Basketball
Class 4A basketball notebook: 2nd-quarter run fuels Highlands’ victory
February 29, 2020
The other time Highlands won a WPIAL basketball title in 1995, the Golden Rams got the winning shot with 3 seconds left in the game.
Chartiers Valley defends WPIAL title, wins 55th consecutive game
Chartiers Valley girls basketball coach Tim McConnell said he told his younger sister, Trinity coach Kathy McConnell-Miller, that the only good thing about facing each other in a WPIAL final was that a McConnell was guaranteed to win.
Highlands handles Belle Vernon, wins 1st WPIAL boys basketball title since 1995
During the WPIAL Class 4A playoffs, top-seeded Highlands has shown the capability to win in a multitude of ways.
Mohawk tops Beaver to claim 1st WPIAL Class 3A girls basketball title
All six Mohawk girls basketball players who attended the press conference following the WPIAL Class 3A girls basketball championship game couldn’t help but talk over each other.
Watch Day 3 of WPIAL basketball championships on Trib HSSN
Five more WPIAL championship trophies will be awarded Saturday at Pitt’s Petersen Events Center as the district basketball finals conclude.
Norwin girls focus on season’s highlights after playoff exit
February 28, 2020
Norwin has a well-respected history in girls basketball.
Youth movement leads to optimism in Brentwood basketball program
The Brentwood boys basketball program, stacked with seven seniors, will suffer heavy graduation losses this year.
Tough playoff loss can’t dampen strong season for Penn-Trafford girls basketball
Penn-Trafford’s girls basketball team experienced a two-tone finish to the season.
Pine-Richland boys take positives from season after frustrating playoff loss
The Pine-Richland boys basketball team’s season was brought to a halt Feb. 22 as it was toppled by Upper St. Clair, 62-59, in the quarterfinal round of the WPIAL Class 6A playoffs.
Shady Side Academy basketball pays tribute to seniors, looks to future
The Shady Side Academy boys basketball team’s season ended with a loss to North Catholic in the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs.
Star freshman Rodney Gallagher leads Laurel Highlands past Mars in WPIAL Class 5A thriller
There are 131,504 residents in Fayette County, and Rodney Gallagher might’ve hugged them all Friday night.
Ligonier Valley’s 20-game win streak snapped by Richland in D6 title game
CRESSON — For a second season in a row, the Richland Rams proved too strong for the Ligonier Valley Rams and came away with a victory in the District 6 Class 3A boys basketball championship game.
North Catholic girls top Southmoreland to win school’s 20th WPIAL title
Storied. Perennial power. Gold standard.
OLSH tops Sto-Rox to win 2nd straight WPIAL Class 2A boys basketball title
It was a WPIAL title repeat for OLSH.
Shutdown defenses to meet when North Allegheny, Bethel Park tangle for girls 6A title
When Bethel Park and North Allegheny take the floor at Petersen Events Center on Saturday for the Class 6A girls basketball championship, expect a defensive chess match to unfold.
Highlands, Belle Vernon boys set to face off for WPIAL Class 4A basketball title
At this point in the season, every team is playing its best basketball, and over the past two weeks, Highlands and Belle Vernon boys have played better than anyone in WPIAL Class 4A.
Rochester repeats as WPIAL Class A girls champs
Rochester and West Greene meet in the playoffs so often that the two seem like section rivals.
Mars’ Carmody, Laurel Highlands’ Gallagher share spotlight in WPIAL 5A final
One is a 290-pound senior signed to play football at Notre Dame. The other is a 150-pound freshman with Division I basketball offers.
Section rivals to collide again as Beaver, Mohawk vie for Class 3A girls crown
Coaches can spend hours watching videos on opponents, trying to find an edge or some tendencies to exploit.
Siblings square off as Chartiers Valley meets Trinity in Class 5A girls final
It’ll be brother vs. sister Saturday for the WPIAL Class 5A girls title.
