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Breakthrough season leads Quaker Valley all the way to WPIAL baseball finals
Quaker Valley’s talented baseball team finished as the WPIAL Class 3A runner-up. The Quakers zipped through the district playoffs before losing to No. 1 seed Riverside, 1-0, in the championship game May 28 at EQT Park in Washington. “We were extremely excited at having the opportunity to test ourselves in...
After all-state honor, Sewickley Academy’s Lucas Grimsley working toward big senior year
The Sewickley Academy boys basketball all-state players are named on a commemorative plaque near the entrance of the Events Center gym. The earliest entry was Neil Hoy, who received the honor in 1998. The most recent addition to the listing is Lucas Grimsley, a talented junior guard for the Panthers....
High school scores, summaries and schedules for June 7, 2025
High schools Baseball PIAA tournament Semifinals Monday’s schedule Class 6A Neshaminy (16-7) vs. North Penn (21-5) at Villanova Ballpark, 3 p.m.; Cedar Cliff (19-6) vs. Bethlehem Liberty (22-6) at Wenger Field, Fredericksburg, 4:30 p.m. Class 5A Upper Dublin (16-5) vs. Elizabethtown (16-9) at Muhlenberg, 11 a.m.; Shaler (19-6) vs. Lampeter-Strasburg...
High school roundup for June 7, 2025: Shady Side Academy boys lacrosse rolls on
The last WPIAL lacrosse team standing in the PIAA playoffs is Class 3A district runner-up Shady Side Academy. Seamus Riordan and James Rost had hat tricks as the Bulldogs (14-9) earned 1n 11-8 victory over District 3 champion Manheim Township (16-3) in the quarterfinals Saturday. Shady Side Academy will face...
Bishop Shanahan pulls away, ends season for Mt. Lebanon girls lacrosse
MECHANICSBURG — It started as a back-and-forth, neck-and-neck game, but that’s not the way it ended on Saturday evening between Mt. Lebanon and Bishop Shanahan in the PIAA Class 3A girls lacrosse quarterfinals. It was 0-0, 1-1, 2-2, 4-4 and 5-5, but it was also 11-5, 12-5, 13-5, and eventually,...
Westmoreland County high school notebook: Franklin Regional baseball standout Luke Williams reopens recruitment
Luke Williams is hitting reset on his college baseball recruiting. The rising senior shortstop at Franklin Regional committed to Virginia when he was a freshman and has remained loyal to the Cavaliers. But a coaching change has disrupted his plans. Williams opened his recruitment and is looking for a new...
North Allegheny boys right ship, get past Penn-Trafford in PIAA Class 3A volleyball quarterfinals
North Allegheny boys volleyball coach Dan Long said he didn’t want the Tigers to look at themselves as a finished product Saturday. A surprising result during the second set of a 3-1 win over Penn-Trafford during a PIAA Class 3A quarterfinal at AHN Arena provided some clarity on why they...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school softball rankings for June 7, 2025
There were some tweaks and small changes in five of the six classifications through the quarterfinals of the PIAA softball playoffs, and then there was Class 5A. All five teams from last week’s post-district playoffs Trib HSSN state softball rankings were bounced in either the opening round or the second...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school baseball rankings for June 7, 2025
From last week to this week, two rounds of the PIAA baseball playoffs were played. The results left the weekly Trib HSSN state rankings almost unrecognizable in four of the six classifications. Only the teams ranked in the Class 3A and 2A Top 5 from last week tasted success in...
Mt. Lebanon boys lacrosse runs into roadblock in state power Radnor in PIAA quarters
MECHANICSBURG — The Radnor Raptors of Wayne in Delaware County are 5-0 all-time in PIAA boys lacrosse championship games, and that program was the challenge facing Mt. Lebanon on Saturday afternoon. As the goals racked up early and often in the first quarter, Mt. Lebanon coach Mike Ermer said he...
Pitt adds 4-star 2026 recruit Reston Lehman from Peters Township
The Pitt football 2026 class continues to build as the offseason recruiting heats up for coach Pat Narduzzi. Reston Lehman, a four-star prospect, announced via X earlier today his intentions to sign with Pitt for the 2026 class. Lehman (6-foot-4, 220 pounds) out of Peters Township, chose the Panthers over...
Allentown Central Catholic fends off Mars in PIAA boys lacrosse quarterfinals
MECHANICSBURG — As Allentown Central Catholic started to pull away in Saturday’s PIAA Class 2A boys lacrosse quarterfinal matchup, the Mars Fightin’ Planets maintained hope. First, it was 8-6, the first two-goal lead for either team, with 5:40 to go in the third quarter. Then it was 9-7, 10-7 and...
