex than he likely ever envisioned.
Led by Parham, North Hills boys in search of consistency
Atop Buzz Gabos’ wish list for the 2021-22 season is consistency.
