Coach AJ Corso expects younger players to step up and continue the Eagles’ run of success. Losing two seniors — including the school’s alltime leading scorer in Owen Dumbroski — will leave a difficult...

They combined for nearly 45 ppg last season. Last season, the Serra Catholic girls basketball team had a numbers problem. Depth was an issue with the Eagles playing games with only three, and sometime...

Coach Tony DiCenzo says it’s “a completely different team” than the one that reached the PIAA finals. The South Allegheny boys basketball program made school history twice last season, capturing its f...

Coming off a 5-17 season, he wants to get them to a point where they can compete with the top teams in the section. A household name in the South Allegheny sports community is looking to bring some st...

Coach Dom DeCicco wants that quality to start with the Jaguars’ defense. Toughness. It’s that simple. Toughness has been the main message for veteran coach Dom DeCicco as he prepares to guide the Thom...

The only setback has been Kaylee DeAngelo’s ACL tear. The Thomas Jefferson girls basketball team is eager to start the new season as one of the favorites in Class 5A. Last year, with the likes of Magg...

Jose Perez and Julian Dewberry, who both started as freshmen, will try to keep the program successful. While the West Mifflin boys’ basketball team will be young this season, it won’t necessarily be i...

Justin Walther has a long track record of success, but this is his first time coaching a girls team. The West Mifflin girls basketball team faces difficult matchups in Class 5A, up a level from the bo...

Devin Owens blames “laziness” for last year’s 1-21 finish. A year ago, Yough’s boys basketball team suffered through a miserable 1-21 campaign. Enter a new coach — and a new outlook. Devin Owens, in h...

Brian Znavor is hoping to build a program that can compete with the best teams in the section. In 2024-25, Yough finished fifth in Section 3-4A on its way to a 12-12 season. Third-year coach Brian Zna...

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By JOSHUA GOODMAN AND TIM SULLIVAN Associated Press The government lawyer knew what was coming as she stood inside a courtroom and texted an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent waiting in a corr...