Basketball

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — That something it’s played for, that carrot at the end of the regular season, has, of course, differed. In 2012, ‘19, ‘20 and ...

ST MARYS — The Elk County Catholic boys basketball team kept their dream of back-to-back titles alive with a 43-28 victory over Cameron County, punchi...

CLARION — By the third quarter’s end, the game had slowed to a pace that appeared ideal for Ridgway. Against high-flying Otto-Eldred, the Elkers had s...

BROCKWAY — Struggling to find its rhythm on offense, the Coudersport boys basketball team dropped its first game of the postseason to Moniteau, losing...

KANE — They’ll wear opposite colored uniforms this year. Other than that, the District 9 Class A girls basketball final will look the same as it did l...

PORT ALLEGANY — Facing a do-or-die situation, the Port Allegany girls basketball team rallied to overcome a second-half Northern Potter comeback, edgi...

ST MARYS — Three local high school basketball teams saw their seasons come to an end Monday, as the Ridgway girls, Smethport boys and Johnsonburg boys...

The top five spots in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll remained the same. The rest of the AP Top 25 was a big jumble. Houston was No...

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — Daryl Banks III saw a couple shots go in. Then he saw a whole lot more do the same. A hot start for St. Bonaventure’s leading ...

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — St. Bonaventure’s men’s basketball team couldn’t have picked a better time to put up its biggest point total of the season and...

PITTSBURGH — The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford men’s basketball team saw its season end in the AMCC semifinals, as the Panthers struggled to sl...

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — Its frustration, understandably, is apparent. “You always want to win, no matter if you’re on a 10-game winning streak or a fi...

JOHNSONBURG — In the postseason, with practically every game a do-or-die scenario, the pressure rises to a new level. That goes double when you find y...

ST. MARYS — Elk County Catholic has a way of making good teams look bad. Friday’s District 9 Class A boys basketball quarterfinal was the latest examp...

DUBOIS — A quarterfinal trip to DuBois Central Catholic is no easy task. That’s what the Port Allegany girls basketball team was tasked with Thursday ...

DUKE CENTER — Storylines weren’t hard to find Thursday at Otto-Eldred High School. The District 9 basketball playoffs brought their usual intrigue. Th...

March Madness has reached the Sweet 16. There is a twist this year for the women’s tournament: The NCAA picked two regional sites instead of four, wit...

ST MARYS — The defending District 9 champions hit the postseason ground running as the Elk County Catholic girls basketball beat Clarion, 47-28, in th...

ST MARYS — With the game decided in the final possessions, the Ridgway boys basketball team was able to find the bottom of the net with a last second ...

KARNS CITY — Drew Evens’ fourth-quarter shooting gave Port Allegany life. On the road in the District 9 boys basketball playoffs, however, the senior’...