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14th-seeded Burrell baseball stuns Mt. Pleasant in 1st round of WPIAL Class 3A playoffs
Any team wanting to be successful in the WPIAL playoffs should follow Burrell’s recipe Tuesday at Gateway. The No. 14 Bucs combined timely hitting, sound defense and the crafty pitching of left-hander Stevie Hasson en route to a 6-2 upset of No. 3 Mt. Pleasant in the opening round of...
Well-prepared Central Valley knocks Mt. Pleasant out of WPIAL softball playoffs
Like most games, Central Valley softball players knew the assignment. Coach Shannon Sullivan and her staff like to analyze opponents down to the finest details. They know tendencies. “We had girls watching film during study hall,” Sullivan said. “We chart pitches and do our homework on teams. We know what...
Avella gets clutch hits to top Springdale, end 15-year playoff win drought
In the fourth inning of a WPIAL Class A first-round playoff game between Springdale and Avella, Bryce Wright of the Eagles hit a long foul ball to left field that clanged off the light standard and ricocheted back on the field. It was kind of appropriate for the Avella pitcher...
Jeannette softball advances past Northgate even without the benefit of a hit
No hits, no problem. Sixth-seeded Jeannette didn’t get a hit against Northgate on Tuesday but took advantage of the Flames’ miscues to score four unearned runs and move on in the WPIAL Class A softball playoffs with a 4-0 victory in the first round at West Mifflin. “It wasn’t pretty,...
Chartiers Valley ‘checked all of the boxes’ for new boys basketball coach Corey Dotchin
Corey Dotchin used to listen to podcasts on his drive to basketball practice, but he won’t have the time anymore. “Now I’ll listen to them when I cut the grass,” said Dotchin, who was hired Tuesday night as boys basketball coach at Chartiers Valley, which gives him a much shorter...
No. 12 Freeport softball upsets No. 5 Southmoreland in WPIAL Class 3A 1st round
Freeport made the WPIAL softball playoffs 12 straight seasons before missing out last spring. The Yellowjackets so far are enjoying their return to the postseason. The No. 12 seed got on the board first in Tuesday afternoon’s Class 3A first-round matchup with No. 5 Southmoreland at Gateway before withstanding a...
A-K Valley softball playoff preview capsules: Games for Wednesday, May 15, 2024
WPIAL softball playoffs Class 4A Quarterfinals 2-Hampton (15-4) vs. 7-Knoch (15-6) 4 p.m. Wednesday at Mars Winner plays: Winner of 3-Indiana (13-6)/11-Blackhawk (9-7) in semifinals (time, date, site TBD) Players to watch: Mackenzie Reese, Hampton; Marlee Fraser, Knoch Extra bases: Hampton won Section 3 at 11-1 and is averaging 10.1...
Westmoreland softball playoff preview capsules: Games for Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Class 6A Quarterfinals 5-Norwin (8-10) vs. 4-Pine-Richland (11-9) 4 p.m. Wednesday at Gateway Winner plays: 1-Hempfield (18-1) May 22 in semifinals (time, site TBD) Players to watch: Bailey Snowberger, Norwin; Mackenzie Gillis, Pine-Richland Extra bases: Norwin is looking to right the ship after two losses to Pine-Richland in section play...
Sewickley Academy athletes to play football for Moon under co-op agreement
Sewickley Academy students will be playing football for Moon next fall under a plan the private school announced Tuesday. Pending approval from the WPIAL and PIAA, the schools will form a cooperative sponsorship of a sport — known informally as a co-op — for middle school and high school football...
Westmoreland baseball playoff capsules: Games for Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Class 5A 10-Moon (10-7) vs. 7-Penn-Trafford (16-3) 2 p.m. Wednesday at Gateway, Monroeville. Winner plays: No. 2 Fox Chapel, which drew a bye, on May 20 at a site and time to be determined. Players to watch: Coleman Fletcher, Moon; Jason Sabol, Penn-Trafford; Extra bases: The Warriors finished third in...
A-K Valley high school baseball playoff preview capsules for May 15, 2024
WPIAL baseball playoffs Class 5A First round 5-Plum (13-7) vs. 12-Trinity (8-8) 7 p.m. Wednesday at Gateway Winner plays: 4-Bethel Park (13-6) May 20 in quarterfinals (time, site TBD) Players to watch: Erik Streussnig, Plum; Matthew Robaugh, Trinity Extra bases: Plum tied for the Section 1 title with Penn-Trafford, Fox...
Chartiers Valley poised to hire Corey Dotchin as boys basketball coach
Former Highlands boys basketball coach Corey Dotchin is poised to take over Chartiers Valley’s program. Dotchin is listed on the Chartiers Valley school board agenda as the recommended candidate to be hired at Tuesday night’s meeting. He went 55-22 in three seasons as Highlands’ coach and spent the previous nine...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 14, 2024: Baseball playoffs get started
Welcome to the second day of the WPIAL softball and lacrosse playoffs, along with the lid-lifters in the baseball and boys volleyball postseason. The curtain goes up on the baseball playoffs with first round games in Class 3A, 2A and A on Tuesday. In Class 3A, Mohawk was swept in...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 13, 2024
High schools Baseball WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals May 20 schedule Mt. Lebanon (16-4) vs. Butler (6-12), TBA; Hempfield (14-6) vs. Seneca Valley (10-8-1), TBA; Pine-Richland (16-4) vs. Central Catholic (10-10), TBA; North Allegheny (14-5) vs. Norwin (11-9), TBA Class 5A First round Wednesday’s schedule West Allegheny (15-3) bye; Shaler...
