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Top 20 in 20 years: Memorable WPIAL baseball finals have been staged at Wild Things Park
Whether it was called Falconi Field, Consol Energy Park or now Wild Things Park, the home for the Washington Wild Things independent baseball team for more than two decades has now hosted 20 years of WPIAL baseball championship games. There have been some incredible moments packed in those many title...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for May 28, 2024: PIAA tournament bids up for grabs
In sports, the term consolation is described as a round or contest for tournament entrants who have been eliminated before the finals, often to determine third and fourth place.There are 20 WPIAL baseball and softball teams that will get a second chance coming up Tuesday and Wednesday with the district...
Trib HSSN baseball team of the week for May 27, 2024Video
Trib HSSN baseball team of the week: Indiana Little Indians Coaches: Dan Petroff (first season) Records: Indiana finished in second place with a record of 7-3 in Section 4-4A, and is 13-9 overall #Earned: Prior to last week, Indiana survived the dreaded No. 8 vs. No. 9 seed game in...
Trib HSSN baseball player of the week for May 27, 2024Video
Trib HSSN baseball player of the week: David Shields School: Mt. Lebanon Class: Senior Position: Pitcher, center field #Earned: Once again this past week, David Shields earned his keep with his arm and his bat. In Monday’s playoff debut for top-seeded and defending WPIAL Class 6A champion Mt. Lebanon, Shields...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of May 27, 2024
For the final time this school year, the district playoffs conclude on the diamond with baseball and softball championship and consolation action this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has plenty of gold and state playoff berths to be had between Tuesday and Thursday with the...
Trib HSSN softball player of the week for May 26, 2024Video
Trib HSSN softball player of the week: Emma Paul School: Armstrong Class: Senior Position: Shortstop #Earned: One of the top players in the district came through again in the clutch for Class 5A top-seeded Armstrong. In first round and quarterfinal victories the previous week, Paul had a double, home run...
Trib HSSN softball team of the week for May 26, 2024Video
Trib HSSN softball team of the week: Thomas Jefferson Jaguars Coach: Heidi Karcher (12th year) Record: 6-4 in Class 5A Section 4, 11-7 overall #Earned: Thomas Jefferson finished the regular season as the third-place team in Section 2-5A and with an overall record just above .500 at 8-7. Thomas Jefferson...
Trib 10: Power rankings get major shakeup after WPIAL semifinals
The 2024 WPIAL diamond playoffs concluded the final-four round this past week, and it was the end of golden road for four baseball and four softball teams. It also ended their stay in the HSSN power rankings … for now. Four baseball and four softball teams ranked last week in...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania High School Softball Rankings for May 25, 2024
The top softball teams across the state are taking care of business in the district playoffs with the win-and-advance mentality with just over a week left before the state softball playoffs. There were only four changes to the Trib HSSN state softball rankings with most of the district playoffs heading...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania High School Baseball Rankings for March 25, 2024
A couple of classes shuffled the deck with some district baseball postseason upsets from this past week. Seven teams vanished from the weekly Trib HSSN state baseball rankings from last week, one week before the start of the 2024 PIAA playoffs. Class 4A and A both saw two teams drop...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for May 24, 2024: 1st time boys volleyball champ to be crowned
Between 2008 and 2019, Ambridge ruled WPIAL 2A boys volleyball. The Bridgers won nine district championships in 12 years. However, since the lost 2020 season to covid-19, the WPIAL has crowned three different Class 2A winners. A fourth one will claim gold on Friday. Top seed and undefeated Mars (19-0)...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 23, 2024: North Allegheny out to regain boys volleyball crown
Twenty years ago, North Allegheny successfully defended its WPIAL Class 3A boys volleyball championship. Since then, the Tigers have been the defending champion every year except four times. This is one of those four seasons. North Allegheny (13-1) will try to retrieve its crown Thursday when it battles 3A defending...
