Basketball
Norwin picks up pair of tipoff tournament titles
December 13, 2025
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.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Dec. 9, 2025: Upper St. Clair, Norwin set for early section opener
December 8, 2025
There will be 834 WPIAL boys basketball section games played this season, and the first one takes place Tuesday.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Dec. 8, 2025: North Allegheny, Peters Township girls to meet
December 7, 2025
Two teams that clashed for district gold not once, but two years in a row nearly a decade ago, headline a busy night of WPIAL girls basketball nonsection action Monday.
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Dec. 8, 2025
With the fall sports season officially in the rear-view mirror, full attention now switches to the winter sports season as we inch closer to the holidays this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network.
With loaded lineup, Sewickley Academy boys back for more
It may be difficult to top last season’s success for the Sewickley Academy boys basketball team.
Gateway girls working toward becoming a winning program
Curtis Williams has seen the tough times with the Gateway girls basketball team the past couple of years.
Gateway boys basketball is ‘business as usual’ under new head coach
When Alvis Rogers surprised some within the Gateway boys basketball community with his resignation in late August for family and personal reasons after seven seasons as Gators head coach, the athletic administration didn’t have to look far for his replacement.
Depth to play key role for Shaler girls basketball
Tony Grenek appreciates the plethora of players he can deploy with the Shaler Area girls basketball team. The former Point Park coach believes this year’s Titans squad will be deeper than past seasons.
