Basketball
Family came 1st in Giannikas’ decision to resign from coaching Penn-Trafford girls
March 30, 2025
John Giannikas had been contemplating this decision all basketball season. It was not easy and gave him restless nights.
Westmoreland high school notebook: Area players selected for charity all-star basketball games
Several local basketball players were selected to play in a new charity all-star event.
Battle-tested South Allegheny looks to finish PIAA run against West Catholic
March 28, 2025
The final game of the season has arrived for the South Allegheny boys basketball team, and the Gladiators have a chance to do something only 11 other teams will do this season.
South Fayette set to face juggernaut Archbishop Wood for PIAA title
The ongoing debate about boundary and non-boundary schools has surfaced again in these PIAA basketball championships.
2025 PIAA Class 2A boys basketball championship breakdown: Sewickley Academy vs. Linville Hill
PIAA Class 2A boys basketball final
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on March 28, 2025: Sewickley Academy, Upper St. Clair get their crack at PIAA gold
Welcome to Day 2 of the 2025 PIAA basketball championships.
Upper St. Clair’s husband-wife tandem looking to make history at PIAA championships
March 27, 2025
In each of the last two years, history was nearly made by Berlin Brothersvalley, a small District 5 school located outside of Somerset.
Reaching PIAA finals has extra meaning for coach Mike Iuzzolino, Sewickley Academy boys
As an all-state basketball player at Altoona, Mike Iuzzolino made a deep run in the state playoffs as a junior in 1985. His team was undefeated until a crushing semifinal loss to Brashear.
2025 PIAA Class 3A girls basketball championship breakdown: Shady Side Academy vs. Loyalsock Township
March 26, 2025
PIAA Class 3A girls basketball final
2025 PIAA Class A boys basketball championship breakdown: Neighborhood Academy vs. Sankofa Freedom
PIAA Class A boys basketball final
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on March 27, 2025: State championship weekend tips off in Hershey
The Road to Hershey, a little bit of a longer journey this season, is now complete as 24 boys and girls basketball teams converge on the Giant Center in Chocolate Town for the first of three days of PIAA basketball championship games.
‘The best story nobody has talked much about:’ Neighborhood Academy, Courtney Wallace Jr. storm into state finals
As a future Ivy League finance major, it’s safe to say Courtney Wallace Jr. is good with numbers.
Successful coach, dangerous scorer light fuse for Shady Side Academy
In the 2020 and 2021 WPIAL girls basketball seasons, Shady Side Academy finished with a combined record of 8-25.
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school girls basketball rankings for March 25, 2025
March 25, 2025
Twelve girls basketball teams are headed to center stage, which this week is the Giant Center in Hershey, as they prepare to play for PIAA gold.
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school boys basketball rankings for March 25, 2025
Outside of Class 6A, there was very little movement from the semifinals to the state championship games in the Trib HSSN state rankings.
Trib 10: Sizing up the 6 WPIAL teams left on the Road to Hershey
Then there were three.
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week for March 24, 2025
March 24, 2025
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week – Karis Thomas
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week for March 24, 2025
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week – Lucas Grimsley
Penn-Trafford uses familiar formula to defeat Latrobe in baseball home opener
With its new WPIAL championship banner hanging on the fence near the visitors’ dugout, Penn-Trafford used some of the fundamentals that helped it win a title last season to earn victory in its home opener.
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Southmoreland’s Elliot Premus
Last year, Southmoreland’s boys basketball team finished 5-5 in Section 3-4A, losing in the first round of the playoffs to Montour.
