Basketball
Clairton scoring sensation Iyanna Wade to play college ball at Slippery Rock
April 25, 2025
After one of the best basketball careers in WPIAL history, Clairton’s Iyanna Wade on Friday announced her decision to continue her academic and athletic career at Slippery Rock.
Belle Vernon’s Zion Moore to play for top junior college program
Belle Vernon senior Zion Moore, one of the WPIAL’s top basketball players, has committed to Harcum College in suburban Philadelphia.
Pine-Richland hires former college assistant, top WPIAL scorer as boys basketball coach
April 22, 2025
Steve McNees, a former college assistant who ranks among the WPIAL’s all-time leading scorers, was hired Monday as Pine-Richland’s boys basketball coach.
Fisher’s Files: Quaker Valley coach says Adou Thiero ‘deserving’ of NBA opportunity
April 20, 2025
One man who has been carefully following Adou Thiero’s college basketball career is Mike Mastroianni, who coached the Arkansas junior in high school during his stellar career at Quaker Valley.
Veteran coach Daryn Freedman takes Ambridge boys basketball job, likes program’s potential
April 17, 2025
The standings paint the Ambridge boys as a distressed basketball team: only seven section wins in four years and none this winter.
Catanzaro steps down as Riverview girls basketball coach after 4 seasons
April 15, 2025
Jill Catanzaro stepped down Monday as coach of the Riverview girls basketball team after four seasons at the helm.
Scoring Factory set to host basketball skills development program
April 13, 2025
The Scoring Factory AAU is holding a basketball skills development program from April 26 to June 15 at Sewickley Academy.
Fox Chapel senior bids farewell to high school hoops with all-star showing
April 12, 2025
Bella Urso enjoyed her final trip around the high school basketball circuit.
Quaker Valley graduate Adou Thiero declares for NBA Draft after junior season at Arkansas
April 8, 2025
Quaker Valley graduate Adou Thiero, who emerged as a double-digit scorer for Arkansas, has declared for the NBA Draft.
Sewickley Academy coach, players reflect on special season, PIAA runner-up finish
April 6, 2025
The Sewickley Academy boys basketball team flourished in Mike Iuzzolino’s first year as head coach.
West girls team rallies after slow start to win Cager Classic
April 5, 2025
Gia Richter hit the floor several times wrestling for loose balls during the 28th annual Alle-Kiski Cager Classic Saturday at Highlands High School. The St. Joseph’s senior guard wanted badly to lead the West team to a win.
Riverview’s Katerina Tsambis named Valley News Dispatch girls basketball player of the year
Katerina Tsambis
Knoch’s Jackson Bauman headlines Valley News Dispatch boys basketball all-stars
Jackson Bauman
A-K HOF inductee Ondako excelled as an athlete, coach and still enjoys competition
Receiving the news that he had been selected to the Alle-Kiski Valley Sports Hall of Fame left Larry Ondako pondering his place among local athletic legends.
Westmoreland high school notebook: County players, coaches set to take part in Roundball all-star games
The 21st Roundball Classic all-star basketball games are set for May 24-25 at North Allegheny.
Aliquippa to host ‘CJ2K vs. World’ charity basketball games Saturday
April 4, 2025
Aliquippa will host a charity basketball event Saturday featuring high school players from around Western Pennsylvania.
Peters Township’s Natalie Wetzel named 2025 Trib HSSN Girls Basketball Player of the Year
Peters Township’s Natalie Wetzel averaged nearly a double-double this winter for a WPIAL champion, showing off basketball skills that filled stat sheets.
Neighborhood Academy’s Courtney Wallace named 2025 Trib HSSN Boys Basketball Player of the Year
The way Courtney Wallace played this winter was beyond words, said Neighborhood Academy coach Jordan Marks, adding simply: “You’ve got to see it to believe it.”
Foes become friends as area seniors team up for Cager Classic basketball all-star games
April 2, 2025
Carson Heinle and his Kiski Area senior teammates, Colin Keller and Jacob Musselman, went up against Armstrong’s Jacob Szep and Plum’s Will Beckner twice in Section 2-5A battles during the 2024-25 regular season.
Trib HSSN Head of the Class: 2025 WPIAL girls basketball players of the year
April 1, 2025
There were a lot of players who enjoyed incredible success on the court this season in what became another large step forward for district girls basketball this winter.
