High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 17, 2026
High schools Baseball WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals Monday’s schedule Mt. Lebanon (12-7) vs. Butler (17-3) at North Allegheny, 7 p.m.; Central Catholic (9-11) vs. Norwin (12-8) at Gateway, 7 p.m.; Seneca Valley (10-10) vs. Canon-McMillan (15-5) at Boyce Mayview Park, 4 p.m.; Hempfield (10-10) vs. North Allegheny (12-7) at...
Clairton stars make impact but East sweeps West in PSFCA football all-star games
The East swept the West in a pair of games at the PSFCA East-West All-Star Games on Sunday at Chapman Field in Mechanicsburg. The East team won the small school game 19-14 and the big school game 14-10. The Clairton contingent led the way for the West in the small...
This week on Trib HSSN for the week of May 18, 2026
Week 1 of the spring team sports postseason is in the books, setting the stage for what should be a huge five days across the district diamonds, volleyball courts and lacrosse fields this week here on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has audio and some video from...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 18, 2026: Class 6A baseball bracket finally gets going
It’s a busy start to a big week with WPIAL baseball and softball quarterfinals along with boys volleyball and lacrosse semifinals all on Monday. The only tournament that has not started finally gets underway with Class 6A baseball. There are four quarterfinals, including No. 5 Central Catholic taking on No....
Westmoreland WPIAL softball playoff capsules for May 18, 2026
WPIAL softball playoffs Class 3A Quarterfinals 6-Burrell (11-8) vs. 3-Mt. Pleasant (13-4) 5 p.m. Monday at Gateway High School Winner plays: Winner of 7-Keystone Oaks (16-4)/2-Mohawk (14-5) Friday in semifinals (time, site TBD) Players to watch: Tina Gural, Burrell; Dani Trainer, Mt. Pleasant Extra bases: Section 1 opponents will meet...
Trib HSSN softball player of the week for May 17, 2026
Trib HSSN softball player of the week – Abby Sutton School – North Hills Class – Senior Position – Pitcher #Earned – The North Hills softball program has a golden tradition. The Indians are tied for third on the all-time WPIAL softball championship list along with Neshannock and Riverside with...
Trib HSSN diamond team of the week for May 17, 2026
Trib HSSN diamond team of the week – Riverside Panthers softball Coach – Geri Lynn Cummings (10th year) Records – Riverside finished in fourth place in Section 1-2A, two games behind champion Laurel and one game behind both Neshannock and Shenango. The Panthers are 9-5 overall this season. #Earned –...
A-K Valley WPIAL baseball playoff capsules for May 18, 2026
WPIAL baseball playoffs Class 4A Quarterfinals 8-Knoch (13-8) vs. 1-Indiana (15-4) 4 p.m. Monday at Gateway Winner plays: Winner of 13-Derry (8-9)/12-Hampton (13-8) in semifinals Wednesday (time, site TBD) Players to watch: Carter Beres, Knoch; Charlie Manzi, Indiana Extra bases: These Section 3-4A rivals split their season series, with Indiana...
Westmoreland WPIAL baseball capsules: Games for May 18, 2026
WPIAL baseball playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals 4-Norwin (12-8) vs. 5-Central Catholic (7-11) 7 p.m. Monday at Gateway, Monroeville Winner plays: Winner of 1-Butler (17-3) / 8-Mt. Lebanon (13-7) on May 20 in semifinals (time, site TBD) Players to watch: Derek Berger, Norwin; Landon Greene, Central Catholic Extra bases: Norwin defeated...
Westmoreland County high school notebook: Another Division I offer for Penn-Trafford’s Nick Ponko
One Division I scholarship offer usually opens the door for more. Penn-Trafford junior Nick Ponko added another offer to his first one, with Richmond reaching out to the 6-foot-2,
190-pound wide receiver and safety. His other offer is from Lehigh. Ponko had a team-high 42 receptions for 714 yards and...
Sewickley Academy boys lacrosse focused on playing to potential
Sewickley Academy’s boys lacrosse team won six of seven decisions in the second half of the regular season. Sewickley secured a WPIAL playoff berth and the No. 5 seed in Class 2A. The Panthers tied for third with Shaler in Section 2 at 7-3 and took an 11-5 overall record...
All-time leading scorer Lucy Roig plays starring role with Quaker Valley girls lacrosse
Lucy Roig has had a legendary lacrosse career at Quaker Valley. A four-year starter, the QV senior broke the all-time record for goals scored, finishing the regular season with 258 in her career. Roig eclipsed the record with a seven-goal performance April 30 in a 16-4 win against Aquinas Academy....
