Mt. Pleasant softball heeds 2nd-year coach’s call for attention to detail en route to WPIAL finals
For all the recent softball success at Mt. Pleasant, Paul Reho insisted something was missing when he took over as varsity coach two years ago. He wanted to tighten the reins. “Just looking for more attention to detail, more discipline,” Reho said after No. 3 Mt. Pleasant needed eight innings...
Mt. Pleasant softball wins on Borelli’s walk-off hit
From the second the ball jumped from her bat, freshman Chloe Borelli couldn’t take her eyes off it. When she finally did, the Mt. Pleasant freshman had nearly reached second base while her teammates were rushing toward her to celebrate her winning hit in the WPIAL semifinals. Such a thrill...
Behind another gem from Aubrey Shaffer, Thomas Jefferson blanks Plum
Aubrey Shaffer continued her mastery on the mound in the WPIAL playoffs Tuesday for Thomas Jefferson. And oh, what a masterful performance it was. The junior right-hander who hasn’t allowed an earned run in two playoff games this season pitched her second consecutive three-hitter and struck out 12 to lead...
‘This is my game:’ Kingston Krotec leads Hopewell to upset of Valley in Class 4A quarters
The Vikings are rolling. To be clear, that’s the Hopewell Vikings. No. 6 seed Hopewell moved a step closer Monday night to its third WPIAL baseball championship since 2021 under coach Morgan Singletary, upsetting the third-seeded Valley Vikings, 7-1, in a Class 4A quarterfinals game at West Mifflin High School....
Franklin Regional grad Toryn Fulton wraps up stellar freshman softball season at South Florida
Only hours after Toryn Fulton and the South Florida softball team bowed out of the NCAA Fayetteville (Ark.) Regional, the former WPIAL standout at Franklin Regional was back in her hotel room Sunday night, eager to return to campus the next day to prepare for a hunting trip in northern...
Timely hitting, stellar defense lift Burrell over Charleroi in softball playoffs
A couple seventh-inning, “snow cone” catches by Burrell infielders Sophia Gregg and Addy Wojtczak helped to seal a 6-3 Buccaneers victory against Charleroi on Thursday in the opening round of the WPIAL softball playoffs at Norwin High School in North Huntingdon. They came at a crucial time. “You don’t want...
Sophomore Evan Smirniw leads Upper St. Clair to surprising rout of Plum in Class 5A 1st round
At 6-foot-4, first baseman Evan Smirniw is an imposing presence for the Upper St. Clair baseball team. And he’s just a sophomore. “He’s going to be a big-time player. He’s special,” Upper St. Clair coach Jeff Donati said. Already about to complete his second high school varsity season, Smirniw put...
Ligonier Valley baseball snags playoff berth by beating Mt. Pleasant
Miles Smith daydreamed his way through school Tuesday at Ligonier Valley, imagining himself on the mound in a must-win situation. When his eighth-period class came around, the junior lefty could clearly see the Rams’ baseball field through a classroom window along the front of the high school building. He was...
Duquesne’s new big man Ege Demir brings pro experience
With nearly all its bigs having departed, Duquesne has added a sizable presence to its 2026-27 men’s basketball roster with the addition of Oregon transfer Ege Demir, a 6-foot-11, 275-pound senior with professional playing experience in Turkey. The Nigerian-born Demir, who Saturday posted his decision on his Instagram page, averaged...
Valley can’t keep Indiana offense at bay as Indians earn split of section title
The defending champs are back on top. After a pair of losses in a six-day span, the top-ranked Indiana baseball team trailed No. 5 Valley by a game in the WPIAL Section 3-4A standings entering the section finale Tuesday. One of those losses came a day earlier at home to...
Longtime Duquesne men’s basketball play-by-play man Ray Goss dies at 89
The desire. The professionalism. The longevity. One by one, colleagues and acquaintances alike marveled at Ray Goss’ remarkable broadcasting career. But it was knowing Ray Goss, the person, that truly jerked at the tears. “I’m heartbroken because he was such a good man,” former Duquesne basketball coach Ron Everhart said...
Valley routs Knoch in resumption of suspended game to complete section series sweep
Blue skies. Pleasant temperatures. Warm breezes. Oh, what a day for baseball. Wait a minute. Where are the umpires? “It was a scheduling matter these past few days. It’s been a challenge,” first-year Valley coach Jaron Minford said Thursday. The Vikings, following a nearly half-hour delay when the umpiring crew...
