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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...
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...
