Boys basketball standings
| Class 5A Section 2 | Conference record | Regular season final record |
|---|---|---|
| New Castle | 4-0 | 8-1 |
| Chartiers Valley | 3-0 | 3-8 |
| South Fayette | 2-2 | 5-6 |
| West Allegheny | 1-3 | 6-6 |
| Moon | 1-3 | 4-8 |
| Trinity | 0-3 | 4-7 |
| Class 3A Section 1 | Conference record | Regular season final record |
|---|---|---|
| Ellwood City | 4-0 | 11-2 |
| Beaver Falls | 3-1 | 6-5 |
| Neshannock | 2-2 | 10-3 |
| Laurel | 2-2 | 8-3 |
| Mohawk | 1-3 | 3-9 |
| Riverside | 0-4 | 3-8 |
| Class 2A Section 1 | Conference record | Regular season final record |
|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of Sacred Heart | 4-0 | 9-0 |
| South Side Beaver | 1-1 | 5-7 |
| Springdale | 2-1 | 3-9 |
| Shenango | 1-2 | 2-8 |
| Riverview | 1-3 | 4-8 |
| Sewickley Academy | 0-2 | 1-6 |
| Class 1A Section 1 | Conference record | Regular season final record |
|---|---|---|
| Union | 4-0 | 12-1 |
| Eden Christian | 3-1 | 6-4 |
| Rochester | 2-1 | 3-6 |
| Western Beaver | 0-2 | 2-6 |
| Nazareth Prep | 0-2 | 1-9 |
| Cornell | 0-3 | 5-7 |
| District 10 Region 2 | Region record | Regular season overall record |
|---|---|---|
| Franklin | 7-0 | 13-1 |
| Hickory | 5-1 | 9-2 |
| Grove City | 3-2 | 5-5 |
| Greenville | 3-3 | 6-6 |
| Slippery Rock | 3-3 | 5-6 |
| Sharon | 1-4 | 1-10 |
| Wilmington | 0-5 | 1-10 |
| Sharpsville | 0-4 | 0-7 |
Girls basketball standings
| Class 4A Section 2 | Conference record | Regular season overall record |
|---|---|---|
| Blackhawk | 5-0 | 11-0 |
| Montour | 4-1 | 8-2 |
| Beaver | 3-1 | 6-3 |
| Central Valley | 3-2 | 4-6 |
| Hopewell | 3-3 | 4-6 |
| Quaker Valley | 2-4 | 4-7 |
| New Castle | 1-5 | 4-6 |
| Ambridge | 0-5 | 1-10 |
| Class 3A Section 1 | Conference record | Regular season overall record |
|---|---|---|
| North Catholic | 6-0 | 9-4 |
| Freedom | 4-1 | 7-3 |
| Laurel | 3-2 | 6-5 |
| Mohawk | 2-3 | 3-9 |
| Ellwood City | 1-3 | 4-7 |
| Beaver Falls | 1-3 | 2-6 |
| Riverside | 0-5 | 0-9 |
| Class 2A Section 1 | Conference record | Regular season overall record |
|---|---|---|
| Neshannock | 5-0 | 12-1 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart | 3-1 | 7-4 |
| Sewickley Academy | 2-1 | 3-2 |
| Shenango | 3-3 | 7-5 |
| South Side Beaver | 1-3 | 7-4 |
| Aliquippa | 1-3 | 2-8 |
| New Brighton | 0-4 | 2-7 |
| Class 1A Section 1 | Conference record | Regular season overall record |
|---|---|---|
| Union | 3-0 | 10-0 |
| Rochester | 3-0 | 8-2 |
| Eden Christian | 1-2 | 5-6 |
| Bishop Canevin | 1-3 | 6-5 |
| Cornell | 0-3 | 6-5 |
| District 10 Region 4 | Region record | Regular season overall record |
|---|---|---|
| Greenville | 2-0 | 7-3 |
| Sharpsville | 2-0 | 5-4 |
| Lakeview | 1-1 | 9-3 |
| Wilmington | 1-1 | 7-4 |
| Sharon | 0-2 | 2-9 |
| Reynolds | 0-2 | 2-11 |
Tipoff headlines
- Rubin surprised with award after breaking school records
- Roman Catholic's Skillings wins Class 6A Player of the Year award
- Wells, Boice, Blundo earn all-section recognition
- New Castle's Wells awarded Class 5A All-State First Team honors
- Blackhawk girls basketball team dominates section play
- Neumann-Goretti's Wright earns Class 4A boys Player of the Year award
- Laurel's Pontius captures first-team all-section accolade
- Locals headline Section 1-3A boys all-stars
- Neshannock's Haggerty, Nogay, Grybowski pace Section 1-2A girls all-stars
- Shenango's McQuiston claims all-section accolade
- Ellwood’s Roth earns Class 3A All-State third-team accolade
- OLSH's Jake DiMichele wins Class 2A boys Player of the Year honor
