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Top-seeded Elizabeth Forward flexes muscles in WPIAL Class 4A final win over Hampton
There’s been plenty of heartbreak over the last three years, but this time, Shelby Telegdy and the Elizabeth Forward softball team were not going to be denied. The top-seeded Warriors showed why they’ve been the favorite in WPIAL Class 4A softball all season. Their strong hitting, pitching and defense were...
Norwin uses additional day to prepare for WPIAL Class 6A softball title game
As some dust kicked up from a light breeze, Norwin softball coach Brian Mesich sent a pop fly to shallow center field. He nearly fell backward, but it wasn’t from any dirt specks that sneaked behind his sunglasses. He was trying to put some serious English on the batted ball....
Home runs by Madison Baker, Abigail Bauer lift Armstrong to 2nd WPIAL softball title in 3 seasons
Madison Baker had allowed three runs and her team trailed by one in the bottom of the sixth inning Thursday. With one swing, the Armstrong pitcher changed momentum and helped secure a 9-3 victory for the River Hawks. Baker hit a two-run rocket over the left-field fence at Cal (Pa.)’s...
Neshannock shuts out Bentworth to claim 3rd straight WPIAL Class 2A softball title
It’s a threepeat. Top-seeded and unbeaten Neshannock extended its run of consecutive WPIAL softball championships Thursday to three, and the Lancers again did it with stellar pitching and defense. Addy Frye tossed a three-hitter with 12 strikeouts, Gabby Perod drove in a pair of runs, and Neshannock blanked No. 2...
Riverview baseball team reflects on WPIAL playoff run
Riverview baseball coach Bill Gras said the mood was somber — as would be expected — after his team’s 1-0 loss to No. 2 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart in the WPIAL Class 2A quarterfinals May 20 at Seneca Valley. The Raiders and Chargers played scoreless baseball into the...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 29, 2024
High schools Baseball WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Championship Wednesday’s result North Allegheny 1, Mt. Lebanon 0 Class 5A Third place Wednesday’s result Franklin Regional 3, West Allegheny 2 Class 4A Championship Wednesday’s result North Catholic 7, Indiana 5 Class 2A Championship Wednesday’s result Seton LaSalle 5, Serra Catholic 0 Class...
PIAA 1st-round opponents set for WPIAL baseball qualifiers
The 2024 WPIAL baseball playoffs are in the books with six champions crowned Tuesday and Wednesday at Wild Things Park in Washington. Two teams, Seton LaSalle in Class 2A and Bishop Canevin in Class A, repeated as district title winners. North Allegheny in 6A won for a record ninth time...
North Allegheny’s David Posey turns tables, no-hits Mt. Lebanon for WPIAL Class 6A baseball title
David Posey wasn’t the starting pitcher drawing no-hit talk before the WPIAL finals, yet the North Allegheny senior walked off the mound at Wild Things Park with a zero on the scoreboard. All eyes were on Mt. Lebanon ace David Shields, who had no-hit North Allegheny here a year ago,...
Franklin Regional beats West Allegheny on clutch Luke Williams hit in Class 5A 3rd-place game
Sometimes missed opportunities can come back and haunt a team. But Franklin Regional didn’t allow early game troubles to keep it from pulling out a late-game win. Luke Williams hit a two-run double with one out in the top of the seventh inning, and Franklin Regional rallied to defeat West...
North Catholic surges past Indiana to claim WPIAL Class 4A baseball crown
After hitting a one-out triple in the second inning, North Catholic’s Josef Safar flexed his right bicep and pointed at it while staring at his teammates in the dugout. Safar said it was a light-hearted moment and that he was just having fun, but it also symbolized the power to...
High school roundup for May 29, 2024: Avella claims state playoff spot in Class A baseball
Winning pitcher Bryce Wright allowed one hit and no earned runs and struck out seven in 6⅔ innings while adding a single, double and two runs scored to lead No. 6 Avella to a 6-2 victory over Carmichaels in the WPIAL Class A baseball third-place game Wednesday. Brian Martos had...
2024 WPIAL Class 4A softball championship preview: Elizabeth Forward vs. Hampton
2024 WPIAL Class 4A softball championship No. 1 Elizabeth Forward (19-1) vs. No. 2 Hampton (17-4) 4:30 p.m. Thursday at Cal (Pa.)’s Lilley Field On the air: Trib HSSN How they got here: Elizabeth Forward defeated No. 9 West Mifflin, 10-0, in the quarterfinals; and No. 4 Chartiers Valley, 7-2,...
2024 WPIAL Class 2A softball championship preview: Neshannock vs. Bentworth
2024 WPIAL Class 2A softball championship No. 1 Neshannock (21-0) vs. No. 2 Bentworth (17-2) Noon Thursday at Cal (Pa.)’s Lilley Field How they got here: Neshannock defeated No. 9 Riverside, 11-1, in the quarterfinals; and No. 5 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, 5-0, in the semifinals. Bentworth defeated...
