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PIAA Class 2A softball championship preview: Neshannock vs. South Williamsport
This is the seventh season of the PIAA hosting six state softball championships and the 13th season the state has held the finals at Nittany Lion Softball Park at Penn State. The WPIAL is sending four teams to the state softball championships in Happy Valley, including Neshannock in Class 2A....
PIAA Class A championship preview: Carmichaels vs. DuBois Central Catholic
This is the seventh season of the PIAA hosting six state softball championships and the 13th season the state has held the finals at Nittany Lion Softball Park at Penn State. The WPIAL is sending four teams to the state softball championships in Happy Valley, including Carmichaels in Class A....
PIAA Class 5A softball championship preview: Thomas Jefferson vs. Pittston Area
This is the seventh season of the PIAA hosting six state softball championships and the 13th season the state has held the finals at Nittany Lion Softball Park at Penn State. The WPIAL is sending four teams to the state softball championships in Happy Valley, including Thomas Jefferson in Class...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on June 11, 2024: Mars, South Fayette to meet in PIAA lacrosse semifinals
Welcome to semifinals Tuesday in the PIAA lacrosse and boys volleyball playoffs. In the first 11 years of the PIAA lacrosse playoffs, no WPIAL team played in a state championship match. Thanks to the Mars boys lacrosse program, that has changed post-pandemic. The Fightin’ Planets have reached the PIAA Class...
Carmichaels surges past rival Chartiers-Houston to reach state softball finals
WPIAL champion Chartiers-Houston was in total control of its PIAA Class A semifinal against rival Carmichaels. Until it wasn’t. The Mighty Mikes took advantage of an uncharacteristic defensive meltdown by the Buccaneers to tie the game and then got a walk-off double by sophomore Carys McConnell in the bottom of...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for June 10, 2024: 3 area baseball, 6 softball teams set for PIAA semifinals
Welcome to semifinals Monday in the PIAA baseball and softball playoffs. Nine WPIAL teams — six softball and three baseball — are still alive heading into the state final four. How does that compare with recent years? The answer is not favorably for District 7. In 2021, there were a...
Trib HSSN baseball player of the week for June 9, 2024Video
Trib HSSN baseball player of the week: Carson Franc School: Avonworth Class: Sophomore Position: First base, pitcher #Earned: Avonworth was one of only two WPIAL champions (across all six classifications) crowned this spring who did not lose in the opening round of the state playoffs. The Antelopes knocked off Martinsburg...
Trib HSSN softball player of the week for June 9, 2024Video
Trib HSSN softball player of the week: Shelby Telegdy School: Elizabeth Forward Class: Senior Position: Pitcher, third base #Earned: Whether it’s with her right arm or with her explosive bat, Shelby Telegdy has been a dominant force for Elizabeth Forward in all four years of playing high school softball. As...
Trib HSSN softball team of the week for June 9, 2024Video
Trib HSSN softball team of the week: Laurel Spartans Coach: Frank Duddy (ninth year) Record: Laurel finished in second place in Section 1-2A with a 10-2 record. It is 20-5 heading into the PIAA semifinals and a third meeting against rival Neshannock. The Spartans have won 14 of their last...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of June 10, 2024
And then there were two. The final two broadcasts to wrap up the school year take place on the PIAA softball diamonds this week here on the TribLive High School Sports Network. We thank all of our loyal supporters and high school sports fans in Southwestern Pennsylvania and beyond for...
PIAA releases sites, times for boys volleyball, lacrosse semifinals
The PIAA boys volleyball and boys and girls lacrosse playoffs have reached the final four, which is how many WPIAL teams remain in the three tournaments. After being the lone survivors of the first round, the two WPIAL champions in boys volleyball — Shaler in 3A and Mars in 2A...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school softball rankings for June 8, 2024
The PIAA softball playoffs have reached the final four with two rounds in the books that caused many changes to the weekly Trib HSSN state softball rankings. There are 13 softball teams that were not ranked in the state Top 5 last week that have earned their spot in the...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school baseball rankings for June 8, 2024
The district champions that were all ranked in last week’s edition of the Trib HSSN state baseball rankings suffered from championship hangovers as many lost in the first two rounds of the PIAA playoffs. There are 15 new teams in this week’s state Top 5 that are still in the...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on June 8, 2024: 7 lacrosse teams set for state quarterfinals
Welcome to quarterfinals Saturday in the PIAA lacrosse and volleyball playoffs. Since the 2021 PIAA lacrosse postseason, WPIAL teams have averaged three first-round victories a year in both the boys and girls state playoffs. The girls District 7 teams kept that trend going with three opening-round wins Tuesday in the...
