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What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 23, 2026: 6A baseball playoff picture still cloudy
While seven of the eight playoff spots in WPIAL Class 6A baseball have already been decided, the races for the section crown and playoff positioning is getting tighter and tighter heading into the final section series next week. In Section 1-6A, nothing has been settled yet in the series between...
WPIAL clinched: Softball playoff qualifiers through Wednesday, April 22, 2026
The 2026 WPIAL softball playoff field is building with 64 teams having punched their ticket for the upcoming district playoffs. The top four teams in each section qualify for the postseason from Class 5A down. In 6A, the top six teams clinch a WPIAL playoff berth. If there is a...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school baseball rankings for April 23, 2026
Following a few weeks of extreme changes in some classifications, things settled this past week overall among the elite baseball teams in the state. Only four teams fell out of the Trib HSSN state rankings this week. Two of those teams were in Class 6A as Canon-McMillan and St. Joe’s...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school softball rankings for April 23, 2026
For the first time in four and a half years, Neshannock is not ranked in the Trib HSSN state softball rankings. The Lancers were one of four teams to drop out from last week, as they were replaced in Class 2A by another WPIAL team in unbeaten Bentworth. Two teams...
High school roundup for April 22, 2026: North Catholic hands 1st section loss to Blackhawk in slugfest
Mary Kotwica went 2 for 4 with a home run and three RBIs to lead North Catholic to a 10-8 victory over Blackhawk in a matchup of top teams in Section 3-4A softball Wednesday. Lauren Golebiewski went 3 for 4 with a double and four RBIs and Eva Rocha went...
Greensburg Salem hires Mankins, Nese to coaching positions
Lisa Mankins is returning to coach the Greensburg Salem girls basketball team, and it looks it could be a family affair on the bench. Her daughters, former Greensburg Salem basketball players Abby and Kaitlyn Mankins, may join the staff as assistants. The sisters played together last season at Seton Hill....
Yough football selects 26-year-old ex-OL Scott Houseman as coach
Cougar Mountain Stadium just became the Big House. Yough moved swiftly to fill its football coaching vacancy, hiring alum Scott Houseman — a hulking, 6-foot-4, 320-pound lineman in his Division I playing days — to take over the struggling Cougars. Houseman, 26, who played at Lackawanna before spending seven years...
More records could fall at WCCA track and field championships
There were seven meet records set at the Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association track and field championship in 2025. Expect a few more to fall Thursday at Mt. Pleasant when the county schools get together for the annual meet: 103rd for the boys and 46th for the girls. The meet was...
South Hills duo repeats, North Allegheny team also takes gold at WPIAL doubles championships
The top seeds in the WPIAL boys tennis doubles championships showed their mettle in the finals Wednesday, with North Allegheny’s Ashwin Sudhakar and Matt Kampi winning the Class 3A title and South Park’s Jonah Jasek and Steven Duing repeating as Class 2A champs. Jasek and Duing defeated Winchester Thurston’s Ravi...
Knoch softball team takes another step toward defending crownVideo
Knoch has been trying to win back-to-back section softball titles for the better part of a decade. The Knights have no problem getting back-to-back hits and big innings, which could lead them to their goal — and more. “We’re racking up runs,” sophomore Emersyn Jones said. “Our pitching gives us...
Greensburg Central Catholic drops Carmichaels to complete suspended gameVideo
Greensburg Central Catholic’s baseball team finished a big week Wednesday by defeating Carmichaels in a completion of a game started April 14. The Centurions and the Mikes played into the bottom of the third inning before lightning and heavy rain stopped the game. At the time of the stoppage, the...
Alle-Kiski Valley athletes have medals in mind at WCCA meet
The NFL Draft kicks off Thursday evening on the North Shore, and many of the top college football players are ready to hear their names called and have their accomplishments celebrated under the bright national television lights. Several hours before, many of the area’s top track and field athletes hope...
Westmoreland County softball notebook: Torrie DeStefano makes quick impact for Penn-Trafford
Aside from adjusting to a different hitting angle and speed of pitches, Torrie DeStefano has adapted quite well to softball. She’s a rookie with a veteran’s mentality. Not only does the first-year player look the part, but the Penn-Trafford senior is contributing in a big way for the defending PIAA...
