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What to watch for in WPIAL sports for May 2, 2022: Baseball, softball section play wraps up
Welcome to May, where the regular season continues to wind down, and the postseason is two weeks away. Most WPIAL baseball teams will close out their sectional series schedule this week. In five of those sections, the top two teams are deadlocked for first place and will meet in a...
WPIAL boys lacrosse standings, playoff clinchings through May 1, 2022
Here are the WPIAL boys lacrosse standings and the district playoff clinchings for the season through May 1. The top six teams in each section qualify for the district postseason. Only section records are shown. *-Clinched playoff berth x-Eliminated from playoff chase Class 3A Section 1 *Mt. Lebanon, 6-0 *Peters...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 29, 2022: Section title up for grabs when P-T, TJ meet
Four years ago, the Thomas Jefferson and Penn-Trafford softball teams met in a WPIAL Class 5A quarterfinal playoff game. On Friday, the stakes might not be as high, but a section championship could be on the line. Both the Jaguars and Warriors are 7-1 in Section 1-5A, a game up...
WPIAL clinched: Softball playoff picture through April 27, 2022
The WPIAL softball playoff field is a bit of a mixed bag. Some sections are caught up and postseason berths are nearly complete while others are lagging behind with a lot of section ball to be played over the next 10 days. Exclusive coverage of the 2022 WPIAL softball playoffs...
WPIAL clinched: Baseball playoff picture through April 27, 2022
In a game with no clock, time is running out on WPIAL baseball teams outside the playoff bubble. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district postseason and most teams have one section series left on the regular season schedule. Some have two. Exclusive coverage of the...
Trib 10: New team takes over top spot in baseball power rankings
For the first time this spring, there has been a changing of the guard at the top of the baseball mountain. After losing twice to Peters Township last week, Bethel Park is no longer No. 1 in the Trib 10 rankings. Taking over as the top-ranked baseball team is Montour,...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 28, 2022: Butler baseball looks to climb section ladder
Things can change quickly in Section 1-6A baseball in the WPIAL. Last week at this time, Butler was in first place in a crowded section. However, losses to Pine-Richland in the second game of last week’s sectional series and to North Allegheny on Tuesday have dropped the Golden Tornado into...
Trib HSSN state softball rankings for April 27, 2022
Some nice weather later last week and early this week allowed for high school softball teams around the commonwealth a chance to play catch-up with their schedules. In the process, however, some of the elite teams across Pa. may have wished for more wet weather. Nearly half of the 6A...
Trib HSSN state baseball rankings for April 27, 2022
April may have started with some expected tomfoolery on a day set aside to fool folks; however, the winds of change are blowing cold and dank as far as the state baseball rankings are concerned as the month comes to an end. One-third of the 30 teams in the Trib...
Trib HSSN Softball Team of the Week for April 25, 2022
The Avonworth softball team was one of the few district schools to pack its bags and head south as the new season opened in March. While the team’s only two losses occurred at the Ripken Experience in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Antelopes coach Jenna Muncie feels the trip was all positive....
Trib HSSN Softball Players of the Week for April 25, 2022
In a week when most district teams were fortunate to play ball once, Chartiers-Houston was able to win two big games against teams in the hunt for the Section 1-2A title. Thus, the options for softball standouts are twice as nice. It doesn’t happen often, but this week’s Trib HSSN...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for April 26, 2022: WPIAL doubles tournament commences
Two weeks ago, the WPIAL handed out its first championship of the spring at the district boys singles tennis tournament. Now, they are ready to double the golden handout. The 2022 WPIAL boys doubles tennis championships begin Tuesday with first round, quarterfinals and semifinals action in Class 3A and 2A....
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for April 25, 2022: Baseball, softball playoff hunt begins
The final full week of April sees the chase for playoff spots in both WPIAL baseball and softball heat up. Most baseball sections have a couple of teams fighting for first and a group of other schools battling for playoff spots. Then there is Section 1-6A. Outside of winless Allderdice,...
