High School category, Page 288
North Allegheny notebook: Tigers to be well-represented as host of Roundball Classic
Six North Allegheny seniors will take part in the annual Roundball Classic basketball all-star games, set for May 22-26, at North Allegheny. Top senior players from the WPIAL, City League and District 10 were selected to play in the all-star weekend, which ties a bow around another season in Western...
Despite roster changes, Franklin Regional track teams set sights on section titles
Franklin Regional track coach Bob Ralston was surprised when he heard sophomore Monroe Law, who was a freshman sensation, transferred to Class 2A Winchester Thurston before the season. But despite her departure — Ralston said he doesn’t know why Law transferred — he said the Panthers girls have enough talent...
With bad weather scrambling schedule, beach trips means a lot to Hampton baseball
The Hampton baseball team found a way in late March to mix business with pleasure. Leaving behind another chilly, damp spring in Western Pennsylvania, the Talbots traveled to Myrtle Beach, S.C., for five days of much-needed practice and games. Hampton, which had its first week of the WPIAL schedule wiped...
Fox Chapel track gearing up for invitational season
Fox Chapel track coach Tom Moul enjoys having a few dual meets in the run-up to the major invitationals during the outdoor track season. The invite season traditionally kicks off at Butler High School, and that event will be April 19. In those dual meets, the Foxes boys and girls...
Fox Chapel notebook: With weather wrecking schedule, baseball, softball teams ready for anything
Rain is a fact of life for baseball and softball teams in the area. Nearly every year, the early part of the season is plagued by bad weather and difficulty finding facilities to play at. Even with more turf fields around, Fox Chapel senior Troy Susnack said the Foxes are...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for April 5, 2024
High schools Baseball Friday’s results Class 6A Section 1 Pine-Richland at Butler, ppd. Seneca Valley 17, Allderdice 3 Section 2 Mt. Lebanon 1, Canon-McMillan 0 Hempfield 5, Central Catholic 3 Class 5A Section 1 Penn-Trafford 9, Armstrong 2 Section 3 Shaler at Moon, ppd. Class 4A Section 1 Beaver at...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 6, 2024: Top WPIAL QB to be honored with Willie Thrower Award
The top quarterback in the WPIAL from the 2023 season will be honored Saturday afternoon at the fourth annual Willie Thrower Award ceremony. The winner will be one of the six finalists that were chosen by a panel of voters that include a coach from each of the 17 WPIAL...
High school roundup for April 5, 2024: Mt. Lebanon inches past Canon McMillan, 1-0
Graham Keen hit an RBI double in the top of the first inning and three pitchers combined on a shutout for Mt. Lebanon in a 1-0 victory over Canon-McMillan in Section 2-6A baseball Friday. David Shields started and pitched three innings, allowing no hits and striking out seven. Sawyer Klasnick...
A-K Valley shooters on target at Cager Classic skills competition
The top senior talent in the Alle-Kiski Valley and surrounding communities gathered Friday at Highlands to match shooting skills in a competition to kick off the two-day Cager Classic all-star celebration. For Kalleigh Nerone, a Bloomsburg commit and a member of the West girls representing Highlands with teammates Shelby Wojcik,...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for April 4, 2024
High schools Baseball Thursday’s results Class 6A Section 1 Pine-Richland at Butler, ppd. Seneca Valley 13, Allderdice 1 Section 2 Canon-McMillan 5, Mt. Lebanon 2 Class 5A Section 1 Gateway at Franklin Regional, ppd. Penn-Trafford at Armstrong, ppd. Section 2 South Fayette at Peters Township, ppd. Trinity at Connellsville, ppd....
High school roundup for April 4, 2024: Moon knocks off No. 1 Shaler
Coleman Fletcher hit the go-ahead RBI single in the top of the eighth inning and earned the win in relief to lead Moon to a 6-5 victory over No. 1 Shaler in Section 3-5A baseball Thursday. Angelo Fachet singled, stole second and scored the winning run and Andrew Cross tripled...
WPIAL boys tennis roundup for April 4, 2024: Returning Gateway doubles champs square off in section finals
Gateway’s Adam Memije and Zidaan Hassan, who teamed up to win the WPIAL Class 3A doubles title last year, squared off in the Section 1-3A singles finals Thursday with Memije winning, 6-2, 6-4. Memije and Hassan defeated Franklin Regional teammates in the semifinals in straight sets. Memije blanked Prem Nadasen,...
