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2025 WPIAL Class 5A softball championship breakdown: Penn-Trafford vs. Shaler
WPIAL Class 5A softball final No. 1 Penn-Trafford vs. No. 2 Shaler 3:30 p.m. Thursday at North Allegheny On the air: Audio: Trib HSSN; Video: NFHS Network WPIAL titles: Penn-Trafford 0; Shaler 3 (2014, ’05, 1982) Penn-Trafford (20-2) Coach: Denny Little Projected starting lineup 18, Rilie Moors, LF, Jr. 32,...
Charlie Manzi’s walk-off homer lifts Indiana to 1st WPIAL baseball titleVideo
Charlie Manzi came through in the clutch and paid the price for it. The Indiana junior third baseman smashed an opposite field walk-off homer in the bottom of the 11th inning Tuesday evening to lead the top-seeded Little Indians to a 4-2 victory over No. 3 Elizabeth Forward in the...
Westmoreland high school baseball playoff preview capsule for May 28, 2025
Class A Third-place game Greensburg Central Catholic (18-3) vs. Eden Christian (15-5) Noon Wednesday at Ross Memorial Park, Washington & Jefferson What’s at stake: Both teams have qualified for the PIAA playoffs. For state seeding purposes, the winner is the third-place team from the WPIAL, while the loser is fourth....
Trip to state playoffs on the line when Riverview baseball takes on Laurel in 3rd-place game
Eli DeVita is ready to do whatever he can to help make sure Wednesday’s WPIAL Class 2A third-place consolation is not his final high school game. “We know Laurel is a playoff team and they made it as far as we did,” said DeVita of the No. 12 Spartans who...
2025 WPIAL Class 6A softball championship breakdown: Hempfield vs. Seneca Valley
WPIAL Class 6A softball final No. 1 Hempfield vs. No. 2 Seneca Valley 11 a.m. Thursday at Norwin On the air: Audio: Trib HSSN; Video: NFHS Network WPIAL titles: Hempfield 8 (2023, ‘19, ‘18, ‘17, ‘16, ‘15, ‘09, 1998); Seneca Valley 4 (2024, ’22, 1999, ’92) Hempfield (20-1) Coach: Tina...
Seneca Valley shuts out Norwin for 5th WPIAL baseball titleVideo
Seneca Valley claimed its fifth WPIAL baseball title by winning an old-fashioned pitcher’s duel. Seneca Valley pitchers Ryan Rebholz and Luis Torrenegra combined on a two-hit shutout, and the Raiders claimed their first championship since 2014 with a 1-0 victory against Norwin on Tuesday at EQT Park in Washington. Rebholz...
‘A perfect championship game scenario’: Top seeds Penn-Trafford, Shaler to battle for 5A title
A thunderstorm bears down on Harrison City, and heavy rain pelts the roof of an unassuming maintenance building inside Warrior Stadium. The big bangs keep coming every few seconds, but they aren’t just from thunder. The Penn-Trafford softball team’s bats are clapping softballs off nets inside their makeshift “hitting center”...
2025 WPIAL Class A baseball championship breakdown: Serra Catholic vs. Carmichaels
WPIAL Class A baseball final No. 1 Serra Catholic vs. No. 6 Carmichaels 11 a.m. Wednesday, EQT Park, Washington On the air: Audio: Trib HSSN; Video: NFHS Network WPIAL titles: Serra Catholic 4 (2022, ‘16, ‘10, ‘09), Carmichaels 3 (2008, ‘05, ‘03) Serra Catholic (19-3) Coach: Brian Dzurenda Projected starting...
Seneca Valley, Hempfield again set for championship clash in Class 6A
Ace pitcher Lexie Hames still remembers watching the softball sail out of the park. Two years ago, Hempfield’s Mia Bandiermonte launched a game-winning home run off her in the bottom of the eighth inning to lift the Spartans to a 2-1 victory over Seneca Valley in the WPIAL Class 6A...
2025 WPIAL Class 3A baseball championship breakdown: Riverside vs. Quaker Valley
WPIAL Class 3A baseball final No. 1 Riverside vs. No. 7 Quaker Valley 5 p.m. Wednesday, EQT Park, Washington On the air: Audio: Trib HSSN; Video: NFHS Network WPIAL titles: Riverside 6 (2023, ‘17, ‘16, ‘11, ‘06, 1996), Quaker Valley 1 (1984) Riverside (16-2) Coach: Dan Oliastro Projected starting lineup...
2025 WPIAL Class 2A baseball championship breakdown: OLSH vs. Freedom
WPIAL Class 2A baseball final No. 2 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart vs. No. 8 Freedom 2 p.m. Wednesday, EQT Park, Washington On the air: Audio: Trib HSSN; Video: NFHS Network WPIAL titles: OLSH 0, Freedom 0 OLSH (15-7) Coach: Phil McCarren Projected starting lineup 8, Bruno Williams, C,...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for May 27, 2025: PIAA seeding, berths up for grabs
Gold is at stake for 12 district baseball and a dozen district softball teams this week. The 2025 WPIAL baseball finals are slated for EQT Park with Class 6A, 4A, and 5A on Tuesday and Class A, 2A and 3A on Wednesday in that order. This year’s District 7 softball...
