Basketball

Fox Chapel’s Jackson Helgert drives to the basket against New Castle’s Qualin Davis on Jan. 9 at Fox Chapel. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
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.

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Quaker Valley’s Harrison Kerley plays against Windber on Nov. 28, 2025 at Latrobe. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
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.

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Fox Chapel’s Joey McGivney (Andrew Palla | For TribLive)
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.

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Mt. Pleasant coach Mark Katarski (left) congratulates Charleroi coach Joe Dunn, a former Mt. Pleasant coach, after Charleroi’s victory Friday in Mt. Pleasant Township. (Dave Mackall | For TribLive)
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.

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Franklin Regional’s Oliver Leven and Colin Holt defend on Latrobe’s Rob Young on Friday. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
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.

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Burrell's Ryan Wass attempts a 3-pointer over Freeport's Gavin Tola on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. Wass finished with a game-high 19 points. (Josh Rizzo | For TribLive)
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.

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Greensburg Central’s Erica Gribble works against Shady Side Academy’s Karis Thomas on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, at GCC. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
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.

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Penn Hills freshman guard Harmony McLean goes up for a short jumper Jan. 5. (Josh Rizzo | For TribLive)
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.

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Plum players and fans celebrate Riley Stephans reaching 1,000 points after a home win over Penn-Trafford on Wednesday. (Mike Love | TribLive)
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.

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South Fayette’s Juliette Leroux scores against Norwin on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, at South Fayette. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
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.

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Chartiers Valley’s Julian Semplice celebrates with Luca Federico after he scored against Lincoln Park on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026 in Midland. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
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.

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Greensburg Central’s Nolan Althof drives to the basket against Seton LaSalle on Dec. 30, 2025. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
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.

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Mt. Lebanon’s Liam Sheely scores between Norwin’s Chris McKnight and Potter Brozeski on Tuesday at Norwin. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
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.

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Springdale's Dom DeJesus celebrates following the Dynamos' 50-43 Section 2-2A win Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026 at Riverview. (Josh Rizzo | For TribLive)
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.

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North Catholic’s Sam Weir drives to the basket against Freeport on Dec. 15, 2025, in Cranberry. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
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.

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Moon’s Hunter Kopay scores against Mars’ Ben Detisch on Jan. 5. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
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.

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Chartiers Valley’s Luca Federico shoots a 3-pointer against Lincoln Park on Jan. 7 in Midland. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
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.

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New Castle’s Kai Cox drives past Fox Chapel’s Anderson Dockey during their game on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026 at Fox Chapel. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
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.

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Quaker Valley’s Keira Watson drives past OLSH’s Leah Parker during their game on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, in Coraopolis. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
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.

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Chartiers Valley’s Julian Semplice scores during the first quarter against Allderdice on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, at Chartiers Valley. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
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.

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