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Westmoreland County high school baseball notebook: Franklin Regional sends scoreboards spinning
Six games into a season is a small sample size in which to evaluate a WPIAL baseball team, but based on what Franklin Regional has done in that space, it is probably a safe bet that the Panthers will continue to spray the ball around the park. The Panthers (5-1)...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 31, 2025
High schools Baseball Monday’s results Class 6A Section 1 Butler 12, North Hills 2 Central Catholic 7, Seneca Valley 6 Section 2 Hempfield 7, Norwin 3 Canon-McMillan at Woodland Hills, ppd. Class 5A Section 1 Armstrong 6, Penn-Trafford 5 Latrobe 15, Penn Hills 0 Franklin Regional at Kiski Area, ppd....
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 1, 2025: 6A baseball dives into 3-game section series
May Day! We begin the fourth month of the year with no attempt to fool, just an effort to point out some of the key high school sporting events set for a sunny Tuesday. While the other five classifications began section series play last week, Monday marked the start of...
Trib HSSN Head of the Class: WPIAL 2025 girls basketball coaches of the year
Girls high school basketball continues to grow thanks in part to the men and women who give of their time to teach, coach and mentor young women throughout the WPIAL. While we would like to now salute all 126 WPIAL girls basketball coaches from the 2024-2025 campaign, we have a...
Trib HSSN Head of the Class: WPIAL 2025 boys basketball coaches of the year
Coaching high school sports nowadays is a year-round venture with offseason workouts, summer leagues and fall open gyms. While we would like to now salute all 133 WPIAL boys basketball coaches from the 2024-2025 campaign, we have a special seat in the front of the classroom for those who were...
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week for March 31, 2025Video
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week – Juliette Leroux School: South Fayette Class: Junior Height: 5-foot-11 Position: Guard/Forward #Earned: All season long, the South Fayette junior triumvirate of Ryan Oldaker, Haylie Lamonde and Juliette Leroux led a balanced attack averaging between 15 and 17 points per game. In...
High school roundup for March 31, 2025: Knoch 7-footer Zane Pacek throws no-hitter
Zane Pacek, Knoch’s 7-foot right-hander, threw a complete-game no-hitter, striking out four, to lead the Knights to a 7-0 victory over Greensburg Salem (2-3, 0-1) in Section 3-4A baseball Monday. Cody Stull homered and drove in three, Kyle Morgan doubled and knocked in a pair and Noah Glassic and Ryan...
Penn-Trafford softball team looks sharp in win against nemesis Armstrong
Since Penn-Trafford won the 2019 PIAA Class 5A softball title, the team that has presented the most problems is Armstrong. The River Hawks have won five of the six meetings, including a heartbreaking loss in the WPIAL semifinals in 2024. But Penn-Trafford coach Denny Little is hoping things are changing....
Good day gets better for Evan Dunlap, Hempfield in win over Norwin
Junior infielder Evan Dunlap was in a good mood before and after Monday’s section opener. So were his Hempfield teammates. Dunlap belted a pair of home runs, and the Spartans limited host Norwin’s effectiveness on the basepaths to take the first game of the teams’ Section 2-6A baseball series, 7-3,...
Burrell hockey team caps memorable season with strong showing at California tournament
When the Burrell hockey team hoisted the Division 2 Pennsylvania Challenger Cup championship trophy March 22 at RMU Island Sports Center, the players knew they would have a quick turnaround for a flight a few days later to sunny California Selected earlier this year to play in the Chipolte USA...
4 WPIAL basketball players chosen for new PIAA all-championship team honor
Four WPIAL basketball players were among 24 student-athletes chosen for the first-ever PIAA Hoopsfest All-Championship Teams. South Allegheny’s Drew Cook, Upper St. Clair’s Rylee Kalocay, South Fayette’s Juliette Leroux and Neighborhood Academy’s Courtney Wallace were selected by the PIAA for the honor. The PIAA announced separate 12-player teams for boys...
Dozens of area seniors selected for 21st annual Roundball Classic all-star weekend
The Roundball Classic, the event that ties a bow around high school basketball season, has selected its players and coaches for another installment. The 21st Roundball 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...
