Basketball
Sewickley Academy coach, players reflect on special season, PIAA runner-up finish
April 6, 2025
The Sewickley Academy boys basketball team flourished in Mike Iuzzolino’s first year as head coach.
West girls team rallies after slow start to win Cager Classic
April 5, 2025
Gia Richter hit the floor several times wrestling for loose balls during the 28th annual Alle-Kiski Cager Classic Saturday at Highlands High School. The St. Joseph’s senior guard wanted badly to lead the West team to a win.
Riverview’s Katerina Tsambis named Valley News Dispatch girls basketball player of the year
Katerina Tsambis
Knoch’s Jackson Bauman headlines Valley News Dispatch boys basketball all-stars
Jackson Bauman
A-K HOF inductee Ondako excelled as an athlete, coach and still enjoys competition
Receiving the news that he had been selected to the Alle-Kiski Valley Sports Hall of Fame left Larry Ondako pondering his place among local athletic legends.
Westmoreland high school notebook: County players, coaches set to take part in Roundball all-star games
The 21st Roundball Classic all-star basketball games are set for May 24-25 at North Allegheny.
Aliquippa to host ‘CJ2K vs. World’ charity basketball games Saturday
April 4, 2025
Aliquippa will host a charity basketball event Saturday featuring high school players from around Western Pennsylvania.
Peters Township’s Natalie Wetzel named 2025 Trib HSSN Girls Basketball Player of the Year
Peters Township’s Natalie Wetzel averaged nearly a double-double this winter for a WPIAL champion, showing off basketball skills that filled stat sheets.
Neighborhood Academy’s Courtney Wallace named 2025 Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Player of the Year
The way Courtney Wallace played this winter was beyond words, said Neighborhood Academy coach Jordan Marks, adding simply: “You’ve got to see it to believe it.”
Foes become friends as area seniors team up for Cager Classic basketball all-star games
April 2, 2025
Carson Heinle and his Kiski Area senior teammates, Colin Keller and Jacob Musselman, went up against Armstrong’s Jacob Szep and Plum’s Will Beckner twice in Section 2-5A battles during the 2024-25 regular season.
Trib HSSN Head of the Class: 2025 WPIAL girls basketball players of the year
April 1, 2025
There were a lot of players who enjoyed incredible success on the court this season in what became another large step forward for district girls basketball this winter.
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week for March 31, 2025
March 31, 2025
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week – Juliette Leroux
4 WPIAL basketball players chosen for new PIAA all-championship team honor
Four WPIAL basketball players were among 24 student-athletes chosen for the first-ever PIAA Hoopsfest All-Championship Teams.
Trib 10: State champions climb atop final power rankings
March 30, 2025
Six WPIAL basketball teams invaded Hershey this weekend with state championship dreams.
Final 2024-25 Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school girls basketball rankings
The wealth and the gold were spread out when it came to the 2025 PIAA girls basketball championships.
Final 2024-25 Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school boys basketball rankings
Five new champions and one repeat performer have been crowned in the PIAA boys basketball championships.
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week for March 30, 2025
Trib HSSN boys basketball teams of the week – The Neighborhood Academy Bulldogs
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.
