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Westmoreland County athletes of the week: Southmoreland’s Amarah McCutcheon and Hempfield’s Peyton Murray
Amarah McCutcheon School: Southmoreland Sport: Softball Class: Junior Claim to fame: The standout shortstop came through in the clutch for the Scotties in a pitchers’ duel against Ligonier Valley. She hit a two-run, walk-off home run to beat the Rams, 2-0, for what she said was the most thrilling moment...
Westmoreland County high school notebook: Senior standouts set for Roundball Classic
Of the 200-plus players selected for the annual Roundball Classic senior all-star basketball games, 36 hail from Westmoreland County schools. Rosters were revealed last week for the games set for May 18-20 at Geneva College in Beaver Falls. Lilly Palladino of Penn-Trafford, Norwin’s Tori Sydeski and Sarah Penrod and Brooke...
Riverview’s Amberson Bauer shines at Igloo Invitational
It’s been quite a positive last couple of weeks for Riverview senior distance runner Amberson Bauer. Last month, Bauer finalized his recruiting process by committing to run at Division I William & Mary. He then began April with a standout performance in the 800- and 1,600-meter runs at the season-opening...
Plum girls lacrosse building momentum after slow start
The Plum girls lacrosse team hopes to continue its upward trend this spring, a year after the program captured its first WPIAL playoff victory. With a strong nucleus back from last year’s team which went 14-4 overall and 8-2 in section play, optimism abounds as the Mustangs get in to...
Norwin boys volleyball has net-front talent to contend
Norwin is one of the top boys volleyball teams in the WPIAL this season. Just ask the Western Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association. The well-regarded outfit had Norwin ranked No. 2 in Class 3A two weeks into the season. The Knights hope to live up to the raised expectations. Coach Mike...
Norwin track teams ready to put in work, compete for championships
In the last five years, the Norwin track and field teams have a combined record of 47-3 with nine section titles between them. The girls have won five straight section championships. Another spring season is here, and Norwin again expects to compete with the top teams — with a caveat....
Norwin notebook: Softball team plays long ball in season’s opening weeks
The Norwin softball team continued its hot start with a 12-4 victory over Butler. Emma Novotnak homered and drove in three runs, Holy Cross commit Bailey Snowberger also homered, and Alyssa McCormick had three hits and three RBIs on March 29. The Lady Knights, who sat at 4-1, hit eight...
Behind family atmosphere, North Allegheny softball team aims to return to WPIAL final
The North Allegheny softball players were individually asked by their coaches to pick one word to describe the program. It wasn’t a serious task, just a light-hearted word-association game. When a majority chose “family,” that certainly made coach Morgan Vescovi smile. “That’s so important for how much time these girls...
North Allegheny notebook: Jasmine Timmerson, Spencer Stefko earn postseason honors
North Allegheny’s girls basketball team earned some postseason honors by Trib HSSN on April 5. Senior Jasmine Timmerson, a 5-foot-7 guard was named to the Terrific 10 all-stars. The Pitt recruit, scored 30 points in the WPIAL finals to win her third district title in four years. Timmerson averaged 16...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for April 7, 2023
High schools WPIAL Baseball Friday’s results Nonsection Indiana 11, Derry 4 Slippery Rock 13, New Castle 5 South Allegheny 4, Ringgold 1 Cochranton at Shenango, ppd. Sto-Rox at Clairton, ppd. Saturday’s schedule Nonsection Union at Neshannock, 1 p.m. Softball Friday’s results Nonsection Jamestown 19, New Castle 6 Charleroi at Carmichaels,...
High school roundup for April 7, 2023: South Allegheny tops Ringgold
Jaxson Champ hit a go-ahead two-run single in the sixth inning to lead South Allegheny to a 4-1 victory over Ringgold in nonsection baseball Friday. Adam Jackowski pitched 3⅓ innings of scoreless relief, Mason Campano doubled and drove in a run, and Josh Horst tripled for the Gladiators (1-3). Eddie...
Belle Vernon star Quinton Martin picks Penn State
Penn State landed its first WPIAL running back recruit since Miles Sanders when Belle Vernon’s Quinton Martin committed to the Nittany Lions. Martin, a 6-foot-2, 200-pound junior, announced his decision Friday on Twitter. He chose Penn State from a list of college offers that included both Pitt and West Virginia,...
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...
