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High school scores, summaries and schedules for April 2, 2026
High schools Baseball Thursday’s results Class 6A Section 1 North Hills 3, Butler 1 Seneca Valley 7, Central Catholic 5 Section 2 Norwin 3, Hempfield 2 Class 2A Section 1 Frazier 7, Chartiers-Houston 5 Nonsection Allderdice at Carrick, ppd. Avella 9, Waynesburg 2 Beaver Falls at Rochester, (n) Bentworth 4,...
North Allegheny junior wins 3rd section singles title
North Allegheny’s Advaita Sircar has added a third section singles title to his lengthy resume. Sircar, the 2024 WPIAL Class 3A boys singles champion, defeated Tigers teammate Evan Kaufman, 6-1, 6-1, in the Section 2-3A finals Thursday. Freshman Johan Harmon defeated Will Bojalad, 6-3, 6-4, in a battle of Sewickley...
High school roundup for April 2, 2026: Elizabeth Forward firing on all cylinders in win over Belle Vernon
Berlyn Holibaugh threw a six-inning three-hit shutout and Hannah Evans homered twice to lead Elizabeth Forward to a 10-0 victory over Belle Vernon (4-4, 2-3) in Section 2-4A softball Thursday. Addy Nigut went 3 for 3 with a triple and three RBIs for the Warriors (6-1, 5-0). Armstrong 7, Franklin...
Jake Knight rises up in 1st varsity start to lift Norwin baseball past Hempfield
Norwin senior Jake Knight found out less than two hours before Thursday’s game that he would be pitching at Hempfield. He knew he might start the finale of the teams’ Section 2-6A baseball series, but it wasn’t official until he boarded the team bus and found out he’d be taking...
Trib HSSN high school baseball player of the week for April 2, 2026Video
Trib HSSN baseball player of the week – Logan Plummer School – Pine-Richland Class – Senior Position – First baseman, pitcher #Earned – Pine-Richland senior Logan Plummer began the 2026 season red-hot on the mound but struggling a bit at the plate. In the second week of Section 3-5A series...
Behind Shelby Novak’s 2-hitter, Burrell blanks Deer Lakes for section win
WEST DEER TOWNSHIP — Shelby Novak tossed a two-hitter, and eight of the nine hitters in the Burrell lineup had at least one hit in a 5-0 victory over Deer Lakes in Section 1-3A softball Thursday afternoon. “It was a really nice win for us today,” said Novak, a junior...
Gateway’s Mykel Bruce-McCrommon commits to Missouri-Kansas City
Mykel Bruce-McCrommon knows where he will call home at the collegiate level. The 6-foot-8 Gateway senior standout announced Thursday afternoon he will play basketball for veteran coach Mark Turgeon at Division I Missouri-Kansas City in the Summit League. Bruce-McCrommon posted on X that he was “100 percent committed” to the...
Westmoreland County baseball notebook: Derry playing Long ball
Cason Long had one of those days at the ballpark. The Derry senior on Monday went 3 for 3 with a double and a home run, scored the winning run and recorded a save as the Trojans defeated Valley, 5-4. Long drove in three runs. A Shippensburg commit, he said...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for April 1, 2026
High schools Baseball Wednesday’s results Class 3A Section 1 Beaver Falls at Sto-Rox, ppd. Thursday’s schedule Class 6A Section 1 North Hills at Butler, 3:30 p.m. Seneca Valley at Central Catholic, 3:45 p.m. Section 2 Norwin at Hempfield, 4:10 p.m. Nonsection Allderdice at Carrick, 3:30 p.m. Ambridge at Upper St....
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 2, 2026: Class 6A baseball teams looking for rare sweeps
It will be another challenge for the diamond sports with a somewhat wet forecast set for Thursday. If Mother Nature cooperates, three Class 6A baseball series will be concluded. Since the WPIAL increased the 6A baseball section series from two to three games in 2023, it has been tough for...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school softball rankings for April 1, 2026
Before we look ahead, we look back in the Trib HSSN state softball rankings. Coming into the 2026 softball season, the six teams preparing to defend their PIAA crowns were Central Dauphin in Class 6A, Penn-Trafford in 5A, Valley View in 4A, Pine Grove in 3A, Neshannock in 2A and...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school baseball rankings for April 1, 2026
Our first PIAA baseball rankings of the 2026 season begin with a refresher for the top teams from the final Trib HSSN state rankings of 2025. The 2025 state champions were Cedar Cliff in Class 6A, Upper Dublin in 5A, Indiana in 4A, Riverside in 3A, Faith Christian in 2A...
