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This week on Trib HSSN for week of April 21, 2025
All the eggs have been found (hopefully) and the ears to the solid chocolate bunny have magically disappeared as we hit the second half of section play in various spring sports this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has video and audio coverage of WPIAL baseball,...
WPIAL girls lacrosse standings through April 20, 2025
Here are the latest WPIAL girls lacrosse standings for the 2025 regular season. The top six teams in each section in both Class 3A and 2A will qualify for the district postseason. Only section records are shown. Class 3A – 6 of the 12 Class 3A teams have clinched a...
WPIAL boys lacrosse standings through April 20, 2025
Here are the latest WPIAL boys lacrosse standings for the 2025 season. The top four teams in each section in Class 3A and the top six teams in each section in Class 2A will qualify for the district postseason. Only section records are shown. Class 3A Section 1 Mt. Lebanon,...
Trib HSSN softball team of the week for April 17, 2025Video
Trib HSSN softball team of the week – Pine-Richland Rams Coach: Sam Hartzberg (fourth year) Record: Pine-Richland is tied for third place in Class 6A with a 7-3 section mark and an overall record of 8-3 with four consecutive wins, including two over previously unbeaten Seneca Valley. #Earned: It was...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 18, 2025: Clash between softball rivals highlights schedule
It is a very limited high school sports schedule on this Good Friday, but there is one juicy noteworthy softball contest on the district schedule. In WPIAL softball, the top two teams in Section 1-2A meet when Neshannock visits Laurel at 5 p.m.. The Lancers are No. 1 in Class...
Trib HSSN baseball team of the week for April 17, 2025Video
Trib HSSN baseball team of the week – Waynesburg Central Raiders Coach: Perry Cunningham (first season) Record: Waynesburg Central is alone in first place in Section 4-3A with a record of 6-0, 10-1 overall. #Earned: Waynesburg Central has been good enough to qualify for the WPIAL baseball playoffs in each...
Championship coach Mark Stanley of Union hangs up whistle
Following two decades on the sidelines at two Lawrence County schools, one of the most successful coaches in WPIAL boys basketball is hanging up his whistle for good. Union coach Mark Stanley had decided to step away from coaching after finishing his 11th season in his second stint as court...
21 WPIAL, 2 City League girls basketball players earn all-state honors, led by Class A player of the year Iyanna Wade
Twenty-one WPIAL girls basketball players and two from the City League were named to the 2024-25 Pennsylvania sports writers all-state girls basketball team Thursday, including nine first-team honorees. In addition, Clairton senior guard Iyanna Wade was named the Class A Player of the Year, and South Fayette’s Bryan Bennett was...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 18, 2025: North Allegheny, Canon-McMillan look for sweeps
The brooms are out and ready to be used Thursday for the two WPIAL Class 6A baseball leaders. North Allegheny in Section 1 and Canon-McMillan in Section 2 each have one-game leads in the loss column heading into their section series finales. NA has two wins this week over Central...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school softball rankings for April 16, 2025
A couple of classifications were hit hard by changes from last week’s Trib HSSN state softball rankings while other classes are virtually unchanged. Class 5A and 4A saw two teams exit with two new teams entering the top 5. North Pocono and Upper Dublin in 5A and Elizabeth Forward and...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school baseball rankings for April 16, 2025
As the mercury slowly rises and we head into the second half of April, the top high school baseball teams across the state are starting to lock in and stack victories. In the six classifications, only four teams lost their spot in the weekly Trib HSSN state baseball rankings from...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 16, 2025: Thomas Jefferson, Baldwin to slug it out
Last spring, the Thomas Jefferson softball team made an unexpected run to the WPIAL Class 5A finals before falling to Armstrong in the title game. The Jaguars kept their postseason magic going though in the PIAA playoffs and ended up beating Pittston Area to win the 5A state championship. Meanwhile,...
