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Former Pitt, Springdale player Schubert ready for Alle-Kiski hall
Mark Schubert made a name for himself as a clutch kicker on some outstanding Pitt football teams in the late 1970s. After his playing days, Schubert turned to coaching as a way of passing along his kicking knowledge to “any kid who needed it.” One of his pupils has gone...
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Knoch’s Emersyn Jones and Plum’s Jake Dombkowski
Emersyn Jones School: Knoch Class: Freshman Sport: Softball Claim to Fame: Jones hit a home run and drove in two runs in a 7-0 win over Highlands on Monday, and she went 3 for 4 with a home run, a double and five RBIs in a 16-3 Section 1-4A win...
Westmoreland high school notebook: Norwin girls track and field reaches 8th WPIAL finals in row
The Norwin girls track and field team made quick work of its opponents in the WPIAL Class 3A semifinals to continue an impressive run of success. The Lady Knights advanced to the finals for the eighth straight time since 2017. There was no season in 2020. This could be the...
Not just a ‘Single-A’ athlete: California long jumper Lee Qualk clears 23 feet for Baldwin Invite gold
California’s Lee Qualk rushed for 383 yards in a football game last fall, and on Friday posted another extraordinary number when he long jumped more than 23 feet. If his football stats weren’t already enough, there’s no denying his athleticism now. “That’s what I absolutely love about track,” said Qualk,...
Plum baseball riding high ahead of WPIAL playoffs
Plum and Franklin Regional are known for having one of the more competitive rivalries in all of WPIAL baseball. But the Mustangs made sure they established themselves as the superior team this season with a Section 1-5A series sweep that upped their section-leading record to 9-1 and helped them remain...
Norwin notebook: Track teams make themselves at home atop podium
The track and field teams continue to highlight the “win” in Norwin. Another impressive showing in a series this season came at the Westmoreland County Coaches Association Championships at Latrobe. The boys and girls teams won titles, while a laundry list of individuals grabbed gold medals. Ryan Schiller broke meet...
North Allegheny boys volleyball revving up after early season speed bumps
The North Allegheny boys volleyball team is proof that you can learn more from your losses than your wins. The top-ranked Tigers have rebounded from a pair of lesson-building defeats to regain the form that made them preseason WPIAL favorites and a state title contender. “It was a wake-up call,”...
Division I goalie making major impact for North Allegheny boys lacrosse
Logan Lyle is on a run. The North Allegheny senior goalie is having another standout season, trying to lead the Tigers back to the WPIAL Class 3A boys lacrosse championship game. Lyle earned all-WPIAL Class 3A honors last season and is the last line of defense for the first-place Tigers...
Franklin Regional just misses out on WPIAL track upset
Aw, so close. The Franklin Regional boys track team almost pulled off a first at the WPIAL team semifinals April 30. In fact, coach Bob Ralston thought his team had upset Mt. Lebanon, which would have advanced the Panthers to the WPIAL team finals for the first time. “I had...
Fox Chapel tennis tandem reflects on 3rd-place finish at WPIAL tournament
Mason Friday and Frank Siegel protected their seed during the WPIAL Class 3A boys doubles tennis championships. The Fox Chapel duo nearly did more than that. Friday and Siegel, who were seeded third, reached the semifinals before taking on Mt. Lebanon’s Luca Ritivoi and Mark Summers, who were seeded second....
Fox Chapel Herald notebook: Former Foxes pitcher unbeaten for Washington & Jefferson
Fox Chapel graduate Dante DiMatteo is posting good numbers for the Washington & Jefferson baseball team this season. DiMatteo recently was named Presidents’ Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week after throwing seven scoreless innings against Allegheny. This season, DiMatteo has done a little bit of everything, compiling an 8-0 record...
Fox Chapel duo reaches 100-goal milestone, helps attack become more dynamic
There was plenty on Meg Delaney’s mind when she was preparing for Fox Chapel’s lacrosse match with rival Shady Side Academy. The senior wanted to win to get back at the Bulldogs for eliminating Fox Chapel from the playoffs last season. Delaney and teammate Caroline Grimsley were closing in on...
Fox Chapel boys lacrosse peaking as playoffs approach
Brady Matthews didn’t get distraught that his early days in lacrosse were delayed by the covid pandemic. Matthews, who started playing in middle school, missed a season because of the restrictions that put a pause on sports. Instead, the Fox Chapel junior attack/midfeidler went about improving in his own fashion....
