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Streak ends: NFL Draft includes no WPIAL players for 1st time since 1993
A WPIAL streak that started more than three decades ago ended quietly Saturday. For the first time in 32 years, no former WPIAL football players were selected in the NFL Draft. The last time that happened was 1993. The streak got started when the San Francisco 49ers picked Ringgold’s Anthony...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for April 26, 2025
High schools Baseball Saturday’s results Nonsection Burgettstown at Laurel, ppd. Mapletown at Turkeyfoot Valley, ppd. Lacrosse Boys Saturday’s results Nonsection Mars 8, Twin Valley 7 North Allegheny 9, Central Catholic 2 South Fayette 15, Canon-McMillan 8 Girls Saturday’s results Nonsection Hempfield 10, Winchester Thurston 7 Seton LaSalle 16, Fairmont (WV)...
High school roundup for April 26, 2025: Upper St. Clair’s Sadie Tomczyk shines at South Fayette
Sadie Tomczyk swept the 100 and 200 and was part of the winning 400 relay team,leading Upper St. Clair to the girls team title at the South Fayette Invitational on Saturday. Delaney Schumaker was also a double winner for the host Lions, taking first in the 400 and 10 hurdles....
Westmoreland high school athletes of the week: Jeannette’s Grace Stein and Ligonier Valley’s Mark Jablunovsky
Grace Stein School: Jeannette Class: Junior Sport: Softball Claim to fame: Stein allowed two hits and struck out 33 in a two-game sweep of Greensburg Central Catholic. She added two doubles and four RBIs at the plate. She also pitched a four-hitter, striking out 15 as Jeannette edged Serra Catholic,...
Westmoreland high school notebook: Longtime Derry golf coach Smeltzer stepping down
Tracey Smeltzer has done a lot for the Derry boys and girls golf programs, but she is ready to turn the keys over to someone else. Smeltzer is stepping down after 19 years, 12 as head coach. “It was a great ride,” Smeltzer said. “It was not an easy decision,...
WPIAL softball rankings: Week ending April 27, 2025
Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Hempfield, 14-0, 1 2. Seneca Valley, 11-2, 3 3. North Allegheny, 9-7, 5 4. Pine-Richland, 11-5, 2 5. Canon-McMillan, 9-7, 4 Out: none Class 5A 1. Penn-Trafford, 14-1, 1 2. Franklin Regional, 12-3, 2 3. Shaler, 10-4, 3 4. North Hills, 13-3, 4...
WPIAL baseball rankings: Week ending April 27, 2025
Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. North Allegheny, 10-5, 1 2. Norwin, 10-6, 3 3. Seneca Valley, 8-6, 2 4. Canon-McMillan, 13-4, 4 5. Butler, 10-4, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. Shaler, 9-4, 2 2. Pine-Richland, 12-2, 1 3. Plum, 12-2, 3 4. Fox Chapel, 11-3, 4 5....
After staring at Knoch, Allegheny, Nick Reiser set to join A-K Valley Sports Hall of Fame
Nick Reiser credits the success he had on the football field to being a “highly competitive individual.” Reiser has a pretty good idea of where he picked up that inner drive to be the best. “I grew up as the youngest of eight kids in a competitive household,” the 1993...
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Kiski Area’s Gianna DeVito, Riverview’s Lukas Duncan
Gianna DeVito School: Kiski Area Class: Junior Sport: Track and field Claim to fame: DeVito won the high jump, clearing a height of 5 feet, 5 inches, at the Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association track and field championships Thursday at Latrobe’s Memorial Stadium. How did you get started in the high...
Norwin notebook: Knights track and field athletes shine at Butler Invitational
School records fell, some from decades back, as the Norwin track and field teams continued their impressive season at the Butler Invitational, which featured more than 90 teams and 2,000-plus athletes. The girls won the team championship, while several individuals brought home medals. The Norwin boys’ 3,200-meter relay of Enzo...
Multiple heroes emerge as Riverview baseball vies for section title
When the Riverview baseball team has earned a win this season, the players have presented one of their own with a WWE championship belt signifying that player’s impact on the victory. The belt has been distributed numerous times since the Raiders’ first win March 19. The Raiders completed a dominating...
North Allegheny rower Anthony Bertucci makes splash, signs with San Diego
North Allegheny senior Anthony Bertucci’s introduction to rowing found him neck-deep in the Ohio River, ready to quit the sport before he ever really got started. “I’ll be honest,” he said, recalling the humbling practice when his one-man scull flipped as a novice eighth-grader. “That was almost it for me.”...