Trib HSSN Baseball Team of the Week for April 24, 2022
Defending WPIAL Class 3A baseball champion Hopewell entered last week tied for first place with Ellwood City, one game ahead of Mohawk and New Brighton in a crowded top in Section 1-3A. The Vikings turned back the clock and brought out the brooms with a pair of victories over the...
WPIAL girls lacrosse standings through April 24, 2022
Here are the latest WPIAL girls lacrosse standings for the 2022 season through April 24. The top six teams in each section will qualify for the district postseason. Class 3A Section 1 Bethel Park, 6-2 Mt. Lebanon, 6-0 Upper St. Clair, 6-1 Canon-McMillan, 5-2 Latrobe, 3-3 Norwin, 3-3 Peters Township,...
WPIAL boys lacrosse standings through April 24, 2022
Here are the latest WPIAL boys lacrosse standings for the 2022 season through April 24. The top six teams in each section will qualify for the district postseason. Class 3A Section 1 Peters Township, 4-0 Mt. Lebanon, 3-0 Bethel Park, 3-2 Upper St. Clair, 2-1 Canon-McMillan, 2-2 Hempfield, 2-2 Penn-Trafford,...
Trib HSSN Baseball Player of the Week for April 24, 2022
Through the first eight games of the season, the Peters Township baseball team was perfect. Yet, the Indians took a back seat in the rankings to another undefeated team in Section 4-5A, defending PIAA champion Bethel Park. “I believe that we had a lot to prove coming into (last week’s)...
This week on Trib HSSN for April 25-30, 2022
We close out April and turn the page to the second half of the spring sports regular season this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. We have video and audio section action from WPIAL baseball and softball, district boys volleyball and boys and girls lacrosse. Plus, we begin...
It’s ‘go time’ for new Chartiers Valley football coach
The move earlier this month was no April Fool’s joke. After five years as head football coach at Chartiers Valley, Dan Knause resigned to take the job as assistant principal and head football coach at Trinity. “Dan leaving was unexpected,” Chartiers Valley athletic director Mike Gavlik said. “He was moving...
Chartiers Valley’s comeback Colts in thick of tough section baseball race
The early part of the 2022 Chartiers Valley baseball schedule has played out like a day at a great amusement park. An occasional bump in the road, but one thrill ride after another that leaves you on top of the world and wanting more as you leave the park. The...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 23, 2022: Top 2 teams in Class 4A softball to meet
A long and soggy week of WPIAL softball will conclude on a bright note with the sun shining on one of the top Class 4A game to this point in the season. No. 1 Beaver visits No. 2 Montour at high noon Saturday with first place in Section 3-4A up...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 22, 2022: Slugging softball teams to square off
Following a wet week and assuming the fields are playable, it will be a busy Friday on the diamonds in both WPIAL softball and baseball. One of the top games in the district is a battle for first place in Section 4-5A softball as Trinity visits West Allegheny. Both teams...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for April 21, 2022: Softball showdowns set in Class 6A, 4A
A couple of showdowns in Class 6A and 4A highlight a busy Thursday around the softball diamonds. In Section 2-6A, Hempfield is back in a familiar place, in first place with a perfect 5-0 record, including 3-0 in section play. The Spartans however have only played once in the last...
Bethel Park baseball, Beaver softball remain atop Trib 10 power rankings
Cold or warm, wet or dry, there has been a lot of change this spring on a day-to-day basis. However, don’t count the weekly power rankings guilty of big swing changes. Few changes were made since last week in the Trib 10 rankings. Both baseball and softball saw one flip-flop...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 20, 2022: 4-way baseball battle for section top spot
Last year, WPIAL Section 3-5A baseball produced three champions as Shaler, South Fayette and West Allegheny finished tied for first place with 8-2 records. Could the terrific three become the fabulous four this season? Heading into the start of another sectional series that has been pushed back two days by...
