Basketball
North Catholic girls rally past Blackhawk in PIAA Class 4A 2nd round
March 13, 2019
It wasn’t how North Catholic girls basketball coach Molly Rottmann drew it up, but she’ll take it.
Mars boys, Peters Township girls stay atop Trib 10 power rankings
Every Wednesday during the 2018-19 WPIAL basketball season, the TribLive High School Sports Network releases Power Rankings during the WPIAL Roundball Report at 6:30 p.m.
Tshiebwe, Kennedy Catholic use 2nd-half surge to oust Pine-Richland in PIAA 2nd round
For a half, Pine-Richland controlled the pace with a slow down offense and shot well enough from beyond the arc to go into halftime down only five to Class 6A’s No. 1 team, Kennedy Catholic.
PIAA girls basketball sites, times: Peters Township vs. Norwin at Keystone Oaks
The PIAA scheduled Peters Township vs. Norwin girls as the late game in a boys/girls basketball doubleheader at Keystone Oaks on Friday night.
PIAA boys basketball sites, times: Mars, New Castle scheduled back-to-back
WPIAL champions Mars and New Castle will play back-to-back Friday night in a PIAA boys basketball doubleheader at Slippery Rock University.
Deer Lakes boys basketball hopes to extend state playoff run
March 12, 2019
The playoffs tend to present adverse situations, and finding the right response can prove to be the difference in the outcome.
High school roundup for March 12, 2019: Johnson leads Moon past Archbishop Ryan
Donovan Johnson scored 24 points as WPIAL runner-up Moon earned a 44-36 victory over Archbishop Ryan in a PIAA Class 5A boys basketball second-round game Tuesday night in Chambersburg.
Turnovers costly as Quaker Valley loses to Bishop McDevitt in PIAA 2nd round
HOLLIDAYSBURG — Bishop McDevitt forced 15 first-half turnovers and built a 20-point halftime lead in Tuesday night’s 79-47 victory over Quaker Valley in the PIAA Class 4A second round.
Peters Township girls top rival Bethel Park for 4th time, advance to PIAA quarterfinals
The Bethel Park and Peters Township girls basketball teams are about as familiar as two teams can be.
Strong defense, rebounding lift Norwin girls past Northampton in PIAA 2nd round
SILVER SPRING TOWNSHIP — Norwin girls basketball continually has run teams into the ground with speed and depth. The Knights added rebounding to the plan and bested Northampton, 68-58, in the PIAA Class 6A second round Tuesday evening.
PIAA basketball preview capsule: Deer Lakes vs. Forest Hills
PIAA basketball playoffs
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Team of the Week: Monessen
Our Trib HSSN Team of the Week has shined under both a first-year coach and a first-year point guard to reach the Class A WPIAL semifinals and now the second round of the state playoffs — the Monessen Greyhounds.
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Player of the Week: Quaker Valley’s Ryan Stowers
Ryan Stowers
Rosters released for 23rd annual Cager Classic
March 11, 2019
Organizers for the Cager Classic All-Star basketball game released the rosters for the 23rd annual event, which will take place March 22-23 at Highlands High School.
Norwin girls overwhelm opponents with depth, substitutions
Usually by state playoff time, basketball teams have pared their rotations down to a workable number, maybe six or seven players.
Big man Paola proud of Ligonier Valley’s accomplishments
March 10, 2019
Marrek Paola felt a range of emotions as he talked with friends outside of his Ligonier Valley’s locker room Saturday, minutes after a season-ending loss to Beaver Falls in the PIAA Class 3A boys basketball playoffs.
Westmoreland high school lookahead: Week of March 11, 2019
TUESDAY
Sites, times posted for PIAA girls basketball 2nd-round matchups
Class 6A
PIAA 2nd round sites, times announced for boys basketball playoffs
Class 6A
Perennial power Kennedy Catholic too much for Fox Chapel
March 9, 2019
The Fox Chapel boys basketball team took a trip to the “Magic City” on Saturday evening became part of the magic show.
