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Experienced lineup ready to give Quaker Valley baseball a boost
With a solid core of returning starters, the Quaker Valley baseball team looks to make considerable improvement over last season. A year ago, the Quakers ended up with a 2-10 record in Section 1-3A, 4-13 overall. “The team has been working very hard in the offseason,” QV coach Rich Garbee...
After productive postseason, Eden Christian baseball builds toward encore
Eden Christian Academy’s baseball team enjoyed a banner season in 2024. Eden finished 20-6 overall, 5-2 in the playoffs, 12-0 in Section 3A and almost ran the table in the postseason with WPIAL and PIAA runner-up finishes. “I do not know about carryover (from last season),” coach Mark Feldman said....
With 8 starters back, Penn-Trafford softball set for another big season
Penn-Trafford softball’s Denny Little has had quite a run since becoming the Warriors’ head coach in 2016. A perennial playoff participant, the Warriors won a PIAA Class 5A in 2019 and covid may have taken another in 2020. Since then, a powerful Armstrong team has been in the Warriors path....
Penn-Trafford notebook: Dylan Barrett earns PIAA wrestling medal
Penn-Trafford junior Dylan Barrett (38-7, 106-32) earned a seventh-place medal at the PIAA 3A wrestling tournament March 8 at the Giant Center in Hershey. Barrett, competing at 114 pounds, finished second to Hempfield junior Nico Kapusta at the WPIAL tournament and was third at the PIAA West Regional. He opened...
2025 TribHSSN high school wrestling all-stars
Wrestler of the year Maddox Shaw Thomas Jefferson, sr., 152 pounds 2024-25 record: 38-1. Career record: 166-14 A knee injury forced Maddox Shaw to miss almost a month of the season. But it didn’t prevent him from winning a second PIAA Class 3A title or his third WPIAL title. Or...
2025 TribLive Alle-Kiski Valley high school wrestling all-stars
Wrestler of the year Cooper Roscosky Kiski Area, jr., 215 pounds 2024-25 record: 41-8. Career record: 113-23 If it were not for Belle Vernon junior Elijah Brown, Kiski Area junior Cooper Roscosky probably would have been a PIAA 3A champion. But Roscosky just could not solve Brown in five meetings...
2025 TribLive Westmoreland County high school wrestling all-stars
Wrestler of the Year Elijah Brown Belle Vernon, jr., 215 pounds 2024-25 record: 48-1. Career record: 127-19 Belle Vernon junior Elijah Brown has become a cult hero in the school district. And why not? When you are the school’s first WPIAL wrestling champion, people look up to you. The district...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 22, 2025
High schools Baseball Saturday’s results Ripken Experience At Myrtle Beach, S.C. Greene County Tech (AR) 6, Avonworth 5 Pennsbury 2, Hampton 1 Severn School (MD) 9, New Castle 8 Avonworth 10, Sidwell Friends (DC) 9 Thomas Jefferson 11, Atlantic Collegiate Academy 4 Thomas Jefferson vs. Central Bucks South, (n) Sunday’s...
High school roundup for March 22, 2025: Seneca Valley wins Pennsylvania Cup hockey title
Seneca Valley needed three overtimes and almost 90 minutes of hockey to win the PIHL Class 3A Penguins Cup championship last Monday. On Saturday, there was far less drama – but just as much celebration. Braden Morin scored a hat trick and Jimmy Murtha netted a pair of goals to...
Alle-Kiski Valley athletes of the week: Fox Chapel’s Jillian Haigh, Springdale’s Wyatt Warywoda
Jillian Haigh School: Fox Chapel Class: Sophomore Sport: Softball Claim to Fame: Haigh opened the season March 14 with a three-run homer in a 5-4 nonsection win for Fox Chapel (4-0) vs Norwin. On Monday, Haigh started and fanned nine batters while also going 3 for 4 at the plate...
Westmoreland athletes of the week: Hempfield’s Amelia Droste, Belle Vernon’s Parker Lind
Amelia Droste School: Hempfield Class: Junior Sport: Bowling Claim to fame: Droste won the Pennsylvania girls singles championship last weekend at Bowlero in Pittsburgh. She rolled a six-game qualifying average of 219, then posted a 248 in the finals to defeat Taylor Miller of Warwick. Her 1,317 series was the...
Upper St. Clair runs into Roman Catholic roadblock in PIAA semifinals
CHAMBERSBURG — Through the whole basketball season, the defining characteristic for Upper St. Clair’s boys team has been its chemistry. “Our team really fought for each other,” coach Danny Holzer said. “We were No. 1 in the WPIAL preseason, and it’s hard to be No. 1 from wire-to-wire. I think...
