High School category, Page 111
Top Sewickley Academy, Quaker Valley players look forward to team tennis playoffs
Severin Harmon has proven to be a top-tier performer in Class 2A throughout his tennis career at Sewickley Academy. The Panthers are competing in Class 3A this season, and Harmon has picked up where he left off in the lower classification. The senior received the No. 2 seed for the...
Fresh off winning Wildcat Invitational, Penn-Trafford boys qualify for WPIAL team playoffs
Penn-Trafford track and field coach Eric Reger knew winning Section 1-3A would be tough, but earning a third consecutive berth in the WPIAL boys team playoffs was a possibility. The Warriors successfully achieved a berth in the postseason by defeating Hempfield, 80-70, to improve to 5-1 in the section. The...
Behind WPIAL singles champion Adam Memije, Gateway tennis seeking more hardware
Adam Memije and Advaita Sircar could meet at some point in the PIAA Class 3A singles tennis tournament May 23-24 in Hershey. Memije, a Gateway senior, and Sircar, a sophomore from North Allegheny, already know a lot about each other. They faced each other in the WPIAL finals for the...
Despite hurdles, Chartiers Valley track teams finding ways to improve
It’s been a challenging season for the Chartiers Valley track and field teams. Like all the other schools in the WPIAL, they have had to deal with the tumultuous early spring weather. “It’s been cold and rainy, and that has had a small effect on how our athletes perform,” said...
Chartiers Valley looking for bats to come alive for playoff push
Five days after Chartiers Valley stopped a three-game losing streak with an 11-5 win that saw the team’s bats come alive against Section 2-5A opponent Peters Township, the Colts dropped an important section game against Moon on April 14. The manner in which they lost, a passed ball in the...
Maddox Shaw, Bode Marlow leave championships legacy with Thomas Jefferson wrestling
One holds the school record for career wins. The other set the team mark for victories in a season. Together, Thomas Jefferson seniors Maddox Shaw and Bode Marlow proved to be an indominable force throughout their stellar high school wrestling careers. “Both are phenomenal student-athletes who have modeled for the...
South Hills sports notebook: Baldwin’s Ramil Islamov celebrated after setting school record
The Baldwin wrestling program experienced history this season. Ramil Islamov capped a brilliant four-year career at Baldwin with a 47-3 overall mark, giving him a school record 148-24 career mark. Not only did the 145-pound senior break the record for career wins, he shattered it. The only other grapplers in...
Baldwin softball off to strong start by getting ‘1% better each day’
The Baldwin softball team has displayed steady growth in each of coach Ron Santillo’s first three years at the helm. “The credit all goes to the girls and the hard work they put in over the last three years,” Santillo said. “They really push one another in the offseason. “The...
First-year coach helping young Quaker Valley softball players develop through fundamentals
Quaker Valley Middle School softball coach Steve Waffensmith might have a unique name, but he has a one-size-fits-all approach to coaching the sport. Particularly at the middle school level. “I’d like to think that my main focus is trying to get fundamental softball being played on the field, but it...
High school roundup for April 19, 2025: Penn-Trafford picks up win over North Allegheny
Dom Delio threw five scoreless innings, allowing one hit and striking out four, to lead Penn-Trafford to a 9-1 win over North Allegheny in nonsection baseball Saturday. Logan Matrisch and Johnny Lovre drove in two runs apiece and Ethan Septak and Brandon Kane each had an RBI for the Warriors...
Ken Hi’s Frederick stood out as football player, longtime coach; joins A-K Valley Sports Hall of Fame
Don Frederick spent more than a half century in sports, first as a star football player, then as a long-time coach. Looking back, Frederick said it was the people he met along the way who made the journey so special for him. “The relationships that I built were unbelievable,” the...
WPIAL softball rankings: Week ending April 20, 2025
Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Hempfield, 12-0, 1 2. Pine-Richland, 10-3, 3 3. Seneca Valley, 8-2, 2 4. Canon-McMillan, 8-6, 5 5. North Allegheny, 5-6, 4 Out: none Class 5A 1. Penn-Trafford, 10-1, 1 2. Franklin Regional, 10-3, 4 3. Shaler, 8-3, 2 4. North Hills, 10-3, NR...
