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Trib 10: Pine-Richland, Seneca Valley top 1st edition of baseball, softball power rankings
The diamond power rankings are back. Each week this spring, Trib HSSN will rank the Top 10 baseball teams and softball squads without any classification limits. Before we look at this year’s inaugural rankings, let’s look back at the end of the 2024 season. In baseball, there were no district...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on March 28, 2025: Sewickley Academy, Upper St. Clair get their crack at PIAA gold
Welcome to Day 2 of the 2025 PIAA basketball championships. On Friday, two more WPIAL teams have a shot at winning state basketball gold in Hershey and both teams have captured PIAA crowns in the past. First in the boys 2A finals, Sewickley Academy (24-5) will go up against District...
High school roundup for March 27, 2025: Julia Varhola throws perfect game for Hempfield’s 2nd straight no-hitter
Julia Varhola threw a five-inning perfect game, striking out 12, and went 2 for 3 at the plate with two RBIs to lead Hempfield to a 13-0 victory over Uniontown (2-2) in nonsection softball Thursday. It was the second no-hitter in as many days for the Spartans (6-0). Riley Miller...
Pitcher Alle Scarpa, Greensburg Salem pass test against Mt. Pleasant
Alle Scarpa was called for an illegal pitch in the fifth inning Thursday, but that wasn’t the only bout of adversity the pitcher from Greensburg Salem faced at Mt. Pleasant. “I had some trouble adjusting to the mound because there was a hole (in front of the rubber),” the southpaw...
Loyalsock’s inside-outside duo too much for Shady Side Academy in state title game
Shady Side Academy had a one-point lead after halftime, but the Bulldogs couldn’t find a way to contain Loyalsock Township’s two big scorers. Big in points and big in height. Loyalsock’s Lacey Kriebel scored 23 points and Alaina Dadzie had 21 as the District 4 champion defeated Shady Side Academy,...
Upper St. Clair’s husband-wife tandem looking to make history at PIAA championships
In each of the last two years, history was nearly made by Berlin Brothersvalley, a small District 5 school located outside of Somerset. The Mountaineers boys basketball team, coached by Brentwood grad Tanner Prosser, reached the PIAA Class A championship game in 2023 and 2024, but lost both years to...
Reaching PIAA finals has extra meaning for coach Mike Iuzzolino, Sewickley Academy boys
As an all-state basketball player at Altoona, Mike Iuzzolino made a deep run in the state playoffs as a junior in 1985. His team was undefeated until a crushing semifinal loss to Brashear. That was 40 years ago. He later achieved a basketball resume far better than most as a...
Riverview off to strong start in quest to advance in WPIAL baseball playoffs
The Riverview baseball team made the WPIAL Class A championship game in 2021. The Raiders, the No. 7 seed in the tournament, ran into a hot pitcher that day at Wild Things Park and fell 3-0. It has been the team’s mission since then to return to the title contest,...
Neighborhood Academy makes winning late-game stand in PIAA Class A final
HERSHEY — Shamar Simpson missed his first five shots from beyond the arc, but his sixth was golden. A 3-pointer by Simpson with 40 seconds left keyed a late-game stand as Neighborhood Academy defeated Sankofa Freedom Academy, 60-51, in the PIAA Class A final Thursday at Giant Center. Neighborhood Academy’s...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 26, 2025
High schools Baseball Wednesday’s results Class 5A Section 1 Franklin Regional 18, Penn Hills 0 Class 4A Section 2 Belle Vernon at Uniontown, ppd. Class 3A Section 3 Burrell 9, Yough 5 Section 4 Waynesburg 13, Brownsville 5 Seton LaSalle 5, Keystone Oaks 4 Class A Section 1 Carmichaels 14,...
2025 PIAA Class 3A girls basketball championship breakdown: Shady Side Academy vs. Loyalsock Township
PIAA Class 3A girls basketball final Shady Side Academy vs. Loyalsock 6 p.m. Thursday, Giant Center, Hershey On the air: NFHS Network livestream PIAA championships: Shady Side Academy 0; Loyalsock Township 0 Shady Side Academy (28-1) Coach: Jonna Burke Projected starting lineup No., Name, Ht., Yr., Pos. 1, Laila Banner,...
