Basketball
Kiski Area girls basketball ends season on high note
March 7, 2022
For the Kiski Area girls basketball team, all the pieces are in place. The only thing to do now is to continue to work, train and wait until next season.
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Team of the Week: March 6, 2022
March 6, 2022
After back-to-back sub-500 seasons, the Shady Side Academy boys basketball team turned the corner last season with a young roster.
Trib HSSN Girls Basketball Player of the Week: March 6, 2022
South Fayette was the No. 2 seed in the WPIAL Class 5A girls basketball tournament, but few gave them or anyone else a chance as top-seeded Chartiers Valley was shooting for a fourth straight district title.
Knoch girls basketball team regroups for 1st trip to PIAA playoffs
Usually, a high school team coming into a large venue such as Petersen Events Center or the old Civic Arena had trouble adjusting to the surroundings with no wall behind the baskets and other factors.
Sites, times revealed for 2022 PIAA girls basketball 1st-round playoff games
The PIAA on Sunday posted sites and times for first-round games in the state girls basketball playoffs. Here’s a list of games involving WPIAL and City League teams.
WPIAL qualifiers for 2022 PIAA girls basketball tournament
The 2022 WPIAL basketball playoffs are in the books, so now area teams that have qualified are preparing to ride the Road to Hershey this week.
From Mali to Memphis, assistant coach brings basketball knowledge to Sewickley Academy
Sewickley Academy assistant basketball coach Almamy Thiero grew up in Mali, West Africa. His full name is Almamy Seny Amadou Yattabary Thiero, and he has nine brothers and sisters.
Quaker Valley girls basketball finds success in season of change
This season, Quaker Valley’s girls basketball team continued its recent tradition of advancing to the WPIAL playoffs.
Penn Hills boys basketball takes stock after WPIAL loss to Highlands
Penn Hills boys basketball Chris Giles was ultimately unconcerned with how the WPIAL chooses to determine which teams go to the state basketball playoffs.
Playoff berth shows how far young Riverview girls basketball team came
Maddie Deem looked around during the preseason and quickly realized her role for the Riverview girls basketball team was going to be different.
Norwin girls basketball looks to future after abrupt playoff exit
Norwin had momentum, a nine-point halftime lead and its sights on a return to the WPIAL Class 6A girls basketball semifinals.
With young, eager roster, Franklin Regional girls basketball team excited about future
Bernie Pucka’s first year as Franklin Regional girls basketball coach didn’t go as expected.
Sophomore steps up for Hampton boys basketball team
Liam Mignogna stands above the crowd in most instances.
A-K Valley girls athlete of the week: Knoch’s Nina Shaw
Nina Shaw
Jake DiMichele, OLSH dominant again in WPIAL Class 2A championship win over Fort Cherry
March 5, 2022
Jake DiMichele cracked open a cold Pepsi before meeting a gaggle of reporters.
7th-seeded Bishop Canevin tops Aquinas Academy for WPIAL Class A title
The Bishop Canevin Crusaders may have been seeded No. 7 in the WPIAL Class A girls basketball playoffs, but that only seemed to fuel them.
Fox Chapel gets clean slate in rematch with North Hills for WPIAL Class 6A title
March 4, 2022
December 11 wasn’t that long ago in chronological terms.
2022 WPIAL Class 5A girls basketball championship breakdown: Chartiers Valley vs. South Fayette
WPIAL Class 5A girls basketball championship
2022 WPIAL Class 4A girls basketball championship breakdown: Blackhawk vs. Knoch
WPIAL Class 4A girls basketball championship
