Basketball
Allderdice boys set sights on seventh straight City League basketball title
Taking over for a six-time champion usually isn’t an easy task.
Westmoreland boys basketball playoff capsules: Games for Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020
WPIAL boys basketball playoff preview capsules
WPIAL basketball playoffs tip off, district gymnastics championships start Friday
February 13, 2020
Love is in the air. Sure, it’s Valentine’s Day, but for area high school basketball fans, Friday is the first date night with playoff basketball.
Decade’s best WPIAL finals: Girls basketball No. 7
There were a lot of changes to the WPIAL basketball championships over the last 10 years.
Westmoreland basketball playoff capsules: Friday, Feb. 14, 2020
Boys
A-K Valley boys basketball notebook: Highlands, Knoch, Fox Chapel plan to stay sharp during bye week
Earlier this week, Highlands, Knoch and Fox Chapel were named among the top two seeds in each of their brackets for the WPIAL basketball playoffs.
Belle Vernon’s Pohlot takes part in national slam dunk competition
When Mitchell Pohlot rises to meet the rim for slam dunk, his thought process is simple.
Apollo-Ridge boys snap five-year playoff drought
Just last year, the Apollo-Ridge boys basketball team was on the verge of breaking a four-year playoff drought, but when it came down to the waning moments of the regular season, the Vikings barely missed.
Ligonier Valley boys seeded first for District 6 playoffs
Ligonier Valley was awarded the top seed in the District 6-3A boys basketball playoffs, according to pairings released Thursday by the District 6 committee.
A-K Valley basketball playoff capsules: Friday, Feb. 14, 2020
Friday’s games
Bishop Canevin boys hope to continue historic season with deep playoff run
There probably aren’t many people as invested in the Bishop Canevin boys basketball program as second-year coach Geno Palmosina. He was a ballboy for the Crusaders in his youth, then played for them as a high-schooler.
Shaler girls basketball team laments ones that got away
Emily Cavacini wishes the Shaler Area girls basketball team could have found a way into the WPIAL Class 6A playoffs.
Carlynton boys basketball program takes giant step forward
Carlynton boys basketball coach Mike Kozy knew he had something special this season.
‘Natural progression’ has Hampton girls on right track
Though the Hampton girls basketball team missed the playoffs this season, its trajectory is on schedule.
Home-court advantage helps Hampton boys overcome obstacles
Whatever adversity the Hampton boys basketball team faced this season, it can take comfort in there’s no place like home.
Westmoreland County basketball notebook: Terrelle Pryor buys new Nikes for Jeannette boys
Jeannette will have new shoes for the WPIAL playoffs, thanks to an old friend who made good on a promise.
GCC, Ligonier Valley boys press on in playoffs without transfers
Greensburg Central Catholic will be without its leading scorer for the WPIAL boys basketball playoffs.
Decade’s best WPIAL finals: Boys basketball No. 8
February 12, 2020
There were a lot of changes to the WPIAL basketball championships over the last 10 years.
Butler feeling the power as new boys Trib 10 top team
It was a rough final week of the regular season for several Trib 10 ranked teams as they either slid down or out of the final regular season rankings.
