Basketball
A-K Valley girls basketball notes: Knoch girls count on Lauren Cihonski at crunch time
February 5, 2020
Lauren Cihonski knew the feeling of producing clutch points to clinch a victory for the Knoch girls basketball team.
High school roundup for Feb. 4, 2020: Central Valley keeps playoff hopes alive
Needing a win to keep its playoff hopes alive, Central Valley pulled off a comeback to remember Tuesday night.
WPIAL clinched: Boys basketball clinchings through Feb. 4, 2020
February 4, 2020
The WPIAL boys basketball regular season has less than a week left.
Quaker Valley defeats Blackhawk, creates 1st-place tie in unpredictable Section 2
The WPIAL’s wildest section won’t tame easily.
Leechburg boys basketball team defeats Clairton, moves into 3rd place
Leechburg couldn’t have scripted a better senior night.
Penn-Trafford boys basketball eliminates Norwin from playoff contention
Visiting Penn-Trafford needed a victory to get back on track after losing two games in a row. Norwin needed one to stay in the hunt for a postseason spot.
Big second half helps Serra Catholic soar past Brentwood, set up showdown with Jeannette
Serra Catholic led most of the first quarter and again in the second quarter, only to have a late Brentwood flurry in each quarter give the host Spartans a one-point lead.
Deer Lakes boys clinch 4th straight trip to WPIAL playoffs with win over Valley
For the second time in school history, Deer Lakes is heading to the WPIAL basketball playoffs for a fourth straight year.
Balanced attack helps GCC boys take down Imani in 1st-place showdown
Greensburg Central Catholic clinched at least a tie for the WPIAL Section 3-A title Tuesday, but first-year coach Christian Hyland wants more.
Holloway hits 1,000 points as Freeport tops Fox Chapel in battle of playoff-bound teams
Both the Fox Chapel and Freeport girls basketball teams suffered close section losses Monday, and opportunity presented itself Tuesday for one of them to quickly get back in the win column as the teams went head to head in nonsection play at Fox Chapel.
George Guido: Longtime Armstrong County football coach Beckwith made impact
Hall of Famer and multiple Valley News Dispatch football Coach of the Year Harry Beckwith died last week. He was 77.
High school roundup for Feb. 3, 2020: Penn Hills girls make statement
The Penn Hills girls basketball team picked the perfect time for a statement win.
Knoch girls finally slay rival Freeport
February 3, 2020
Moments after Lauren Cihonski hit a game-winning basket with four seconds remaining to help Knoch beat Freeport 53-52, the magnitude of what transpired hit her.
Riverview wraps up playoff spot with dominant senior-night win over Brentwood
The Riverview girls basketball team honored its six seniors — Francesca Lio, Sydney McDonough, Annie Betler, Alivia Schultheis, Alyssa Cappa and Mikaela Collins — before Monday’s tip off with Section 2-2A rival Brentwood.
Baldwin girls grab playoff spot, eliminate Hempfield from contention
Coming off a devastating loss, with a playoff spot on the line, the Baldwin girls basketball team came ready to play.
Butler, Highlands return to HSSN boys basketball state rankings
Seven teams started the week ranked among the elite in the state, but a bump or two in the road had them headed to the exits.
WPIAL clinched: Girls basketball clinchings through Feb. 3, 2020
The WPIAL girls basketball regular season is winding down, and the playoff field is starting to grow.
Section logjams about to break in key WPIAL boys basketball games Tuesday
The final week of section play in WPIAL boys basketball tips off Tuesday with plenty of key games.
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week — Week ending Feb. 1, 2020
Fifty-two years ago, Laurel Highlands won the WPIAL and PIAA Class AAA boys basketball championships.
Seneca Valley girls stop Fox Chapel in section showdown
Seneca Valley got 19 points from junior Jaden Davinsizer as the Raiders defeated Fox Chapel, 51-47, in a Section 1-6A showdown Monday night.