As Baldwin Invite’s meet director, Rich Wright strives to honor late coach Ed Helbig
On the night before the Baldwin Invitational, track coach Rich Wright talked with longtime friend Ed Helbig on the drive home from the stadium. The two Baldwin coaches had run the event for years as a terrific tandem. Helbig died in August after a difficult battle with esophageal cancer, but...
Forgot about Scoop? Woodland Hills sprinter reintroduces himself at Baldwin Invitational
Scoop Smith is confident he’s still the fastest man in the WPIAL, even if the speedy Woodland Hills junior hadn’t had a chance to show everybody lately. “If they forgot about me, they forgot about me,” Smith said. “I’ll wake them up at Wips.” Sidelined for a month with a...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 2, 2025
High schools Baseball Friday’s results Class 3A Section 2 Shady Side Academy 9, East Allegheny 0 Class 2A Section 1 Chartiers-Houston 10, Beth-Center 6 Class A Section 1 Greensburg Central Catholic 16, Jeannette 3 City League Obama Academy 21, Perry Traditional Academy 0 Nonsection Belle Vernon 10, Yough 0 Brownsville...
High school roundup for May 2, 2025: Plum walks off New Castle in 11-homer slugfest
Danielle Pici hit a walk-off two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth to lift Plum to a 12-10 win over New Castle in a Section 1-5A softball slugfest Friday. It was the 11th home run of the game. Jaiden Gentile and Riley Stephans hit a double and home run...
Hempfield throwers coming together; Maddie Tulley wins shot put at Baldwin Invitational
For those who thought this would be a down season for the Hempfield throwers, those people forgot to tell throwing coach Dave Murray and his athletes. Hempfield is doing just fine, and some of its throwers are putting up personal records. Junior Maddie Tulley is the latest girl to shine....
Jeannette’s Grace Stein records 2nd straight no-hitter, eclipses 500 career K’s in win vs. Leechburg
Calling it “a really good accomplishment,” Jeannette right-hander Grace Stein tossed her second consecutive no-hitter Friday and sixth of her career while reaching 500 career strikeouts as the third-ranked Jayhawks beat visiting Leechburg, 10-0, in a WPIAL Section 3-A softball game reduced to six innings by a 10-run rule. Jeannette...
Freshman Jorjah Ostrosky sparks Hempfield to victory over Norwin in varsity debut
A freshman got a WPIAL call-up and looked like a grizzled veteran in her varsity debut. Hempfield’s Jorjah Ostrosky was penciled into the starting lineup Friday at Norwin and acted like she had been there before, going a team-best 3 for 3 with two RBIs in a 6-0, weather-shortened victory...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 1, 2025
High schools Baseball Thursday’s results Class 6A Section 1 North Allegheny 8, North Hills 0 Seneca Valley 4, Butler 2 Class 5A Section 4 Connellsville at Gateway, ppd. Class 4A Section 2 Elizabeth Forward 8, West Mifflin 7 Class 2A Section 1 Burgettstown 15, Frazier 3 Section 2 Laurel 17,...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Friday, May 2, 2025: 6A softball teams jockey for position
We wrap up the final full week of the diamond regular season with a busy afternoon of WPIAL Class 6A softball. The six teams have been determined for the upcoming WPIAL playoffs in the highest classification: however, two teams are fighting for first and the four others are battling for...
Trib HSSN high school softball team of the week for May 1, 2025Video
Trib HSSN softball team of the week – West Allegheny Indians Coach: Mindi McFate (22nd year) Record: West Allegheny has clinched the Section 3-5A championship with a 9-1 record. The Indians have won seven straight games and 10 of their last 11 for an overall record of 13-4 with two...
Trib HSSN high school baseball team of the week for May 1, 2025Video
Trib HSSN baseball team of the week – Ellwood City Wolverines Coach: Christopher Weisz (fifth season) Record: Ellwood City finished in second place in Section 1-3A with a record of 8-2, one game behind section winner Riverside. The Wolverines are 13-4 overall this season with two more nonsection games remaining....
High school roundup for May 1, 2025: North Allegheny wins series with rival North Hills on 1-hitter
Jackson Walsh threw a one-hitter with eight strikeouts as North Allegheny took two of three in a Section 1-6A baseball series Thursday with an 8-0 victory over rival North Hills. Mason Smith had a double, triple and three RBIs and Nicolas Varlotta drove in two runs for the Tigers (12-6,...
