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Unbeaten Frazier fine-tunes game in win over St. Joseph
It took Frazier two more innings to defeat St. Joseph, 11-1, Friday than it did in their first contest, but coach Don Hartman appreciated the chance to play more live defense against the Spartans. “The first time around, we beat St. Joseph in three innings, and I think we kind...
WPIAL clinched: Softball playoff qualifiers through April 26, 2024
The WPIAL softball playoff field is starting to fill up as the regular season winds down. Coverage of the 2024 WPIAL softball playoffs here on TribHSSN.TribLive.com starts with the brackets being unveiled during the Playoff Pairings Show on Thursday, May 9. The top four teams in each section qualify for...
High school roundup for April 26, 2024: Undefeated Riverside thumps North Catholic
Hunter Garvin hit a three-run homer to lead Riverside to a 12-1 win over North Catholic in nonsection baseball Friday afternoon. Darren McDade doubled and drove in a pair and winning pitcher Zack Hare gave up one unearned run in three innings for the Panthers (10-0). Josef Safar doubled for...
Kiski Area high jumper DeVito striving to soar higher as WPIAL meet approaches
Gianna DeVito leapt to a top height of 5 feet, 2 1/2 inches in the high jump at the Lady Spartans Invitational on April 13 at Latrobe Memorial Stadium. She finished second that day, and the height, a career-best for the Kiski Area sophomore, ranks fourth on the Kiski Area...
19 WPIAL players picked for 2024 all-state girls basketball team
A month after winning a PIAA title, Blackhawk teammates Alena Fusetti and Aubree Hupp were among 19 WPIAL girls basketball players to earn all-state honors Friday. Blackhawk coach Greg Huston, who guided the Cougars to a 27-3 record in his first season, was voted as the state coach of the...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for April 25, 2024
High schools Baseball Thursday’s results Class 6A Section 1 Butler 5, Allderdice 0 North Allegheny 4, Seneca Valley 3 Section 2 Canon-McMillan 11, Baldwin 1 Norwin 8, Central Catholic 4 Mt. Lebanon 3, Hempfield 1 Class 2A Section 1 Burgettstown 19, Chartiers-Houston 10 Section 2 Freedom 8, New Brighton 0...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 26, 2024: 4 teams tied for section softball lead square off
Currently there are four, soon there will be two. The amount of teams claiming a share of first place in Section 4-5A softball in the WPIAL will be cut in half by the end of Friday. As of now, defending WPIAL champion Trinity (9-4), along with Connellsville (9-5), Thomas Jefferson...
High school roundup for April 25, 2024: North Allegheny takes series with walk-off win over Seneca Valley
Owen Schall hit a sacrifice fly and JD Costanzo hit an RBI single as North Allegheny scored twice in the bottom of the seventh inning to defeat Seneca Valley, 4-3, on Thursday to take two of three in a Section 1-6A baseball series. Nicolas Varlotta recorded the final out of...
WPIAL clinched: Baseball playoff qualifiers through April 25, 2024
The 2024 WPIAL baseball playoff field is starting to take shape with just over a week remaining in the regular season The top four teams in each section qualify for the playoffs with all tied teams advancing if they split their head-to-head meetings. Coverage of the 2024 WPIAL baseball playoffs...
Norwin’s Melani Schmidt shines at WCCA track & field championship
Norwin junior Melani Schmidt had a great day at the Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association track and field championship Thursday at Latrobe’s Memorial Stadium. It was almost a fantastic day. She was .003 of second from winning four gold medals at the annual event. She won the 200- and 400-meter runs...
WPIAL reveals brackets for 2024 team track championships
The North Allegheny boys and girls will try to repeat as WPIAL champions when the track and field team playoffs start Tuesday. The Tigers swept the WPIAL Class 3A titles a year ago, while the Quaker Valley girls and Greensburg Central Catholic boys will try to repeat as 2A champions....
Knoch softball team prepares for huge section showdown
When Knoch softball coach Chris Gardner was asked in a preseason questionnaire what his expectations were for this season, his response was simple and to the point. “Win the section,” he said. A month and a half after that direct appraisal, Gardner’s Knights are on the cusp of an attempt...
Ace David Shields pitches Mt. Lebanon to sweep of Hempfield, 2-game section lead
Mt. Lebanon senior David Shields missed the first few weeks of the season battling mononucleosis, a viral infection that causes a sore throat and fever, often in young adults. While one of the top high school baseball players in the state is just now working back to feeling like himself,...
