Basketball
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball State Rankings for March 8, 2023
March 8, 2023
There were eight changes in the Trib HSSN boys basketball state rankings following the 2023 district playoffs and right before the start of the PIAA hoops postseason.
Trib 10: WPIAL champs occupy top spots in power rankings headed into states
There has been a bit of a shuffling of the deck following the WPIAL district postseason on the brink of the PIAA state playoffs.
After fighting through consolation bracket, Yough boys set for return to PIAA playoffs
The lead for Mohawk was 11 points. The task for Yough was fearsome.
Greensburg Central Catholic’s Turner keeps driving
March 7, 2023
A newspaper photo is framed and propped up on the aluminum ledge of a dry-erase board in the boys basketball coaches’ office at Greensburg Central Catholic.
Greensburg Central Catholic girls prep for 1st state playoff game in 5 years
March 6, 2023
Given its run of 23 straight WPIAL playoff appearances, it is easy to assume Greensburg Central Catholic is a regular in the PIAA girls basketball postseason.
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week for March 6, 2023
Central Catholic beating New Castle to win the WPIAL 6A boys basketball championship last week may have raised an eyebrow or two, but not to one of the Vikings.
Despite shorthanded roster, Redeemer Lutheran’s ‘Fab 5’ found success
To say Redeemer Lutheran High School faced some challenges in fielding its first girls varsity basketball team might be an understatement. Consider:
Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week for March 5, 2023
March 5, 2023
In the four years before Rob Nogay was hired as girls basketball coach at his alma mater, the Union program won a total of 8 games.
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week for March 5, 2023
It’s official: 2023 is the Year of the Deer.
This week on Trib HSSN for week of March 6, 2023
We all take a deep breath with the completion of the WPIAL basketball, wrestling and swimming championships. Now our attention turns to the PIHL Penguins Cup hockey postseason and the PIAA basketball and wrestling playoffs this week here on the TribLive High School Sports Network.
37 WPIAL teams enter state tournament as PIAA releases girls basketball brackets
The Path to the Pete is complete as the focus turns to the Road to Hershey and the start of the PIAA basketball postseason next weekend.
WPIAL boys basketball teams set for opening-round matchups in PIAA playoffs
The Path to the Pete is complete as the focus turns to the Road to Hershey and the start of the PIAA basketball postseason next weekend.
Season-ending win, young roster leave Pine-Richland boys hopeful about future
It wasn’t the season that the Pine-Richland boys basketball team hoped for, but it did end on a high note.
Plum girls value experience in WPIAL basketball playoffs
Plum girls basketball coach Rich Mull said he knew his team had its work cut out for it when it took on No. 1 South Fayette in a WPIAL Class 5A first-round matchup Feb. 21.
Norwin notebook: Adam Bilinsky bids farewell in boys basketball playoff loss
Basketball season ended in the WPIAL Class 6A quarterfinals for the Norwin boys.
Fox Chapel notebook: Boys basketball battles back to make PIAA playoffs
Getting punched in the gut several times hasn’t deterred the Fox Chapel boys basketball team. The Foxes closed the season on a three-game losing streak and backed into the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs.
Gateway boys turn attention to PIAA basketball playoffs
Kaleb Pryor still feels the sting of the Gateway boys basketball team’s loss to top-seeded Peters Township in the WPIAL Class 5A semifinals Feb. 25.
Quaker Valley boys see remarkable season end with playoff loss to Belle Vernon
The section champion Quaker Valley boys basketball team had a tough draw in the first round of the WPIAL Class 4A playoffs.
South Fayette answers challenge from Oakland Catholic to repeat as WPIAL Class 5A champs
March 4, 2023
On its way to the WPIAL Class 5A girls basketball championship game, South Fayette had dominated its opponents. It wasn’t exactly the same in a matchup against Oakland Catholic on Saturday.
In battle of defending champs, North Catholic tops Blackhawk for 22nd WPIAL title
Dacia Lewandowski said she and her North Catholic girls basketball teammates ask themselves “What’s their why?” going into every game.
