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High school scores, summaries and schedules for April 12, 2025
High schools Baseball Saturday’s results Class 6A Section 2 Norwin 3, Canon-McMillan 0 Class 5A Section 4 Thomas Jefferson at Connellsville, ppd. Class 4A Section 1 Central Valley 5, Beaver 4 Section 3 Indiana 13, Derry 1 Nonsection DuBois Central Catholic 12, Bishop Canevin 2 Kiski Area 13, Gateway 1...
High school roundup for April 12, 2025: Pine-Richland softball knocks off Seneca Valley
Maya Rippole hit a go-ahead two-run single in the bottom of the sixth to lead Pine-Richland to a 3-2 victory over Seneca Valley in Section 1-6A softball Saturday. Winning pitcher Keelee Kalinoski allowed two runs on two hits and struck out six and Sydney Bezila doubled and drove in a...
WPIAL baseball rankings: Week ending April 13, 2025
Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. North Allegheny, 5-2, 1 2. Canon-McMillan, 8-2, 2 3. Seneca Valley, 5-3, 4 4. Butler, 6-3, 3 5. Central Catholic, 5-4, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Pine-Richland, 8-1, 1 2. Shaler, 7-3, 2 3. Bethel Park, 7-3, 3 4. Franklin Regional, 7-1,...
WPIAL softball rankings: Week ending April 13, 2025
Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Hempfield, 8-0, 2 2. Seneca Valley, 7-1, 1 3. Pine-Richland, 5-3, 3 4. North Allegheny, 5-4, 4 5. Canon-McMillan, 6-5, NR Out: Norwin (3-6, 5) Class 5A 1. Penn-Trafford, 7-1, 1 2. Shaler, 6-2, 4 3. West Allegheny, 6-3, 3 4. Franklin Regional,...
Westmoreland high school notebook: Greensburg Central Catholic’s Vacanti to play in England
While it might seem generally unconventional, Jackson Vacanti sees his approach to post-prep soccer as the way to go. The senior at Greensburg Central Catholic is taking his talents to west England, where he will play for the University Developmental Academy at the University of Chester. He will still attend...
Alle-Kiski Valley athletes of the week: Plum’s Lily DeLuca, Deer Lakes’ Anthony Smith
Lily DeLuca School: Plum Class: Freshman Sport: Softball Claim to Fame: DeLuca crushed a two-run walk-off home run in the bottom of the seventh inning as Plum (8-2, 4-1) defeated Section 1-5A opponent North Hills, 12-10, on Friday. Tell me about the moment you hit the home run. I had...
After starring for Kiski Area, Vick twins part of latest Alle-Kiski Valley Sports Hall of Fame class
Like a lot of twins, Jaime Vick and Jodie Vick McCartney were pretty inseparable while growing up. That closeness was never more evidenced than by their athletic endeavors. The 2002 Kiski Area graduates excelled in basketball and volleyball, while also competing in track and field, with the Cavaliers. Both went...
Norwin notebook: Knights earn key section win over Hempfield
Norwin baseball coach Craig Spisak is a PIAA basketball official who had one of his best seasons. He worked seven WPIAL playoff games and two PIAA tournament games. Spisak is aiming for a similar type of run in his third season in charge of the Knights. Norwin (3-5, 1-2) has...
Offensive pop fueling strong start for North Hills softball
Last spring, North Hills had WPIAL softball title ambitions that were dashed in a stunning postseason upset. A year later, those same dreams remain, but with a hardened lesson learned for a group of players focused on slugging their way to a championship in 2025. The Indians went 14-5 in...
Rebuilding North Hills baseball learning how to win again
Jon Pedrosky knew that, eventually, a bit of a reset button would have to be pushed for his North Hills baseball program. While 2025 may end up being that season, the Indians are determined to not go down without a fight. Through April 7, the Indians sat at 2-7 overall...
Newcomers boost North Allegheny flag football in quest to return to title game
Michelle Ruiz was doing her best to convince North Allegheny athletic director Bob Bozzuto. Nearly a decade ago, the NA gym teacher wanted Bozzuto to clear the way to start Powder Puff football at Marshall Middle School. “Bob was hesitant,” Ruiz said. Bozzuto was fully supportive of girls flag football,...
North Allegheny outfielder JJ Mancuso flashes potential in sophomore season
North Allegheny sophomore outfielder JJ Mancuso is doing his best not to act his age. After an up-and-down freshman season in which he combined great potential with inconsistency, Mancuso is finding a calm balance for the WPIAL Class 6A defending champion Tigers. “Obviously, last year wasn’t what I really wanted...
