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High School Basketball

Falcons’ Hough happy to be coaching at alma mater

Joe Hough is a Brownsville graduate who has already made an imprint at his alma mater as a boys basketball coach. Hough was an assistant under his brother Paul when the starting blocks for a team that would win a WPIAL championship under Pete Logan two years later were placed. Since then ...

Mikes seek return to playoffs

Ian McCombs is entering his seventh season as Carmichaels boys basketball coach and would like to see his team return to the playoffs after it fell short of that quest for the second year in a row in 2024-25. "Our goal this season is to compete for a playoff spot," McCombs said. "Our team ...

Maples focusing on player development

Injuries and graduation put Mapletown in a tough situation before Dr. Kristafer Adkins could hold his first practice. The Maples’ leading scorer, Lucas Stevenson, who had 219 points last season, had graduated, along with Tyler Howard, who put in 121 points. In addition to losing two ...

Raiders hope to make another run at section title

Waynesburg Central boys basketball coach Michael Juliano beefed up his team's non-section schedule last year to help prepare for section play. The result was a 0-7 start but the plan worked. The Raiders wound up 9-14 overall but were 7-3 in Section 4-3A and were in the battle for first ...

Becker takes over Pioneers as Romanus departs

Jim Romanus ended a long, successful coaching career that spanned 48 years, including 14 leading West Greene's boys basketball team, after last season. Those are big shoes for Billy Becker to fill. Becker, a Waynesburg Central graduate, is in the midst of his first head coaching job as he ...

Lady Pioneers look to keep rolling under Brudnock

West Greene's girls basketball team switched coaches last year but still kept rolling along. In Ben Brudnock's first year at the helm the Lady Pioneers went 16-9 overall, finished fourth in Section 2-A at 8-6 to qualify for the postseason for the ninth year in a row, and won a WPIAL playoff ...