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21 Western Pa. youth wrestlers win junior state championships
The Pennsylvania Junior Wrestling Youth State Championships were held recently at Petersen Events Center. Here is a look at the overall champions for each weight class and a list of wrestlers from Southwestern Pennsylvania who earned medals. There were 21 state champions from the Pittsburgh area. The Westmoreland County winners...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for April 6, 2023
High schools WPIAL Baseball Thursday’s results Class 6A Section 1 Seneca Valley 11, Allderdice 0 Butler 8, Pine-Richland 6 Section 2 Hempfield 7, Central Catholic 3 Canon-McMillan 8, Mt. Lebanon 7 Norwin at Baldwin, ppd. Nonsection Ambridge 3, Sewickley Academy 0 Avonworth 17, Uniontown 2 Carmichaels 15, Bentworth 5 Charleroi...
Trib HSSN State Softball Rankings for April 6, 2023
Two weeks into the 2023 season, let’s look back at the end of the 2022 softball season. Two of the six PIAA champions from last spring finished with perfect records. District 2 champion Pittston Area completed a 25-0 season with a victory over Armstrong in the Class 5A championship game....
Trib HSSN State Baseball Rankings for April 6, 2023
Before we debut the first Trib HSSN baseball state ranking for the 2023 campaign, we give you a little history lesson of the 2022 PIAA champions. Bethel Park was the only repeat state champion from 2021. The Black Hawks shut out Selinsgrove in Class 5A to win the program’s third...
High school roundup for April 6, 2023: Hempfield takes 2 of 3 from Central Catholic
Cleanup hitter Carson Shuglie slugged a first-inning grand slam, leading Hempfield to a 7-3 victory over Central Catholic in Section 2-6A baseball Thursday. Conner Burkey tripled, and Adam Hess and Dylan Firmstone each doubled for the Spartans, (4-3, 2-1), who won the last two games of the three-game series. Evan...
With strong 1-2 punch at top of rotation, Kiski Area baseball gets off to solid start
First-year Kiski Area baseball coach Michael Manning’s initial impression of his players was they were ready and willing to learn. At the same time, Manning also was learning, and he is starting to see the areas where the Cavaliers can have success. They have two top starting pitchers, Jake Smith...
With new head coach, veteran roster, Yough baseball hitting on all cylinders
Dan Palm said he was surprised but supportive when Craig Spisak resigned last year as Yough’s baseball coach to take the same position at Norwin. An assistant to Spisak since 2016, Palm saw the forest through the trees, and an opportunity with it. He decided to raise his game. Palm...
Westmoreland baseball notebook: Franklin Regional’s Williams right at home as freshman
Freshman baseball players usually need an adjustment period. Time to get used to older teammates, harsher critiques and varsity pitching. But Franklin Regional freshman Luke Williams seems like he has been here before. The shortstop is having a remarkable debut season for the WPIAL Class 5A No. 3-ranked Panthers (7-1)....
2023 TribLive HSSN Boys Basketball All-Stars
Scoring 1,000 points in a high school career remains an impressive feat in WPIAL basketball, but remarkably, the league saw its first 3,000-point scorer this winter. Combined, the 10 members of the TribLive Terrific 10 accounted for nearly 15,000 career points and they’re not done yet. The list includes five...
Lincoln Park’s Meleek Thomas named 2023 TribLive HSSN Boys Basketball Player of the Year
2023 Boys Basketball Player of the Year Meleek Thomas Lincoln Park 6-4, sophomore, guard When Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari visited a Lincoln Park practice this winter, he stressed the importance of having a good floater. “He said to shoot a right-hand floater and a left-hand floater,” sophomore Meleek Thomas...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for April 5, 2023
High schools WPIAL Baseball Wednesday’s results Class 5A Section 2 Trinity 7, Connellsville 3 Class 3A Section 1 Quaker Valley 7, Ellwood City 6 Class 2A Section 2 Seton LaSalle 14, New Brighton 4 Nonsection Avonworth 17, Uniontown 1 North Allegheny 10, Chartiers Valley 0 South Side 15, Western Beaver...
High school roundup for April 5, 2023: Armstrong wins Class 5A showdown
Emma Paul hit a two-run homer to lead Armstrong to a 7-3 victory over Latrobe in an early season matchup of top teams in Section 2-5A softball Wednesday. Jessica Pugh went 2 for 2 with an RBI for the River Hawks (5-1, 2-0). Kayla Williams drove in two for the...
