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Westmoreland WPIAL softball playoff capsules: Games for Wednesday, May 17, 2023
WPIAL softball playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals 3-Norwin (14-5) vs. 6-Canon-McMillan (7-11) 5 p.m. Wednesday at Gateway Winner plays: 2-Hempfield (16-3) May 24 (time, site TBD) in semifinals Players to watch: Bailey Snowberger, Norwin; Morgan Doyle, Canon-McMillan Extra bases: Norwin is hoping for a third matchup with rival Hempfield in what...
A-K Valley WPIAL softball playoff capsules: Games for Wednesday, May 17, 2023
WPIAL softball playoffs Class 4A quarterfinals 6-Knoch (11-8) vs. 3-Chartiers Valley (17-2) 5 p.m. Wednesday at North Allegheny Winner plays: Winner of 2-Montour (13-3)/7-Indiana (16-4) in semifinals (date, site, time TBD) Players to watch: Lizzie Danik, Knoch; Madison Crump, Chartiers Valley Extra bases: Knoch is in the WPIAL quarterfinals for...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 15, 2023
High schools WPIAL Baseball WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals May 22 schedule Pine-Richland (14-6) vs. Hempfield (11-9); Seneca Valley (16-4) vs. Mt. Lebanon (10-10); North Allegheny (14-6) vs. Norwin (8-11); Canon-McMillan (15-5) vs. Butler (12-8) Class 5A First round Wednesday’s schedule Shaler (16-4) bye; Fox Chapel (12-8) vs. Mars (9-9)...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 16, 2023: Avonworth softball to play rare 1st-round game
As the opening round of the 2023 WPIAL softball playoffs concludes Tuesday with games in Class A, 2A and 3A, something strange is happening. Avonworth (17-1) is playing a first-round game. The Antelopes have enjoyed first-round byes in each of the last four seasons, two as a top seed and...
High school roundup for May 15, 2023: 12th-seeded South Fayette upends North Hills
Freshman Liv Bonacci had three hits, including a two-run homer, and sophomore Maddie Cavenaugh had two hits and a home run as No. 12 South Fayette upset No. 5 North Hills, 6-5, in a WPIAL Class 5A first-round softball playoff game Monday. The Lions (11-9) start five freshmen, three sophomores...
Latrobe softball pulls away from Western Beaver in Class 5A playoff opener
It took three innings before the Latrobe batters could solve Western Beaver sophomore pitcher Emma Bogacki. But once they did, they turned a close game into a rout. No. 6 Latrobe (15-3) ended No. 11 Western Beaver’s magical season with a 12-1 mercy-rule, six-inning game in the opening round of...
Thomas Jefferson stuns Plum with walk-off grand slam in Class 5A 1st round
The Thomas Jefferson softball team possesses a gold chain with a dollar sign in sparkles designated for those who hit home runs. Jaguars junior center fielder Zoe Krizan had that chain around her neck Monday afternoon at Gateway because she was money in the bottom of the seventh for the...
Vidic’s pitching powers Hampton to 1st-round softball victory over Greensburg Salem
When Cassie Vidic is grooving her pitches, you might hear a grunt or two come from the Hampton sophomore right-hander. “I don’t know. I guess maybe it helps me throw harder and pitch better,” she said of the low-volume sound that signifies a little extra oomph and mph. Vidic was...
NFHS eliminates 1-and-1 foul shots from high school basketball rulebook
The pressure of shooting a one-and-one is likely to vanish from high school basketball. The national organization that writes the rulebook used by the PIAA has changed the way fouls are counted and the number of bonus shots a player receives. Most notably, the National Federation of State High School...
A-K Valley WPIAL softball playoff capsules: Games for Tuesday, May 16, 2023
WPIAL softball playoffs Class 3A First round 8-Central Valley (9-8) vs. 9-Deer Lakes (10-5) 5 p.m. Tuesday at Montour Winner plays: Winner of 1-Avonworth (17-1)/16-Seton-LaSalle (5-9) Thursday (site/time TBD) in quarterfinals Players to watch: Maddie Kee, Deer Lakes; Macy Littler, Central Valley Extra bases: Deer Lakes owns the Alle-Kiski Valley’s...
Westmoreland WPIAL softball playoff capsules: Games for Tuesday, May 16, 2023
WPIAL softball playoffs Class 3A 4-Burrell (11-5) vs. 13-Mt. Pleasant (11-8) 3 p.m. Tuesday at Plum Winner plays: Winner of 5-Mohawk (11-4)/12-South Park (11-5) Thursday (time, site TBD) in quarterfinals Players to watch: Katie Armstrong, Burrell; Sophia Smithnosky, Mt. Pleasant Extra bases: The only all-Westmoreland matchup in any bracket matches...
