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What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 14, 2024: Baseball playoffs get started
Welcome to the second day of the WPIAL softball and lacrosse playoffs, along with the lid-lifters in the baseball and boys volleyball postseason. The curtain goes up on the baseball playoffs with first round games in Class 3A, 2A and A on Tuesday. In Class 3A, Mohawk was swept in...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 13, 2024
High schools Baseball WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals May 20 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...
High school roundup for May 13, 2024: 11th-seeded Latrobe knocks off No. 6 Trinity in 5A softball
Madi Balko crushed a two-run homer, and Sami Kronenwetter smashed an RBI double in a three-run fourth inning to lead 11th-seeded Latrobe to a 5-1 upset victory over No. 6 Trinity in a WPIAL Class 5A first-round softball game Monday. Winning pitcher Kayla Williams gave up one run on three...
Knoch stays patient at plate, rallies past Greensburg Salem in 4A 1st round
Staying patient was Knoch’s winning strategy in a playoff opener against Greensburg Salem, especially after falling behind by three runs early. Knoch drew 10 walks, added four timely hits and capitalized on four errors to rally back and defeat Greensburg Salem, 8-3, in a WPIAL Class 4A first-round game Monday...
Penn-Trafford softball escapes with victory over Bethel Park in 1st round
Since Denny Little took over as coach of the Penn-Trafford softball team in 2017, his teams had made it a habit of playing in the Class 5A quarterfinals. That tradition ended last season, when the rebuilding Warriors qualified for the playoffs but were bounced in the first round by eventual...
Connellsville jumps on Plum early in Class 5A 1st-round win
Gateway High School’s softball field isn’t the most popular place for Plum. The Mustangs have seen their season end on that field three of the past four years. Two years ago in the WPIAL Class 5A first round, Fox Chapel blanked Plum. Last year, Thomas Jefferson rallied from three runs...
Shaler scores walk-off win over Franklin Regional in WPIAL Class 5A 1st round
With one swing and a sharp ping to center, trepidation turned to triumph for Alyssa Schaffold. The Shaler sophomore cracked a bases-loaded single up the middle to score junior Olivia Sachs in the bottom of the seventh as the fifth-seeded Titans walked off No. 12 Franklin Regional, 3-2, in the...
Thomas Jefferson lineman Shep Turk, Florida wide receiver Tony Kinsler commit to Pitt
Thomas Jefferson lineman Shep Turk had three specific items in mind when he was began to consider where he would continue his football career in 2025. He said Pitt met all three criteria, and that’s why he became the first Pennsylvania or WPIAL prospect to give coach Pat Narduzzi a...
Westmoreland high school baseball playoff preview capsules for May 14, 2024
WPIAL baseball playoffs Class 3A 10-Greensburg Salem (8-8) vs. 7-Avonworth (12-8) 7 p.m. Tuesday at Peterswood Park Winner plays: Winner of 2-Mohawk (16-3)/15-East Allegheny (12-6) on May 20 in quarterfinals (time, site TBD) Players to watch: Tyler Martin, Greensburg Salem; Aiden Tinker, Avonworth Extra bases: Greensburg Salem’s top hitter, Grant...
A-K Valley high school baseball playoff preview capsules for May 14, 2024
WPIAL baseball playoffs Class 3A First round 14-Burrell (11-8) vs. 3-Mt. Pleasant (13-4) 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at Gateway Winner plays: Winner of 6-Waynesburg (13-3)/11-Neshannock (11-9) on May 20 in quarterfinals (time, site TBD) Players to watch: A.J. McLafferty, Burrell; Jacob Kitz, Mt. Pleasant Extra bases: Kitz and Connor Drzal have...
Westmoreland high school softball playoff preview capsules for May 14, 2024
WPIAL softball playoffs Class 3A First round 2-Ligonier Valley (13-5) vs. 15-Keystone Oaks (8-9) 4 p.m. Tuesday at Gateway Winner plays: Winner of 10-Ellwood City/7-Burrell on Thursday in quarterfinals (time, site TBD) Players to watch: Cheyenne Piper, Ligonier Valley; Kylie Stahl, Keystone Oaks Extra bases: Ligonier Valley has yet to...
