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Sewickley Academy guard rewarded with all-state nod
Six players were named second-team all-state for the 2024-25 season in Class 2A boys basketball. Lucas Grimsley, a 6-foot-4 junior guard at Sewickley Academy, was one of the chosen few in a statewide vote of media members. “Lucas is a very good 3-point shooter but also has the ability to...
Hard-hitting Eden Christian, Sewickley Academy get set for WPIAL baseball playoffs
Eden Christian Academy and Sewickley Academy clinched berths in the WPIAL baseball playoffs in Section 3-A this season. Eden Christian, Serra Catholic and Bishop Canevin tied for the top spot in the section with 8-2 records while Sewickley finished in fourth place. “We have focused all year on one pitch...
Busy final stretch helps Gateway volleyball prepare for WPIAL playoffs
A couple of postponements created a busy scenario for the final week of the regular season for the Gateway boys volleyball team. Four matches in four days, starting with a crucial Section 4 clash with Central Catholic and continuing with matches against Plum, Penn Hills and Fox Chapel, decided the...
Gateway boys tennis celebrates return to top of WPIAL mountain
The North Allegheny and Gateway boys tennis teams expected to play a close match down to the wire when they met to decide the WPIAL Class 3A title for a third year in a row. Each team scored 3-2 victories the previous two seasons, Gateway claiming gold in 2023 and...
Sewickley Herald notebook: Quaker Valley flag football team captures Bridge Beam trophy
The Quaker Valley girls flag football team won its first “Bridge Beam” trophy May 4 by defeating Ambridge, 19-0, at Chuck Knox Stadium. The winner of the Quaker Valley-Ambridge game receives the Bridge Beam. Mia Duckstein, Natalie Minnock and Ella Palmer scored touchdowns for the Quakers. QV also lost 25-0...
Sewickley Academy junior reaches new heights at Robert Morris meet
Sewickley Academy’s Herlynn Niepa enjoyed her time May 1 at the inaugural Bobby Mo Don’t Run Slow track and field invitational hosted by Robert Morris. Niepa, a junior, won the girls high jump event by clearing a height of 5 feet, 1.5 inches. “It was a great experience, and I’m...
Pieces fit in playoff season for Sewickley Academy softball
The Sewickley Academy softball team has been a force since the start of the 2025 season, and the Panthers are looking to maintain that status in the WPIAL Class A playoffs. “Our team has become a tight-knit group,” Sewickley coach Bob Sirko said. “We emphasized playing to a standard, and...
‘The kind of player I want on my team’: Quaker Valley senior eager to play college hockey
Emily Reiner has engineered quite a career as a student-athlete at Quaker Valley. And she has mapped out a unique blueprint for college. A senior and fourth-year starting goalkeeper on QV’s girls lacrosse team, Reiner also is a standout hockey player. As such, she has committed to continuing her career...
Quaker Valley athletes flood list of top WPIAL track performances
The Quaker Valley track and field teams stormed past the opposition April 30 in the semifinals of the WPIAL Class 2A team playoffs at Shenango. The QV girls ran past Winchester Thurston, 81-68, Brownsville, 119-30, and South Side, 135-15, to advance to the WPIAL finals to face North Catholic, Carlynton...
Quaker Valley follows ‘just play ball’ mantra to playoff season
Quaker Valley was hoping to ride its late-season momentum to a strong showing in the WPIAL Class 3A baseball playoffs. With one game remaining, QV held onto third place at 5-4 in Section 1-3A behind Riverside (9-1) and Ellwood City (8-2) and ahead of Mohawk (5-5). “The coaches and I...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 10, 2025
High schools Baseball Saturday’s results Butler 6, Kiski Area 1 WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals May 19 schedule Times, sites TBA Hempfield (8-12) vs. North Allegheny (14-6); Butler (11-8) vs. Norwin (12-8); North Hills (7-12) vs. Canon-McMillan (14-6); Mt. Lebanon (8-12) vs Seneca Valley (14-6) Class 5A First round Wednesday’s...
Trib HSSN softball team of the week May 10, 2025Video
Trib HSSN softball team of the week – Elizabeth Forward Warriors Coach: Harry Rutherford (15th year) Record: Elizabeth Forward clinched the Section 2-4A championship with an 11-1 section record, finishing two games in front of second-place West Mifflin. The Warriors are 14-3 overall and won 10 straight games before a...
