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Hempfield softball team looks to win first title since 2019
Despite its championship pedigree and reoccurring reign at the top — seven WPIAL titles, including five in a row from 2015-19 — Hempfield hasn’t won one in a while. In fact, none of the current players have been to the WPIAL finals. They don’t know what it is like to...
2023 WPIAL Class 5A consolation game preview: Penn-Trafford vs. Plum
WPIAL Class 5A consolation game Penn-Trafford (14-6) vs. Plum (14-8) 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Ross Memorial Park, Washington & Jefferson, Washington Winner: Advances to PIAA playoffs as third-place team from WPIAL. The loser is done for the season. Players to watch: Dylan Grabowski, Penn-Trafford; Dan Macioce, Plum Extra bases: Penn-Trafford...
2023 WPIAL Class 6A baseball championship preview: Mt. Lebanon vs. North Allegheny
WPIAL Class 6A baseball championship 5-Mt. Lebanon (12-10) vs. 2-North Allegheny (16-6) 7 p.m. Wednesday at Wild Things Park On the air: Trib HSSN (video) How they got here: Mt. Lebanon defeated No. 4 Seneca Valley, 2-1, in the quarterfinals and beat No. 1 Pine-Richland, 3-0, in the semifinals; North...
Seton LaSalle beats defending champion Serra Catholic to claim 3rd WPIAL baseball title
Seton LaSalle pitcher Brian Reed was asked if he knew his record was this season. He didn’t know, and neither did his coach Brad Besti. “I guess five or six (wins),” Besti said. The senior right-hander sure looked like Cy Young to the Serra Catholic batters, no matter what he...
2023 WPIAL Class 3A baseball championship preview: Riverside vs. Neshannock
WPIAL Class 3A baseball championship 1-Riverside (20-0) vs. 6-Neshannock (18-4) 4 p.m. Wednesday at Wild Things Park, 4 p.m. On the air: Trib HSSN (video) How they got here: Riverside defeated No. 16 Valley, 9-0, in the first round, No. 8 Freeport, 9-1, in the quarterfinals and No. 4 East...
2023 WPIAL Class A baseball championship preview: California vs. Bishop Canevin
WPIAL Class A baseball championship 4-California (14-7) vs. 6-Bishop Canevin (14-3) 1 p.m. Wednesday at Wild Things Park On the air: Trib HSSN (video) How they got here: After a first-round bye, California defeated No. 5 Carmichaels, 3-0, in the quarterfinals and No. 1 Union, 9-6, in the semifinals; Bishop...
2023 WPIAL Class A softball championship preview: Union vs. Carmichaels
WPIAL Class A softball championship 1-Union (16-3) vs. 2-Carmichaels (18-0) 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Lilley Field, PennWest University, California On the air: Trib HSSN (video) How they got here: After a first-round bye, Union defeated No. 9 Jeannette, 16-1, in the quarterfinals and No. 4 Chartiers-Houston, 13-5, in the semifinals;...
2023 WPIAL Class 6A softball championship preview: Hempfield vs. Seneca Valley
WPIAL Class 6A softball championship 2-Hempfield (17-3) vs. 1-Seneca Valley (17-1) 4:45 p.m. Wednesday at Lilley Field, Cal (Pa.) On the air: Trib HSSN (video) How they got here: Hempfield defeated No. 3 Norwin, 8-5, in the semifinals; Seneca Valley defeated No. 5 Pine-Richland, 7-2, in the semifinals. WPIAL titles:...
2023 WPIAL Class 4A softball championship preview: Montour vs. Belle Vernon
WPIAL Class 4A softball championship 4-Belle Vernon (17-4) vs. 2-Montour (15-3) Noon Wednesday at Lilley Field, Cal (Pa.) On the air: Trib HSSN (video) How they got here: After a first-round bye, Belle Vernon defeated No. 5 West Mifflin, 2-1, in the quarterfinals and No. 1 Elizabeth Forward, 10-1, in...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for May 30, 2023: PIAA baseball, softball playoff berths up for grabs
While all eyes the next few days will be on the district golden parties at Wild Things Park in Washington and Lilley Field in California, there are other key games being played in the WPIAL baseball and softball playoffs. Six of the district’s 10 consolation games will be played with...
Spot in states secure, but Burrell softball team still plenty to play for in 3rd-place game
Last year, the Burrell softball team lost in the WPIAL Class 4A semifinals, dropping it to the third-place consolation game against Montour with a trip to the PIAA playoffs on the line. The Bucs, in a must-win situation to continue their season as only three Class 4A teams advanced to...
Coach Basciano instills sense of togetherness that helps Latrobe baseball reach WPIAL final
Maybe it was his late father Norm’s influence, the way he was raised in the game that made him this way. Or perhaps he has planted and cultivated his own, personal culture over his two decades as Latrobe’s baseball coach. Whatever the case, Matt Basciano has another winner on his...