Longtime Kiski Area football coach Dick Dilts, remembered for lifelong impact, dies at 93
There was no greater compliment Tony Despotakis could pay Richard “Dick” Dilts than to compare him to Vince Lombardi. The former Kiski Area football coach shared many similarities to one the NFL’s greatest coaching minds. “He was a big fan of Lombardi, and he studied Lombardi and his coaching style,”...
Underdogs from Seton LaSalle top Serra Catholic again to repeat as WPIAL Class 2A baseball champs
Nothing could stand in Seton LaSalle’s way of repeating as WPIAL Class 2A champion. Not the underdog tag, playing without its star player or even an hour weather delay as the Rebels took down top-seeded Serra Catholic for the second consecutive season. Mark Weber shut down the Eagles on the...
Timely hitting, squeeze bunt helped Penn-Trafford claim 1st WPIAL baseball title
When opportunities were presented Tuesday, the Penn-Trafford baseball team capitalized on them in the WPIAL Class 5A championship game at Wild Things Park. That proved to be the determining factor that helped the Warriors capture their first WPIAL title. They executed the little things while Bethel Park did not as...
2024 WPIAL Class 5A softball championship preview: Armstrong vs. Thomas Jefferson
2024 WPIAL Class 5A softball championship No. 1 Armstrong (17-3) vs. No. 10 Thomas Jefferson (11-7) 2:15 p.m. Thursday at Cal (Pa.)’s Lilley Field On the air: Trib HSSN How they got here: Armstrong defeated No. 16 Western Beaver, 9-5, in the first round; No. 8 Connellsville, 4-1, in the...
Springdale to play home football games at Burrell, Freeport in 2024 season
Without a home field this season, Springdale’s high school football team is planning to play two home games at Freeport’s football field and a pair of games at Burrell’s Buccaneer Stadium. During a school board discussion last week, Allegheny Valley School District Superintendent Pat Graczyk said the Dynamos football team...
WPIAL postpones Wednesday’s softball championship games
Because of the forecast of rain at Cal (Pa.)’s Lilley Field, Wednesday’s Class 6A, 3A and 1A softball championship games were postponed and moved to Friday. The game times also were changed. The Class A title game between No. 1 Union and No. 3 Chartiers-Houston will be at 11 a.m.,...
2024 WPIAL Class 6A baseball championship preview: Mt. Lebanon vs. North Allegheny
2024 WPIAL Class 6A baseball championship No. 1 Mt. Lebanon (18-4) vs. No. 3 North Allegheny (16-6) 7 p.m. Wednesday at Wild Things Park, Washington On the air: TribLive HSSN How they got here: Mt. Lebanon defeated No. 8 Butler, 5-0, in the quarterfinals and No. 5 Seneca Valley, 11-5,...
Penn-Trafford gets past Bethel Park in Class 5A final to capture 1st WPIAL baseball title
Penn-Trafford used a four-run fourth-inning rally to claim its first WPIAL baseball title Tuesday, defeating Bethel Park, 4-3, in the Class 5A championship game at Wild Things Park. The Warriors used clutch hitting and solid defense and left Bethel Park looking for answers. The Black Hawks (15-7) had numerous opportunities...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 28, 2024
High schools Baseball WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Championship Wednesday’s schedule Mt. Lebanon (18-4) vs. North Allegheny (16-5) at Wild Things Park, 7 p.m. Class 5A Championship Tuesday’s result Penn-Trafford 4, Bethel Park 3 Third place Wednesday’s schedule Franklin Regional (14-8) vs. West Allegheny (16-4) at Washington & Jefferson, 6:30 p.m....
High school roundup for May 28, 2024: Lily Duffill’s grand slam sends Chartiers Valley to states
Lily Duffill’s grand slam in the bottom of the fifth inning gave No. 4 Chartiers Valley the lead for good in a 6-4 victory over No. 11 Blackhawk in the WPIAL Class 4A softball third-place game Tuesday. Duffill went 2 for 3 with a double and five RBIs. Delaney O’Connor...
Penn-Trafford regroups, defeats rival Latrobe in Class 5A 3rd-place game
While the pressure was far from what Penn-Trafford felt in the WPIAL Class 5A semifinals, the desire to play well in the third-place game and build momentum for a state playoff run was high on the Warriors’ priority list. “This game is not as heart-attack as that one,” coach Denny...
Ligonier Valley bounces back with Cheyenne Piper shutout in 3rd-place game vs. Avonworth
With the state playoffs coming up, Mark Zimmerman had his Ligonier Valley softball team practice over the Memorial Day weekend. The cookouts could wait. “They weren’t too happy with me,” the coach said with a smile. “But we needed to work on some things.” The Rams’ extra work paid off...
