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High school roundup for May 13, 2022: Bethel Park softball tunes up with walk-off win
Sandra Soltes hit a two-run triple to tie the game and Delaney Sierka followed with an RBI single to give Bethel Park a 7-6 walk-off nonsection win Friday in a tune-up for next week’s WPIAL softball playoffs. Sierka and Abby Quickel had two hits for the Black Hawks (8-8). Jessica...
WPIAL baseball playoff bracket breakdown
Favorite: Mt. Lebanon could win its first WPIAL baseball title since 2006. The Blue Devils started this season 1-4 before finding their stride in section play behind OF Tanner Donati (.435, 20 RBIs, 12 extra-base hits). They’ve won 10 of their past 12 games, including a 2-1 victory over North...
Alle-Kiski Valley baseball teams eye WPIAL playoff runs
The Riverview Raiders, a WPIAL Class A baseball finalist last season, will first try to prevent Bishop Canevin from making WPIAL history this season. No school ever has won WPIAL titles in football, basketball and baseball in the same academic year. The Crusaders already have nailed the football and basketball...
WPIAL baseball seedings set up Westmoreland County clash in 1st round
When two second-place section teams received better seeds than his section-winning one, Yough baseball coach Craig Spisak didn’t kick up dust. After winning its second section title in four years, Yough was branded with a No. 5 seed in the first round of the WPIAL Class 3A baseball playoffs, which...
Deer Lakes, Plum expect tough matches in 1st round of WPIAL boys volleyball playoffs
Last year, the Plum boys volleyball team was the No. 9 seed for the WPIAL Class 2A playoffs, and it defeated No. 8 Trinity in the first round before a matchup with eventual champion Seton LaSalle in the quarterfinals. The Mustangs hope for a similar first-round outcome as they again...
Seneca Valley, North Allegheny take top 2 seeds in Class 3A WPIAL volleyball bracket
Seneca Valley and Our Lady of the Sacred Heart are the No. 1 seeds in Class 3A and 2A for the WPIAL playoffs as both brackets were revealed Friday afternoon. The Raiders and North Allegheny, the No. 2 seed, finished tied at the top of the Section 2 standings and...
WPIAL announces 2022 baseball playoff brackets
Montour hasn’t won a WPIAL baseball title in 50 years, but the Spartans will start this year’s playoffs as the favorites in Class 4A. They were among six teams that earned No. 1 seeds Friday when the WPIAL revealed the playoff brackets on TribLive HSSN. The other top seeds went...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 12, 2022
High schools Baseball WPIAL Thursday’s schedule Nonsection Armstrong 3, Kiski Area 1 Avonworth 15, McGuffey 3 Beaver 12, Hopewell 10 Bentworth at West Greene, ppd. Carlynton 10, Bishop Canevin 9 Blackhawk 8, Mars 5 Butler 13, Latrobe 8 Carmichaels 2, Belle Vernon 1 Beth-Center 12, Charleroi 2 Chartiers-Houston 11, Monessen...
High school roundup for May 12, 2022: Penn-Trafford edges Yough in playoff tune-up
Madison Rapp hit a solo home run in the fourth inning to account for the game’s only run as Penn-Trafford defeated Yough, 1-0, in a nonsection matchup of WPIAL softball title contenders Thursday. Rapp pitched three scoreless innings, and Mia Smith threw four more for Penn-Trafford (15-2). Madison Horvat singled...
Westmoreland baseball notebook: Franklin Regional playing well at right time
Franklin Regional won’t get the No. 1 seed like it did last year, but the Panthers have something most of the other teams in the WPIAL Class 5A playoff field don’t have: championship experience. The defending champions, who ran their winning streak to six with a 10-3 win over Kiski...
Hempfield softball coach preps for 1st WPIAL playoff run
If Hempfield first-year coach Tina (Skelly) Madison wanted any tip about what to expect in the WPIAL playoffs, there are numerous coaches in Westmoreland County who have won or coached in PIAA championship games. But probably her best source is the man she replaced, former coach Bob Kalp. It’s no...
Alle-Kiski Valley trio rewarded with WPIAL playoff byes
Three Alle-Kiski Valley softball teams — Burrell, Deer Lakes and Springdale — earned byes into the quarterfinals as the WPIAL playoff brackets and pairings were released Thursday at Triblive HSSN. All three section champions will open tournament play Thursday against opponents yet to be determined. Deer Lakes (11-4) drew the...
