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Trib HSSN State Softball Rankings for May 18, 2021
Only two teams dropped out of the Trib HSSN state softball rankings from last week as we closed out the regular season and geared up for the district playoffs. Central Columbia in 3A and Mount Union in 2A were bumped from the Top 5 in their respective classifications, replaced by...
Southmoreland keeps cool, downs Keystone Oaks in Class 3A softballVideo
Southmoreland jumped out to a big early lead and held on for an 11-9 victory over Keystone Oaks in a first-round WPIAL Class 3A softball playoff game Tuesday afternoon at West Mifflin. A quick start seemed out of the question for the Scotties when the first batter of the game...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 18, 2021: Softball playoffs heat up
The WPIAL softball playoffs get underway in three classifications Tuesday. There are eight Class 5A first-round games and four opening-round games in 3A and Class A. The busiest site will be North Allegheny, which will host a tripleheader. The first game at 2 p.m. features the only champion Class 5A...
Trib HSSN Baseball Team of the Week for May 17, 2021
The top teams in WPIAL Class A baseball this season have a shiny history coming into the postseason. No. 2 Greensburg Central Catholic won gold in 2015, No. 3 Rochester was a runner-up in 2008, No. 4 Union lost in the finals in 2018 and 2019, and No. 5 OLSH...
Trib HSSN Baseball Player of the Week for May 17, 2021
Most utility baseball players are good at a little bit of everything, and their versatility is a blessing to all coaches. Sophomore Steven Budash has become a big-time blessing for Indiana coach Bill Thompson. In his first varsity season, Budash has contributed as a catcher, a third baseman, a first...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for May 17, 2021
Let the games begin! What will be a gusher by midweek begins with a trickle as the 2021 WPIAL softball playoffs start with one preliminary-round game Monday. Even though Bentworth finished a half-game in front of California in the battle for fourth place in the Section 3-2A softball standings, neither...
This week on Trib HSSN: Week of May 17, 2021
The curtain rises on the WPIAL spring sports playoffs with plenty of postseason action on the baseball and softball diamonds, the lacrosse fields and the volleyball courts starting this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. We have exclusive video and audio coverage of the WPIAL baseball, softball, boys...
WPIAL boys volleyball clinchings through May 16, 2021
The WPIAL boys volleyball regular season is over, and the 15-team playoff field in both Class AAA and AA is set. With the WPIAL expanding the playoff field, the top five teams in each section qualified for the district postseason. Once again, Trib HSSN will unveil the brackets with the...
Final 2021 WPIAL girls lacrosse standings
Here are the final WPIAL girls lacrosse standings for the 2021 regular season. The top six teams in each section qualified for the district postseason. Only section records are shown. #-Clinched section championship *-Clinched playoff berth x-Eliminated from playoff chase Class AAA Section 1 #-Bethel Park, 9-1 #-Mt. Lebanon, 9-1...
Final 2021 WPIAL boys lacrosse standings
Here are the final WPIAL boys lacrosse standings for the 2021 season. The top six teams in each section qualified for the district postseason. Only section records are shown. #-Clinched section championship *-Clinched playoff berth x-Eliminated from playoff chase Class AAA Section 1 #-Mt. Lebanon, 8-0 *-Upper St. Clair, 7-1...
Trib HSSN Softball Team of the Week: May 17, 2021
After the merger of the Kittanning and Ford City school districts to form Armstrong before the 2015-16 school year, the softball program went 18-54 over four years. However, the River Hawks finished 12-4 this season and are headed to the WPIAL softball playoffs for the first time. “The girls and...
Trib HSSN Softball Player of the Week: May 17, 2021
You know you are having a special year when you throw a no-hitter, and it’s treated like just another day at the office. So it goes for the top pitcher on the top team in Class 2A. Make that the top player on the No. 1-seed in Class 2A. Junior...
Slugging siblings make mark at Chartiers Valley
Western Pennsylvania is roughly near the midway point between Berkeley, Calif., and London, England. After Kip Kinchington played rugby in England and his wife Edwina swam at Cal-Berkeley, they settled and started a family in Collier Township. They produced two kids in the early part of the century that are...
