Basketball
Junior guard aims to bring ‘glory, grace, grit’ to Eden Christian girls basketball lineup
December 14, 2025
Emmie Smith is a 5-foot-6 guard and one of three juniors on the Eden Christian Academy girls basketball team, along with the Wallace twins — 5-7 guard Hannah and 5-7 forward Leah.
Small but tight-knit roster working to build Eden Christian girls basketball program
Eden Christian Academy’s girls basketball team has only eight players.
‘Humble and hungry’ Eden Christian boys get off to fast start
Eden Christian Academy’s boys basketball team won its season opener impressively.
High school roundup for Dec. 13, 2025: Mimi Thiero drops 31 in Quaker Valley win
December 13, 2025
Mimi Thiero scored 31 points to lead Quaker Valley to a 47-34 victory over Chartiers Valley (0-6) in nonsection girls basketball Saturday. Keira Watson added 13 points for the Quakers (1-3).
WPIAL girls basketball rankings: Week ending Dec. 14, 2025
Class 6A
WPIAL boys basketball rankings: Week ending Dec. 14, 2025
Class 6A
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Burrell’s Casey Brancato, Riverview’s Rex Roberts
Casey Brancato
Norwin picks up pair of tipoff tournament titles
It wasn’t a WPIAL championship, but it wasn’t a summer pickup league title, either.
Fox Chapel boys learning winning lessons in season’s early days
The Fox Chapel boys basketball team didn’t have time to get their legs underneath them before the heart-pounding plays happened. John Rehak’s game-winning basket with less than a second remaining in the season opener set the tone for what would be an entertaining but tense first few weeks to the season.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Dec. 13, 2025: Basketball showcases set to tip off
December 12, 2025
‘Tis the season for one-day events with multiple games at one site to please any high school basketball fan on your holiday list.
Burrell girls build big early lead, rout undermanned Highlands
December 11, 2025
The Burrell girls basketball team was businesslike in its effort Thursday night in the Section 1-4A opener against undermanned Highlands at Burrell High School.
Plum girls fend off rival Franklin Regional
Rich Mull’s eyes gleamed. The Plum girls basketball coach will take a two-point victory on the road.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Dec. 12, 2025: After strong starts, Class 6A boys teams set to square off
The curtain rises on section play for most teams in WPIAL boys basketball Friday.
Westmoreland County boys basketball notebook: Latrobe willing to take foot off gas
Latrobe hardly ever has had a Plan B under longtime coach Brad Wetzel’s watch.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Dec. 11, 2025: Oakland Catholic, North Catholic to renew rivalry
December 10, 2025
They met three times last season. Now the top two ranked teams in WPIAL Class 4A girls basketball are set for their first clash Thursday.
A-K Valley girls basketball notebook: Plum banks quality early season wins
Plum girls basketball coach Rich Mull said he likes the way his team has started the season with three wins in four games.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Dec. 10, 2025: It’s Pratt brothers vs. Bauman brothers when Lincoln Park, Moon meet
December 9, 2025
The second of 834 WPIAL boys basketball section games to be played this season takes place Wednesday between two of the top teams in Class 5A.
New Castle sweeps through Montour for momentum-building win
A hurricane swept through the Montour Athletic Center as New Castle ripped through the Spartans, 61-40, in a bruising, high-tempo win Tuesday night.
Luke Scarff sets school’s all-time scoring record, wants to end South Park’s section title drought
Luke Scarff entered this basketball season just 41 points shy of becoming South Park’s all-time leading scorer. But the 6-foot-8 forward didn’t always envision himself being in such a position.
