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WPIAL clinched: Baseball playoff qualifiers through Tuesday, April 28
The WPIAL baseball playoff field is nearing completion with a week remaining and 60 teams having clinched. The top four teams in each section qualify for the playoffs with all tied teams advancing if they split their head-to-head meetings. Coverage of the 2026 WPIAL baseball playoffs can be heard here...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Tuesday, April 28, 2026: South Park, Avonworth write next chapter in rivalry
The two high schools are not neighbors, as the distance between them is 37 miles. However, the Avonworth-South Park rivalry has become mus- see baseball over the last couple of years. Their much-anticipated Section 2-3A showdown for the section crown concludes Tuesday when the Antelopes visit the Eagles in prime...
WPIAL clinched: Baseball playoff qualifiers through Monday, April 27
The WPIAL baseball playoff field is slowly building with just over a week remaining and 51 teams having clinched. The top four teams in each section qualify for the playoffs with all tied teams advancing if they split their head-to-head meetings. Coverage of the 2026 WPIAL baseball playoffs can be...
WPIAL clinched: Softball playoff qualifiers through Monday, April 27
The WPIAL softball playoff field is nearly complete with 73 teams having punched their ticket for the upcoming district postseason. The top four teams in each section qualify for the postseason from Class 5A down. In 6A, the top six teams clinch a WPIAL playoff berth. If there is a...
Montour turns tables on West Allegheny, clinches piece of section title
The top two teams in WPIAL Section 3-5A softball ended up splitting their two-game series this season. The strange thing is the total combined margin of victory was 19 runs. Three weeks after being 10-runned in a game at West Allegheny, Montour turned the tables and defeated the visiting Indians...
Trib HSSN diamond team of the week for April 26, 2026Video
Trib HSSN diamond team of the week – Thomas Jefferson Jaguars softball Coach – Heidi Karcher (14th season) Records – Thomas Jefferson finished 11-1 and won the Section 4-5A championship. The Jaguars are 12-2 overall this season. #Earned – When it comes to softball in the West Jefferson Hills School...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for April 27, 2026: Key series on tap in 5A baseball
In the eight-season history of WPIAL Class 5A baseball, the regular season races and the district playoffs have been very competitive because of the depth of talented programs in that class. Last year, two of the four 5A sections were decided by one game while Section 3 had co-champions. Heading...
WPIAL clinched: Boys volleyball playoff qualifiers through April 26, 2026
The 2026 WPIAL boys volleyball regular season is down to the final two weeks, and the district postseason field currently sits at nine teams. The top three teams in each section will qualify for the WPIAL playoffs. If ties of two or more teams for a playoff berth cannot be...
WPIAL clinched: Softball playoff qualifiers, scenarios through April 26, 2026
The 2026 WPIAL softball playoff field is nearly complete with 71 teams having punched a ticket for the upcoming district playoffs. The top four teams in each section qualify for the postseason from Class 5A down. In Class 6A, the top six teams clinch a WPIAL playoff berth. If there...
WPIAL clinched: Baseball playoff qualifiers through April 26, 2026
The 2026 WPIAL baseball playoff field is slowly building with a week and a half remaining and 39 teams having clinched. The top four teams in each section qualify for the playoffs with all tied teams advancing if they split their head-to-head meetings. Coverage of the 2026 WPIAL baseball playoffs...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of April 27, 2026
The stretch run of the 2026 spring sports regular season continues this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has WPIAL action from the baseball and softball diamonds, to the boys and girls lacrosse fields, to the boys volleyball hardcourts with girls flag football thrown in as...
Trib HSSN softball player of the week for April 26, 2026Video
Trib HSSN softball player of the week – Bailey Barnyak School – Carmichaels Class – Senior Position – Pitcher #Earned – Bailey Barnyak and her Carmichaels teammates have accomplished a lot over the last three years. They reached the WPIAL Class A championship game in 2023, the PIAA state final...
