Basketball
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week: Week ending Feb. 1, 2020
February 3, 2020
Last week began with Hempfield tied for third place with Norwin in a crowded Section 3-6A, but the Spartans were only one game ahead of cellar dwellers Connellsville and Latrobe.
Ligonier Valley boys advance to Heritage championship with win over Penns Manor
Ligonier Valley sophomore Matthew Marinchak had a quiet first half Monday in a Heritage Conference semifinal game against Penns Manor.
WPIAL approves 2 GCC transfers; Bailey Kuhns remains ineligible for basketball playoffs
Girls basketball standout Bailey Kuhns is immediately eligible to join Greensburg Central Catholic’s lineup, but the sophomore won’t be allowed to take part in the upcoming playoffs.
WPIAL finds no evidence of racial taunts in Leechburg-Propel Andrew Street game
The WPIAL found no evidence a Propel Andrew Street boys basketball coach was the target of racial taunts during a game last month, but Leechburg will take proactive steps anyway.
Valley to honor late basketball standout Chipper Harris
Late basketball standout Chipper Harris, who helped lead Valley High School to a state basketball title and Robert Morris to an NCAA tournament berth, never forgot his New Kensington roots.
Blackhawk girls looking to rebound for another section title
February 2, 2020
Blackhawk was thinking sweep, but Central Valley had other ideas.
Baldwin-Hempfield girls basketball game holds major ramifications
The final week of the WPIAL basketball regular season is here with games that will help determine section championships and playoff seeding.
Trib HSSN broadcasts for Week of Feb. 3-9
The WPIAL basketball section schedule concludes with plenty of big games coming up this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network.
Trib HSSN girls basketball state rankings for Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020
As the clock winds down on the 2019-2020 regular season, some classes have been shaken with change while others remain intact from last week in the Trib HSSN girls basketball state rankings.
WPIAL Girls Basketball Team of the Week: Week ending Feb. 1
For most of this season, the chase for the top spot in Section 3-3A has involved four teams.
WPIAL Girls Basketball Player of the Week — Week ending Feb. 1
When the week began, Charleroi was tied with Brownsville for third place in girls basketball Section 2-3A.
WPIAL to hold hearing for Leechburg basketball game, Greensburg CC transfers
The WPIAL wants to know why the Propel Andrew Street vs. Leechburg boys basketball game was cut short Jan. 17 and whether anyone in attendance used racially charged taunts.
High school roundup for Feb. 1, 2020: Quaker Valley boys edge Cornell in Shootout at Sewickley Academy
February 1, 2020
K.C. Johns, who finished with 16 points, made a basket with less than a minute remaining to give the Quaker Valley boys (14-5) a one-point lead against Cornell (13-5), and the Quakers held on to win 72-69 at the Shootout at Sewickley Academy.
Trib HSSN WPIAL girls basketball rankings: Week ending Feb. 1, 2020
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Trib WPIAL boys basketball rankings: Week ending Feb. 1, 2020
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High school roundup for Jan. 31, 2020: Jake Hoffman hits milestone in Mt. Lebanon win
Jake Hoffman’s big night helped No. 3 Mt. Lebanon lock up a section championship.
WPIAL clinched: Boys basketball clinchings through Jan. 31, 2020
The WPIAL boys basketball regular season has a week left as January has come to an end.
Bench scoring helps Upper St. Clair rally past Bethel Park, clinch second place
January 31, 2020
Upper St. Clair used an in-your-face defense to overcome a slow start and was lifted by the return of an injured player in beating Bethel Park, 71-57 on Friday.
Demitri Fritch jumper boosts Springdale past Apollo-Ridge
Demitri Fritch will just have to wait a few days to score his 1,000th career point.
No. 1 Fox Chapel pulls away to dump Penn-Trafford
There is a reason Fox Chapel is ranked No. 1 in Class 6A.
