Basketball

New Castle’s Ralphie Blundo scores against Fox Chapel on Friday in New Castle.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 11, 2025: Saturday showcases set on hardwood
January 11, 2025
It will be a full day of high school basketball action at a pair of area colleges Saturday.

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South Allegheny’s Drew Cook takes a free throw as Cam Epps looks on against South park on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. Cook and Epps combined for 51 points.
South Allegheny blitzes South Park in battle for 1st place
January 10, 2025
It was youth basketball night at South Park on Friday as futures Eagles showed up for support and to entertain the crowd at halftime.

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Belle Vernon’s Tommy Davis tries to score around Greensburg Salem’s Braedon Letherman during their game Friday.
Belle Vernon sprints to big lead, routs Greensburg Salem in 3-4A boys basketball
Belle Vernon coach Joe Salvino couldn’t have asked for a better ending to the first half of Section 3-4A play Friday night.

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Greensburg Central’s Brady O’Rourke is fouled by Kiski Area’s Jacob Musselman on Dec. 21, 2024, at Hempfield.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 10, 2025: More 1 vs. 2 showdowns set for Friday
What a week it has been for showdowns in WPIAL basketball as we get closer to the midway point of section play in the regular season.

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Burrell’s Tucker Bitar celebrates after hitting a 3-pointer against Deer Lakes on Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, in West Deer.
Burrell boys basketball striving for better results in season’s 2nd half
January 9, 2025
When the season began, Burrell boys basketball Mike Fantuzzo knew it would take time for his team to mesh.

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Norwin’s Alexis Heller scores through the Mt. Lebanon defense on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, at Mt. Lebanon. Heller scored 13 points in Norwin’s 45-33 win.
High school roundup for Jan. 8, 2025: Norwin beats Mt. Lebanon to snap skid
January 8, 2025
Lexi Heller scored 13 points as Norwin snapped a rare three-game losing streak with a 45-33 victory over Mt. Lebanon in Section 2-6A girls basketball Wednesday night.

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Shady Side Academy’s Makiyah Mitchell celebrates with Karis Thomas after hitting a 3-pointer against Avonworth on Dec. 16, 2024, in Ohio Twp.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 9, 2025: Reigning WPIAL champs collide in Class 3A girls basketball
On Tuesday, the spotlight fell on a WPIAL 6A boys basketball showdown between No. 1 Imani Christian and No. 2 Upper St. Clair in a battle of 2024 district champions.

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Riverview senior Katerina Tsambis shoots at practice Wednesday.
Riverview girls don’t let roster numbers keep them down
The Riverview girls basketball team is small in numbers this season, but it is big in terms of wins.

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Aliquippa’s Josh Pratt scores past Holy Cross’s Matt Lyons during the PIAA Class 2A championship game March 22, 2024, at Giant Center in Hershey.
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania boys high school basketball rankings for Jan. 8, 2025
For the first time in 20 years and only the fourth time in the 124-year history of the boys hoops state playoffs, District 7 teams captured gold in half of the six classifications.

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Peters Township’s Natalie Wetzel blocks a shot by Thomas Jefferson’s Maggie Spell on Dec. 12, 2024, at TJ.
Trib 10: Pair of Class 5A teams top 1st edition of basketball power rankings
Welcome to the first edition of the Trib 10 power rankings for the 2025 high school basketball season.

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Westmoreland County girls basketball notebook: Jane Huss fills heart-and-soul role for Derry
When Nathan Keller took over as Derry’s girls basketball coach this season, he knew he had a cornerstone player in senior Jane Huss.

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Deer Lakes’ Nathaniel Moore (22) and the rest of the Lancers bench react as time expires in their win over Knoch on Tuesday at Deer Lakes.
Deer Lakes mounts 2nd-half rally to beat Knoch in battle for 1st place
January 7, 2025
Something had to give Tuesday evening as the Knoch and Deer Lakes boys basketball teams met with a share of first place on the line in Section 1-4A.

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Greensburg Central Catholic’s Samir Crosby grabs a loose ball against Riverview on Tuesday.
Greensburg Central Catholic takes care of business vs. Riverview
If Greensburg Central Catholic was looking ahead to Friday’s first-place showdown against No. 1-ranked Jeannette, the Centurions sure didn’t play like it Tuesday.

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Imani Christian’s RJ Sledge shoots a 3-pointer against Berlin Brothersvalley during the the PIAA Class A championship game March 21, 2024, at Giant Center in Hershey.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Jan. 7, 2025: Game of the year in big-school boys basketball
January 6, 2025
A week into the new year, it’s safe to say the biggest WPIAL basketball game of 2025 — or perhaps even this season — is set to tip off Tuesday.

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Jeannette senior Stone Markham
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Jeannette’s Stone Markham
After Jeannette’s football team made a run to the WPIAL Class A semifinals, the boys basketball team has stepped up in similiar fashion, opening its season with a perfect 9-0 overall record and 3-0 mark in the section.

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The Union girls basketball team celebrates after defeating St. Joseph in the WPIAL Class A championship game on March 2, 2024, at Petersen Events Center.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Jan. 6, 2025: Class A championship rematch on tap
January 5, 2025
One of the top games on a busy night of district section girls basketball on Monday is a rematch of the 2024 WPIAL Class A championship game as two-time defending champion Union heads to Natrona Heights to visit St. Joseph.

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Quaker Valley’s Mimi Thiero scores against Eden Christian Academy on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, at Eden.
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week for Jan. 5, 2025
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week – Oumou “Mimi” Thiero

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Uniontown’s Notorius Grooms celebrates after hitting a 3-pointer against Latrobe on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, at Greater Latrobe.
This week on Trib HSSN for week of Jan. 6, 2024
Our resolution for the new year is to continue to deliver the best high school sports action throughout 2025, starting with plenty of winter sports this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network.

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Quaker Valley product Nora Johns is a 5-foot-9 sophomore guard on the Ohio Wesleyan women’s basketball team.
Quaker Valley grad Nora Johns enjoying college basketball experience at Ohio Wesleyan
The Ohio Wesleyan women’s basketball program — as would be expected — is dominated by players from Ohio.

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Gateway girls basketball coach Curtis Williams directs traffic from the bench during a game against Penn Hills on Jan. 24, 2023.
Freshman-dominated lineup getting crash course in varsity basketball for Gateway girls
With a roster composed mostly of freshmen, the Gateway girls basketball program is in the middle of some growing pains, but the Gators are developing the necessary building blocks for a potentially bright future.

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