High School category, Page 2
North Allegheny boys tennis makes historic run
North Allegheny boys tennis is so strong this season that the No. 3 singles player for the Tigers is the No. 2 singles player in the WPIAL. “I don’t know that that’s ever really happened before,” coach Matt Woffington said. “It just shows the depth that we have. When your...
Fox Chapel softball coming to grips with playoff loss
Larry Troutman enjoyed the boost the Fox Chapel softball program got from an upset win in the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs a year ago. He hopes taking a first-round exit they didn’t expect will provide similar fuel for next season. The Foxes, who were seeded ninth, were bounced in the...
Fox Chapel notebook: Clarion’s Jacob Patterson earns All-PSAC honors
Jacob Patterson missed out on the 2025 Clarion baseball season because of an injury. But the redshirt sophomore and Fox Chapel graduate made the most of his return to the diamond this spring with the Golden Eagles. Patterson hit .324 and drove in 31 runs to earn second-team All-PSAC West...
Fox Chapel boys lacrosse checking boxes during historic season
The Fox Chapel boys lacrosse program picked up the first section title in program history. The Foxes, who earned the second seed in the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs, made sure to show everyone that they mean business. Fox Chapel — behind four goals from Griffin McCaffrey — knocked down No....
Fox Chapel baseball runs out of margin for error in playoff loss
Not having top pitcher West Virginia commit Blake Krushinski wasn’t ideal for the Fox Chapel baseball program heading into the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs. The margin between success and an early exit from the district playoffs is narrow. Fox Chapel, which had to scratch and claw to reach the postseason,...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 15, 2026
High schools Baseball WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals Monday’s schedule Mt. Lebanon (12-7) vs. Butler (17-3) at North Allegheny, 7 p.m.; Central Catholic (9-11) vs. Norwin (12-8) at Gateway, 7 p.m.; Seneca Valley (10-10) vs. Canon-McMillan (15-5) at Boyce Mayview Park, 4 p.m.; Hempfield (10-10) vs. North Allegheny (12-7) at...
High school roundup for May 15, 2026: North Allegheny, North Catholic advance at state tennis tournament
WPIAL Class 3A champion North Allegheny and Class 2A runner-up North Catholic are still in the running for a state championship. North Allegheny had no problems with District 1 runner-up Central Bucks West in the PIAA quarterfinals Friday in Hershey, earning a 3-0 sweep. At No. 1 and No. 2...
For some Westmoreland County baseball, softball teams, there’s a layoff before the playoffs
Maybe the WPIAL playoff system is fractured. Hempfield softball coach Tina Madison thinks so. She and her Spartans have had plenty of time to think about the issue. About half a month, to be exact. “It’s just the hurry up and wait,” Madison said. “The WPIAL has you squeezing in...
By ‘building a family of athletes,’ Allderdice dominates City League track
The Allderdice Dragons continued their dominance of the City League track and field championships as the boys won for the 15th consecutive year, and the girls won for the 12th time in the past 13 seasons. The Dragons won decisively as the boys notched 198 points, with Obama Academy finishing...
High school scores, summaries and schedules form May 14, 2026
High schools Baseball WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals Monday’s schedule Mt. Lebanon (12-7) vs. Butler (17-3) at North Allegheny, 7 p.m.; Central Catholic (9-11) vs. Norwin (12-8) at Gateway, 7 p.m.; Seneca Valley (10-10) vs. Canon-McMillan (15-5) at Boyce Mayview Park, 4 p.m.; Hempfield (10-10) vs. North Allegheny (12-7) at...
High school roundup for May 14, 2026: Keystone Oaks in top form in Class 3A 1st-round win over Deer Lakes
Kennadi Smith threw a three-hit shutout with 11 strikeouts to lead No. 7 Keystone Oaks to a 6-0 victory over No. 10 Deer Lakes in the WPIAL Class 3A softball first round Thursday. Eveline Kyper hit two home runs and Kylie Stahl had a single and two RBIs for the...
Despite missing 2 starters, Thomas Jefferson boys volleyball team downs Deer Lakes
The Thomas Jefferson boys volleyball team couldn’t deploy a picture-perfect attack in the WPIAL Class 2A quarterfinals against Deer Lakes. The Jaguars weren’t equipped to do so Thursday night on the road. Missing two starters, Thomas Jefferson instead focused on putting the Lancers out of system. The Jaguars then put...
Heart of Riverside order steps up in Class 2A 1st-round win over Brentwood
There was a time when Riverside softball was a dominant force in the WPIAL. From 1989-2013, the Panthers reached the district championship game 11 times in 25 years, winning gold six times. On a day that felt more like March than mid-May, Riverside turned back the clock with an impressive...
