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High school sports schedules for April 7, 2025
High schools Baseball Monday’s schedule Class 6A Section 1 North Allegheny at Butler, 5:30 p.m. North Hills at Central Catholic, 4 p.m. Section 2 Mt. Lebanon at Hempfield, 4 p.m. Norwin at Canon-McMillan, 4 p.m. Class 5A Section 1 Armstrong at Penn Hills, 4 p.m. Latrobe at Kiski Area, 4...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for April 7, 2025: Class 6A softball powers to face off
The first full week of April begins with more rain in the forecast in what should be a chilly week at the old ballfield for WPIAL baseball and softball teams. The two most dominant softball programs in WPIAL Class 6A over the last decade are set to square off for...
Trib HSSN softball player of the week for April 6, 2025Video
Trib HSSN softball player of the week – Toryn Fulton School: Franklin Regional Class: Senior Position: Shortstop #Earned: This past week was a microcosm of the already dominant season that Toryn Fulton is having. On Tuesday at McKeesport, Franklin Regional had to rally twice to win 6-4 in eight innings....
Trib HSSN baseball player of the week for April 6, 2025Video
Trib HSSN baseball player of the week – Eli Graff School – Thomas Jefferson Class – Sophomore Position – First base, outfielder #Earned – Thomas Jefferson started the week sitting at 2-2 as it began its Section 4-5A schedule with back-to-back games against Baldwin. On Tuesday, Eli Graff was 2...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of April 7, 2025
The first full week of April will be busy and chilly as section play tries to heat up in all the spring sports 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 boys volleyball....
Sewickley Herald notebook: Versatile athletes lead Quaker Valley girls lacrosse team
One word that would aptly describe the Quaker Valley girls lacrosse team is athletic. The majority (15) of girls on the team are two-sport athletes. Lucy Roig, a junior midfielder and the Quakers’ leading scorer the past two years, along with juniors Mia Floro and Lily Millet, sophomore Anna Campbell...
Gateway’s Dino Nadarevic breaks discus record, has shot put mark in sight
Gateway senior Dino Nadarevic entered his final high school outdoor track and field season eyeing up a couple of longstanding throwing school records. Work in the offseason and in the indoor season got him ready to go after the top marks in both the discus and shot put. Building his...
New-look lineup gives boost to Sewickley Academy girls lacrosse
A significant lineup change on the Sewickley Academy girls lacrosse team this season already has proven beneficial. The Panthers’ top returning players in 2025 include senior Lauren Retzlaff at attack, sophomores Emma Eannarino and Grace Jardini at midfield and senior Brooke Bussatto on defense. “We have moved Lauren from defense...
Sewickley Academy boys tennis faces whole new challenge in Class 3A
Sewickley Academy’s boys tennis team will not be able to retain its WPIAL Class 2A title this season. Neither will senior Severin Harmon, who defeated Jackson Gillespie of Aquinas Academy to win last year’s Class 2A individual championship. That’s because the Panthers are competing in Section 2-3A this year against...
Sewickley Academy coach, players reflect on special season, PIAA runner-up finish
The Sewickley Academy boys basketball team flourished in Mike Iuzzolino’s first year as head coach. Sewickley made its first PIAA appearance since 2019, advancing to the Class 2A championship game March 28 against District 3 runner-up Linville Hill Christian. The Panthers lost a crushing 55-54 decision to Linville Hill at...
Penn-Trafford eager to compete with WPIAL track elite
When competing in a track and field section with Norwin and Hempfield, the chances of making the WPIAL Class 3A team playoffs are slim. The Penn-Trafford boys team has defied that logic that the past two seasons by qualifying for WPIALs and last year reached the finals. But if the...
Penn-Trafford notebook: Pair of seniors up for scholar/athlete award
Derek Carr and Kylie Anthony are this year’s candidates from Penn-Trafford for the Westmoreland County Scholar/Athlete Excellence Award. The duo are outstanding athletes and solid students. Carr played football and basketball for the Warriors. He ranked 47th of 303 in his class with a 4.2 cumulative GPA. Anthony played volleyball...
‘A long way to go’: Despite strong start, Gateway baseball focused on staying hot
The Gateway baseball team won its fifth game of the young season, 3-2 over McKeesport in its Section 4-5A opening series March 25. The Gators, who upped their record to 5-1 with the victory, won four games all of last season. First-year coach Andy Hoover said hard work in practice...
