Basketball
3-pointers from McKeesport’s Malina Boord help cool off Penn-Trafford girls
January 13, 2023
Malina Boord wears No. 3.
Gateway holds on to beat Franklin Regional in a first-place showdown
Franklin Regional boys basketball coach Jesse Reed took Friday’s loss hard.
High school roundup for Jan. 12, 2023: undefeated Blackhawk fends off challenge from Quaker Valley
January 12, 2023
Alena Fusetti and Kassie Potts scored 16 points apiece to lift Blackhawk to a 48-37 victory over Quaker Valley in a matchup of the top two teams in Section 2-4A girls basketball Thursday night.
Plum girls hold off furious Kiski Area rally to win
With 3 minutes, 41 seconds left in Thursday’s Section 1-5A girls basketball game at Plum, the host Mustangs held a 15-point lead on Kiski Area and hoped to put the game on ice.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 13, 2023: Quaker Valley, South Allegheny to square off
Friday the 13th. It’s a day superstitious folks fear.
St. Joseph’s Julie Spinelli doing a little bit of everything
January 11, 2023
Julie Spinelli wants to win basketball games.
A-K Valley girls basketball notebook: Status uncertain for Freeport’s Ava Soilis
Freeport senior guard Ava Soilis missed her team’s 55-36 nonsection victory over Riverview last Saturday after suffering a knee injury while battling for a rebound against Section 1-4A rival Highlands two days earlier.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 12, 2023: Another chapter in South Fayette-Trinity rivalry
What makes a great rivalry?
Trib 10: New team tops boys basketball power rankings
Five teams from the Trib 10 took a tumble this past week, but it was not enough to drop them out of the weekly power rankings.
Westmoreland County girls basketball notebook: Franklin Regional focuses on closing out games
Franklin Regional has held halftime and second-half leads this season but has come up short at the final buzzer.
Laurel Highlands fends off Belle Vernon surge to win section showdown
January 10, 2023
Despite putting together a furious second-half rally to overcome a 10-point halftime deficit, Belle Vernon ultimately fell short Tuesday night.
Belle Vernon, Laurel Highlands set for another anticipated matchup
There will be an abundance of athleticism on the basketball court Tuesday night in Uniontown.
Top-ranked Norwin takes care of Hempfield girls
January 9, 2023
Her teammates call her “A,” but Norwin’s Ava Kobus could just as well be called, “Spark.”
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 10, 2023: Upper St. Clair, Mt. Lebanon vie for section top spot
The latest chapter in one of the best rivalries in WPIAL boys basketball will be written Tuesday when Upper St. Clair visits Mt. Lebanon with first place in Section 2-6A at stake.
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Team of the Week for Jan. 8, 2023
While most WPIAL basketball teams spent the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day participating in a traditional holiday tournament, the Thomas Jefferson boys basketball team did not.
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Hempfield’s Brooke McCoy
Hempfield girls basketball got off to a solid start to the season, going 6-3 heading into the new year.
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Valley’s Jada Norman
With big victories over Deer Lakes and Ligonier Valley in the books, the Valley girls basketball team has already surpassed its win total from a 1-18 season last year. Among the talented players on the roster is senior Jada Norman.
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week for Jan. 8, 2023
January 8, 2023
It was a bit of a rough start to the new year for the Charleroi girls basketball team.
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week for Jan. 8, 2023
The 2020-21 Shady Side Academy girls basketball team finished the covid-shortened season with a record of 1-10.
