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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...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of May 26, 2025
The 2025 WPIAL spring sports postseason concludes with diamond championships for a memorable post-Memorial Day this upcoming week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN will have audio coverage of all six WPIAL baseball title games from EQT Park in Washington on Tuesday and Wednesday, along with all...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school softball rankings for May 25, 2025
While there is a chill in the air this holiday weekend, most of the Top 5 teams from the weekly Trib HSSN state softball rankings from a week ago enjoyed district playoff success in search of local gold. Only four teams lost their mojo and their spot in the Top...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school baseball rankings for May 25, 2025
The district baseball playoffs are down to the final week with semifinals and championship games coming during or after the Memorial Day holiday weekend. With a week of quarterfinals and semifinals in the books, there were plenty of changes in each class with the exception of Class 5A, which stood...
Trib 10: Plenty of changes but top teams remain the same heading into baseball, softball finals
All of us at Trib HSSN wish a Happy Memorial Day weekend with safe travels for all. This is a time to remember those who have defended our country, it’s a time for fun and food with family and friends, and for district diamond lovers, it’s a time to prep...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 24, 2025: Boys volleyball titles up for grabs
Gold will be handed out to the winners of the 2025 WPIAL boys volleyball championship matches Saturday afternoon at Peters Township. One of them could be district title No. 23 for No. 1 North Allegheny (14-1) as the Tigers battle section rival No. 2 Seneca Valley (14-3) in the Class...
Trib HSSN baseball team of the week for May 22, 2025
Trib HSSN baseball team of the week – Indiana Little Indians Coach: Dan Petroff (second season) Record: Indiana finished as Section 3-4A champion with a record of 10-0, four games in front of both Knoch and Greensburg Salem. The Little Indians have an overall record of 21-1 with eight straight...
Trib HSSN softball team of the week for May 22, 2025
Trib HSSN softball team of the week – Penn-Trafford Warriors Coach: Denny Little (ninth year) Record: Penn-Trafford captured the Section 2-5A crown with a perfect record of 12-0, finishing three games in front of runner-up Franklin Regional. The Warriors have a current overall record of 20-2 with three straight wins...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 23, 2025: Baseball, softball semifinalists try it again
Is the third time a charm? What started out as Semifinals Wednesday and then Thursday, has now morphed into Final Four Friday in the district diamond playoffs thanks to Mother Nature and her tears of joy. The Class A, 2A and 3A baseball and softball semifinals are finally set to...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 22, 2025: Lacrosse champs to be crowned
While weather concerns forced another day of postponements on the diamond, the WPIAL boys and girls lacrosse championships are set for Panthers Stadium at Upper St. Clair on both Thursday and Friday. While the Class 2A title matches were postponed from Wednesday to Friday, the 3A finals are set for...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 21, 2025: Last batch of spots in WPIAL baseball, softball finals up for grabs
When it comes to district softball this spring in the three lowest classifications, the two most northern and most southern counties in the WPIAL are dominating. Heading into the softball semifinals Wednesday, there are 12 teams still alive for gold in Class 3A, 2A and A. More than half of...
In a tale of 2 wild pitches, Quaker Valley upends Avonworth in 3A quarterfinals
Two pitches to the backstop with a runner at third base late in a scoreless baseball playoff game. One turned into an out — a backbreaker for a potential big inning. The other plated the game’s only run. Those key plays led to a Class 3A quarterfinals eyebrow-raiser as No....
