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Trib 10: Plenty of changes in power rankings heading into WPIAL championship week
With championship week on the horizon, there were big changes to the Trib 10 in baseball and softball. Five baseball teams and three softball squads were bounced from the district playoffs and thus also fell out of the power rankings. Some could return if the can reach the state playoffs...
Field set for 2023 WPIAL softball championships
From 2003-17, the WPIAL held its softball championships at Lilley Field at Cal (Pa.). After a three-year hiatus for renovations, the district returned to Cal for all six title games in 2021. Now known as PennWest University, California, Lilley Field will once again host the six district softball championship games...
Montour punishes Chartiers Valley for mistakes, reaches Class 4A championship game
The weather at West Mifflin on Wednesday for the Class 4A softball semifinals game between Montour and Chartiers Valley was sunny with temps near 80 degrees. Yet somehow for the Colts, there was a snowball that turned into an avalanche of self-inflicted wounds. Chartiers Valley walks, errors, wild pitches and...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 25, 2023: Volleyball, lacrosse powers vie for titles
Welcome to Championship Thursday in the WPIAL with gold to be had in boys volleyball and Class 3A boys and girls lacrosse. Over the last 15 years, the two dominant programs in WPIAL boys volleyball have been North Allegheny in 3A and Ambridge in 2A. Since 2007, North Allegheny has...
Matchups set for 2023 WPIAL baseball championships
For the 20th straight season, the WPIAL will hold its baseball championships at Wild Things Park in Washington. There will be three games each on May 30 and 31. Trib HSSN will have video stream broadcasts of all six title games, presented by First National Bank. The five consolation games...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 24, 2023: Softball squads set for semifinals
The diamond final four switches from baseball to softball Wednesday with eight WPIAL semifinals. Two district softball teams have yet to play a postseason game, yet they are one win from the finals. Due to the size of Class 6A softball in District 7, only six teams made the playoffs....
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 23, 2023: Baseball contenders jump right into semifinals
Welcome to Semifinals Tuesday in the WPIAL with 12 baseball, four softball and four boys volleyball final four contests on the schedule. When the dust settled from Quarterfinals Monday in district baseball, four section champions were left standing to battle in the semifinals in Class 5A. Section 3 champion and...
Another dominant pitching performance pushes Montour past Hampton into Class 4A semis
Montour baseball coach Bob Janeda is no riverboat gambler, but he wins a lot thanks to a winning hand that includes two aces. The Spartans coach went with his “No. 2” pitcher Monday in the Class 4A quarterfinals, and junior Jake Robinson threw a gem as Montour blanked Hampton, 2-0....
Trib HSSN baseball team of the week for May 21, 2023
Last season, the Mohawk baseball team reached the WPIAL Class 3A championship game, falling to South Park in the finals. The Warriors still have a fighting chance to get back to the finals after pulling off a first-round upset last week. Mohawk survived a key injury and a dust-up to...
Trib HSSN baseball player of the week for May 21, 2023
With five seniors in the starting lineup, including most who played a big part in a title run two years ago and a trip to the semifinals last year, some might consider an 8-11 regular season disappointing. “Hopewell baseball always has high expectations,” Hopewell senior Ty Eberhardt said. “At one...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of May 22, 2023
The postseason action really heats up in baseball, softball, lacrosse and boys volleyball as we head into a holiday weekend this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN continues our exclusive coverage of WPIAL baseball with the quarterfinals and semifinals, softball with the final four, boys and...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for May 22, 2023: Baseball enters quarterfinals
Welcome to quarterfinals Monday in the WPIAL baseball playoffs, when 24 games will be played to whittle each classification from eight to four teams. For the eight teams in Class 6A, welcome to the WPIAL playoffs. These teams have known for over a week who their opponents would be but...
