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Texas Tech recruit Greg Minnick, battalion of live arms have Indiana primed for playoffs
Indiana pitcher Greg Minnick was offered a chance to see the red rocks of West Texas while in geology class last spring. It started with a telephone call. A Texas Tech assistant baseball coach was on the other end, offering the hard-throwing right-hander a scholarship to pitch in Lubbock. He...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Tuesday, May 6, 2025: Section title, top seed up for grabs in 6A softball
If it says Seneca Valley at Hempfield on the softball schedule, then you know the weather will be a factor. The Raiders and Spartans will try for the fourth time to square off in Hempfield Township. Rain has been a factor in the earlier postponements and the forecast is a...
WPIAL clinched: Softball playoff qualifiers and scenarios through May 5, 2025
The 2025 WPIAL softball playoff field is nearly set with currently 71 teams having qualified and four possible playoff berths still up for grabs with two days left in the regular season. The top four teams in each section qualify for the postseason from Class 5A down. In 6A, the...
WPIAL clinched: Baseball playoff qualifiers and scenarios through May 5, 2025
The 2025 WPIAL baseball playoff field is growing and currently sits at 69 teams with three days left in the regular season. The top four teams in each section qualify for the playoffs with all tied teams advancing if they split their head-to-head meetings. Coverage of the 2025 WPIAL baseball...
High school roundup for May 5, 2025: Shaler quiets New Castle’s bats
Haley Machajewski homered and knocked in two runs to lead Shaler to a 3-1 victory over New Castle in Section 1-5A softball Monday. Winning pitcher Bria Bosiljevac gave up one run on two hits and fanned 14 in a complete game for the Titans (13-4, 11-1). Keara Mangieri homered for...
Behind shutout from Braden Kemmerer, Plum clinches at least share of section title
Latrobe knew if it wanted to win the Section 1-5A title, it had to defeat Plum on Monday night. Plum junior right-handed pitcher Braden Kemmerer would not let that happen. Kemmerer tossed a three-hit shutout and struck out three as Plum clinched at least a tie for the section title...
Valley boys tennis advances past Hampton to WPIAL team finals
Valley will get a chance to win its first WPIAL boys tennis championship as it punched its ticket to Wednesday’s Class 2A finals with a 3-2 victory over Hampton in a semifinal contest Monday afternoon on the courts at North Allegheny High School. The Vikings improved to 13-0. “I am...
Penn-Trafford keeps composure to pull away from Franklin Regional
Three things put Penn-Trafford to the test in its series opener against rival Franklin Regional. The Warriors’ stomachs could have been — maybe should have been — in knots. First, there was a two-run homer that trimmed their three-run lead to one in the fourth inning. Then came a self-inflicted...
Coaches association releases final WPIAL boys volleyball rankings
The last week of the WPIAL boys volleyball regular season is here, and the final playoff picture will take shape over the next four days. With that in mind, the Western Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association released its final top-10 team rankings for both Class 3A and Class 2A. The WPIAL...
High school sports schedules for May 5, 2025
High schools Baseball Monday’s schedule Class 5A Section 1 Penn Hills at Kiski Area, 4 p.m. Penn-Trafford at Franklin Regional, 4 p.m. Plum at Latrobe, 7 p.m. Section 2 Moon at Trinity, 7 p.m. South Fayette at Peters Township, 4 p.m. Upper St. Clair at Chartiers Valley, 4:15 p.m. Section...
WPIAL clinched: Baseball qualifiers, playoff picture through May 4, 2025
The 2025 WPIAL baseball playoff field is growing and sits at 64 teams with four days left in the regular season. The top four teams in each section qualify for the playoffs with all tied teams advancing if they split their head-to-head meetings. Coverage of the 2025 WPIAL baseball playoffs...
WPIAL clinched: Softball qualifiers, playoff picture through May 4, 2025
The 2025 WPIAL softball playoff field is taking shape and sits at 69 teams with a week left in the regular season. The top four teams in each section qualify for the postseason from Class 5A down. In 6A, the top six teams clinch a WPIAL playoff berth. If there...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for May 5, 2025: Spring sports ramp up playoff push as season winds down
Welcome to the final week of the regular season in WPIAL baseball, softball, lacrosse and boys volleyball. In district baseball, things are tight near the top of Class 5A Sections 1 and 2. In Section 1, while it doesn’t look like there will be a four-way tie for first place...
