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WPIAL softball playoff clinchings through April 30, 2023
The WPIAL softball playoff field is growing with each day of section action. Exclusive coverage of the 2023 WPIAL softball playoffs is only on TribHSSN.TribLive.com starting with the brackets being unveiled during the Playoff Pairings Show. The top four teams in each section qualify for the postseason. In Class 6A,...
Trib HSSN baseball team of the week for April 30, 2023Video
Five years ago, the South Side baseball team made it to the WPIAL semifinals, and after qualifying for the PIAA playoffs, won three games to reach the state championship game. In the 2018 Class 2A state title game, the Rams lost to Lancaster Catholic, 5-1. That was the last postseason...
WPIAL baseball playoff clinchings through April 30, 2023
The 2023 WPIAL baseball playoff field is starting to take shape in each of the six classifications. The top four teams in each section qualify for the playoffs, which will have at least 76 schools participating. Exclusive coverage of the 2023 WPIAL baseball playoffs is only on TribHSSN.TribLive.com starting with...
Trib HSSN State Softball Rankings for April 27, 2023
Unlike baseball, there was very little movement this week in the Trib HSSN state softball rankings. Only four teams dropped out — Norwin in 6A, Conwell-Egan in 3A and Fairfield and Southern Huntingdon in 2A. Those four have been replaced by Williamsport, Palisades, Wilmington and Elk Lake. With little change,...
Trib HSSN State Baseball Rankings for April 27, 2023
Changes were plentiful in this week’s Trib HSSN baseball state rankings as the month of April concludes and the regular season is winding down. There was one team ousted and one added in each classification, with two dropping and two entering in Class A and 2A. Out for now are...
North Allegheny shows Hart in pivotal win over Seneca Valley
In a four-team jam-up at the top of Section 1-6A baseball, North Allegheny enters the final week of section play in first place after the Tiger proved Thursday they have a lot of Hart. Senior Andrew Hart was dominant with his arm and his bat in leading NA past Seneca...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 27, 2023: Pivotal game could shape 6A standings
Will there be a clear leader heading into the final week of WPIAL baseball play in Section 1-6A or will there be a big-time logjam and a four-way tie for the top spot? That will be determined Thursday in the rubber game of the three-game series between North Allegheny and...
Trib 10: Slight shift in baseball, softball power rankings
There was little movement in the latest Trib 10 rankings. You can call it shifting; there was only one team out and one school in. That change occurred in the baseball rankings as a tough section series with Shaler dropped North Hills from the power rankings. Joining the Trib 10...
WPIAL softball playoff clinchings through April 26, 2023
The WPIAL softball playoff field is growing with each day of section action. Exclusive coverage of the 2023 WPIAL softball playoffs is only here on TribHSSN.TribLive.com, starting with the brackets being unveiled during the Playoff Pairings Show. The top four teams in each section qualify for the postseason. In Class...
Favorites from Gateway, underdogs from Chartiers Valley claim WPIAL doubles titles
Super sophomores Adam Memije and Zidaan Hassan of Gateway met little resistance on the first day of the 2023 WPIAL boys doubles championships as the top seeds rolled to three convincing wins, losing only two games in reaching the Class 3A finals. So when the duo did meet a challenge...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 26, 2023: Top seed could be on the line in 6A softball
Norwin (10-1, 12-2) has five Section 1-6A games left while defending champion Seneca Valley (9-1, 10-1) has six remaining entering a busy day of WPIAL softball. While the Knights and Raiders are tied for first place with one section loss each, Hempfield is a game behind them, and North Allegheny...
WPIAL baseball playoff clinchings through April 25, 2023
The 2023 WPIAL baseball playoff field is starting to take shape in each of the six classifications. The top four teams in each section qualify for the playoffs. Exclusive coverage of the 2023 WPIAL baseball playoffs is only here on TribHSSN.TribLive.com starting with the unveiling of the brackets in the...