McKeesport’s Jahmil Perryman scores twice as Pennsylvania wins Big 33 Football Classic
McKeesport’s Jahmil Perryman scored twice, and Team Pennsylvania rallied with a late touchdown to win the Big 33 Football Classic, 31-27, over the Maryland all-stars Sunday in Harrisburg. The winning touchdown was a 31-yard pass from Upper Dublin quarterback Colin O’Sullivan to Dallastown receiver Kenny Johnson with 1:15 left. Johnson...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Greensburg Central Catholic’s Isabella Marquez
Typically, teams that only have two seniors aren’t predicted to get very far because they’re seen as too young. With Greensburg Central Catholic’s softball team, that’s not the case. This year, the Centurions (11-2, 8-2) powered their way into the playoffs with just two seniors and reached the WPIAL Class...
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Burrell’s Cassidy Novak
The end of the school year is approaching rapidly and for the seniors, the end of the spring sports season marks the end of an era. For Burrell softball senior Cassidy Novak, there’s a lot to reflect on from this past year. “My favorite part about game days were always...
Westmoreland WPIAL softball consolation capsule: Game for Tuesday, May 30, 2023
WPIAL Class 2A softball consolation game Greensburg Central Catholic (13-3) vs. Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (14-4) 2 p.m. Tuesday at Gateway Winner: Advances to the PIAA playoffs. The loser is finished for the season. Players to watch: Isabella Marquez, Greensburg Central Catholic; Leann Walzer, Our Lady of the...
2023 WPIAL Class 4A baseball championship preview: Latrobe vs. Hopewell
WPIAL Class 4A baseball championship 5-Latrobe (17-6) vs. 14-Hopewell (11-11) 4 p.m. Tuesday, Wild Things Park, Washington On the air: Trib HSSN (video) How they got here: Latrobe defeated No. 12 Kiski Area, 7-6, in the first round, No. 4 Chartiers Valley, 4-2, in the quarterfinals and No. 1 Montour,...
2023 WPIAL Class 5A baseball championship preview: Shaler vs. Bethel Park
WPIAL Class 5A baseball championship 1-Shaler (18-4) vs. 2-Bethel Park (17-4) 7 p.m. Tuesday at Wild Things Park On the air: Trib HSSN (video) How they got here: Shaler had a first-round bye and beat No. 8 Fox Chapel, 11-1, in the quarterfinals and No. 4 Plum in the semifinals,...
2023 WPIAL Class 2A baseball championship preview: Serra Catholic vs. Seton LaSalle
WPIAL Class 2A baseball championship 1-Serra Catholic (19-2) vs. 2-Seton LaSalle (16-4) 1 p.m. Tuesday at Wild Things Park On the air: Trib HSSN (video) How they got here: After a first-round bye, Serra Catholic beat No. 9 OLSH, 8-3, in the quarterfinals and No. 4 Burgettstown, 6-1, in the...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of May 29, 2023
As you prep for the picnics and cookouts this holiday weekend, there will be plenty of golden treats later this week as we celebrate diamond Championship Week in the WPIAL on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN concludes our exclusive coverage of WPIAL baseball and softball with all...
Trib HSSN softball team of the week for May 28, 2023Video
Veteran Belle Vernon softball coach Tom Rodriguez was actually happy his team didn’t listen to him at Wednesday’s WPIAL Class 4A semifinal softball game. All week, Rodriguez had his team preparing to play undefeated Elizabeth Forward by practicing small ball in an effort to scratch home a couple of runs....
Trib HSSN softball player of the week for May 28, 2023Video
The WPIAL postseason can by a torturous ride with plenty of “Edge of your seat” and “hold your breath” moments. Unless you are the 2023 Montour softball team, which is making the trip through the Class 4A playoff field look like a chill day at the beach. The offense has...
Trib HSSN baseball team of the week for May 28, 2023Video
Aliquippa football has proven it doesn’t matter the class where elite programs play, the victories and championships keep coming. The Neshannock baseball program is definitely among the elite in the WPIAL. Ten years ago, the Lancers were in Class A. Enrollment numbers eventually put them in 2A, where they technically...
Trib HSSN baseball player of the week for May 28, 2023Video
As a sophomore pitcher, Evan Holewinski started a WPIAL quarterfinal game as well as a PIAA first-round and semifinal playoff games. He allowed a total of three runs in his three starts, all Bethel Park victories. Last season, the Kent State recruit pitched a shutout in the district consolation game,...
Gateway boys volleyball uses playoff defeat as learning moment
On the road and down a set in its WPIAL Class 2A first-round match against No. 7 Montour on May 16, the No. 10 Gateway boys volleyball team punched back and scored a win in set two to even things up. “It was nothing short of awesome to see us...
