High School category, Page 269
Westmoreland high school sports notebook: GCC’s Crosby gets Buffalo’s attention
Samir Crosby has his third Division I scholarship offer for football. The Greensburg Central Catholic sophomore playmaker added Buffalo to his list, which also includes UNLV and Miami of Ohio. Crosby (5-foot-10, 175 pounds) played a variety of positions last season for GCC, including receiver, running back, quarterback and defensive...
Gateway notebook: Track and field athletes prepare for WPIAL meet
Coming down the stretch to the WPIAL Class 3A track and field championships at Slippery Rock, there were several qualifying locks among the Gateway boys and girls teams. There also were a few on the bubble hoping to make the championship meet as the WPIAL takes the top 24 in...
Sewickley Academy celebrates 25th WPIAL boys tennis title
Sewickley Academy and Quaker Valley are located just a few miles apart. It’s a breeding ground for high school boys tennis. Sewickley and QV advanced to the WPIAL Class 2A championship match off their winning performances in the postseason. One team was expected to be there; the other, not so...
Talented group of seniors leads dangerous attack for Sewickley Academy girls lacrosse
Kendall Sykes is a talented, multiple-sport athlete at Sewickley Academy. The 5-foot-7 Sykes is a senior attacker on the Sewickley girls lacrosse team and one of the leading players in the WPIAL Class 3A ranks. She averages five goals per game. A fourth-year varsity player and Chapman (Calif.) University commit,...
Group effort guides Quaker Valley boys, girls track teams to WPIAL titles
Both Quaker Valley track and field teams ended their regular season as undefeated section champions. Both topped that impressive feat May 7 by winning WPIAL Class 2A team titles at Confluence Financial Partners Stadium on the campus of Peters Township Middle School. “The entire coaching staff and I are very...
Quaker Valley girls lacrosse goalkeeper stacks save after save
Emily Reiner racked up her 400th career save for the Quaker Valley girls lacrosse team May 6 against Knoch. The Quakers defeated Knoch at home by a score of 15-4 thanks in large part to Reiner, a 6-foot-1 junior and intimidating presence in front of the net. “Emily is an...
Quaker Valley football team bolsters offseason workouts with CrossFit training
The third week in May is an important time for the Quaker Valley football team. QV will hold its annual “spring ball” program from May 20-23 with daily practices at Chuck Knox Stadium running from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Helmet distribution will take place May 19 at the field house....
Penn-Trafford notebook: Warriors softball seeded 4th for WPIAL playoffs
The Penn-Trafford softball team was seeded fourth for the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs when the brackets were released May 9. The Warriors (12-5) drew No. 13 Bethel Park for a first round game that was scheduled for Monday. The winner advanced to play the winner of No. 5 Shaler and...
After narrowly missing out on section title, Penn-Trafford girls lacrosse turns attention to playoffs
One of the goals for the Penn-Trafford girls lacrosse team this season was to win a section title. The Warriors came up just one goal and one win short of achieving that. Now the Warriors’ focus is on the WPIAL playoffs, winning a game and advancing to the PIAA tournament,...
Trib HSSN softball player of the week for May 11, 2024Video
Trib HSSN softball player of the week – Addison Deal School: Laurel Class: Senior Position: Pitcher, first base #Earned: The senior had another big week at the plate and also picked up a win in the circle for Laurel. Deal went 2 for 3 with a double and three RBIs...
Trib HSSN softball team of the week for May 12, 2024
Trib HSSN softball team of the week – Penn-Trafford Warriors Coach: Denny Little (eighth season) Record: 8-2 in Class 5A Section 2, 12-5 overall #Earned: Coming into this week, Penn-Trafford had already concluded its section schedule by winning its final four section contests and finishing in second place in Section...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 11,2024
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...
Westmoreland high school athletes of the week: Southmoreland’s Makayla Etling, Franklin Regional’s Max Bernadowski
Makayla Etling School: Southmoreland Class: Junior Sport: Softball Claim to fame: Etling, a catcher for the playoff-bound Scotties (14-2), has been on an offensive tear as the team’s leadoff hitter. Over a four-game stretch, she is 13 for 17 with four doubles, two triples, four home runs and 13 RBIs....