High school roundup for May 13, 2024: 11th-seeded Latrobe knocks off No. 6 Trinity in 5A softball
Madi Balko crushed a two-run homer, and Sami Kronenwetter smashed an RBI double in a three-run fourth inning to lead 11th-seeded Latrobe to a 5-1 upset victory over No. 6 Trinity in a WPIAL Class 5A first-round softball game Monday. Winning pitcher Kayla Williams gave up one run on three...
Knoch stays patient at plate, rallies past Greensburg Salem in 4A 1st round
Staying patient was Knoch’s winning strategy in a playoff opener against Greensburg Salem, especially after falling behind by three runs early. Knoch drew 10 walks, added four timely hits and capitalized on four errors to rally back and defeat Greensburg Salem, 8-3, in a WPIAL Class 4A first-round game Monday...
Penn-Trafford softball escapes with victory over Bethel Park in 1st round
Since Denny Little took over as coach of the Penn-Trafford softball team in 2017, his teams had made it a habit of playing in the Class 5A quarterfinals. That tradition ended last season, when the rebuilding Warriors qualified for the playoffs but were bounced in the first round by eventual...
Connellsville jumps on Plum early in Class 5A 1st-round win
Gateway High School’s softball field isn’t the most popular place for Plum. The Mustangs have seen their season end on that field three of the past four years. Two years ago in the WPIAL Class 5A first round, Fox Chapel blanked Plum. Last year, Thomas Jefferson rallied from three runs...
Shaler scores walk-off win over Franklin Regional in WPIAL Class 5A 1st round
With one swing and a sharp ping to center, trepidation turned to triumph for Alyssa Schaffold. The Shaler sophomore cracked a bases-loaded single up the middle to score junior Olivia Sachs in the bottom of the seventh as the fifth-seeded Titans walked off No. 12 Franklin Regional, 3-2, in the...
Thomas Jefferson lineman Shep Turk, Florida wide receiver Tony Kinsler commit to Pitt
Thomas Jefferson lineman Shep Turk had three specific items in mind when he was began to consider where he would continue his football career in 2025. He said Pitt met all three criteria, and that’s why he became the first Pennsylvania or WPIAL prospect to give coach Pat Narduzzi a...
Westmoreland high school baseball playoff preview capsules for May 14, 2024
WPIAL baseball playoffs Class 3A 10-Greensburg Salem (8-8) vs. 7-Avonworth (12-8) 7 p.m. Tuesday at Peterswood Park Winner plays: Winner of 2-Mohawk (16-3)/15-East Allegheny (12-6) on May 20 in quarterfinals (time, site TBD) Players to watch: Tyler Martin, Greensburg Salem; Aiden Tinker, Avonworth Extra bases: Greensburg Salem’s top hitter, Grant...
A-K Valley high school baseball playoff preview capsules for May 14, 2024
WPIAL baseball playoffs Class 3A First round 14-Burrell (11-8) vs. 3-Mt. Pleasant (13-4) 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at Gateway Winner plays: Winner of 6-Waynesburg (13-3)/11-Neshannock (11-9) on May 20 in quarterfinals (time, site TBD) Players to watch: A.J. McLafferty, Burrell; Jacob Kitz, Mt. Pleasant Extra bases: Kitz and Connor Drzal have...
Westmoreland high school softball playoff preview capsules for May 14, 2024
WPIAL softball playoffs Class 3A First round 2-Ligonier Valley (13-5) vs. 15-Keystone Oaks (8-9) 4 p.m. Tuesday at Gateway Winner plays: Winner of 10-Ellwood City/7-Burrell on Thursday in quarterfinals (time, site TBD) Players to watch: Cheyenne Piper, Ligonier Valley; Kylie Stahl, Keystone Oaks Extra bases: Ligonier Valley has yet to...
A-K Valley high school softball playoff preview capsules for May 14, 2024
WPIAL softball playoffs Class 3A First round 14-Deer Lakes (9-10) vs. 3-South Park (16-1) 3 p.m. Tuesday at Fox Chapel Winner plays: 6-Central Valley (11-2)/11-Mt. Pleasant (11-8) on Thursday in quarterfinals (time, site TBD) Players to watch: Maddie Kee, Deer Lakes; Sydney Sekely, South Park Extra bases: South Park capped...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Derry’s Cam McNichol
Last year, Derry’s boys volleyball team went 3-7 in Section 2-2A. This season, the Trojans found themselves in the thick of a playoff race, having won five games before the final stretch. Senior Cam McNichol, who has transitioned between outside hitter and setter over his two years with the Trojans,...
