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Sewickley Herald notebook: Quaker Valley’s Mimi Thiero earns all-state recognition
Add another honor for Quaker Valley junior Oumou “Mimi” Thiero, as she was named recently to the 2024-25 Pennsylvania sports writers all-state girls basketball team. Thiero was a first-team selection in Class 3A along with juniors Erica Gribble of Greensburg Central Catholic and Karis Thomas of Shady Side Academy. Other...
Academics, athletics draw Sewickley Academy’s Katherine Varghese to Sarah Lawrence
Sewickley Academy senior Katherine Varghese plans to spend much of the next four years in the state of New York. Varghese signed April 16 with Sarah Lawrence College, where she will continue her academic and athletic careers. She was a four-year starter on the Sewickley girls soccer team and will...
Powerful lineup boosts Sewickley Academy softball to top tier of section standings
The Sewickley Academy softball team, minus one short blip, has been hitting the cover off the ball in 2025. The Panthers racked up an 8-1 record in the first half of the season, averaging a staggering 12.2 runs per game — second best in the WPIAL — and hitting a...
New doubles combination advances to WPIALs for Quaker Valley
Two sets of Quaker Valley tennis tandems competed in the Section 3-2A boys doubles tournament April 15-16 at Sewickley Academy’s Nichols Courts. Sophomore Will Meagher and senior Matthew Henry qualified for the WPIAL doubles tournament set for April 22-23 by finishing as the section runner-up. “From preseason, the plan was...
2-sport Quaker Valley standout honored for work in classroom too
The WPIAL recently recognized the recipients of the 34th annual WPIAL James Collins Scholar-Athlete Award with 20 candidates selected from a group of 158 nominees. The girls recipients were Laurel’s Tori Atkins, Thomas Jefferson’s Alison Chalovich, Greensburg Central Catholic’s Alexandra Hoffman, Knoch’s Giona Lavorini, Montour’s Joelle Ludwick, Quaker Valley’s Joyce...
Quaker Valley joins girls flag football revolution
Quaker Valley is one of 14 schools fielding new teams in the Pittsburgh Flag Football League this year. The Quakers, coached by Giuseppe Rosselli, have been joined in the league by fellow newcomers Allderdice, Brentwood, Burrell, Deer Lakes, Latrobe, Mars, Montour, Nazareth Prep, New Castle, Perry Traditional Academy, Steel Valley,...
Eden Christian baseball locked in tight battle for section supremacy
It’s a three-team tussle for first place in the Section 3-A baseball standings. Eden Christian Academy, Serra Catholic and Bishop Canevin were in a virtual tie atop of the standings as of April 17. “We are performing the way a young team would typically perform, very up and down,” Eden...
Thrower Logan Kerstetter, runner Jake McGhee win county titles for Penn-Trafford
Penn-Trafford senior Logan Kerstetter walked away from the Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association Track and Field Championships on April 24 with three medals and an MVP award in the field events. The reigning WPIAL Class 3A javelin champion won the javelin for the second consecutive season, earned a silver medal for...
Defending WPIAL champion Penn-Trafford ‘starting to jell’ as postseason nears
As the weather heats up, so is the Penn-Trafford baseball team. The Warriors (10-5, 6-2) were in a three-way tie for second place with Franklin Regional (10-3, 6-2) and Latrobe (9-4, 6-2) in Section 1-5A, a game behind Plum (12-2, 7-1). Most section teams have four games left with a...
Streak ends: NFL Draft includes no WPIAL players for 1st time since 1993
A WPIAL streak that started more than three decades ago ended quietly Saturday. For the first time in 32 years, no former WPIAL football players were selected in the NFL Draft. The last time that happened was 1993. The streak got started when the San Francisco 49ers picked Ringgold’s Anthony...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for April 26, 2025
High schools Baseball Saturday’s results Nonsection Burgettstown at Laurel, ppd. Mapletown at Turkeyfoot Valley, ppd. Lacrosse Boys Saturday’s results Nonsection Mars 8, Twin Valley 7 North Allegheny 9, Central Catholic 2 South Fayette 15, Canon-McMillan 8 Girls Saturday’s results Nonsection Hempfield 10, Winchester Thurston 7 Seton LaSalle 16, Fairmont (WV)...
High school roundup for April 26, 2025: Upper St. Clair’s Sadie Tomczyk shines at South Fayette
Sadie Tomczyk swept the 100 and 200 and was part of the winning 400 relay team,leading Upper St. Clair to the girls team title at the South Fayette Invitational on Saturday. Delaney Schumaker was also a double winner for the host Lions, taking first in the 400 and 10 hurdles....
