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Yough softball rallies to stay in section title hunt; errors doom Belle Vernon
Trailing by a run with two outs in the top of the seventh inning Monday afternoon, the Yough softball team managed to rally without getting a single hit. The Cougars were down to their last strike on three occasions against Belle Vernon pitcher Talia Ross, yet they managed to plate...
Franklin Regional baseball adds to win streak, knocks Kiski Area from playoffs
Jack Bridges had been out of the Franklin Regional baseball lineup since early April with an elbow injury. Clearly, the senior was glad to be back Monday. He and his teammates elbowed Kiski Area from the playoff race. Bridges and senior teammate Ryan DalCanton both went 3 for 4 —...
No changes in final WPIAL Boys Volleyball Coaches Association top-10 polls
WPIAL boys volleyball section play concludes Thursday evening, and the playoff brackets and pairings are scheduled to be released Friday. Several playoff spots, section titles and playoff positioning will be determined over the next four nights. With that, the Western Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association released its final spring 2022 Class...
Kiski Area track and field teams celebrate section titles
The Kiski Area boys and girls track and field teams will be competing in the WPIAL Class 3A team semifinals at North Allegheny on Tuesday. The Cavaliers boys won the Section 4 title with a 6-0 record, and the girls tied Knoch for the title, both finishing 5-1, but the...
Westmoreland Senior Spotlight: Norwin’s Olivia Mastrilli
March 30 to April 27. That’s how long the Norwin softball team had to wait between playing games on their home field this season. The Lady Knights have had to reschedule home games a total of nine times this season because of weather issues that led to poor field conditions....
A-K Valley senior spotlight: Springdale’s Legend Ausk
This Legend keeps growing. A multi-sport senior at Springdale, Legend Ausk added to an already decorated resume of athletic success for the Dynamos last week when he helped throw a no-hitter in a 4-2 win over St. Joseph. Ausk tossed 51⁄3 no-hit innings, allowing one earned run and striking out...
WPIAL baseball playoff clinchings through May 9, 2022
The 2022 WPIAL baseball playoff field is almost set heading into the final days of section play. One more Class 4A team will clinch Tuesday to set the postseason field at 83 teams. Exclusive coverage of the 2022 WPIAL baseball playoffs is only here on TribHSSN.TribLive.com starting with the unveiling...
WPIAL baseball clinchings, playoff scenarios through May 8, 2022
In a game with no clock, time is running out on WPIAL baseball teams outside the playoff bubble. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district postseason. This is the final week of section play. Exclusive coverage of the 2022 WPIAL baseball playoffs is on TribHSSN.TribLive.com, starting...
WPIAL softball clinchings, playoff scenarios through May 8, 2022
The WPIAL softball playoff field continues to grow as the regular season continues to shrink. Exclusive coverage of the 2022 WPIAL softball playoffs is only on TribHSSN.TribLive.com starting with the brackets being unveiled during the Playoff Pairings Show on Thursday. Here are the teams that will eventually battle for diamond...
High school sports schedule for May 9, 2022
High schools Baseball WPIAL Monday’s schedule Class 5A Section 2 Fox Chapel at Plum, 4 p.m. Hampton at Mars, 3:45 p.m. Penn Hills at Woodland Hills, 4 p.m. Class 4A Section 2 Ambridge at Quaker Valley, 4:15 p.m. Beaver at Central Valley, 4 p.m. Blackhawk at New Castle, 4 p.m....
What to watch for on Trib HSSN for Monday, May 9, 2022: Baseball, softball, tennis on tap
Welcome to the final week of the WPIAL baseball and softball regular season. With weather not an issue, several district baseball teams hope to join the long list of schools that have qualified for the 2022 WPIAL baseball playoffs with a victory Monday. *Kiski Area can clinch a playoff berth...
This week on TribLive High School Sports Network: Week of May 9, 2022
The sun will be shining bright all week on the end of the spring sports regular season and on some postseason bracketology. We have video and audio diamond section action from WPIAL baseball and softball as well as district boys volleyball and boys and girls lacrosse as the regular season...
