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High school roundup for May 13, 2026: Shady Side Academy slips past Upper St. Clair in OT in boys lacrosse quarters
John Poggi scored the overtime winner as No. 3 Shady Side Academy rallied past No. 6 Upper St. Clair in the WPIAL Class 3A boys lacrosse quarterfinals Wednesday night. Noah Rosenfeld scored the tying goal with 1:28 left in regulation for the Bulldogs (9-5), who will meet No. 2 Fox...
‘The first one, it means something:’ Allderdice beats Carrick for inaugural City League flag football title
Talia Block’s introduction to flag football came courtesy of a camp seven years ago. The interest Block developed from that experience never waned. The Dragons freshman receiver found other leagues to build her skillset. Block’s versatility shined through during the inaugural City League girls flag football championship game Wednesday night...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school softball rankings for May 13, 2026
For some districts, the softball playoffs have begun. For others, they get underway next week. Either way, the elite softball teams in the state are becoming the models of consistency with very few changes again to the latest Trib HSSN rankings. In fact, only two teams dropped out, both from...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school baseball rankings for May 13, 2026
There were only three changes with teams dropping out of the weekly Trib HSSN state rankings as the safety net has been taken away. We’re at a point with the district playoffs either starting or about to begin where losses not only drop teams from the Top 5, they also...
Trib 10: 1st-round upsets shake up baseball power rankings
The district playoffs are underway with the first round in the books in baseball and half of the opening-round softball games in the rearview mirror. While there were no changes to the softball Trib 10 outside of some minor shuffling of a notch or two, there were some changes in...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 14, 2026: Small-school softball teams begin play
Fifteen years ago, Yough won its only WPIAL softball championship with a victory over Ambridge to claim Class 3A gold in 2011. Since then, Avonworth has captured three district titles, all coming in a five-year period from 2019-2023. These traditionally strong programs collide on the final day of the opening...
Greensburg Central Catholic senior runner looking for 3rd WPIAL title
Greensburg Central Catholic senior Jerry Davis has mastered the 400-meter dash. The two-time WPIAL Class 2A champion and reigning PIAA champion looks to end his high school career on a high note. He is looking to become only the second runner since 1980 to be a three-time champion in the...
Trib HSSN baseball player of the week for May 13, 2026
Trib HSSN baseball player of the week – Cooper Hochendoner School – South Park Class – Senior Position – Pitcher #Earned – It was a near perfect start to the postseason for Cooper Hochendoner and South Park. The senior left-hander came within a strike of throwing a perfect game as...
Alle-Kiski Valley athletes ready for rescheduled WPIAL track championship
Jaden McCray ruled the javelin runway at the Pine-Richland Invitational on May 1, winning the event with a top distance of 174 feet, 10 inches. The Apollo-Ridge senior finished 10 feet clear of the field, and his personal-best that day set him up for a defense of his WPIAL Class...
Westmoreland softball notebook: Greensburg Salem’s Scarpa plows through outing despite injury
There is taking one for the team, then there is what Alle Scarpa did in a first-round playoff game Monday. The Greensburg Salem senior pitcher missed the previous game with a left hip flexor injury and was questionable for the playoff opener against Hampton at Gateway. She essentially took the...
A-K Valley WPIAL softball preview capsules for May 14, 2026
WPIAL softball playoffs Class 3A First round 6-Burrell (10-8) vs. 11-Charleroi (5-12) 3 p.m. Thursday at Norwin Winner plays: 3-Mt. Pleasant (13-4) on Monday in quarterfinals (site and time TBD) Players to watch: Shelby Novak, Burrell; Lyla Brunner, Charleroi Extra bases: A win for Burrell on Thursday would give it...
Westmoreland high school softball playoff preview capsules for May 14, 2026
Class 3A First round 9-Yough (12-7) vs. 8-Avonworth (9-8) 5 p.m. Thursday at Gateway Winner plays: 1-South Park (17-1) on Monday in quarterfinals (time, site TBD) Players to watch: Jaidyn Vay, Yough; Anna Fowler, Avonworth Extra bases: Yough, a perennial playoff contender, finished third in Section 1 behind Mt. Pleasant...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 12, 2026
High schools Baseball WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals Monday’s schedule Mt. Lebanon (12-7) vs. Butler (17-3) at North Allegheny, 7 p.m.; Central Catholic (9-11) vs. Norwin (12-8) at Gateway, 7 p.m.; Seneca Valley (10-10) vs. Canon-McMillan (15-5) at Boyce Mayview Park, 4 p.m.; Hempfield (10-10) vs. North Allegheny (12-7) at...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 13, 2026: Lacrosse playoffs march on
With the district track and field championships postponed until Thursday, the Wednesday playoff schedule belongs to WPIAL boys and girls lacrosse postseason action. The WPIAL boys Class 3A lacrosse bracket was the smallest of the four district postseason tournaments with only eight teams. So that bracket opens up play Wednesday...
