With all five starters returning the Leopards have huge expectations. Belle Vernon boys head coach Joe Salvino admits he’s been looking forward to this season for the past couple of years. The Leopard...

Saylor Lee is the only returning starter from last season’s 10-13 team. Since getting the Belle Vernon Area girls basketball coaching position at the end of May, head coach Cornelious Nesbit has seen ...

Bob Kennedy expects significant improvement after a 4-17 campaign. Entering his 22nd season coaching the boys basketball team at Bentworth, Bob Kennedy has a squad he has waited a long time to coach. ...

Senior captains Aubrie Logan and Kayla O’Dell will be key to the Bearcats becoming more competitive. The Bentworth girls basketball team is ready to turn the page on last year’s struggles and focus on...

Brent Baker will try to continue the Trojans’ playoff tradition. After losing three seniors from last season’s playoff squad, the California boys’ basketball team will look to continue climbing the ra...

The Trojans will open the season with only nine players on their roster. It will be a new era for California girls’ basketball, as first-year coach Brandi Sutherland takes over a program that has been...

The longtime coach has a history of building winning basketball programs. The head coaching position for the Charleroi boys bas- ketball team has been in flux since the departure of long - time leader...

He’ll have seven freshmen he coached in middle school last season. Former middle school coach Sean Lee will be looking to rejuvenate the Charleroi girls basketball program. The Cougars finished 9-13 l...

4TH ANNUAL MVI SHOOTOUT CLASSIC FIELD – SOUTH ALLEGHENY HS – FRIDAY AND SATURDAY at South Allegheny High School Friday 3 p.m. - Charleroi vs. Ringgold 4:30 p.m. - Brownsville vs. Serra Catholic 6 p.m....

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Many of the Bears’ top players were busy with football. One thing about being basketball coach at Clairton is you get used to starting off shorthanded. And Rashawd Hatten has experienced a lot of that...

She topped the WPIAL last season at 39.9 PPG. The Clairton girls basketball team is gearing up for what could be a season to remember under head coach Carlton Wade. After finishing 21-7 last year and ...

EF will only play six times at home because of renovations to the gym following a 2023 fire. The Elizabeth Forward boys basketball program has steadily ascended under the watch of head coach Nolan Lar...

leader. The Warriors are setting their goals high after a 22-4 season. When Noah Yartin took over the Elizabeth Forward girls basketball program prior to last season, he knew he walked into a situatio...

Coach Zach Keefer said defense will again be the “calling card” for the Commodores. The Frazier boys basketball team had a rebound season last winter with double-digit wins and a playoff berth, and Co...

Coach Jonathan Bass believes the Commodores are ready to improve after a 5-17 season. After posting just five wins in Jonathan Bass’ first year with Frazier last winter, expectations are raised becaus...

The offense will focus on Lamont Perkins, who scored 18 points per game last season. There’s no denying that the 2023-24 season wasn’t exactly one to remember for the McKeesport Tigers. Head coach Tro...

Anna Leonard has taken over the program after overseeing a turnaround at Jeannette. Coming off an unusual season that was highly successful despite a midseason coaching change, the McKeesport girls ba...

As the newest basketball season closes in with games beginning tonight, a number of coaches are seeing positives and negatives when it comes to changes within the game — especially at the high school ...

With only two starters returning, coach Dan Bosnic will place a strong emphasis on defense. During Dan Bosnic’s tenure at Monessen, the Greyhounds have pretty much known nothing but success, advancing...