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Trib 10: Teams make moves ahead of WPIAL baseball, softball playoffs
Once again, the elite teams in district softball stacked the wins leading to little change in the final regular season Trib 10 rankings. However, the same could not be said for the bottom half of the baseball power rankings. The top seven teams from last week’s baseball power rankings finished...
Westmoreland County high school softball notebook: More than a dozen teams headed to playoffs
The WPIAL will announce seedings and pairings for the softball playoffs Thursday afternoon. Westmoreland County is a hotbed for softball talent and, like most years, will be well represented in the postseason. Local qualifiers include Hempfield and Norwin in Class 6A; Penn-Trafford, Franklin Regional and Latrobe in 5A; Derry, Greensburg...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 6, 2025
High schools Baseball Tuesday’s results Class 5A Section 1 Penn-Trafford at Franklin Regional, ppd. Penn Hills at Kiski Area, ppd. Plum 3, Latrobe 0 Section 2 Chartiers Valley at Upper St. Clair, DH, ppd. Peters Township 2, South Fayette 1 Trinity 9, Moon 6 Section 3 West Allegheny 5, Fox...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 7, 2025: Playoff spots coming down to the wire in Section 2-5A baseball
One of the tightest races this spring in WPIAL baseball comes down to the next-to-last day of the regular season. Section 2-5A still has two playoff berths up for grabs heading into the final 48 hours of the season. Bethel Park has clinched the section crown and is finished with...
High school roundup for May 6, 2025: Plum baseball clinches outright section title with 1-hit shutout
Michael Tedrick threw a one-hit shutout with four strikeouts to propel Plum to a 3-0 victory over Latrobe on Tuesday, clinching sole possession of the Section 1-5A baseball title. Dan Macioce and Ryan Lafferty each doubled and knocked in a run, and Max Vollmer tripled for the Mustangs (17-2, 11-1)....
WPIAL clinched: Boys volleyball playoff qualifiers through May 6, 2025
The 2025 WPIAL boys volleyball regular season has a few days left before the district playoffs and the postseason field currently sits at 23. The top three teams in each section will qualify for the WPIAL playoffs. If ties of two or more teams for a playoff berth cannot be...
WPIAL clinched: Softball playoff qualifiers and scenarios through May 6, 2025
The 2025 WPIAL softball playoff field is nearly set with 73 teams having qualified and four possible playoff berths still up for grabs with one day left in the regular season. The top four teams in each section qualify for the postseason from Class 5A down. In 6A, the top...
WPIAL clinched: Baseball playoff qualifiers and scenarios through May 6, 2025
The 2025 WPIAL baseball playoff field is growing and currently sits at 71 teams with two days left in the regular season. The top four teams in each section qualify for the playoffs with all tied teams advancing if they split their head-to-head meetings. Coverage of the 2025 WPIAL baseball...
‘Toughness and focus’: Peters Township gets past South Fayette in 1-run, 2-day affair
On Monday, Peters Township held a ribbon cutting ceremony to officially name the renovated Peterswood Park baseball field after longtime Indians baseball coach and school district athletic director Joe Maize. “When I found out they were doing this, I was speechless,” Maize said. “You know me; that is not easy...
Quaker Valley sweeps WPIAL Class 2A team track titles for 2nd straight season
As she was crossing the finish line well ahead of any challenger, Cecilia Montagnese flashed a smile and seemed barely winded after finishing first in the 3,200-meter run. The Quaker Valley senior counted it as just another routine day. Even though it wasn’t for Montagnese and the Quakers, whose girls...
Norwin takes home 2 trophies from WPIAL 3A team track and field championships
The Norwin boys hadn’t won a WPIAL team track title in almost 50 years, but senior hurdler Ryan Schiller had hungered for one for months. A title and maybe a steak dinner. “I made a bet with some friends,” he said. “I told them they were going to have to...
Westmoreland baseball notebook: Ligonier Valley, Jeannette take playoff race right to end
The WPIAL will announce baseball playoff seedings and opening-round pairings Friday. The local field of qualifiers is just about set. It includes: Norwin and Hempfield in Class 6A; Penn-Trafford, Latrobe and Franklin Regional in 5A; Belle Vernon, Derry and Greensburg Salem in 4A; Mt. Pleasant and Burrell in 3A; and...
