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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 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, 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, 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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Many Bruins players recently signed letters of intent. Congratulations to these players! Check out our photos on the Photo page.

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 [...]

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 [...]

Bishop Canevin’s Shamyjha Price made her commitment to the River Hawks on September 16. Price has been a major contributor on the court since her freshman year, helping the Crusaders capture three straight WPIAL titles. [...]

Penn Hills' senior guard Adia Brisker verbally committed to Niagara University via her personal twitter account. Brisker, who is a National Honor Society member, was also considering an offer from Buffalo. As a junior, Brisker [...]

The Western PA Bruins are excited to announce a partnership with 5th Street Gym AAU Basketball program to facilitate their expansion into Blair, Indiana and Cambria Counties. The initial season for this new venture, which [...]

Ambridge's Aniya Walker, a 6-foot-2 senior guard, has verbally committed to St. Francis (PA). She chose the Red Flash after receiving seven NCAA Division I scholarship offers. Other offers came from Duquesne, Lafayette, Akron, Youngstown [...]

The Western PA Bruins will hold fall tryouts for 2019 travel teams in grades 9th – 11th. The first two sessions will be held on Saturday 9/22 and Sunday 9/23 at Penn Hills High School. [...]

The 2018 Western PA Bruins Spring Tip-Off Classic showcased talent from the midwest to Canada to Virginia, with nearly 200 teams competing. Thanks to all of the teams who traveled to Pittsburgh to participate in [...]