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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...
WPIAL clinched: Baseball playoff qualifiers through May 6, 2024
The 2024 WPIAL baseball playoff field is nearly finalized with 72 teams clinched and nine possible spots up for grabs Tuesday as section play concludes. 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...
WPIAL baseball playoff clinchings, scenarios through May 5, 2024
The 2024 WPIAL baseball playoff field is nearly finalized heading into the final few days of the regular season. 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...
WPIAL softball playoff clinchings, scenarios through May 5, 2024
The WPIAL softball playoff field is nearly filled as the regular season winds down to the final two days. Coverage of the 2024 WPIAL softball playoffs 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...
WPIAL boys volleyball playoff clinchings through May 5, 2024
The WPIAL boys volleyball regular season is winding down with one week left in the regular season. 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 Sunday: Class 3A: 8 of at least...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for May 6, 2024: Section 1-5A showdowns to decide playoff positioning
For the second straight year, the battle for a Section 1-5A baseball title is coming down to the final section series of the regular season. The four playoff teams have clinched, but the section crown and playoff order is still up for grabs. On Monday, Franklin Regional visits Penn-Trafford at...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of May 6, 2024
The spring sports regular season in nearing an end as we inch closer to the postseason in the first full week of May on the TribLive High School Sports Network. We have plenty of WPIAL baseball and softball streams, along with district girls lacrosse and boys volleyball matches. Trib HSSN...
Trib HSSN baseball team of the week for May 5, 2024Video
Trib HSSN baseball team of the week: Plum Mustangs Coaches: Carl Vollmer (20th season) Records: Plum is 8-2 in Section 1-5A, 11-6 overall #Earned: Plum helped make a somewhat interesting four-team race for the top spot in Section 1-5A into an extremely interesting race with only two games remaining in...
Trib HSSN baseball player of the week for May 5, 2024
Trib HSSN baseball player of the week: A.J. Verdi School: Mohawk Class: Senior Positions: Catcher, third base #Earned: It was a big week for the senior catcher, as he helped his Mohawk teammates remained undefeated in Section 1-3A and win their ninth, 10th and 11th consecutive game. In back-to-back victories...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 3, 2024: Baldwin Invitational celebrates 50 years
One of the oldest and most prestigious track and field meets in the country celebrates a big anniversary this season. The 2024 Baldwin Track & Field Invitational turns a half-century old Friday. Some of the top athletes from Western Pa. will gather at Baldwin for the annual event starting at...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 2, 2024: Winner takes all when North Allegheny, Pine-Richland meet
One game will decide a section championship while another will determine a playoff spot. WPIAL Class 6A baseball concludes Thursday with two postseason-style matchups. The Section 1 crown will be determined when North Allegheny visits Pine-Richland. The two district powers were tied for first place coming into this week’s section...
Trib 10: Changes afoot after No. 1 baseball, softball teams suffer 1st losses
The first power rankings in May have a different look for district baseball teams while the song remains the same in the softball Trib 10. Several top teams losing one or two games this past week caused a shuffling of the deck in the baseball rankings with Montour and Shaler...
WPIAL clinched: Softball playoff qualifiers through May 1, 2024
The WPIAL softball playoff field is filling up as the regular season winds down. Coverage of the 2024 WPIAL softball playoffs here on Trib HSSN starts with the brackets being unveiled during the Playoff Pairings Show on Thursday, May 9. The top four teams in each section qualify for the...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 1, 2024: Belle Vernon, Latrobe to play for section title
It was the game that would not end. Belle Vernon scored a run in the top of the seventh inning Monday night to tie its Section 2-4A baseball showdown game with Latrobe, 3-3. The teams then played four more tense scoreless innings before senior Adam LaCarte scored the go-ahead run...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania High School Softball Rankings for April 30, 2024
The changes kept coming from last week in the three highest classifications, while the waters calmed a bit in the lower three classes in the latest Trib HSSN state softball rankings. Four teams dropped out of the state rankings in 6A, 5A and 4A combined, while 3A, 2A and A...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania High School Baseball Rankings for April 30, 2024
With the change from April to May on the calendars, the changes keep coming in the latest edition of the Trib HSSN state baseball rankings. A total of eight teams dropped out of the top five classifications with only Class A producing the same five teams as a week ago....
WPIAL clinched: Baseball playoff qualifiers as of April 30, 2024
The 2024 WPIAL baseball playoff field is taking shape with under a week remaining in the regular season 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 April 30, 2024: Titles up for grabs as some sections wrap up regular season
Welcome to the final day of April and the final day of section play for all the six-team sections in the WPIAL. If the weather cooperates, there are some great races coming down to the last game in the seven WPIAL baseball sections that conclude section play Tuesday. • In...
Trib HSSN Softball Team of the Week for April 29, 2024Video
Trib HSSN softball team of the week – Chartiers-Houston Buccaneers Coach: Tricia Alderson (21st season) Record: 8-0 in Section 2-A, 10-1 overall #Earned: Following a huge victory over Carmichaels the week before, Chartiers-Houston continued to stay alone in first place in Section 2-A with a perfect 3-0 record last week,...
Trib HSSN Softball Player of the Week for April 29, 2024
Trib HSSN softball player of the week – Mackenzie Reese School: Hampton Class: Senior Position: Catcher, third base, first base #Earned: The senior swung a big stick in four section wins that moved Hampton closer to a section championship after finishing in third place a year ago. In a Monday...

