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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...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school softball rankings for May 25, 2025
While there is a chill in the air this holiday weekend, most of the Top 5 teams from the weekly Trib HSSN state softball rankings from a week ago enjoyed district playoff success in search of local gold. Only four teams lost their mojo and their spot in the Top...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school baseball rankings for May 25, 2025
The district baseball playoffs are down to the final week with semifinals and championship games coming during or after the Memorial Day holiday weekend. With a week of quarterfinals and semifinals in the books, there were plenty of changes in each class with the exception of Class 5A, which stood...
Trib 10: Plenty of changes but top teams remain the same heading into baseball, softball finals
All of us at Trib HSSN wish a Happy Memorial Day weekend with safe travels for all. This is a time to remember those who have defended our country, it’s a time for fun and food with family and friends, and for district diamond lovers, it’s a time to prep...
Sewickley Herald notebook: Quaker Valley senior savors 4th team title
Kwilai Karto was one of six seniors in the Quaker Valley girls track and field program this year that experienced the thrill of winning four consecutive WPIAL team championships. “I am honored to have been a part of a team for the past four years that has accomplished so much...
After tough playoff assignment, Gateway volleyball reflects on banner season
When the Gateway boys volleyball team defeated Fox Chapel on May 8 to wrap up an 8-2 Section 4-3A slate and clinch the section championship outright, players, coaches, administrators and many others at the school were excited and expected to see the Gators presented with a first-round home game when...
Sewickley Academy softball builds momentum in playoff season
Sewickley Academy’s time in the WPIAL softball playoffs ended May 19 against No. 5 Jefferson-Morgan in the Class A quarterfinal round. The fourth-seeded Panthers lost a 5-0 decision to finish 11-6 overall. Sewickley had advanced to the quarterfinals by routing No. 13 Monessen, 15-0, in the first round. “The team...
Quaker Valley athletes shatter records at WPIAL meet
Quaker Valley’s boys team was responsible for three of the 11 records that were broken May 14 at the WPIAL Class 2A track and field championships at Slippery Rock University. “It was a very impressive performance across the board,” QV coach Jared Jones said. QV senior standout Davin “Macky” Gartley...
Penn-Trafford boys volleyball finishes season strong
Latrobe boys volleyball coach Drew Vosefski said he was concerned about playing Penn-Trafford for a third time. Even though Latrobe had won the previous two section matches, the Wildcats faced a different Penn-Trafford squad in the WPIAL Class 3A quarterfinals May 15 and Vosefski’s worries became reality. The sixth-seeded Warriors...
Penn-Trafford baseball coming to grips with disappointing finish to strong season
When a team reaches the second round of the PIAA Class 5A playoffs in consecutive seasons and is the reigning WPIAL champion, losing in the opening round of the WPIAL playoffs is not acceptable. But the 2025 Penn-Trafford baseball team has to live with it, and the returning members of...
Penn Hills long jumper takes it ‘to another level’ with unexpected WPIAL gold
Ron Porter III wasn’t following a timeline that suggested he could go from promising prospect to WPIAL Class 3A long jump champion. Following the end of the football season, the Penn Hills senior didn’t have the easiest ramp-up to the spring season. Porter pulled his hamstring during the indoor track...
Penn Hills celebrates grant from NFL, Steelers that paid for new turf
Penn Hills athletic director Steph Strauss always wants to keep an eye out for whatever can help the district’s athletic programs. When she became aware of the NFL’s grant program to help schools with money for new turf, Strauss wanted to make sure Yuhas McGinley Stadium would see some benefits....
