Basketball
Main characters return, but Shady Side Academy girls plan to write new story
November 22, 2025
Jonna Burke doesn’t plan to let the Shady Side Academy girls basketball team live in the past. The Bulldogs coach knows every season is different.
Fox Chapel notebook: Shady Side Academy boys welcome new coach with extensive resume
The Shady Side Academy boys basketball team will be under new leadership this winter. The Bulldogs hired Jim Dudas to replace David Vadnais.
Fox Chapel boys to rely on grit, toughness against Class 6A opponents
November 21, 2025
Fox Chapel boys basketball coach Zach Skrinjar won’t have twin towers at his disposal this season. He won’t have any towers at all, really.
Petruska optimistic Deer Lakes girls can return to WPIAL playoffs
November 20, 2025
The Deer Lakes girls basketball team experienced a big turnaround last season.
Deer Lakes reloads in quest for another long playoff run
There again are high expectations for the Deer Lakes boys basketball team as another season is set to begin.
Cheswick Christian girls basketball team short on numbers but has ‘ton of heart’
November 19, 2025
Being an assistant on the Cheswick Christian girls basketball team last year, Nicole Dias had firm knowledge of the team she would inherit coming into 2025-26.
Burrell boys to lean on balanced attack against daunting Section 1-4A foes
November 18, 2025
Over the past few years, Burrell boys basketball coach Mike Fantuzzo has always had a player to lean on who could contribute 15 to 20 points a night.
With 4 starters returning, Apollo-Ridge girls aim to challenge for section title
There is a great deal of optimism surrounding the Apollo-Ridge girls basketball team, which returns four starters and several other key contributors after a trip to the WPIAL playoffs last season.
With experienced roster back, optimism grows for Apollo-Ridge boys
November 17, 2025
The Apollo-Ridge boys basketball team has endured some lean years recently in terms of wins and losses, but coach Greg Fox sees a program on the rise with experience throughout the lineup this season.
After playoff season, North Hills boys again looking for players to step into new roles
November 15, 2025
Having to find players to fill big shoes has become a yearly requirement for the North Hills boys basketball program and coach Buzz Gabos. This year is no exception.
Longtime assistant coach Vern Benson takes over Gateway boys basketball program
October 5, 2025
Vern Benson led a brief film session and a weight room workout before guiding the Gateway boys basketball team in an on-court training session Sept. 30 at the Furrie Sports Complex.
Quaker Valley star Mimi Thiero excited to grow her game at Maryland
Quaker Valley senior Oumou “Mimi” Thiero celebrated a significant birthday in her life with a major announcement.
Tim O’Rourke named new boys basketball coach at Greensburg Central Catholic
October 3, 2025
Familiarity won’t be a problem for new Greensburg Central Catholic boys basketball coach Tim O’Rourke.
Quaker Valley basketball star Mimi Thiero commits to Maryland
September 17, 2025
Two weeks after cutting her college basketball choices to a dozen schools, Quaker Valley’s Mimi Thiero whittled her list all the way to one.
Gateway basketball coach Alvis Rogers steps down after 7 seasons
September 5, 2025
After seven seasons as head coach of the Gateway boys basketball team, Alvis Rogers felt it was time to step down from the post, citing family and personal issues for his decision.
Basketball standout, Lincoln Park transfer Josh Pratt eligible for playoffs after WPIAL hearing
September 2, 2025
Lincoln Park transfer Josh Pratt, one of the state’s top basketball players, is fully eligible for his senior season following a WPIAL hearing Tuesday.
Shady Side Academy’s Cassie Sauer shakes off injury, makes college choice
August 30, 2025
The simple explanation for why Shady Side Academy senior Cassie Sauer’s basketball season ended last year was that she fractured her hip. A more complicated explanation of a “freak accident” paints a more complex picture.
Shady Side Academy girls basketball star Karis Thomas makes Division I college choice
August 9, 2025
Karis Thomas wanted to play college basketball somewhere she could be comfortable. When looking at schools, the Shady Side Academy girls basketball senior guard was searching for a place where they took care of each other.
Leechburg girls coach inherits young squad, sees hope
August 8, 2025
Rich Marshall has experienced opportunities at every level during his basketball coaching career.
‘This is home’: Rob Niederberger set to lead North Allegheny boys basketball team
Rob Niederberger took last season off coaching varsity basketball. During that time, the newly-minted North Allegheny boys basketball coach did color commentary on games for the TribLive High School Sports Network and went to help a few teams work on things in practice.
