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Trib HSSN Pennsylvania High School Baseball Rankings for May 17, 2024
While some district baseball postseasons are underway, most will begin this week across the state. That will make for some changes among the elite as we move closer to the start of the PIAA playoffs. With the regular season winding down, only five teams exited the Trib HSSN state baseball...
Brady Alexander’s 3-run homer lifts Shaler to worth-the-wait win over South Fayette
There were a lot of outstanding facets to the WPIAL Class 5A first-round game between Shaler and South Fayette that took two days to play. There were no walks allowed by either pitcher, there were no errors for either team, and there were plenty of web gems by both the...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 16, 2024: Shaler, South Fayette try it again
With a shaky forecast this past Tuesday and Wednesday, all of the WPIAL baseball first-round games are in the books … except one. The much-anticipated No. 8 vs. No. 9 matchup in Class 5A between defending district and state champion Shaler and South Fayette got started Wednesday night, but didn’t...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 15, 2024: Shaler, South Fayette meet in eagerly anticipated matchup
Let’s just call it even steven. Wednesday marks the first meeting of the year between defending district and state champion No. 8 seed Shaler (15-5) and No. 9 South Fayette (8-6). The much-anticipated matchup highlights Day 2 of the WPIAL baseball playoffs … weather permitting. While this is the first...
Avella gets clutch hits to top Springdale, end 15-year playoff win drought
In the fourth inning of a WPIAL Class A first-round playoff game between Springdale and Avella, Bryce Wright of the Eagles hit a long foul ball to left field that clanged off the light standard and ricocheted back on the field. It was kind of appropriate for the Avella pitcher...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 14, 2024: Baseball playoffs get started
Welcome to the second day of the WPIAL softball and lacrosse playoffs, along with the lid-lifters in the baseball and boys volleyball postseason. The curtain goes up on the baseball playoffs with first round games in Class 3A, 2A and A on Tuesday. In Class 3A, Mohawk was swept in...
Penn-Trafford softball escapes with victory over Bethel Park in 1st round
Since Denny Little took over as coach of the Penn-Trafford softball team in 2017, his teams had made it a habit of playing in the Class 5A quarterfinals. That tradition ended last season, when the rebuilding Warriors qualified for the playoffs but were bounced in the first round by eventual...
Trib HSSN baseball player of the week for May 12, 2024Video
Trib HSSN baseball player of the week: Brock Cornell School: West Allegheny Class: Junior Position: Center field #Earned: Even though the West Allegheny section schedule ended the previous week with the Indians sharing the Section 3-5A title with North Hills, the team won three nonsection games to finish 15-3 in...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for May 13, 2024: Softball, lacrosse playoffs commence
Warm and sunny is a perfect way to start the 2024 WPIAL playoffs, with softball and lacrosse first-round contests getting the ball rolling Monday. A year ago, the Shaler softball team was the No. 2 seed in the WPIAL Class 5A bracket. The Titans defeated Bethel Park and Franklin Regional...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of May 13, 2024
Let the games begin! The 2024 WPIAL spring sports postseason is upon us with playoff action on the diamonds, the courts and the stadiums around the district starting this week here on the TribLive High School Sports Network. We have plenty of postseason action with first-round and quarterfinals contests this...
Trib HSSN baseball team of the week for May 12, 2024Video
Trib HSSN baseball team of the week: Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Chargers Coaches: Phil McCarren (15th season) Records: Our Lady of the Sacred Heart is 13-1 in Section 2-2A, 16-4 overall #Earned: Our Lady of the Sacred Heart entered the Section 2-2A series showdown last week against Seton...
Trib HSSN softball player of the week for May 11, 2024Video
Trib HSSN softball player of the week – Addison Deal School: Laurel Class: Senior Position: Pitcher, first base #Earned: The senior had another big week at the plate and also picked up a win in the circle for Laurel. Deal went 2 for 3 with a double and three RBIs...
