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After solid season, Pine-Richland boys volleyball looks ahead to exciting future
Four wins in Section 2-3A might not seem like a lot to those that do not follow WPIAL boys volleyball closely, but for Pine-Richland, it signaled a gigantic leap in the right direction. Coming off a year in which the Rams went winless, they narrowly missed the playoffs, finishing fifth...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school softball rankings for June 8, 2024
The PIAA softball playoffs have reached the final four with two rounds in the books that caused many changes to the weekly Trib HSSN state softball rankings. There are 13 softball teams that were not ranked in the state Top 5 last week that have earned their spot in the...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school baseball rankings for June 8, 2024
The district champions that were all ranked in last week’s edition of the Trib HSSN state baseball rankings suffered from championship hangovers as many lost in the first two rounds of the PIAA playoffs. There are 15 new teams in this week’s state Top 5 that are still in the...
High school sports scores, schedules for June 8, 2024
High schools Baseball PIAA playoffs Class 6A Semifinals Monday’s schedule LaSalle College (23-3) vs. Hazleton (21-4) at DeSales University, 4 p.m.; Hempfield Landisville (20-5) vs. Downingtown West (20-5) at Muhlenberg, 7 p.m. Class 5A Semifinals Monday’s schedule Selinsgrove (21-2) vs. Governor Mifflin (20-4) at Hershey, 4 p.m.; Monsignor Bonner (19-8)...
High school roundup for June 8, 2024: South Fayette, Mars boys lacrosse advance to PIAA semis
Owen Makar completed a hat trick in the first quarter and finished with four goals to lead South Fayette boys lacrosse to a 10-9 victory over District 3 champion Trinity (21-1) on Saturday, giving the Lions their first trip to the PIAA Class 2A semifinals. Bryce Watkins and Drew Welhorsky...
Westmoreland County high school notebook: WCCA hands out scholarships
The Westmoreland County Coaches Association announced its latest scholarship winners. The 2024 Nicholas Pecoraro Memorial will go to Mikaela Shine of Derry, Noah Mulac of Norwin is the recipient of the Robert Van Atta Memorial Scholarship and Breann Poole of Southmoreland will take home the Dr. Larry Sellitto Memorial Scholarship....
Acclaimed senior class accomplished plenty for North Allegheny baseball
The worst day for any high school baseball coach is cut day, says North Allegheny’s Andrew Heck. That’s when the roster gets whittled down before the season opener. But in his mind, there is also a close second. That’s whenever the season ends short of the state finals. For North...
Palmer Jackson wraps up decorated career at Notre Dame
When Palmer Jackson tapped in for par on the ninth hole at Omni La Costa North Course in Carlsbad, Calif., at the end of May, he brought an end to a shining college golf career at Notre Dame. Now, the talk about turning professional can officially begin. The grad student...
Hampton softball team caps historic season in PIAA playoffs
Hampton’s softball team lost its final two games of the season, but it didn’t dampen team’s accomplishments under first-year coach Kate Hedderman. The Talbots finished as WPIAL Class 4A runners-up after falling to Elizabeth Forward in the championship game and then had their season come to a close after a...
PIHL girls division’s 3rd season highlighted by more teams, close games
Expansion and parity were the name of the game for the PIHL Girls Division in the league’s third year of existence. The popularity of girls hockey in the area had grown so much that two new teams were added — the South and Northwest squads — bringing the total number...
As a hammer thrower or metalsmith, Fox Chapel grad shines at Cal (Pa.)
Jessica Jing McCann illustrates what it means to be a preeminent student-athlete. She recently earned all-region honors as a record-setting throwing specialist for the Cal (Pa.) women’s track and field program. A Fox Chapel graduate, McCann is Cal’s first female thrower to earn all-region accolades since the inception of the...
Girls soccer team’s WPIAL title run highlights year in Fox Chapel sports
The Fox Chapel girls soccer team never stopped pushing each other. The Foxes were blessed with a freshman class that featured many players who could immediately battle for spots. Despite finishing in third place in a competitive Section 1-4A race, Fox Chapel caught fire in the postseason to bring a...
