Trio of Westmoreland athletes earn double gold at WPIAL track and field championships
Franklin Regional junior Sean Cartwright was not pleased with his second place in the 110-meter hurdles Thursday. But that early disappointment quickly dissipated shortly afterwards. Cartwright rebounded by winning the Class 3A high jump and 300 hurdles at the WPIAL track and field championships at Mihalek-Thompson Stadium in Slippery Rock....
Southmoreland’s Megan Mehall a double winner at WPIAL track and field championships
It was not a picture-perfect day weather wise Thursday at the WPIAL track and field championships. The cool, damp conditions at Slippery Rock University might have been uncomfortable for the hundreds of athletes and fans at Mihalek-Thompson Stadium, but it did not faze Southmoreland senior Megan Mehall. She returned home...
Steelers’ Black Friday matchup won’t impact WPIAL championships but site still to be determined
WPIAL executive director Vince Sortino said Thursday that the Steelers’ reported game scheduled at home against the Denver Broncos on Black Friday will not affect the WPIAL football championship games, but he is not sure where the championship games will be played next fall. Sortino said four WPIAL championship games...
Greensburg Central Catholic senior runner looking for 3rd WPIAL title
Greensburg Central Catholic senior Jerry Davis has mastered the 400-meter dash. The two-time WPIAL Class 2A champion and reigning PIAA champion looks to end his high school career on a high note. He is looking to become only the second runner since 1980 to be a three-time champion in the...
Pine-Richland stuns Norwin in Class 6A quarterfinals with 6 runs in final inningVideo
Pine-Richland did not crumble when the Norwin softball team built a four-run lead heading into the final inning of their WPIAL Class 6A playoff game Tuesday. Instead, the Rams showed their mettle, scored six runs in the top of the seventh inning and rallied to defeat the Knights, 11-9. Sixth-seeded...
Derry baseball stuns No. 4 Beaver in opening round of WPIAL 4A tournament
Derry baseball coach Tom Kelly said his team could beat anyone if it played well. No. 4 Beaver (15-5) found that out Monday in the opening round of the WPIAL Class 4A playoffs. The No. 13 Trojans were the only team in the 4A WPIAL playoffs with a losing record...
Westmoreland County baseball capsules for May 12, 2026
WPIAL baseball playoffs Class 5A First round 2-Penn-Trafford (15-5) vs. 15-Fox Chapel (12-8) 4 p.m. Tuesday at Plum Winner plays: Winner of 7-Franklin Regional (15-6)/10-South Fayette (11-9) on May 19 in quarterfinals (time, site TBD) Players to watch: Aiden Drotos, Penn-Trafford; Noah Hughes, Fox Chapel Extra bases: The Warriors won...
Westmoreland H.S. baseball capsules for May 11, 2026
WPIAL baseball playoffs Class 4A First round 13-Derry (7-9) vs. 4-Beaver (16-5) 4 p.m. Monday at Deer Lakes Winner plays: Winner of 5-Belle Vernon (14-5)/12-Hampton (12-8) on May 18 in quarterfinals (time, site TBD) Players to watch: Cason Long, Derry; Junior Marino, Beaver Extra bases: Beaver was Section 1 champion....
Frankin Regional girls lacrosse makes return to WPIAL playoffs
Franklin Regional girls lacrosse coach Anna Lauer was looking for improvement from her squad this season and another trip to the WPIAL playoffs. She got it. The Panthers closed the regular season with a 7-4 loss to Class 3A North Hills and enter the WPIAL playoffs as the No. 5...
12 Westmoreland County teams geared up for WPIAL baseball playoffs
Twelve Westmoreland County high school baseball teams found out their opponents Friday for the opening round of the WPIAL playoffs. While some teams play Monday and Tuesday, others will not start until May 18. Two teams — Derry (7-9) and Belle Vernon (14-5) — will begin play Monday in Class...
LPGA rookie Green grabs U.S. Women’s Open spot at Shannopin Country Club qualifier
Melanie Green was in the running for her first LPGA title this past weekend at the Riviera Maya Open in Mayakoba, Mexico. She ended up tying for ninth. On her way to the next LPGA event, the Mizuho Americas Open in West Caldwell, N.J., she stopped in Ben Avon to...
Butler boys, North Allegheny girls win WPIAL track titles
Butler and North Allegheny high schools each added another WPIAL track and field trophy to their case Tuesday. The Butler boys won their 12th overall and fourth in the past six years by defeating Seneca Valley (76-74), Norwin (79-71) and Hempfield (98-52). Norwin finished second by defeating Seneca Valley (83-67)...