Franklin Regional’s loaded lineup producing in early-season wins
Averaging close to 10 runs a game doesn’t interest Jim Armstrong as much as you might expect. The Franklin Regional softball coach would rather see his team have zero errors and get out of jams. The bats, it seems, are always going to be there. “I just want us to...
Hampton junior McKenna Restori on fast track to hurdles success
Hampton junior McKenna Restori entered this track season hoping to run the 100-meter hurdles in under 18 seconds. That didn’t take long. Restori, who began running track only 2 1/2 years ago, set new personal best times in the 100 hurdles with first-place finishes in each of Hampton’s first two...
Hampton welcomes new girls soccer coach
New Hampton girls soccer coach Chris Garraffa has big plans for a program he believes has underachieved a bit lately. The former boys soccer coach at Lampeter-Strasburg in Lancaster said he sees a Talbots roster with a “ton of quality” that has yet to reach its potential. “I found games...
Fox Chapel senior bids farewell to high school hoops with all-star showing
Bella Urso enjoyed her final trip around the high school basketball circuit. The Fox Chapel senior scored nine points, including seven in the second half, to help the West team beat the East team 66-60 in the 28th annual Alle-Kiski Cager Classic on April 5 at Highlands High School. Urso...
Fox Chapel track team gears up for invitational season
Fox Chapel track and field coach Tom Moul is happy he doesn’t have to feed his young runners to the wolves once invitational season starts. In addition to entering athletes into the Butler Invitational, which is the kickoff to the big invitationals and an event a lot of schools use...
Herald notebook: Fox Chapel grad pitching out of Slippery Rock bullpen
It’s been a big season for the Slippery Rock softball team, and Fox Chapel graduate Mackenzie Borkovich is in the middle of it. Slippery Rock, which had major renovations done to its home stadium, is 16-14 overall with a 10-2 mark in conference play. Borkovich has a 3.77 ERA in...
Focus on offense in practice, win over Pine-Richland boost Fox Chapel’s confidence
Fox Chapel shortstop Antonio LeDonne knew after the team’s opening series with Shaler the Foxes needed to zero in on hitting. They weren’t far behind where they wanted to be, but if Fox Chapel wanted to make noise in the Class 5A playoffs, the bats would have to be better....
Plum notebook: Mustangs secure key section wins over Armstrong, Penn-Trafford
Members of the Plum baseball team knew coming into the season that it would be a dogfight at the top of Section 1-5A, and the Mustangs were right there in the mix after the first two Section 1-5A series. They took care of business in the opening home-and-home section set...
Senior quartet helps Plum flag football team score early-season wins
The Plum girls flag football team worked out and practiced for the better part of three months to be ready for the opening weekend of its second season, a showcase event March 29 involving high school and college teams at Saint Vincent College. The Mustangs, led by a group of...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for April 11, 2025
High schools Baseball Friday’s results Class 6A Section 1 North Allegheny 7, Butler 4 Section 2 Hempfield 2, Mt. Lebanon 0 Norwin at Canon-McMillan, ppd. Class 5A Section 4 Thomas Jefferson at Connellsville, ppd. Class 4A Section 3 Derry at Indiana, ppd. Class 3A Section 1 Riverside 8, Mohawk 0...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 12, 2025: Softball elites square off
They have been the powers of WPIAL Class 4A softball for a decade, winning a combined six district championships in the last 10 seasons. On Saturday, the rivalry continues as Elizabeth Forward visits Belle Vernon at 1 p.m. The softball powers are near the top in Section 2-4A again this...
High school roundup for April 11, 2025: North Allegheny baseball completes sweep of Butler
Grant Husky went 3 for 4 with a double and three RBIs as North Allegheny defeated Butler, 7-4, to sweep a three-game series in Section 1-6A baseball. Christian Simons doubled and Jackson Walsh picked up the win for the Tigers (5-2, 3-0). Preston Richter doubled and drove in a run...
Latrobe sophomore sprinter has breakout meet at Lady Spartan/Wildcat Invitational
If anyone in WPIAL track circles hasn’t heard about Latrobe sophomore sprinter Preston Miller, that is going to change. Miller put on quite a show at the 33rd annual Lady Spartan/22 annual Wildcat Invitational track meet Friday at Latrobe’s Memorial Stadium. He won the 100-meter dash, tying the meet record...
