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Trib HSSN baseball player of the week for April 28, 2024Video
Trib HSSN baseball player of the week: Jake Robinson School: Montour Class: Senior Position: Pitcher, shortstop, second base What coach says: “Jake has been doing it all year for us offensively,” Montour coach Bob Janeda said. “In my opinion, he is the best hitter in 4A and in the top...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of April 29, 2024
Trib HSSN flips the calendar from April to May as the spring sports regular season is starting to wind down on the diamonds, courts and stadiums this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. We have plenty of WPIAL baseball and softball streams, along with district boys lacrosse and...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for April 29, 2024: Pine-Richland, North Allegheny to square off
And then there were two. Two days left in April and there are either two section games remaining or two section series left for WPIAL baseball teams. An A+ goes out to the district schedule makers as eight series begin Monday between the top two teams in a section. Three...
WPIAL baseball playoff clinchings through April 28, 2024
The 2024 WPIAL baseball playoff field is now starting to take shape with just over a week remaining in the regular season. The top four teams in each section qualify for the playoffs with all tied teams advancing if they split their head-to-head meetings. Coverage of the 2024 WPIAL baseball...
WPIAL softball playoff clinchings through April 28, 2024
The WPIAL softball playoff field is starting to fill up as the regular season winds down. Coverage of the 2024 WPIAL softball playoffs on Trib HSSN starts with the brackets being unveiled during the Playoff Pairings Show on May 9. The top four teams in each section qualify for the...
WPIAL boys volleyball playoff clinchings through April 28, 2024
The WPIAL boys volleyball regular season is winding down with two weeks left in the regular season. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district postseason. Here is the latest list of teams that have qualified for the playoffs through Sunday: Class 3A: 5 of at least...
High school sports schedules for April 29, 2024
High schools Baseball Monday’s schedule Class 6A Section 1 Butler at Seneca Valley, 4 p.m. North Allegheny at Pine-Richland, 4 p.m. Section 2 Canon-McMillan at Central Catholic, 4 p.m. Mt. Lebanon at Baldwin, 4 p.m. Norwin at Hempfield, 4:15 p.m. Class 5A Section 1 Fox Chapel at Armstrong, 3:45 p.m....
A closer look at 2024 Westmoreland County Scholar-Athlete honorees
Winners of the annual Westmoreland County Scholar-Athlete Excellence Award, sponsored by Judge Michael Stewart, will be announced at a banquet Tuesday, at Ferrante’s Lakeview. Athletic directors or representatives from the 18 county high schools selected 12 finalists for the award and one male and one female winner. Here are the...
Gateway tennis again finds success in WPIAL doubles tournament
When Gateway junior Adam Memije advanced to the WPIAL Class 3A singles championship match April 10 and qualified for the PIAA tournament, and fellow Gators junior Zidaan Hassan lost in the semifinals, Hassan knew immediately that to win a second straight WPIAL doubles title, he would have to do it...
Gateway baseball coach, players remain positive after narrow losses
One win in 12 games to start a season might cause one to speculate about how the team is developing over the course of time from the start to its current standing. But first-year coach Luke Padezan said his Gateway baseball team, which sported that 1-11 record after a tough...
Sewickley Academy starts rowing team
Sewickley Academy has added rowing to its roster of sports available to student-athletes. The team will be conducted through a partnership with the Pittsburgh Rowing Club, led by coach Florin Curuea, a Romanian Olympic rower, starting next school year. “With a focus on promoting physical fitness, camaraderie and skill development,...
Quaker Valley track sets sights on WPIAL team championships
The athletes in the Quaker Valley track and field program have the dates May 1 and May 7 circled on their spring calendars. The semifinal round of the WPIAL 2A team championships will take place May 4 at four sites, followed by the finals May 9 at Peters Township. Last...
Fisher’s files: Senior captain sees growth in Sewickley Academy girls lacrosse team
Libby Eannarino’s distinguished three-sport career at Sewickley Academy continues. The 5-foot-9 senior was a high-scoring backcourt player in basketball, a midfielder in soccer and currently is a midfielder on the Sewickley girls lacrosse team. She has served as captain in all three sports. Eannarino also competes for Sky Walkers Lacrosse...
Sewickley Academy doubles teams find success in section, WPIAL tournaments
The top four doubles competitors in Section 4-2A boys tennis this season proved to be Sewickley Academy athletes. In an all-Sewickley final, freshmen Max Kopf and Ben Terrell won the doubles championship by knocking off seniors Jackson Quigley and Tejas Mitra, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2. Kopf and Terrell were seeded second...
