Basketball
Despite short bench, Shaler boys off to strong start to season
December 26, 2019
Playing eight or nine deep is the goal for Shaler Area boys basketball coach Rob Niederberger. For much of this season, the Titans’ health woes made that seem like an off-in-the-distance dream.
Sophomore guard Mankins soaring for Greensburg Salem girls basketball
December 25, 2019
Greensburg Salem’s Abby Mankins has developed into a star for the Golden Lions.
Fox Chapel girls showing glimpses of potential
In the latter stages of the third quarter of Friday’s game at WPIAL power North Allegheny, the Fox Chapel girls basketball team led the Class 6A No. 2 Tigers, 31-25, and had designs on finishing off a key early-season Section 1 victory.
Westmoreland County girls basketball notebook: Latrobe eagerly awaiting return of Anna Rafferty
Latrobe is hoping to get sophomore Anna Rafferty back after the holiday break. The 6-foot-1 forward makes a difference.
A-K Valley girls basketball notebook: Springdale sheds long losing streak
Two years ago Friday, the Springdale girls basketball team defeated Yough, 47-28, in the consolation game of the Valley Tournament. The team then experienced a losing streak that extended through the first six games of this season.
A-K Valley high school athletes of the week: Knoch’s Nevaeh Ewing, Apollo-Ridge’s Keighton Reese
Nevaeh Ewing
Sewickley Academy athlete of the week: Kamryn Lightcap
Kamryn Lightcap
High school roundup for Dec. 23, 2019: Dueling milestones for McKeesport’s Bray, Uniontown’s Murray
December 23, 2019
Jhayla Bray of McKeesport and Mya Murray of Uniontown made basketball history Monday night.
Defense leads the way as Fox Chapel cruises past Latrobe
No team has scored more than 50 points on Fox Chapel this season.
Penn Hills, Quaker Valley debut in TribHSSN boys basketball state rankings
The final pre-holiday Trib HSSN weekly boys basketball state rankings are here with few changes from the original top five.
WPIAL boys basketball team of the week — Week ending Dec. 21
Gino Palmosina is in his second year as boys basketball coach at Bishop Canevin.
WPIAL boys basketball player of the week — Week ending Dec. 21
Nobody is off to a better start in WPIAL boys basketball this season than 6-foot Steel Valley guard Camden Polak.
Winchester Thurston and Rochester debut in TribHSSN state rankings
December 22, 2019
Outside of Class A, there was little movement in the final Trib HSSN girls basketball state rankings of 2019.
WPIAL Girls Basketball Team of the Week: Week ending Dec. 21
On the surface, it looked like just another week at the office for the top-ranked girls basketball team in WPIAL Class 6A.
WPIAL Girls Basketball Player of the Week — Week ending Dec. 21
Two years ago, the McKeesport girls basketball program struggled through a 4-17 season.
Powerade Wrestling and Holiday Hoops this week on Trib HSSN
Forget about all that hustle and bustle connected with last-minute shopping. You can relax and enjoy some high school basketball and wrestling by an open fire this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network.
Top 19 of ’19: Trib HSSN breaks down the top stories of the year — No. 10
The 2019 high school sports season is nearly in the books.
Highlands boys basketball coach Tyler Stoczynski reaches career win No. 100
December 21, 2019
In his eighth season as the coach of the Highlands boys basketball program, Tyler Stoczynski hit a milestone earlier this week.
High school roundup for Dec. 21, 2019: Penn-Trafford tops Uniontown in OT
Zach Rocco netted 21 points and was named to the All-Tournament team as Penn-Trafford defeated Uniontown, 70-66, in overtime at the KSA tournament in Orlando.
