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Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school softball rankings for April 30, 2025
While thoughts and prayers go out to those in the state still recovering from a damaging storm Tuesday, there was a great calm in the state softball rankings as we head into May. A grand total of one team fell out of the weekly Trib HSSN state softball rankings from...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school baseball rankings for April 30, 2025
Only two classifications saw changes last week in the Trib HSSN state baseball rankings as we bid farewell to April. Class 6A saw one change as McDowell bumped Parkland. There was a major shakeup in Class 3A as North East, Philipsburg Osceola and South Park exited, opening the door for...
High school roundup for April 30, 2025: As playoffs near, Seneca Valley’s Lexie Hames gears up with 18K no-hitter
Lexie Hames threw a no-hitter and struck out 18 to lift Seneca Valley to a 5-0 victory over Canon-McMillan in Class 6A softball Wednesday afternoon. In her last outing, Hames threw a one-hitter with 18 strikeouts in a 2-1 win over Hempfield on Monday. Liv Herrem hit a three-run homer,...
Clutch outing from pitcher Carson Franc delivers section title to Avonworth
An 0.68 ERA is proof that Avonworth pitcher Carson Franc has had other great outings, but his coach called this one his best yet. “Under the circumstances, you have to,” Antelopes coach Jeff Bywalski said. In a battle for the section title, Franc tempted batters to chase high fastballs while...
Moon lands big win over Upper St. Clair to boost playoff hopes
Falling into last place with one week left in the regular season is not a good recipe for a postseason run. However, on Wednesday night, it was one small step for Moon’s chances of playing meaningful baseball next week and one giant leap for the Tigers’ playoff hopes. The Tigers...
Burrell holds off Deer Lakes in 2-day, 25-run thriller
Phones blared emergency signals in unison as Tuesday’s destructive storm approached Charles A. Huston Middle School in Lower Burrell. On the baseball diamond, host Burrell had just taken the lead against Deer Lakes in the bottom of the fourth inning when the storm hit. With one out, the Bucs stopped...
Hempfield softball rebounds with mercy-rule win over Pine-Richland
Fresh off a career milestone and a tight loss, Riley Miller made sure Hempfield softball bounced back on senior day. The senior ace, who reached 500 strikeouts in her previous outing — a 2-1 loss to rival and No. 2 Seneca Valley — helped the top-ranked Spartans return to form...
Westmoreland County high school softball notebook: Hempfield pitcher joins elite K club
Riley Miller has proven she is one of the better pitchers to come through one of the state’s great softball programs at Hempfield. The senior has joined an elite group of aces in the Spartans’ record book. Miller, a Kent State commit, reached 500 career strikeouts this week, becoming just...
Norwin lineman finds new Division I home after Saint Francis’ move to D3
Norwin’s Colin Bruno was one of the first to decommit from Saint Francis when the university announced plans to move from NCAA Division I to Division III. He took the news hard because, at the time, it was life changing. The football lineman went from blessed and humbled to stunned...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for April 29, 2025
High schools Baseball Tuesday’s results Class 6A Section 1 Butler at Seneca Valley, ppd. North Hills at North Allegheny, ppd. Section 2 Hempfield 10, Woodland Hills 0 Norwin 7, Mt. Lebanon 4 Class 5A Section 1 Plum 7, Franklin Regional 2 Penn-Trafford 7, Kiski Area 4 Latrobe 5, Armstrong 4...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 29, 2025: Defending WPIAL champs look to lock up section
We hit the midweek, which coincides with the final day of the fourth month of the year, hoping to say “adieu” to the April showers. It will be another busy day of district softball section games highlighted by a battle for first place in Section 2-4A when Elizabeth Forward visits...
Trib 10: New teams take top spots in baseball, softball power rankings
There has been a shakeup at the top of the power rankings as we are down to one week remaining in the WPIAL baseball and softball regular season. Pine-Richland falling to Shaler last week in district baseball and Hempfield losing for the first time in a softball showdown against Seneca...
High school roundup for April 29, 2025: Plum completes section series sweep
Max Vollmer tripled twice and drove in five runs to lead Plum to a 7-2 victory over Franklin Regional on Tuesday, competing a two-game series sweep in Section 1-5A baseball. Dan Macioce had a double and an RBI for the Mustangs (14-2, 9-1). Anthony Mitchell had a double and two...