Westmoreland WPIAL baseball playoff capsule: Game for Tuesday, May 16, 2023
WPIAL baseball playoffs Class 3A 18-Derry Area (7-10) vs. 15-Mt. Pleasant (9-9) 7 p.m. Tuesday at Latrobe Winner plays: 2-Avonworth (15-5), 4 p.m., Thursday, at Plum in first round Players to watch: Nate Papuga, Derry Area; Lane Golkosky, Mt. Pleasant Extra bases: This is the only all-Westmoreland matchup in any...
A-K Valley WPIAL baseball playoff capsule: Games for Tuesday, May 16, 2023
WPIAL baseball playoffs Class 3A Preliminary round 16-Valley (10-10) vs. 17-Burrell (7-9) 6 p.m. Tuesday at Highlands Winner plays: 1-Riverside (17-0) Thursday in quarterfinals at Seneca Valley, 6:30 p.m. Players to watch: Wesley Schrock, Valley; Isaac Lasinski, Burrell Extra bases: The Section 3-3A rivals finished in a three-way tie for...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Penn-Trafford’s Bri Pusateri
Last year, Penn-Trafford’s softball team went 20-4 and was the runner-up to Armstrong in the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs. Four starters from that team graduated, leaving question marks as to whether the Warriors could repeat that success. This year, while the record hasn’t been quite the same, Penn-Trafford has still...
Freeport boys lacrosse looks forward to promising future
Freeport boys lacrosse lost 12 graduates, including nine starters, from last year’s team. This season, the Yellowjackets added nine freshmen, seven of whom entered the starting lineup at times. First-year coach Matt Hanak said he knew there would be growing pains with the young lineup but saw much improvement throughout...
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Deer Lakes’ Delanie Kaiser
The Deer Lakes softball team has a clear goal this season. After finishing as WPIAL runners-up to Avonworth last year, the Lancers want to finish what they started. “We want to get back to the WPIALs,” said senior center fielder Delanie Kaiser, a key part of the Lancers lineup. “We...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for May 15, 2023: WPIAL softball playoffs begin
The curtain goes up Monday on the WPIAL softball playoffs with first-round action in Class 5A and 4A. All 16 teams that qualified for the 5A playoffs this spring are in action Monday. Fourteen of them are back in the postseason after making the WPIAL playoffs. The newcomers are enjoying...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of May 15, 2023
Let the games begin! Exclusive coverage of the 2023 WPIAL spring sports postseason begins with action from the diamonds, courts and lacrosse fields this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN will have three weeks of exclusive broadcasts, starting with WPIAL first round baseball games and first...
Freeport grad takes over boys basketball program
For more than two decades, Rich Macura served as an assistant coach in a number of scholastic boys basketball programs. He learned from a who’s who of mentors in the sport and passed on his knowledge to hundreds of athletes ready to make a name for themselves on the hard...
Westmoreland high school notebook: Multi-sport athletes contribute to GCC boys’ track and field title
It should not come as a surprise that Greensburg Central Catholic is a WPIAL Class 2A boys track and field champion for the first time. The roster is chock full of talented athletes who play multiple sports, so putting all of that talent into one lineup should produce points. Take...
A-K Valley WPIAL softball playoff capsules: Games for Monday, May 15, 2023
WPIAL softball playoffs Class 5A 8-Thomas Jefferson (13-5) vs. 9-Plum (10-6) 3 p.m. Monday at Gateway Winner plays: Winner of 1-Armstrong (16-1)/16-Upper St. Clair (8-8) Wednesday (time/site TBD) in quarterfinals Players to Watch: Taylor Lorish, Plum; Olivia Stock, Thomas Jefferson Extra bases: Plum is in the WPIAL playoffs for the...
Westmoreland softball playoff capsules: Games for Monday, May 15, 2023
WPIAL softball playoffs Class 5A First round 7-Franklin Regional (11-6) vs. 10-Moon (6-8) 4 p.m. Monday at Peterswood Park, Peters Township Winner plays: Winner of 2-Shaler (16-0)/15-Bethel Park (6-10) Wednesday (time, site TBD) in quarterfinals Players to watch: Toryn Fulton, Franklin Regional; Ava Karpa, Moon Extra bases: Franklin Regional tied...
Penn-Trafford notebook: Baseball team clinches section title
Midway through the baseball season, Penn-Trafford team was sitting at 3-3 in Section 1-5A and in danger of missing the WPIAL playoffs. But thanks to two-game sweeps of Penn Hills, Gateway and Franklin Regional, part of a six-game section winning streak, the Warriors tied for the section crown with Plum....
Penn Hills rugby team takes big step forward
Following several years of building the program from the ground up following the start of the pandemic, Big Red rugby coach Matt Rosemeyer got to see the fruits of his labor in 2023. The rugby team, which is a club sport, was able to get 23 players out for the...
Pine-Richland notebook: Rams top podium on home track
With its spot on the calendar fairly close to the WPIAL individual track and field championships, the Pine-Richland Invitational serves as a good tune-up for the biggest events of the season. This year, the host Rams had a pretty good day, and several athletes showed that they’ll be challenging for...
