Basketball
If PIAA playoffs resume, these WPIAL stars can look forward to Roundball Classic
March 24, 2020
If the suspended PIAA basketball playoffs resume, the season won’t end after all the hardware is handed out in Hershey.
Chartiers Valley’s Aislin Malcolm wins Pennsylvania player of year honors
Given the depth of talent on the court at any given time, it’s hard for any individual player to stand out on the Chartiers Valley girls basketball roster.
Local AAU squad deals with ‘so many question marks’ with season in limbo
March 22, 2020
Normally at this time of year, Tom Droney and his fellow AAU coaches would be gearing up for the first weekend of practice to get ready for the opening tournament on the Adidas 3SSB national circuit.
Mohawk joins 6 other WPIAL teams in HSSN girls basketball state rankings
March 20, 2020
An old song had lyrics that proclaimed “one is the loneliest number.” That is true if you are the one team that got bumped in each class from the Trib HSSN state rankings.
Highlands, Vincentian out, Cornell into the Trib HSSN state boys basketball rankings
This could be the latest state rankings following the second round of the PIAA postseason tournament, or this could be the final Trib HSSN boys rankings of the season.
A century’s worth of PIAA basketball championship factoids
March 19, 2020
Suspending the playoff after two rounds was not what the PIAA had in mind on the 100th anniversary of its basketball championships, but the coronavirus outbreak has the tournament on hold.
100 years ago, Pa. held its 1st state basketball tournament, but anniversary celebration on hold
Two thousand fans came to the Armory in State College to watch the first state basketball tournament in Pennsylvania high school history, a historic event from exactly 100 years ago.
WPIAL Girls Basketball Team of the Week: Week ending Mar. 15
March 18, 2020
In 2016, the Trinity girls basketball team reached the WPIAL Class AAA finals before losing to South Fayette.
George Guido: Lots of fond memories from basketball season
March 17, 2020
This is the week when we usually wrap up the local high school basketball season and advise everybody to take in the Cager Classic Saturday night at Highlands.
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week: Week ending March 14
When 2019 ended with a pair of losses in the Bethel Park Holiday Tournament, Sto-Rox was 3-6 overall and tied for second place in Section 1-2A.
WPIAL Girls Basketball Player of the Week — Week ending March 15
March 16, 2020
In the WPIAL Class 3A girls basketball championship game, Beaver struggled mightily on offense and fell to rival Mohawk, 44-26.
Time to open the vault for daily HSSN Classics archive video streams
While high school sports and sports in general are on hold because of the coronavirus pandemic, the TribLive High School Sports Network misses the action as much as the readers and viewers.
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week: Week ending March 14
March 15, 2020
For two generations and over three decades, the Price has been right for area basketball success.
Penn Hills basketball programs learn tough postseason lessons
Heading into the WPIAL playoffs, the Penn Hills boys basketball team had a six-game winning streak and earned the No. 1 seed in the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs.
Young Knoch baseball team looks to gain experience as season progresses
March 14, 2020
As seasons carry on, teams start to gain experience, learn from mistakes and reach their full potential when the postseason approaches.
Caught in limbo, WPIAL basketball teams wonder if delay turns into cancellation
March 13, 2020
Along with coaching basketball, Spencer Stefko teaches world cultures at North Allegheny, a job that has him studying the effects of a viral pandemic.
PIAA suspends basketball tournament, swimming championships for 2 weeks
March 12, 2020
The PIAA will reassess the coronavirus situation in two weeks, said executive director Bob Lombardi, and decide then whether to resume the winter sports championships.
Big changes in HSSN power rankings as WPIAL teams continue to shrink
As the Road to Hershey hits the midway point this weekend with the upcoming quarterfinals, two rounds have shifted the power in the weekly Trib HSSN power rankings.
Organizers cancel A-K Cager Classic all-star game over coronavirus concerns
One of the Alle-Kiski Valley’s most popular sports events has become a victim of coronavirus concerns.
High school roundup for March 11, 2020: Beaver Falls storms into PIAA quarterfinals
March 11, 2020
Senior Noah Vaughn scored 32 points as Beaver Falls is PIAA Class 3A quarterfinals bound after beating Carlynton, 78-63, in a second-round game Wednesday night at Peters Township.
