Basketball
Trib 10: Top seeds populate power rankings as playoffs begin
February 10, 2026
Seedings are everything in the WPIAL brackets, but they don’t mean a thing when it comes to the Trib 10.
High school roundup for Feb. 9, 2026: Shady Side Academy star Karis Thomas hits 2,000-point mark in playoff tuneup
Karis Thomas scored 25 points, becoming the 47th WPIAL girls basketball player to reach the 2,000-point mark for her career, as Shady Side Academy (20-2) tuned up for the playoffs with a 54-34 victory over Obama Academy (9-2) in nonsection girls basketball Monday night.
A-K Valley teams won’t have to wait long for WPIAL playoffs to start
February 9, 2026
Alle-Kiski Valley basketball teams and their fans don’t have to wait long to kick off their respective WPIAL playoff tournaments.
Trib HSSN basketball team of the week for Feb. 8, 2026
February 8, 2026
Trib HSSN basketball team of the week – Quaker Valley Quakers boys
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week for Feb. 8, 2026
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week – Alexis Cashdollar
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week for Feb. 8, 2026
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week – Aaron Webb
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Feb. 9, 2026: Basketball pairings to be revealed on HSSN
Before the games are launched later this week in the 2026 WPIAL basketball playoffs, destinies will be unveiled Monday afternoon with the release of the 12 boys and girls hoops brackets.
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Feb. 9, 2026
The theme both worldwide and around the district could be summed up in four words — “Let the game’s begin!” The ribbon is cut on the high school roundball playoffs this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network.
Quaker Valley boys march through section schedule
The Quaker Valley boys basketball team picked up where it left off at the start of the second half of section play.
Quaker Valley assistant getting intense on-the-job training coaching boys, girls teams
By day, KC Johns is an operations manager at Rize Sports in Leetsdale.
After securing section title, Gateway boys turn focus to WPIAL playoffs
Gateway’s boys basketball team captured a section championship in 2023, and it didn’t wait long to add to the section-title banner that hangs in the gym at the Furrie Sports Complex.
Sewickley Academy boys, girls put best foot forward at Win Palmer Memorial Classic
Sewickley Academy’s boys basketball team held what appeared to be a precarious 24-20 halftime lead Feb. 1 against visiting Aliquippa.
High school roundup for Feb. 7, 2026: Payton Newman in playoff form as Neshannock hands 1st loss to Beaver Falls
February 7, 2026
Payton Newman collected 33 points, 15 rebounds and seven steals and hit the game-winning layup with 16 seconds left in overtime to lead Trib HSSN Class 2A No. 1 Neshannock to a 73-71 girls basketball victory over Class 3A No. 2 Beaver Falls on Saturday at The Bash at New Castle.
Trib HSSN WPIAL girls basketball rankings for the week ending Feb. 7, 2026
Here are the Trib HSSN WPIAL girls basketball rankings for the week ending Feb. 7, 2026. Teams are listed with overall record and last week’s ranking.
Trib HSSN WPIAL boys basketball rankings for the week ending Feb. 7, 2026
Here are the Trib HSSN WPIAL boys basketball rankings for the week ending Feb. 7, 2026. Teams are listed with overall record and last week’s ranking.
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Apollo-Ridge’s Madison Hughley, Burrell’s Ryan Wass
Madison Hughley
Fox Chapel girls look to enter playoffs with momentum
Fox Chapel girls basketball coach Marty Matvey wanted his team to have a visual representation of what could be ahead. Before the Foxes finished up the regular season, Matvey had the team look at the resumes of other teams in Class 5A to provide some motivation to close the season strong.
Fox Chapel boys buckle down late in season
Fox Chapel boys basketball coach Zach Skrinjar felt it was necessary to have a meeting with players and coaches following a loss to Pine-Richland on Jan. 20 at home.
After securing 1st section title, Plum girls look ahead to WPIAL playoffs
The Plum girls basketball team already had clinched at least a tie for the program’s first section championship.