Penn-Trafford notebook: Patton Graziano, MacKenzie Keenan named Scholar-Athlete Award nominees
Penn-Trafford seniors Patton Graziano and MacKenzie Keenan were the school’s nominees for the Westmoreland County Scholar-Athlete Excellence Award and awere among 12 finalists. Graziano was a two-time PIAA medalist in swimming and a WPIAL Class 3A 100-yard freestyle champion. Keenan was an outstanding softball and field hockey player. Penn-Trafford boys...
Penn-Trafford junior aims high in javelin
Talk about making a huge leap. Penn-Trafford junior Logan Kerstetter wasn’t his team’s best javelin thrower coming into the season. That honor was held by senior Matt Sarnowski. But things have changed dramatically, and Kerstetter has taken his game to another level. Heading into May, he has the top throw...
Penn Hills baseball looking to string hits together
Purchasing new equipment has helped the Penn Hills baseball team raise its collective batting average. If the Indians want to build on that success and win games, they will have to string those hits together. Penn Hills has only produced 23 runs in its first 11 games. “We have quite...
Penn Hills junior finds unexpected success in long jump
Ronald Porter didn’t think much about the long jump at first. Entering his first track and field season at Penn Hills, the junior wanted to help get his time in the 100 dash down to earn bragging rights with his football teammates. But Indians coach Lee Zelkowiz and his staff...
Longtime teacher, athletic director Tom Evans named 2024 Ferrante Award winner
Tom Evans retired as a teacher and athletic director from the Yough School District in 2020. But he really hasn’t stepped away completely from the high school sports scene. Evans has been an event coordinator at Hempfield and remains on the WPIAL board of directors, most recently as the junior...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for April 27, 2024
High schools Baseball Saturday’s results Homer-Center tournament Consolation Apollo-Ridge 4, Penns Manor 2 Championship Homer-Center 11, Derry 10 Nonsection Carrick 8, Brentwood 4 Ellwood City 13, Union 3 Gateway 4, Seneca Valley 2 Knoch 4, Deer Lakes 0 Softball Saturday’s results Class A Section 2 Carmichaels 5, Jefferson-Morgan 2 Nonsection...
High school roundup for April 27, 2024: Gateway gets 1st win by beating Seneca Valley at PNC Park
Dylan Vojnik hit a bases-clearing double in the bottom of the fifth inning to lead Gateway to a 4-2 victory over Seneca Valley in nonsection baseball Saturday at PNC Park. Elliot Sterner worked a scoreless fifth to earn the win for the Gators (1-12), who picked up their first win...
Westmoreland athletes of the week: Norwin’s Melani Schmidt, Latrobe’s Dom Cararini
Melani Schmidt School: Norwin Class: Junior Sport: Track & field Claim to fame: Schmidt was named the track MVP at the Westmoreland County Coaches Association Championships at Latrobe, collecting four medals, including gold in the 200- and 400-meter dashes (in 25.11 and 58.88 seconds). She also anchored the winning 400...
Former Bishop Canevin standout Daiveon Taylor, now at Aliquippa, commits to West Virginia
Daiveon Taylor wasn’t traveling to Morgantown this weekend just to watch West Virginia’s annual Gold-Blue spring game. He was there to commit. “I had it planned all week,” said Taylor, a 6-foot-2, 227-pound sophomore linebacker who recently transferred from Bishop Canevin to Aliquippa. Taylor shared his decision with WVU head...
WPIAL baseball rankings: Week ending April 28, 2024
Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Mt. Lebanon, 13-3, 3 2. North Allegheny, 12-3, 1 3. Pine-Richland, 13-3, 4 4. Hempfield, 12-4, 2 5. Seneca Valley, 7-6, 5 Out: none Class 5A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. West Allegheny, 10-2, 2 2. Shaler, 11-3, 1 3. Penn-Trafford, 12-1, 3...
Trib HSSN softball rankings for April 27, 2024
Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Seneca Valley, 14-0, 1 2. Hempfield, 12-1, 2 3. North Allegheny, 8-4, 4 4. Pine-Richland, 7-7, 3 5. Norwin, 7-8, 5 Out: none Class 5A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Armstrong, 12-1, 3 2. North Hills, 10-2, 4 3. West Allegheny, 14-2, 2...