Westmoreland high school athletes of the week: Jeannette’s Grace Stein and Ligonier Valley’s Mark Jablunovsky
Grace Stein School: Jeannette Class: Junior Sport: Softball Claim to fame: Stein allowed two hits and struck out 33 in a two-game sweep of Greensburg Central Catholic. She added two doubles and four RBIs at the plate. She also pitched a four-hitter, striking out 15 as Jeannette edged Serra Catholic,...
Westmoreland high school notebook: Longtime Derry golf coach Smeltzer stepping down
Tracey Smeltzer has done a lot for the Derry boys and girls golf programs, but she is ready to turn the keys over to someone else. Smeltzer is stepping down after 19 years, 12 as head coach. “It was a great ride,” Smeltzer said. “It was not an easy decision,...
WPIAL softball rankings: Week ending April 27, 2025
Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Hempfield, 14-0, 1 2. Seneca Valley, 11-2, 3 3. North Allegheny, 9-7, 5 4. Pine-Richland, 11-5, 2 5. Canon-McMillan, 9-7, 4 Out: none Class 5A 1. Penn-Trafford, 14-1, 1 2. Franklin Regional, 12-3, 2 3. Shaler, 10-4, 3 4. North Hills, 13-3, 4...
WPIAL baseball rankings: Week ending April 27, 2025
Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. North Allegheny, 10-5, 1 2. Norwin, 10-6, 3 3. Seneca Valley, 8-6, 2 4. Canon-McMillan, 13-4, 4 5. Butler, 10-4, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Shaler, 9-4, 2 2. Pine-Richland, 12-2, 1 3. Plum, 12-2, 3 4. Fox Chapel, 11-3, 4 5....
After staring at Knoch, Allegheny, Nick Reiser set to join A-K Valley Sports Hall of Fame
Nick Reiser credits the success he had on the football field to being a “highly competitive individual.” Reiser has a pretty good idea of where he picked up that inner drive to be the best. “I grew up as the youngest of eight kids in a competitive household,” the 1993...
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Kiski Area’s Gianna DeVito, Riverview’s Lukas Duncan
Gianna DeVito School: Kiski Area Class: Junior Sport: Track and field Claim to fame: DeVito won the high jump, clearing a height of 5 feet, 5 inches, at the Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association track and field championships Thursday at Latrobe’s Memorial Stadium. How did you get started in the high...
Norwin notebook: Knights track and field athletes shine at Butler Invitational
School records fell, some from decades back, as the Norwin track and field teams continued their impressive season at the Butler Invitational, which featured more than 90 teams and 2,000-plus athletes. The girls won the team championship, while several individuals brought home medals. The Norwin boys’ 3,200-meter relay of Enzo...
Multiple heroes emerge as Riverview baseball vies for section title
When the Riverview baseball team has earned a win this season, the players have presented one of their own with a WWE championship belt signifying that player’s impact on the victory. The belt has been distributed numerous times since the Raiders’ first win March 19. The Raiders completed a dominating...
North Allegheny rower Anthony Bertucci makes splash, signs with San Diego
North Allegheny senior Anthony Bertucci’s introduction to rowing found him neck-deep in the Ohio River, ready to quit the sport before he ever really got started. “I’ll be honest,” he said, recalling the humbling practice when his one-man scull flipped as a novice eighth-grader. “That was almost it for me.”...
Addison Ayres to stick with Franklin Regional soccer teammates for senior year
Goalkeeper Addison Ayres considered playing full-time soccer with her Internationals SC team in Akron, Ohio, which would have meant not playing her senior season at Franklin Regional. The Elite Clubs National League team plays higher-level programs, which helps players sharpen their skills for college. But Ayres ultimately opted to stay...
Shady Side Academy freshman jumps right into high school track career
Adam Janosko got a solid report on Javon Johnston before he made it to the Shady Side Academy boys varsity track and field team. Janosko was told that Johnston set a middle school record at Moon for one of the horizontal jumps. Johnston, now a freshman, is finding ways to...
Fox Chapel softball making in-season strides
The hardest lesson for any team to learn is how to take what they do in practice and apply it to game situations. Fox Chapel softball coach Larry Troutman saw his team learn the hard way plenty of times once Section 1-5A play started this season. The Foxes used those...
Fox Chapel boys lacrosse starting to add offensive punch to solid defense
The Fox Chapel boys lacrosse team can count on its defense keeping every game close. What Foxes coach Jordon Hodder hopes is that the attack has finally found its footing. Fox Chapel scored 19 goals in a win over Norwin on April 21. The Foxes followed that up by grinding...
