Basketball

North Hills’ basketball team prepares for the 2019-20 season Nov. 23, 2019.
North Hills girls ready to tackle difficult challenges
December 5, 2019
When Jim Dudas accepted the head coaching job for the North Hills girls basketball team, he knew it was going to be a challenge. He didn’t know the challenge to implement his system and culture would be impacted by the injury bug.

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North Allegheny’s Katerina Balouris (33) celebrates with teammates after defeating Norwin in the WPIAL Class 6A girls semifinals last season.
North Allegheny girls finding their way with revamped roster
Every year is a new situation and new challenge for North Allegheny girls basketball coach Spencer Stefko.

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Butler’s Ethan Morton dunks to score two of his 51 points against Pine-Richland last season.
A listing of Friday’s boys and girls high school basketball tip-off tournaments
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Penn-Trafford boys basketball coach Jim Rocco prepares his team during practice for the 2019-2020 season Nov. 27, 2019.
Penn-Trafford boys embark on ‘total reload’
Total reload.

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Norwin’s Jayla Wehner works out during practice Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019, at Norwin High School.
Starting 5: A guide to the Westmoreland County girls high school basketball season
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Norwin boys basketball coach Buddy Valinsky works with Nick Fleming during practice Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019, at Norwin High School.
Starting 5: A guide to the Westmoreland County boys high school basketball season
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Deer Lakes’ Reese Hasley drives past Freeport’s Sidney Shemanski last season.
Starting 5: A guide to the A-K Valley girls high school basketball season
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Highlands’ Johnny Crise practices last month.
Starting 5: A guide to the A-K Valley boys high school basketball season
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Rochester’s Alexis Robison and Quigley Catholic’s Hailey Drutarosky fight for a loose ball during semifinal WPIAL action Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019 at North Hills High School.
WPIAL Class A girls basketball preseason breakdown
WPIAL girls basketball season will tip off next weekend.

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Cornell’s Kaden DiVito leaps for a shot on net as Greensburg Central Catholic defenders Tom Erderly (10), Geoff Helm (5) and Max Pisula (23) attempt to make a block Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019 at Peters Township High School during WPIAL boys basketball Class A quarterfinal playoffs.
WPIAL Class A boys basketball preseason breakdown
A new decade of WPIAL boys basketball tips off next weekend.

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Highlands Luke Cochran works out during a recent practice Friday. Nov 22, 2019, during a recent practice.
Highlands boys basketball set to play Shaler at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland
The Highlands Golden Rams boys basketball team is headed to Cleveland later this season.

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Noah Johnson and Riley DeRubbo
Trinity’s DeRubbo, Johnson named Trib HSSN scholar-athletes of the month for November
The TribLive High School Sports Network is recognizing some of the best and brightest student-athletes in Western Pennsylvania.

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California’s Malik Ramsey competes during the 2018-19 season.
WPIAL Class 2A boys basketball preseason breakdown
December 4, 2019
A new decade of WPIAL boys basketball tips off next weekend.

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Bishop Canevin’s Diajha Allen (right) returns to lead the Crusaders in 2019.
WPIAL Class 2A girls basketball preseason breakdown
WPIAL girls basketball season will tip off next weekend.

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North Catholic’s Isaac DeGregorio drives to the basket past Lincoln Park’s Montae Reddix during the WPIAL Class 3A boys championship game Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019, at Petersen Events Center.
WPIAL Class 3A boys basketball preseason breakdown
December 3, 2019
A new decade of WPIAL boys basketball tips off next weekend.

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Carlynton’s Jada Lee drives past Deer Lakes’ Reese Hasley and Cameron Simurda Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019 at Deer Lakes’ High School.
WPIAL Class 3A girls basketball preseason breakdown
WPIAL girls basketball season will tip off next weekend.

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Ligonier Valley’s Michael Marinchak practices in the school gym on Monday, Dec. 2, 2019.
George Guido: Ligonier Valley set to check final box, enter WPIAL
The WPIAL could have a new member school by late Wednesday afternoon.

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Mark Jula coaches Ambridge during a game at Quaker Valley on January 16, 2018 in Leetsdale.
Ambridge basketball coach Mark Jula retires week before season opener
December 2, 2019
Ambridge boys basketball coach Mark Jula started to question his passion for the job, so he retired a week before the season opener.

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Returning players for the 2019 Ligonier Valley girls basketball team include, from left, Haley Boyd, Kaelyn Adams and Carol Woods.
Rebuilding Ligonier Valley girls hope to ‘learn how to compete’
There was a reason that Ligonier Valley girls basketball coach Tim Gustin scheduled Punxsutawney for his team’s first preseason scrimmage.

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Valley’s Elijah Murray pulls down a rebound in the final seconds against Shady Side Academy last season.
Valley boys confident revamped roster can extend playoff streak
With playoff trips in each of the past three seasons, Valley boys basketball has built some consistency. Enough, the Vikings think, that a fourth trip can happen even with some roster turnover.

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