South Park’s Cooper Hochendoner no-hits Keystone Oaks but laments 1 that got away
Question: In baseball, when can a postseason no-hitter feel like a letdown? The answer: When it comes one pitch after losing a perfect game. South Park senior Cooper Hochendoner wasn’t in the mood to celebrate moments after the final out because on the previous pitch, he walked Nate Rohe of...
High school roundup for May 12, 2026: No. 15 South Allegheny stuns No. 2 Seton LaSalle in Class 3A baseball
Adam Jackowski threw a three-hit shutout with seven strikeouts to lead No. 15 South Allegheny to a 1-0 upset of No. 2 Seton LaSalle in the WPIAL Class 3A baseball first round Tuesday. Dillon Pomocki walked and came around to score on an error in the top of the sixth...
Charleroi tops Mt. Pleasant to earn long-awaited playoff winVideo
It took nearly three decades, but it was definitely worth the wait for Charleroi baseball. Behind a complete-game effort by senior Brock Henderson and some timely hits by freshmen, the No. 9 Cougars registered their first postseason victory since the 1990s with a 4-2 victory over No. 8 Mt. Pleasant...
Pine-Richland stuns Norwin in Class 6A quarterfinals with 6 runs in final inningVideo
Pine-Richland did not crumble when the Norwin softball team built a four-run lead heading into the final inning of their WPIAL Class 6A playoff game Tuesday. Instead, the Rams showed their mettle, scored six runs in the top of the seventh inning and rallied to defeat the Knights, 11-9. Sixth-seeded...
Sophomore Evan Smirniw leads Upper St. Clair to surprising rout of Plum in Class 5A 1st round
At 6-foot-4, first baseman Evan Smirniw is an imposing presence for the Upper St. Clair baseball team. And he’s just a sophomore. “He’s going to be a big-time player. He’s special,” Upper St. Clair coach Jeff Donati said. Already about to complete his second high school varsity season, Smirniw put...
South Fayette baseball comes through in 6th, beats Franklin Regional
Coming into the baseball postseason having lost five of its last seven games, South Fayette found a rhythm on the mound it hadn’t since the first game of the season and collected timely hits to take down No. 7 Franklin Regional, 8-2, on Tuesday in the WPIAL Class 5A first...
Plum softball snaps playoff losing streak, beats TrinityVideo
The Plum softball team’s offense was potent during the regular season with power throughout the lineup. The Mustangs continued that Tuesday in the first round of the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs at Gateway. Plum hit five home runs and had seven total extra-base hits as part of an 11-hit attack...
Penn-Trafford again relies on solid pitching, timely hitting in win over Fox ChapelVideo
Penn-Trafford baseball fans are starting to sense a trend. Complete games, timely hits and sound defense are becoming the norm as the No. 2-seeded Warriors go after another WPIAL championship. Those things again carried the day as the Warriors moved into the WPIAL Class 5A quarterfinals. Another efficient pitching outing...
McKeesport’s Javien Robinson commits to South Carolina
The McKeesport to the SEC pipeline continued Tuesday when Tigers 4-star wide receiver Javien Robinson committed to South Carolina, according to Rivals. Robinson, who turned 17 on Tuesday, chose the Gamecocks over offers from finalists Rutgers and Syracuse, as well as Florida State, Miami, Penn State, Pitt, South Florida, Temple,...
WPIAL track and field championship preview: Young distance stars run into spotlight
What do you get when a freshman phenom and sophomore sensation get together? One of the most-anticipated races of the WPIAL track and field championships. Two young distance stars will go head-to-head Thursday at Slippery Rock when Peters Township freshman Katie Froelich and South Fayette sophomore Angela Zeng battle it...
Adverse weather forecast prompts WPIAL to move track and field championships
WPIAL officials on Tuesday morning decided to move the Class 3A and Class 2A track and field championships from Wednesday to Thursday, consulting with the National Weather Service. Rain is expected for the majority of the day and evening Wednesday and prompted the move. The championships will remain at Slippery...
