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5 things to watch at the WPIAL Class AA girls track and field championships
The WPIAL track and field championships are Thursday at Slippery Rock, the first time at the venue after spending the previous 20 years at Baldwin. There are numerous returning Class AA girls champions who are looking for a return trip to the PIAA championships May 24-25 at Shippensburg. Here are...
Franklin Regional senior Palmer Jackson looking for spot in U.S. Open sectional
The last U.S. Open local qualifier is Monday at The Club at Nevillewood near Bridgeville. A field of 78 golfers will begin play at 9 a.m. They will play for four spots and two alternate spots in sectional qualifying. The field includes PIAA Class AAA champion Palmer Jackson of Franklin...
Seton Hill waits after PSAC cancels baseball tourney, awards Bloomsburg title
If Seton Hill’s baseball season is to continue, it must wait to hear from the NCAA Division II baseball committee to see if the Griffins will be invited to the upcoming tournament. The Griffins’ dream of winning a third consecutive Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference tournament came to an end Sunday...
Knapp falls in finals of Senior Match Play
Lehigh Country Club’s Bob Beck defeated Sean Knapp of Hannastown Golf Club, 2 up, in the final of the 13th Pennsylvania Senior Amateur Match Play Championship presented by LECOM at Allegheny Country Club in Sewickley. Knapp took a 1up lead on No. 1 with a birdie, but Beck rebounded and...
Hempfield grad Bridget Guy defends ACC title in pole vault
Virginia redshirt senior Bridget Guy defended her ACC women’s pole vault title at her home facility Friday night. Guy’s winning height was 14 feet, 2 inches, her best of the season. She won the 2018 title with a jump of 14-7 1/2. All smiles from our pole vault medalists!! ?...
Greensburg Salem, Yough tabbed with top 2 seeds in Class 4A baseball playoffs
When the Greensburg Salem baseball team convened for its first practice, coach Bill Wisniewski told his players to forget about how the 2018 season ended. He told them to focus on this season, and that’s what the Golden Lions did. Greensburg Salem (14-2, 10-2) shared the Section 1-4A title with...
Connellsville grad Madison Wiltrout captures first ACC javelin title
North Carolina redshirt freshman Madison Wiltrout captured the ACC women’s javelin title Thursday with a personal collegiate best throw of 182 feet, 5 inches. Madison Wiltrout's mark of 55.60m (182-5) landed her a personal best and a ? at her first #ACCOTF Championships! @UNCTrack_Field pic.twitter.com/oU9UjguWyC— ACC Track & Field (@ACCTrackField)...
Clerical mistake might cost reigning hurdles champ Layton chance to defend at WPIALs
Rick Layton is heartbroken. The third-year Waynesburg High School track and field coach made a clerical error that will cost his son, Daniel, a shot at defending his WPIAL Class AA title in the 110-meter hurdles. The WPIAL track and field championships are Thursday at Slippery Rock for the first...
McKeesport graduate, famous Florida high school coach, passes away
Elmer Tremont, a 1948 McKessport graduate who became a coaching legend in Fort Myers, Fla., died Monday. He was 89. Tremont grew up in Buena Vista, Elizabeth Township and played football for coach Duke Weigle at McKeesport. He went on to kick, punt and play defensive back at Miami. Tremont...
Ligonier Valley rolls to another conference track title
The Ligonier Valley boys track team continued its dominance in the Heritage Conference on Tuesday, winning the conference track championship for the fourth consecutive season. The Rams outscored Homer Center, 145-131. Senior sprinter Elliot Rost led the way by winning the 100- and 200-meter dashes. He also was on the...
Putt’s one-hitter leads Greensburg Salem baseball to share of Section 1-4A titleVideo
Greensburg Salem junior pitcher Aaren Putt doesn’t overpower opposing hitters. With a solid defense behind him, he doesn’t have to. Putt allowed a leadoff hit to Mt. Pleasant’s Asker O’Connor and then retired the next 19 batters to lead Greensburg Salem to a 5-0 victory in a Section 1-4A game...
Pole vaulters help Hempfield clinch WPIAL track championship
If members of the Hempfield boys track and field team needed any extra motivation to win WPIAL Class AAA team championship, maybe it came in their seeding by the WPIAL committee. Hempfield coach Ron Colland’s team was seeded fourth behind North Allegheny, Seneca Valley and Mt. Lebanon. But Colland knew...
