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Derry’s Jacob Hauser medals at PIAA Class 2A boys diving finals
LEWISBURG — Jacob Hauser was right on the cusp of medal contention after the first round and semifinals Thursday afternoon at the PIAA Class 2A boys diving championships at Bucknell’s Kinney Natatorium. The Derry senior was 1.20 points away from eighth place after the first five dives. He trailed eighth...
PIAA schedule set for Saturday’s basketball quarterfinals
The first two rounds are in the books in the PIAA basketball playoffs and the WPIAL is holding strong in five of the six classes among boys 6A, 3A, 2A and girls 5A, 4A, A. WPIAL champion Upper St. Clair and district finalists South Allegheny and Aliquippa are still alive...
Defending champions from WPIAL among top seeds for Day 2 of PIAA Class 2A finals
LEWISBURG — Mt. Pleasant senior Lily King swam faster than her own PIAA record in the preliminaries of the Class 2A girls 100-yard freestyle Thursday morning at the PIAA swimming and diving championships at Bucknell’s Kinney Natatorium. She swam to 48.15 seconds, faster than the state record of 48.38 she...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 12, 2025
High schools Basketball PIAA playoffs Boys Class 6A Second round Wednesday’s results Hazleton 60, Conestoga 54 Father Judge 55, Spring-Ford 41 Imhotep 51, Chambersburg 34 Parkland 52, Scranton 50 Roman Catholic 96, Central York 46 Coatesville 59, Cumberland Valley 56 McDowell 50, West Lawn Wilson 46 Upper St. Clair 50,...
Trib 10: WPIAL boys teams faring better in PIAA playoffs than girls
The PIAA postseason is through two rounds and from a WPIAL standpoint; the boys are enjoying the trip on the Road to Hershey a lot more than the girls at this point. The boys still have 12 District 7 teams alive for state gold, with at least one from each...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on March 13, 2025: Penguins Cup semifinals wrap-up
The Road to Hershey takes a break between the PIAA basketball second round and the quarterfinals, but there are still big things happening on the ice and in the pool Thursday. The high school hockey playoffs continue at the Robert Morris University Sports Center on Neville Island on Thursday with...
High school roundup for March 12, 2025: OLSH battles past Union into PIAA quarterfinals
In a defensive battle, Tiernan McCullough put up 13 points to lead Our Lady of the Sacred Heart to a 41-35 victory over Union in the PIAA Class 2A boys basketball second round Wednesday night. Lucca Grisafi added 11 and Austin Avsec contributed 10 for the Chargers (21-7), who, after...
2025 WPIAL Class 3A baseball preseason breakdown
It was a game that would not end. The 2024 WPIAL Class 3A baseball championship game lasted over four hours and a record 14 innings before Avonworth knocked off defending champion Riverside, 4-3. If the late great Chicago Cubs star Ernie Banks was at Wild Things Park, he would have...
Mars, Avonworth knock off top seeds in PIHL Penguins Cup Class A semifinals
Mars defeated Chartiers Valley, 3-2, in a comeback victory to kick off a PIHL Penguins Cup Class A doubleheader at the RMU Island Sports Center on Wednesday night. Mars trailed 2-1 heading into the third period. Before the end of the second, the Planets peppered Matt Colberg on a late...
WPIAL champion Peters Township fends off another challenge from Thomas Jefferson
When two top basketball teams collide, the margin of difference is often very slim. In the fourth meeting of the season between Peters Township and Thomas Jefferson, the game came down to the last four possessions. The Indians scored points on each of theirs while the Jaguars missed on good...
South Allegheny works game plan to perfection in 2nd-round win over Bishop Guilfoyle
South Allegheny’s Josh Jackowski circled into the lane, caught an inbounds pass and scored on a nifty play the team debuted Wednesday night. The Gladiators run lots of sets, and those designed plays led to some well-timed baskets in a 55-47 victory over Bishop Guilfoyle in the PIAA Class 3A...
Greensburg Central Catholic rolls into PIAA rivalry game vs. Jeannette
Liam Gallagher wore a different jersey number in the PIAA basketball second round, going with No. 4 instead of his usual 14. The old jersey wasn’t available to the senior guard from Greensburg Central Catholic, but there is a reason. “I ripped it in half after the Union (loss in...
Lily King breaks state record, Mt. Pleasant teammates also win gold at PIAA 2A swim meet
LEWISBURG — Mt. Pleasant senior Lily King has broken records numerous times over her illustrious high school career. The N.C. State commit added to her record-breaking haul Wednesday evening in the finals of the PIAA Class 2A girls 200-yard freestyle at Bucknell University’s Kinney Natatorium. King was unchallenged as she...
