High-school-basketball Feedhttps://www.post-gazette.comThis feed contains high-school-basketball storiesWed, 22 Jul 2026 23:16:50 +0000Post-Gazette Syndicator Serviceenhourly1Meleek Thomas wants to show he belongs in the NBA. His Summer League performance was a good start.By Brad Everett / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/sports/high-school-basketball/2026/07/20/meleek-thomas-lincoln-park-wpial-nba-draft-cleveland-cavaliers/stories/202607180038Mon, 20 Jul 2026 08:21:51 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/high-school-basketball/2026/07/20/meleek-thomas-lincoln-park-wpial-nba-draft-cleveland-cavaliers/stories/202607180038<![CDATA[]]>Why longtime basketball coach Mark 'Knobby' Walsh left Mt. Lebanon to return to Seton LaSalleBrad Everett / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/sports/high-school-basketball/2026/07/09/wpial-basketball-coaching-news-mark-knobby-walsh-seton-lasalle-mt-lebanon/stories/202607090034Thu, 09 Jul 2026 08:29:40 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/high-school-basketball/2026/07/09/wpial-basketball-coaching-news-mark-knobby-walsh-seton-lasalle-mt-lebanon/stories/202607090034<![CDATA[]]>Jamal Woodson hired as the girls basketball coach at Shady Side AcademyBrad Everett / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/sports/high-school-basketball/2026/07/07/wpial-coaching-jamal-woodson-shadyside-baldwin-jonna/stories/202607070038Tue, 07 Jul 2026 14:30:21 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/high-school-basketball/2026/07/07/wpial-coaching-jamal-woodson-shadyside-baldwin-jonna/stories/202607070038<![CDATA[]]>Mercy rules and a historic QB were among the top WPIAL and City League storylines for 2025-26By Mike White / For the Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/sports/high-school-football/2026/07/03/storylines-wpial-city-league-sieg-palko-indiana-spell/stories/202607040002Fri, 03 Jul 2026 09:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/high-school-football/2026/07/03/storylines-wpial-city-league-sieg-palko-indiana-spell/stories/202607040002<![CDATA[]]>South Fayette basketball is the Post-Gazette's high school girls Team of the YearBy Keith Barnes / For the Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/sports/high-school-basketball/2026/06/30/south-fayette-leroux-lamonde-bennett-wpial-piaa/stories/202607010007Tue, 30 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/high-school-basketball/2026/06/30/south-fayette-leroux-lamonde-bennett-wpial-piaa/stories/202607010007<![CDATA[]]>Post-Gazette Athlete of the Year honor rollBy Mike White / For the Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/sports/high-school-football/2026/06/28/athlete-of-the-year-list-highschool-marino/stories/202606260031Sun, 28 Jun 2026 09:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/high-school-football/2026/06/28/athlete-of-the-year-list-highschool-marino/stories/202606260031<![CDATA[]]>Quaker Valley star and Maryland commit Mimi Thiero is named the Post-Gazette Athlete of the Year for girlsBy Matt Press / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/sports/high-school-basketball/2026/06/28/quaker-valley-star-and-maryland-bound-mimi-thiero-named-post-gazette-girls-athle/stories/202606280068Sun, 28 Jun 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/high-school-basketball/2026/06/28/quaker-valley-star-and-maryland-bound-mimi-thiero-named-post-gazette-girls-athle/stories/202606280068<![CDATA[]]>Hopewell’s James Armstrong is the first sophomore to win Post-Gazette Athlete of the Year for boysBy Mike White / For the Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/sports/high-school-football/2026/06/27/hopewell-james-armstrong-athlete-of-year-quarterback/stories/202606260030Sat, 27 Jun 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/high-school-football/2026/06/27/hopewell-james-armstrong-athlete-of-year-quarterback/stories/202606260030<![CDATA[]]>Jonna Burke, a WPIAL champion girls basketball coach, leaves Shady Side Academy for Bethany CollegeBy Mike White / For the Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/sports/high-school-basketball/2026/06/24/jonna-burke-wpial-girls-championship-coach-bethany-shadyside/stories/202606240067Wed, 24 Jun 2026 17:03:16 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/high-school-basketball/2026/06/24/jonna-burke-wpial-girls-championship-coach-bethany-shadyside/stories/202606240067<![CDATA[]]>After leading Obama boys basketball to state title game, Naron Jackson steps down as coachMike White / For the Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/sports/high-school-basketball/2026/06/19/basketball-city-league-wpial-obama-naron-jackson/stories/202606190059Fri, 19 Jun 2026 17:54:49 