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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...
Franklin Regional fends off Latrobe in section slugfest
Franklin Regional measured up in its latest softball victory. Toryn Fulton launched a towering, opposite-field home run in the bottom of the first inning that traveled around 200 feet. In the second, third baseman Ceana Copeland made a laser throw 60 feet across the diamond to complete a double play....
New Gateway duo wins WPIAL doubles title; Montour team makes school history
When Gateway junior Adam Memije advanced to the WPIAL Class 3A singles championship match two weeks ago and qualified for the PIAA tournament, and fellow Gators junior Zidaan Hassan lost in the semifinals, Hassan knew immediately that to win a second straight WPIAL doubles title, he would have to do...
Freeport tightens race in softball Section 1-3A with win over 1st-place Burrell
With the Section 1-3A title race heating up down the stretch, Freeport felt it was the perfect time to stir the embers a little more. As section-leading Burrell made the trip to Freeport Community Park, the Yellowjackets tightened the battle for first after defeating the Bucs, 5-2, on Wednesday. Freeport...
Monessen avenges loss to Leechburg to improve playoff position
Monessen put together a strong performance and took advantage of mistakes to pick up an important 9-4 win over Leechburg in Section 3-A softball play Wednesday. Kendra Jones, Joey Hurst, Jaz’mein Parker and Bry’Aunna Cook drove in runs for the Greyhounds (5-5, 5-4). Parker had two of Monessen’s eight hits....
Aliquippa injunction hearing vs. PIAA takes 3-week pause with executive director testifying
If the PIAA competitive-balance rule were nullified, “it would probably cause chaos,” the PIAA’s top administrator said Wednesday during testimony in a Beaver County courtroom. Schools are already planning homecoming celebrations and other special nights based on fall sports schedules, said PIAA executive director Bob Lombardi, who insisted that those...
With ace Cheyenne Piper putting up zeroes, Ligonier Valley jumps back into contention
Section 3-3A softball coaches are wary of the movement on Cheyenne Piper’s pitches. The spin. The rise and drop. The changes in speed. Piper’s team also has thrown a curveball at opponents with a resounding message that has reverberated through the standings and painted the outside corner: “Remember us?” Piper,...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 24, 2024: Section contenders square off in 3A softball
Midweek features plenty of section softball contests around the WPIAL as the sands of time slide through the remaining days of the regular season. The top four teams in Section 1-3A square off Wednesday. Burrell (6-1, 8-3) is even in the loss column with Avonworth (4-1, 6-3) coming into the...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for April 23, 2024
High schools Baseball Tuesday’s results Class 6A Section 1 Butler 4, Allderdice 3 Butler 14, Allderdice 8 Seneca Valley 8, North Allegheny 7 Section 2 Canon-McMillan 10, Baldwin 0 Mt. Lebanon 9, Hempfield 4 Norwin 5, Central Catholic 4 Class 5A Section 1 Franklin Regional 6, Armstrong 2 Penn-Trafford 15,...
23 WPIAL players picked to 2024 all-state boys basketball team, including 2 players of the year
A pair of WPIAL boys basketball standouts were recognized as players of the year in Pennsylvania on Tuesday in a statewide vote of media members. Lincoln Park senior Brandin Cummings, a Pitt recruit, was named the Class 4A Player of the Year after helping Lincoln Park (28-3) win WPIAL and...
High school roundup for April 23, 2024: Chartiers Valley junior no-hits Elizabeth Forward
Jake Federouch struck out six and walked two in a complete game no-hitter, lifting Chartiers Valley to a 1-0 win over Elizabeth Forward (5-7, 2-6) in Section 3-4A baseball Tuesday. Jared Pryor singled in the only run needed for the Colts (8-2, 6-2). Ambridge 4, Beaver 3 – Liam Baker...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school softball rankings for April 23, 2024
It was a tough week to be a top-ranked team in the Trib HSSN state softball rankings. Of the six No. 1 teams from last week, half of them took a tumble and are no longer on top. While both Shaler in Class 5A and Everett in 2A dropped to...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school baseball rankings for April 23, 2024
With good weather this past week, there were a lot of high school baseball games played across the state, which has led to plenty of changes to the Trib HSSN state baseball rankings. In all, there were 11 teams that fell out of the top 5 in the six classifications,...
