High School category, Page 267
Westmoreland high school notebook: Piper sizzles for Ligonier Valley softball
Even in the playoffs, teams are paying the Piper. Ligonier Valley softball pitcher Cheyenne Piper continued to erase hitters with her tricky movement and change of speeds as she twirled her second straight no-hitter, this one a perfect game. Piper, a senior Westminster commit, blanked Keystone Oaks, 8-0, as she...
PIAA sets 2025-28 state championship sites for basketball, wrestling, swimming
Giant Center in Hershey will continue to host the state basketball and individual wrestling championships for the next four years, and swimming and diving is staying at Bucknell. The PIAA on Wednesday approved those venues as championship sites for 2025-28. However, no site was selected for team wrestling or competitive...
PIAA moves closer to approving girls flag football as official sport
High school girls flag football took an important step toward becoming an official PIAA-sponsored sport Wednesday. The PIAA board of directors unanimously approved on a first reading to sanction girls flag football as a sport. Girls flag football achieved emerging status last July by reaching 25 schools statewide. At the...
Westmoreland softball playoff preview capsules: Games for May 16, 2024
WPIAL softball playoffs Class 3A Quarterfinals 2-Ligonier Valley (14-5) vs. 10-Ellwood City (15-4) 4 p.m. Thursday at Plum Winner plays: Winner of 6-Central Valley (12-2)/3-South Park (17-1) in semifinals (date, time, site TBD) Players to watch: Sydnee Foust, Ligonier Valley; Amber McQuiston, Ellwood City Extra bases: Ace Cheyenne Piper continued...
A-K Valley softball playoff preview capsule: Game for May 16, 2024
WPIAL softball playoffs Class 3A Quarterfinals 11-Freeport (11-6) vs. 4-Mohawk (15-5) 6 p.m. Thursday at Seneca Valley Winner plays: Winner of 1-Avonworth (12-3)/9-Yough (8-4) in semifinals (date/site/time TBD) Players to watch: Addy Caruso, Freeport; Addy Moskal, Mohawk Extra bases: Freeport made the most of its return to the WPIAL playoffs...
No. 12 Shenango credits strength of its section after upset win over No. 5 Valley
Shenango was the underdog on paper as a fourth-place finisher from one section facing the champion of another. But the Wildcats didn’t play like underdogs. Led by junior Joe Campoli, who had an RBI double and scored twice, No. 12 seed Shenango upset No. 5 Valley, 5-3, Tuesday night in...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 14, 2024
High schools Baseball WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals Monday’s schedule Mt. Lebanon (16-4) vs. Butler (6-12), TBA; Hempfield (14-6) vs. Seneca Valley (10-8-1), TBA; Pine-Richland (16-4) vs. Central Catholic (10-10), TBA; North Allegheny (14-5) vs. Norwin (11-9), TBA Class 5A First round Wednesday’s schedule West Allegheny (15-3) bye; Shaler (15-5)...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 15, 2024: Shaler, South Fayette meet in eagerly anticipated matchup
Let’s just call it even steven. Wednesday marks the first meeting of the year between defending district and state champion No. 8 seed Shaler (15-5) and No. 9 South Fayette (8-6). The much-anticipated matchup highlights Day 2 of the WPIAL baseball playoffs … weather permitting. While this is the first...
High school roundup for May 14, 2024: Cheyenne Piper throws perfect game for Ligonier Valley in 3A 1st round
Cheyenne Piper finished off a perfect game by striking out the side in the seventh inning, leading No. 2 Ligonier Valley to an 8-0 victory over No. 15 Keystone Oaks (8-10) in a WPIAL Class 3A first-round softball playoff game Tuesday. Piper finished with 14 strikeouts to surpass the 500...
WPIAL track and field leaders through May 14, 2024
Class 3A boys (The top four finishers automatically qualify for the PIAA Track and Field Championship, as do those who meet the standard if they finish in the top eight. Pole vault is the exception.) 3200 relay (8:02.02): 1. Butler, 7:57.88; 2. North Allegheny, 8:04.05; 3. South Fayette, 8:04.05. 110...
Greensburg Central Catholic fends off Washington in Class 2A 1st round
Sophomore Tyler Samide drove in two runs and earned a save to lead No. 5 Greensburg Central Catholic to a 3-2 victory over No. 12 Washington in a WPIAL Class 2A first-round baseball game Tuesday at Gateway. Samide doubled in Anthony Grippo in the first inning and then scored on...
17 champions looking to defend titles at WPIAL track and field championships
It’s the day track and field athletics have had circled all season. The WPIAL track and field championships begins 11 a.m. Wednesday at Slippery Rock. Athletes will try to become the best in the district and earn a spot in the PIAA championships, which are May 24 and 25 at...
Kiski Area’s Miller ready for final shot at winning WPIAL track gold
Eliza Miller has a faint memory of her first WPIAL event as a freshman in the fall of 2020 amid the ongoing covid-19 pandemic. “I think it was a meet at Kiski against Norwin,” the Cavaliers senior three-sport standout said Tuesday on the eve of what will be her final...