Norwin baseball team blows past Mt. Lebanon for 9th straight win
With gusty winds whipping out to center all afternoon, any baseball hit deep had a chance of leaving the park Tuesday at Norwin. A harmless-looking fly ball suddenly had jets. Even Ben Geissler managed to get ahold of one. “Normally, I like singles,” the Norwin senior first baseman said. “I...
WPIAL postpones team track semifinals to Wednesday
The WPIAL has postponed the team track and field semifinals to Wednesday because of unfavorable weather Tuesday. Sites and times remain the same. The winner from each semifinal site advances to the WPIAL team finals May 6 at West Mifflin. The North Allegheny girls (Class 3A) and Quaker Valley girls...
Westmoreland County high school baseball notebook: Ligonier Valley thriving in tight games
Jason Bush didn’t think it could get much better after he watched his Ligonier Valley baseball team score twice in the bottom of the seventh inning last week to walk off Burrell, 3-2. But that was only the beginning. The Rams (6-7) have shown a propensity for late-game thrills. They...
Senior’s return from elbow troubles gives major late-season boost to Franklin Regional rotation
NJ Ramchandran plans to pitch at Division I Fairfield (Conn.) next year. The Franklin Regional senior, however, has been limited on the mound this spring as he recovers from inflammation in the elbow of his throwing arm. To say the Panthers (10-7) are glad the right-hander is back would be...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for April 28, 2025
High schools Baseball Monday’s schedule Class 6A Section 1 North Hills 7, North Allegheny 3 Seneca Valley 7, Butler 1 Section 2 Norwin 5, Mt. Lebanon 1 Hempfield 15, Woodland Hills 0 Class 5A Section 1 Latrobe 9, Armstrong 4 Penn-Trafford 11, Kiski Area 4 Plum 12, Franklin Regional 5...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 29, 2025: Section titles races hit fever pitch
The section series between north and south rivals concludes Tuesday with a winner-take-all contest. South Park had a dramatic comeback victory Monday to keep its section crown hopes alive. Now the Eagles must beat defending champion Avonworth again, this time on the road. The Antelopes will host the Eagles at...
WPIAL clinched: Softball playoff qualifiers through April 28, 2025
The 2025 WPIAL softball playoff field is taking shape and currently sits at 55 teams with a week and a half 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...
WPIAL clinched: Baseball playoff qualifiers through April 28, 2025
The 2025 WPIAL baseball playoff field is growing and currently sits at 48 teams with a week and a half 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...
Pine-Richland defensive back Jay Timmons commits to Indiana, coach Curt Cignetti
Pine-Richland junior Jay Timmons committed Monday to play football for Indiana and coach Curt Cignetti, who’s already familiar with Western Pennsylvania. Timmons announced his decision on social media. The 5-foot-11, 175-pound defensive back had drawn nearly two dozen college offers. He chose Indiana from a list of scholarships that included...
High school roundup for April 28, 2025: Baldwin drops Montour in battle of playoff teams
Matt Nowicki had two hits and three RBIs to lead Baldwin to a 7-2 victory over Montour in a matchup of playoff teams in Section 4-5A baseball Monday. Ethan Hebling doubled and drove in a run and Hudson McKain had two hits and two RBIs for the Highlanders (8-5, 7-2)....
South Park bats come alive to beat Avonworth, set up de facto section championship game
Coming into a big Section 2-3A series against first-place Avonworth, South Park had been struggling on offense. The Eagles had scored a total of five runs while going 1-2 in their last three games. So falling behind by five runs early against the defending district Class 3A champions seemed like...
Lexie Hames strikes out 17 to lead Seneca Valley over previously unbeaten Hempfield
The world keeps spinning for Seneca Valley softball ace Lexie Hames. Since a pair of losses to Pine-Richland during a five-day span in mid-April, the fire-balling, senior right-hander won her fourth straight decision Monday for the Class 6A second-ranked Raiders. This one was a one-hitter against previously unbeaten and top-ranked...