Addison Ayres to stick with Franklin Regional soccer teammates for senior year
Goalkeeper Addison Ayres considered playing full-time soccer with her Internationals SC team in Akron, Ohio, which would have meant not playing her senior season at Franklin Regional. The Elite Clubs National League team plays higher-level programs, which helps players sharpen their skills for college. But Ayres ultimately opted to stay...
Shady Side Academy freshman jumps right into high school track career
Adam Janosko got a solid report on Javon Johnston before he made it to the Shady Side Academy boys varsity track and field team. Janosko was told that Johnston set a middle school record at Moon for one of the horizontal jumps. Johnston, now a freshman, is finding ways to...
Fox Chapel softball making in-season strides
The hardest lesson for any team to learn is how to take what they do in practice and apply it to game situations. Fox Chapel softball coach Larry Troutman saw his team learn the hard way plenty of times once Section 1-5A play started this season. The Foxes used those...
Fox Chapel boys lacrosse starting to add offensive punch to solid defense
The Fox Chapel boys lacrosse team can count on its defense keeping every game close. What Foxes coach Jordon Hodder hopes is that the attack has finally found its footing. Fox Chapel scored 19 goals in a win over Norwin on April 21. The Foxes followed that up by grinding...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for April 25, 2025
High schools Baseball Friday’s schedule Class 6A Section 1 Butler 5, Central Catholic 2 Class 2A Section 3 Apollo-Ridge 17, Springdale 0 Class A Section 1 Greensburg Central Catholic at Jeannette, ppd. Nonsection Avonworth 7, Dubois 6 Brashear 15, Aliquippa 0 Brentwood 14, Northgate 9 Carmichaels 10, Uniontown 0 Deer...
Clairton scoring sensation Iyanna Wade to play college ball at Slippery Rock
After one of the best basketball careers in WPIAL history, Clairton’s Iyanna Wade on Friday announced her decision to continue her academic and athletic career at Slippery Rock. Wade, who also held offers from Robert Morris, Lander University, the University of Charleston and Valdosta State, decided on The Rock due...
High school roundup for April 25, 2025: Brady Hull collects 6 RBIs in Eden Christian win
Brady Hull went 4 for 4 with a pair of doubles and six RBIs to lead Class A No. 2 Eden Christian to a 13-3 victory over Quaker Valley in nonsection baseball Friday. Brett Feldman was 4 for 5 with an RBI and Noah Emswiler earned the win for the...
Derry softball team elevates its game to meet competition of higher classification
A jump to WPIAL Class 4A wasn’t something Derry softball could control, but the Trojans knew they had to make a quick adjustment to new opponents, better pitching and deeper lineups. Almost immediately, the girls began to list their goals. Coming up from 3A fit the team’s motif of upping...
WPIAL’s top track and field performances through April 25, 2025
Here are the top performers in WPIAL track and field as of April 25: Class 3A boys 100: Preston Miller, Latrobe, 10.74; 200: Connor Stokes, Elizabeth Forward, 22.13; 400: Gavin Skarbek, Seneca Valley, 49.12; 800: Kayden Lightner, 1:51.29; 1,600: Jack Bertram, North Allegheny, 4:11.76; 3,200: Jack Bertram, 8:47.75; 110 hurdles:...
High school track notebook: WPIAL extends reporting deadline
The WPIAL extended the deadline to report early season results until midnight Friday. The original deadline was Wednesday, but because some coaches had problems recording scores, the WPIAL moved the deadline. WPIAL officials will be putting together heat sheets for the individual track and field championships and releasing them Monday....
Belle Vernon’s Zion Moore to play for top junior college program
Belle Vernon senior Zion Moore, one of the WPIAL’s top basketball players, has committed to Harcum College in suburban Philadelphia. Harcum competes at the highest level of junior college basketball, NJCAA Division I. The team has celebrated five top 10 seasons since the program started in 2005. Last season’s roster...
Knoch softball team starts 9-0 in section
Last year, the Knoch softball team went 10-2 in section play. Their only two losses were to undefeated champion Indiana by scores of 2-0 and 7-0. Senior Grace Hensch said she and the other returning players kept those games in mind because of what the losses meant to their section...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for April 24, 2025
High schools Baseball Thursday’s results Class 6A Section 2 Canon-McMillan 4, Hempfield 3 Mt. Lebanon 13, Woodland Hills 0 North Allegheny 9, Seneca Valley 6 Class 4A Section 1 Blackhawk 11, Ambridge 1 Class 3A Section 1 Riverside 8, Quaker Valley 4 City League Obama Academy 3, Carrick 2 Nonsection...
