Basketball
Norwin notebook: Basketball teams charge out of starting gate
December 17, 2022
Eight games into the WPIAL season, there were no losses for either Norwin basketball team.
Lightning-quick Aquinas Academy guard Vinnie Cugini threatening WPIAL all-time scoring record
Any mention of the Aquinas Academy boys basketball team starts with 6-foot-2 guard Vinnie Cugini.
High school roundup for Dec. 16, 2022: North Hills wins at buzzer; Steel Valley’s Makhai Valentine scores 44 to hit 1,000
December 16, 2022
Jake Pollaro banked in the game-winning 3-pointer just before the buzzer to lead North Hills to a 55-53 nonsection boys basketball victory over Seneca Valley on Friday night.
Mt. Pleasant boys basketball team turns to defense to get first victory
Mt. Pleasant recently put an extended 2-3 zone defense to use and was starting to see its merits heading into Friday night’s nonsection boys basketball game at rival Southmoreland.
Shady Side boys basketball opens section play with win vs. Burrell
Shady Side Academy began formal defense of its WPIAL Class 3A crown Friday night with a 59-50 victory over Burrell at Mellon Gym.
Greensburg Salem girls roll past Derry in section opener
December 15, 2022
Greensburg Salem girls basketball players and coaches turned an old storage closet at their home gymnasium into a makeshift locker room.
Westmoreland County boys basketball scorers fill nets from multiple spots in lineup
When Latrobe ran into foul trouble in a game earlier this season, causing a thin front line with no center, boys basketball coach Brad Wetzel did not panic.
Westmoreland County girls basketball notebook: Norwin winning with stingy defense
December 14, 2022
Norwin takes more pride in the other team’s score than its own these days.
Southmoreland boys change approach, lean on defense to defeat Yough
December 13, 2022
High-scoring Southmoreland let its defense take the wheel in its latest boys basketball victory.
Latrobe standout Emma Blair out for season with knee injury
Latrobe was dealt a devastating blow to its season Tuesday with the news that senior girls basketball standout Emma Blair will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury.
High school roundup for Dec. 12, 2022: South Fayette girls win WPIAL title game rematch
December 12, 2022
Lainey Yater netted 14 points to lead South Fayette to a 66-35 victory over Chartiers Valley on Monday night in a nonsection rematch of last year’s WPIAL Class 5A championship game.
Fox Chapel girls add to win streak, hand Plum its first loss
The Fox Chapel girls basketball team lost its season opener, falling by seven to Highlands at the Freeport Tip-Off on Dec. 2.
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Dec. 12, 2022
With the fall sports season now completed, high school hoops heats up this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network.
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Derry’s Mara Lewis
Derry’s girls basketball team plays in one of the toughest sections in the WPIAL, and the Lady Trojans are now without 23-point-per-game scorer Tiana Moracco, who graduated and moved on to Pitt-Greensburg.
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Apollo-Ridge’s Brinley Toland
Having lost no seniors to graduation, the Apollo-Ridge girls basketball team has quite a familiar roster this season. The way senior standout Brinley Toland sees it, that gives the Vikings an advantage.
New-look Pine-Richland boys basketball team learning ropes
December 11, 2022
The Pine-Richland boys basketball has a much different look this season.
High school roundup for Dec. 10, 2022: Central Catholic trips up Penn Hills
December 10, 2022
Payton Wehner scored 13 points to lead the host Vikings to a 66-60 boys basketball victory over Penn Hills at the Central Catholic Tournament on Saturday.
Norwin boys basketball grinds out victory against Yough
There weren’t any slam dunks, and fast breaks were at a minimum.
Latrobe boys edge Greensburg Central Catholic
You don’t have to lose to learn.
High school roundup for Dec. 9, 2022: Allderdice trips up Imani Christian in OT
December 9, 2022
Ethan Anish scored 23 points and Major Rainey added 20 to power Allderdice to a 92-89 overtime victory over Imani Christian in nonsection boys basketball Friday night.