Trib 10: 4 new teams crack baseball, softball power rankings
The power rankings are starting to become like the local weather, always changing from day to day and sometimes from hour to hour. Four teams total, three in baseball and one in softball, were shown the exit door this week from the Trib 10. Bethel Park, Mohawk, Canon-McMillan baseball and...
WPIAL clinched: Baseball playoff qualifiers through Tuesday, April 21, 2026
The 2026 WPIAL baseball playoff field is slowly building with less than two weeks remaining with 35 teams having clinched. 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 2026 WPIAL baseball playoffs can...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for April 21, 2026
High schools Baseball Tuesday’s results Class 6A Section 1 Butler 2, Central Catholic 0 Seneca Valley 4, North Allegheny 2 Section 2 Hempfield 12, Canon-McMillan 9 Mt. Lebanon 12, Woodland Hills 1 Class 5A Section 1 Franklin Regional 12, Armstrong 0 Penn-Trafford 15, Penn Hills 2 Plum 8, Kiski Area...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 22, 2026: North Catholic, Blackhawk softball to battle for top spot in section
Wednesday marks another busy day on the district softball schedule, including a battle for first place in Section 3-4A. In Section 3-4A, North Catholic is in chase mode, one game behind Blackhawk as the two prepare to square off for the first time this season at the Blackhawk Intermediate School...
WPIAL championship basketball coaches Matt Clement of Butler, Jim Rocco of North Catholic step down
Two championship WPIAL boys basketball coaches have decided to step away from the game. Whether it’s just a timeout from their coaching journey or the clock has expired on their days as head coach remains to be seen. Matt Clement of Butler and Jim Rocco of North Catholic have resigned....
Fort Cherry flexes muscles, completes 2-game sweep of Chartiers-Houston
On Monday, undefeated Fort Cherry had to battle from behind late to edge Chartiers-Houston. There was no dramatic finish needed Tuesday as the Rangers finished another sweep this season by knocking out the Buccaneers. Fort Cherry scored four runs in the first inning and kept adding on as the Rangers...
Top seeds advance to finals at WPIAL boys tennis doubles championships
The top two seeds advanced to the finals in both the Class 3A and 2A brackets at the WPIAL boys tennis doubles championships Tuesday and will meet for the title at 1 p.m. Wednesday at North Allegheny. In Class 3A, the top seed will have the home-court advantage with North...
High school roundup for April 21, 2026: Moon baseball beats Bethel Park, strengthens grip on 1st place in section
Owen Amey went 2 for 4 with a triple and three RBIs to lead Moon to a 10-4 victory over Bethel Park in Section 2-5A baseball Tuesday. Nick Machusko doubled and plated a run and Chris Sandor picked up the win for the Tigers (11-3, 6-2). Caden Stokes tripled and...
Belle Vernon’s Brown, Hempfield’s Howard win Excellence Awards
As Judge Michael J. Stewart II addressed the audience at the 70th Annual Westmoreland County Scholar-Athlete banquet Tuesday at Ferrante’s Lakeview, he said “I thought last year’s class was talented. “This group was equally as impressive. Some of you competed in five sports. Amazing.” This year’s Excellence Award winners were...
Knoch softball team keeps eyes on repeat prize
The Knoch softball program owns eight section championships, the first coming in 2007. More recently, within the past decade, the Knights have five, claiming section gold every other year from 2017 to last year’s perfect 12-0 record in Section 1-5A. Knoch coach Chris Gardner said the goal coming into this...
Derry ace Haylee Myers throws perfect game, knocks in only run in 1-0 win over Freeport
Derry pitcher Haylee Myers listed a 2-1 playoff win last year against Greensburg Salem as the highlight of her softball career. Tuesday’s perfect game is a close second. Myers twirled her first career no-hitter, shutting down the minimum 21 batters for a spot-free, 1-0 victory over visiting Freeport in Section...
Hempfield softball beats Seneca Valley to stay unbeaten in section
When the final out was recorded and the victory was finally in hand, No. 1-ranked Hempfield breathed a collective sigh of relief. The team’s celebration was brief and even a bit subdued Tuesday because the final margin was so narrow. They won’t argue: The Spartans felt like they got away...
