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What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 10, 2025: Class 6A teams battle for supremacy in 3-game section series
The weather forecast for Thursday calls for slightly higher temperatures with the mercury sneaking back into the 50s; however, rain is likely to put a damper on most of the scheduled WPIAL baseball and softball games. However, there is hope for teams to play ball if the game is scheduled...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school softball rankings for April 9, 2025
As we head toward mid-April, it would be nice to say the action on the softball diamonds is heating up as much as the mercury. Yes, that would be nice. However, while the weather continues to be funky, the top softball teams in the state keep plugging away in the...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school baseball rankings for April 9, 2025
Between the rain drops and the chill in the air, baseball was played this past week throughout the state with issues for the top teams in the bookend classifications but little movement in the middle four classes. Two teams each fell out of the weekly Trib HSSN state baseball rankings...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 9, 2025: North Hills neighbors collide in Class 5A softball
Another chilly, but a tad warmer day will be the backdrop for a busy midweek schedule of WPIAL softball section contests. One of the key matchups is a battle of a pair of northern power programs colliding when North Hills (8-1) hosts Shaler (4-2) at 3 p.m. The rivals finished...
Trib 10: Baseball power rankings get a healthy shakeup
Consistency is the key to a very successful season in any sport. It is also important to maintain a spot in the weekly Trib 10. What we are discovering is the elite softball teams in the district have been consistent into the second week of April. However, for their diamond...
Peters Township breaks the ice with 3-run homer in win over Chartiers Valley
Chartiers Valley and Peters Township not only had to battle each other in a big Section 2-5A district baseball game Tuesday, they had to deal with the elements as well. “Conditions were not great. We just got back from a week in Florida where it was 85 (degrees) every day,”...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 8, 2025: Class 5A baseball matchups impact section standings
This week of WPIAL baseball section series began with first place in three of the four sections in Class 5A directly affected by head-to-head matchups. Those three series and plenty of other continue on a chilly Tuesday. In Section 1-5A, the week began with Franklin Regional (7-1 overall) and Plum...
West Mifflin uses long ball, 10-run inning to break open close game, down Ringgold
For most of the chilly afternoon Monday, West Mifflin pitcher Rylie Dobnak was starring in the circle and not at the plate. That changed with one mighty swing of the bat in the bottom of the fourth inning as the junior smacked a three-run homer that invoked the mercy-rule in...
Forecast forces WPIAL to push back boys tennis singles tournament
The first WPIAL postseason tournament for the spring season is now on hold for 24 hours. The first three rounds of the 2025 boys singles tennis championships originally scheduled for Tuesday have been bumped back to Wednesday because of the cold forecast. One interesting aspect of this year’s Class 3A...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for April 7, 2025: Class 6A softball powers to face off
The first full week of April begins with more rain in the forecast in what should be a chilly week at the old ballfield for WPIAL baseball and softball teams. The two most dominant softball programs in WPIAL Class 6A over the last decade are set to square off for...
Trib HSSN softball player of the week for April 6, 2025Video
Trib HSSN softball player of the week – Toryn Fulton School: Franklin Regional Class: Senior Position: Shortstop #Earned: This past week was a microcosm of the already dominant season that Toryn Fulton is having. On Tuesday at McKeesport, Franklin Regional had to rally twice to win 6-4 in eight innings....
Trib HSSN baseball player of the week for April 6, 2025Video
Trib HSSN baseball player of the week – Eli Graff School – Thomas Jefferson Class – Sophomore Position – First base, outfielder #Earned – Thomas Jefferson started the week sitting at 2-2 as it began its Section 4-5A schedule with back-to-back games against Baldwin. On Tuesday, Eli Graff was 2...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of April 7, 2025
The first full week of April will be busy and chilly as section play tries to heat up in all the spring sports this week here on the TribLive High School Sports Network. We have video and audio coverage of WPIAL baseball, softball, boys and girls lacrosse and boys volleyball....
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 4, 2025: Boys lacrosse powers to square off
With the baseball and softball schedule in jeopardy with wet weather expected Friday, the spotlight shines on district lacrosse. Last year, Mars won the boys lacrosse Section 2-2A regular season crown by one game over Hampton after defeating the Talbots in their only regular season meeting. The two then clashed...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 3, 2025: Class 6A section series wrap up
Three Class 6A three-game section series will conclude Thursday with a rubber game and two teams going for sweeps. Second place will be on the line in Section 1-6A when Seneca Valley (1-1, 3-3) hosts Central Catholic (1-1, 4-1) at 4 p.m. The Vikings won Monday at SV, 7-6, while...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school softball rankings for April 2, 2025
There was little movement in the weekly Trib HSSN state softball rankings as we transition from March softball to April softball. Each classification saw one change of teams among the Top 5 with the exception of Class 3A, which despite one slide, all five teams remain ranked. The five teams...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school baseball rankings for April 2, 2025
Going from March to April in high school baseball across the state provided a little bit of change in two classifications but status quo for the most part in the other four classes. Both Class 3A and 2A saw a fresh coat of paint as both Top 5s saw the...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 2, 2025: Class 2A softball powers to collide
We hit midweek with a busy day on the softball diamonds (weather permitting) around the district. Last season, Neshannock edged out Laurel to win the Section 1-2A softball title by sweeping the head-to-head regular season meetings. It looked like the two Lawrence County rivals would collide for a third time...
Trib 10: Top teams in power rankings flex muscles in 1st month of season
The mercury might be up and down, but the Trib 10 has remained consistent as we move into April. Through a second week of section series in for most district baseball teams, the power rankings barely changed with one flip-flop at the bottom. On the softball side, defending 5A champion...
Trib HSSN Head of the Class: 2025 WPIAL girls basketball players of the year
There were a lot of players who enjoyed incredible success on the court this season in what became another large step forward for district girls basketball this winter. Monessen great Gina Naccarato’s all-time district career scoring record was in jeopardy, but survived by 245 points as Iyanna Wade of Clairton...
Trib HSSN Head of the Class: 2025 WPIAL boys basketball players of the year
What an incredible season for so many of the top boys basketball players around the WPIAL. While some players surpassed the magical 1,000-point scoring mark for their career this winter, a couple eclipsed the rare 2,000 points-scored plateau. While we salute all of those who participated in a memorable 2025...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 1, 2025: 6A baseball dives into 3-game section series
May Day! We begin the fourth month of the year with no attempt to fool, just an effort to point out some of the key high school sporting events set for a sunny Tuesday. While the other five classifications began section series play last week, Monday marked the start of...
Trib HSSN Head of the Class: WPIAL 2025 girls basketball coaches of the year
Girls high school basketball continues to grow thanks in part to the men and women who give of their time to teach, coach and mentor young women throughout the WPIAL. While we would like to now salute all 126 WPIAL girls basketball coaches from the 2024-2025 campaign, we have a...
Trib HSSN Head of the Class: WPIAL 2025 boys basketball coaches of the year
Coaching high school sports nowadays is a year-round venture with offseason workouts, summer leagues and fall open gyms. While we would like to now salute all 133 WPIAL boys basketball coaches from the 2024-2025 campaign, we have a special seat in the front of the classroom for those who were...
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week for March 31, 2025Video
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week – Juliette Leroux School: South Fayette Class: Junior Height: 5-foot-11 Position: Guard/Forward #Earned: All season long, the South Fayette junior triumvirate of Ryan Oldaker, Haylie Lamonde and Juliette Leroux led a balanced attack averaging between 15 and 17 points per game. In...
