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Defense will have new look but future looks bright for Quaker Valley girls lacrosse
The Quaker Valley girls lacrosse team won’t be embarking on a rebuilding process following a successful 2025 season. Instead, the Quakers are expected to be retooling their starting lineup — particularly on defense. “I’m very proud of the way this team never gave up this season,” QV coach Laura Peery...
After historically strong season, Quaker Valley baseball expects growth to continue
Quaker Valley’s baseball squad finished as the WPIAL Class 3A runner-up and a PIAA quarterfinalist in 2025. It marked the first time in more than a decade that a QV baseball team reached the WPIAL championship game. It also was more than a decade since the Quakers advanced to the...
Banner season for Quaker Valley track included medal haul at MAC meet
The Midwestern Athletic Conference track and field championships provide high-energy competition the Quaker Valley athletes look forward to annually. This year’s early season 26-team invite took place April 23 at Shenango, and the WPIAL champion Quakers proved to be dazzling. QV took home 32 medals from the WPIAL tune-up meet...
Sewickley Academy runner honored for achievements on, off track
Cooper D’Antonio wrapped up his scholastic career as one of Sewickley Academy’s top senior award recipients. A two-sport competitor in track and cross country, D’Antonio landed the Stan Partenheimer Sportsmanship Award at the spring sports banquet held May 21 in Rhea Auditorium. “I am very grateful to have received the...
Hard work pays off with trip to nationals for Brauer brothers
In the sport of rowing, consistency plays a key role. It helps when crews stick together so that everyone is familiar with each other’s cadences and strategy, so that the team can put forth its best effort and emerge victorious in a race. Grant and Christian Brauer, who row for...
Despite abrupt end, Pine-Richland girls lacrosse team savors season’s highlights
Pine-Richland girls lacrosse coach Shannen Wood wishes the team’s season had ended differently. After putting together another outstanding season, making a third WPIAL championship game appearance and a third straight trip to the PIAA state playoffs, the Rams’ season came to an end in a 18-3 loss at the hands...
Plum bowlers relish experience at high school national championships
When the Plum boys and girls bowling teams punched their tickets to the state championships in March, they also secured return trips to the U.S. High School Bowling National Championships on June 7-9, in Fort Wayne, Ind. For seniors Cade Schimmer and Vince Rossetti on the boys side, and the...
Former Norwin standout fills scoresheet as college hockey freshman
Mario Cavallaro was a sophomore in 2022 when he played a key role in Norwin’s PIHL Penguin Cup championship run. He scored the game-winning goal in the finals on an assist from his brother, Anthony. But Super Mario was far from finished. Cavallaro went on to play for the South...
North Hills athletes buy in, earn postseason success on track
As North Hills assistant outdoor track and field coach, Wade Endress knows the importance of buy-in from top to bottom of the roster. Unlike most coaches, though, he and head coach Mark Timko oversee more than 100 athletes. “I think any coaching staff probably experiences this in some way, but...
Growth mindset helps North Hills softball to solid season, chance to build in future
After bowing out in the second round of the 2024 WPIAL playoffs, the North Hills softball team could have looked at the 2025 season as an opportunity for redemption. The Indians didn’t look at it that way, though, and that served them pretty well. “You know, the narrative for (the...
North Allegheny grad represents country, hooks medal at fly fishing world championships
Mike Komara’s trip with Team USA to the 2025 World Fly Fishing Championships last month in the Czech Republic featured a medal and some metal. “We had an extra day in Prague, and we went to an Iron Maiden concert,” Komara said. “It was great. It was actually my first...
Hampton softball makes noise during historic season
The Hampton softball players were silent, but coach Katie Hedderman got the message loud and clear. After a 16-3 loss to North Hills dropped the Talbots to 1-3 on the season, Hedderman gathered the team for some self-reflection. “Nobody had anything to say,” the second-year coach said. “As coaches, we...
Hampton boys lacrosse ‘trending in right direction’ after 3rd straight PIAA appearance
This season looked a lot like last season for the Hampton boys lacrosse team. The Talbots finished second in the section with a 9-1 record, lost to Mars in the WPIAL Class 2A semifinals, rebounded to make the state playoffs, and then lost a close match at District 3 champion...
