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High school scores, summaries and schedules for April 16, 2025
High schools Baseball Wednesday’s results Class 6A Section 1 Seneca Valley 6, North Hills 0 Class 5A Section 1 Latrobe 9, Franklin Regional 8 Kiski Area 10, Armstrong 8 Section 2 Peters Township 6, Bethel Park 1 Section 3 Fox Chapel 1, Mars 0 Section 4 Thomas Jefferson 6, Connellsville...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 18, 2025: North Allegheny, Canon-McMillan look for sweeps
The brooms are out and ready to be used Thursday for the two WPIAL Class 6A baseball leaders. North Allegheny in Section 1 and Canon-McMillan in Section 2 each have one-game leads in the loss column heading into their section series finales. NA has two wins this week over Central...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school softball rankings for April 16, 2025
A couple of classifications were hit hard by changes from last week’s Trib HSSN state softball rankings while other classes are virtually unchanged. Class 5A and 4A saw two teams exit with two new teams entering the top 5. North Pocono and Upper Dublin in 5A and Elizabeth Forward and...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school baseball rankings for April 16, 2025
As the mercury slowly rises and we head into the second half of April, the top high school baseball teams across the state are starting to lock in and stack victories. In the six classifications, only four teams lost their spot in the weekly Trib HSSN state baseball rankings from...
High school roundup for April 16, 2025: Pair of Fox Chapel pitchers no-hit Mars
Tristan Blum and Franco Pistella combined on a no-hitter, and Jeremy Haigh singled in the game’s only run in the first inning as Fox Chapel defeated Mars, 1-0, in Section 3-5A baseball Wednesday. Blum struck out six in four innings, and Pistella fanned three in three innings for the Foxes...
Clutch plays help Latrobe hold off Franklin Regional in Section 1-5A baseball showdown
Cole Short watched the baseball bounding to third baseman Jack Stynchula while making his way to the first-base bag in the top of the seventh inning Wednesday. He tracked Stynchula’s long throw, which bounced several feet in front him, with runners on first and third. Misplay the short-hop, and Latrobe...
WPIAL elects 2 newcomers to board of directors for 2025-26 school year
The WPIAL board of directors already has two new members for next school year. Moon athletic director Alan Alcalde and Norwin athletic director Mike Burrell earned seats on the WPIAL board in election results announced Wednesday. They secured two of the 10 at-large seats up for election every spring for...
PIAA survey asks: Should high school basketball have a shot clock?
Reset the clock on the shot clock debate. The PIAA will soon send schools a survey asking whether they want a shot clock added to high school basketball. That’ll rekindle a debate that somewhat stalled three years ago after a different PIAA survey showed opinions were evenly split, prompting the...
PIAA administrator cautions WPIAL schools after Justice Department sues Maine over transgender policy
A few hours after the Justice Department said it was suing Maine over its transgender athlete policy, PIAA executive director Bob Lombardi cautioned WPIAL schools to discuss the topic with their solicitors. “The White House is using Title IX and the Civil Rights Act to really make sure that people...
Westmoreland County softball notebook: Penn-Trafford battle-tested by top-flight competition
Penn-Trafford went from unranked to No. 1 in the TribLive HSSN Class 5A top-5 softball rankings after an impressive string of wins. Coach Denny Little doesn’t put much stock in rankings but acknowledges teams will be coming for the Warriors. Penn-Trafford (8-1, 5-0) has beaten defending PIAA champion Thomas Jefferson,...
Former Latrobe catcher brings same passion to coaching ranks at Albert Gallatin
Former Latrobe softball standout Makayla Munchinski has been out of college at Cal (Pa.) for only a short time, but she already has a coaching job. Munchinski is a first-year head coach at Albert Gallatin. The former catcher who played an extra in the streaming series “A League of Their...
WPIAL announces 2025 James Collins Scholar-Athlete Award winners
The WPIAL announced the 20 winners of its annual James Collins Scholar-Athlete Award, with each receiving a $1,000 scholarship. Earning the 10 boys awards were Beaver’s Tyler Biss, Fox Chapel’s Milo Chiu, Fort Cherry’s Shane Cornali, Central Catholic’s Bradley Gompers, Pine-Richland’s Bradan Lenz, Peters Township’s Colton Lusk, South Fayette’s Luke...