WPIAL softball playoff bracket breakdown
Favorite: Perennial power Hempfield has been ranked No. 1 for most of the season not based on reputation but on talent. While the Spartans are young (four seniors) and could be a year or two away from possible WPIAL glory, they have pitching, hitters and defense that can carry them...
Defending champions Beaver, West Greene among No. 1 seeds in WPIAL softball playoffs
Two undefeated teams. Two more strong section champions. A defending WPIAL champion with only three losses. How do you rank them? That WPIAL softball committee faced that dilemma Thursday while trying to seed a Class 2A playoff bracket that proved the most challenging to complete. “The first five, you could...
WPIAL reveals brackets for boys, girls lacrosse playoffs
The defending champion Mars boys and Shady Side Academy girls were among the four teams that earned top seeds in the WPIAL lacrosse playoff brackets revealed Thursday. The other No. 1s went to the Blackhawk girls and Mt. Lebanon boys. The playoffs start with first-round games Monday and Tuesday. Higher-seeded...
Versatility helps Greensburg Central Catholic overcome injuries to make Class A baseball playoffs
Zach David and Max Kallock appeared to be the ideal one-two pitching punch for Greensburg Central Catholic. They were posturing to pair up and help the Centurions navigate section series and make a WPIAL run in Class A. But then injuries threw them a curveball. Actually, they both suffered the...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 11, 2022
High schools Baseball WPIAL Wednesday’s results Class 2A Section 2 South Side 18, Aliquippa 3 Nonsection Avella 12, Monessen 8 Baldwin 9, Pine-Richland 4 Bentworth 5, West Greene 2 Bethel Park 11, Chartiers Valley 5 Blackhawk 8, Ellwood City 2 Butler 11, Moon 10 California 9, Brownsville 7 Central Catholic...
High school roundup for May 11, 2022: List, Beaver win battle of defending champs
Payton List threw a one-hitter with 17 strikeouts and doubled twice to lead Beaver to a 6-1 nonsection softball win over Laurel in a matchup of defending WPIAL champions Wednesday. Hanna Crowe hit an RBI triple for the Bobcats (15-0). Autumn Boyd struck out 11 in a losing effort for...
Fox Chapel, Quaker Valley win WPIAL team tennis titles
Fox Chapel freshman Mason Friday said he and sophomore Travis Malone have great chemistry as a doubles team. “We get loud,” Friday said. “When we are loud, we play our best.” Friday, Malone and their Fox Chapel teammates made plenty of noise at the WPIAL team tennis championships Wednesday at...
Butler boys dominate field, win WPIAL Class 3A team track title
The Butler boys arrived at the WPIAL team championships with a mission: eliminate any suspense about who might be the winner. “That was our goal,” sprinter Guinness Brown said. “Get it done early.” Much like Brown running 100 meters, it was over quickly. The Butler boys claimed 10 of the...
WPIAL team title droughts end for Shenango boys, Quaker Valley girls
A drought ended for two teams at the WPIAL Class 2A track and field championships Wednesday at Peters Township. The Shenango boys won their first title, and the Quaker Valley girls won their first since 2007. Shenango clinched by winning the 1,600-meter relay to edge Riverside, 80-70. The Wildcats also...
Apollo-Ridge overcomes obstacles, eager for WPIAL Class 2A playoffs
Eric Kowalczyk saw promise in his young Apollo-Ridge softball team when the season started in late March. Despite just one senior, several freshman getting their first taste of the varsity game and other returnees continuing to grow, the first-year Vikings coach has seen growth in his team through a playoff-qualifying...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 12, 2022: Softball playoff brackets to be unveiled
Welcome to springs sports bracketology season. With five district sports starting their postseasons next week, the various WPIAL steering committees will be busy the next two days, meeting first and then filling out the official brackets after some spirited debate. On Thursday, Trib HSSN will unveil the 2022 WPIAL softball...
Trib 10: New team takes top spot in baseball power rankings
The 2022 district baseball and softball regular seasons are in the books. Now as the postseason begins, it’s time to separate those who are legit and those who just couldn’t muster up the power to go for the gold. There was a lot of shuffling to this edition of the...
WPIAL girls lacrosse playoff clinchings through May 10, 2022
Here are the latest WPIAL girls’ lacrosse standings and the final playoff clinchings for the 2022 regular season. The top six teams in each section qualified for the district postseason. Only section records are shown. #-Clinched section championship *-Clinched playoff berth x-Eliminated from playoff chase Class 3A Set with 12...
