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Remarkable Rockets

Redbank Valley 1,000-point scorer Braylon Wagner fittingly sank his teamÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ first basket in their PIAA Class 2A first-round boys basketball playoff game against Jefferson-Morgan on Saturday. The trouble was, by time the host Bulldogs got on the scoreboard, the Rockets had already rang up ...

Gallant in defeat

PITTSBURGH — The WPIAL Class A girls basketball championship came down to one last duel between Geibel Catholic star Emma Larkin and Serra Catholic's defense. The Lady Eagles held a precarious 47-46 lead as Larkin dribbled with the clock ticking down under 10 seconds. Serra's Arianna Ward ...

Whatever it takes

Janiah Darnell has been a pillar of consistency for the Geibel Catholic girls basketball team. A strong rebounder and defender and a fundamentally sound player, the junior has quietly gone about her business as the Lady Gators have progressed through a sparkling 23-1 season. Darnell has ...

Local roundup: Lady Pioneers’ season ends with consolation loss

West Greene's girls basketball team has won at least one playoff game in nine of the last 10 years and reached the quarterfinals in all 10 of those seasons, and the 2025-26 squad kept that streak alive. The Lady Pioneers could not advance further this season, though, following a first-round ...

Local roundup: Rockets bounce back with consolation win

Jefferson-Morgan surged in front with a big third quarter and held off visiting Winchester Thursday from there for a 43-39 victory in a WPIAL Class 2A consolation game on Saturday afternoon. Coach Brandon Lawless's Rockets improved to 23-2 in bouncing back from a 41-28 loss in the ...

Local Calendar

Local Calendar Monday, Feb. 23 Boys Basketball WPIAL Playoffs Class 4A Consolation Game Belle Vernon at Hopewell, 7 p.m. Class 3A Consolation Game Southmoreland at Mohawk, 7 p.m. Girls Basketball Class A Semifinals Geibel Catholic vs. Aquinas Academy, at Norwin, 6 ...