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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...
6 WPIAL softball teams headed to PIAA semifinals
Two WPIAL teams are guaranteed to play for a 2025 PIAA softball title next week. However, district teams have also been bounced from two classifications heading into the final four. Penn-Trafford will clash with West Allegheny in a Class 5A third-round contest, and Neshannock battles Chartiers-Houston in a rematch of...
6 WPIAL teams advance to PIAA baseball semifinals
Midway through the 2025 PIAA baseball playoffs and there are six WPIAL teams remaining in the hunt for state gold. Following a loss by Class 6A champ Seneca Valley in the quarterfinals, four WPIAL winners are alive for double gold with Shaler in Class 5A, Indiana in 4A, Riverside in...
High school roundup for June 5, 2025: Zach Hare’s amazing run rolls on with another no-hitter for Riverside
On the heels of a perfect game in the WPIAL finals, Zach Hare threw another no-hitter Thursday, striking out 13 and walking three to lead Riverside (19-2) to a 6-0 victory over Mohawk (13-12) in the PIAA Class 3A baseball quarterfinals at Seneca Valley. Hare, who said he leaned on...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for June 5, 2025
High schools Baseball PIAA tournament Class 6A Quarterfinals Thursday’s results North Penn 9, Hazleton 6 Neshaminy 3, Coatesville 1 Bethlehem Liberty 1, Governor Mifflin 0 Cedar Cliff 12, Seneca Valley 7 Semifinals Monday’s schedule North Penn (21-5) vs. Neshaminy (16-7); Bethlehem Liberty (22-6) vs. Cedar Cliff (19-6) Class 5A Quarterfinals...
Shaler’s other ace holds Bethel Park at bay in Class 5A quarterfinal showdown
Shaler senior Colby Weber is the perfect ace of a pitching staff. The East Carolina recruit stands 6-foot-7 with an electric arm, and he’s 9-0 with a 0.38 ERA. But the Titans have a dynamic duo atop their pitching chart, and if the Caped Crusader is awesome, the 5-10 Boy...
Indiana uses potent pitching, late-game offensive eruption to finish off Central Valley
Indiana’s deep pitching staff with three Division I commits presents a challenge for others to get enough work. Among them junior righthander Sullivan VanHoose. Given a golden opportunity Thursday in the PIAA quarterfinals, VanHoose efficiently passed the test. “Sully’s going to get there some day himself,” Indiana coach Dan Petroff...
Hempfield softball clips Chambersburg for another 1-run win in PIAA quarterfinals
WINDBER — As quickly as Hempfield built its lead, Chambersburg did everything it could to tear it down. And it almost did. It didn’t take Hempfield long to adjust to Chambersburg’s pitching, but the Spartans did have to recalibrate to hold off another opponent in the state playoffs. WPIAL champion...
Clarion outslugs Greensburg Central Catholic in state quarterfinals
The No. 9 hitter in a baseball team’s lineup could be perceived as the team’s weakest link. If that’s the case for Clarion, the weakest link is very strong. Designated hitter Billy Kahle, the No. 9 hitter, went 4 for 5 with five RBIs as the Bobcats tallied 14 hits...
Penn-Trafford’s pinch-hitting secret weapon delivers walk-off win over Red Land
WINDBER — Sophomore Annabell Carvajal spent some extra time in the batting cage with coach Denny Little this week in preparation for the PIAA Class 5A quarterfinals. Penn-Trafford’s top pinch-hitter turned the reps into a walk-off winner. Carvajal sent a two-out single to right field in the bottom of the...
State champion football coach Rod Steele joins Bishop Canevin
Title-winning football coach Rod Steele, who celebrated a state championship at Steel Valley, is the new coach at Bishop Canevin. The school announced the move Thursday. Steele spent the past six seasons at West Mifflin after a nine-year stint at Steel Valley, where his teams won two WPIAL titles and...
On brink of elimination, South Park uses furious 7th-inning rally to get past Quaker Valley
AC Miller reached base in each of his first three at-bats in Thursday’s PIAA Class 3A quarterfinal against Quaker Valley at Plum High School. The South Park senior got on with a fielder’s choice in the second inning and scored the Eagles’ first run, and he was the beneficiary of...
