Basketball
High school roundup for Jan. 27, 2026: Liam Sheely scores 31 off the bench in Mt. Lebanon win
January 27, 2026
Coming off the bench, Liam Sheely scored 31 points for the second straight game, leading Mt. Lebanon to a 55-51 victory over Norwin in Section 2-6A boys basketball Tuesday night.
Springdale gets past Riverview in game between rivals that got chippy
The Riverview and Springdale boys basketball teams battled intensely for 32 minutes. It was natural for some of the emotions to spill over following their Section 2-2A battle.
Trib 10: Power-ranked boys, girls basketball teams take a few losses
As the district continues to dig out from all that snow, boys and girls basketball teams try to avoid the deep freeze and keep playing red hot hoops.
WPIAL clinched: Boys basketball playoff qualifiers through Jan. 27, 2026
After a frosty start, the stretch run is underway as the 2026 WPIAL boys basketball playoff field is starting to build.
Chartiers Valley digs out of snow, cools off Lincoln Park
After falling for just the second time this season Friday night at Moon, defending WPIAL Class 5A champion Chartiers Valley managed just over an hour of time together between Saturday and Tuesday night.
WPIAL boys basketball playoff clinchings through Jan. 25, 2026
January 25, 2026
The stretch run is underway as the 2026 WPIAL boys basketball playoff field is starting to build.
WPIAL girls basketball playoff clinchings through Jan. 25, 2026
The 2026 WPIAL girls basketball regular season is down to the final weeks, and the playoff field is starting to take shape with plenty of missing pieces to the postseason puzzle.
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Jan. 26, 2026
As everyone digs out from the weekend snowstorm, the “stretch run” of WPIAL basketball will heat things up during the final two weeks of the high school basketball regular season this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network.
‘Really special’: 3 Bernotas sisters team up for Baldwin girls basketball
Not one, not two, but three.
Big season brewing for Thomas Jefferson boys, girls basketball
Thomas Jefferson junior Noah Sear has no fear on the basketball court.
High school roundup for Jan. 24, 2026: Obama Academy ends Knoch’s winning streak
January 24, 2026
Eric James scored 12 points, including the game-winning putback at the buzzer, to lead Obama Academy (10-6) to a 53-51 victory over Trib HSSN Class 4A No. 1 Knoch (15-3) on Saturday at the PBC Hall of Fame Classic at North Hills.
Trib HSSN WPIAL girls basketball rankings for week ending Jan. 24, 2026
Here are this week’s WPIAL girls basketball rankings. Teams are listed with overall record and last week’s ranking.
Trib HSSN WPIAL boys basketball rankings for week ending Jan. 24, 2026
Here are this week’s WPIAL boys basketball rankings. Teams are listed with overall record and last week’s ranking.
In meeting of 2 of WPIAL’s brightest stars, Lincoln Park pulls away from Gateway
Lincoln Park pulled away from Gateway in an action-packed 61-48 victory in the Pittsburgh Basketball Club Hall of Fame Classic on Saturday afternoon in Montour.
Fox Chapel Herald notebook: Foxes’ Lyla Jablon surpasses scoring milestone
Lyla Jablon is tasked with doing much more than scoring for the Fox Chapel girls basketball team. The senior guard has been asked to try and set the tempo for a team with a young roster hoping to make a run at the playoffs in Section 1-5A.
Pitt to honor Shady Side Academy girls basketball coach Jonna Burke
Jonna (Huemrich) Burke was honored to pick up the phone and have Sam Clancy on the other end of line. Clancy, a Pitt graduate who had an 11-year football career in the USFL and NFL, was calling to tell Burke she will be honored Feb. 20 at Pitt’s 64th annual Varsity Letter Club Awards Dinner as part of the 2026 Awardees of Distinction Class.
Bethel Park notebook: Wrestler captures county championship
Bethel Park’s Ian Bucheli turned in a championship performance Jan. 17 at the Allegheny County wrestling tournament at Fox Chapel.
Quaker Valley boys in driver’s seat as stretch run draws near
The Quaker Valley boys basketball team ended the first half of section play in a great position.
Franklin Regional boys basketball battles through Section 1-5A slate
Franklin Regional’s boys basketball team played two key Section 1-5A games last week.
High school roundup for Jan. 23, 2026: Bauman brothers shoot No. 4 Moon past No. 1 Chartiers Valley
Jackson Bauman hit his fifth 3-pointer of the game with 4.9 seconds to go to lead Trib HSSN Class 4A No. 4 Moon to a 52-49 victory over No. 1 Chartiers Valley on Friday night, handing the Colts their first Section 4-5A loss of the season.