Southmoreland softball’s Todd Bunner pays tribute to late father, his coaching inspiration
Todd Bunner didn’t want to let dad down. Or his team. Divine intervention was something Bunner had always believed in, but was never in a situation where he had to call on it. The Southmoreland softball coach glanced to the sky with his top hitter up with an 0-2 count...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 6, 2023: Volleyball teams clash with 1st place on line
There might be storms brewing in the area Thursday, but they won’t wash away a busy schedule of WPIAL boys volleyball. There are five Class 3A section matches, including an early season battle for first place in Section 1 as Canon-McMillan hosts Peters Township. The Big Macs and Indians are...
With ace Maddie Brown happy, healthy and sharp, Southmoreland blanks Mt. Pleasant
With his team’s fourth straight win freshly in the books — a 2-0 shutout of rival Mt. Pleasant in Section 3-3A —Southmoreland softball coach Todd Bunner gathered with his players in front of their dugout Wednesday and offered praise to his player of the game. “Maddie Brown,” Bunner said, “we’re...
Westmoreland County softball notebook: GCC taking no prisoners
With a number of starters returning in a potent lineup, Greensburg Central Catholic is expected to compete for the WPIAL Class 2A softball title. The Centurions did, after all, make the WPIAL semifinals and PIAA playoffs in Class A last season. The bump-up in class hasn’t been an issue so...
With star freshman playing in sister’s memory, Jeannette softball off to brilliant start
Asked what her late sister, Scarlett, would think about the Jeannette softball team winning again, Grace Stein paused and allowed a subtle grin to curl up on her face. “She would be so proud,” she said. “She was determined and never gave up.” Jeannette hangs Scarlett’s red Jayhawks’ game jersey...
Trib 10: Montour, Seneca Valley top 1st edition of spring power rankings
Nearly two weeks into the 2023 WPIAL baseball and softball seasons, it’s time to see who is feeling the power on the diamonds early this spring. Several familiar schools that ended the 2022 season ranked in the Trib 10 are back for more. Bethel Park was the Trib 10 top...
2023 TribLive HSSN Girls Basketball All-Stars
South Fayette won a second consecutive WPIAL girls basketball title this winter, North Allegheny won its third in four years and North Catholic won its sixth since 2017. Those powerhouse teams and more are represented here in the TribLive HSSN girls basketball all-stars for 2023. Terrific 10 Maddie Webber South...
South Fayette’s Maddie Webber named 2023 TribLive HSSN Girls Basketball Player of the Year
2023 Girls Basketball Player of the Year Maddie Webber South Fayette 5-11, senior, G In some places, fire is welcome warmth and light. In other areas, it could be disastrous if not controlled. In the belly of an athlete, fire is what separates the good players from the great ones....
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 5, 2023: WPIAL softball finalists to meet again
Last year, they met three times on the softball diamond, twice in the regular season and one more time in the WPIAL 6A championship game. On Wednesday, these northern rivals meet for the first time this season as Seneca Valley hosts North Allegheny. In Section 1-6A action last spring, both...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for April 4, 2023
High schools WPIAL Baseball Tuesday’s results Class 6A Section 1 Butler 5, Pine-Richland 4 Seneca Valley 14, Allderdice 0 Section 2 Baldwin 4, Norwin 3 Canon-McMillan 5, Mt. Lebanon 2 Hempfield 2, Central Catholic 0 Class 5A Section 1 Franklin Regional 13, Gateway 3 Fox Chapel 8, Penn Hills 0...
High school roundup for April 4, 2023: Behind Tyler Skeen, South Fayette rallies for split with Peters Township
Tyler Skeen went 2 for 4 with a home run and three RBIs and was the winning pitcher as South Fayette defeated Peters Township, 7-4, on Tuesday to split a Section 2-5A series. Skeen pitched three scoreless innings, allowing one hit and fanning six, for the Lions (3-1, 1-1), who...
Adams returns to Valley as football team’s new head coach
Valley has a new head football coach. The New Kensington-Arnold School Board voted 7-2 on Tuesday evening to hire Leechburg graduate and former Blue Devils and Southmoreland head coach Mark Adams. “He was very impressive in the interview process,” said board member Scott Bussard, the head of the athletic committee....
Knoch baseball turns back Highlands in rematch
The Highlands baseball team was hoping to complete a two-game Section 4-4A sweep of Knoch after rallying Monday for a victory. But Knoch had other ideas. The Knights (2-5, 1-1) were aggressive on the bases, played solid defense and got a good pitching performance from 6-foot-11 freshman Zane Pacek in...