2025 PIAA Class A boys basketball championship breakdown: Neighborhood Academy vs. Sankofa Freedom
PIAA Class A boys basketball final Neighborhood Academy vs. Sankofa Freedom Academy 2 p.m. Thursday, Giant Center, Hershey On the air: NFHS Network livestream PIAA titles: Neighborhood Academy 0; Sankofa Freedom Academy 1 (2019) Neighborhood Academy (28-1) Coach: Jordan Marks Projected starting lineup Pos., Name, Ht., Yr., Pos. 0, Courtney...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on March 27, 2025: State championship weekend tips off in Hershey
The Road to Hershey, a little bit of a longer journey this season, is now complete as 24 boys and girls basketball teams converge on the Giant Center in Chocolate Town for the first of three days of PIAA basketball championship games. Six WPIAL teams are headed east with two...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school baseball rankings for March 26, 2025
Welcome to the first edition of the Trib HSSN state baseball rankings for the 2025 season. We first begin by going back to the end of the 2024 season. Last year’s PIAA baseball champions were Landisville Hempfield in 6A, Governor Mifflin in 5A, Holy Ghost Prep in 4A, Neumann-Goretti in...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school softball state rankings for March 26, 2025
The high school softball season is underway, and it’s time for the first weekly Trib HSSN state softball rankings of the year. We start with a recap of the 2024 softball campaign. This year’s defending champions are North Penn in 6A, Thomas Jefferson in 5A, Blue Mountain in 4A, Harbor...
High school roundup for March 26, 2025: Hempfield’s Riley Miller no-hits Mt. Lebanon
Riley Miller threw a five-inning no-hitter and struck out seven to lead Hempfield to a 14-0 victory over Mt. Lebanon (2-2, 0-1) in Section 1-6A softball Wednesday. Ella Berkebile went 3 for 4 with a double, home run and two RBIs, Allie Cervola homered and Lauren Howard doubled for the...
Plum softball team hopes 8 returning starters, potent offense can lead to success
The Plum softball team entered the season with a lot of momentum with the return of eight starters from last year’s WPIAL Class 5A playoff qualifier. All eight of them — seniors Bella Tavella and Dani Pici; juniors Jaiden Gentile, Riley Stephans, Liana Yusko, Mackenzie Marotta, and Gia Tavella; and...
‘The best story nobody has talked much about:’ Neighborhood Academy, Courtney Wallace Jr. storm into state finals
As a future Ivy League finance major, it’s safe to say Courtney Wallace Jr. is good with numbers. That was true on the basketball court this winter, where the Neighborhood Academy senior is averaging a triple-double for a team headed Thursday to the state finals. A 6-foot-2½ point guard committed...
Westmoreland County softball notebook: Latrobe offense tries different approach
Latrobe softball coach Bob Kovalcin expected his team to hit the ball early in the season, but with technique, not just haphazard power. Sure, the big swings are there, but look at how the Wildcats opened the season and there is proof they could be more disciplined at the plate....
Successful coach, dangerous scorer light fuse for Shady Side Academy
In the 2020 and 2021 WPIAL girls basketball seasons, Shady Side Academy finished with a combined record of 8-25. However that was B.B. — before Burke. Jonna Burke stunned many when after the 2021 season, she decided to leave her alma mater of Bethel Park and take over the struggling...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 25, 2025
High schools Baseball Tuesday’s results Class 5A Section 1 Franklin Regional 18, Penn Hills 3 Penn-Trafford 9, Latrobe 6 Plum 14, Armstrong 6 Section 2 Moon 8, South Fayette 4 Chartiers Valley 5, Trinity 4 Bethel Park 7, Upper St. Clair 4 Bethel Park 15, Upper St. Clair 0 Section...
High school roundup for March 25, 2025: Shaler outslugs Fox Chapel
Luke Jarzynka and Max Saban each went 2 for 4 with three RBIs as Shaler beat Fox Chapel, 11-5, in Section 3-5A baseball Tuesday. Troy Leas doubled and knocked in two runs for the Titans (3-2, 2-0). Jeremy Haigh homered and drove in four runs for the Foxes (2-2, 0-2)....
Penn-Trafford rallies from 5-0 deficit to sweep baseball series with Latrobe
Penn-Trafford was limited offensively for the first five innings Tuesday and stared down a five-run deficit for most of the game. But the defending WPIAL champion Warriors saved their best for last, rallying for nine runs over the last two innings to pull past Latrobe, 9-6, to earn a Section...
Inside-the-park grand slam fuels Mt. Pleasant to 2nd straight win over Freeport
Dane Firmstone’s inside-the-park grand slam highlighted a nine-run second inning for Mt. Pleasant, and the Vikings beat Freeport, 14-4, in five innings in a WPIAL Section 3-3A baseball game Tuesday at Freeport Park. Mt. Pleasant (2-2, 2-0) scored all its runs in the first two innings in its second victory...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on March 26, 2025: Hempfield, Mt. Lebanon to meet on softball diamond
In 2009, the Hempfield softball team defeated Shaler in the WPIAL 4A championship game, 3-2, to capture the school’s second district softball crown. A year later, Mt. Lebanon knocked off Shaler in the 2010 district 4A finals, 7-2, earning the school its second softball title. In the last 13 seasons...
