Basketball
Westmoreland County athletes of the week: Derry’s Gabe Carbonara and Franklin Regional’s Sarah Penrod
Gabe Carbonara
Franklin Regional boys use diligent defense to get off to fast start
Jesse Reed was a prolific scorer in high school and college, so when he started coaching, he figured he would have offensive-minded teams that ran the floor nonstop and finished breaks with layups and highlight dunks.
Norwin swim teams excited to dive back into home pool
With a renovated pool, the water seems to have added sparkle at Norwin.
Norwin notebook: Basketball teams charge out of starting gate
Eight games into the WPIAL season, there were no losses for either Norwin basketball team.
Lightning-quick Aquinas Academy guard Vinnie Cugini threatening WPIAL all-time scoring record
Any mention of the Aquinas Academy boys basketball team starts with 6-foot-2 guard Vinnie Cugini.
High school roundup for Dec. 16, 2022: North Hills wins at buzzer; Steel Valley’s Makhai Valentine scores 44 to hit 1,000
December 16, 2022
Jake Pollaro banked in the game-winning 3-pointer just before the buzzer to lead North Hills to a 55-53 nonsection boys basketball victory over Seneca Valley on Friday night.
Mt. Pleasant boys basketball team turns to defense to get first victory
Mt. Pleasant recently put an extended 2-3 zone defense to use and was starting to see its merits heading into Friday night’s nonsection boys basketball game at rival Southmoreland.
Shady Side boys basketball opens section play with win vs. Burrell
Shady Side Academy began formal defense of its WPIAL Class 3A crown Friday night with a 59-50 victory over Burrell at Mellon Gym.
Greensburg Salem girls roll past Derry in section opener
December 15, 2022
Greensburg Salem girls basketball players and coaches turned an old storage closet at their home gymnasium into a makeshift locker room.
Westmoreland County boys basketball scorers fill nets from multiple spots in lineup
When Latrobe ran into foul trouble in a game earlier this season, causing a thin front line with no center, boys basketball coach Brad Wetzel did not panic.
Westmoreland County girls basketball notebook: Norwin winning with stingy defense
December 14, 2022
Norwin takes more pride in the other team’s score than its own these days.
Southmoreland boys change approach, lean on defense to defeat Yough
December 13, 2022
High-scoring Southmoreland let its defense take the wheel in its latest boys basketball victory.
Latrobe standout Emma Blair out for season with knee injury
Latrobe was dealt a devastating blow to its season Tuesday with the news that senior girls basketball standout Emma Blair will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury.
High school roundup for Dec. 12, 2022: South Fayette girls win WPIAL title game rematch
December 12, 2022
Lainey Yater netted 14 points to lead South Fayette to a 66-35 victory over Chartiers Valley on Monday night in a nonsection rematch of last year’s WPIAL Class 5A championship game.
Fox Chapel girls add to win streak, hand Plum its first loss
The Fox Chapel girls basketball team lost its season opener, falling by seven to Highlands at the Freeport Tip-Off on Dec. 2.
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Dec. 12, 2022
With the fall sports season now completed, high school hoops heats up this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network.
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Derry’s Mara Lewis
Derry’s girls basketball team plays in one of the toughest sections in the WPIAL, and the Lady Trojans are now without 23-point-per-game scorer Tiana Moracco, who graduated and moved on to Pitt-Greensburg.
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Apollo-Ridge’s Brinley Toland
Having lost no seniors to graduation, the Apollo-Ridge girls basketball team has quite a familiar roster this season. The way senior standout Brinley Toland sees it, that gives the Vikings an advantage.