Late coach’s influence seen in growth of Bishop Canevin boys volleyball program
It’s hard not to talk Bishop Canevin volleyball without talking about the late Kevin Walters. While he is known more for the six championships he won as a coach in girls volleyball, he was also a big part of starting the Crusaders boys volleyball program seven years ago. “He was...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 14, 2021: It’s time for baseball brackets
For the first time in two years, it is time to discuss baseball bracketology in the WPIAL. You can watch when Trib HSSN unveils the brackets first on the WPIAL Baseball Playoff Pairings Show at 3 p.m. The field is set with nine teams in the Class 6A brackets, 16...
Trib 10: New team takes top spot in baseball power rankings
After weeks of calm waters and few changes, the boats were rockin’ as the regular season came to an unsteady finish this past week. Thus, there was a shifting of power in this week’s Trib 10 baseball and softball rankings. Seven teams slid down the baseball power rankings, including Hopewell...
Trib HSSN state baseball rankings for May 13, 2021
Three of the classifications combined for six changes in the 2021 Trib HSSN state baseball rankings while the other three combined for only one. It was a busy week of shuffling the deck in the Top 5 in Class 6A, 3A and A. Norwin and Bensalem were replaced by LaSalle...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 13, 2021: Softball brackets to be unveiled
For the first time since 2019, it’s spring bracketology time in WPIAL softball. Trib HSSN will unveil the brackets first on the WPIAL Softball Playoff Pairings Show at 5 p.m. The field is set with eight teams in the Class 6A brackets, 16 teams in both 5A and 2A, and...
WPIAL bracketology: HSSN takes an early look at potential 2021 softball pairings
After a two-year wait, the WPIAL softball playoffs are back. They were absent a year ago when the pandemic forced the entire season to be canceled, but the 2021 WPIAL softball playoff brackets will be revealed at 5 p.m. Thursday on TribLive HSSN. Who’ll draw the No. 1 seeds? Which...
WPIAL clinched for May 12, 2021: Baseball teams jockey for last few playoff spots
Only a few section games are left with playoff implications as three of the six classifications have their playoff fields set. Exclusive coverage of the 2021 WPIAL baseball playoffs is only here on TribHSSN.TribLive.com starting with the Playoff Pairings Show at 3 p.m. Friday. Here are the district baseball teams...
WPIAL clinched for May 12, 2021: Softball playoff field set
The WPIAL softball playoff field is now complete as 76 district teams will participate in the 2021 postseason. Exclusive coverage of the 2021 WPIAL softball playoffs is only here on TribHSSN.TribLive.com starting with the Playoff Pairings Show at 5 p.m. Thursday. Here are the teams that will battle for diamond...
Bethel Park baseball tunes up for playoffs with shutout of Thomas JeffersonVideo
Bethel Park finished off a perfect section season with a 15-0 whitewash of playoff-bound Thomas Jefferson on Wednesday. The TJ loss kept Albert Gallatin’s playoff hopes alive for another hour before the Colonials were eliminated by Connellsville. The win was the 15th for the Black Hawks, including 10 straight as...
WPIAL boys volleyball clinchings through May 11, 2021
The WPIAL boys volleyball regular season is almost over. There is at least one more playoff spot up for grabs in a match on Saturday plus a spot undecided in both Class AAA and AA. The top five teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. All teams tied...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 12, 2021: Track powers look for 4-peat
Repeating as a WPIAL champion is tough. A three-peat is even more difficult. How about a four-peat? Two district programs have a chance to win a fourth straight team track and field championship on Wednesday. The Butler girls won district gold in 2017, 2018 and 2019. The Golden Tornado hope...
Trib HSSN State Softball Rankings for May 11, 2021
As the sands of the diamond dust slowly disappear in the regular season, it’s another week of just a handful of changes to the HSSN state softball rankings. Only four teams were bumped from the Commonwealth Top 5, including a pair of changes in Class A. Williamsburg and Montgomery are...