Jeannette pulls away to defeat Northern Cambria
JOHNSTOWN — Jeannette coach Adrian Batts felt his basketball team did not put out great effort in its first two PIAA playoff games. If the Jayhawks have hopes of winning their second PIAA title, things must change. It took Jeannette (25-2) more than a quarter to find a groove Wednesday...
Freeport’s Kira Schrecongost climbs all the way to the top of the PIAA medal podium
LEWISBURG — Kira Schrecongost already had captured three medals in the girls 100-yard butterfly at the PIAA Class 2A swimming championships at Bucknell University. On Wednesday, the Freeport senior and Duquesne commit wanted the top prize. And in a time of 54.96 seconds, Schrecongost earned the gold medal she had...
Thomas Jefferson’s Maddox Shaw headlines Pennsylvania team for Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic
Thomas Jefferson senior Maddox Shaw is the only wrestler selected to represent the WPIAL on the Pennsylvania squad in the 51st Pittsburgh Wresting Classic on March 29 at the AHN Arena at Peters Township High School. The Pennsylvania squad will face a powerful United States squad at p.m. Before the...
2025 WPIAL Class 3A softball preseason breakdown
Mohawk softball rose to the top of WPIAL Class 3A last spring by taking down a pair of teams that appear ready to seek revenge this season. The Warriors will be challenged by Avonworth, the 2022 and ‘23 champion, as well as WPIAL finalist South Park, in addition to a...
Hempfield softball motivated to rejoin championship chase
With six Division I college commits, Hempfield is primed for another run at WPIAL and PIAA championships. Of course, last year did not include any titles, but the Spartans are refocused — and humbled — after they were dealt a surprising loss by Norwin in the WPIAL 6A semifinals. High...
Plenty of changes for A-K Valley softball teams ahead of 2025 season
Change is the theme for many of the Alle-Kiski Valley softball programs heading into the 2025 WPIAL season — changes in class, sections, head coaches and players. Freeport is among the teams bumping up in class to join Section 1-4A. Coach Ron DeJidas’s team brings zero seniors into the new...
Fox Chapel contingent seeks PIAA swimming gold
Margaret Rusche is laser focused on bringing home an individual medal in the girls 100-yard butterfly Friday at the PIAA Class 3A swimming and diving championships at Bucknell. The Fox Chapel senior, a four-year state qualifier in relay and individual events, knows it will be a challenge. But with her...
Hampton’s Gabriella Elk captures PIAA girls diving gold medal
LEWISBURG — Gabriella Elk had a great deal of motivation in her return to the PIAA Class 2A diving championships Wednesday at Bucknell’s Kinney Natatorium. The Hampton junior placed second last year to Dallas graduate Brianne Dempsey. That view from the second step of the medals podium was nice, but...
7 WPIAL teams set for Friday’s PIAA basketball quarterfinals
That big thump sound you heard was a lot of WPIAL teams hitting a permanent stop on the season Tuesday and being forced to exit the Road to Hershey. District 7 had 19 teams entering the second round of the PIAA boys 5A, boys 4A, boys A, girls 6A, girls...
WPIAL swimmers earn top seeds in 9 events for PIAA Class 2A Day 1 finals
LEWISBURG — The Mt. Pleasant and Freeport girls 200-yard medley relay teams kicked off the first day of the PIAA Class 2A swimming and diving championships with qualifying times for Wednesday evening’s championship heat at Bucknell. The Vikings quartet of Kiersten O’Connor, Lainey Brown, Maddie Barrick and Lily King led...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 11, 2025
High schools Basketball PIAA playoffs Boys Class 6A Second round Wednesday’s schedule Conestoga (22-5) vs. Hazleton (13-12) at Freedom, 7 p.m.; Spring-Ford (21-7) vs. Father Judge (20-7) at Norristown, 7:30 p.m.; Imhotep (24-5) vs. Chambersburg (20-5) at Landisville Hempfield, 7 p.m.; Scranton (19-6) vs. Parkland (18-9) at Strousburg, 7:30 p.m.;...
2025 WPIAL Class 4A baseball preseason breakdown
Last season, North Catholic won the Section 4-4A championship by two games, but only received a No. 6 seed when the Class 4A playoff brackets came out. The Trojans went to work and showed great team balance over the next four rounds of postseason play. The pitching and defense was...
