Basketball

Shady Side Academy’s Cam Capel drives to the basket against Avonworth on Dec. 16, 2024.
2025 PIAA Class 3A girls basketball championship breakdown: Shady Side Academy vs. Loyalsock Township
March 26, 2025
PIAA Class 3A girls basketball final

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Neighborhood Academy’s Kedron Gilmore drives on Serra Catholic’s Tyler Sapida during the WPIAL Class A championship game Feb. 27.
2025 PIAA Class A boys basketball championship breakdown: Neighborhood Academy vs. Sankofa Freedom
PIAA Class A boys basketball final

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Shady Side Academy’s Leah Buford scores past Greensburg Central Catholic’s Avery Jones on Jan. 9.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on March 27, 2025: State championship weekend tips off in Hershey
The Road to Hershey, a little bit of a longer journey this season, is now complete as 24 boys and girls basketball teams converge on the Giant Center in Chocolate Town for the first of three days of PIAA basketball championship games.

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Neighborhood Academy’s Syncer Nicholson celebrates with Courtney Wallace after dunking against Serra Catholic during the A WPIAL championshipThursday, Feb. 27, 2025 at Petersen Events Center.
‘The best story nobody has talked much about:’ Neighborhood Academy, Courtney Wallace Jr. storm into state finals
As a future Ivy League finance major, it’s safe to say Courtney Wallace Jr. is good with numbers.

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Shady Side Academy’s Karis Thomas celebrates after hitting a 3-pointer against Avonworth on Dec. 16, 2024.
Successful coach, dangerous scorer light fuse for Shady Side Academy
In the 2020 and 2021 WPIAL girls basketball seasons, Shady Side Academy finished with a combined record of 8-25.

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South Fayette’s Juliette Leroux scores over Peters Township’s Natalie Wetzel during the PIAA Class 5A semifinals Saturday.
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school girls basketball rankings for March 25, 2025
March 25, 2025
Twelve girls basketball teams are headed to center stage, which this week is the Giant Center in Hershey, as they prepare to play for PIAA gold.

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South Allegheny’s Jake Uher drives on Aliquippa’s Cleaster Longmire IV during the PIAA Class 3A semifinals Saturday.
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school boys basketball rankings for March 25, 2025
Outside of Class 6A, there was very little movement from the semifinals to the state championship games in the Trib HSSN state rankings.

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Canon-McMillan’s Brooke Stanton grabs a loose ball from Upper St. Clair’s Grace Howell during PIAA Class 6A second-round playoff action March 11.
Trib 10: Sizing up the 6 WPIAL teams left on the Road to Hershey
Then there were three.

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Shady Side Academy’s Karis Thomas scores off a steal past Greensburg Central Catholic’s Jayla Peterson on Jan. 9.
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week for March 24, 2025
March 24, 2025
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week – Karis Thomas

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Sewickley Academy’s Lucas Grimsley (right) looks for space to drive against GCC’s Liam Gallagher during the PIAA Class 2A semifinals Saturday.
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week for March 24, 2025
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week – Lucas Grimsley

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Penn-Trafford’s Logan Matrisch celebrates after driving in two runs with a double next to Latrobe’s Cooper Basciano during their section-5A opener on Monday, March 24, 2025 in Harrison City.
Penn-Trafford uses familiar formula to defeat Latrobe in baseball home opener
With its new WPIAL championship banner hanging on the fence near the visitors’ dugout, Penn-Trafford used some of the fundamentals that helped it win a title last season to earn victory in its home opener.

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Southmoreland’s Elliot Premus scores as Uniontown’s K’Adrian McLee defends Jan. 22, 2024.
                                Southmoreland’s Elliott Premus scores as Uniontown’s K’Adrian McLee defends Monday, Jan. 22, 2024.
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Southmoreland’s Elliot Premus
Last year, Southmoreland’s boys basketball team finished 5-5 in Section 3-4A, losing in the first round of the playoffs to Montour.

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Shady Side Academy junior guard Karis Thomas attempts to find a way past OLSH guard Shae Trombetta. Thomas scored 21 points and the Bulldogs beat OLSH, 43-29, Friday March 21, 2025 at Fox Chapel High School to reach the PIAA Class 3A final.
3 WPIAL girls basketball teams headed to PIAA championship game
March 23, 2025
When it comes to programs that have dominated their sports at the state playoff stage, few in history can compare to what the Archbishop Wood girls basketball program has been able to accomplish.

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The Sewickley Academy boys basketball team celebrates as time expires on its victory over GCC in the PIAA 2A semifinals on Saturday, March 22, 2025, at Peters Township.
WPIAL trio joins 6 District 12, 3 District 3 teams in PIAA boys basketball finals
Over the last 15-plus years, District 12 boys basketball teams have enjoyed great success when it comes to the PIAA postseason.

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Paul Sapotichne will be inducted into the Alle-Kiski Valley Sports Hall of Fame in the Class of 2024.
Sapotichne to enter AK Valley Sports Hall of Fame while still going strong in coaching
Paul Sapotichne grew up honing his basketball skills on a hoop in the driveway of his family’s Cheswick home more than 50 years ago.

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Sewickley Academy boys basketball players, from left, Mamadou Kane (50) and Adam Ikamba (52) are both 6-foot-8.
Defense holds key to playoff run for Sewickley Academy
Two of the boys basketball teams that were in the running for a spot in the Class 2A state semifinals made the WPIAL proud.

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Upper St. Clair coach Danny Holzer
Upper St. Clair runs into Roman Catholic roadblock in PIAA semifinals
March 22, 2025
CHAMBERSBURG — Through the whole basketball season, the defining characteristic for Upper St. Clair’s boys team has been its chemistry.

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North Catholic coach Molly Rottmann reacts during a 2023 game against Highlands.
Lansdale Catholic puts clamps on North Catholic in PIAA final four
CHAMBERSBURG — North Catholic’s girls basketball season came to a halt in the PIAA Class 4A semifinals with a 54-16 loss to Lansdale Catholic on Saturday at Chambersburg High School.

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Chartiers Valley’s Lily Duffill
High school roundup for March 21, 2025: Lily Duffill belts 1st homer of season to spark Chartiers Valley
March 21, 2025
Penn State recruit Lily Duffill hit her first home run of the season to lead Chartiers Valley to a 5-2 nonsection softball win over Blackhawk on Friday.

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Neighborhood Academy’s Syncer Nicholson celebrates with Courtney Wallace during the WPIAL Class A finals against Serra Catholic on Feb. 27.
Balanced scoring sends Neighborhood Academy into state finals
Yale recruit Courtney Wallace is one of the WPIAL’s most dynamic players, but Neighborhood Academy is by no means a one-man show.

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