14th-seeded Burrell baseball stuns Mt. Pleasant in 1st round of WPIAL Class 3A playoffs
Any team wanting to be successful in the WPIAL playoffs should follow Burrell’s recipe Tuesday at Gateway. The No. 14 Bucs combined timely hitting, sound defense and the crafty pitching of left-hander Stevie Hasson en route to a 6-2 upset of No. 3 Mt. Pleasant in the opening round of...
Well-prepared Central Valley knocks Mt. Pleasant out of WPIAL softball playoffs
Like most games, Central Valley softball players knew the assignment. Coach Shannon Sullivan and her staff like to analyze opponents down to the finest details. They know tendencies. “We had girls watching film during study hall,” Sullivan said. “We chart pitches and do our homework on teams. We know what...
Avella gets clutch hits to top Springdale, end 15-year playoff win drought
In the fourth inning of a WPIAL Class A first-round playoff game between Springdale and Avella, Bryce Wright of the Eagles hit a long foul ball to left field that clanged off the light standard and ricocheted back on the field. It was kind of appropriate for the Avella pitcher...
Jeannette softball advances past Northgate even without the benefit of a hit
No hits, no problem. Sixth-seeded Jeannette didn’t get a hit against Northgate on Tuesday but took advantage of the Flames’ miscues to score four unearned runs and move on in the WPIAL Class A softball playoffs with a 4-0 victory in the first round at West Mifflin. “It wasn’t pretty,...
Chartiers Valley ‘checked all of the boxes’ for new boys basketball coach Corey Dotchin
Corey Dotchin used to listen to podcasts on his drive to basketball practice, but he won’t have the time anymore. “Now I’ll listen to them when I cut the grass,” said Dotchin, who was hired Tuesday night as boys basketball coach at Chartiers Valley, which gives him a much shorter...
No. 12 Freeport softball upsets No. 5 Southmoreland in WPIAL Class 3A 1st round
Freeport made the WPIAL softball playoffs 12 straight seasons before missing out last spring. The Yellowjackets so far are enjoying their return to the postseason. The No. 12 seed got on the board first in Tuesday afternoon’s Class 3A first-round matchup with No. 5 Southmoreland at Gateway before withstanding a...
A-K Valley softball playoff preview capsules: Games for Wednesday, May 15, 2024
WPIAL softball playoffs Class 4A Quarterfinals 2-Hampton (15-4) vs. 7-Knoch (15-6) 4 p.m. Wednesday at Mars Winner plays: Winner of 3-Indiana (13-6)/11-Blackhawk (9-7) in semifinals (time, date, site TBD) Players to watch: Mackenzie Reese, Hampton; Marlee Fraser, Knoch Extra bases: Hampton won Section 3 at 11-1 and is averaging 10.1...
Westmoreland softball playoff preview capsules: Games for Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Class 6A Quarterfinals 5-Norwin (8-10) vs. 4-Pine-Richland (11-9) 4 p.m. Wednesday at Gateway Winner plays: 1-Hempfield (18-1) May 22 in semifinals (time, site TBD) Players to watch: Bailey Snowberger, Norwin; Mackenzie Gillis, Pine-Richland Extra bases: Norwin is looking to right the ship after two losses to Pine-Richland in section play...
Sewickley Academy athletes to play football for Moon under co-op agreement
Sewickley Academy students will be playing football for Moon next fall under a plan the private school announced Tuesday. Pending approval from the WPIAL and PIAA, the schools will form a cooperative sponsorship of a sport — known informally as a co-op — for middle school and high school football...
Westmoreland baseball playoff capsules: Games for Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Class 5A 10-Moon (10-7) vs. 7-Penn-Trafford (16-3) 2 p.m. Wednesday at Gateway, Monroeville. Winner plays: No. 2 Fox Chapel, which drew a bye, on May 20 at a site and time to be determined. Players to watch: Coleman Fletcher, Moon; Jason Sabol, Penn-Trafford; Extra bases: The Warriors finished third in...
A-K Valley high school baseball playoff preview capsules for May 15, 2024
WPIAL baseball playoffs Class 5A First round 5-Plum (13-7) vs. 12-Trinity (8-8) 7 p.m. Wednesday at Gateway Winner plays: 4-Bethel Park (13-6) May 20 in quarterfinals (time, site TBD) Players to watch: Erik Streussnig, Plum; Matthew Robaugh, Trinity Extra bases: Plum tied for the Section 1 title with Penn-Trafford, Fox...
Chartiers Valley poised to hire Corey Dotchin as boys basketball coach
Former Highlands boys basketball coach Corey Dotchin is poised to take over Chartiers Valley’s program. Dotchin is listed on the Chartiers Valley school board agenda as the recommended candidate to be hired at Tuesday night’s meeting. He went 55-22 in three seasons as Highlands’ coach and spent the previous nine...