High school sports schedule for May 27, 2025
High schools Baseball WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Tuesday’s schedule Championship Norwin (14-8) vs. Seneca Valley (16-6) at EQT Park, 1 p.m. Class 5A Tuesday’s schedule Championship Pine-Richland (20-3) vs. Shaler (16-6) at EQT Park, 7 p.m. Third place Bethel Park (18-5) vs. Peters Township (15-8) at Ross Memorial Park, 4...
2025 WPIAL Class 4A baseball championship breakdown: Indiana vs. Elizabeth Forward
WPIAL Class 4A baseball final No. 1 Indiana vs. No. 3 Elizabeth Forward 4 p.m. Tuesday, EQT Park, Washington On the air: Audio: Trib HSSN; Video: NFHS Network WPIAL titles: Indiana 0, Elizabeth Forward 2 (2011, 1976) Indiana (21-1) Coach: Dan Petroff Projected starting lineup 14, Tim Birch, LF, sr....
2025 WPIAL Class 6A baseball championship breakdown: Seneca Valley vs. Norwin
WPIAL Class 6A baseball final No. 3 Seneca Valley vs. No. 4 Norwin 1 p.m. Tuesday, EQT Park, Washington On the air: Video: NFHS Network WPIAL titles: Seneca Valley 4 (2014, ’12, ’11, 1994), Norwin 2 (2016, 1960) Norwin (14-8) Coach: Craig Spisak Projected starting lineup 22, Trevor Vitsas, C,...
Westmoreland high school notebook: Greensburg Central Catholic baseball wants to wash out bad taste
Greensburg Central Catholic didn’t win its first WPIAL baseball title since 2015, but the Centurions still have a chance at their first PIAA championship since 2002, when current Colorado Rockies interim manager and alum Warren Schaeffer was a star shortstop. GCC (18-3) will play Eden Christian (15-5) at noon Wednesday...
Norwin baseball team surges into WPIAL championship game against Seneca Valley
The Norwin baseball team did not start the season well. The Knights dropped their first three games and were 3-6 after the section-opening series against Hempfield. But Norwin coach Craig Spisak and his team were undeterred. The Knights won their next nine games, finished a game behind Canon-McMillan in the...
Westmoreland high school baseball playoff preview capsule for May 27, 2025
WPIAL Class 4A Third-place game Belle Vernon (16-7) vs. Central Valley (12-11) 1 p.m. Tuesday at Ross Memorial Park, Washington & Jefferson What’s at stake: The winner advances to the PIAA playoffs, and the loser’s season ends. Players to watch: Lucas Judy, Belle Vernon; Jackson Christopher, Central Valley Extra bases:...
2025 WPIAL Class 5A baseball championship breakdown: Pine-Richland vs. Shaler
WPIAL Class 5A baseball final No. 1 Pine-Richland vs. No. 3 Shaler 7 p.m. Tuesday, EQT Park, Washington On the air: Audio: Trib HSSN; Video: NFHS Network WPIAL titles: Pine-Richland 6 (2019, ‘17, ‘10, ‘06, ‘05, ‘04), Shaler 6 (2023, ’19, ’99, 1981, ‘80, ‘64) Pine-Richland (20-3) Coach: Kurt Wolfe...
Roundball Recap: Final scores, leading scorers, MVPs from all-star weekend
Another high school basketball season is in the books with the completion of the annual Roundball Classic. The all-star games, featuring the best senior players from the WPIAL, City League and District 10, were played Saturday and Sunday at North Allegheny. Here is a recap of the seven games: Boys...
Maryland snaps losing skid, tops Pennsylvania all-stars in Big 33 Football Classic
SILVER SPRINGS TWP. — Jy’Aire Walls eventually found his feet. But the Central Catholic quarterback’s 78-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter came too late to help Pennsylvania’s dominance over Maryland in the Big 33 Football Classic to continue. The Keystone State only scored once in the first half and...
High school sports scores, schedules for May 25, 2025
High schools Baseball WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Tuesday’s schedule Championship Norwin (14-8) vs. Seneca Valley (16-6) at EQT Park, 1 p.m. Class 5A Tuesday’s schedule Championship Pine-Richland (20-3) vs. Shaler (16-6) at EQT Park, 7 p.m. Third place Bethel Park (18-5) vs. Peters Township (15-8) at Ross Memorial Park, 4...
Trib HSSN softball player of the week for May 25, 2025Video
Trib HSSN softball player of the week – Mia Pruehs School – Union Class – Senior Position – Pitcher #Earned – Mia Pruehs has been a championship pitcher since her freshman year and one of the top pitchers in the district this spring. However, she took it to another level...
Trib HSSN baseball player of the week for May 25, 2025Video
Trib HSSN baseball player of the week – Cy Herchelroath School – Elizabeth Forward Class – Senior Position – Pitcher, outfielder #Earned – Senior Cy Herchelroath enjoyed a big week at the plate and on the mound in helping Elizabeth Forward reach the WPIAL final for the first time in...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of May 26, 2025
The 2025 WPIAL spring sports postseason concludes with diamond championships for a memorable post-Memorial Day this upcoming week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN will have audio coverage of all six WPIAL baseball title games from EQT Park in Washington on Tuesday and Wednesday, along with all...
