Senior guard Justice Shoats is one of three current Saints, including senior forward Brendan Coyle and sophomore guard Gavin Doty, who played in that 78-76 defeat.

STORRS — There’s a different energy inside UConn women’s basketball practices as soon as the calendar turns to March, that signature buzz of anticipation and tension that accompanies the arrival of the postseason.

Katherine Keegan of Shoreham-Wading River holds the championship plaque moments after winning the Suffolk Class A girls basketball championship against Mount Sinai on Friday, March 6, 2026, in Stony Brook. Credit: Michael A. Rupolo Sr.

Big Walnut, Circleville, Harvest Prep and Pickerington Central won OHSAA regional titles March 6 to advance to the state tournament.

Decatur wins in OT to repeat as champs; Dallas Lincoln steamrolls to 2nd straight crown

For 17 years, the West Coast Conference Basketball Tournament has called the Orleans Arena home, transforming a venue just off the Strip into one of college basketball’s most intimate and electric postseason showcases.

Get live scores, streaming info and complete coverage from this week’s NCHSAA regional championship games in Hickory and Greenville.

Check out all the action as it happens with live updates from the 2026 TSSAA basketball state tournament in Clarksville for March 5.