Basketball
High school roundup for Jan. 25, 2022: Quaker Valley’s Frank hits 1,000-point mark
January 26, 2022
Markus Frank scored 24 points, becoming the 14th boys basketball player in school history with 1,000 career points, to lead No. 1 Quaker Valley to a 71-33 Section 2-4A victory over Central Valley (5-5, 2-5) on Tuesday night.
Chartiers Valley scores comeback win over Baldwin
January 25, 2022
The Chartiers Valley boys basketball team’s nonsection game Tuesday at Baldwin was a lot like its season: a mistake-prone slow start followed by a slow comeback trot and then an all-out gallop to the finish line for the victory.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 25, 2022: Top 4 teams square off in Section 4-5A
January 24, 2022
Mars is the only boys basketball team in Section 4-5A to have already clinched a WPIAL playoff berth, but it might be only a matter of time before Highlands, Shaler and Hampton soon follow.
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Player of the Week for Jan. 24, 2022
Adou Thiero is in his fourth season playing a key role for a Quaker Valley boys basketball team that is undefeated this season and has come so close to WPIAL gold in his first few high school years.
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Team of the Week for Jan. 24, 2022
Jeff Ackermann knows a thing or two about winning basketball.
WPIAL girls basketball playoff clinchings as of Jan. 24, 2022
We have less than three weeks remaining in section play in the WPIAL girls basketball regular season.
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week for week ending Jan. 23, 2022
January 23, 2022
When Dave Sarra, the former football and boys basketball coach at Waynesburg Central, took over as the girls basketball coach four years ago, he began the process of improving a program that finished the 2017 season with a record of 1-21.
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week for week ending Jan. 23, 2022
The saying at Thomas Jefferson High School is “Tradition never graduates.”
WPIAL boys, girls basketball playoff clinchings through Jan. 23, 2022
There are three weeks left in the regular season for WPIAL basketball teams.
Hitting 1,000-point milestone a dream come true for Thomas Jefferson’s Graci Fairman
It was a much-anticipated night at Thomas Jefferson.
Baldwin, Brentwood boys basketball teams in playoff hunt
The Baldwin boys basketball team registered one of its biggest wins in recent memory, socking host Bethel Park, 86-66, on Jan. 18 in a pivotal Section 2-6A game.
High school roundup for Jan. 22, 2022: South Fayette’s Webber grills Peters Township
January 22, 2022
Maddie Webber scored 34 points and hit five 3-pointers to lead South Fayette to a 60-54 girls basketball victory over Peters Township on Saturday in the Joey Fabus Memorial Classic at Bethel Park.
TribHSSN boys basketball rankings for Jan. 23, 2022
Class 6A
TribHSSN girls basketball rankings for Jan. 22, 2022
Class 6A
Southmoreland gets in tune, beats Mt. Pleasant in ‘backyard brawl’
The Southmoreland girls began the day by singing the national anthem together.
George Guido: More Hall of Fame inductions in near future
On the heels of the WPIAL Hall of Fame rollout this past week that included local figures such Chuck Tursky, Jason Nolf and Micah Mason, several other halls of fame will recognize area people.
Westmoreland H.S. athletes of the week: Monessen’s Lorenzo Gardner and Southmoreland’s Gracie Spadaro
Lorenzo Gardner
Pitt recruit Aislin Malcolm finds ways to stand out in star-studded Chartiers Valley lineup
They are the Fab Five of WPIAL girls basketball.
Depth, height help Bethel Park boys basketball to strong start
Bethel Park’s tall and talented boys basketball team made noise on the court early and often in the first half of the 2021-22 season.
North Hills boys basketball staying focused despite impressive start
Buzz Gabos is cautiously optimistic.