Norwin completes much-needed sweep of Central Catholic
In an 8-4 victory over Central Catholic that gave Norwin its first three-game Section 2-6A sweep of the WPIAL baseball season, Nate Silberman may have epitomized the Knights’ push for a playoff spot, maybe even their identity, with one swing of the bat and a mad dash around the bases....
Youthful lineup delivering for Leechburg baseball team
Leechburg baseball coach Heath Shimer never has had a roster with no seniors before this season, but he didn’t change the goals he had for his team. He wants his Blue Devils to compete for section and WPIAL titles. Shimer has watched his team grow up as the season has...
Mt. Pleasant softball stays in section playoff race with shutout win over Yough
Behind the two-hit pitching of GiGi Stanek, the Mt. Pleasant softball team defeated visiting Yough, 5-0, on Thursday for its third straight win, which vaulted them back into the WPIAL playoff picture. Mt. Pleasant (9-6, 4-4) used a five-run fifth inning and stellar defense to hold the Cougars at bay...
North Allegheny, Sewickley Academy earn No. 1 seeds for WPIAL boys team tennis tournament
North Allegheny and Sewickley Academy drew No. 1 seeds for the WPIAL boys team tennis tournament when brackets were released Thursday. North Allegheny (12-0) was seeded first in Class 3A ahead of No. 2 Gateway (9-0), No. 3 Upper St. Clair (10-1) and No. 4 Fox Chapel (9-1). Gateway defeated...
Everything clicking for Penn-Trafford baseball on 9-game winning streak
When Lou Cortazzo decided he wanted the interim tag removed from his name and officially became the coach of the Penn-Trafford baseball team, everything started to click. The move felt right. Of course, Cortazzo had to act fast. He had been in rain delays longer than the time it took...
Westmoreland County baseball notebook: Belle Vernon ace has been ‘lights out’
When senior Colton Lee pitches, Belle Vernon baseball fans show up to watch. Lee is having an impressive spring on the mound for the Leopards (10-2, 7-1), who are in contention for the Section 2-4A title. They trail Latrobe (11-2, 8-0) by one game. The 6-foot-2, 175-pound left-hander is 4-0...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for April 24, 2024
High schools Baseball Wednesday’s results Class 3A Section 1 Beaver Falls 15, Mohawk 1 Nonsection Belle Vernon 13, Thomas Jefferson 5 Brentwood 10, Brashear 9 Ellwood City 10, Laurel 8 Valley 6, Greensburg Salem 2 Thursday’s schedule Class 6A Section 1 Allderdice at Butler, 7 p.m. Seneca Valley at North...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 25, 2024: Surging Mt. Lebanon looks to sweep
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. The Mt. Lebanon baseball teams starts slow, then hits its stride and runs amok in Class 6A. In 2022, the Blue Devils started the season 1-4 and ended up defeating rival Upper St. Clair to win the WPIAL crown. A year ago,...
High school roundup for April 24, 2024: Plum knocks off Shaler
Riley Stephans struck out nine and allowed one unearned run in seven innings to lead Plum to a 4-1 win over Shaler in Section 1-5A softball Wednesday. Liana Yusko crushed a solo homer in the first and finished with two RBIs and Danielle Pici went 2 for 4 with an...
Westmoreland softball notebook: Hempfield comes back strong
Hempfield put together quite a four-game stretch last week — a positive and productive answer to its first loss of the season. After dropping a 2-0 decision to Seneca Valley in a game where they were no-hit, the Spartans went 4-0 last week and outscored their opponents 42-0. Hempfield labeled...
Trib 10: Busy schedules shake up baseball, softball power rankings
April began with two weeks of wet, cold and snowy conditions that kept a lot of WPIAL baseball and softball teams indoors. However, you blink in April and the weather can change very quickly. Thus Mother Nature has been kind the last two weeks, allowing for plenty of district teams...
WPIAL clinched: Softball playoff qualifiers through April 24, 2024
The WPIAL softball playoff field is starting to fill up as the regular season winds down. Coverage of the 2024 WPIAL softball playoffs here on TribHSSN.TribLive.com starts with the brackets being unveiled during the Playoff Pairings Show on Thursday, May 9. The top four teams in each section qualify for...