Plum golfer Lorish commits to Marshall, pursues U.S. Open
The U.S. Open golf championship is coming back to Oakmont Country Club on June 12-15, and Plum’s Wes Lorish is going to do his best to be there on the course with the game’s greatest players. “That would be a dream come true, to play there right in my back...
With season turned in right direction, Norwin carrying momentum into playoffs
High school seasons are filled with pivotal moments that send teams in one direction or another, propelling them closer to or away from preset goals. It can be an upset win, a highlight play, a defensive adjustment, a lineup change. In the case of Norwin baseball, it may have been...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 5, 2025
High schools Baseball Monday’s results Class 5A Section 1 Penn Hills at Kiski Area, ppd. Penn-Trafford 7, Franklin Regional 3 Plum 3, Latrobe 0 Section 2 Moon at Trinity, susp. South Fayette at Peters Township, susp. Upper St. Clair at Chartiers Valley, ppd. Section 3 Pine-Richland 3, New Castle 0...
Texas Tech recruit Greg Minnick, battalion of live arms have Indiana primed for playoffs
Indiana pitcher Greg Minnick was offered a chance to see the red rocks of West Texas while in geology class last spring. It started with a telephone call. A Texas Tech assistant baseball coach was on the other end, offering the hard-throwing right-hander a scholarship to pitch in Lubbock. He...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Tuesday, May 6, 2025: Section title, top seed up for grabs in 6A softball
If it says Seneca Valley at Hempfield on the softball schedule, then you know the weather will be a factor. The Raiders and Spartans will try for the fourth time to square off in Hempfield Township. Rain has been a factor in the earlier postponements and the forecast is a...
WPIAL clinched: Softball playoff qualifiers and scenarios through May 5, 2025
The 2025 WPIAL softball playoff field is nearly set with currently 71 teams having qualified and four possible playoff berths still up for grabs with two days left in the regular season. The top four teams in each section qualify for the postseason from Class 5A down. In 6A, the...
WPIAL clinched: Baseball playoff qualifiers and scenarios through May 5, 2025
The 2025 WPIAL baseball playoff field is growing and currently sits at 69 teams with three days left in the regular season. The top four teams in each section qualify for the playoffs with all tied teams advancing if they split their head-to-head meetings. Coverage of the 2025 WPIAL baseball...
High school roundup for May 5, 2025: Shaler quiets New Castle’s bats
Haley Machajewski homered and knocked in two runs to lead Shaler to a 3-1 victory over New Castle in Section 1-5A softball Monday. Winning pitcher Bria Bosiljevac gave up one run on two hits and fanned 14 in a complete game for the Titans (13-4, 11-1). Keara Mangieri homered for...
Behind shutout from Braden Kemmerer, Plum clinches at least share of section title
Latrobe knew if it wanted to win the Section 1-5A title, it had to defeat Plum on Monday night. Plum junior right-handed pitcher Braden Kemmerer would not let that happen. Kemmerer tossed a three-hit shutout and struck out three as Plum clinched at least a tie for the section title...
Valley boys tennis advances past Hampton to WPIAL team finals
Valley will get a chance to win its first WPIAL boys tennis championship as it punched its ticket to Wednesday’s Class 2A finals with a 3-2 victory over Hampton in a semifinal contest Monday afternoon on the courts at North Allegheny High School. The Vikings improved to 13-0. “I am...
Penn-Trafford keeps composure to pull away from Franklin Regional
Three things put Penn-Trafford to the test in its series opener against rival Franklin Regional. The Warriors’ stomachs could have been — maybe should have been — in knots. First, there was a two-run homer that trimmed their three-run lead to one in the fourth inning. Then came a self-inflicted...
Coaches association releases final WPIAL boys volleyball rankings
The last week of the WPIAL boys volleyball regular season is here, and the final playoff picture will take shape over the next four days. With that in mind, the Western Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association released its final top-10 team rankings for both Class 3A and Class 2A. The WPIAL...
High school sports schedules for May 5, 2025
High schools Baseball Monday’s schedule Class 5A Section 1 Penn Hills at Kiski Area, 4 p.m. Penn-Trafford at Franklin Regional, 4 p.m. Plum at Latrobe, 7 p.m. Section 2 Moon at Trinity, 7 p.m. South Fayette at Peters Township, 4 p.m. Upper St. Clair at Chartiers Valley, 4:15 p.m. Section...
