High School category, Page 478
Trib HSSN baseball player of the week for April 30, 2023Video
The week before, North Allegheny senior Andrew Hart was passed up for a start in a Section 1-6A series sweep of Allderdice. Apparently, absence from the hill can make the breaking pitches and the fastball fonder … and harder to hit. The Hart was beating loud and strong for the...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of May 1, 2023
If Mother Nature turns the hose off, we will have key district baseball and softball to kick off a busy month on the diamonds this week here on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN continues our coverage of WPIAL softball and baseball as section action begins to wind...
High school sports schedule for May 1, 2023
High schools WPIAL Baseball Monday’s schedule Class 6A Section 1 Pine-Richland at North Allegheny, 7 p.m. Seneca Valley at Butler, 5:30 p.m. Section 2 Baldwin at Mt. Lebanon, 4:15 p.m. Central Catholic at Canon-McMillan, 4 p.m. Hempfield at Norwin, 4:15 p.m. Class 5A Section 1 Armstrong at Fox Chapel, 4...
WPIAL boys, girls lacrosse playoff clinchings through April 30, 2023
The WPIAL boys and girls lacrosse regular season is about to enter the final week of section play. The top six teams in each section qualify for the district postseason. Once again, Trib HSSN will be the home for exclusive coverage of the 2023 WPIAL boys and girls lacrosse playoffs....
WPIAL boys volleyball playoff clinchings through April 30, 2023
The WPIAL boys volleyball regular season is winding down with two weeks left in the regular season. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district postseason. Once again, Trib HSSN will be the home for exclusive coverage of the 2023 WPIAL boys volleyball playoffs. Here is the...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for May 1, 2023: Chartiers Valley, West Mifflin to play for title
May Day! May Day! The start of May feels more like the end of March, with plenty of rain and temperatures in the 40s. It is scheduled to be the final week of section series games in WPIAL baseball, but the forecast has rain almost every day. There are plenty...
WPIAL softball playoff clinchings through April 30, 2023
The WPIAL softball playoff field is growing with each day of section action. Exclusive coverage of the 2023 WPIAL softball playoffs is only on TribHSSN.TribLive.com starting with the brackets being unveiled during the Playoff Pairings Show. The top four teams in each section qualify for the postseason. In Class 6A,...
Trib HSSN baseball team of the week for April 30, 2023Video
Five years ago, the South Side baseball team made it to the WPIAL semifinals, and after qualifying for the PIAA playoffs, won three games to reach the state championship game. In the 2018 Class 2A state title game, the Rams lost to Lancaster Catholic, 5-1. That was the last postseason...
WPIAL baseball playoff clinchings through April 30, 2023
The 2023 WPIAL baseball playoff field is starting to take shape in each of the six classifications. The top four teams in each section qualify for the playoffs, which will have at least 76 schools participating. Exclusive coverage of the 2023 WPIAL baseball playoffs is only on TribHSSN.TribLive.com starting with...
New St. Joseph coaches excited to take over basketball programs
Geoff Dutelle and Logan Acri are ushering in new chapters for the St. Joseph basketball programs, and both got a chance last week to meet and talk with each other about what the future holds on and off the court. “We both met with our respective teams at about the...
Central Catholic linebacker Cole Sullivan narrows college options to ‘Top 5’
Central Catholic already has one junior linebacker committed to a Power 5 school but soon will have another. Cole Sullivan, a 6-foot-3, 200-pound outside linebacker, narrowed his college options when he announced a Top 5 list Saturday with Duke, Michigan, Notre Dame, Stanford and Wisconsin as finalists. He’d received more...
Victory over Derry helps bolster Gateway boys volleyball team’s resume
The Gateway boys volleyball team toppled Armstrong and Deer Lakes to open Section 2-2A play, but consecutive section setbacks to Latrobe and Mars left the Gators at .500 in section and seeking a return to the win column. The Gators got that in the form of a 3-1 win over...
WPIAL scholar-athlete award shines spotlight on Nora Johns’ remarkable Quarter Valley career
Nora Johns’ high school resume is exemplary. Many have acknowledged that fact, and the WPIAL agrees. A senior three-sport star at Quaker Valley, Johns recently was named as a recipient of the WPIAL’s James Collins Scholar-Athlete Award and the $1,000 scholarship that goes with it. The selection committee chose 10...