Trib HSSN softball team of the week for May 12, 2024
Trib HSSN softball team of the week – Penn-Trafford Warriors Coach: Denny Little (eighth season) Record: 8-2 in Class 5A Section 2, 12-5 overall #Earned: Coming into this week, Penn-Trafford had already concluded its section schedule by winning its final four section contests and finishing in second place in Section...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 9, 2024: Softball playoff pairings to be unveiled on Trib HSSN
The WPIAL offices will be buzzing over the next couple of days with spring bracketology galore. On Thursday, the steering committees will meet to put together the brackets for the district softball playoffs as well as the boys and girls lacrosse tournaments. We will run down the brackets for the...
WPIAL clinched: Boys volleyball playoff qualifiers through May 8, 2024
The WPIAL boys volleyball regular season has one night left as the district playoff field sits at 24 with two possible additions Thursday. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district postseason. Here is the latest list of teams that have qualified for the playoffs through Wednesday....
Trib 10: Power-ranked teams building momentum as playoffs approach
Once again, the power teams in WPIAL softball finished strong. Last week, there was only one change in the softball power rankings. This week, outside of one team moving up two spots and another falling two spots, the Trib 10 remains the same. A strong field is set to begin...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania High School Softball Rankings for May 7, 2024
The first full week of May included an impressive display for the top softball teams in the state with very little movement from last week in the latest Trib HSSN state softball rankings. It was not a perfect week, but the losses were few and far between and only caused...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania High School Baseball Rankings for May 7, 2024
As the regular season winds down and the district playoffs are just around the corner, the elite high school baseball teams across try to keep stacking wins and remain a part of the Trib HSSN state baseball rankings discussions. A total of seven teams fell out of the state Top...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 8, 2024: Team tennis titles to be decided
Four district boys tennis teams will be playing Wednesday for the love of gold. In Class 3A, the top two seeds collide in the championship match in a battle of black and gold as defending champion and No. 2 seed Gateway takes on top seed North Allegheny. Both teams survived...
WPIAL clinched: Softball playoff field finalized with 76 tickets punched
The WPIAL softball playoff field is set with 76 teams having qualified. Coverage of the 2024 WPIAL softball playoffs here on Trib HSSN starts with the brackets being unveiled during the Playoff Pairings Show at 2 p.m. Thursday. The top four teams in each section qualified for the postseason. In...
WPIAL clinched: Baseball playoff field set with 77 teams
The 2024 WPIAL baseball playoff field is now finalized with 77 teams clinched and ready for the postseason. 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 2024 WPIAL baseball playoffs can be seen...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 7, 2024: Rare 4-way tie still in the cards in Section 1-5A baseball
“Four for one and one is all” might be the battle cry of the four playoff-bound baseball teams in Section 1-5A. The line separating the four shrunk Monday as Franklin Regional defeated Penn-Trafford and Fox Chapel knocked off Plum. So heading into the final day of the regular season Tuesday,...
Trib HSSN Softball Team of the Week for May 6, 2024Video
Trib HSSN softball team of the week – Hempfield Spartans Coach: Tina Madison (3rd season) Record: 14-1 in Class 6A, 16-1 overall #Earned: Hempfield began a busy week with an eight-game winning streak and ended a stretch of four games in five days with 12 consecutive victories. Following a Monday...
Trib HSSN Softball Player of the Week for May 6, 2024
Trib HSSN softball player of the week – Bailey Barnyak School: Carmichaels Class: Sophomore Position: Pitcher, shortstop #Earned: The sophomore has picked up this season where she left off from a fabulous freshman campaign. On Monday, she picked up her fifth shutout of the season when she blanked playoff-bound West...
WPIAL clinched: Softball playoff qualifiers through May 6, 2024
The WPIAL softball playoff field is nearly set with 75 teams having qualified. There could be a 76th team on the final day of section play Tuesday. Coverage of the 2024 WPIAL softball playoffs here on Trib HSSN starts with the brackets being unveiled during the Playoff Pairings Show at...
