High School category, Page 292
Penn-Trafford junior aims high in javelin
Talk about making a huge leap. Penn-Trafford junior Logan Kerstetter wasn’t his team’s best javelin thrower coming into the season. That honor was held by senior Matt Sarnowski. But things have changed dramatically, and Kerstetter has taken his game to another level. Heading into May, he has the top throw...
Penn Hills baseball looking to string hits together
Purchasing new equipment has helped the Penn Hills baseball team raise its collective batting average. If the Indians want to build on that success and win games, they will have to string those hits together. Penn Hills has only produced 23 runs in its first 11 games. “We have quite...
Penn Hills junior finds unexpected success in long jump
Ronald Porter didn’t think much about the long jump at first. Entering his first track and field season at Penn Hills, the junior wanted to help get his time in the 100 dash down to earn bragging rights with his football teammates. But Indians coach Lee Zelkowiz and his staff...
Longtime teacher, athletic director Tom Evans named 2024 Ferrante Award winner
Tom Evans retired as a teacher and athletic director from the Yough School District in 2020. But he really hasn’t stepped away completely from the high school sports scene. Evans has been an event coordinator at Hempfield and remains on the WPIAL board of directors, most recently as the junior...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for April 27, 2024
High schools Baseball Saturday’s results Homer-Center tournament Consolation Apollo-Ridge 4, Penns Manor 2 Championship Homer-Center 11, Derry 10 Nonsection Carrick 8, Brentwood 4 Ellwood City 13, Union 3 Gateway 4, Seneca Valley 2 Knoch 4, Deer Lakes 0 Softball Saturday’s results Class A Section 2 Carmichaels 5, Jefferson-Morgan 2 Nonsection...
High school roundup for April 27, 2024: Gateway gets 1st win by beating Seneca Valley at PNC Park
Dylan Vojnik hit a bases-clearing double in the bottom of the fifth inning to lead Gateway to a 4-2 victory over Seneca Valley in nonsection baseball Saturday at PNC Park. Elliot Sterner worked a scoreless fifth to earn the win for the Gators (1-12), who picked up their first win...
Westmoreland athletes of the week: Norwin’s Melani Schmidt, Latrobe’s Dom Cararini
Melani Schmidt School: Norwin Class: Junior Sport: Track & field Claim to fame: Schmidt was named the track MVP at the Westmoreland County Coaches Association Championships at Latrobe, collecting four medals, including gold in the 200- and 400-meter dashes (in 25.11 and 58.88 seconds). She also anchored the winning 400...
Former Bishop Canevin standout Daiveon Taylor, now at Aliquippa, commits to West Virginia
Daiveon Taylor wasn’t traveling to Morgantown this weekend just to watch West Virginia’s annual Gold-Blue spring game. He was there to commit. “I had it planned all week,” said Taylor, a 6-foot-2, 227-pound sophomore linebacker who recently transferred from Bishop Canevin to Aliquippa. Taylor shared his decision with WVU head...
WPIAL baseball rankings: Week ending April 28, 2024
Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Mt. Lebanon, 13-3, 3 2. North Allegheny, 12-3, 1 3. Pine-Richland, 13-3, 4 4. Hempfield, 12-4, 2 5. Seneca Valley, 7-6, 5 Out: none Class 5A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. West Allegheny, 10-2, 2 2. Shaler, 11-3, 1 3. Penn-Trafford, 12-1, 3...
Trib HSSN softball rankings for April 27, 2024
Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Seneca Valley, 14-0, 1 2. Hempfield, 12-1, 2 3. North Allegheny, 8-4, 4 4. Pine-Richland, 7-7, 3 5. Norwin, 7-8, 5 Out: none Class 5A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Armstrong, 12-1, 3 2. North Hills, 10-2, 4 3. West Allegheny, 14-2, 2...
1946 New Ken football, 1979 Valley basketball teams headed for Alle-Kiski Valley Sports Hall of Fame
The Alle-Kiski Valley Sports Hall of Fame has been honoring the best of the best in local athletics for more than a half century. During that period, the organization has welcomed nearly 400 individuals into its ranks. For the first time, the A-K hall will admit teams: • The 1946...
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Plum’s Riley Stephans, Kiski Area’s Nate Witt
Riley Stephans School: Plum Class: Sophomore Sport: Softball Report card: Plum sophomore Riley Stephans tossed two no-hitters and a two-hitter this week in leading the Mustangs (9-4, 6-3) to three victories. On Monday, she allowed zero hits and struck out 10 in four innings in a 15-0 win over Oakland...