Veteran coach Gene Brisbane to be honored at Westmoreland County Scholar-Athlete banquet
Gene Brisbane has been coaching high school and college athletes since being hired at his alma mater, Hempfield, in 1974. “I was preparing for my first year when the late Bill Abraham called me in and said, ‘Gene, you’re coaching female girls basketball this year.’ I really did not want...
A closer look at 2025 Westmoreland County Scholar-Athlete honorees
Winners of the annual Westmoreland County Scholar-Athlete Excellence Award, sponsored by Judge Michael Stewart, will be announced at a banquet Wednesday, at Ferrante’s Lakeview. Athletic directors or representatives from the 18 county high schools selected 12 finalists for the award and one male and one female winner. Here are the...
Trib HSSN softball player of the week for May 4, 2025
Trib HSSN softball player of the week — Emersyn Jones School — Knoch Class — Freshman Position — Shortstop, third base, pitcher #Earned — The Saxonburg secret is no more. The Knoch softball program is enjoying great success this spring having clinched the Section 1-4A crown and sitting at 17-1...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of May 5, 2025
We end the spring sports regular season on a wet note as section play wraps up and the postseason begins with a little bracketology later this week here on the TribLive High School Sports Network. We have video and audio coverage of WPIAL baseball, softball, boys and girls lacrosse and...
Trib HSSN baseball player of the week for May 4, 2025Video
Trib HSSN Baseball Player of the Week: Ryan Piekutoski School: Seneca Valley Class: Senior Position: Pitcher, third baseman, first baseman #Earned: Coming into the final Section 1-6A series of the regular season, Seneca Valley needed help to catch North Allegheny but also had to win the series against rival Butler...
With college plans set, Meredith Fallgren helps Quaker Valley girls lacrosse make playoff push
Quaker Valley junior Meredith Fallgren landed an early Christmas present last December. Fallgren is a midfielder/defender on the QV girls lacrosse team who four months ago made an early commitment to continue her academic and athletic careers at Christopher Newport University, located in Newport News, Va. “CNU was the first...
Captains help Quaker Valley develop in inaugural flag football season
Quaker Valley is well-versed in the athletic landscape with an array of multi-sport student-athletes in attendance at the Leetsdale high school. The four captains on the QV girls flag football team — freshmen Mia Duckstein (HB/QB/S) and Ava Hajok (C/WR/S), sophomore Maya Sidani (WR/LB) and junior Willa Herman (QB/LB) —...
Quaker Valley boys lacrosse eyes deeper run in WPIAL postseason
Quaker Valley’s boys lacrosse team started out 4-0 this spring before suffering its first loss, a close 6-5 decision to Indiana in mid-April. The Quakers rolled past Canon-McMillan, 11-9; West Allegheny, 20-1; Winchester Thurston, 14-2; and North Catholic, 10-4, in their first four games. Following the Indiana game, QV lost...
Sewickley Academy, Quaker Valley earn seeds for WPIAL team tennis playoffs
The Sewickley Academy boys tennis team has been led again this season by senior Severin Harmon, a four-year starter who plans to attend Dartmouth in the fall. Harmon has been the team’s No. 1 singles player throughout his career. He also competed at the No. 1 position on the QV...
Penn-Trafford notebook: Top track performers rank among WPIAL’s best
Here is a list of some of Penn-Trafford’s top track and field performers and how they rank in the WPIAL this season. The top 24 advance to WPIAL individual championships May 14 at Slippery Rock. Some of the standout performers are Jack McGhee (800, 1600 and 3200), Ekulous Lett and...
Girls flag football could be coming to Penn-Trafford
Is flag football coming to Penn-Trafford? If the powder puff games April 25 were an indication, there is a chance the sport will be sponsored by the school district in the future. It was a test run that was a complete success. “It was a big hit,” Penn-Trafford athletic director...
Gateway’s Dino Nadarevic betters meet record at South Fayette Invitational
For the second year in a row, Dino Nadarevic established a new meet record at the South Fayette Invitational on April 26. The Gateway senior throwing standout won the shot put with a top attempt of 58 feet, 4.5 inches, almost a foot further than the record 57-6 he tallied...
