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Latrobe’s Ian DeCerb scores past Richland’s Glaiden Hale on Friday. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
Westmoreland boys basketball notebook: Katarski’s 1st win is streak breaker
December 4, 2025
That a streak was broken was a bonus for Mark Katarski, the first-year boys basketball coach at Mt. Pleasant.

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Greensburg Central Catholic senior Erica Gribble has 1,749 career points. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
Westmoreland high school girls basketball notebook: Greensburg Central Catholic’s Gribble 1 shot from school record
December 3, 2025
With one school record out of the way, Erica Gribble will go for another Dec. 11 when Greensburg Central Catholic travels to Steel Valley for its Section 2-3A opener.

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Jeannette’s Noah Sunder scores past OLSH’s Vann Kavals during a WPIAL Class 2A quarterfinal last season.
Starting 5: Spotlight shines on Jeannette in Westmoreland County boys basketball
November 27, 2025
Previewing high school boys basketball season in Westmoreland County:

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Blackhawk’s Aubree Hupp scores over Beaver’s Ava Wright on Jan. 16, 2024.
WPIAL girls basketball Class 4A season preview for 2025-26
November 26, 2025
When Oakland Catholic got past Blackhawk in a memorable Class 4A championship game last March, it was the Eagles’ first WPIAL title in almost 20 years.

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Knoch’s Teegan Finucan scores past North Catholic’s Owen Maddalon on Feb. 4.
WPIAL boys basketball Class 4A season preview for 2025-26
There might be a changing of the guard this season in Class 4A with several key players graduated from teams that went deep into the postseason a year ago, including champion Belle Vernon.

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Derry’s Mason Horwat works to defeat Burgettstown’s Jason Murray at 152 pounds during the WPIAL Class 2A team quarterfinals Jan. 29.
In WPIAL Class 2A wrestling, Derry’s bright future starts now
November 25, 2025
How good can the Derry wrestling team be this season?

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Derry coach Ron Moore speaks to the girls basketball team during practice Tuesday.
New coach working overtime to get Derry girls program back on track
November 24, 2025
It’s hard to imagine when Ron Moore found time to sleep. And that was before he agreed to become the next Derry girls basketball coach.

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Derry’s Stanley Rajkovich celebrates a basket against Elizabeth Forward last season.
After spending offseason bonding, Derry boys ready to tackle great expectations
For nearly eight months since breaking from the grind of another high school basketball season, the Derry boys team has been bonding. As in getting better acquainted.

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Hempfield’s Ryan Reitz and his father Ray (right) chat during the WCCA Larry Sellitto Memorial 7-on-7 tournament at Latrobe in 2022.
Westmoreland County high school notebook: Reitz family adds to WPIAL title collection
November 19, 2025
Hang another WPIAL championship on the Reitz family tree.

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The Bill Fralic Memorial Award, which goes to the best interior lineman in the WPIAL.
Finalists announced for Bill Fralic football lineman award
November 17, 2025
Six finalists, one for each classification, were announced Monday for the seventh Bill Fralic Memorial Award for the WPIAL’s top two-way interior football lineman.

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