Basketball foes become teammates at Cager Classic
The Highlands and Hampton boys basketball teams played nine times over the past four seasons, including a third time last year in the quarterfinals of the WPIAL Class 4A playoffs. Bradyn Foster, the Golden Rams’ 6-foot-8 senior center, knows all about what it was like in those bruising battles with...
Belle Vernon senior Ross ruptures Achilles in freak accident
Belle Vernon standout softball pitcher Talia Ross suffered a freak injury during practice Wednesday and could miss the rest of the season. Ross, who had a school-record-tying 20-strikeout game last weekend against Latrobe, said an MRI showed a ruptured Achilles tendon. The senior left-hander will see an orthopedic surgeon next...
Buzzworthy Hempfield baseball team flashing signs of being contender
With a coach whose nickname is “Buzz,” the Hempfield baseball team is beginning to generate some of it in the WPIAL’s largest classification. The Spartans are 6-0 overall and 2-0 in Section 2-6A heading into the final game of their three-game series against Central Catholic. They are averaging 9.5 runs....
Westmoreland County baseball notebook: Franklin Regional senior dedicates season to brother battling cancer
Truth be told, Blake Bertucci would love to be pitching to his brother, Luca. That is how the siblings once envisioned it. While the pitcher-catcher combination is absent this season at Franklin Regional, the sentiment remains. Blake Bertucci is a senior pitcher who leads the Panthers’ staff. Luca Bertucci is...
Here’s a new one for WPIAL athletic directors: Game called on account of solar eclipse
Athletic directors are not surprised when rain or snow wreaks havoc on spring sports schedules. But there’s another act of nature — one far more infrequent — that has WPIAL schools rescheduling games slated for Monday. It’s the solar eclipse. The much-anticipated astronomical event will arrive in Western Pennsylvania between...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for April 3, 2024
High schools Baseball Wednesday’s results Class 6A Section 1 Seneca Valley 11, Allderdice 1 Butler at Pine-Richland, ppd. Section 2 Hempfield 6, Central Catholic 4 Mt. Lebanon 2, Canon-McMillan 1 Norwin at Baldwin, ppd. Class 5A Section 1 Fox Chapel at Penn Hills, ppd. Franklin Regional at Gateway, ppd. Section...
High school roundup for April 3, 2024: Carson Shuglie’s 6th-inning homer sparks Hempfield past Central Catholic
Carson Shuglie hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the sixth inning to give Hempfield the lead for good in a 6-4 victory over Central Catholic in Section 2-6A baseball Wednesday. Quinn Wilkins doubled and collected two RBIs for the Spartans (6-0, 2-0). Landon Greene drove in a pair...
Mt. Pleasant picks McKeesport, Clarion grad Eckels as new AD
Mt. Pleasant hired James “J.J.” Eckels on Wednesday night to be the district’s full-time athletic director. Allan Bilinsky and Bob Gumbita have been sharing the AD duties since Chris Brunson resigned from the position in 2022. Eckels will not start officially until July 1. A McKeesport graduate, Eckels earned a...
Young Plum softball team showing signs of potential with impressive wins
The Plum softball team rallied from the first inning on during last Friday’s nonsection home game against Highlands at Plum High School The Golden Rams led 2-0 after one inning, 4-1 in the third and 6-2 in the fourth. Despite some adversity, which included an uncharacteristic six errors, the Mustangs...
Hot start no surprise for Southmoreland softball team, which has big expectations
When he heard one of his games was moved because of a schedule change related to Monday’s solar eclipse, Todd Bunner was surprised. When the Southmoreland softball coach looked at his team’s statistics through five games, he wasn’t so surprised. His team is casting quite a shadow over its opponents....
Westmoreland County softball notebook: With new coach, Greensburg Central Catholic itching to get 1st game in
First-year coach Chelsey Frock will tell you what it’s like to lead the Greensburg Central Catholic softball team on the field, just as soon as the Centurions play a game. GCC is one of at least eight WPIAL softball teams that has yet to play in what has been a...
Franklin Regional hockey coach disappointed after being ousted
John Winebrenner holds no ill will toward the Franklin Regional Hockey Club board, but that doesn’t mean he agrees with its decision to open his position. Winebrenner, the Panthers’ coach since 2019, was told his time behind the bench is finished, a message that has him questioning why such a...
2024 TribLive HSSN Girls Basketball All-Stars
Terrific 10 London Creach Oakland Catholic 5-8, junior, G Oakland Catholic was a perfect 24-0 with Creach in the lineup. A late-season injury in the WPIAL quarterfinals dimmed the Eagles’ championship hopes, showing just how valuable she was for the Eagles. She averaged 13.4 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.3 assist and...