Freeport’s Mackenzie Magness rises to occasion at WPIAL track championships
Mackenzie Magness took home four loaves of Jenny Lee Swirl cinnamon bread from Thursday’s WPIAL Class 2A track and field championships at Slippery Rock University. The McKees Rocks-based bakery sponsored the meet and gave a loaf to each medalist, and Magness again found herself on the medals podium multiple times....
Peters Township freshman Katie Froelich bursts onto WPIAL track scene with pair of gold medals
Peters Township freshman phenom Katie Froelich has loudly announced her presence as one of the state’s top distance runners this year. Making her WPIAL championship debut Thursday, Froelich certainly lived up to the hype. Froelich ran to titles in the Class 3A 1,600- and 3,200-meter runs in the meet held...
Greensburg Central Catholic’s Jerry Davis 3-peats as WPIAL 400 champ by microscopic margin
Greensburg Central Catholic senior Jerry Davis three-peated as WPIAL Class 2A champion in the 400-meter dash Thursday at Slippery Rock University. And he did it by the slimmest of margins. In one of the closest races in WPIAL championship history, Davis edged North Catholic’s Logan Schade by a 1,000th of...
Trio of Westmoreland athletes earn double gold at WPIAL track and field championships
Franklin Regional junior Sean Cartwright was not pleased with his second place in the 110-meter hurdles Thursday. But that early disappointment quickly dissipated shortly afterwards. Cartwright rebounded by winning the Class 3A high jump and 300 hurdles at the WPIAL track and field championships at Mihalek-Thompson Stadium in Slippery Rock....
Southmoreland’s Megan Mehall a double winner at WPIAL track and field championships
It was not a picture-perfect day weather wise Thursday at the WPIAL track and field championships. The cool, damp conditions at Slippery Rock University might have been uncomfortable for the hundreds of athletes and fans at Mihalek-Thompson Stadium, but it did not faze Southmoreland senior Megan Mehall. She returned home...
Grace Stein fans 16 for Jeannette in decisive victory over Bishop Canevin in Class A 1st round
A food truck sat running near the softball field Thursday at unseasonably cold and damp Plum. Jeannette didn’t need a snack for its playoff opener. It feasted on Bishop Canevin. Senior pitcher Grace Stein piloted another victory with her arm and bat as the No. 8-seeded Jayhawks brushed aside the...
Timely hitting, stellar defense lift Burrell over Charleroi in softball playoffs
A couple seventh-inning, “snow cone” catches by Burrell infielders Sophia Gregg and Addy Wojtczak helped to seal a 6-3 Buccaneers victory against Charleroi on Thursday in the opening round of the WPIAL softball playoffs at Norwin High School in North Huntingdon. They came at a crucial time. “You don’t want...
Owen Proskin leads Plum boys track and field team in huge day at WPIAL championships
Owen Proskin flashed a smile while holding a loaf of cinnamon bread and glancing down at the gold medal around his neck as he stepped off the 110-meter hurdles medals podium Thursday at the WPIAL Class 3A track and field championships at Slippery Rock University. Fourth last year in the...
Avonworth hands Yough another 1-run loss to send Cougars out of softball playoffs
The Yough softball team had plenty of experience in tight games entering the playoffs, having had six one-run outcomes this season, going 2-4 in those contests. The Cougars were in another tight one against Avonworth in the first round of the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs Thursday afternoon. But Yough (13-8)...
Westmoreland baseball notebook: Derry, Hampton make unlikely quarterfinals matchup
Not many people saw this quarterfinal matchup coming. Well, maybe the teams did. Whatever the case, may the best underdog win. Derry, the No. 13 seed, will meet No. 12 Hampton in the WPIAL 4A playoffs at 7 p.m. Monday at Plum for the right to play in the semifinals....
Steelers’ Black Friday matchup won’t impact WPIAL championships but site still to be determined
WPIAL executive director Vince Sortino said Thursday that the Steelers’ reported game scheduled at home against the Denver Broncos on Black Friday will not affect the WPIAL football championship games, but he is not sure where the championship games will be played next fall. Sortino said four WPIAL championship games...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 13, 2026
High schools Baseball WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals Monday’s schedule Mt. Lebanon (12-7) vs. Butler (17-3) at North Allegheny, 7 p.m.; Central Catholic (9-11) vs. Norwin (12-8) at Gateway, 7 p.m.; Seneca Valley (10-10) vs. Canon-McMillan (15-5) at Boyce Mayview Park, 4 p.m.; Hempfield (10-10) vs. North Allegheny (12-7) at...