A-K Valley high school softball playoff preview capsules for May 14, 2024
WPIAL softball playoffs Class 3A First round 14-Deer Lakes (9-10) vs. 3-South Park (16-1) 3 p.m. Tuesday at Fox Chapel Winner plays: 6-Central Valley (11-2)/11-Mt. Pleasant (11-8) on Thursday in quarterfinals (time, site TBD) Players to watch: Maddie Kee, Deer Lakes; Sydney Sekely, South Park Extra bases: South Park capped...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Derry’s Cam McNichol
Last year, Derry’s boys volleyball team went 3-7 in Section 2-2A. This season, the Trojans found themselves in the thick of a playoff race, having won five games before the final stretch. Senior Cam McNichol, who has transitioned between outside hitter and setter over his two years with the Trojans,...
Gymnasts Olivia Kovach, Ava Hickman look forward to defending WPIAL titles
They say good things come in small packages. Mt. Pleasant’s Olivia Kovach and Hempfield’s Ava Hickman are emblematic of that long-standing and well-known adage. Both girls are talented athletes who train at Ultimate Gymnastics in Delmont, where they are coached by Renee Ruggeri, a former competitor and lifetime gymnastics enthusiast....
Deer Lakes hoping to send large contingent to WPIAL track and field championships
Going into the WPIAL Class 2A team championships on May 1 at Shenango, Deer Lakes’ boys track and field team was hoping to put on a good showing and maybe come away with a split. “We didn’t go into the meet thinking we could defeat section champions Hopewell and Shenango,”...
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Springdale’s Owen Scheuring
As the regular season wound down, the Springdale baseball team was in the midst of fighting for a playoff spot in Section 2-A. Senior shortstop Owen Scheuring said the team was focused on what it needed to accomplish to get in. “We want to take care of our own business...
Leechburg coach Randy Walters selected to coaching staff for U.S. Tackle National Team
Randy Walters was born and raised in Canada, a product of Grimsby, Ontario. After high school, the current Leechburg head coach quarterbacked the Hamilton Hurricanes to the 1980 Canadian Junior Football League championship game. He then helped the University of Guelph win the 1984 national championship. He then transitioned to...
Trib HSSN baseball player of the week for May 12, 2024Video
Trib HSSN baseball player of the week: Brock Cornell School: West Allegheny Class: Junior Position: Center field #Earned: Even though the West Allegheny section schedule ended the previous week with the Indians sharing the Section 3-5A title with North Hills, the team won three nonsection games to finish 15-3 in...
Riverview battle-tested for WPIAL baseball playoffs
The Riverview and Greensburg Central Catholic baseball teams met May 6 and 7 with second place in Section 3-2A on the line. The games turned out to be the competitive battles most everyone expected. But the Raiders didn’t get the results they were looking for. Riverview dropped both games in...
High school sports schedules for May 13, 2024
High schools Baseball WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals May 20 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...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for May 13, 2024: Softball, lacrosse playoffs commence
Warm and sunny is a perfect way to start the 2024 WPIAL playoffs, with softball and lacrosse first-round contests getting the ball rolling Monday. A year ago, the Shaler softball team was the No. 2 seed in the WPIAL Class 5A bracket. The Titans defeated Bethel Park and Franklin Regional...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of May 13, 2024
Let the games begin! The 2024 WPIAL spring sports postseason is upon us with playoff action on the diamonds, the courts and the stadiums around the district starting this week here on the TribLive High School Sports Network. We have plenty of postseason action with first-round and quarterfinals contests this...
Trib HSSN baseball team of the week for May 12, 2024Video
Trib HSSN baseball team of the week: Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Chargers Coaches: Phil McCarren (15th season) Records: Our Lady of the Sacred Heart is 13-1 in Section 2-2A, 16-4 overall #Earned: Our Lady of the Sacred Heart entered the Section 2-2A series showdown last week against Seton...
A-K Valley high school softball playoff preview capsules for May 13, 2024
WPIAL softball playoffs Class 5A First round 8-Connellsville (12-7) vs. 9-Plum (11-6) 4 p.m. Monday at Gateway Winner plays: Winner of 1-Armstrong (14-3)/16-Western Beaver (6-6) on Wednesday in quarterfinals (site, time TBA) Players to watch: Dani Pici, Plum; Iris Burd, Connellsville Extra bases: Plum finished third in Section 1 behind...
Westmoreland high school softball playoff preview capsules for May 13, 2024
WPIAL playoffs Class 5A First round 4-Penn-Trafford (12-5) vs. 13-Bethel Park (10-9) 5 p.m. Monday at West Mifflin Winner plays: Winner of 5-Shaler (14-3)/12-Franklin Regional (10-8) on Wednesday in quarterfinals (time, site TBD) Players to watch: Cam Ponko, Penn-Trafford; Becky Gillenberger, Bethel Park Extra bases: Penn-Trafford defeated Bethel Park early...