Hampton 3-sport standout Chris Belch caps stellar career
Hampton’s Chris Belch accomplished something unmatched in the WPIAL this year. The senior placed in the top two at the district championships in three different sports, winning an individual gold in swimming along with runner-up finishes in cross country and track. “It was a pretty busy year,” Belch said, “but...
3 boats from Fox Chapel compete at scholastic rowing national championships
This wasn’t the best spring for training for rowing competitions. The Fox Chapel rowing crew was able to make accommodations to put them in the best spot for success. Niko Vavpetic and his teammates — Gavin Nguyen, Keitaro Inada and Ian Wellman — will line up their rowing machines on...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for June 14, 2025
High schools Lacrosse PIAA tournament Championships Saturday’s results At Panzer Stadium, Penn State Boys Class 3A Springfield-Delco 6, Radnor 4 Class 2A Marple Newtown 20, Camp Hill Trinity 7 Girls Class 3A Springfield-Delco 10, Bishop Shanahan 5 Class 2A Villa Maria Academy 12, Strath Haven 8 Volleyball Boys PIAA tournament...
Trib HSSN baseball team of the week for June 14, 2025Video
Trib HSSN baseball team of the week – Riverside Panthers Coach – Dan Oliastro (58th season) Records – Riverside won the Section 1-3A title with a record of 9-1, one game in front of runner-up Ellwood City and three games better than the team they defeated in the WPIAL championship...
Trib 10: State champs occupy top spots in final baseball, softball power rankings
There was little movement in the final Trib 10 power rankings of the season. In baseball, two teams swept WPIAL and PIAA gold, and it is Indiana in 4A that remains on top, edging out 3A winner Riverside. Shaler and Freedom finish No. 3 and 4 after winning WPIAL championships...
Trib HSSN softball team of the week for June 14, 2025
Trib HSSN softball team of the week – Neshannock Lancers Coach – Jackie Lash (seventh year) Record – Neshannock literally won everything this spring. The Lancers captured the Section 1-2A crown with a record of 12-0, finishing two games ahead of second-place Laurel. Neshannock captured a fourth straight WPIAL championship...
Central Catholic edge rusher Ashton Blatt commits to North Carolina
Central Catholic edge rusher Ashton Blatt committed to North Carolina on Saturday, giving a verbal to first-year coach Bill Belichick. Blatt (6-4, 230), a three-star recruit according to 247 Sports, is the 38th-ranked edge rusher in the country and 13st-best player in Pennsylvania. He chose the Tar Heels over offers...
North Allegheny falls to Cumberland Valley in PIAA boys volleyball final
STATE COLLEGE — North Allegheny faced a determined Cumberland Valley team Saturday that was not going to go away without a state title. The Eagles swept the Tigers with game scores of 25-21, 25-21 and 25-12 to win the PIAA Class 3A championship at Rec Hall on the campus of...
Westmoreland County high school notebook: Recruiting heating up for Franklin Regional defensive back
Jaymier Austin began showing up on the college football recruiting radar last summer when three Division I programs — Purdue, Youngstown State and Marshall — offered him scholarships. The rising senior at Franklin Regional continues to garner interest, with eight total offers on the table for the 6-foot-4, 180-pound wide...
Penn-Trafford makes lasting memories with state title win
UNIVERSITY PARK — Giuliana Youngo might have played her last softball game Friday night. The Penn-Trafford senior right fielder, though, probably will be back at Penn State’s Beard Field, the site of the Warriors’ 2-0 win over Greencastle-Antrim in the PIAA Class 5A championship. She has enrolled at Penn State....
High school scores, summaries and schedules for June 13, 2025
High schools Baseball PIAA tournament Championships Friday’s results At Medlar Field at Lubrano Park, Penn State Class 6A Cedar Cliff 1, North Penn 0 Class 4A Indiana 5, Montoursville 4 Class 2A Faith Christian 13, Freedom 1 Lacrosse PIAA tournament Championships Saturday’s schedule At Panzer Stadium, Penn State Boys Class...
Penn-Trafford blanks Greencastle-Antrim to claim 2nd PIAA softball championship
UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn-Trafford has won two PIAA softball championships without ever winning a WPIAL title, and that is just fine with coach Denny Little. “Sometimes you have to eat your dessert first,” Little said Friday night after the Warriors captured their second state title in six years with a...
