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WPIAL Class 2A baseball final preview: Seton LaSalle vs. Serra Catholic
WPIAL Class 2A baseball championship No. 4 Seton LaSalle (18-2) vs. No. 2 Serra Catholic (20-2) 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Wild Things Park Coaches: Mike Wagner, Seton LaSalle; Brian Dzurenda, Serra Catholic Players to watch: Drew Lafferty, Fr., P, Seton LaSalle; Mark Black, Jr., C, Serra Catholic WPIAL titles: Seton...
WPIAL Class 3A baseball final preview: Steel Valley vs. Hopewell
WPIAL Class 3A baseball championship No. 4 Steel Valley (12-8) vs. No. 2 Hopewell (15-5) 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Wild Things Park Coaches: Pat Loughran, Steel Valley; Mike Shuleski, Hopewell Players to watch: Mason Haley, Sr., P, Steel Valley; Jake McGovern, Jr., P, Hopewell WPIAL titles: Steel Valley 1 (2014);...
WPIAL Class 5A baseball final preview: Shaler vs. Laurel Highlands
WPIAL Class 5A baseball championship No. 5 Shaler (14-7) vs. No. 6 Laurel Highlands (14-6) 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Wild Things Park Coaches: Brian Junker, Shaler; Scott DeBerry, Laurel Highlands Players to watch: Hunter Boyan, Jr., P/C, Shaler; Justin Brestensky, Jr., OF, Laurel Highlands WPIAL titles: Shaler 4 (1964, ‘80,...
Westmoreland baseball preview capsules: Games of Wednesday, May 22, 2019
Wednesday’s games Baseball Class 6A 1-Penn-Trafford (17-3) vs. 4-North Allegheny (16-5) 3:30 p.m. at Fox Chapel Winner plays: Winner of No. 2 Pine-Richland (16-4) and No. 3 Bethel Park (15-3) in the championship May 29 at Wild Things Park Coaches: Dan Miller, Penn-Trafford; Andrew Heck, North Allegheny Players to watch:...
Breaking down the 2019 WPIAL softball playoffs
Here’s a breakdown of the 2019 WPIAL softball playoffs: Class 6A Favorite: The top seed in a unique eight-team bracket, North Allegheny opened the season with nine straight victories and finished in a three-way tie for the Section 2 title with Norwin and Hempfield. Norwin and NA swept Hempfield, and...
WPIAL softball rankings for week of May 5, 2019
Here are this week’s Trib HSSN softball rankings: Softball Class 6A Team, record, previous 1. Baldwin, 11-3, 2 2. Bethel Park, 11-3, 1 3. Canon-McMillan, 10-4, — 4. North Allegheny, 12-5, 3 5. Norwin, 11-5, 4 Out: Seneca Valley (12-5, 5) Class 5A 1. Penn-Trafford, 15-0, 1 2. Trinity, 12-2,...
WPIAL softball rankings for week of April 28, 2019
Here’s a look at this week’s Trib HSSN WPIAL softball rankings: Class 6A 1. Bethel Park, 10-1, 1 2. Baldwin, 9-2, 4 3. North Allegheny, 11-3, 2 4. Norwin, 8-4, 3 5. Seneca Valley, 10-4, 5 Out: None Class 5A 1. Penn-Trafford, 12-0, 1 2. Hampton, 12-0, 2 3. Trinity,...
WPIAL softball rankings for week of April 21, 2019
Here are this week’s WPIAL softball rankings: Softball Class 6A Team, record, previous 1. Bethel Park, 9-0, 2 2. North Allegheny, 10-2, 1 3. Norwin, 8-3, 5 4. Baldwin, 8-2, 3 5. Seneca Valley, 9-3, 4 Out: None Class 5A 1. Penn-Trafford, 10-0, 1 2. Hampton, 9-0, 3 3. Latrobe,...
WPIAL softball rankings for week of April 14, 2019
Here’s a look at this week’s WPIAL softball rankings: Softball Class 6A 1. North Allegheny, 8-0, 3 2. Bethel Park, 7-0, 4 3. Baldwin, 7-1, 5 4. Seneca Valley, 7-2, 1 5. Norwin, 6-2, — Out: Canon-McMillan (5-4, 2) Class 5A 1. Penn-Trafford, 7-0, 2 2. Latrobe, 8-1, 1 3....
WPIAL softball rankings for week of April 7, 2019
Here’s a look at this week’s WPIAL softball rankings: Softball Class 6A 1. Seneca Valley, 6-0, 1 2. Canon-McMillan, 5-1, 2 3. North Allegheny, 4-0, 3 4. Bethel Park, 5-0, — 5. Baldwin, 5-1, — Out: Hempfield (3-3, 4), Norwin (3-2, 5) Class 5A 1. Latrobe, 7-0, 2 2. Penn-Trafford,...
WPIAL softball rankings for week of March 30, 2019
Rankings Softball Class 6A Team, record, previous 1. Seneca Valley, 5-0, 2 2. Canon-McMillan, 3-1, 5 3. North Allegheny, 2-0, — 4. Hempfield, 1-2, 1 5. Norwin, 2-1, 3 Out: Baldwin (3-1, 4) Class 5A 1. West Allegheny, 2-0, 1 2. Latrobe, 4-0, 2 3. Penn-Trafford, 2-0, 4 4. Trinity,...