Jeannette falls to Jefferson-Morgan as hopes of making WPIAL baseball playoffs take hitVideo
If the Jeannette baseball team wants to qualify for the WPIAL Class A playoffs, it is going to need some help. The Jayhawks also need to defeat Jefferson-Morgan on Tuesday, and they need help from West Greene. The Jayhawks dropped a 6-1 decision at Jefferson-Morgan on Monday. The Jayhawks hurt...
WPIAL track and field notebook: Norwin, Quaker Valley looking to repeat as team champions
The WPIAL team track and field championships will take place Tuesday. The finals begin at 3:30 p.m. Class 3A will take place at West Mifflin High School and Class 2A at Peters Township. Norwin is the returning boys and girls champion. The boys defeated Butler, North Allegheny and Mt. Lebanon...
P-T field hockey coach Dutt retires
Cindy Dutt called retiring as Penn-Trafford’s field hockey coach one of the most difficult decisions in her life. But with having two grandchildren born this past fall, the retirement of her husband and lingering knee problems, Dutt decided her family obligations come first. Dutt resigned in March after spending the...
9-time WPIAL champion Penn-Trafford field hockey coach Cindy Dutt retires
Cindy Dutt called retiring as Penn-Trafford’s field hockey coach one of the most difficulty decisions in her life. But with having two grandchildren born this past fall, the retirement of her husband and lingering knee problems, Dutt decided her family obligations come first. Dutt resigned in March after spending the...
Franklin Regional’s Jamie Kociela has top high jump in the state
Franklin Regional junior Jamie Kociela thrives on competition. Whether it is on the track or in the pool, Kociela wants to win. She has done that plenty so far this season. Entering the May 1 meet at the Pine-Richland Invitational, Kociela not only has the top high jump mark in...
Belle Vernon’s Ryan Kent, Hempfield’s Jonathan Stetchock shine at Baldwin Invitational
Belle Vernon senior Ryan Kent turned in quite a performance at the 52nd Baldwin Invitational on Friday. And so did Hempfield senior Jonathan Stetchock. Despite dropping temperatures and occasional showers, Kent won the shot put and discus throws and finished third in the javelin, and Stetchock won the prestigious McKenney...
Invitationals begin final stretch for track athletes as they ramp up toward WPIALs, states
Once the calendar reaches May, athletes who compete in track and field know it is time to get focused. They want to build toward the WPIAL championship May 13 at Slippery Rock University. The PIAA championships May 22 and 23 at Shippensburg University. That starts Friday when many of the...
Hempfield boys and girls advance to WPIAL track finals
It has been more than six years since the Hempfield boys and girls track and field teams have been WPIAL Class 3A champions. Both squads advanced to this season’s WPIAL finals at 3 p.m. on May 5 at West Mifflin by excelling at the semifinals Tuesday. The Spartans boys will...
Track and field notebook: 7 athletes earn MVP honors at WCCA track and field championships
There were seven athletes that earned MVP honors at the 103rd and 46th annual Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association meet on April 23. Earning MVP honors for the girls were Greensburg Salem sophomore Isabella Dinkel on the track, Kiski Area sophomore Alaysia Bell in the field and Greensburg Central Catholic senior...
Franklin Regional boys tennis returns to top of section
The streak is finally over. The Franklin Regional boys tennis team is back on top of Section 1-3A after finishing second to Gateway the three previous seasons. The Panthers (8-0, 8-2) defeated Gateway, 3-2, and Norwin, 4-1, to clinch the title. “We knew coming into the season we had a...
4 records fall at WCCA track and field championship
There were four individual records set Monday at the Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association Track and Field Championships. Latrobe junior Preston Miller broke his own record in the 100-meter dash. Other record-breakers were Franklin Regional junior Sean Cartwright in the 110 hurdles, Hempfield senior Jonathan Stetchock in the 1,600 and Hempfield...
More records could fall at WCCA track and field championships
There were seven meet records set at the Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association track and field championship in 2025. Expect a few more to fall Thursday at Mt. Pleasant when the county schools get together for the annual meet: 103rd for the boys and 46th for the girls. The meet was...
Greensburg Central Catholic drops Carmichaels to complete suspended gameVideo
Greensburg Central Catholic’s baseball team finished a big week Wednesday by defeating Carmichaels in a completion of a game started April 14. The Centurions and the Mikes played into the bottom of the third inning before lightning and heavy rain stopped the game. At the time of the stoppage, the...