50 years ago, Burrell captured ‘unbelievable’ WPIAL baseball championship
Five decades haven’t dimmed Tim Cavitt’s memory of taking the field as Burrell’s starting pitcher in the 1974 WPIAL baseball championship game at Three Rivers Stadium. “I remember walking to the mound at Three Rivers to warm up,” Cavitt said. “It seemed like the mound was so big compared to...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for June 7, 2024
High schools Baseball PIAA playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals Friday’s result LaSalle College 1, Downingtown East 0 Hazleton 2, Neshaminy 0 Semifinals Monday’s schedule LaSalle College (23-3) vs. Hazleton (21-4) at DeSales University, 4 p.m.; Hempfield Landisville (20-5) vs. Downingtown West (20-5) at Muhlenberg, 7 p.m. Class 5A Quarterfinals Friday’s results...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on June 8, 2024: 7 lacrosse teams set for state quarterfinals
Welcome to quarterfinals Saturday in the PIAA lacrosse and volleyball playoffs. Since the 2021 PIAA lacrosse postseason, WPIAL teams have averaged three first-round victories a year in both the boys and girls state playoffs. The girls District 7 teams kept that trend going with three opening-round wins Tuesday in the...
Trib 10: After rough state playoffs, new teams take baseball, softball top spots
It has been a rough first two rounds of the state playoffs for WPIAL baseball and softball teams. The district has only three baseball and six softball teams left midway through the path to Penn State. WPIAL 3A champion Avonworth takes over the top spot in the baseball power rankings,...
Monsignor Bonner knocks Bethel Park out of PIAA baseball playoffs
The total of WPIAL baseball teams left in the PIAA playoffs fell to three Friday afternoon when Monsignor Bonner knocked Bethel Park out of the Class 5A bracket for the second consecutive season with a 6-4 win in Mechanicsburg. Bethel Park (16-8-1) jumped out to a 2-0 lead on a...
Penn-Trafford comes up short; future still bright
All of the Penn-Trafford baseball team’s goals were met this season except for one: advancing further in the PIAA playoffs and, maybe, playing for a PIAA title. But Penn-Trafford’s season ended in the state quarterfinals — the same place it ended in 2023 — with a heart-breaking 3-2 loss to...
Neil Walker WPIAL Baseball Showcase gives athletes chance to shine
Norwin rising junior Jakob Howard toed the rubber Friday morning at No Offseason Sports in Russelton and fired 10 to 12 pitches in front of more than 40 local and regional college coaches. A right ankle injury suffered a month ago during the high school season had healed, and, he...
3 prominent WPIAL wrestling schools looking for new coaches
Three prominent wrestling schools are looking for new coaches. Burrell, Canon-McMillan and Frazier have coaching vacancies after their coaches recently resigned. Josh Shields at Burrell, Brian Krenzelak at Canon-McMillan and Buck Watkins at Frazier have stepped down for personal reasons. Shields coached the Bucs program for the past 10 years....
Former WPIAL, Wild Things player James Meeker gets MLB call-up from Brewers
Former WPIAL baseball player James Meeker, a North Allegheny graduate who got his professional start with the Washington Wild Things, was called up to the major leagues Friday for the first time. The Milwaukee Brewers promoted the right-handed pitcher from Triple-A Nashville, where he was 1-0 this season with a...
PIAA announces semifinal sites, times for 2024 state softball playoffs
Neshannock and Laurel won’t travel far for the next round of the PIAA softball playoffs and neither will Chartiers-Houston or Carmichaels. Those four teams will square off in two all-WPIAL matchups in the state semifinals Monday. Neshannock and Laurel meet at Mohawk while Chartiers-Houston and Carmichaels play at Peterswood Park...
PIAA releases semifinal sites, times for 2024 state baseball playoffs
WPIAL baseball teams Avonworth, Eden Christian and Indiana learned the site and time of their state semifinal games when the PIAA released the schedule Friday. The semifinals are Monday. Avonworth’s bus is headed to Homer City, Eden Christian travels to Slippery Rock and Indiana will ride to Bellefonte. The semifinal...
Seneca Valley’s Lexie Hames named Gatorade Pa. Softball Player of the Year
Seneca Valley pitcher Lexie Hames was named Gatorade Pennsylvania Softball Player of the Year on Friday, making her the first WPIAL athlete to win the award in six years. The junior is a two-way standout for the Raiders, who won the WPIAL Class 6A title for the second time in...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for June 6, 2024
High schools Baseball PIAA playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals Thursday’s results Downingtown East vs. LaSalle College, ppd. Hazleton vs. Neshaminy, ppd. Hempfield Landisville 3, Erie McDowell 0 Downingtown West 7, Wilson West Lawn 0 Friday’s schedule Downingtown East (18-6) vs. LaSalle College (22-3) at Neumann University, 2 p.m.; Hazleton (20-4) vs....