Willie Thrower camp continues to grow, honor legacy of barrier-breaking Valley QB
Willie Thrower would have stood on the Valley High Memorial Field turf and marveled at the talented quarterbacks and other position players at the third annual quarterback camp named in his memory. That was the assessment of Melvin Thrower, the son of the late New Kensington and Michigan State graduate...
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Valley’s Dante Taliani, Apollo-Ridge’s Jocelyn Snyder
Jocelyn Snyder School: Apollo-Ridge Class: Sophomore Sport: Softball Report card: Apollo-Ridge sophomore Jocelyn Snyder tossed a no-hitter with 11 strikeouts and also was 2 for 4 with a double and RBI in an 11-0 nonsection win over Leechburg on Monday. She also was 3 for 3 with a home run,...
Tough section tests prepare Riverview 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...
Top performers for Penn Hills track team aim to peak at right time
Strategy was at the forefront of the last-chance meet for Penn Hills track and field. Entering the race, coach Lee Zelkowitz said the Indians were not only hoping to qualify more athletes. Zelkowitz said he wanted to see his top performers improve their seed time to get into faster heats...
Penn Hills notebook: Basketball alumnus Daemar Kelly heads to St. Francis
Daemar Kelly was a 1,000- point scorer and catalyst for the Penn Hills boys basketball team that won the Class 5A WPIAL championship. After a year at Quinnipiac, Kelly announced he would be transferring. Kelly recently announced he will be playing for St. Francis (Pa.) in the Northeast Conference. The...
Pine-Richland girls lacrosse carries momentum into playoffs
Pine-Richland girls lacrosse coach Shannen Drennon said her team is firing on all cylinders. She admitted it’s a phrase that’s cliche, but it’s also the truth. The Rams hadn’t lost since March heading into one final regular season test against Mt. Lebanon on May 9. They won the Section 2-3A...
Plum notebook: Mustangs wrestlers make college decisions
Antonino Walker and fellow Plum seniors celebrated their high school wrestling careers and wrestling futures as they finalized decisions to compete at the next level. Walker, who committed to Division I Edinboro, as well as Sam Snyder (Division III Saint Vincent), Carson Yocca (Division II Ashland) and Rylen Campbell (Ashland)...
Sharp defense fuels championship optimism for Hampton softball
Because first-year coach Kate Hedderman runs a batting cage facility in Hampton, she was confident the Talbots would hit the ball this season. She wasn’t so sure about catching it. “That made me nervous,” she said. “We didn’t get a lot of fielding practice because we were stuck inside with...
Fox Chapel distance runner makes big strides in 3,200-meter run
Nicky Clump wasn’t intimidated by sliding his way through the pack at the start of races when he started with distance running. Ever since Clump can remember, he would go out running with his dad, David “Andy” Clump. Andy ran while attending high school in Doddridge County, W.Va., and continued...
Fox Chapel softball adjusts to speed of game to earn playoff berth
Fox Chapel’s young softball team passed the first major test of the season by qualifying for the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs. The Foxes were then fortunate to have several nonsection tests against quality opposition to end the regular season. Fox Chapel (7-9 overall, 4-6 Section 1-5A) won two of three...
Westmoreland County high school notebook: Belle Vernon junior officially a ‘Rising Star’
One of the WPIAL’s most prolific scorers over the past couple of years will be part of Roundball Classic history. For the first time, the annual all-star basketball games will feature multiple underclassman games for juniors and sophomores. Belle Vernon junior Zion Moore was selected to play in the Rising...
WPIAL baseball committee seeds 5A bracket by ‘throwing out the numbers,’ focuses on matchups
The WPIAL for many decades released playoff brackets that had no seed numbers, a tradition that ended several years ago. Now, the top seeds have a No. 1 next to their name, the second seeds have a two and so on. But WPIAL baseball committee chairman Bob Bozzuto said this...