Title contenders face off as PIHL girls division’s 2nd season begins
Opening-week action in the PIHL’s second season sponsoring a girls division took place April 18-20. The defending champion East team split decisions, starting off with a 4-1 loss to Northeast and rebounding with a 3-2 win against West two days later. Moon’s Lillian Relyea, a sophomore forward, peppered in the...
Penn-Trafford boys track team earns trip to WPIAL semifinals
The Penn-Trafford track and field program is trending up under fifth-year coach Eric Reger, who has been with the program for 12 seasons. The boys’ team defeated Hempfield for the first time in 50 seasons and qualified for the WPIAL team semifinals for the first time since 2015 and third...
Penn-Trafford notebook: Warriors get needed sweep in baseball
With two weeks remaining in the regular season, the Penn-Trafford baseball team couldn’t afford a split in the two-game series against last-place Penn Hills if the Warriors hoped to qualify for the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs. The Warriors had split three previous two-game series in Section 1 and with series...
Penn Hills grad heads south to continue college baseball career
Josh Zambito ventured up to the University of Maine for a semester, but didn’t find the right fit, so the 2021 Penn Hills graduate decided to hit the transfer portal. Zambito’s journey took him to Motlow State Junior College in Tennessee. After a strong fall, Zambito committed to Mississippi Valley...
Pine Creek Journal notebook: Doubles teams make run to WPIAL tournament
Both of Pine-Richland’s boys tennis doubles teams qualified for the WPIAL tournament April 25-26, and they even crossed paths along the way. Ryan Moore and Udi Alkokar and Nathan Bang and Ian Hurt met in the Section 2-6A consolation match with Bang and Hurt coming away with a three-set win,...
Pine-Richland baseball embraces the grind, thrives in tight games
The Pine-Richland baseball team doesn’t mind playing in tight games. In fact, the Rams thrive on grinding out wins. They proved that in taking two out of three games against previously unbeaten Seneca Valley during a series April 17-20. A formula of good pitching, defense and solid fundamental offense secured...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for April 29, 2023
High schools WPIAL Baseball Saturday’s results Nonsection Homer-Center 11, Apollo-Ridge 1 Morgantown (WV) 11, North Hills 1 New Castle at Ellwood City, ppd. Brentwood at Carrick, (n) Shenango at Johnsonburg, (n) Lacrosse Saturday’s results Girls Nonsection Moon 9, Peters Township 5 Softball Saturday’s results Class 6A Section 2 Seneca Valley...
High school roundup for April 29, 2023: North Allegheny volleyball wins Little Lion Invitational
North Allegheny won the Little Lion Invitational in State College, defeating Landisville Hempfield in the finals, 2-1. The Tigers defeated Central York and Cumberland Valley in the one-game quarterfinals and semifinals. Shaler was knocked off by the host Little Lions in the quarterfinals. When North Allegheny and Shaler met in...
WPIAL softball rankings: Week ending April 30, 2023
Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Seneca Valley, 11-1, 1 2. Norwin, 13-3, 2 3. Hempfield, 12-2, 3 4. North Allegheny, 12-4, 4 5. Mt. Lebanon, 5-8, NR Out: Canon-McMillan (5-9, 5) Class 5A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Shaler, 14-0, 1 2. Armstrong, 13-1, 2 3. Trinity, 12-1,...
Westmoreland athletes of the week: Jeannette’s Grace Stein, Greensburg Salem’s Aaron Tressler
Grace Stein School: Jeannette Class: Freshman Sport: Softball Claim to fame: Stein has burst onto the scene in her first year of varsity softball, leading upstart Jeannette back to playoff contention. She was dominant in three recent run-ruled outings, in the pitching circle and at the plate. She tossed a...
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Burrell’s Katie Armstrong, Leechburg’s Owen McDermott
Katie Armstrong Class: Senior School: Burrell Sport: Softball Report card: Burrell senior pitcher Katie Armstrong struck out 30 batters in two victories this week to help the Bucs improve to 8-4 overall and 4-2 in Section 1-3A. The 2022 Valley News Dispatch Softball Player of the Year who had 257...
WPIAL baseball rankings: Week ending April 30, 2023
Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. North Allegheny, 11-3, 1 2. Pine-Richland, 12-5, 2 3. Butler, 9-5, 5 4. Seneca Valley, 12-4, 3 5. Canon-McMillan, 11-4, NR Out: Hempfield (9-7, 4) Class 5A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Shaler, 12-4, 1 2. Bethel Park, 10-4, 2 3. South Fayette,...
