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Jeannette’s Noah Clary fights for a loose ball with Clairton’s Tah’vaz Armstrong during the WPIAL Class 2A semifinals Feb. 23 at Norwin High School. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
Westmoreland County PIAA basketball playoff preview capsules for March 7, 2026
March 6, 2026
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Monessen’s Tayvin Craggette defends on Neighborhood Academy’s Kedron Gilmore in the WPIAL Class A semifinals. (Jeff Helsel | Mon Valley Independent)
Monessen boys team ready to bounce back at PIAAs
March 4, 2026
Monessen ran into a buzzsaw in the WPIAL boys basketball semifinals but bounced back to finish third in WPIAL Class A.

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Greensburg Central Catholic’s Avery Jones battles for a loose ball during the WPIAL Class 3A championship game against Shady Side Academy on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026, at Petersen Events Center. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
Westmoreland, A-K Valley teams learn PIAA playoff foes
March 1, 2026
Greensburg Central Catholic is hitting the road again for a playoff game.

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Norwin’s Giuliana Glannikas (left) celebrates with Ava Christopher after hitting a 3-pointer against Hempfield during WPIAL Class 6A playoff action Feb. 20, 2026 at Norwin High School. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
Westmoreland County basketball notebook: Ava Christopher’s return bolsters Norwin lineup
February 22, 2026
Even at Norwin, where rotations run deep and the bench is long, the absence of one player can make a big difference.

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Monessen's Tavian Taylor drives past Neighborhood Academy's Dante Wright on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. (Jeff Helsel | Mon Valley Independent)
Neighborhood Academy boys stifle Monessen for playoff win
February 21, 2026
For championship basketball teams, usually defense is the calling card.

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Penn-Trafford’s Torrie DeStefano celebrates with Raya Johnson after scoring an and-one against Franklin Regional’s Katherine Yaniga during a WPIAL Class 5A first-round game Feb. 13. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
Westmoreland County high school basketball notebook: Penn-Trafford girls winning with democracy
February 20, 2026
Calling out plays like “Tornado” and “Cyclops,” Chuck Fontana directed his Penn-Trafford girls basketball team to a 50-39 WPIAL Class 5A quarterfinal win over Indiana on Wednesday night.

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Penn-Trafford’s Alyssa Bridges gets away from Franklin Regional’s Katherine Yaniga with a loose ball during the WPIAL first round. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
Westmoreland high school basketball playoff preview capsules for Feb. 21, 2026
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Greensburg Central’s Nolan Althof pressures Shady Side Academy’s Morgan Kane on Jan. 8. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
Westmoreland County high school basketball preview capsules for Feb. 18, 2026
February 17, 2026
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Jeannette’s Kymon’e Brown passes the ball against Clairton last month. (Paul Schofield | TribLive)
WPIAL basketball teams prepare to learn playoff seeding fates
February 8, 2026
Jeannette did not lose to a WPIAL team this season and is the defending Class 2A boys basketball champion.

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Penn-Trafford head coach Chuck Fontana greets Torrie DeStefano at the bench during their game against Latrobe on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, at Penn-Trafford. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
Westmoreland County girls basketball notebook: Penn-Trafford gets on a roll
January 21, 2026
Penn-Trafford girls basketball ran the table in the regular season last year, taking a spotless 22-0 record going into the WPIAL 5A postseason.

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