The Sto-Rox girls basketball team used a balanced approach to hold off Carlynton in a battle of two West Hills area teams. Rae Johnston and Kamiyah Thompson each scored 14 points for the victorious Vikings.
Both the Bishop Canevin and Our Lady of the Sacred Heart girls basketball teams met with little resistance Monday night in posting season-opening victories. Bishop Canevin downed Burgettstown while OLSH whipped Eden Christian.
The Carlynton girls basketball team had its share of struggles last season, but second-year coach Frank Deutsch hopes a year of experience will put this year's team in position to compete in Class 2A.
Moon Area coach Mark Pompeo lost a number of seniors from last year's 14-9 team, but he has three key returnees who figure to shoulder most of the load in 2024-25.
The Sto-Rox Vikings used a big fourth quarter to post a 43-39 victory over Springdale Saturday in the second game of the Deer Lakes Tournament. At the Montour Tipoff Tournament, the host Spartans won their second straight game, beating Quaker Valley.
Bishop Canevin girls basketball coach Rob Travis is counting on standout Natalie Kirsch to lead the way for the young Crusaders, who open their season Monday.
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart's girls basketball team is coming off a 17-10 record a year ago, and coach Don Eckerle -- who knows plenty about winning -- has high hopes for his squad.