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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...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of May 15, 2023
Let the games begin! Exclusive coverage of the 2023 WPIAL spring sports postseason begins with action from the diamonds, courts and lacrosse fields this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN will have three weeks of exclusive broadcasts, starting with WPIAL first round baseball games and first...
Trib 10: Teams jockey for position in power rankings on eve of playoffs
While there was more maneuvering in the baseball Trib 10 power rankings this week, including a new top squad, there were more changes overall in softball. After a perfect week in which there were no changes for three weeks in a row, North Hills and Norwin fell from the softball...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Friday, May 12, 2023: Baseball playoff brackets to be unveiled on Trib HSSN
‘Tis the season as the WPIAL will release brackets for two more spring sports Friday. On the diamond, 79 teams are set to battle for six district championships. The smallest baseball tournament will, of course, be Class 6A where teams advance to the quarterfinals without passing go or collecting $200....
WPIAL boys volleyball playoff field finalized with 25 teams
The WPIAL boys volleyball regular season is in the books. The top four teams in each section qualified for the district postseason, with teams that are tied and split during the regular season all qualifying. Once again, Trib HSSN will be your home for exclusive coverage of the 2023 WPIAL...
WPIAL baseball playoff field set with 79 teams
The 2023 WPIAL baseball playoff field has been finalized with 79 teams in 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 on the Playoff...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 11, 2023: Softball brackets to be revealed on Trib HSSN
The WPIAL will release brackets for a pair of spring sports Thursday. On the diamond, 75 teams are set to battle for six district championships. Only one question remains: Will there be co-champs in 6A? Seneca Valley has earned a share of the 6A crown as the Raiders are 14-1...
Trib HSSN State Softball Rankings for May 10, 2023
Three was a not-so-lucky number for teams ranked in last week’s Trib HSSN state softball rankings. Three teams dropped out of the rankings and three top-ranked teams dropped out of the No. 1 spot. Dropping out of the Top 5 on the eve of the district playoffs were Governor Mifflin...
Trib HSSN State Baseball Rankings for May 10, 2023
The top seat turned out to be the hot seat as all but one of the top-ranked teams slipped in this week’s Trib HSSN baseball state rankings. Only three teams lost their spots in the Top 5: North Allegheny in 6A, Southern Lehigh in 5A and Panther Valley in 3A,...
Final spot in WPIAL baseball playoff field up for grabs Thursday
The 2023 WPIAL baseball playoff field now has 79 teams in the six classifications that have clinched with one final Class 3A spot possible on the final day of the regular season Thursday. The top four teams in each section qualify for the playoffs. Exclusive coverage of the 2023 WPIAL...
WPIAL softball playoff field set with 75 teams
The WPIAL softball playoff field is set with 75 teams having clinched postseason berths. 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 at 7 p.m. Thursday. The top four teams in each section qualified...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 10, 2023: A few playoff spots still hang in the balance
The 2023 WPIAL baseball playoff field is nearly set. The only section still undetermined is Section 4-3A. We know Yough is the section champion and Greensburg Salem will finish second. The fight for third place and fourth place is up in the air. Waynesburg is 5-4, Mt. Pleasant is 5-5...
