Basketball

OLSH’s Jake DiMichele drives to the basket to score against Avonworth on Monday.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 28, 2022: OLSH on brink of making history
January 28, 2022
On the final Friday night of high school basketball in January, 57- and 37-year-old WPIAL boys basketball records are in serious jeopardy of being smashed by a bolt of lightning.

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Norwin’s Lauren Palangio battles North Allegheny’s Mia Tuman for a loose ball during their game Thursday.
WPIAL girls basketball playoff clinchings for Jan. 27, 2022
January 27, 2022
Just over two weeks remain in section play in the WPIAL girls basketball regular season.

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Keystone Oaks and Shady Side Academy stand at the free-throw line on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022.
Keystone Oaks beats Shady Side Academy to shore up playoff positioning
As play began on Thursday, there was a major logjam behind Avonworth in WPIAL Section 3-3A girls basketball. Five teams were separated by only two games with just over two weeks remaining.

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Valley’s Ben Aftanas brings the ball up court against Burrell on Dec. 18.
Valley boys basketball team learning how to win
The Valley boys basketball program is struggling through another difficult season.

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North Allegheny’s Jasmine Timmerson scores against Norwin during a Section 1-6A game on Jan. 3.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 27, 2022: North Allegheny, Norwin meet again
Traditional girls Class 6A powers prepare to battle one more time in the regular season Thursday when first-place North Allegheny visits second-place Norwin in a Section 1-6A showdown.

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North Hills’ Matt Seidl blocks a shot by North Allegheny’s Anthony Howard during the second half of their Section 1-6A game Jan. 7.
Trib 10: One unlucky team falls from WPIAL basketball power rankings
As the region dealt with snowy weather and cold temperatures this past week, the top boys and girls basketball teams in the district were able to avoid any stormy results.

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St. Joseph’s Julie Spinelli brings the ball upcourt against Apollo-Ridge on Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022, at Apollo-Ridge High School.
St. Joseph girls basketball team develops chemistry
January 26, 2022
The St. Joseph girls basketball team entered the fourth quarter of Tuesday’s nonsection game against Class 3A Shady Side Academy trailing by three points.

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Latrobe’s Bailey Watson (20) celebrates with Camille Dominick after scoring against Woodland Hills on Jan. 20, 2022, at Greater Latrobe High School.
Latrobe girls basketball integrates guarded approach
Latrobe has gained some attention around WPIAL girls basketball circles because of its height and old-school post play.

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North Allegheny’s Jasmine Timmerson pressures Norwin’s Kathryn Botti during their Section 1-6A game on Jan. 3.
Trib HSSN Girls Basketball State Rankings for Jan. 26, 2022
There was only one team that slipped out of the Trib HSSN state Top 5 from last week as the elite teams across Pa. weathered the storms and took care of business.

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OLSH’s Bryson Kirschner pressures Avonworth’s Peyton Faulkner during their game on Monday.
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball State Rankings for Jan. 26, 2022
With less than a month before district playoffs begin, the teams in the weekly Trib HSSN boys basketball state rankings are fine-tuning their game.

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North Catholic’s Max Rottman blocks the shot of Burrell’s Macky Bennis on Friday.
WPIAL boys basketball playoff clinchings for Jan. 25, 2022
We have less than three weeks remaining in section play in the WPIAL boys basketball regular season.

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New Castle’s Mike Wells drives past Aliquippa’s Cameron Lindsey during their game on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022, at Aliquippa.
High school roundup for Jan. 25, 2022: Quaker Valley’s Frank hits 1,000-point mark
Markus Frank scored 24 points, becoming the 14th boys basketball player in school history with 1,000 career points, to lead No. 1 Quaker Valley to a 71-33 Section 2-4A victory over Central Valley (5-5, 2-5) on Tuesday night.

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Chartiers Valley and Baldwin players at the foul line during their game Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022.
Chartiers Valley scores comeback win over Baldwin
January 25, 2022
The Chartiers Valley boys basketball team’s nonsection game Tuesday at Baldwin was a lot like its season: a mistake-prone slow start followed by a slow comeback trot and then an all-out gallop to the finish line for the victory.

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Highlands’ Caliel Long pressures Hampton’s Eric Weeks during their game on Dec. 21, 2021, at Highlands.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 25, 2022: Top 4 teams square off in Section 4-5A
January 24, 2022
Mars is the only boys basketball team in Section 4-5A to have already clinched a WPIAL playoff berth, but it might be only a matter of time before Highlands, Shaler and Hampton soon follow.

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Quaker Valley’s Markus Frank celebrates after scoring against Lincoln Park during their Section 2-4A game Friday.
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Player of the Week for Jan. 24, 2022
Adou Thiero is in his fourth season playing a key role for a Quaker Valley boys basketball team that is undefeated this season and has come so close to WPIAL gold in his first few high school years.

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Baldwin’s James Wesling plays against Woodland Hills on Dec. 13, 2021, at Franklin Regional High School.
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Team of the Week for Jan. 24, 2022
Jeff Ackermann knows a thing or two about winning basketball.

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Norwin’s Brianna Zajicek drives past North Allegheny’s Jasmine Timmerson during their game on Jan. 3.
WPIAL girls basketball playoff clinchings as of Jan. 24, 2022
We have less than three weeks remaining in section play in the WPIAL girls basketball regular season.

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Trib HSSN girls basketball team of the week for week ending Jan. 23, 2022
January 23, 2022
When Dave Sarra, the former football and boys basketball coach at Waynesburg Central, took over as the girls basketball coach four years ago, he began the process of improving a program that finished the 2017 season with a record of 1-21.

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Thomas Jefferson’s Graci Fairman is a Wheeling University recruit.
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week for week ending Jan. 23, 2022
The saying at Thomas Jefferson High School is “Tradition never graduates.”

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North Hills’ Alex Smith shoots a 3-pointer over North Allegheny’s Will Blass during their Section 1-6A game on Friday, Jan. 7, 2022, at North Allegheny High School.
WPIAL boys, girls basketball playoff clinchings through Jan. 23, 2022
There are three weeks left in the regular season for WPIAL basketball teams.

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