Trib HSSN preseason softball rankings for week of March 24, 2019
Trib HSSN preseason rankings Softball Class 6A 1. Hempfield (24-3) 2. Seneca Valley (12-6) 3. Norwin (12-8) 4. Baldwin (13-6) 5. Canon-McMillan (10-7) Class 5A 1. West Allegheny (23-3) 2. Latrobe (13-5) 3. Albert Gallatin (14-5) 4. Penn-Trafford (16-4) 5. Trinity (13-8) Class 4A 1. Mt. Pleasant (19-2) 2. Yough...
WPIAL Class A softball preseason breakdown
West Greene is coming off back-to-back WPIAL and PIAA titles and finds itself again as the favorite in Class A. Led by a loaded senior class, the Pioneers are “hungry,” according to coach Bill Simms and won’t be “satisfied with past accolades.” That’s unfortunate news for Pioneers’ opponents in Class...
WPIAL Class 2A softball preseason breakdown
Laurel edged Frazier, 1-0, in the WPIAL Class 2A softball title game a year ago to win its first championship. Chartiers-Houston and Mohawk also were WPIAL semifinalists and reached the PIAA playoffs. Mohawk advanced all the way to the state title game before falling to Upper Dauphin. All are expected...
WPIAL Class 3A softball preseason breakdown
History was made a year ago when Southmoreland captured the WPIAL Class 3A softball title for the first time. The Scotties went on to reach the PIAA semifinals to complete their best season. So what will they do for an encore? Can South Park avenge that title-game defeat? What other...
WPIAL Class 4A softball preseason breakdown
The Belle Vernon softball team has found itself atop the WPIAL Class 4A ladder the past two seasons. But with standout lefty Bailey Parshall now pitching at Penn State, the Leopards may have a tougher road to the title game. Parshall finished her career 76-13 with 984 strikeouts. Last season,...
WPIAL Class 5A softball preseason breakdown
West Allegheny captured the WPIAL Class 5A championship a year ago, but the Indians weren’t without challengers. Both Connellsville and Albert Gallatin were in the WPIAL Final Four. Many others made runs throughout the season. Here’s a look at who could be among the top teams and players in Class...
WPIAL Class 6A softball preseason breakdown
Can anyone dethrone Hempfield softball? Many have tried over the past four seasons, but the Spartans have hung on to the top spot in the WPIAL’s highest classification. They have won four straight WPIAL titles and three consecutive PIAA championships. Led by veteran coach Bob Kalp (401-97-1), the Spartans again...
WPIAL basketball, wrestling championships conclude Saturday on Trib HSSN
A wild week of WPIAL championships will come to a close with more thrilling action Saturday on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Here is where you can follow along. The WPIAL basketball championships will wrap up with Day 3 contests at Pitt’s Petersen Events Center. At 11 a.m., the...
How to watch WPIAL swimming, basketball, wrestling championships
WPIAL champions will be crowned Friday, and the TribLive High School Sports Network is the place to follow along. Here is where you can Class AAA, AA swimming The WPIAL Class AAA and AA swimming championships conclude at Pitt’s Trees Pool. The Class AAA meet is being held from 10...
Where, when, how to watch WPIAL championship coverage on Trib HSSN
WPIAL championships are up for grabs Thursday, and the TribLive High School Sports Network has the coverage. The two-day WPIAL Class AAA and AA swimming championships get underway at Pitt’s Trees Pool. The Class AAA meet is being held from 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., and the Class AA championships are from...
Penguins recall forward Teddy Blueger from Wilkes-Barre
Teddy Blueger’s most recent stint in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton lasted just two days. After being sent down Monday, the Pittsburgh Penguins and general manager Jim Rutherford recalled the rookie forward on an emergency basis Wednesday. Blueger, 24, has three goals and an assist in nine games with the Penguins. The 6-foot, 195-pound...
Jason Martin supplies only offense for Pirates in loss to Blue Jays
Jason Martin hit his second home run of spring training in the bottom of the first inning, but the Pittsburgh Pirates dropped a 2-1 decision against the visiting Blue Jays (1-3) on Wednesday afternoon in Bradenton, Fla. Right fielder Lonnie Chisenhall and first baseman Josh Bell each went 1 for...
Thomas Jefferson gymnasts claim PA Classic Gold Division title
The Thomas Jefferson gymnastics team continued its winning run Friday night by claiming the state title at the PA Classic competition held at Moon. The Jaguars won the Gold Division championship with a score of 148.557, edging Moon (146.25) and Altoona (142.842). Central Valley (140.917), Baldwin (140.017) and West Allegheny...
Laurel Highlands grad Kolesar hired as football coach at alma mater
The Laurel Highlands School Board stayed in house in hiring the district’s second high school football coach in as many seasons. Rich Kolesar, a 2006 Laurel Highlands graduate and a teacher in the district, was hired to replace Jake Just, who resigned after one season. “It’s pretty exciting,” said Kolesar,...
