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Plum baseball battling toward playoff berth in Section 1-5A
Carl Vollmer was quick to extol the virtues of baseball games in Section 1-5A, one that is filled with close, natural rivalries. The veteran Plum coach said that with matchups against Franklin Regional, Penn-Trafford, Penn Hills, Fox Chapel, Gateway and Armstrong, there will be the highs of big wins and...
Norwin notebook: Track team swarms medal stand
Norwin had a number of athletes competing at the Tri-State Coaches Association Championships at West Mifflin. Most of them made it to the medal stand. Luke Denny won the 400-meter run in 50.53 seconds, and Nick Puskar was the pole vault champion (19-1), while the Knights’ 1,600 relay of Nicholas...
Norwin lacrosse standout earns spot on Hungarian national team
It is a chance to play the game he loves on a national stage and, at the same time, pay his respects to genealogy. Norwin senior Griffin Bartos has himself a win-win situation. Bartos was selected to the Hungarian national team that will play in the World Box Lacrosse Championships...
North Hills sophomore thrives on both ends of battery
If Abby Sutton is anything, she’s unselfish. The North Hills sophomore has spent the first two years of her high school softball career doing anything and everything her team has needed, including changing positions. Twice. “Abby’s always a team-first kid,” said Indians coach Libby Gasior. “She’s always competitive. She wants...
As North Hills lacrosse star’s confidence grows, so does her goal total
The last year has been one of budding confidence for Abby Krogmann. The North Hills senior lacrosse standout went over the 200 career goal mark on April 4 in a 9-4 win over Butler, the culmination of a growing belief in her abilities on the field. “Every year I try...
North Allegheny notebook: Logan Kushner named WPIAL scholar-athlete award winner
North Allegheny senior football player Logan Kushner was honored last week as one of 20 recipients of the 33rd annual WPIAL James Collins Scholar-Athlete Award. Selected from among 146 nominees, Kushner helped the Tigers to back-to-back WPIAL Class 6A championships. He was an all-state honoree who also was a three-time...
With 2 teams in emerging league, North Allegheny coach encouraged with growth of flag football
Girls flag football was popular in southeastern states when Michelle Ruiz was teaching there earlier in her career, which motivated her to later make it an annual tradition for middle school kids at North Allegheny. But to her delight, the sport might soon become sanctioned statewide for Pennsylvania high schools,...
Senior center fielder shows pop for first-place Hampton softball team
Hampton’s Jessica Lange made a name for herself doing the little things for the Talbots softball team. The fleet-footed senior center fielder earned all-Section 3-4A honors last season thanks to excellent defense and being skilled at bunting and putting the ball in play. “I used to be a really big...
Hampton basketball readies for rare coaching search
For only the second time in the past 46 years, Hampton is searching for a new boys basketball coach. Athletic director Mike Gavlik said the district “is not going to rush into something,” as it looks to replace longtime coach Joe Lafko, who resigned April 17 after winning 489 games...
Fox Chapel grad reaching goals on Saint Vincent golf team
Brevin Urso put himself in position for a strong finish to his senior season during the fall. With how the Presidents’ Athletic Conference men’s golf championship is set up, one round is played in the fall while the other two are played in April. Urso, a Fox Chapel Area graduate...
Fox Chapel notebook: Golfing grad playing well for High Point
Gregory Meyer built up a nice wave of momentum heading into the Big South Championships. The Fox Chapel graduate closed the regular season with a strong performance at the Stitch Intercollegiate at the Lonnie Poole Golf Course in Raleigh. Meyer led High Point by finishing in a tie for 21st...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for April 19, 2024
High schools Baseball Friday’s schedule Class 6A Section 1 Pine-Richland 6, Allderdice 1 Class 4A Section 2 Belle Vernon 5, Ringgold 2 Section 3 Chartiers Valley 10, Woodland Hills 0 Class 3A Section 1 Ellwood City 5, Quaker Valley 0 Section 2 South Allegheny 12, South Park 7 Section 4...
High school roundup for April 19, 2024: Plum deals 1st loss to North Allegheny
Winning pitcher Colin Watson struck out 10 as Plum defeated North Allegheny 4-1 in a nonsection baseball game Friday, handing the Tigers their first loss of the season. Jack Anderson doubled and drove in a run and Erik Streussing went 2 for 3 with an RBI for the Mustangs (7-4)....