Trib HSSN baseball team of the week for May 10, 2025Video
Trib HSSN baseball team of the week – Neshannock Lancers Coaches: John Quahliero (fifth season) Records: Neshannock finished tied for first place with Shenango in Section 2-2A with a record of 9-3, one game in front of Freedom. The Lancers finished the regular season with an overall record of 16-4...
Westmoreland athletes of the week: Hempfield’s Riley Miller, Norwin’s Ryan Schiller
Riley Miller School: Hempfield Class: Senior Sport: Softball Claim to fame: Miller, a Kent State commit who has more than 500 career strikeouts, led No. 2-ranked Hempfield (19-1, 15-1 Class 6A) to a crisp, 1-0 victory over No. 1 Seneca Valley and the program’s 32nd section championship. The right-hander allowed...
Westmoreland high school notebook: Ex-Southmoreland coach headed to Uniontown
Uniontown’s new football coach is Tim Bukowski, who was the lead man at Southmoreland for three seasons before resigning in December. He replaces Keith Jeffries, who stepped down after four seasons and a 15-20 record. Bukowski spent seven seasons overall with Southmoreland, four as an assistant, and helped the Scotties...
A-K Valley high school athletes of the week: Plum’s Mackenzie Marotta and Freeport’s Michael Hanz
Mackenzie Marotta School: Plum Class: Junior Sport: Softball Claim to fame: As Plum (14-5, 8-4) took on Burrell on Monday, Marotta had a hit and two RBIs. On Tuesday, she pitched the Mustangs to a 10-0 win over Deer Lakes. She threw five no-hit innings and struck out five while...
1971 Kiski Area football team, 1948 Ford City basketball team set to join AK Valley Sports Hall of Fame
When Tom Giotto learned the Alle-Kiski Valley Sports Hall of Fame would be inducting the 1971 Kiski Area football team, he started calling his former teammates. One of the players on that WPIAL Class AAA championship squad responded to the news with a bit of exasperation. “He said: ‘What took...
Willie Thrower QB Camp gives young players a chance to hone skills, honor a local legend
Jaden Wall has the same routine every Saturday morning. He heads down to Valley High School to lift weights to get ready for football season. When Wall saw the Willie Thrower Award Foundation Quarterback Camp was going on Saturday morning, he took the opportunity to do a different type of...
North Allegheny track team counts on talented group of throwers
North Allegheny is known for its distance runners, but some of the Tigers’ most valuable athletes only travel about 8 feet. The throwers for the North Allegheny track and field team, while not as acclaimed as the school’s decorated runners, are a key reason the Tigers went undefeated in Section...
Penn-Trafford notebook: Distance runner Jake McGhee turns in record performance
Penn-Trafford senior Jake McGhee turned in quite a performance at the 51st annual Baldwin Invitational. McGhee won prestigious McKinney Mile, and he broke the Penn-Trafford school record in the process. He won the marquee race named in honor of Baldwin’s former coach. McGhee won in 4 minutes, 15.71 seconds. Norwin’s...
Penn-Trafford lacrosse teams finish strong
Penn-Trafford boys lacrosse coach Charles Hach said he did not know what to expect this season after graduating 16 seniors. “We were rebuilding, and our goal was to make the WPIAL Class 2A playoffs,” Hach said. “We exceeded my expectations by finishing third. Now that we are in the playoffs...
Franklin Regional notebook: Top track athletes gear up at Pine-Richland
With the WPIAL Class 3A track and field championships approaching, several Franklin Regional athletes went to the Pine-Richland Invitational to stay sharp. Sean Cartwright finished fifth in the 110-meter hurdles in 14.86 seconds to pace the Panthers. The boys 400-meter relay came in eighth (44.39). Caroline Shirley was the top...
Shady Side Academy track teams aim high
Jeff Perlis would like to make a trip to the New Balance Nationals, a long weekend for the Shady Side Academy track team. The Bulldogs coach said the school will have a larger contingent competing this summer than it did last year, when Chelsea Hartman was the only qualifier. Francesca...
Fox Chapel runners compete for spots on relay teams
Fox Chapel track and field coach Tom Moul enjoys the depth the Foxes have on their relay teams this season. That is part of the reason the Last Chance meets will be so important for the Foxes. Not every athlete who will compete in those events will have the same...
Fox Chapel softball weathers storm after clinching playoff spot
Maintaining momentum heading into the playoffs is tricky in softball. Long layoffs aren’t ideal when preparing for a single-elimination playoff format. The Fox Chapel softball team worked hard to stay sharp. Two weeks ago, the storm that brought down power for many Allegheny County residents caused the Foxes to be...