WPIAL schedules eligibility hearing for Imani Christian all-state basketball player R.J. Sledge
Imani Christian junior R.J. Sledge won his third straight PIAA boys basketball title in March, but his ability to win a fourth next winter is in limbo. The WPIAL has scheduled a hearing for May 6 to decide whether the all-state player is eligible for his senior year. Imani has...
Pine-Richland notebook: Baseball team shows mettle with 5 wins in 5 days
Five section games in five days? No problem for the Pine-Richland baseball team. The Rams swept the week, winning three against Seneca Valley and two makeup games over Allderdice. Those victories set up a Section 1-6A championship showdown with North Allegheny. The two teams were scheduled to play a three-game...
Westmoreland County high school notebook: Franklin Regional star picks Washington & Jefferson
After a season to remember, Franklin Regional senior basketball player Cam Rowell made his college decision. The 6-foot-5 guard announced he will play at Washington & Jefferson. Rowell recently was named to the Pennsylvania Sports Writers Class 5A All-State Second Team. The TribLive Westmoreland player of the year showed his...
Pine-Richland softball hoping potent offense leads to playoff berth
With a couple of weeks left in the regular season, the Pine-Richland softball team finds itself in a similar situation to last year. The Rams are in the middle of the pack in the lone WPIAL Class 6A section and fighting to get into the postseason. They were in fifth...
Plum girls lacrosse picks up pace, improves playoff positioning
The Plum girls lacrosse team has made adjustments as the season has progressed. When the Mustangs’ young attacks needed time to grow into their roles, Plum counted on its upperclassmen to help carry the fight in the midfield. The Mustangs have been scoring at an impressive clip this season. While...
Advance Leader notebook: Plum boys lacrosse sets program record
The Plum boys lacrosse team routed Winchester Thurston earlier this month and did it with 17 goals, the most in the nearly decadelong history of the program. Juniors C.M. Sillman and Noah Parente each scored four goals, while junior Dom Colamarino and senior Caden Anderson added two goals apiece in...
Norwin notebook: Trainer honored for life-saving efforts
While he sees it as “just doing his job,” others saw what Dave Snowberger did as a superhuman act. Snowberger helped to save a man’s life earlier this year, and his rush to action earned him a lofty honor in sports training circles. Snowberger received the Pennsylvania Athletic Trainers Society...
North Allegheny notebook: Tigers earn 4 medals at Huron River Sprints
North Allegheny’s rowing team opened the spring season by earning four medals and taking third place at the Huron River Sprints in Kensington, Mich., on April 20. The men’s novice 4x of Nikhil Kshirsagar, Neil Pore, Grady Stoll and Max Disque with coxswain Abby Berger finished second. The women’s JV...
North Allegheny boys lacrosse is looking for consistency ahead of postseason
North Allegheny’s boys lacrosse team began the season with five consecutive losses. Since April 5, they’ve won six of their last seven, but according to coach John Rullan, they still have yet to play a full 48 minutes. “We weren’t putting that full four quarters together,” Rullan said. “We always...
Hampton senior makes quick transition from hardwood to track
Hampton senior AJ Prodente has gone from sprinting 94 feet to racing 400 meters. The starting point guard on Hampton’s 25-5 WPIAL Class 4A runner-up basketball team this past winter, Prodente has swapped his sneakers for spikes in only his second season competing in track. “I wish that we’d had...
Hampton girls flag football thrives in 1st season
When a group of Hampton girls desired a fun, low-stress spring sport, they found exactly what they were looking for. With a little help from the Pittsburgh Steelers. Hampton is a first-year club team in the high school girls flag football league, which is sponsored by the Steelers and the...
Young Fox Chapel softball team finding stride ahead of WPIAL playoffs
The Fox Chapel softball team came as close as a team could to clinching a playoff spot from Section 1-5A when it dispatched Oakland Catholic, 20-5, last week to improve to 4-4 and remain one game behind third-place Plum in the section standings. Coach Chris Olbrich said his team, with...
Fox Chapel notebook: Track team collects medals at Butler Invitational
The Fox Chapel track team made the most of its trip to the 59th annual Butler Invitational. The Foxes had a healthy number of athletes earn top three finishes and get a boost of confidence. Both of Fox Chapel’s returning state qualifiers — Anna Troutman and Claire Conti — had...