Bethel Park gets past West Allegheny in Class 5A semifinal barnburner
Bethel Park proved it had the pitching and defense throughout its WPIAL semifinals playoff game against top-seeded West Allegheny. However, if you blinked, you may have missed a unique offensive explosion. The Black Hawks manufactured the go-ahead run in the top of the seventh inning and then held on to...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 22, 2024: Spots in softball finals up for grabs
Four WPIAL softball semifinals games are in the books from Tuesday, as the Class 3A and 2A title games are set for PennWest-California University next week. Now the other four classifications take to the final-four stage to determine which teams will play for district gold at Lilley Field next week....
Mt. Lebanon digs out of hole, beats Seneca Valley in WPIAL Class 6A semifinals
Last year, Mt. Lebanon fell into a deep crevice after losing its first eight games of the season but rebounded to win a second straight WPIAL title. In the Class 5A semifinals Tuesday, Mt. Lebanon found itself in another big hole, trailing No. 5 seed Seneca Valley by five runs...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 21, 2024: It’s a quick turnaround for baseball semifinalists
Welcome to Semifinals Tuesday in the WPIAL baseball, softball and boys volleyball playoffs. It is a quick turnaround for the 22 winners of district baseball quarterfinals Monday. The quickest turnaround is for Burgettstown. The Blue Devils edged Greensburg Central Catholic in the 2A quarterfinals in a game that ended shortly...
Franklin Regional hits on all cylinders in win over North Hills in 5A quarterfinals
Franklin Regional had to scratch and claw for offense in the opening round of the WPIAL Class 5A baseball playoffs last week, coming back to edge Connellsville. On Monday, the hits and runs came in bunches as the Panthers offense carried the day in a 13-1 six-inning quarterfinal victory over...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for May 20, 2024: Baseball quarterfinals on tap
Welcome to quarterfinals Monday in the 2024 WPIAL baseball playoffs. For most teams, it’s a second taste of postseason baseball following a victory in the opening round last week. However, for 19 district teams, it is the second-season opener after a long layoff. Which begs the question, rest or rust?...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of May 20, 2024
The 2024 WPIAL spring sports postseason kicks into full gear with quarterfinals and semifinals contests on the diamonds, the courts and the stadiums around the district leading up to a holiday weekend this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. We have plenty of postseason action between Monday and...
Trib HSSN baseball player of the week for May 19, 2024
Trib HSSN baseball player of the week — Dylan Smith School — Blackhawk Class — Junior Position — Pitcher, left field #Earned — There are eyebrow raisers, and then there are double eyebrow raisers. A No. 16 seed beating a top seed in the first round is a monumental diamond...
Trib HSSN baseball team of the week for May 18, 2024Video
Trib HSSN baseball team of the week — South Park Coach — Corey Fischer (first season) Records — South Park finished in third place with a record of 7-3 in Section 2-3A and is 13-7 overall #Earned — South Park rookie head coach Corey Fischer is a battler, and his...
Trib HSSN Softball Team of the Week for May 18, 2024
Trib HSSN softball team of the week – Latrobe Wildcats Coach: Bob Kovalcin (fourth season in second term, 13th season overall) Record: 8-2 in Class 5A Section 2, 12-5 overall #Earned: Latrobe did not have a lot of momentum coming into the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs. The Wildcats finished in...
Trib HSSN Softball Player of the Week for May 18, 2024
Trib HSSN softball player of the week – Alivia Lantzy School: Avonworth Class: Senior Position: Pitcher #Earned: One of the top pitchers in the district enjoyed a big week with a couple of playoff victories, moving Avonworth two steps closer to a WPIAL Class 3A three-peat. On Tuesday in the...
Trib 10: Handful of baseball, softball teams fall out of power rankings in early days of playoffs
The 2024 WPIAL diamond playoffs are through the first round in baseball and halfway through the softball postseason with two rounds down and two remaining. It makes sense, then, that there was move movement in the softball power rankings as three teams were bounced, leaving the door wide open for...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania High School Softball Rankings for May 17, 2024
With the exception of one classification, the elite softball teams across the state did what they needed to do to remain part of the Trib HSSN state rankings heading into the district playoffs. The one classification that was in full shuffle mode was Class 5A. Three teams fell and three...