Trib HSSN softball team of the week for May 21, 2023
Athletes will tell you that before the game starts, some have to find unique ways to get rid of the butterflies and jittery nerves. In the case of a bunch of young cubs playing for the South Fayette softball team, all it took was one pitch for the nerves to...
Trib HSSN softball player of the week for May 21, 2023
Shaler senior Bethany Rodman is a three-year starter who has and continues to contribute mightily to the Titans softball program. This year in particular, you could say Rodman is a perfect leader. She has been called the heart and soul of a Titans team that is 18-0 heading into the...
Doubles, team success highlight banner year for Chartiers Valley boys tennis
“Chalk” is a term used in a tournament when all the favorites advance in each round. The WPIAL tennis committee has a history of being spot on, with very few upsets in the singles, doubles and team tennis postseason. Then along came the 2023 Chartiers Valley boys tennis program with...
Trib HSSN State Softball Rankings for May 19, 2023
The end of the regular season is here statewide, and if the district playoffs haven’t started yet, they will this upcoming week. Only three teams lost their grip on a Top 5 spot in this week’s Trib HSSN state softball rankings. For now, there is time to hop back in;...
Trib HSSN State Baseball Rankings for May 19, 2023
Some of the districts around the state have started their baseball postseason while others will lift the curtain on the playoffs this upcoming week. Either way, the end of the regular season brought very few changes to this week’s Trib HSSN baseball state rankings. Only three teams lost their spots...
Trib 10: Crunch time approaches for top teams in power rankings
There was little movement this week in the Trib 10 rankings with few of the top district teams in action. Most enjoyed byes or played in one postseason game while a couple of softball teams in the power rankings picked up two playoff wins. Now the script changes as the...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 19, 2023: 4 WPIAL teams alive in PIAA tennis playoffs
With the postseason week complete for baseball, softball, boys volleyball and boys and girls lacrosse, the spring sport postseason spotlight falls on boys tennis Friday. The PIAA boys team tennis championships are going on this weekend at the Hershey Racquet Club, and four WPIAL teams remain alive for gold. It...
Mohawk baseball downs Greensburg Salem in Class 3A 1st round
After already doubling their win total from a year ago, the Greensburg Salem baseball team was looking to battle its way into the district quarterfinals. However push came to shove — literally — in the fourth inning of their WPIAL Class 3A first-round game against Mohawk. When the dust settled,...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 18, 2023: Recent champs to meet in 3A baseball
A week of WPIAL playoff and championship spring sports action concludes Thursday with another busy day of baseball, softball, lacrosse and boys volleyball. A defending Class 3A champion will open up against a title winner from two years ago in Class 2A. South Park (14-5) battles Shenango (8-8) in a...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 17, 2023: 1st-round baseball games ready to go
Whether your spring sports love is baseball, softball, lacrosse or track and field, there is a little bit of everything going on Wednesday around the WPIAL. The first round of the 2023 WPIAL baseball playoffs kicks off in Class 5A and 4A. In 5A last year, West Allegheny and Peters...
Breakthrough season continues for Jeannette with win over Carlynton
The first taste of the playoffs for all the members of the Jeannette softball team turned out to be a walk in the park. The Jayhawks took advantage of walks and defensive miscues to cruise part Carlynton, 16-1, in a Class A first-round game Tuesday at Peterswood Park in Peters...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 16, 2023: Avonworth softball to play rare 1st-round game
As the opening round of the 2023 WPIAL softball playoffs concludes Tuesday with games in Class A, 2A and 3A, something strange is happening. Avonworth (17-1) is playing a first-round game. The Antelopes have enjoyed first-round byes in each of the last four seasons, two as a top seed and...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for May 15, 2023: WPIAL softball playoffs begin
The curtain goes up Monday on the WPIAL softball playoffs with first-round action in Class 5A and 4A. All 16 teams that qualified for the 5A playoffs this spring are in action Monday. Fourteen of them are back in the postseason after making the WPIAL playoffs. The newcomers are enjoying...
