High School category, Page 110
High school roundup for April 2, 2025: Seneca Valley’s Lexie Hames fans 15, homers to beat North Allegheny
Winning pitcher Lexie Hames allowed two hits, struck out 15 and homered to lead Seneca Valley to a 3-1 victory over North Allegheny in Section 1-6A softball Wednesday. Olivia Herrem doubled and drove in two runs for the Raiders (5-0, 3-0). McKenna Rowlands hit a double for the Tigers (3-4,...
Hempfield jumps on Norwin to take 2 of 3 in Class 6A series
On Tuesday, Norwin used an aggressive approach on offense to defeat Hempfield in Game 2 of their three-game WPIAL Section 2-6A baseball series. On Wednesday, it was Hempfield that was the more aggressive team. The Spartans defeated the Knights, 5-2, to take two of three in the series. Hempfield won...
Foes become friends as area seniors team up for Cager Classic basketball all-star games
Carson Heinle and his Kiski Area senior teammates, Colin Keller and Jacob Musselman, went up against Armstrong’s Jacob Szep and Plum’s Will Beckner twice in Section 2-5A battles during the 2024-25 regular season. The Cavaliers got the better of the River Hawks and the Mustangs twice en route to winning...
Fleet-footed Toryn Fulton, Franklin Regional run past Kiski Area
Grizzled veteran coach Jim Armstrong might have said it best. “Walking her is like giving her a triple,” Franklin Regional softball’s head man said of Toryn Fulton, his star 6-foot shortstop. The long-legged South Florida commit put on a baserunning clinic in Wednesday’s 12-2, run-rule victory over visiting Kiski Area...
Westmoreland softball notebook: Greensburg Central Catholic dealing with small roster
Greensburg Central Catholic is playing only section games this season as it deals with low roster numbers. Second-year coach Chelsey Frock has had trouble maintaining a dozen girls on the roster. The Centurions had not played a game through the weekend, having to cancel nonsection matchups with Chartiers-Houston, Seton LaSalle...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for April 1, 2025
High schools Baseball Tuesday’s results Class 6A Section 1 Butler 8, North Hills 7 Seneca Valley 8, Central Catholic 4 Section 2 Norwin 12, Hempfield 2 Canon-McMillan 11, Woodland Hills 0 Class 5A Section 1 Franklin Regional 3, Kiski Area 1 Latrobe 20, Penn Hills 1 Penn-Trafford 5, Armstrong 3...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 2, 2025: Class 2A softball powers to collide
We hit midweek with a busy day on the softball diamonds (weather permitting) around the district. Last season, Neshannock edged out Laurel to win the Section 1-2A softball title by sweeping the head-to-head regular season meetings. It looked like the two Lawrence County rivals would collide for a third time...
Trib 10: Top teams in power rankings flex muscles in 1st month of season
The mercury might be up and down, but the Trib 10 has remained consistent as we move into April. Through a second week of section series in for most district baseball teams, the power rankings barely changed with one flip-flop at the bottom. On the softball side, defending 5A champion...
Trib HSSN Head of the Class: 2025 WPIAL girls basketball players of the year
There were a lot of players who enjoyed incredible success on the court this season in what became another large step forward for district girls basketball this winter. Monessen great Gina Naccarato’s all-time district career scoring record was in jeopardy, but survived by 245 points as Iyanna Wade of Clairton...
Trib HSSN Head of the Class: 2025 WPIAL boys basketball players of the year
What an incredible season for so many of the top boys basketball players around the WPIAL. While some players surpassed the magical 1,000-point scoring mark for their career this winter, a couple eclipsed the rare 2,000 points-scored plateau. While we salute all of those who participated in a memorable 2025...
High school roundup for April 1, 2025: Derek Hughes boosts Beaver to 10-inning win over Hampton
Derek Hughes smacked the game-winning RBI single in the top of the 10th inning to lift Beaver to a 4-3 victory over Hampton in Section 1-4A baseball Tuesday. Hughes finished with a double and all four RBIs while winning pitcher Tyler Kisling also doubled for the Bobcats (6-1, 4-0). Drew...
Greensburg Central Catholic baseball dominates Jeannette
Greensburg Central Catholic maintained the momentum of its early-season success in baseball with a 14-3 drubbing of visiting Jeannette on Tuesday in a WPIAL game shortened to 4 1/2 innings by a 10-run rule. GCC (5-1, 3-0) will look to extend its unbeaten streak in Section 1-1A when the teams...