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/high-school-basketball/2026/06/19/basketball-city-league-wpial-obama-naron-jackson/stories/202606190059<![CDATA[]]>41 years apart, grandmother and granddaughter hit 1,000-point milestone at Beaver FallsBy Timothy Cox / For the Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/06/18/grandmother-tonya-steals-granddaughter-taylor-pullen-1000-points-scorers-beaver/stories/202606180002Thu, 18 Jun 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/06/18/grandmother-tonya-steals-granddaughter-taylor-pullen-1000-points-scorers-beaver/stories/202606180002<![CDATA[]]>High school notes: Steve Lodovico, state champion girls basketball coach, to coach Seneca Valley boysBy Mike White / For the Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/sports/high-school-basketball/2026/06/10/lodovico-basketball-coach-boys-seneca-valley-blackhawk-jaivin-peel-wpial-piaa/stories/202606100052Wed, 10 Jun 2026 19:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/high-school-basketball/2026/06/10/lodovico-basketball-coach-boys-seneca-valley-blackhawk-jaivin-peel-wpial-piaa/stories/202606100052<![CDATA[]]>Mike White’s Prep Talk: Greensburg Salem golfer Luke Sikora has 6 holes-in-one in a yearBy Mike White / For the Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/sports/hsother/2026/05/31/greensburg-salem-golf-sikora-holeinone/stories/202605310051Sun, 31 May 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/hsother/2026/05/31/greensburg-salem-golf-sikora-holeinone/stories/202605310051<![CDATA[]]>Former Schenley basketball star arrested at airport for owing $100,000 in child supportPittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2026/05/30/deandre-kane-arrest-child-support/stories/202605300032Sat, 30 May 2026 11:52:17 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2026/05/30/deandre-kane-arrest-child-support/stories/202605300032<![CDATA[]]>A tweak to WPIAL boys basketball sections moves Sewickley Academy and East AlleghenyBy Mike White / For the Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/sports/high-school-basketball/2026/05/24/wpial-boys-basketball-section-realignments-sewickley-east-allegheny/stories/202605240098Sun, 24 May 2026 13:26:59 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/high-school-basketball/2026/05/24/wpial-boys-basketball-section-realignments-sewickley-east-allegheny/stories/202605240098<![CDATA[]]>Sewickley Academy moves up, New Castle moves down in WPIAL basketball section realignmentsBy Keith Barnes / For the Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/sports/high-school-basketball/2026/05/19/wpial-boys-sections-sewickley-newcastle/stories/202605180024Tue, 19 May 2026 16:42:52 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/high-school-basketball/2026/05/19/wpial-boys-sections-sewickley-newcastle/stories/202605180024<![CDATA[]]>Prep Talk: Looking back at great WPIAL football-track athletes of the past 45 yearsBy Mike White / For the Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/sports/high-school-football/2026/05/06/wpial-great-track-athletes-gatten-moye-buczkowski-kemon-spell/stories/202605060004Wed, 06 May 2026 13:45:12 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/high-school-football/2026/05/06/wpial-great-track-athletes-gatten-moye-buczkowski-kemon-spell/stories/202605060004<![CDATA[]]>All-State boys basketball teams: Sewickley Academy sophomore Mamadou Kane tabbed Class 2A Player of the YearBy Keith Barnes / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/sports/high-school-basketball/2026/04/30/allstate-boys-teams-wpial-piaa-honors-awards/stories/202604300025Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/high-school-basketball/2026/04/30/allstate-boys-teams-wpial-piaa-honors-awards/stories/202604300025<![CDATA[]]>State House passes bill that allows PIAA to conduct separate playoffs for public and private schools By Mike White / For the Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/sports/highschool/2026/04/29/public-private-school-separate-playoffs-piaa-pennsylvania/stories/202604290083Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:42:56 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/highschool/2026/04/29/public-private-school-separate-playoffs-piaa-pennsylvania/stories/202604290083<![CDATA[]]>Mike White's Prep Talk: Is Mt. Lebanon's 6-foot-6 Graham Keen the WPIAL's next big-time baseball player?Mike White / For the Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/sports/hsother/2026/04/29/graham-keen-mount-lebanon-wpial-baseball-mlb-draft-vanderbilt/stories/202604280089Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:33:09 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/hsother/2026/04/29/graham-keen-mount-lebanon-wpial-baseball-mlb-draft-vanderbilt/stories/202604280089<![CDATA[]]>