Already familiar to the program, Bryer takes over as Belle Vernon football coach
There’s a new — but familiar — man in charge of the Belle Vernon football program after Tuesday night’s school board meeting. Scott Bryer was hired in a unanimous vote, officially making him the leader of the program. “Coach Bryer is no stranger to Leopard Nation,” Belle Vernon athletic director...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for April 15, 2025
High schools Baseball Tuesday’s results Class 6A Section 1 North Allegheny 6, Central Catholic 3 North Hills at Seneca Valley, ppd. Section 2 Canon-McMillan 15, Mt. Lebanon 3 Norwin 4, Woodland Hills 1 Class 5A Section 1 Franklin Regional at Latrobe, ppd. Kiski Area at Armstrong, ppd. Plum 15, Penn...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 16, 2025: Thomas Jefferson, Baldwin to slug it out
Last spring, the Thomas Jefferson softball team made an unexpected run to the WPIAL Class 5A finals before falling to Armstrong in the title game. The Jaguars kept their postseason magic going though in the PIAA playoffs and ended up beating Pittston Area to win the 5A state championship. Meanwhile,...
Trib 10: New team takes top spot in softball power rankings
Much like a week ago, it was a bumpy ride for the top baseball teams and relatively smooth sailing for the district softball teams in the weekly Trib 10 power rankings. While the top three baseball teams held serve, including Pine-Richland maintaining its spot at No. 1, three district teams...
High school roundup for April 15, 2025: Hunter Horne’s homer lifts West Mifflin past Ringgold
Hunter Horne hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the sixth to lead West Mifflin to a 5-4 victory over Ringgold in Section 2-4A baseball Tuesday. Braeden Andzelik doubled and drove in two runs for the Titans (11-3, 6-0). Alex Kolano and Gavin Angotti tripled for the Rams (4-8,...
Former East Allegheny football coach plans fundraising dinner for grad needing kidney transplant
Dom Pecora knows football, but the former East Allegheny coach also has a knack for food as a restaurateur. After learning that one of his former players needs a kidney transplant, Pecora decided to put his cooking skills to work to raise money. Pecora is hosting a pasta dinner April...
Freshman pitcher keeps grip in soggy conditions, keys victory over Deer Lakes
Gray clouds filled the sky, temperatures slid into the 40s and rain was falling sideways. Yet somehow Freeport’s Owen Westendorf made Tuesday look like a beautiful day for baseball. Unfazed by the nasty weather, the freshman right-hander stayed on the mound for six solid innings, a gritty effort that led...
Former Franklin Regional player, Mt. Pleasant assistant Garland eager to get started as coach of Riverview girls soccer
Jessica Garland honed her skills as a high school soccer coach the past decade as an assistant to her father, Rich, at her alma mater, Franklin Regional, and for the past five seasons at Mt. Pleasant. She now is getting her chance as a head coach. Garland on Monday evening...
Catanzaro steps down as Riverview girls basketball coach after 4 seasons
Jill Catanzaro stepped down Monday as coach of the Riverview girls basketball team after four seasons at the helm. The decision, she said, was a difficult one because of her love of the game, her love of coaching and love of Riverview and its athletes. But when she thought about...
Westmoreland County baseball notebook: Postseason series format could be gaining steam
Imagine a best-of-three baseball series to determine who advances in the WPIAL playoffs, or a two-out-of-three set to decide a championship. Coaches have been clamoring for the concept since 2021 when the WPIAL went to three-game series in Class 6A and two-game series in the other classes for regular-season section...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for April 14, 2025
High schools Baseball Monday’s results Class 6A Section 1 North Allegheny 6, Central Catholic 5 Seneca Valley 4, North Hills 0 Section 2 Canon-McMillan 4, Mt. Lebanon 1 Norwin 18, Woodland Hills 0 Class 5A Section 1 Armstrong 8, Kiski Area 2 Latrobe 4, Franklin Regional 2 Plum 8, Penn...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 15, 2025: Hempfield, Seneca Valley softball set to square off
They tried to play last week, but wet and cold weather got in the way. Hopefully, Mother Nature will not be a factor again when Hempfield hosts Seneca Valley for first place in 6A softball at 4 p.m. Tuesday. The Spartans and Raiders are the two most dominant softball programs...
High school roundup for April 14, 2025: Latrobe beats Franklin Regional in 9-inning thriller
Winning pitcher Jack Stynchula delivered a two-run single in the top of the ninth to lift Latrobe to a 4-2 victory over Franklin Regional in Section 1-5A baseball Monday. Eli Boring hit a game-tying RBI single in the sixth inning for the Wildcats (8-3, 5-2). Chase Lemke and Ethan Raver...
