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High school scores, summaries and schedules for June 5, 2023

High schools Baseball PIAA championships Class 6A First round Monday’s results Central Bucks West 3, Wilson 0 Father Judge 6, Plymouth-Whitemarsh 2 North Penn 10, Hazleton 0 Liberty 6, Avon Grove 5 Cedar Cliff 9, Abington 0 North Allegheny 11, McDowell 5 Spring-Ford 3, Central 1 Mt. Lebanon 4, Manheim...
Neshannock softball runs record winning streak to 47 with first-round PIAA victory

For having just made history, it seemed like business as usual for the Neshannock softball team after a 9-0 shutout of visiting Penns Valley on Monday in a PIAA Class 2A first-round playoff game. That’s probably because the Lancers have been in the business of nothing but winning these last...
High school roundup for June 5, 2023: Penn-Trafford baseball stuns state’s top-ranked team

Ian Temple hit an RBI single during a three-run first inning and belted a solo home run in the fifth, leading Penn-Trafford to an 8-5 upset win over Central Mountain, the top-ranked team in the state, in the first round of the PIAA Class 5A baseball playoffs Monday. Temple, Brody...
Latrobe’s furious rally comes up short in 1st round of PIAA baseball playoffs

BELLEFONTE — Oh so close. The Latrobe baseball team came a few feet short of pulling off a dramatic comeback in the first round of the PIAA Class 4A playoffs Monday at Governor’s Park. The Wildcats’ rally came up one run short as they lost to District 6 champion Bellefonte,...
Southmoreland softball team can’t generate offense in loss to Chestnut Ridge

FISHERTOWN, Pa. — Southmoreland’s bats remained virtually silent in the postseason for a second time in a row Monday, and the Scotties’ softball season ended with a 4-1 loss to Chestnut Ridge in a PIAA Class 3A first-round game. Chestnut Ridge (17-3), champion of District 5, moves on to play...
Mt. Lebanon capitalizes on 4-error inning by Manheim Township in PIAA playoff win

Eight miles was how far Mt. Lebanon traveled to reach Boyce Mayview Park, the site of Monday’s state playoff game. That’s the perk for winning a WPIAL title. In comparison, Mt. Lebanon’s opponent rode a bus more than four hours from Lancaster County, and that long journey surely played a...
Burrell comes up short in pitchers’ duel in 1st round of PIAA softball playoffs

MIFFLINTOWN — With Fordham-bound junior Liz Gaisior in the circle for Juniata and senior Katie Armstrong, a Gannon commit, throwing for Burrell, an old-fashioned pitchers’ duel was expected Monday in a PIAA Class 3A first-round game at Juniata High School in Mifflintown. That is what came about over the seven...
Belle Vernon softball fends off comeback bid, advances to state quarterfinals

Less than a week after winning the fifth WPIAL title in program history, the Belle Vernon softball team survived and advanced in its PIAA tournament opener Monday afternoon. The Leopards scored four pivotal insurance runs and managed to fend off a late rally by District 3’s Trinity to come away...
Howard sisters lead Hempfield softball past Mifflin County in PIAA opener

Sisters Maggie and Lauren Howard are a couple of years apart in age and class, but they look alike, talk alike and, to Hempfield’s delight, play alike. The Hempfield siblings had a key impact on Monday morning’s PIAA Class 6A playoff opener against visiting Mifflin County, combining to go 4...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Greensburg Salem’s Aubrie Loughner

Every year, dozens of high school athletes in Western Pennsylvania continue their careers in sports like football, basketball, soccer or baseball at the college level. But for one senior in Westmoreland County, her sport of choice is far from traditional. Greensburg Salem’s Aubrie Loughner spends her time out of school...
Freeport’s departing seniors helped rebuild baseball program

Even though only one baseball team in each classification gets to celebrate a title at the end of the year, members of the Freeport baseball program can’t be too upset with how their season turned out. After winning only five games in each of the last two seasons, the Yellowjackets...
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Plum’s Carson Svidron

For as long as he can remember, Plum senior Carson Svidron has been a catcher. “Honestly, I liked having as much gear as possible when I was younger because I thought it was fun to wear,” Svidron said. “Growing up, I kept getting better and better at it, and no...
Trib HSSN Baseball Player of the Week for June 4, 2023Video

When a fly ball in shallow center field popped out of the glove of Mt. Lebanon second baseman Brett Hamel in the sixth inning, Blue Devils sophomore David Shields did not know if his no-hitter in the WPIAL Class 6A baseball championship game was still intact or not. Even when...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for June 5, 2023: PIAA baseball, softball playoffs commence

The WPIAL and the other 11 district baseball and softball playoffs are in the books. All of the winners, along with some of the runners-up and consolation survivors will now turn their full attention to the PIAA diamond postseason over the next two weeks, starting Monday. Baseball Two WPIAL baseball...
Trib HSSN softball team of the week for June 4, 2023Video

The golden history of Hempfield softball is important to second-year coach and former Spartans player Tina Madison. It is so important, she begins each season with a PowerPoint presentation on the accomplishments of the program. “I have a whole presentation on it I give the girls,” Madison said. “It’s my...
Trib HSSN softball player of the week for June 4, 2023Video

The Avonworth softball team has won back-to-back WPIAL Class 3A championships and begins defense of its PIAA state crown Monday. In the center of all this success is junior Alivia Lantzy. Last spring in the WPIAL finals, Lantzy allowed three hits and three walks while striking out eight in the...

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