Basketball
Highlands’ Bradyn Foster rises to occasion for boys basketball team
January 25, 2024
Bradyn Foster has heard some trash talk on the court this season, but he welcomes it.
High school roundup for Jan. 24, 2024: Class 2A No. 1 Aliquippa drops Class 6A No. 3 Central Catholic
Quentin Goode had 13 points and Class 2A No. 1 Aliquippa used a 19-4 run to open the game to defeat Class 6A No. 3 Central Catholic, 52-45, in nonsection boys basketball Wednesday night.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 25, 2024: Norwin, North Allegheny battle for 6A section supremacy
January 24, 2024
The second half of section play begins for many girls basketball teams Thursday with a 6A showdown headlining a busy night on the hardwood.
With Clark back from concussion, Burrell girls continue on upward trajectory
Burrell junior guard Anna Clark suffered a concussion Jan. 4 against Section 3-3A leader Shady Side Academy.
Trib 10: Top boys teams take losses, fall in power rankings
For the second straight week, the top girls basketball teams in the district continue to flex their collective muscles in showing off their true power.
1st-year Latrobe girls coach stresses defense as key to earning playoff spot
It is a point of pride for the first-year coach at Latrobe, and it makes her eyes light up when it shows itself in key moments, when it is executed properly.
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania girls basketball rankings for Jan. 23, 2024
As the mercury continues to slide up, taking most of the state out of sub-freezing cold, the top girls basketball teams in the PIAA are also heating up on the hardwood with only two teams falling out of the rankings in the latest Trib HSSN weekly top 5.
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania boys basketball rankings for Jan. 23, 2024
As we wind down to the final full week of January, the elite boys basketball teams across the state continue to rack up victories.
High school roundup for Jan. 23, 2024: South Allegheny hands 1st loss to Uniontown boys
Mike Michalski scored 20 points to help South Allegheny to a 54-44 nonsection boys basketball victory Tuesday night, handing Class 4A No. 2 Uniontown its first loss of the season.
South Fayette puts on clinic in decisive win over Thomas Jefferson
January 23, 2024
South Fayette and Thomas Jefferson have big section games looming later this week that will determine first place in their respective Class 5A sections.
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week for Jan. 22, 2024
January 22, 2024
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week: Jay Wrona
McKeesport fights off upset-minded Latrobe girls
Latrobe sold merchandise in the gym lobby Monday night. Hats, shirts, you name it. There were deals on orange-and-black Wildcats gear everywhere.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Jan. 23, 2024: Trinity hosts Lincoln Park for 1st in Section 4-5A
Two of the top girls basketball teams in WPIAL Class 5A were scheduled to meet in a battle for first place last week.
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week for Jan. 22, 2024
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week: Central Catholic Vikings
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Jan. 22, 2024: Key matchups set in Section 2-5A girls hoops
January 21, 2024
One of the tightest races in WPIAL girls basketball takes center stage as the top four teams go head-to-head Monday.
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week for Jan. 21, 2024
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week: London Creach
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Jan. 22, 2024
Things are warming up on and off the hardwood as we swing back into section play in boys and girls high school basketball action this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network.
Narrow losses help prepare Quaker Valley boys for 2nd half of section play
Players on the Quaker Valley boys basketball team said “enough is enough.”
Shaler boys basketball laying foundation for special season
However opponents plan to attack the Shaler boys basketball team, the Titans are likely ready to handle whatever comes at them.
Deer Lakes boys steamroll Ligonier Valley
January 20, 2024
After a few wrong turns, top-ranked Deer Lakes managed to make it up the mountain in time to face Ligonier Valley on Saturday afternoon in a rescheduled boys basketball game that had been postponed a day earlier by the elements.