- Union's Cleaver claims Section 1-1A first-team status
- Scotties' Stanley claims all-section accolade
- Stanley earns Class 1A All-State Second Team honors
- Haggerty, Nogay and Grybowski awarded All-State Class 2A honors
- Grybowski, Haggerty, Nogay earn all-state honors
- New Castle High retains boys, girls basketball coaches
- Neshannock girls, New Castle boys return from Hershey with state medals
- Column by Cody W. Pattison: Making history without knowing it
Tipoff Basketball Show
LGKG's Larry Kelly and News sports editor Ron Poniewasz Jr. preview the PIAA Elite Eight as the Union and New Castle boys as well as the Neshannock, Shenango and Union girls enter the state quarterfinals on Tuesday.
Tipoff Show
- Tipoff Show | Ep. 10: We're down to the Elite Eight
- Tipoff Show | Ep. 9: Neshannock wins WPIAL title; PIAA playoff preview
- Tipoff Show | Ep. 8: New Castle, Union, Neshannock ready for title games
- Tipoff Show | Ep. 7: Laurel has 2 WPIAL champs; playoffs open
- Red Hurricane Report | The 'Cane Train is rolling
- Tipoff Show | Ep. 6: We have co-Athletes of the Week!
- Tipoff Show | Ep. 5: Another Stanley star at Union
- Red Hurricane Report | Big week for the 'Canes
- Tipoff Show | Ep. 4: Summer workouts are keys to success
- Red Hurricane Report | New Castle rolls into 2022, section play
- Tipoff Show | Ep. 3: Where in the world is Union High School?
- Red Hurricane Report | New Castle suffers first defeat of season
- Tipoff Show | Ep. 2: Where in the world is Union High School?
New Castle coach Ralph Blundo speaks after his team fell 53-39 to Imhotep Charter in the PIAA Class 5A title game in Hershey.
Athlete of the Week
- Haggerty's season to culminate at state championship
- Boice continues to put up points for New Castle
- Roth captures milestone; Ellwood City clinch first section title
- Wrona delivers in clutch for Mohawk boys basketball team
- Barker uses motivators to put up points for Laurel
- Athlete of the Week: Sopko is leader of Neshannock boys basketball team
- Cleaver continues putting up points for Union
- Freshman catalyst for Lady Greyhounds
- Roth fills stat sheet for Ellwood boys basketball team
- Athletes of the Week: Locals bring home gold in championship events
- Atkins propels Laurel High girls to pair of wins
- Athlete of the Week: Kwiat contributing to Neshannock's success
- Neshannock's Nogay fills stat sheet in many categories
- Athlete of the Week: Julian delivers in clutch for Mohawk High girls
- Union High's Stanley is a double-double machine
Tipoff Photo Galleries
Boys basketball team previews
Championships. That’s the standard for the New Castle High boys basketball program. Last year was no different for the Red Hurricane
Heavy lies the crown for Ellwood City Lincoln High’s boys basketball team.
Mike O’Lare helped build one Mohawk High basketball program into a championship team.
With a lot of experience and talent, Neshannock expected big things last season.
Union boasted one of the top offenses in WPIAL Class 1A last season.
Wilmington High’s boys basketball team looks for improvements this season.
Girls basketball team previews
The New Castle High girls basketball team reached the postseason last year.
A familiar face returns to the bench for the Ellwood City Lincoln High girls basketball team this season.
Laurel is eager to get back to the WPIAL championship.
Shenango has a new coach, but the Lady Wildcats are moving right along.
Wilmington High’s girls basketball team is looking for a new strategy for the 2021-2022 season.