Plum baseball continues winning ways with shutout of Gateway
Plum is starting to hit its stride in Section 1-5A. The Mustangs have won five straight games after a tough section sweep at the hands of Penn-Trafford. Plum took care of Penn Hills twice last week, scored a key nonsection victory over North Allegheny last Friday and finished off a...
WPIAL clinched: Baseball playoff qualifiers through April 23, 2024
The 2024 WPIAL baseball playoff field is now starting to take shape with two weeks 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 can...
Thomas Jefferson bounces back from 1st loss with big win over West Mifflin
The one thing that the section series does in WPIAL baseball is test the mettle of the team that loses the first game, especially late in the season when the stakes are high. Following his team’s first loss of the season Monday, Thomas Jefferson coach Tim Vickers learned something about...
Throwers in spotlight for Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association Track and Field Championship
While throwers headline the 2024 Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association Track and Field Championship on Thursday, there are numerous athletes entered who could be at Shippensburg in more than a month vying for PIAA medals. Heading into this week’s meet at Latrobe’s Memorial Stadium, the top two Class 3A discus throwers,...
Mt. Lebanon alone in 1st place after wild, sloppy win over Hempfield
It was a long day at the ball yard for Mt. Lebanon and Hempfield as the middle game of their Section 2-6A series flirted with dusk. By the time the sun went down, Mt. Lebanon was in first place by itself. “It was one of those last-man-standing kind of games,”...
Pirates team doctor Patrick DeMeo among witnesses called by Aliquippa in lawsuit against PIAA
Renowned orthopedic surgeon Patrick DeMeo, while testifying for Aliquippa in its lawsuit against the PIAA, said he wanted to see some numbers. “Show me the data,” said DeMeo, who wondered how the PIAA decided its competitive-balance rule doesn’t increase health risks for the teams forced to play against larger schools....
Upsets shake up 2A bracket in WPIAL doubles tournament
The seeds held for the most part in the Class 3A bracket while the Class 2A tournament was wildly unpredictable at the WPIAL boys tennis championships Tuesday. In Class 2A, the fourth seed will meet the sixth seed for the WPIAL title. No. 4 John Rohrkaste and Jonah Camardese of...
State and WPIAL track and field leaders as of April 23
Following are the top running times, throwing distance jumping distances in Pennsylvania. Also listed are the top three WPIAL and City League athletes with their state rankings in parenthesis.) WPIALs/City League’s best Boys Individuals (Times and distance are what have been recorded to PennTrackXC MileSplit by April 23) 100: Jesse...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for April 22, 2024
High schools Baseball Monday’s results Class 6A Section 1 Allderdice at Butler, ppd. North Allegheny 7, Seneca Valley 1 Section 2 Canon-McMillan 13, Baldwin 2 Norwin 3, Central Catholic 2 Mt. Lebanon 8, Hempfield 6 Class 5A Section 1 Franklin Regional 11, Armstrong 1 Plum 7, Gateway 5 Penn-Trafford 14,...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 23, 2024: Class 5A baseball teams battle for section supremacy
It’s another busy day of section series baseball around the WPIAL, including three key games in Section 2-5A. Coming into Monday’s games, only two games in the standings separated all six teams. Bethel Park (7-4) and South Fayette (5-4) were tied for first place with 4-2 records. Connellsville (6-7) and...
Trib HSSN Softball Team of the Week for April 22, 2024Video
Trib HSSN softball team of the week – West Allegheny Indians Coach: Mindi McFate (21st season) Record: 6-0 in Section 3-5A, 13-1 overall #Earned: Not including a six-game trip to the Ripken Experience in Pigeon Forge, Tenn., in late March, West Allegheny had only played two WPIAL opponents in the...
Trib HSSN Softball Player of the Week for April 22, 2024Video
Trib HSSN softball player of the week – Sydney Gonglik School: Bentworth Class: Freshman Position: Pitcher, shortstop #Earned: It might be hard to find a freshman who is having a better overall season then Bentworth ninth grader Sydney Gonglik. Last week in section wins over Washington and Fort Cherry, Gonglik...
