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COVID-19 and AAU recruiting
If this were any other spring, Corinne Washington would be traveling to Detroit this weekend with her Western PA Bruins teammates for an AAU basketball tournament in the Motor City. Due to COVID-19, those face-to-face [...]
Taylor Lake named UAA Women’s Basketball Player of the Year
Former Bruin and University of Chicago senior forward Taylor Lake of was named UAA Women's Basketball Player of the Year as the 2019-20 UAA All-Association Team was announced. Lake averaged 15.4 points and 5.6 rebounds [...]
Belle Vernon freshman Viva Kreis meets NBA’s best at All-Star weekend
Viva Kreis was invited by the NBA to present at the Jr. NBA Leadership Council during the NBA All-Star Weekend in Chicago. At the meeting, she was given the opportunity to share her experiences and [...]
Rachel Wojdowski Joins Bruins Staff as 15U UAA Coach
Former Duquesne assistant and Bethel Park High School graduate Rachel Wojdowski has joined the Western PA Bruins as coach of the 15U team on the Under Armour circuit. In seven seasons as assistant coach and [...]
Ruhlman’s first season with Under Armour Association Girls circuit
Emma Ruhlman had a busy season playing on the Bruins 2022 Zeise team, guessing that she slept in her own bed four days in July. The team had a successful 2019, the first under the [...]
August Clinic
The Bruins and Peak Elite Skills Training are holding a free clinic for girls grades 3-8 on August 17th and 18th at North Allegheny Senior HS. Players should bring a ball and expect to be [...]
Help Coach Stefko on his ride to fundraise for cancer research
Dear friend: We lost my father Dan Stefko to Acute Myeloid Leukemia in 2014. In his memory, I will be participating in Pelotonia 2019 on August 4 and 5 in Columbus, biking 200 miles over [...]
Ron Drennen joins the Bruins staff as Director of Skills Training & Development
Ron Drennen is one of the most successful basketball skills trainers in Western Pennsylvania and now he has hooked up with the region's most successful girls AAU programs, the Western PA Bruins. Drennen will serve [...]
Megan McConnell chooses Duquesne
Megan McConnell, an all-state senior at Chartiers Valley, made a verbal commitment to Duquesne University. McConnell, an all-state selection as a freshman, sophomore and junior, is a standout point guard who will be one of [...]
Tess Myers commits to Duquesne
Tess Myers, an all-state guard and senior at North Catholic, made a verbal commitment to Duquesne University. The 5-foot-10 Myers, who average 15.7 points, 5.6 rebounds, 3 assists and 2.3 steals per game last season, [...]
Top AAU Girls Basketball Tournament
Four years ago, the Western PA Bruins first Tip-Off Tournament registered 55 teams. This weekend, nearly 300 teams will participate in what's considered one of the top AAU girls basketball events in the eastern part [...]
Dayna Rouse Lands All-Big South Second Team
After a breakout season in which she led the conference and ranked among the top 25 in the NCAA with a .565 field-goal percentage, junior Dayna Rouse was named to the All-Big South second team [...]
Bruins College Commitments
Many Bruins players recently signed letters of intent. Congratulations to these players! Check out our photos on the Photo page.
2019 Spring Tip-Off Event
The Western PA Bruins will be tipping off another season with its 5th annual Spring Tip-Off Tournament from April 5-7, 2019. The event provides an opportunity for travel teams in grades 4 through 11 to [...]
Metro Basketball, LLC is now part of the Bruins family
The Western PA Bruins and Metro Basketball, LLC are two of the most respected and longest running girls AAU basketball programs in Western Pennsylvania but the two organizations are now one. The Bruins and Metro [...]