Baldwin baseball coach faces suspension after WPIAL board says team violated PIAA rule
Baldwin must suspend its baseball coach three games for violating a PIAA rule about open gyms or the team won’t be eligible for the playoffs this season, the WPIAL announced Monday. The WPIAL held a hearing last week where first-year Baldwin baseball coach Scott Wolf said he inadvertently violated the...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Latrobe’s Owen Ward
Last season, the Latrobe boys volleyball team finished 6-9 overall, 5-5 in section play, and saw its postseason run end in the first round. This year, the Wildcats return with a senior-heavy roster determined to take a step forward. One of those seniors, Owen Ward, has been a key part...
New Kiski School football coach Aaron Smetanka wants to build family atmosphere
A month into his stint as football coach at The Kiski School, Aaron Smetanka has set two clear objectives. First, and most importantly, he wants to help grow better men for the future, to make sure his players have a solid life path for whenever they graduate. “The academic standards...
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Leechburg’s Chase Henry
He never saw it coming. As Leechburg senior pitcher/shortstop Chase Henry slid into second base in the Blue Devils’ final regular-season game last year against Highlands, the baseball came up and struck him in the face. “I knew it was going to be a close play, but the throw was...
Volleyball coaches association releases Week 3 WPIAL boys rankings
WPIAL boys volleyball teams enter the second week of section play looking to make moves in the standings. A number of teams have at least one section match under their belts, while several begin section play Tuesday evening. On the cusp of numerous key matchups in both Class 3A and...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for March 31, 2025: Serra Catholic, Eden Christian set to battle
We close out March with a focus on the first of two games in the WPIAL baseball section series Monday. Last season, Serra Catholic and Eden Christian Academy reached the WPIAL baseball championship game at Wild Things Park, the Eagles in 2A and the Warriors in A. Both had to...
High school sports scores, schedules for March 30, 2025
High schools Baseball Monday’s schedule Class 6A Section 1 Butler at North Hills, 4 p.m. Central Catholic at Seneca Valley, 4 p.m. Section 2 Canon-McMillan at Woodland Hills, 4 p.m. Hempfield at Norwin, 4 p.m. Class 5A Section 1 Armstrong at Penn-Trafford, 4 p.m. Franklin Regional at Kiski Area, 4...
Trib 10: State champions climb atop final power rankings
Six WPIAL basketball teams invaded Hershey this weekend with state championship dreams. Now that finals are in the books, four teams returned west with silver while two are celebrating first ever PIAA titles. South Fayette fell to Peters Township in the WPIAL girls basketball championship game to end a three-year...
Final 2024-25 Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school girls basketball rankings
The wealth and the gold were spread out when it came to the 2025 PIAA girls basketball championships. Six different districts had one team each win a state basketball title this winter. While Districts 2, 3, 8 (City League), 9, 10 and 11 were left out of the celebrations, district...
Final 2024-25 Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school boys basketball rankings
Five new champions and one repeat performer have been crowned in the PIAA boys basketball championships. It was a golden state postseason for the Philadelphia Catholic League. Father Judge in 6A, Neumann-Goretti in 5A, Devon Prep in 4A and West Catholic in 3A all won PIAA gold. It was back-to-back...
Trib HSSN boys basketball team of the week for March 30, 2025Video
Trib HSSN boys basketball teams of the week – The Neighborhood Academy Bulldogs Coach – Jordan Marks (Fourth season) Records – 10-0 and champions in Section 2-A, 29-1 overall #Earned – Wrapping up his fourth season as head coach of The Neighborhood Academy, Jordan Marks referred to this as a...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of March 31, 2025
March slides into April, and that’s no joke, as the focus switches full time to spring sports this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has video and audio coverage of WPIAL baseball, softball, boys and girls lacrosse and boys volleyball. Plus the Rebel Yell podcasts make...
Family came 1st in Giannikas’ decision to resign from coaching Penn-Trafford girls
John Giannikas had been contemplating this decision all basketball season. It was not easy and gave him restless nights. But while it burdened him, he knew what he had to do. Family must come first in the case of Penn-Trafford’s girls basketball coach, who resigned after 19 seasons leading the...