Hempfield softball team appreciates challenge of close calls
Hempfield has scored 205 runs this softball season and allowed 23. The Spartans have been an offensive machine, sending runners through the turnstiles with the rapidity of a marathon finish line. They have 10-runned their opponents 11 times. So what’s up with these tight games in the playoffs? The team...
Knee injury no match for former Norwin softball standout’s grit, love of the game
Hours after surgery to repair a torn medial patellafemoral ligament and meniscus in her knee May 20, Bailey Snowberger was dugout-side watching her high school alma mater play in the WPIAL softball semifinals. The Maine freshman shortstop didn’t want to miss Norwin going against Seneca Valley in a rematch of...
Norwin notebook: Softball senior headed to all-star game
It will be one more go-round for Norwin senior Rachel Minteer. The first baseman was selected to play in the Western Pennsylvania Softball All-Star Game at 7 p.m. June 24 at Plum. Minteer will play for Team Black against Team Gold in the eight-inning game meant for seniors. It will...
North Allegheny boys lacrosse team holds heads high after gutsy PIAA loss
Trailing District 3 champion Manheim Township by six goals in the fourth quarter of its PIAA Class 3A boys lacrosse playoff opener, North Allegheny could have taken its lumps and called it a season. But the Tigers had some bite left. North Allegheny scored five unanswered goals to cut the...
North Allegheny players shift focus to summer ball earlier than expected
Summer started too early this year for the North Allegheny baseball team. An opening-round playoff exit left the defending WPIAL Class 6A champion Tigers looking ahead to a long offseason with early June travel ball practices replacing meaningful postseason games. “It was a rough finish to our season,” sophomore first...
Prep school gets Franklin Regional grad ready to tackle college football
There is a reason they call it prep school. Owen Sinclair knows that better than anyone at this point. The former Franklin Regional standout linebacker spent a year at The Kiski School in Saltsburg to enhance his skills and build his resume for college football. The opportunity gave him a...
Trib 10: It’s not just WPIAL champs climbing in postseason power rankings
A couple of district baseball and softball teams that came up short of their goal of winning a WPIAL championship are trying to take advantage of a second chance at gold that the PIAA postseason offers. The state playoffs are halfway through the four rounds with six baseball and six...
Trib HSSN softball team of the week for June 6, 2025
Trib HSSN softball team of the week – Chartiers-Houston Buccaneers Coach: Tricia Alderson (22nd year) Record: Chartiers-Houston captured the Section 3-2A crown with a record of 10-0, finishing three games ahead of both Seton LaSalle and Our Lady of the Sacred Heart. The Buccaneers have a current overall record of...
Trib HSSN baseball team of the week for June 6, 2025
Trib HSSN baseball team of the week – South Park Eagles Coach: Corey Fischer (second season) Record: South Park finished in second place in Section 2-3A, one game behind champion Avonworth and two games ahead of South Allegheny. The Eagles have an overall record of 17-7 with postseason wins in...
Spencer Lee, football legends, girls basketball scoring sensations headline WPIAL Hall of Fame class
When Spencer Lee first heard he was chosen for the WPIAL Hall of Fame, the former Franklin Regional wrestler felt too young for the honor. The full story of his career isn’t written. “I’m still competing,” Lee said he briefly thought. “I’m not retired yet. Why am I in the...
Pitt gets commitments from pair of top WPIAL linemen
As Pitt football begins a big weekend of hosting prospects on official visits, two of the WPIAL’s finest have made verbal commitments to the Panthers. Pine-Richland offensive lineman John Curran III and North Allegheny defensive lineman Lincoln Hoke announced their decisions via social media Friday. Curran is a 6-foot-3, 295-pound...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for June 6, 2025
High schools Baseball PIAA tournament Semifinals Monday’s schedule Class 6A Neshaminy (16-7) vs. North Penn (21-5) at Villanova Ballpark, 3 p.m.; Cedar Cliff (19-6) vs. Bethlehem Liberty (22-6) at Wenger Field, Fredericksburg, 4:30 p.m. Class 5A Upper Dublin (16-5) vs. Elizabethtown (16-9) at Muhlenberg, 11 a.m.; Shaler (19-6) vs. Lampeter-Strasburg...
Confidence builds as inspired Penn-Trafford softball team heads into state semifinals
After Penn-Trafford lost to Shaler in the WPIAL Class 5A softball championship game, the Warriors gathered for practice the next day, only they didn’t pick up a bat or a ball. Instead, coach Denny Little picked up a remote control. “The first thing we did was have an hour-and-a-half practice...
