Basketball
Shaler girls look to regain momentum once playoffs start
February 21, 2021
Filling time between the final regular season game and the start of the WPIAL Class 6A girls basketball playoffs required some guesswork for Shaler coach Cornelious Nesbit.
Junior Jayden Gales having breakthrough season for Bishop Canevin
At the start of the season, there were high expectations for the Bishop Canevin boys basketball team.
Hard-nosed approach carries Thomas Jefferson boys to strong season
Hard work does have its benefits.
With defensive identity, Sewickley Academy boys finding rhythm heading into playoffs
As the WPIAL playoffs approach, Sewickley Academy boys basketball coach Win Palmer is confident with where the Panthers are.
High school roundup for Feb. 20, 2021: Trinity girls stun North Allegheny
February 20, 2021
In a battle of the top-ranked girls basketball teams in the WPIAL’s top two classes, Alyssa Clutter hit five 3-pointers and scored 21 points to lead Class 5A No. 1 Trinity past Class 6A No. 1 North Allegheny, 59-56, on Saturday.
Trib HSSN girls basketball rankings: Feb. 21, 2021
Class 6A
Franklin Regional girls show skill from beyond perimeter
If anything can turn around a basketball season, it’s one of those can’t-miss games. You know, when everything a team tosses up seems to splash down through the net?
Fox Chapel girls looking to peak at right time with playoffs approaching
The Fox Chapel girls basketball team hasn’t won a playoff game since its last extended playoff run to the WPIAL Class 4A semifinals when it took down Pine-Richland and Norwin.
New coach DeGregorio seeing good signs with Pine-Richland girls basketball team
When Kyle DeGregorio took over as coach of the Pine-Richland girls basketball team before this season, his first objective was establishing a culture.
Riverview basketball teams look forward to open playoffs
When the WPIAL announced in December that it would stage open playoff tournaments for basketball, fearing unbalanced section standings would create issues in determining playoff qualifiers, the Riverview girls basketball team knew it would be one of the participants.
North Journal notebook: North Allegheny girls basketball keeps rolling
It was 16 up and 16 down for the North Allegheny basketball, which started the season 16-0 after recent victories over Class 5A power Chartiers Valley, as well as Baldwin and Pine-Richland.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 20, 2021: Mars, Highlands meet for section lead
Last year, they played for a WPIAL boys basketball crown in two different classifications. One found a pot of gold at The Pete while the other settled for silver after a two-year championship run.
High school roundup for Feb. 19, 2021: Pine-Richland boys storm past North Allegheny
Luke Shanahan scored 20 points and Pine-Richland blew open a game that was tied at halftime, rolling to a 73-47 Section 1-6A boys basketball victory over No. 4 North Allegheny on Friday night.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Feb. 19, 2021: Seeds up for grabs in Class 6A hoops
February 18, 2021
In the last week, both of these boys basketball teams defeated Section 1-6A front runner North Allegheny to cut the gap between the Tigers and the field.
Southmoreland cuts it close, beats Belle Vernon to clinch share of section title
Talk about cutting it close.
Four years later, St. Joseph’s Andrew Sullivan continues to score
For the past four years, St. Joseph senior guard Andrew Sullivan has been a mainstay in the Spartans program and has given the team a leader to look to when things get tough.
Westmoreland boys basketball notebook: Everyone going to playoffs
All 18 boys teams from Westmoreland County will enter the WPIAL basketball playoffs.
After tough losses, Mt. Pleasant boys turn it up in time for playoffs
Mt. Pleasant had just surrendered a six-point, fourth-quarter lead against Jeannette and took a gut-punch.
Franklin Regional boys basketball doing double duty Saturday
Franklin Regional will pull double-duty Saturday.