Trib HSSN Baseball Team of the Week for May 8, 2022
After the 2020 season was shut down, the Mt. Lebanon baseball team returned last spring with a young team that finished 11-8 and lost to Butler in the district quarterfinals. With several key players returning, the Blue Devils didn’t exactly overwhelm a slew of early nonsection opponents, losing four games...
WPIAL boys lacrosse standings, playoff clinchings through May 8, 2022
Here are the latest WPIAL boys lacrosse standings and the district playoff clinchings for the 2022 season through May 8. The top six teams in each section will qualify for the postseason. Only section records are shown. #-Clinched section championship *-Clinched playoff berth x-Eliminated from playoff chase Class AAA Section...
WPIAL girls lacrosse standings, playoff clinchings through May 8, 2022
Here are the latest WPIAL girls lacrosse standings and playoff clinchings for the 2022 regular season through May 8. 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 AAA Section 1...
Trib HSSN Baseball Player of the Week for May 8, 2022
Penn-Trafford second baseman Dylan Grabowski loves to golf with his father. In fact, Warriors coach Dan Miller and his staff often have to remind him to wait until the season is over before hitting the links. However the junior continues to hit like the baseball is on a tee as...
Coach says Franklin Regional’s Caden Smith ‘will open some eyes’ as Pitt walk-on
Caden Smith didn’t choose football. Football chose him. “Football is the most fun,” the Franklin Regional senior said, comparing the game to his other sports (basketball, baseball). Smith has excelled in all three, earning first-team all-conference/section in each one. He had college interest in those sports, too. But football will...
Quaker Valley’s Adou Thiero commits to play basketball at Kentucky
Quaker Valley senior Adou Thiero committed Sunday to play basketball for Kentucky and coach John Calipari, who also coached Thiero’s father at Memphis in the early 2000s. Thiero chose the Wildcats over offers from Pitt, Maryland and Xavier, having visited all four schools in the past month. He announced his...
Quaker Valley runners collect medals during strong season
Kadin Johnson is the fastest athlete at Quaker Valley this school year. A senior sprinter on the QV boys track and field squad, Johnson was a medalist in three spotlight events at the recent MAC Invitational at Shenango. Johnson won the 400-meter dash in 51.02 seconds and placed second in...
Penn-Trafford notebook: P-T’s Yacamelli, Hershberger named finalists for scholar-athlete award
Cade Yacamelli and Gwendolyn Hershberger were finalists for the 66th annual Westmoreland County Scholar-Athlete Excellence Awards, hosted by Judge John J. Driscoll. They were among a group of 13 considered for the annual awards, which were handed out May 3 at Ferrante’s Lakeview in Hempfield. The banquet was sponsored by...
Penn-Trafford baseball preps for playoffs with sweep of 1st-place Latrobe
When the Penn-Trafford baseball team lost 10-2 in a nonsection game to Plum on April 29, Warriors coach Dan Miller told Mustangs coach Carl Vollmer that he was sorry that his team didn’t put forth their best effort. Miller vowed that if they met again, the effort would be different....
Penn Hills rugby club working on building program
Eventually, Matthew Rosemeyer hopes the Penn Hills Big Red rugby club will be able to play a full schedule. However, the team is still working on building its program from the ground up. Issues with low numbers have limited the Big Red to playing a schedule mostly comprised of rugby...
After slow start, Pine-Richland boys lacrosse gaining ground
The Pine-Richland boys lacrosse team installed new offensive and defensive philosophies this season and did so against an ambitious early season schedule. It was all done by design, but it came with some early heartache as the Rams dropped eight of their first nine games. However, once they got into...
Breakthrough season nets share of section title for Pine-Richland baseball
Prior to a high-stakes game against North Allegheny on May 4, Pine-Richland baseball coach Kurt Wolfe told his team there would be a playoff-type feel. For starters, a share of the section championship was on the line. Add in a raucous crowd for fan appreciation day at Pine-Richland and the...
WPIAL trio earns all-state honors in Class 6A boys basketball
The PIAA’s largest boys basketball classification is often dominated by Eastern Pennsylvania teams, but three WPIAL players made the all-state team for Class 6A. Butler senior Devin Carney, a 25-point scorer headed to Duquesne, earned first-team honors in a statewide vote of sportswriters. Carney is a four-year starter who finished...