Senior class lays groundwork for growth of Quaker Valley boys lacrosse program
The Quaker Valley boys lacrosse team is a veteran group. Normally, there are seven upperclassmen in its starting lineup. “This senior group and previous assistant coaches on staff really welcomed my arrival and have allowed me to help build something that future generations of players can look forward to,” said...
Eden Christian baseball carries momentum into playoffs
Eden Christian Academy came into the playoffs as the favorite to win the WPIAL Class A baseball championship The Warriors finished first in Section 3 with an 8-0 record, ended the regular season 13-4 overall and was seeded No. 1 in the WPIAL Class A bracket. “We played a very...
Norwin notebook: Knights earn 4th seed for WPIAL baseball playoffs
The Norwin baseball team was awarded the No. 4 seed in the WPIAL Class 6A playoffs. The Knights (12-8) finished tied for first place in Section 2 with Canon-McMillan, but since Canon-McMillan swept the Knights in their three-game series, the section title went to the Big Macs. Norwin drew No....
Shaler boys volleyball looking forward to playoff pressure
Paul Stadelman doesn’t need to perform any espionage to scout the best Western Pennsylvania boys volleyball programs. The veteran Shaler boys volleyball boss — and coaches from other top programs — have sought each other out for years. The top-seeded Titans, who are seeking their fourth consecutive WPIAL crown and...
Shaler notebook: Girls lacrosse team gets back in playoff win column
Shaler girls lacrosse coach Katherine Hinsdale took her time talking to her team after a disappointing section home loss to Fox Chapel to wrap up the regular season. The Titans hoped to try to create chaos in the section standings with a win. Instead, the Titans started slow and didn’t...
After playoff loss, Sewickley Academy looks to bright future
The Sewickley Academy baseball team started out dismally this season with three losses before righting the ship with four consecutive victories. The Panthers routed West Greene and Monessen, both by 16-1 scores in four innings, followed with a 17-0 whitewash over Monessen again in four frames, and trounced Union, 13-6,...
Alle-Kiski Valley athletes of the week: Freeport’s Mackenzie Magness, Riverview’s Miles Duncan
Mackenzie Magness School: Freeport Class: Junior Sport: Track and Field Claim to Fame: Magness claimed her third WPIAL title in the pole vault, posting a mark of 12 feet at the WPIAL Class 2A track and field championships at Slippery Rock on Thursday. She was also part of the 400-meter...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 16, 2026
High schools Baseball WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals Monday’s schedule Mt. Lebanon (12-7) vs. Butler (17-3) at North Allegheny, 7 p.m.; Central Catholic (9-11) vs. Norwin (12-8) at Gateway, 7 p.m.; Seneca Valley (10-10) vs. Canon-McMillan (15-5) at Boyce Mayview Park, 4 p.m.; Hempfield (10-10) vs. North Allegheny (12-7) at...
North Allegheny wins PIAA team tennis championship for 3rd time
North Allegheny won its third PIAA boys team tennis championship Saturday in Hershey, defeating District 1 champion Conestoga, 3-1, in the finals. The Tigers were sparked by dominant wins from Advaita Sircar at No. 1 singles, Evan Kaufman at No. 3 singles and the team of Shivum Telang and Ronit...
Westmoreland County athletes of the week: Southmoreland’s Megan Mehall, Derry’s Max Doherty
Megan Mehall School: Southmoreland Class: Senior Sport: Track Claim to fame: Mehall ran to a pair of individual championships at the WPIAL Class 2A Track and Field Championships at Slippery Rock. She won the 800- and 1,600-meter runs and qualified for the PIAA Championships in both events. The West Virginia...
High-flying North Hills pole vaulters breaking records, pushing each other
Records, as they say, are meant to be broken. Sometimes those records stand for years or even decades. Other times, just days. In the North Hills girls track program, that’s certainly been prevalent over the last couple of weeks. On April 24, North Hills junior Delaney Flanigan broke a 22-year-old...
North Hills softball gets hungry, rebounds in season’s 2nd half
There were plenty of moments in the opening half of the WPIAL softball season where things didn’t look as they should for the North Hills softball team. A perennial contender, the Indians started the season 1-4 and sat under .500 following a 17-2 blowout loss to section foe Plum on...
North Allegheny’s Courtney Killian hangs up her whistle after 4 seasons
No one saw this coming. Three days after the North Allegheny girls lacrosse team fell to Upper St. Clair, 18-1, to conclude a 5-13 season, the Tigers suffered another, more unexpected loss. Coach Courtney Killian told her players May 11 she is stepping down after four seasons to spend more...