Rachel Virgili wins sectional, qualifies for U.S. Women’s Open
Waynesburg native and LPGA player Rachel (Rohanna) Virgili won the U.S. Open Women’s Sectional on Monday at Chartiers Country Club and earned a spot in the field for the U.S. Women’s Open. Virgili finished with a two-round total of 1-over par 141. She shot a 2-under par 68 during the...
Hempfield captures boys WPIAL track championship in final event
It was a classic finish in the WPIAL Class AAA team championship Monday at Peters Township. Heading into the final event, the pole vault, Hempfield was leading North Allegheny and Seneca Valley by a point. The winner of the pole vault would take home the team title. That’s when Hempfield...
Ligonier Valley sprinters hope to make their mark at Heritage Conference meet
It has been another banner season for the Ligonier Valley track and field team, especially for a couple of senior sprinters. Elliott Rost and Zach Beitel recently opened some eyes at a couple of big meets. Rost won the 100-meter dash at the Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association meet April 27...
Belle Vernon track athlete Hunter Martin makes his markVideo
Belle Vernon senior Hunter Martin didn’t know after the Baldwin Invitational on Friday if he was going to try to improve his marks at one of the Last Chance meets Tuesday. That decision would be made by Monday. Martin competes in the 110- and 300-meter hurdles, the long jump and...
Greensburg Salem switches site of Monday’s baseball game
Greensburg Salem announced on Sunday the site of Monday’s baseball game against Knoch was switched to Seton Hill at 5 p.m. After the game, Greensburg Salem will honor the seniors. The Golden Lions (12-2, 8-2) are a half-game behind Yough (11-5, 9-2) for the Section 1-4A lead. Greensburg Salem will...
Derry’s Chelsea Bisi earns offensive honor for Penn State softball team
Penn State freshman Chelsea Bisi was named the softball team’s Offensive Player of the Year. The Derry graduate, who had two doubles Saturday against Indiana, hit .319 with 46 hits, 10 doubles, 13 home runs and a team-high 37 RBIs. Congratulations to our team award winners! ?Offensive POY: @chelseabisi25?Defensive POY:...
Robert Morris’ Taylor Bartlow finishes college by playing all 9 positions
The Robert Morris softball team concluded the regular season Saturday by dropping two games to Sacred Heart in Northeast Conference action. But in the second game, senior Taylor Bartlow achieved a rare feat: She concluded her collegiate career by playing at nine positions in her career. Bartlow started in center...
5 Things to Watch during this week’s track and field competitions
The high school track and field season is about to wrap up. The WPIAL team competition is Monday at Peters Township, and the WPIAL individual championships are May 16 at Slippery Rock. Because the WPIAL eliminated the area qualifiers in Class AAA and Class AA and takes the top 24...
South Park’s Huwalt shines in throwing events at Baldwin Invitational
South Park senior Maura Huwalt was determined to shine Friday at the 46th annual Baldwin Invitational. The Auburn commit, who dominates the WPIAL Class AA throwing events, won two titles and placed second in another against outstanding competition from one of the top Class AAA throwers, Hempfield senior Mackenna Orie....
Norwin’s Spatolisano changes strategy to win McKinney Mile at Baldwin Invitational
Sometimes athletes change their strategy on the fly. That’s what Norwin’s Dominic Spatolisano did during the McKinney Mile Friday at the 46th annual Baldwin Invitational. Halfway through the race, Spatolisano realized he had a shot at winning, so he changed his pace. “It was an accomplishment to win it,” Spatolisano...
14 returning champions set to compete at Baldwin Invitational
Rain is in the forecast for Friday. That means its time for the Baldwin Invitational. The prestigious track and field event will be held for the 46th time, and it seems the weather is always an issue. But that won’t stop 69 high schools and thousands of athletes from Western...
Jackson, Harper lead No. 2 Franklin Regional past Fox Chapel in Section 1-5A
When Franklin Regional played Fox Chapel back on April 5, the Panthers rallied for an extra-inning victory. There would be no late-inning rally needed in the rematch Thursday. The first-place Panthers, ranked No. 2 by Trib HSSN, jumped on Fox Chapel early and often and rolled to an 8-1 Section...
Norwin’s Walker to have shoulder surgery
Norwin sophomore Jayden Walker won’t be pitching anytime soon. The 6-foot-3 left-hander will have surgery to repair a torn left labrum after the season in June. Walker was supposed to be one of Norwin’s top pitchers this season. He won’t be able to pitch for six to eight months while...
