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Penn Hills graduate sets example for this year’s softball team
Yasmine Logan was one of the more comfortable visiting players at Varabedian Field in Oakland when Ohio University came to town to take on Pitt softball. Logan, a Penn Hills graduate, was supported by a large contingent of Indians softball players who made the short trek down to the stadium....
Emotions run high during 53rd Alle-Kiski Valley Hall of Fame induction ceremony
In a night filled with excitement, gratitude and memories, Brice Flenory was the last inductee to speak. His speech was heartfelt and a testament to his journey. He thanked his wife, his coaches, his teachers and the leaders in his community while also quoting scripture. “Just staying true to myself...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 4, 2024
High schools Baseball Saturday’s results Nonsection Seton LaSalle 2, Knoch 1 Shaler 7, Central Catholic 4 Lacrosse Boys Saturday’s results Nonsection South Fayette 16, Seneca Valley 10 Tennis Boys WPIAL team playoffs Semifinals Monday’s schedule Class 3A Fox Chapel vs. North Allegheny at Sewickley Academy, 3:30 p.m.; Upper St. Clair...
High school roundup for May 4, 2024: Shaler rallies past Central Catholic
Alex Venezia hit the go-ahead two-run double during a five-run seventh to lead Shaler to a 7-4 victory over Central Catholic in nonsection baseball Saturday. Dominic Twigg pitched a scoreless inning of relief to earn the win for the Titans (12-4). Gevin Kelly doubled and homered and Andres Hurkmans doubled...
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Fox Chapel’s Mason Miles, Plum’s Gabrielle Layne
Gabrielle Layne School: Plum Class: Junior Sport: Track and field Report card: Plum junior Gabrielle Layne won the 200-meter dash in 25.56 seconds Friday at the Pine-Richland Invitational. She also placed third in the 100 (12.56). One of the WPIAL’s top sprinters, she finished fifth in the 100 and eighth...
Westmoreland athletes of the week: Belle Vernon’s Sienna Steeber, Norwin’s Nicholas Puskar
Sienna Steeber Class: Senior School: Belle Vernon Sport: Track & field Claim to fame: Steeber soared to a school record, breaking her own mark, in the pole vault at the Mid Mon Valley championship, clearing 11 feet to win a title. Steeber, who is Belle Vernon’s first and only pole...
WPIAL Softball rankings: Week ending May 5, 2024
Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Hempfield, 16-1, 2 2. Seneca Valley, 17-1, 1 3. North Allegheny, 11-5, 4 4. Pine-Richland, 9-9, 3 5. Norwin, 8-9, 5 Out: none Class 5A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Armstrong, 14-1, 1 2. North Hills, 13-2, 2 3. West Allegheny, 16-2, 3...
Trib HSSN baseball rankings for May 4, 2024
Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Mt. Lebanon, 16-3, 1 2. Pine-Richland, 16-4, 3 3. North Allegheny, 13-5, 2 4. Hempfield, 14-5, 4 5. Seneca Valley, 10-7, 5 Out: none Class 5A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Penn-Trafford, 15-1, 3 2. West Allegheny, 13-3, 1 3. North Hills, 10-4,...
Seniors boost Hampton tennis to winning season
The Hampton boys tennis team traveled to Philadelphia for a mid-April match, running up the “Rocky” steps and visiting the Liberty Bell during a day of sightseeing. The Talbots were something to see this season. Paced by an experienced senior class and the second PIAA singles qualifier in program history,...
Norwin soccer standout Owen Christopher makes dream come true with Pitt commitment
Owen Christopher had college soccer interest from a number of schools at multiple levels. He only revealed one of them, though, and it’s a winner for the Norwin senior. Christopher, the 2023 TribLive Westmoreland Boys Soccer Player of the Year, will play at Pitt next fall. “I couldn’t have asked...
Walk-off loss keeps Hampton baseball out of playoffs for 1st time since 2016
One day after Hampton’s WPIAL playoff hopes ended with a walk-off loss at Knoch, senior Matt Erka searched for a bright spot. “We tried our best, and we just couldn’t get it done,” the outfielder/pitcher said. “I guess it just wasn’t enough.” Needing to win one of its final two...
3-sport path leads Fox Chapel senior to college lacrosse
Isaac Jacobs’ plan was to become a three-sport athlete. Lacrosse was going to be just one of those three for the Fox Chapel senior. When Jacobs committed to John Carroll University to play men’s lacrosse, he knew he was going to have to keep working to be able to get...