Shaler puts best foot forward in section sweep of North Hills
Heading into this week’s Section 3-5A series showdown between neighbors Shaler and North Hills who were tied for first place with 5-1 records, there appeared to be little separating these two recent district champions. However, after back-to-back wins by a combined score of 21-0, the Titans and Indians appear to...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Tuesday, April 25, 2023: 4-way section title battle heats up in 2A softball
One of the best races for a WPIAL softball section championship continues to be in Section 3-2A, where the top four teams have been bunched together since the section opener. One game in the loss column continues to separate Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (8-2 overall), Burgettstown (8-4) and...
Trib HSSN softball team of the week for April 24, 2023
Neshannock knows what it’s like to be perfect on the softball diamond. The Lancers finished 26-0 last year, winning the program’s first WPIAL championship since 2014 and first PIAA crown since 2012. So the team’s encore to going undefeated in 2022 has been, well, perfect. The Lancers picked up three...
Trib HSSN softball player of the week for April 24, 2023
In her two and a half years of playing high school softball, Elizabeth Forward junior Shelby Telegdy has accomplished a lot, both in the pitcher’s circle and at the plate. However, the one thing that has eluded her thus far is a WPIAL championship. The Warriors reached the final four...
Trib HSSN baseball player of the week for April 23, 2023
These are the best of times for Laurel Highlands senior athletes. The football team enjoyed back-to-back runs to the Class 4A quarterfinals. The basketball team has been a district power, winning WPIAL championships in 2020 and 2022. Even the baseball team has reached the district semifinals two years in a...
Trib HSSN baseball team of the week for April 23, 2023
Kurt Wolfe knows something about championship teams. The veteran Pine-Richland baseball coach was an assistant on the Rams’ 2004 and ‘05 title teams, and has been the head coach for four golden runs in 2006, ‘10, ‘17 and ‘19. There is a lot of baseball still left, especially with two...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of April 24, 2023
The TribLive High School Sports Network concludes the month of April with plenty of WPIAL baseball, softball and boys and girls lacrosse this week. Trib HSSN continues coverage of WPIAL softball and baseball with a busy week of section action from the diamonds. We also have some WPIAL boys and...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for April 24, 2023: North Hills, Shaler to face off in Section 3
The final week of April means section play in WPIAL baseball and softball is winding down. The schedule is loaded with plenty of key games, including the start of a baseball section showdown between two of the top teams in Class 5A. North Hills and Shaler have won two of...
Sophomore Taylor Walsh helps guide Chartiers Valley softball to 9-1 start
The Chartiers Valley softball team is loaded with talented upperclassmen, including seniors Zoe and Callie Mangan, Madison Crump, Rylee Prosperi and Mackenzie Manga, along with juniors Marta Gualazzi and Kylie DeSalle. The Colts have also relied on sophomore Annabelle Helt and freshman Lily Dufill. However, the future is now for...
Warm-up routine key part of game for Chartiers Valley baseball
If you are a high school baseball fan that shows up right at game time, then you miss the pregame performance every team at nearly every level goes through. Pregame warm-ups are a well-choreographed chance for players to get their bodies prepared for the game while getting used to the...
Trib HSSN state softball rankings for April 20, 2023
Two classifications went unchanged; however, the other four had plenty of movement in this week edition of the Trib HSSN state softball rankings. There may have been some shuffling, but the same five teams remain in both 4A and A. That wasn’t the case in 6A and 2A, where two...
Trib HSSN baseball state rankings for April 20, 2023
It’s been a tough week for the elite across the state as nine teams ranked in last week’s Trib HSSN baseball state rankings have been bounced this week. The top three classifications had one change each while the bottom three classes had two teams each exit, and two new teams...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 20, 2023: Mt. Lebanon, Norwin to settle things
It has been a rough spring for the defending WPIAL Class 6A baseball champions. Mt. Lebanon lost its first eight games this season, including a 0-4 start in Section 2-6A. The Blue Devils had turned it around a bit of late, winning the last two games of last week’s Central...
