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Aaralyn Nogay doubled, homered and drove in five runs as Neshannock tuned up for the playoffs with a 6-2 nonsection softball victory over Cathedral Prep on Friday. Gabby Quinn and Ali Giordano each had three hits for the Lancers (17-0), the top seed in the WPIAL Class 2A playoffs. Madison...

Central Catholic linebacker Cole Sullivan committed Friday to Michigan, choosing the Wolverines over finalists Duke, Notre Dame, Stanford and Wisconsin. He announced his decision on Twitter. The 6-foot-3, 200-pound junior from North Huntingdon received more than two dozen Division I offers. Rivals.com rated him as a three-star prospect and 17th...

When the Latrobe baseball team won the WPIAL and PIAA Class 5A championship in 2017, the Wildcats did it with strong pitching and timely hitting. That team had a certain never-say-die attitude, rallying numerous times late in games. When the 2023 playoffs begin next week, will this Wildcats nine have...

In the regular season Leechburg was the lone Class A team to push two-time defending champion Union to the limit. The Blue Devils lost both games, 4-2 and 17-16, and finished second in Section 2-A, but they were rewarded for their performance against the Scotties, receiving the third seed and...

Class 6A Favorite: Pine-Richland tied North Allegheny and Seneca Valley atop the Section 1 standings (all with 8-4 records), but the Rams got the No. 1 seed by winning two out of three games over both rivals. Senior Jacob McGuire leads the Rams as a two-way player with a team-best...

Who’s No. 1? Pine-Richland, Shaler, Montour, Riverside, Serra Catholic and Union will start the WPIAL baseball playoffs as favorites after receiving No. 1 seeds Friday when the brackets were revealed on TribLive HSSN. The next couple of weeks will decide if those six teams finish on top. The WPIAL playoffs...

The Obama Academy boys volleyball team won the City League championship for the first time since 2014 on Thursday, defeating Allderdice, 3-0. Game scores were 25-14, 25-15 and 25-9. Junior outside hitter Kareem Scott had 18 kills, junior outside hitter Torrien Perkins added seven kills and six aces, and junior...

Shaler in Class 3A and Latrobe in Class 2A are the top seeds as the WPIAL released the boys volleyball playoff brackets Friday afternoon. “Before the pairings were even released, I knew there were a lot of good teams in our bracket and there would be a lot of interesting...

High schools WPIAL Baseball Thursday’s results Class 3A Section 4 Waynesburg 4, McGuffey 3 Class 2A Section 1 Burgettstown 19, Washington 4 Section 2 Seton LaSalle 6, South Side 2 Section 3 Jeannette 12, Riverview 2 Serra Catholic 13, Greensburg Central Catholic 6 Class A Section 1 California 6, West...

While there was more maneuvering in the baseball Trib 10 power rankings this week, including a new top squad, there were more changes overall in softball. After a perfect week in which there were no changes for three weeks in a row, North Hills and Norwin fell from the softball...

‘Tis the season as the WPIAL will release brackets for two more spring sports Friday. On the diamond, 79 teams are set to battle for six district championships. The smallest baseball tournament will, of course, be Class 6A where teams advance to the quarterfinals without passing go or collecting $200....

The WPIAL boys volleyball regular season is in the books. The top four teams in each section qualified for the district postseason, with teams that are tied and split during the regular season all qualifying. Once again, Trib HSSN will be your home for exclusive coverage of the 2023 WPIAL...

The 2023 WPIAL baseball playoff field has been finalized with 79 teams in the six classifications. The top four teams in each section qualify for the playoffs. Exclusive coverage of the 2023 WPIAL baseball playoffs is only here on TribHSSN.TribLive.com, starting with the unveiling of the brackets on the Playoff...

Lincoln Pack tripled and homered to lead Waynesburg to a 4-3 victory over McGuffey in Section 4-3A baseball Thursday, eliminating the Highlanders from playoff contention and finalizing the WPIAL postseason field. Alex Vansickle and Vince Maley each hit a double for the Raiders (9-6, 7-5). Ryan Keith hit a triple...

Burrell and Deer Lakes made deep runs in the 2022 softball postseason. The Bucs and the Lancers hope for repeat performances, and they now know where this year’s playoff journeys will begin. Burrell is the No. 4 seed in the Class 3A bracket, and Deer Lakes owns the No. 9...

Seneca Valley softball coach Marleese Hames said she sometimes has to remind herself that her daughter, standout pitcher Lexie Hames, is only a sophomore. That’s understandable because the younger Hames showed poise well beyond her age Thursday afternoon. With the Section 1-6A title and top seed in the WPIAL playoffs...

WPIAL softball teams waited with anticipation most of Thursday for the outcome of one last section game so they could see the playoff seedings and brackets. Some practiced to stay busy, while others played nonsection games. It sure beat twiddling their thumbs. Imagine how the teams playing that all-important final...

WPIAL softball playoff bracket breakdown Class 6A Favorite: Seneca Valley secured the section title with a 3-0 win over Hempfield in the regular-season finale, giving the defending champion Raiders the top seed. Sophomore fireballer Lexie Hames is primed to lead the team to another title and state playoff trip after...

Last year’s winners are back for more. Five of the six softball teams crowned WPIAL champions a season ago will start this year’s playoffs as favorites to repeat. Defending champions Seneca Valley (Class 6A), Armstrong (5A), Avonworth (3A), Neshannock (2A) and Union (A) all received No. 1 seeds Thursday when...

The WPIAL baseball and softball finals will include racing pierogies, T-shirt tosses and a famous green parrot now that the Pittsburgh Pirates have become a presenting sponsor of the high school championship games. The WPIAL announced a two-year partnership with the Pirates on Thursday. The games are not moving to...

Defending WPIAL and state champion Mars will begin its title defense as a No. 1 seed in the WPIAL boys lacrosse playoffs. Mars in Class 2A and Peters Township in 3A received the top seeds Thursday when the WPIAL revealed brackets for the upcoming playoffs. The WPIAL tournaments begin with...

Sam Albert has experienced his fair share of wins and losses after 28 years coaching football. However, it might come as a surprise to learn that for Albert, who enters his seventh season at Kiski Area this fall, determining a successful year vs. one he deems substandard does not have...

Ron Prady has been saying it since he took over as Latrobe’s football coach. Watch out for Alex Tatsch. Prady believes the sophomore linebacker has limitless potential and one day will be playing at a high level of college football. “He’s going to be really good,” Prady said. At least...

Bob Palko, who won a record nine WPIAL football titles at West Allegheny and Mt. Lebanon, will be inducted this month into the Pennsylvania Scholastic Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Palko was one of five coaches chosen for the 2023 class, joining Gary Gouse (Portage), Rick Keely (Berks Catholic),...

The WPIAL will release brackets for a pair of spring sports Thursday. On the diamond, 75 teams are set to battle for six district championships. Only one question remains: Will there be co-champs in 6A? Seneca Valley has earned a share of the 6A crown as the Raiders are 14-1...