High school roundup for April 1, 2026: Mt. Pleasant turns up offense to beat Deer Lakes
Chloe Borelli went 3 for 5 with four RBIs to lead Mt. Pleasant to a 9-4 victory over Deer Lakes in Section 1-3A softball Wednesday. Borelli’s two run-double keyed a four-run third inning for the Vikings (3-1, 2-0), who had fallen behind 3-0 early. Emma Miller singled, doubled and drove...
WPIAL doubles champ from Gateway wins section singles title
Two-time WPIAL doubles champ Logan Memije of Gateway has his sights sets on a singles crown. Memije defeated Franklin Regional’s Colin Stalnaker, 6-2, 6-0, on Wednesday to win the Section 1-3A boys tennis title. He beat Stalnaker’s Franklin Regional teammate Sanshiro Ogawa, 6-3, 6-0, in the semifinals earlier in the...
Penn-Trafford softball team warms up, takes down Latrobe
Penn-Trafford had lost twice at Latrobe in the last three years, so the Warriors proceeded with caution when they took Graham-Sabota Field for Wednesday’s Section 1-5A softball game. “You go into every game not wanting to take anyone lightly,” Warriors coach Denny Little said. “It’s never a good feeling when...
Kiski Area’s Arnold playing in Portugal with U16 national soccer team
Ellie Arnold loves to go to the beach, and a family trip to Montana a few years ago allowed her to take in the majestic Rocky Mountains while enjoying the crisp and cool air. But the Kiski Area sophomore and multisport standout’s travel this week is international as she represents...
With no fanfare, longtime Ligonier Valley softball coach Zimmerman steps down
Over the past few years, people often have asked Mark Zimmerman how much longer he wanted to coach softball at Ligonier Valley. “I always told them the same thing,” he said. “I will do this as long as it’s fun. Well, it stopped being fun. Plus, there are some other...
Westmoreland County softball notebook: Hempfield pays final tribute to legendary coach
Hempfield mourned the death of legendary coach Bob Kalp last week, even giving him one last stop at his eponymous field. After the funeral service at Barnhart Funeral Home in Greensburg, a 21- vehicle procession made a stop before taking Kalp to his final resting place, Sacred Heart Cemetery in Jeannette....
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 31, 2026
High schools Baseball Tuesday’s results Class 6A Section 1 Butler 4, North Hills 0 Central Catholic 6, Seneca Valley 0 Section 2 Norwin 6, Hempfield 3 Canon-McMillan 10, Woodland Hills 4 Class 5A Section 1 Penn-Trafford 6, Armstrong 1 Kiski Area 11, Franklin Regional 7 Latrobe at Penn Hills, ppd....
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 1, 2026: Seneca Valley faces stern test from unbeaten Canon-McMillan
As we change the calendar from March to April, you won’t get fooled again, unless of course Mother Nature rains on everybody’s parade Wednesday. It’s a busy day on the district softball diamonds, including a key early season clash in Class 6A. On Monday, Hempfield defeated Seneca Valley in a...
Trib 10: Weekly baseball, softball power rankings make season debut
It’s time to flex on the diamond with the first edition of power rankings for baseball and softball in the 2026 season. If you are new to the Trib 10, each week we tackle the tough task of ranking the top baseball and softball teams without any classifications. The two...
High school roundup for March 31, 2026: Riverside gets 3-hit shutout to split series with Ellwood City
Matt Santillo pitched seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and striking out seven, to lead Riverside to a 1-0 victory over Ellwood City on Tuesday, splitting a two-game Section 1-3A baseball series. Dylan Meyer drove in the game-deciding run in the bottom of the sixth for the Panthers (2-4, 1-1)....
With MLB scouts watching, Caden Sivrich lifts Norwin past Hempfield
More than a half-dozen professional scouts were in attendance to watch Caden Sivrich pitch. The Norwin senior right-hander made sure the MLB reps didn’t waste a trip to North Huntingdon. The hard-throwing Sivrich did his best to toss a shutout, throwing five scoreless innings and striking out 10 before reaching...
No late heroics needed for Freeport baseball in sweeping Ligonier Valley
Freeport didn’t need another walk-off home run against Ligonier Valley to remain unbeaten Tuesday, but it didn’t hurt that the Yellowjackets’ offense was in midseason form. Jeff Coller went 4 for 4 with two RBIs, and three other players logged two hits apiece as Freeport swept the two-game series with...
Western Pa. players selected to represent Steelers at Big 33 girls flag football tournament
Twenty-two girls flag football players from the WPIAL and City League will represent the Steelers at the third annual Pennsylvania Scholastic Football Coaches Association (PSFCA) Big 33 girls flag football tournament May 23-24 as part of the 69th Big 33 Football Classic. The Steelers team will take on teams representing...
