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7 WPIAL lacrosse teams to play in PIAA quarterfinals
Considering the history where district teams went one and done many years, the WPIAL more than held its own in the first round of the PIAA lacrosse playoffs. District 7 teams were a combined 4-2 on the boys side and 3-3 in the girls brackets. One of the five that...
4 WPIAL teams advance to PIAA boys volleyball quarterfinals
WPIAL teams went a combined 4-2 in the opening round of the 2025 PIAA boys volleyball playoffs Tuesday. Both District 7 champions, North Allegheny in 3A and Shaler in 2A, were easy winners and will be joined in the next round by Penn-Trafford in 3A and Ambridge in 2A. The...
8 WPIAL teams advance to PIAA softball quarterfinals
It was a bit of a rough start to the 2025 PIAA softball playoffs for the 18 WPIAL teams. District 7 teams were a combined 8-10 on Monday. WPIAL teams from the top three classifications were 5-3, while in the bottom three classes, district teams were a rough 3-7, including...
PIAA sets times, sites for baseball quarterfinals
It was a strong start to the 2025 PIAA baseball playoffs for the 19 qualifiers from the WPIAL on Monday. District 7 teams were a combined 13-6 in the opening round, including a perfect 8-0 showing from the teams in Class 6A, 4A and 3A. The WPIAL teams from 5A...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on June 3, 3035: Volleyball, lacrosse state playoffs begin
Tuesday marks the start of the PIAA boys volleyball, boys lacrosse and girls lacrosse state playoffs. Thanks in large part to the success of the North Allegheny program, the WPIAL has had at least one team reach the PIAA boys volleyball finals every season since 2012. In the last 11...
Neshannock’s softball wizards take state playoff opener with record 49th straight win
The final lyrics from The Who’s 1971 rock anthem “Won’t Get Fooled Again” seemed appropriate for the latest Neshannock softball win Monday in the PIAA first round against District 10 runner-up Sharpsville. “Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.” The Lancers’ 10-0 five-inning whitewash of the Blue Devils...
Trib HSSN softball player of the week for June 1, 2025
Trib HSSN softball player of the week – Marissa Snyder School – Hampton Class – Sophomore Position – Pitcher #Earned – What a difference a year makes. As a fabulous freshman last season, Marissa Snyder helped Hampton reach the 2024 WPIAL 4A championship game. However she struggled against Elizabeth Forward...
Trib HSSN baseball player of the week for June 1, 2025
Trib HSSN baseball player of the week: Zach Hare School: Riverside Class: Senior Position: Pitcher, first base #Earned: Many high school coaches want their players and teams to improve as the season goes on, hopefully playing their best ball in the postseason. The success curve has been pretty high for...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for June 2, 2025: PIAA baseball, softball playoffs begin
Not only is the sixth month of the year underway, but one of the final athletic events on the school calendar begins Monday with the first pitch of the PIAA baseball and softball championships. The Seneca Valley baseball team just captured the program’s fifth WPIAL championship. Now it begins its...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of June 2, 2025
With the WPIAL spring sports postseason in the rear view mirror, the only thing left is two weeks of the PIAA playoffs in those recently concluded sports as we kick off June here on the TribLive High School Sports Network. We have video and audio coverage from several PIAA state...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school softball rankings for June 1, 2025
Some teams thrive on the pressures of a big game; those are the ones that usually are lined up on the basepath with gold hanging from their necks. Then there are those who come up short, and either settle for silver or worse and see their season end short of...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school baseball rankings for June 1, 2025
The month of May and the district baseball playoffs finished with the winds of change affecting all but one classification when it comes to the weekly Trib HSSN state rankings. Eight teams came up empty in their quest for district gold and at the same time, could not hold on...
PIAA sets pairings for opening round of lacrosse playoffs
Up until this decade, the PIAA lacrosse playoffs had been a vast wasteland for WPIAL boys and girls lacrosse teams. Now while the girls lacrosse teams from District 7 have not yet cracked the code of playing for a state championship, the Mars boys program has given hope to every...
Trib HSSN baseball team of the week for May 30, 2025Video
Trib HSSN baseball team of the week: Freedom Bulldogs Coach: Dan O’Leary (15th season) Records: Freedom finished in third place in Section 2-2A, one game behind co-champions Neshannock and Shenango and one game ahead of New Brighton and Laurel. The Bulldogs have an overall record of 15-7 with five straight...
Times, sites revealed for PIAA softball postseason
The 2025 PIAA softball playoffs are set after the unveiling of the brackets Friday. There are 18 WPIAL teams participating in the six tournaments with as many as four district teams in the Class 2A and 5A playoffs and only one representative in Class 6A. There were two PIAA champions...
Trib HSSN softball team of the week for May 30, 2025Video
Trib HSSN softball team of the week: Mohawk Coach: Hank Pezzuolo (fifth year) Record: Mohawk captured the Section 2-3A crown with a record of 9-1, finishing two games in front of Avonworth and Ellwood City. The Warriors have an overall record of 16-5 and have won their past four games...
Trib 10: WPIAL baseball, softball champions rise up rankings
Let’s all tip our caps to the 12 teams that flexed their muscles and accomplished the golden goal of winning a WPIAL championship. It has become old hat, but kudos to the Neshannock softball team has it captured a fourth consecutive district crown. Halfway to that mark is Mohawk, which...
PIAA releases times, sites for boys volleyball playoffs
WPIAL champions North Allegheny in Class 3A and Shaler in 2A lead six district teams into the 2025 PIAA boys volleyball playoffs. Thanks to those two elite programs, District 7 has captured a state championship in all but one of the last six seasons. Shaler won 3A gold last season...
Opening round matchups finalized for PIAA baseball playoffs
The brackets are set for the 2025 PIAA baseball playoffs. Nineteen WPIAL teams will be participating in the six tournaments with as many as four district teams in the Class A, 3A and 5A playoffs and only one in Class 6A. There were no PIAA champions from District 7 last...
WPIAL baseball, softball teams set for PIAA playoffs
The soggy 2025 WPIAL diamond sports playoffs are in the books with six new baseball champions, four new softball champions, one softball repeat (Mohawk) and one softball four-peat (Neshannock). Now for 19 district baseball teams and 18 WPIAL softball schools, the battle for a state championship begins Monday. Here is...
Mohawk hands 1st loss to South Park to repeat as WPIAL Class 3A champs
The year may have changed but the result remained the same in the only rematch of the WPIAL diamond championships this spring. Defending champion Mohawk hammered out 15 hits and defeated top-seeded South Park in the WPIAL Class 3A softball title game Thursday at Lilley Field at PennWest-California, 6-1. “We’ve...
Tyler Skaggs tosses no-hitter to give Serra Catholic its 5th WPIAL baseball titleVideo
Tyler Skaggs threw a no-hitter in the WPIAL Class A championship game to lead Serra Catholic past Carmichaels, 9-0, on Wednesday at EQT Park in Washington. Skaggs became the third pitcher in three straight years to throw a no-hitter in the district finals and the second Eagles hurler and sixth...
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...
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...