Trib HSSN WPIAL softball rankings for week ending April 25, 2026
Here are the latest weekly WPIAL softball rankings with only three teams dropping out of the top five for the second straight week. Check out the district softball rankings every Saturday throughout the regular season. WPIAL softball weekly rankings Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Hempfield, 14-1, 1 2....
Trib HSSN WPIAL baseball rankings for week ending April 25, 2026
Here are the latest weekly WPIAL baseball rankings with a new No. 1 team in Class 2A and only three changes up and down the six classifications. Check out the latest district baseball rankings every Saturday throughout the regular season. WPIAL baseball weekly rankings Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last...
North Allegheny, Blackhawk earn top seeds for 2026 WPIAL boys tennis tournament
Now that the WPIAL boys singles and doubles championships are in the books, the brackets for the district team championships are set for next week. First round and quarterfinal matches are next week with the semifinals and championships scheduled for the following week. There is one Class 3A preliminary round...
Field set for 2026 WPIAL team track and field semifinals
The groupings are set for the 2026 WPIAL boys and girls team track and field semifinals, set for 3 p.m. Tuesday. Each of the four semifinal sites will produce one team that will advance to the district team championships May 5. The reigning district champions are Norwin in Class 3A...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 24, 2026: Small-school softball powers to hash out section standings
The top of Section 2 in Class A WPIAL softball will either fall in order at 1-2-3, or we could be a step closer to tri-champions in the section. The highlight of the district softball Friday schedule is a battle of Greene County powers as Carmichaels hosts Jefferson-Morgan. The Mighty...
Trib HSSN high school baseball player of the week for April 23, 2026Video
Trib HSSN baseball player of the week – Nico D’Orazio School – Upper St. Clair Class – Senior Position – Shortstop #Earned – Last Monday, when a steady wind made the temperature feel like it was below freezing, Upper St. Clair shortstop Nico D’Orazio wanted to prove a point to...
Thomas Jefferson beats Baldwin in winner-take-all clash for section title
Asked who the Pittsburgh Steelers were going to draft in the first round Thursday night, Thomas Jefferson softball coach Heidi Karcher just laughed. “I don’t even know. I don’t know anything,” she said. “My husband always says they need someone for the line, so a lineman or a wide receiver...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 23, 2026: 6A baseball playoff picture still cloudy
While seven of the eight playoff spots in WPIAL Class 6A baseball have already been decided, the races for the section crown and playoff positioning is getting tighter and tighter heading into the final section series next week. In Section 1-6A, nothing has been settled yet in the series between...
WPIAL clinched: Softball playoff qualifiers through Wednesday, April 22, 2026
The 2026 WPIAL softball playoff field is building with 64 teams having punched their ticket for the upcoming district playoffs. The top four teams in each section qualify for the postseason from Class 5A down. In 6A, the top six teams clinch a WPIAL playoff berth. If there is a...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school baseball rankings for April 23, 2026
Following a few weeks of extreme changes in some classifications, things settled this past week overall among the elite baseball teams in the state. Only four teams fell out of the Trib HSSN state rankings this week. Two of those teams were in Class 6A as Canon-McMillan and St. Joe’s...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school softball rankings for April 23, 2026
For the first time in four and a half years, Neshannock is not ranked in the Trib HSSN state softball rankings. The Lancers were one of four teams to drop out from last week, as they were replaced in Class 2A by another WPIAL team in unbeaten Bentworth. Two teams...
Trib 10: 4 new teams crack baseball, softball power rankings
The power rankings are starting to become like the local weather, always changing from day to day and sometimes from hour to hour. Four teams total, three in baseball and one in softball, were shown the exit door this week from the Trib 10. Bethel Park, Mohawk, Canon-McMillan baseball and...
WPIAL clinched: Baseball playoff qualifiers through Tuesday, April 21, 2026
The 2026 WPIAL baseball playoff field is slowly building with less than two weeks remaining with 35 teams having clinched. The top four teams in each section qualify for the playoffs with all tied teams advancing if they split their head-to-head meetings. Coverage of the 2026 WPIAL baseball playoffs can...