After navigating section grind, Fox Chapel baseball heads into playoffs with experience
Coach James Hastings knows that every game the Fox Chapel baseball team plays is going to be a grind in Section 1-5A. The fact that WPIAL baseball changed its scheduling a few years back to make those games back-to-back like a series added to the challenge. It now isn’t possible...
Westmoreland County high school notebook: Belle Vernon runner picks Robert Morris
Tessa Rodriguez was over the Moon when she visited Robert Morris. The Belle Vernon senior signed to continue her track & field and cross country careers at RMU. “What made me choose RMU was how close the relationship was between the girls on the team,” she said. “I immediately felt...
Pine-Richland boys lacrosse bringing ‘toughness and fortitude’ to playoff run
The stretch run has arrived for the Pine-Richland boys lacrosse team, and it’s something they’ve been waiting for. The most experienced group in Rams coach Dave Offner’s tenure has put itself in position to make a run in the playoffs. The Rams were 10-4 overall entering a key section matchup...
Pine-Richland’s Grant Argiro eyes future as college kicker
Grant Argiro has been the kicker on the Pine-Richland football team since he was a sophomore, but he also played junior varsity linebacker. In fact his football career started as a offensive lineman and defensive end. But that’s changed and for good reason. “About this time last year the coaches...
Plum’s Owen Proskin looks to contend for WPIAL medals in multiple events
During a high school track and field meet this season, Owen Proskin can be seen anywhere from the track to the jumps and to the throws. The versatile 6-foot-5 Plum sophomore is making his mark in several events and producing points, top place finishes, and creating positive vibes toward what...
Norwin notebook: Knights clean up at county meet
Two team titles. A three-time winner. Five individual champions. Norwin track and field had a blast at the Westmoreland County Coaches Association Championships at Latrobe. The Knights cleaned up at the medal stand. Junior Melani Schmidt won the 200- and 400-meter dashes and ran the anchor leg of the 400-meter...
Deep group of North Allegheny sprinters breaking speed ‘minimums’ this season
There are miles per hour signs posted at North Allegheny track practices, but these aren’t speed limits. They’re speed minimums. “If you run 17 miles per hour, you get to sign the 17 miles per hour sign,” North Allegheny coach John Neff said. “If you run 18, you sign the...
North Allegheny notebook: Tigers softball team tops Norwin
Anne Melle singled, doubled and drove in two runs and McKenna Rowlands doubled in a run to lead North Allegheny to a 6-5 victory over Norwin in a Section 1-6A softball game May 1. Sammy Plotsko allowed four hits and had seven strikeouts to earn the win for the Tigers,...
Franklin Regional junior varsity hockey goes on amazing underdog run
The Franklin Regional junior varsity hockey team struggled during the regular season in the PIHL’s Tier 1. The Panthers, who were the Tier 2 champions in 2022-23, were moved up because of their success. “We were put in with the big boys,” Franklin Regional coach Dave Soltesz said. “We were...
‘Get one day better, every day’: Coach Ed Helbig inspires Baldwin athletes through cancer battle
Baldwin track coach Ed Helbig has a favorite saying that he offers up as motivation to athletes on his team: “Get one day better, every day.” With tears in his eyes Friday at the Baldwin Invitational, Helbig shared a story about how the cross country team took a detour to...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 3, 2024
High schools Baseball Friday’s results Class 2A Section 1 Burgettstown 9, Charleroi 0 Section 2 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 10, New Brighton 2 Nonsection Brownsville 8, California 1 Carrick 16, Woodland Hills 2 Frazier at Southmoreland, ppd. Indiana at Somerset, ppd. Knoch 5, Shady Side Academy 1 Latrobe...
High school roundup for May 3, 2024: Lexie Hames back in form for Seneca Valley, throwing no-hitter with 15Ks
Seneca Valley softball star Lexie Hames was limited to one inning in the circle during a section showdown with Hempfield on Wednesday due to shoulder soreness. In a bit of good news for Seneca Valley and bad news for the rest of the Class 6A teams in the WPIAL, Hames...
Norwin’s Brandi Brozeski pulls off stunner at Baldwin Invitational
Norwin junior Brandi Brozeski pulled off a stunner in the 100-meter hurdles Friday at the 50th Baldwin Invitational. Brozeski not only broke her personal record, she upset the favorite, South Fayette’s Delaney Schumaker, to win the race. Brozeski finished in 15.01 seconds. She broke her PR (15.54) twice, running a...
