Basketball
Kiski Area hires alum Corey Smith as new boys basketball coach
April 20, 2021
Corey Smith is coming home, and he couldn’t be happier.
Winning never gets old for Chartiers Valley girls basketball
April 18, 2021
It was a season like no other for the Chartiers Valley girls basketball team between shutdowns and record win streaks.
Riverview, Plum athletes look forward to final high school basketball game
April 17, 2021
Gideon Deasy’s final high school basketball season didn’t start off as he had hoped as he continued to recover from an ankle injury that had plagued him since the fall.
Carlynton boys move forward having learned from late-season losses
April 11, 2021
It had been an outstanding season for the Carlynton boys basketball team as the Cougars prepared to play Sto-Rox in the de facto Section 2-2A title game.
As memory of stinging end fades, Bishop Canevin boys savor championship season
A season filled with great joys and a golden high ended with a kick to the gut and a low that just felt so empty.
Westmoreland high school notebook: Norwin’s Bilinsky gets 1 more game
April 10, 2021
Norwin senior Ty Bilinsky was selected for the Roundball Classic, the year-end all-star basketball event. But he doesn’t just plan to show up and sit on the bench as an honorary pick.
Valley News Dispatch Girls Basketball Player of the Year: Plum’s Kennedie Montue
April 3, 2021
Valley News Dispatch Girls Basketball Player of the Year
Strong season has South Fayette girls basketball excited about program’s future
Every team had to deal with the pandemic this past basketball season, but covid-19 related issues hit some programs more than others.
Bill Cleary reflects on successful career as Serra Catholic basketball coach, athletic director
April 2, 2021
As Bill Cleary reflects on his 30-plus-year career at Serra Catholic, he has more than a few fond memories to look back on.
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball State Rankings for March 31, 2021
March 31, 2021
The end of the season is here after six new boys basketball champions were crowned.
Trib 10: OLSH boys, NA girls top final power rankings
Five basketball champions from the WPIAL headed east last week for a trip to Hershey to play for a state championship.
Franklin Regional girls basketball coach Anthony Kobus resigns
Anthony Kobus doesn’t want to blink and miss his two daughters’ youth and high school athletic careers.
Trib HSSN Girls Basketball State Rankings for March 30, 2021
March 30, 2021
The end is here after six new girls basketball champions were crowned.
Trib HSSN Girls Basketball Player of the Week for March 29, 2021: North Allegheny’s Lizzy Groetsch
March 29, 2021
North Allegheny used a balanced attack on offense and a suffocating defense all season to win a second straight WPIAL Class 6A girls basketball championship.
Carlynton girls show glimpses of bright future during .500 season
March 28, 2021
The Carlynton girls basketball team had turned itself around, going from a struggling program a decade ago to one that was a legit championship contender over the last six years.
3 Baldwin girls basketball seniors to take games to next level
Anna Lucarelli proved to be a rarity in the Baldwin girls basketball program.
Bar set high for Thomas Jefferson boys, girls basketball programs
There is a sunny disposition in both Thomas Jefferson basketball programs heading into 2021-22.
George Guido: At long last, spring sports are back
March 27, 2021
Something happened Friday that hadn’t happened in 687 days.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for March 27, 2021: PIAA champions to be crowned
The champions-only version of the PIAA basketball playoffs has one day left with four more state title games to be played at the Giant Center in Hershey on Saturday.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for March 26, 2021: Teams chasing PIAA glory
March 25, 2021
The champions-only version of the PIAA basketball playoffs has one day in the books with eight more state title games to be played at the Giant Center in Hershey over the next two days.
