Basketball

Chartiers Valley’s Megan McConnell (4) and Perri Page celebrate with teammates as time expires in the WPIAL Class 5A championship game against Trinity on Feb. 29.
Trib HSSN Top 20 Stories of 2020: Chartiers Valley girls basketball proves unbeatable
December 31, 2020
The most unique year in our lifetime is coming to an end. With so many mass starts and stops, highs and lows, just about all walks of life were affected by the coronavirus in 2020.

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Fox Chapel’s Eli Yofan (top) and Erik Wilson battle Hampton’s Liam Mignogna for a loose ball during their game on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020, at Fox Chapel.
Trib HSSN Top 20 Stories of 2020: Winter sports start, then quickly stop
December 28, 2020
The most unique year in our lifetime is coming to an end. With so many mass starts and stops, highs and lows, just about all walks of life were affected by the coronavirus in 2020.

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Knoch’s Ryan Lang brings the ball upcourt during a game against Mars on Dec. 11, 2020, in Adams.
Despite the latest ‘pause,’ A-K Valley basketball players look to grow into bigger roles this season
En route to its first WPIAL Class 4A boys basketball championship since 1995 last season, Highlands relied on a trio of seniors to lead the way.

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Hopewell’s Becky Novacek (40) is fouled by Allentown Central Catholic’s Shavaun Fisher during the second half of the PIAA Class AAA championship game at Giant Center in Hershey. Hopewell won the state title, 57-40.
Hopewell’s Becky Novacek featured in Trib HSSN Best of the Century podcast series
December 26, 2020
Through the end of 2020 and the start of 2021, the Rebel Yell podcast will feature chats with some of the top WPIAL athletes from the first 20 years of this century.

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Laurel Highlands’ Rodney Gallagher celebrates after defeating Mars in the WPIAL Class 5A championship game Friday, Feb. 28, 2020, at Petersen Events Center.
Trib HSSN Top 20 Stories of 2020: Laurel Highlands wins long-awaited WPIAL title
The most unique year in our lifetime is coming to an end. With so many mass starts and stops, highs and lows, just about all walks of life were affected by the coronavirus in 2020.

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Indiana Pacers guard T.J. McConnell handles the ball during a game against the Philadelphia 76ers on Dec. 18.
NBA guard T.J. McConnell kicks off Trib HSSN Best of the Century podcast series
December 23, 2020
Through the end of 2020 and the start of 2021, the Rebel Yell podcast will feature chats with some of the top WPIAL athletes from the first 20 years of this century.

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Knoch boys basketball head coach Alan Bauman watches from the bench during a game at Mars on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020, in Adams.
New A-K Valley basketball coaches go through obstacles of another shutdown
December 19, 2020
The first year at the head of a program can be tough for any new coach, but imagine taking over a program in the middle of a pandemic.

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Butler’s Ethan Morton (25) celebrates after beating Mt. Lebanon in the WPIAL Class 6A championship game at Petersen Events Center on Feb. 29.
Trib HSSN Top 20 Stories of 2020: Butler boys basketball ends title drought
December 18, 2020
The most unique year in our lifetime is coming to an end. With so many mass starts and stops, highs and lows, just about all walks of life were affected by the coronavirus in 2020.

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Fox Chapel’s Kent Baldauf shoots a 3-pointer over Hampton’s Robert Coll during their game on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020, at Fox Chapel.
High school basketball teams appreciate, take lessons from pre-shutdown games
December 17, 2020
Last Friday, 71 WPIAL and City League boys and girls basketball teams kicked off their 2020-21 seasons in the shadow of a looming shutdown that will extend through the first couple of days of the New Year.

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Upper St. Clair’s Luke Gensler celebrates a 3-pointer against Bethel Park last season.
Trib 10: Newcomers dominate boys basketball power rankings
December 16, 2020
Welcome to another season of the weekly Trib HSSN power rankings.

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North Allegheny’s Lizzy Groetsch (32) looks for a pass during the WPIAL Class 6A championship game against Bethel Park at Petersen Events Center on Feb. 29.
Trib HSSN preseason state girls basketball rankings
December 15, 2020
The WPIAL has long been a hotbed for talent in girls basketball. The 2020 PIAA basketball playoffs back that up.

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OLSH’s Dante Spadafora drives to the basket past Serra Catholic’s Jayden Bristol during the 2019 WPIAL Class 2A championship game.
Trib HSSN preseason state boys basketball rankings
December 14, 2020
When Trib HSSN last ranked the top teams in Pennsylvania, most of the second-round games in the 2020 PIAA basketball playoffs had just been completed with the quarterfinals looming.

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Brentwood’s Paige Miller (33) competes during the 2019-20 season.
Thomas Jefferson, Baldwin, Brentwood girls basketball teams have playoff ambitions
December 13, 2020
Here’s a look at the high school girls basketball teams for the South Hills Record coverage area:

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Brentwood’s Chase Rosing (12) competes during the 2019-20 season.
Brentwood, Thomas Jefferson, Baldwin boys basketball teams look to develop chemistry
Here’s a look at boys basketball teams in the South Hills Record coverage area:

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Pine-Richland’s Joe Petcash takes a shot during practice last season.
New era for Pine-Richland boys basketball tips off with enthusiasm
Joe Petcash was riding in the car with his dad in mid-June when they got a call that would put into motion the next era of Pine-Richland’s basketball team.

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North Allegheny’s Lizzy Groetsch (32) eyes the basket against Bethel Park in the WPIAL Class 6A championship game at Petersen Events Center last season.
Last season’s abrupt ending motivates North Allegheny girls basketball
After having its state title hopes dashed last season by the covid-19 pandemic, the North Allegheny girls basketball team isn’t worried about a couple of inconveniences.

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Dan DeRose coaches Penn Hills during a PIAA Class 5A playoff game against Obama Academy on March 6, 2020, at Brashear High School.
WPIAL champion coach brings spark to North Allegheny boys basketball
Matt McDonough and Robby Jones knew there would be some wide eyes in the gym, so they offered words of advice to their North Allegheny teammates about new basketball coach Dan DeRose.

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Mars’ Zach Schlegel scores against Knoch on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020, in Adams.
WPIAL teams in action Friday night savor the moment, worry about what’s next
December 12, 2020
In all of his years as the Mars boys basketball coach, Rob Carmody has never celebrated an undefeated season.

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North Catholic’s Alayna Rocco (top) battles Mars’ Madeleine Horvath for a rebound during their game on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020, at North Catholic.
High school roundup for Dec. 11, 2020: OLSH boys top North Catholic in battle of WPIAL champs
December 11, 2020
With only a few hours to spare before a three-week, state-mandated sports shutdown, a pair of defending WPIAL champions managed to squeeze in one of the season’s most marquee boys basketball matchups.

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Chartiers Valley and Baldwin line up for the opening tipoff Friday, Dec. 11, 2020.
Chartiers Valley girls keep winning streak alive with win over game Baldwin squad
Chartiers Valley waited exactly nine months to pick up their 59th consecutive victory toward breaking a state record winning streak.

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