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Rebuilding North Hills baseball learning how to win again
Jon Pedrosky knew that, eventually, a bit of a reset button would have to be pushed for his North Hills baseball program. While 2025 may end up being that season, the Indians are determined to not go down without a fight. Through April 7, the Indians sat at 2-7 overall...
Newcomers boost North Allegheny flag football in quest to return to title game
Michelle Ruiz was doing her best to convince North Allegheny athletic director Bob Bozzuto. Nearly a decade ago, the NA gym teacher wanted Bozzuto to clear the way to start Powder Puff football at Marshall Middle School. “Bob was hesitant,” Ruiz said. Bozzuto was fully supportive of girls flag football,...
North Allegheny outfielder JJ Mancuso flashes potential in sophomore season
North Allegheny sophomore outfielder JJ Mancuso is doing his best not to act his age. After an up-and-down freshman season in which he combined great potential with inconsistency, Mancuso is finding a calm balance for the WPIAL Class 6A defending champion Tigers. “Obviously, last year wasn’t what I really wanted...
Franklin Regional’s loaded lineup producing in early-season wins
Averaging close to 10 runs a game doesn’t interest Jim Armstrong as much as you might expect. The Franklin Regional softball coach would rather see his team have zero errors and get out of jams. The bats, it seems, are always going to be there. “I just want us to...
Hampton junior McKenna Restori on fast track to hurdles success
Hampton junior McKenna Restori entered this track season hoping to run the 100-meter hurdles in under 18 seconds. That didn’t take long. Restori, who began running track only 2 1/2 years ago, set new personal best times in the 100 hurdles with first-place finishes in each of Hampton’s first two...
Hampton welcomes new girls soccer coach
New Hampton girls soccer coach Chris Garraffa has big plans for a program he believes has underachieved a bit lately. The former boys soccer coach at Lampeter-Strasburg in Lancaster said he sees a Talbots roster with a “ton of quality” that has yet to reach its potential. “I found games...
Fox Chapel senior bids farewell to high school hoops with all-star showing
Bella Urso enjoyed her final trip around the high school basketball circuit. The Fox Chapel senior scored nine points, including seven in the second half, to help the West team beat the East team 66-60 in the 28th annual Alle-Kiski Cager Classic on April 5 at Highlands High School. Urso...
Fox Chapel track team gears up for invitational season
Fox Chapel track and field coach Tom Moul is happy he doesn’t have to feed his young runners to the wolves once invitational season starts. In addition to entering athletes into the Butler Invitational, which is the kickoff to the big invitationals and an event a lot of schools use...
Herald notebook: Fox Chapel grad pitching out of Slippery Rock bullpen
It’s been a big season for the Slippery Rock softball team, and Fox Chapel graduate Mackenzie Borkovich is in the middle of it. Slippery Rock, which had major renovations done to its home stadium, is 16-14 overall with a 10-2 mark in conference play. Borkovich has a 3.77 ERA in...
Focus on offense in practice, win over Pine-Richland boost Fox Chapel’s confidence
Fox Chapel shortstop Antonio LeDonne knew after the team’s opening series with Shaler the Foxes needed to zero in on hitting. They weren’t far behind where they wanted to be, but if Fox Chapel wanted to make noise in the Class 5A playoffs, the bats would have to be better....
Plum notebook: Mustangs secure key section wins over Armstrong, Penn-Trafford
Members of the Plum baseball team knew coming into the season that it would be a dogfight at the top of Section 1-5A, and the Mustangs were right there in the mix after the first two Section 1-5A series. They took care of business in the opening home-and-home section set...
Senior quartet helps Plum flag football team score early-season wins
The Plum girls flag football team worked out and practiced for the better part of three months to be ready for the opening weekend of its second season, a showcase event March 29 involving high school and college teams at Saint Vincent College. The Mustangs, led by a group of...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for April 11, 2025
High schools Baseball Friday’s results Class 6A Section 1 North Allegheny 7, Butler 4 Section 2 Hempfield 2, Mt. Lebanon 0 Norwin at Canon-McMillan, ppd. Class 5A Section 4 Thomas Jefferson at Connellsville, ppd. Class 4A Section 3 Derry at Indiana, ppd. Class 3A Section 1 Riverside 8, Mohawk 0...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 12, 2025: Softball elites square off
They have been the powers of WPIAL Class 4A softball for a decade, winning a combined six district championships in the last 10 seasons. On Saturday, the rivalry continues as Elizabeth Forward visits Belle Vernon at 1 p.m. The softball powers are near the top in Section 2-4A again this...