Burrell softball clamps down in shutout win over Highlands
Burrell second baseman Sophia Gregg drew a walk to lead off Tuesday’s nonsection softball game with rival Highlands at Highlands High School. She stole second, advanced to third on a groundout and came home on a wild pitch. That early run turned out to be all Bucs pitcher Shelby Novak...
Franklin Regional rallies in 6th, defeats Kiski Area
A little patience went a long way for Brady Yarabinetz and Franklin Regional. After Kiski Area tied a tight baseball game in the top of the sixth inning, Yarabinetz took advantage of an opportunity to put the host Panthers back in front to stay. It resulted in their third straight...
Westmoreland County Scholar/Athlete nominees announced
If Judge Michael Stewart was impressed with the 2024 Westmoreland County Scholar/Athlete nominees, then he was amazed with the 2025 class. Stewart is the sponsoring judge of the annual banquet. This is his third year as the sponsor after replacing retired Judge John J. Driscoll in 2023. That is how...
Westmoreland County high school baseball notebook: Franklin Regional sends scoreboards spinning
Six games into a season is a small sample size in which to evaluate a WPIAL baseball team, but based on what Franklin Regional has done in that space, it is probably a safe bet that the Panthers will continue to spray the ball around the park. The Panthers (5-1)...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 31, 2025
High schools Baseball Monday’s results Class 6A Section 1 Butler 12, North Hills 2 Central Catholic 7, Seneca Valley 6 Section 2 Hempfield 7, Norwin 3 Canon-McMillan at Woodland Hills, ppd. Class 5A Section 1 Armstrong 6, Penn-Trafford 5 Latrobe 15, Penn Hills 0 Franklin Regional at Kiski Area, ppd....
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 1, 2025: 6A baseball dives into 3-game section series
May Day! We begin the fourth month of the year with no attempt to fool, just an effort to point out some of the key high school sporting events set for a sunny Tuesday. While the other five classifications began section series play last week, Monday marked the start of...
Trib HSSN Head of the Class: WPIAL 2025 girls basketball coaches of the year
Girls high school basketball continues to grow thanks in part to the men and women who give of their time to teach, coach and mentor young women throughout the WPIAL. While we would like to now salute all 126 WPIAL girls basketball coaches from the 2024-2025 campaign, we have a...
Trib HSSN Head of the Class: WPIAL 2025 boys basketball coaches of the year
Coaching high school sports nowadays is a year-round venture with offseason workouts, summer leagues and fall open gyms. While we would like to now salute all 133 WPIAL boys basketball coaches from the 2024-2025 campaign, we have a special seat in the front of the classroom for those who were...
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week for March 31, 2025Video
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week – Juliette Leroux School: South Fayette Class: Junior Height: 5-foot-11 Position: Guard/Forward #Earned: All season long, the South Fayette junior triumvirate of Ryan Oldaker, Haylie Lamonde and Juliette Leroux led a balanced attack averaging between 15 and 17 points per game. In...
High school roundup for March 31, 2025: Knoch 7-footer Zane Pacek throws no-hitter
Zane Pacek, Knoch’s 7-foot right-hander, threw a complete-game no-hitter, striking out four, to lead the Knights to a 7-0 victory over Greensburg Salem (2-3, 0-1) in Section 3-4A baseball Monday. Cody Stull homered and drove in three, Kyle Morgan doubled and knocked in a pair and Noah Glassic and Ryan...
Penn-Trafford softball team looks sharp in win against nemesis Armstrong
Since Penn-Trafford won the 2019 PIAA Class 5A softball title, the team that has presented the most problems is Armstrong. The River Hawks have won five of the six meetings, including a heartbreaking loss in the WPIAL semifinals in 2024. But Penn-Trafford coach Denny Little is hoping things are changing....
Good day gets better for Evan Dunlap, Hempfield in win over Norwin
Junior infielder Evan Dunlap was in a good mood before and after Monday’s section opener. So were his Hempfield teammates. Dunlap belted a pair of home runs, and the Spartans limited host Norwin’s effectiveness on the basepaths to take the first game of the teams’ Section 2-6A baseball series, 7-3,...
Burrell hockey team caps memorable season with strong showing at California tournament
When the Burrell hockey team hoisted the Division 2 Pennsylvania Challenger Cup championship trophy March 22 at RMU Island Sports Center, the players knew they would have a quick turnaround for a flight a few days later to sunny California Selected earlier this year to play in the Chipolte USA...
