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 Bishop Canevin boys basketball team was in a dogfight until halftime in its season-opener against The Neighborhood Academy. But the Bulldogs used a big third quarter to pull away from the Crusaders.
Defending WPIAL Class 5A boys basketball champion Moon evened its record on the young season by downing Knoch in the Geneva College/Lincoln Park Tipoff Tournament.
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.
Sto-Rox boys basketball coach Ryan Hughes is back at his alma mater for the second time, and he believes his young squad could create problems for people by midseason.
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.