South Fayette avenges loss to Peters Township, earns trip to state finals
The South Fayette girls are headed to the state finals after avenging a WPIAL finals loss to Peters Township. For the Lions, that was two wins at once. “We really wanted to get them back,” said South Fayette sophomore Lailah Wright. “It feels good for revenge and feels really good...
South Allegheny sparks another late rally, stuns Aliquippa again in PIAA semifinal
Aliquippa surely felt some déjà vu. South Allegheny’s Josh Jackowski stole the ball and threw down a tie-breaking dunk with 90 seconds left Saturday as the Gladiators pulled off yet another stunning rally. Just like in the WPIAL finals, the Quips lost a late lead in the fourth quarter. South...
Lansdale Catholic puts clamps on North Catholic in PIAA final four
CHAMBERSBURG — North Catholic’s girls basketball season came to a halt in the PIAA Class 4A semifinals with a 54-16 loss to Lansdale Catholic on Saturday at Chambersburg High School. The lopsided defeat was deflating in the moment, but Trojan head coach Molly Rottmann said her players would soon remember...
Sewickley Academy boys storm back to edge Greensburg CC in state semifinals
Everything was going well for Greensburg Central Catholic in the western final — until it went south. A 14-point lead in the first half felt more like 30 as the Centurions pulled ahead of Sewickley Academy with relative ease. Crisp passing led to uncontested layups, and defensive pressure was locked...
Burrell captures inaugural Division 2 Pennsylvania Challenge Cup
Burrell forward Luke Mink still feels the disappointment of not lifting a PIHL championship trophy. But the Buccaneers channeled their pent-up anger into performing well during the inaugural Division 2 Pennsylvania Challenge Cup on Saturday at RMU Island Sports Center. Mink scored two goals in the first period to help...
Westmoreland County high school notebook: Southmoreland freshman adds another Division I offer
Jackson Mickens is only a freshman, but he already has more Division I offers than a lot of seniors. The fast-rising Southmoreland standout added a second scholarship offer last week as Miami (Ohio) reached out. Mickens, a 6-foot-1, 215-pound receiver and defensive end, received an offer from Akron in January....
Hard times can’t sink Mt. Pleasant swimming star David Mutter
David Mutter is a free agent, and a resilient one at that. The Mt. Pleasant senior and WPIAL and PIAA champion swimmer had plans to continue his career at Alabama. He signed with the Crimson Tide in November. But sweeping changes forced Alabama to make roster cuts. For 2025-26, the...
North Allegheny was motivated, determined to regain PIAA boys swimming title
North Allegheny senior Gus Miller’s alarm sounded long before sunrise, at 4:45 a.m., numerous days this winter. Around the district, other NA swimmers also rose early on dark, frigid mornings with their alerts and buzzers serving as a call to action. There was work to do. “We had to be...
Franklin Regional swimmers wrap up successful season
Franklin Regional swimming coach Dan Taylor talked before the season about a bright future. His girls squad did not disappoint, and the boys are on track to return to power. The girls placed seventh at the PIAA Swimming and Diving Championship on March 12-15 at Bucknell University in Class 2A...
Relay team leads Shady Side Academy girls track squad into season with momentum
Jeff Perlis was eager to see his 3,200 meter relay team in action during the indoor season. The Shady Side Academy girls track and field coach knew the Bulldogs had the potential to have a strong team. The Bulldogs returned 75% of their starters — Charlotte Baker, Sarah Kushnir and...
Under new coach, Fox Chapel softball makes most of early season schedule
Larry Troutman hasn’t had to worry about some of the typical pratfalls that revolve around taking over a spring sports program. The first-year Fox Chapel softball coach has had excellent weather to get settled into the job. Following two years leading Leechburg, the Foxes’ new coach didn’t want to waste...
Bethel Park boys volleyball focuses on returning program to prominence
Adam Thomas had some specific early season wishes for the Bethel Park boys volleyball team. “Our early expectations are to get our players comfortable in their new positions and build on-court chemistry to help us compete early on,” Thomas said. “We are only returning three starting positions while having two...
Bethel Park softball looks to improve on .500 season
Surely, the Bethel Park softball team anticipates breaking the mold of last year’s performance. The Black Hawks proved to be the definition of a .500 team in 2024. They were 5-5 in section play and finished 10-10 overall. Bethel Park lost to Penn-Trafford, 3-2, in the first round of the...