Trib 10: After rough state playoffs, new teams take baseball, softball top spots
It has been a rough first two rounds of the state playoffs for WPIAL baseball and softball teams. The district has only three baseball and six softball teams left midway through the path to Penn State. WPIAL 3A champion Avonworth takes over the top spot in the baseball power rankings,...
With surprise starter stifling Avella, Eden Christian rolls into PIAA Class A semifinals
When Eden Christian Academy coach Mark Feldman named his starting pitcher for the PIAA Class A baseball quarterfinals, he threw a curve at Avella. Then Warriors sophomore Brady Hull spent most of the afternoon baffling Eagles hitter with his nasty curve. Hull struck out 11 Avella batters, seven caught looking...
PIAA sets sites, times for lacrosse, volleyball quarterfinals
The first round of the PIAA boys volleyball and boys and girls lacrosse playoffs Tuesday delivered some surprises involving WPIAL teams. In boys volleyball, perennial state power North Allegheny, winners of four straight state championships between 2018-2022, lost in the opening round for a second straight year. The Tigers fell...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on June 6, 2024: Survivors of rough 1st round back in action in PIAA quarterfinals
Welcome to quarterfinals Thursday in the PIAA diamond playoffs. WPIAL teams are hoping to rebound after Black Monday. District 7 baseball and softball teams were falling left and right, including four recently crowned WPIAL baseball champions and one softball winner. Combined, the WPIAL baseball teams in the first round were...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on June 4, 2024: Shaler, North Allegheny boys volleyball ready for PIAA openers
While the diamond state playoffs kicked off Monday, the PIAA boys volleyball and lacrosse postseasons begin in earnest on Tuesday. The North Allegheny boys volleyball program won four straight PIAA Class 3A championships between 2018-2022 with no season in 2020 due to covid-19 outbreak. However, for the second straight spring,...
Another WPIAL champ falls as Moniteau trips up Seton LaSalle
On Wednesday, Seton LaSalle played a complete game in all facets and blanked Serra Catholic to win a second straight WPIAL Class 2A baseball championship. A day earlier, Moniteau lost a heartbreaker in the District 9 2A title game, falling to Redbank Valley in nine innings. Less than a week...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for June 3, 2024: State playoffs commence for spring sports
The district diamond playoffs are in the books as the curtain rises on the PIAA baseball and softball playoffs Monday. While the other five classifications sent either three or four WPIAL teams into the state baseball and softball playoffs, the biggest classification has the smallest amount of qualifiers. The Class...
Trib HSSN softball player of the week for June 2, 2024Video
Trib HSSN softball player of the week: Gabby Perod School: Neshannock Class: Senior Position: Catcher #Earned: While all eyes were on the various pitching matchups at the WPIAL softball championships at Lilley Field at Cal (Pa.), it was a senior catcher who stood out as she added to her golden...
Trib HSSN baseball team of the week for June 2, 2024Video
Trib HSSN baseball team of the week: Avonworth Coaches: Jeff Bywalski (second season) Records: Avonworth finished in second place in Section 2-3A with a record of 8-2, one game behind section winner South Allegheny. The Antelopes are 16-8 overall. #Earned: Avonworth was the No. 7 seed entering the WPIAL baseball...
Trib HSSN softball team of the week for June 2, 2024Video
Trib HSSN softball team of the week: Mohawk Warriors Coach: Hank Pezzuolo (sixth year) Record: Mohawk won the Section 2-3A crown with a 9-1 record. The Warriors are 18-5 heading into the PIAA playoffs and a first-round home game against District 10 runner-up Hickory. #Earned: In a school year in...
Trib HSSN baseball player of the week for June 2, 2024Video
Trib HSSN baseball player of the week: David Posey School: North Allegheny Class: Senior Position: Pitcher, first base #Earned: For a second straight year, a David was crowned king at the WPIAL Class 6A championship game with a no-hitter at his coronation. One year after David Shields of Mt. Lebanon...