Freeport baseball continues hot start with win over Deer Lakes
Who says you can’t win ’em all? So far, Freeport’s baseball team has beaten every opponent to start the season. The Yellowjackets remained undefeated Monday, scratching out a pair of runs in the ninth inning to topple Deer Lakes, 5-3, for their ninth consecutive victory. Marco Wolfe’s RBI double scored...
Latrobe ‘starting to come around,’ blasts past Kiski Area
Latrobe leaned on its lone returning starter from last season’s baseball team to carry the once-beaten Wildcats to their third consecutive victory Tuesday. Cole Short pitched four innings of two-hit ball and drove in three runs with a bases-clearing double to pace Latrobe past visiting Kiski Area, 13-1, in a...
Duquesne announcer Ray Goss: ‘I’m very fortunate to be alive’Video
For several days now, Ray Goss has been in a bad way. “I’m very fortunate to be alive,” Duquesne basketball’s 89-year-old play-by-play man told TribLive on Monday in the aftermath of a rollover crash on Route 119 in northern Indiana County that sent him to a Jefferson County hospital in...
No late heroics needed for Freeport baseball in sweeping Ligonier Valley
Freeport didn’t need another walk-off home run against Ligonier Valley to remain unbeaten Tuesday, but it didn’t hurt that the Yellowjackets’ offense was in midseason form. Jeff Coller went 4 for 4 with two RBIs, and three other players logged two hits apiece as Freeport swept the two-game series with...
‘Fierce competitor’ Tyler Samide pitches Greensburg Central Catholic past Jeannette
Greensburg Central Catholic right-hander Tyler Samide had just finished off Jeannette on a one-hitter Monday when he joined his teammates in moving an infield tarp onto the Centurions’ home field. With the wind whipping at times, the temperature came with a chill during GCC’s 5-1 victory. “Not at all,” the...
IUP women’s basketball team routed in NCAA final
The Michigan machine rolls on. IUP’s dream of a national championship in women’s basketball was shattered by a nightmarish outcome in Saturday’s NCAA Division II title game against defending champion Grand Valley State. The bigger, longer and stronger Lakers from Allendale, Mich., outclassed Indiana County’s Crimson Hawks during a 72-49...
IUP women’s basketball team reaches Division II championship
Nyshae’ Weaver’s blank stare elicited a quirky question for the IUP senior and two-time PSAC West women’s basketball Athlete of the Year. Had the 6-foot forward from Baltimore Coppin Academy High School ever felt this numb before? “Never,” Weaver said without a blink. Rightfully so, because IUP is headed to...
Next generation of Flenory family, 14, opening eyes as college basketball prospectVideo
Another flashy Flenory is developing deep in the heart of Texas. And it’s reverberating all the way back to Pittsburgh. Grandpap is majorly excited about the future of his grandson, and if you’re familiar with Baron “B.B” Flenory’s enthusiasm for the sport of basketball, you get what it means. In...
Duquesne’s Tarence Guinyard named to all-region 2nd team
Fresh off a berth on the all-Atlantic 10 first team, Duquesne’s Tarence Guinyard has collected another postseason honor. The senior point guard transfer from UT Martin on Tuesday was named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Mid Atlantic Region second team. West Virginia senior guard Honor Huff earned...
Duquesne men not selected for NIT
Five Atlantic 10 teams — Dayton, Davidson, George Mason, George Washington and Saint Joseph’s — made the NIT cut Sunday night. Duquesne, another one, didn’t. Despite the A-10’s push for the Dukes’ inclusion in college basketball’s second-fiddle tournament, the National Invitation Tournament selection committee didn’t see it that way. With...
VCU silences Dayton supporters, wins Atlantic 10 tourney at PPG Paints Arena
As the confetti began to fly Sunday afternoon at PPG Paints Arena following No. 2 seed VCU’s triumphant 70-62 victory against No. 4 Dayton in the Atlantic 10 men’s basketball tournament championship game, a familiar figure silently thumped his chest. Phil Martelli Sr. is Saint Joseph’s former longtime coach with...
A-10 Tournament notebook: Duquesne’s Dru Joyce III hopes team gets NIT call
Duquesne is among a handful of teams the Atlantic 10 is pushing for inclusion into the National Invitation Tournament’s 32-team field, which will be revealed Sunday night. Coach Dru Joyce III welcomes the opportunity. “I haven’t talked to the players, but I spoke to each of our coaches, individually, and...
VCU earns convincing win over Saint Joseph’s, returns to A-10 championship game
VCU is back in the Atlantic 10 Tournament championship game for a fourth straight time, and the Rams got there with an impressive showing in the semifinals. One day after holding on in the final minute to beat Duquesne in the quarterfinals, Terrence Hill Jr. scored 18 points on 8-of-10...
