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What to watch for in WPIAL sports for April 14, 2022: Key section volleyball matches on tap
Thursday marks another busy night of WPIAL boys volleyball as section play inches closer to the midway point of the regular season. First place or a share of the section lead is at stake in three matches: Perennial power Bethel Park (3-1) heads south on Route 19 to visit Canon-McMillan...
Softball teams maintain spots in latest Trib 10 power rankings; Beaver, Laurel baseball enter
You can call it staying power, or you can acknowledge that Mother Nature has not permitted enough WPIAL baseball or softball games to be played over the past week. Whatever the case, the inaugural power rankings in district softball were so good, they remain unchanged into the second edition of...
Washington’s Ron Faust, one of WPIAL’s most successful basketball coaches, retires
After stints of 28 and eight years as head coach of the Washington boys basketball program, Ron Faust, one of the most successful coaches in WPIAL history, has stepped down again. Only this time, it’s for good. “This is definitely a retirement more than a resignation,” Faust said. “As this...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 12, 2022: Repeat softball champs square off
Seven years ago, the Neshannock softball team was in search of a trifecta of district softball crowns after winning WPIAL Class A championships in 2013 and 2014. This spring, Laurel is taking it a step further by trying to win a fourth straight district softball championship after winning Class 2A...
Trib HSSN State Softball Rankings for April 12, 2022
Most of the 30 teams in the inaugural Trib HSSN state softball rankings from last week found their journey to this week’s top five to be smooth sailing. Only two teams dealt with the sour taste of defeat, and only one of them survived the bitterness. North Hills, the 2021...
Trib HSSN State Baseball Rankings for April 12, 2022
While the weather has been up and down, the weekly Trib HSSN state baseball rankings have been steady from the inaugural edition last week to this week’s version of the diamond fab five. Only four teams lost their grip on a state-ranking position, with two of those coming in Class...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 12, 2022: Teams of the decade meet on diamond
The sectional series in WPIAL baseball continue Tuesday with a “battle of the decade” set in Section 1-6A. From 2010 through 2019, only six schools won WPIAL baseball championships in the highest classification — AAAA until 2017, then 6A for the final three years. North Allegheny, Central Catholic, Norwin and...
Trib HSSN Softball Team of the Week for April 11, 2022
Ligonier Valley made quite the splash in WPIAL softball last season. In the Rams’ first softball season since moving over from District 6, they reached the WPIAL semifinals and then made it to Penn State before losing to Line Mountain in the PIAA 2A state finals. There was no concern...
Trib HSSN Softball Player of the Week for April 11, 2022
The 2021 WPIAL Class 6A softball champion Bethel Park won district gold with a perfect record and didn’t taste defeat until the state playoffs in June. However, coming into last week, the Black Hawks were 0-2 in 2022 with a pair of nonsection losses. Perspectives changed quickly as Bethel Park...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for April 11, 2022: Neighboring Class 5A baseball powers clash
Though there is a chance of rain, the temperatures are starting to rise, and just in time for a busy day of WPIAL baseball with 53 section games on Monday’s schedule. Last year, one of the top races in district baseball was in Section 3-5A. All six head-to-head games between...
Trib HSSN sports broadcasts for week of April 11-16
Here comes Peter Cottontail, hopping down the bunny trail with plenty of high school sports action on the way this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Weather permitting, we have plenty of treats that you don’t have to search for, including video and audio WPIAL baseball and softball...
Trib HSSN Baseball Team of the Week for April 10, 2022
Last year, the Beaver baseball team snuck into the playoffs by winning its last three section games and finishing tied for fourth place with Quaker Valley in Section 2-4A. After a fantastic start to the 2022 season, these Bobcats won’t be sneaking up on anybody this spring. “This group has...
Trib HSSN Baseball Player of the Week for April 10, 2022
Norwin was the team to beat in Class 6A last season as April turned to May. The Knights were 11-1 and ranked No. 1 in the classification. A 3-3 finish to the season, including a 12-2 loss to rival Hempfield in the WPIAL semifinals might have ruined the 2021 dream,...