High school roundup for April 11, 2025: North Allegheny baseball completes sweep of Butler
Grant Husky went 3 for 4 with a double and three RBIs as North Allegheny defeated Butler, 7-4, to sweep a three-game series in Section 1-6A baseball. Christian Simons doubled and Jackson Walsh picked up the win for the Tigers (5-2, 3-0). Preston Richter doubled and drove in a run...
Latrobe sophomore sprinter has breakout meet at Lady Spartan/Wildcat Invitational
If anyone in WPIAL track circles hasn’t heard about Latrobe sophomore sprinter Preston Miller, that is going to change. Miller put on quite a show at the 33rd annual Lady Spartan/22 annual Wildcat Invitational track meet Friday at Latrobe’s Memorial Stadium. He won the 100-meter dash, tying the meet record...
Mt. Pleasant softball uses 2-out rally to beat Southmoreland in slugfest
Mt. Pleasant heard the car horns and the cheers when Southmoreland went ahead in the bottom of the sixth inning. It was like a party erupted behind the outfield fence. But the Lady Vikings made some noise of their own with a two-out rally in their final at-bats to silence...
A-K Valley high school notebook: Deer Lakes volleyball enjoying turnaround season
The Deer Lakes boys volleyball team is turning around its fortunes this spring, both in section play and beyond. The Lancers, 1-15 a year ago, head into Monday’s nonsection match with Section 3-2A leader Seton LaSalle at 7-2 overall and 3-1 in Section 1 play. “The players came into the...
Gateway’s Adam Memije gains revenge in WPIAL Class 3A tennis finals; newcomer Max Henson of Belle Vernon wins 2A title
Gateway’s Adam Memije and Belle Vernon’s Max Henson took home gold at the WPIAL tennis finals Friday at Bethel Park. Memije, the No. 2 seed in Class 3A, took down top seed Advaita Sircar of North Allegheny in three sets. The Gateway senior dropped the first set, 7-5, before claiming...
WPIAL’s best track and field performances through April 10, 2025
Here are the top performers in the WPIAL as of April 10: 3A boys 100: Connor Stokes, Elizabeth Forward, 10.83; 200: Connor Stokes, Elizabeth Forward, 22.13; 400: Gavin Skarbek, Seneca Valley, 49.39; 800: Zachary Slear, Butler, 1:59.09; 1,600: Carter French, Knoch, 4:19.84; 3,200: Jack Bertram, 9:35.30; 110 hurdles: Gamaliel Mogire,...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for April 10, 2025
High schools Baseball Thursday’s results Class 6A Section 1 North Allegheny at Butler, ppd. North Hills 3, Central Catholic 1 Section 2 Mt. Lebanon at Hempfield, ppd. Norwin 4, Canon-McMillan 3 Class 5A Section 4 Thomas Jefferson at Connellsville, ppd. Class 4A Section 3 Indiana at Derry, ppd. Class 3A...
High school roundup for April 10, 2025: Norwin evens up section series with Canon-McMillan
Trevor Vitsas went 3 for 4 with an RBI and Jake Knight drove in two runs to lead Norwin to a 4-3 victory over Canon-McMillan on Thursday night, evening their three-game Section 2-6A baseball series at a game apiece. Winning pitcher Brayden Wardzinski gave up six hits in six innings...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 11, 2025: Small-school softball powers to square off
They are two of the most successful high school programs in Greene County. The West Greene softball program won a record-tying five consecutive WPIAL championships between 2016-2021. Carmichaels softball captured back-to-back district titles in 1997-1998. A year ago, both reached the WPIAL Class A final four, but the Pioneers lost...
Trib HSSN softball team of the week for April 10, 2025
Trib HSSN softball team of the week – West Mifflin Titans Coach: Erik Hilligsberg (eighth year) Record: West Mifflin is tied for first place in Section 2-4A with a 4-0 record (6-3 overall) with four consecutive wins. #Earned: Following victories over Belle Vernon and Uniontown the previous week to get...
Trib HSSN baseball team of the week for April 10, 2025Video
Trib HSSN baseball team of the week – Belle Vernon Leopards Coach: Tony Watson (fifth season) Record: Belle Vernon is tied for first place in Section 2-4A with a 6-0 record (8-0 overall). #Earned: Like most baseball teams in the district, whatever games Belle Vernon managed to play this past...