‘Loud and crazy’ invite crowd sees Butler record-setter Drew Griffith nearly run 4-minute mile on his home track
In meets from Boston to Los Angeles, record-setting runner Drew Griffith has wowed crowds from coast to coast over the past three months. On Friday, a crowd wowed him. The Butler senior marveled at the enthusiasm he felt from fans, coaches and fellow athletes as he nearly broke the 4-minute...
Armstrong pounds out 14 hits to avenge loss to Penn-Trafford
When the Penn-Trafford softball team defeated Armstrong a month ago in Kittanning, the weather was cold. It was a different story when Armstrong played in Harrison City on Friday. The River Hawks’ bats were smoking. Armstrong (9-1, 5-1) pounded out 14 hits and gained a split in the season series...
Bats heat up for Greensburg Central Catholic in win over Jeannette
For a team that struck out 19 times against Brentwood earlier this week, Greensburg Central Catholic looked pretty confident at the plate when it finally got to play rival Jeannette after multiple postponements. “We didn’t strike out once today,” Centurions coach John Boyle said. Instead, every hitter in the lineup...
Freshman’s clutch home run backs Selker’s strong pitching as Freeport edges Deer Lakes
In her third plate appearance of the game, Leah Clark was still trying to fight off nerves. It was a one-run game in the bottom of the sixth inning, and she had been retired in her first two trips to the plate. Then, the freshman calmed down by reminding herself...
Freeport freshman pole vaulter Magness already turning heads with her performance
If opposing teams didn’t already know about Mackenzie Magness through her accomplishments during the indoor track and field season, the Freeport freshman pole vaulter opened more eyes at the Tri-State Track Coaches Association outdoor championships last Saturday at West Mifflin High School. Magness cleared the bar set at 11 feet,...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for April 18, 2024
High schools Baseball Thursday’s schedule Class 6A Section 1 North Allegheny 8, Allderdice 4 Pine-Richland 3, Seneca Valley 2 Section 2 Central Catholic 5, Baldwin 4 Hempfield 3, Canon-McMillan 2 Mt. Lebanon 6, Norwin 0 Class 4A Section 1 Knoch 14, Highlands 4 Section 2 Ringgold 5, Belle Vernon 4...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 19, 2024: WPIAL’s finest clash in boys volleyball
The first of possibly three, maybe even four meetings between two of the top boys volleyball teams in the WPIAL takes place Friday. Defending Class 3A champion Shaler hosts North Allegheny in a battle of unbeaten schools. Both teams are 5-0 and tied for the top spot in Section 2-3A....
High school roundup for April 18, 2024: Central Catholic clears bases for walk-off win over Baldwin
Carson Pettyjohn hit a walk-off bases-clearing double to lead Central Catholic to a 5-4 victory over Baldwin in Section 2-6A baseball Thursday. Yaniel Heredia added a double for the Vikings (7-6, 4-5). Matt Musial singled, tripled and had an RBI for Baldwin (2-9, 1-5). Bentworth 4, Frazier 3 – Lucas...
Westmoreland track and field notebook: Penn-Trafford’s Sarnowski, Hempfield’s Murray jockey for best
When Penn-Trafford senior Matt Sarnowski won the discus Saturday at the Lady Spartan/Wildcat Invitational with a personal record of 179 feet, 3 inches, he defeated Hempfield senior Peyton Murray, the reigning PIAA and WPIAL Class 3A champion. Sarnowski got to hold the best throw in the state for two days...
Draft prospect David Shields shows stuff to MLB scouts in win over Norwin
More than a dozen pro scouts crammed together above the brick backstop at Norwin and raised their radar guns in tandem each time Mt. Lebanon’s David Shields kicked up his leg to throw a pitch. They aimed through the chain-link fence and zapped each glove-popping delivery. A top-50 MLB draft...
Arrow pointing up for Freeport baseball as team pushes toward playoffs
Looking back through the results so far this year, Freeport baseball coach Ed Carr felt his team had a chance to win nearly every game it has played. A mistake or a bounce have led to some getting away, but considering the Yellowjackets haven’t had the services of either of...
Latrobe baseball takes team-first mentality to heart
The team concept in sports is often overstated and cliche, trendy at times and even hyperbolic. But the Latrobe baseball program thrives on it. You might say the Wildcats have cornered the market on taking one for the team. In fact, the word “Team” is stitched into or printed on...
