Basketball
Thomas Jefferson fends off Hampton to reach 1st WPIAL title game since 1988
February 25, 2026
At the beginning of the season, Thomas Jefferson boys basketball coach Dom DeCicco thought his team was missing something … missing that “it” factor.
2026 WPIAL basketball playoffs semifinals recap
The stage is set for the WPIAL boys and girls basketball championship games at the Petersen Events Center on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 25, 2026: State tournament sports on the line in consolation brackets
While the winners bracket takes a day off before 24 teams collide to determine 12 WPIAL basketball championships, the district postseason consolation games take center stage.
Defending champion South Allegheny gets ‘hot at the right time,’ rallies past Shady Side Academy
When South Allegheny and Shady Side Academy met for the second time this season, a 20-point win for the Gladiators, few would’ve expected the teams to meet again in the postseason.
Aliquippa races past South Park, reaches Class 2A finals with revenge in mind
February 24, 2026
Aliquippa is headed to a WPIAL championship game in boys basketball.
‘We’ll take an ugly win:’ No. 1 Chartiers Valley gets past Moon, earns spot in Class 5A finals
Moon sophomore Brody Bauman launched a possible game-winning 3-pointer with two seconds left that hit off the front of rim and bounced away as time expired, keeping Chartiers Valley’s hopes of a repeat alive.
High school roundup for Feb. 24, 2026: Neshannock, Winchester Thurston reach Class 2A finals
DaShae Cochran scored 22 points and Jasmine Hollins added 21 to lead No. 2 Winchester Thurston to a 51-36 victory over No. 3 Chartiers-Houston in the WPIAL Class 2A girls basketball semifinals Tuesday night.
Westmoreland County high school basketball notebook: Jeannette senior thrives with vote of confidence
Jeannette senior Noah Sunder received a text message before the WPIAL Class 2A boys basketball semifinal against Clairton.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 24, 2026: Chartiers Valley, Moon to settle season-long dispute
Welcome to the final day of the final four in the WPIAL basketball playoffs with teams in boys Class 5A and 3A and girls Class 6A and 2A owning the bright semifinals spotlight.
High school roundup for Feb. 23, 2026: Geibel Catholic knocks off top seed in Class A semis
Janiah Darnell scored on a putback with 17.4 seconds left in overtime to lead No. 4 Geibel Catholic to a 52-50 victory over top-seeded Aquinas Academy in the WPIAL Class A girls basketball semifinals Monday night.
Sewickley Academy stays focused, drops Our Lady of the Sacred Heart in Class 2A semifinals
February 23, 2026
A year ago, highly touted Sewickley Academy was expected to make a run at a WPIAL Class 2A boys basketball crown.
A-K Valley high school basketball playoff preview capsules for Feb. 24, 2026
WPIAL basketball playoffs
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Feb. 23, 2026: Class 6A powers to clash in semifinals
February 22, 2026
Welcome to the second day of the Final Four in the 2026 WPIAL basketball playoffs with boys teams in Class 6A and 3A, along with girls 6A and 2A owning the bright semifinals spotlight.
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week for Feb. 22, 2026
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week – Evan Moore
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Feb. 23, 2026
The familiar ring that wraps up the February Frenzy is that “There is gold in them there Cardiac Hills” as the district high school basketball playoffs conclude this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network.
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week for Feb. 22, 2026
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week – Payton Newman
Trib HSSN basketball team of the week for Feb. 22, 2026
Trib HSSN basketball team of the week – South Allegheny Gladiators boys
Thomas Jefferson boys, girls pack powerful 1-2 punch
It was magical.
Sewickley Herald playoff notebook: Sewickley Academy roster loaded with sharpshooters
Notes and quotes from the WPIAL basketball playoffs:
Sewickley Academy girls notch playoff win to remember
No. 10 Monessen went into its WPIAL Class A girls basketball playoff game Feb. 16 at Sewickley Academy with high hopes, only to see its sails deflated by a strong defensive effort by the home team.
