It may be early in the WPIAL basketball season, but you couldn’t tell from the atmosphere inside Elizabeth Forward’s gym Monday night. In a rivalry matchup that felt every bit like a playoff game, the...

West Mifflin pushed Seton LaSalle to the limit Monday, but the Rebels outscored the Titans 20–13 in the second overtime to take a 78–71 nonsection victory. The Titans (2–3) opened strong with a 26-poi...

Monessen dropped its opener in the Major Corley Memorial Tipoff Tournament despite a 16-point night from Madison Johnson. Perseverance. That’s the quality the Jeannette girls’ basketball squad display...

Kaelynn Settles led the Warriors to a 46-39 victory in the Bethel Park Tipoff Tournament. After an upset home loss against Aquinas Academy to open its season Wednesday, the Elizabeth Forward girls bas...

The Leopards will face Bethel Park today in the hosts’ Tipoff Tournament. The play on the defensive side of the ball was befitting a matchup of reigning WPIAL champions. The play on the offensive side...

By the MVI A dominant 20-point third quarter helped Charleroi pull away for a 43-15 win over Derry Friday night. Eden Smith and Ava Henderson each scored 15 points for the Cougars, who improved to 2-1...

When the Serra Catholic girls basketball team jumped out to a 20-11 lead against West Mifflin after the first quarter, it looked like it might run away with a win to open the year. However, the Titans...

The California girls’ basketball team was making shots and getting stops in the first quarter of its season opener Thursday against Burrell. But the game quickly turned in the second, as the Buccaneer...

Thomas Jefferson remained unbeaten with a decisive 73–42 nonsection win over Uniontown Thursday night. The Jaguars (3–0) controlled the game from the outset, building a 22–10 lead in the first quarter...

Elizabeth Forward came up just short in its season opener Wednesday, falling 59–57 to Aquinas Academy in a tightly contested nonsection matchup. The Warriors (0–1) led 19–13 after the first quarter an...

The long-standing debate about whether Pennsylvania high school basketball needs a shot clock is no longer up for discussion. Now, it’s just a matter of time. The PIAA board on Wednesday voted to offi...

Elizabeth Forward used a big fourth quarter to rally past Bethel Park, earning a 72–68 nonsection victory Tuesday day night after trailing by 13 with just over three minutes remaining. The Warriors (1...

Maggie Spell and Riley McCabe paced the Jaguars’ offense in the 65-47 victory. After a slower start than coach Matt Gould wanted, he was satisfied with the second-half performance as his Thomas Jeffer...

Nick Trklja poured in 32 points to lead all scorers. In last year’s MVI Shootout Classic, the Thomas Jefferson boys’ basketball team was minutes away from a 2-0 start before a fourth-quarter collapse ...

Tim Tyree defeated Ricky Tyburski in the coaching battle of former Monessen players. Bishop Canevin outscored Belle Vernon, 28-19, in the fourth quarter to push its way to a 75-67 win over the Leopard...

The Eagles improved to 1-1 with a 75-38 victory over West Mifflin. Serra Catholic boys basketball coach AJ Corso has said his team will have to be more balanced than it has been in years past when it ...

Ringgold put the game away with a 16-0 run in the fourth quarter. After a tough loss Friday to open its season in the MVI Shootout Classic, Ringgold bounced back in a big way Saturday. The Rams had fi...

The Belle Vernon girls basketball team knocked off the spiderwebs after a tough loss Saturday to pick up its first win of the season Sunday, edging Imhotep Charter, 53-51, at the annual Play 4 Mae Cla...

The Leopards’ Curty Wade hit a 3-pointer with less than three seconds remaining to give Coach Ricky Tyburski his first win as head coach. There’s nothing like an old-fashioned rivalry game to start th...

The Gladiators’ defense shut down the Titans in a 70-30 win. The South Allegheny boys basketball team rode a stifling defense to the Class 3A championship last winter. Despite some graduation losses, ...