Trib 10: New team takes top spot in softball power rankings
Much like a week ago, it was a bumpy ride for the top baseball teams and relatively smooth sailing for the district softball teams in the weekly Trib 10 power rankings. While the top three baseball teams held serve, including Pine-Richland maintaining its spot at No. 1, three district teams...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 15, 2025: Hempfield, Seneca Valley softball set to square off
They tried to play last week, but wet and cold weather got in the way. Hopefully, Mother Nature will not be a factor again when Hempfield hosts Seneca Valley for first place in 6A softball at 4 p.m. Tuesday. The Spartans and Raiders are the two most dominant softball programs...
Canon-McMillan doesn’t fall flat in series-opening win over Mt. Lebanon
The Canon-McMillan baseball team captured two wins Monday — first on the baseball diamond, then in the Mt. Lebanon parking lot. The Big Macs defeated the Blue Devils in the opener of the key Section 2-6A series, 4-1, to remain in first place. Afterward, the team turned pit crew and...
What to watch in WPIAL sports for April 14, 2025: Section 2-5A showdowns to break 5-way tie
Another week of diamond action begins with another day with rain in the forecast as the midway point of district baseball and softball nears. The chase for first place in WPIAL Section 2-5A baseball is a crowded one with five teams tied for the top in the loss column and...
Trib HSSN softball player of the week for April 13, 2025Video
Trib HSSN softball player of the week – Bailey Barnyak School – Carmichaels Class – Junior Position – Pitcher #Earned – Three weeks into the regular season, the Carmichaels softball team finally got a chance to begin its quest toward a Section 2-A championship. On Monday, it hosted Avella, and...
Trib HSSN baseball player of the week for April 13, 2025Video
Trib HSSN baseball player of the week – Mason Metz School – Avonworth Class – Senior Position – Catcher #Earned – Revenge was sweet for Avonworth against South Allegheny in a Section 2-3A series last week. The Antelopes only lost two section games a year ago, but splitting with the...
WPIAL girls lacrosse standings through April 13, 2025
Here are the latest WPIAL girls lacrosse standings for the 2025 regular season. The top six teams in each section in both Class 3A and Class 2A will qualify for the district postseason. Only section records are shown. Class 3A Section 1 Mt. Lebanon, 5-0 Upper St. Clair, 5-0 Peters...
WPIAL boys lacrosse standings through April 13, 2025
Here are the latest WPIAL boys lacrosse standings for the 2025 season. The top four teams in each section in Class 3A and the top six teams in each section in Class 2A will qualify for the district postseason. Only section records are shown. Class 3A Section 1 Upper St....
This week on Trib HSSN for week of April 14, 2025
We go hopping into the midway point of the spring sports regular season filled with great egg-citement this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN will have video and audio coverage of WPIAL baseball, softball, boys and girls lacrosse and boys volleyball. Plus the Rebel Yell podcasts...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 12, 2025: Softball elites square off
They have been the powers of WPIAL Class 4A softball for a decade, winning a combined six district championships in the last 10 seasons. On Saturday, the rivalry continues as Elizabeth Forward visits Belle Vernon at 1 p.m. The softball powers are near the top in Section 2-4A again this...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 11, 2025: Small-school softball powers to square off
They are two of the most successful high school programs in Greene County. The West Greene softball program won a record-tying five consecutive WPIAL championships between 2016-2021. Carmichaels softball captured back-to-back district titles in 1997-1998. A year ago, both reached the WPIAL Class A final four, but the Pioneers lost...
Trib HSSN softball team of the week for April 10, 2025
Trib HSSN softball team of the week – West Mifflin Titans Coach: Erik Hilligsberg (eighth year) Record: West Mifflin is tied for first place in Section 2-4A with a 4-0 record (6-3 overall) with four consecutive wins. #Earned: Following victories over Belle Vernon and Uniontown the previous week to get...
Trib HSSN baseball team of the week for April 10, 2025Video
Trib HSSN baseball team of the week – Belle Vernon Leopards Coach: Tony Watson (fifth season) Record: Belle Vernon is tied for first place in Section 2-4A with a 6-0 record (8-0 overall). #Earned: Like most baseball teams in the district, whatever games Belle Vernon managed to play this past...