Westmoreland high school notebook: More Division I offers for Hempfield’s Heisler
The recruiting process is coming in waves for Brock Heisler. The junior from Hempfield is lining up a Division I college football career and has plenty of options when it comes to his future destination. But he is handling the endeavor with poise. “I always knew I wanted to play...
WPIAL baseball rankings: Week ending April 20, 2025
Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. North Allegheny, 8-2, 1 2. Seneca Valley, 7-4, 3 3. Norwin, 8-6, NR 4. Canon-McMillan, 10-4, 2 5. Butler, 7-4, 4 Out: Central Catholic (5-7, 5) Class 5A 1. Pine-Richland, 11-1, 1 2. Shaler, 8-3, 2 3. Plum, 10-2, NR 4. Fox Chapel,...
North Allegheny’s lone softball seniors form dynamic duo
North Allegheny’s Sammy Plotsko and McKenna Rowlands hit it off right away as sixth graders at Ingomar Middle School. And the hits kept coming. The only seniors on NA’s 24-player roster, the best friends are leaders of a young Tigers team and are treasuring their final softball season together. “We...
Franklin Regional notebook: Panthers standouts make college decisions
Franklin Regional soccer player Addison Ayres committed to play at Division III Allegheny College. Ayres is a junior goalkeeper. She was an all-section pick last season when she made 107 saves and posted seven shutouts in 17 games. She made 22 saves in a 3-2 loss to Montour in the...
Franklin Regional sophomore ties school’s high jump record, aims higher
A long-standing track and field record at Franklin Regional was tied April 9. Now that sophomore Sean Cartwright has tied the high jump mark of 6 feet, 6 inches, which was set by Bob Curtis in 1976, he wants to own it this year and he has more than a...
Bethel Park athletes hitting stride at early-season invitationals
Bethel Park’s track and field program has been riding the momentum displayed by team members during the winter indoor season. “We had a very successful indoor season where we had 11 student-athletes qualify for the Adidas Indoor Nationals,” Bethel Park coach Mark Jacobs said. “So we are hoping to keep...
Bethel Park notebook: Basketball stars set for Roundball Classic
The 21st Roundball Classic all-star weekend will be May 24-25 at North Allegheny. There will be seven all-senior games over two days — four boys and three girls — with players from the WPIAL, City League and District 10. Bethel Park’s Sadie Orie and Ella Sabatos were chosen to the...
Fox Chapel Herald notebook: Fox Chapel names hall of fame Class of 2025
The Fox Chapel Area Sports Hall of Fame announced its Class of 2025. Six inductees will be honored during a banquet May 31. The inductees are: • Jason Lennon, Class of 1991, Soccer/baseball • Dan Tublin, 2010, Volleyball • Jason Kolod, 2011, diving • Erin Mathias, 2014, basketball • Brian...
Fox Chapel duo takes section doubles crown
Fox Chapel freshman Frank Siegel received the proper tutelage for playing effectively at the net. When Fred would go to the park and play with his older brother, Will, he didn’t expect him to take any heat off the ball. “He would hit balls at me when I was at...
Fox Chapel boys volleyball determined to make run at playoff spot
Fox Chapel boys volleyball coach Phil O’Keeffe was on board with the WPIAL volleyball steering committee’s decision to make it more challenging to qualify for the postseason. That’s all well and good when the lineup is relatively healthy. But the Foxes had more than a dozen players out with the...
Penn Hills flag football picking up wins, ‘proving people wrong’
Ani’yah Hickman knows that being a three-year veteran of the Penn Hills girls flag football team will require taking on different roles at a moment’s notice. Hickman was one of three players called on to play quarterback because of various injuries afflicting Penn Hills on April 13 at Woodland Hills...
Penn Hills boys volleyball looks to build momentum after streak-snapping win
There’s no slowing down when finding success while playing Class 3A boys volleyball in the WPIAL. Penn Hills halted a long losing streak in section play when the Indians tripped up Plum in four sets April 8. The Indians (3-4, 1-2) fell back to earth during their next match when...
Norwin notebook: Track and field teams sweep at Tri-State Coaches meet
Norwin made it a clean sweep at the Tri-State Track and Field Coaches Association Championships at West Mifflin, cruising to boys and girls team titles. Ryan Schiller won the 110- and 300-meter hurdles and helped the 1,600-meter relay to victory. His time of 38.85 seconds in the 300 hurdles is...