Sea Dragons youth swimmers celebrate successful season
The Sewickley Valley YMCA Sea Dragons recently completed the 2024-25 youth swim season with terrific results. “We had a fantastic season,” said Paula Kwalick, aquatic coordinator and head swim coach. “We were the overall winners of the Division III Champs, taking first place in seven age/gender groups and second in...
Valley’s Allen wins MVP, East boys win Cager Classic in overtime
Mikael Allen hammered in the slam dunk he was in search of with 48 seconds remaining in the 28th annual Alle-Kiski Cager Classic Saturday at Highlands High School. But the East team’s night was far from over. Allen’s dunk had stretched the East’s lead to three points, but it disappeared...
High school sports scores for April 5, 2025
High schools Baseball Saturday’s results Class 4A Section 1 Central Valley at Blackhawk, ppd. Nonsection Allderdice at Obama Academy, ppd. Chartiers-Houston at New Brighton, ppd. Lacrosse Girls Saturday’s result Nonsection Seton LaSalle 15, St. Hubert’s 1 Softball Saturday’s results Class 5A Section 4 Albert Gallatin at Peters Township, ppd. Nonsection...
West girls team rallies after slow start to win Cager Classic
Gia Richter hit the floor several times wrestling for loose balls during the 28th annual Alle-Kiski Cager Classic Saturday at Highlands High School. The St. Joseph’s senior guard wanted badly to lead the West team to a win. The muggy conditions also necessitated effort for anyone who desired to hold...
Westmoreland high school athletes of the week for April 6, 2025: Franklin Regional’s Toryn Fulton and Derry’s Jeremiah Gess
Toryn Fulton School: Franklin Regional Class: Senior Sport: Softball Claim to fame: Fulton led the Panthers (5-2) to a pair of wins in a variety of ways. She had a double, home run and three RBIs in a 6-4 win over McKeesport. Then, she stole a career-high six bases, doubled,...
Riverview’s Katerina Tsambis named Valley News Dispatch girls basketball player of the year
Katerina Tsambis 5-4, Sr., G, Riverview The Riverview girls basketball team won 14 games this past season and lost just five. Of those 14 games, a couple of them stand out for senior guard Katerina Tsambis. “I would have to say beating some of the bigger schools we played like...
Belle Vernon’s Zion Moore named TribLive Westmoreland boys basketball player of the year
Zion Moore Sr., G, Belle Vernon Asked to describe his senior basketball season in one word, TribLive Westmoreland Boys Basketball Player of the Year Zion Moore offered this: “History.” Belle Vernon’s high-volume scorer and his teammates produced the program’s first WPIAL championship since 1978 and did so as legendary coach...
Knoch’s Jackson Bauman headlines Valley News Dispatch boys basketball all-stars
Jackson Bauman 6-2, Jr., PG, Knoch When everything was on the line for the Knoch boys basketball team, Jackson Bauman shined. A heart-and-soul player for the Knights, Bauman came up big as his team faced elimination against section rival Deer Lakes in the WPIAL Class 4A fifth-place game with a...
Greensburg Central Catholic’s Erica Gribble headlines TribLive Westmoreland girls basketball all-stars
Erica Gribble Jr., G, Greensburg Central Catholic Even a second straight WPIAL championship doesn’t fully appease Erica Gribble. It doesn’t quite satisfy her appetite. Division I talents such as Gribble always seem to want more — from themselves, from their teammates, from their next goal. “I want to be more...
A-K HOF inductee Ondako excelled as an athlete, coach and still enjoys competition
Receiving the news that he had been selected to the Alle-Kiski Valley Sports Hall of Fame left Larry Ondako pondering his place among local athletic legends. “It presented kind of a conundrum for me,” said the 81-year-old Ondako. “The hall is for greatness. I think I played well and was...
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Apollo-Ridge’s Mikaila Ditty, Knoch’s Zane Pacek
Mikaila Ditty School: Apollo-Ridge Class: Freshman Sport: Softball Claim to fame: On the mound, Ditty threw a five-inning no-hitter, walking none and striking out 11, as the Vikings (5-1) beat Leechburg, 11-0, in a nonsection matchup. Helping her own cause, she went 2 for 3 with a grand slam, a...
Westmoreland high school notebook: County players, coaches set to take part in Roundball all-star games
The 21st Roundball Classic all-star basketball games are set for May 24-25 at North Allegheny. There will be seven all-senior games over two days, four boys and three girls. The schedule is as follows: Saturday, May 24 — Boys – Class 5A (South) vs. District 10, 3 p.m.; Girls –...