WPIAL boys lacrosse standings through April 10, 2022
Here are the latest WPIAL boys lacrosse standings for the 2022 season. The top six teams in each section will qualify for the district postseason. Only section records are shown. Class 3A Section 1 Mt. Lebanon, 2-0 Hempfield, 1-0 Peters Township, 1-0 Upper St. Clair, 1-0 Bethel Park, 1-1 Penn-Trafford,...
WPIAL girls lacrosse standings through April 10, 2022
Here are the latest WPIAL girls’ lacrosse standings for the 2022 regular season. The top six teams in each section qualify for the district postseason. Only section records are shown. Class 3A Section 1 Bethel Park, 4-0 Mt. Lebanon, 3-0 Upper St. Clair, 3-0 Canon-McMillan, 3-1 Peters Township, 1-2 Baldwin,...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 8, 2022: Early season battles for 1st place on softball diamond
Gray and cold and a chance of rain … welcome to another day of WPIAL softball. If the weather holds out, it will be a busy day of section softball action with 55 scheduled games. In Section 4-5A, three teams are tied for first place with 2-0 section records. Two...
Trib 10: Returning state champs top 1st edition of baseball, softball power rankings
As spring tries to power winter into a thing of the past (good luck), district baseball and softball teams are also flexing their muscles and feeling the power three weeks into the 2022 season. The inaugural baseball and softball Trib 10 of 2022 features 11 teams that did not finish...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 6, 2022: Matchups of top teams on boys volleyball court
A share of the early lead in WPIAL boys volleyball Section 3-2A is up for grabs Thursday when defending champion Seton LaSalle visits Trinity. Both teams won their section openers Tuesday with the Rebels rolling past Steel Valley while the Hillers won at Bishop Canevin. The two are tied for...
Trib HSSN State Softball Rankings for April 6, 2022
Nearly three weeks into a new season and we lift the curtain on the inaugural Trib HSSN state softball rankings. As a friendly reminder, here were the top-ranked teams in the final top five from 2021 shortly after raising state gold: North Penn in 6A, Lampeter-Strasburg in 5A, Beaver in...
Trib HSSN State Baseball Rankings for April 6, 2022
Spring has sprung as trees and flowers blossom, the mercury is (slowly) rising, and we have the return of the weekly Trib HSSN state baseball rankings. Before we debut the top five in each class here in the early stages of the 2022 season, a reminder of the defending PIAA...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for April 6, 2022: Key softball games scheduled
Weather permitting, Wednesday is lined up and down with WPIAL section softball games still in the early days of the 2022 season. However, it’s not too early to point out some of the key games in each classification. • Section 2-6A, North Allegheny visits Norwin. The Tigers and Knights are...
2022 Trib HSSN Head of the Class: WPIAL boys basketball’s best in each classification
There were a lot of players and coaches who put in plenty of time on the basketball court this season to be the best they could be. While we salute all of those who participated in a memorable 2022 high school boys basketball campaign, we have a special seat in...
2022 Trib HSSN Head of the Class: WPIAL girls basketball’s best in each classification
There were a lot of players and coaches who put in plenty of time on the basketball court this season to be the best they could be. While we salute all of those who participated in a memorable 2022 girls high school basketball campaign, we have a special seat in...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for April 5, 2022: Section boys volleyball matches commence
On the same night section play begins in WPIAL Class 2A boys volleyball, a couple of early-season showdowns highlight Tuesday’s Class 3A section schedule. A share of first place in Section 1-3A and Section 3-3A will be at stake when Peters Township visits Bethel Park and Latrobe hosts Norwin. In...
Mt. Lebanon’s Ashleigh Connor named 2022 TribLive HSSN Girls Basketball Player of the Year
2022 TribLive HSSN Girls Basketball Player of the Year Ashleigh Connor Mt. Lebanon 5-foot-10, Senior, Guard Ashleigh Connor isn’t loud and fiery, nor is she quiet and reserved. You could categorize her leadership skills as kind of goofy. “She knows how to have fun and not take the game too...
