The Knoch boys basketball team winning on the big stage for the first time in school history Thursday night at Petersen Events Center isn’t the celebration of a Cinderella, out-of-nowhere championship...

Shady Side Academy coach Jonna Burke called Karis Thomas, her senior point guard, “the epitome of calm” after the Bulldogs became WPIAL girls basketball champions for a second time. “I mean, nothing g...

Kedron Gilmore scored 24 points to push Neighborhood Academy past Serra Catholic for the third time this season. Serra Catholic knew exactly what it couldn’t afford to let happen. After dropping two r...

The TJ girls will face the defending state champion for the WPIAL Class 5A crown tonight. Thomas Jefferson’s girls basketball team has had an impressive season thus far. The Jaguars (23-2) have won 15...

Serra Catholic will face off against section rival Geibel today for the Class 1A championship. For the third time this season, the Serra Catholic and Geibel girls will face off on the basketball court...

Belle Vernon closed its postseason run in the WPIAL with a 44-27 victory over South Park in the Class 4A fifth-place game Wednesday night. After the game was tied at the half, the Leopards (22-4) clam...

This story originally ran in Monday’s e-edition. We’re running it for those without access. Balanced scoring and relentless defense have carried Thomas Jefferson all season, and the Jaguars leaned on ...

No. 8 South Allegheny will face No. 2 Aliquippa in a rematch of last season’s WPIAL championship game. When South Allegheny handled Shady Side Academy, 56-36, in their second meeting of the regular se...

Balanced scoring helps Thomas Jefferson top Hampton to reach Class 5A championship. At the beginning of the season, Thomas Jefferson boys basketball coach Dom DeCicco thought his team was missing some...

Blackhawk stayed unbeaten as Aubree Hupp scored 29 points with 21 rebounds in a win over Elizabeth Forward. Blackhawk’s Aubree Hupp left no doubt about her impact Monday. The senior forward and Canisi...

By the Mon Valley Independent Serra Catholic punched its ticket to the Pete with a 48-36 win over Union in the WPIAL Class 1A semifinals Monday. The No. 2 Eagles will face off against No. 4 Geibel Cat...

Top-seeded Jeannette didn’t necessarily want to play a halfcourt game against No. 5 Clairton. But that’s exactly what it got Monday night. In a physical, grind-it-out WPIAL Class 2A boys basketball se...

Emma Altavilla led the way with 23 points and 12 rebounds. Balanced scoring and relentless defense have carried Thomas Jefferson all season, and the Jaguars leaned on both Saturday afternoon. No. 2 TJ...

The Eagles posted an emphatic win over Nazareth Prep in the Class 1A semifinals. One season after Serra Catholic saw its dreams of a WPIAL championship thwarted at the Petersen Events Center by sectio...

Monessen was only able to score 21 points against the top seed’s smothering defense. To be a championship basketball team, defense is the calling card. Neighborhood Academy has built its reputation on...

Class 3A defending champion South Allegheny moves on to face No. 13 Shady Side Academy in semifinals. It’s cliché to say it, but whoever had the ball last in Friday night’s WPIAL Class 3A boys basketb...

Penn Hills scored 37 points to close the gap before falling against Thomas Jefferson Friday. Entering the fourth quarter of Friday night’s WPIAL Class 5A quarterfinal matchup with a 21-point lead over...

Ringgold’s Cinderella run to the WPIAL title came to a halt in the Class 5A quarterfinals Friday at Peters Township’s AHN Arena. The No. 15 Rams (15-10) just missed out on reaching the semifinals, dro...

The Leopards got the EF lead down to a single point with just over a minute to go in a 61-56 loss to the Warriors. The third time wasn’t the charm for the Belle Vernon girls basketball team Thursday. ...

After a 10-day wait between games, Serra Catholic’s girls are headed to the WPIAL semifinals. Despite being off school for winter break, Serra Catholic had to be ready Thursday night for its first gam...