Basketball
Fox Chapel boys feel sense of urgency as playoffs approach
January 31, 2026
Fox Chapel boys basketball coach Zach Skrinjar appreciates what he has seen from the seniors on the team. They realize the Foxes have little margin for error over the final few weeks of the season if they want to escape from the WPIAL’s Section 1-6A to make the postseason.
WPIAL clinched: Boys basketball playoff qualifiers through Friday, Jan. 30, 2026
After a frosty start, the stretch run has just over a week left as the WPIAL boys basketball playoff field is building with 53 teams that have now clinched a district postseason berth.
High school roundup for Jan. 30, 2026: Pine-Richland stuns New Castle, Fox Chapel beats North Hills in chaotic 6A playoff race
Joe McGivney scored a career-high 22 points to lead Fox Chapel to a 60-48 victory over North Hills for a key win in a crowded Section 1-6A boys basketball playoff race.
Charleroi boys beat Mt. Pleasant in meaningful matchup with history
January 30, 2026
Joe Dunn was back in the house Friday night at Mt. Pleasant. So were some of his former players.
Latrobe boys use size to claw past Franklin Regional in must-win game
Latrobe had a contest at halftime called “Can the Cats” where children tried to throw small, rubber cats into a trash can.
Burrell boys zone in, earn key section victory over Freeport to improve playoff hopes
Ryan Wass and the Burrell boys basketball team wanted to keep the ball in constant motion.
GCC’s Erica Gribble, Quaker Valley’s Oumou Thiero nominated for McDonald’s All-American Game
Two of the WPIAL’s premier girls basketball players are nominated for the country’s most prestigious all-star game.
WPIAL clinched: Girls basketball playoff qualifiers through Jan. 29, 2026
January 29, 2026
The 2026 WPIAL girls basketball regular season is down to a little over week left as the district playoff field is starting to take shape with 50 teams having punched their ticket to participate in the February Frenzy.
Plum’s Stephans hits 1,000 points in defeat of Penn-Trafford girls
January 28, 2026
Riley Stephans stepped to the top of the arc and accepted a pass from Tamia West.
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania girls high school basketball rankings for Jan. 28, 2026
While folks across the state wait for any sign of a thaw out from Mother Nature’s kind gift delivered Saturday, the top girls basketball teams have dug their heels in the snow and refuse to slide back into the pack.
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania boys high school basketball rankings for Jan. 28, 2026
While the citizens of this great state have had plenty of issues to deal with in recent days, the storm and bone chilling temps have not phased the elite boys basketball teams across the commonwealth from their mission of stacking victories.
Westmoreland County girls basketball notebook: 5 teams punch playoff tickets
The WPIAL basketball steering committee will meet Feb. 9 to determine playoff seedings and pairings for the playoffs.
High school roundup for Jan. 27, 2026: Liam Sheely scores 31 off the bench in Mt. Lebanon win
January 27, 2026
Coming off the bench, Liam Sheely scored 31 points for the second straight game, leading Mt. Lebanon to a 55-51 victory over Norwin in Section 2-6A boys basketball Tuesday night.
Springdale gets past Riverview in game between rivals that got chippy
The Riverview and Springdale boys basketball teams battled intensely for 32 minutes. It was natural for some of the emotions to spill over following their Section 2-2A battle.
Trib 10: Power-ranked boys, girls basketball teams take a few losses
As the district continues to dig out from all that snow, boys and girls basketball teams try to avoid the deep freeze and keep playing red hot hoops.
WPIAL clinched: Boys basketball playoff qualifiers through Jan. 27, 2026
After a frosty start, the stretch run is underway as the 2026 WPIAL boys basketball playoff field is starting to build.
Chartiers Valley digs out of snow, cools off Lincoln Park
After falling for just the second time this season Friday night at Moon, defending WPIAL Class 5A champion Chartiers Valley managed just over an hour of time together between Saturday and Tuesday night.
WPIAL boys basketball playoff clinchings through Jan. 25, 2026
January 25, 2026
The stretch run is underway as the 2026 WPIAL boys basketball playoff field is starting to build.
WPIAL girls basketball playoff clinchings through Jan. 25, 2026
The 2026 WPIAL girls basketball regular season is down to the final weeks, and the playoff field is starting to take shape with plenty of missing pieces to the postseason puzzle.
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Jan. 26, 2026
As everyone digs out from the weekend snowstorm, the “stretch run” of WPIAL basketball will heat things up during the final two weeks of the high school basketball regular season this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network.
