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High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 23, 2023
High schools WPIAL Baseball Thursday’s schedule Nonsection Indiana 10, DuBois Central Catholic 7 Mt. Pleasant 16, Elkins (WV) 5 Washington 7, Jeannette 3 Shady Side Academy 9, Sewickley Academy 0 Avonworth at Moon, ppd. Beaver Falls at West Allegheny, ppd. Belle Vernon at Connellsville, ppd. Carlynton at McGuffey, ppd. Chartiers...
High school roundup for March 23, 2023: Washington gets past Jeannette
Michael Shallcross singled and tripled and Kaden Partozoti tripled and drove in a pair to lead Washington to a 7-3 nonsection baseball victory over Jeannette on a rainy Thursday. Caleb Patton also tripled and Braden Dombrowski had two hits for the Little Prexies (2-1). Brayden Luttner singled, tripled and drove...
PIAA Class A girls basketball championship breakdown: Our Lady of Lourdes Regional vs. Union
PIAA Class A girls basketball championship Our Lady of Lourdes Regional vs. Union Noon Friday at Hershey’s Giant Center On the air: TV: PCN. Streaming audio: TribHSSN.TribLive.com PIAA titles: Lourdes 1 (1994); Union 0 Lourdes Regional (22-7) Coach: Mike Klembara Probable starting lineup No., Name, Ht., Yr., Pos. 0, Masie...
PIAA Class 2A boys basketball championship breakdown: Aliquippa vs. Lancaster Mennonite
Aliquippa vs. Lancaster Mennonite 2 p.m. Friday, Giant Center, Hershey On the air: TV: PCN. Radio: WBVP-AM 1230, WMBA-AM 1460. Streaming audio: TribHSSN.TribLive.com PIAA titles: Aliquippa 5 (1949, 1989, 1994, 1997, 2016), Lancaster Mennonite 0 Aliquippa (24-6) Coach: Nick Lackovich Probable starting lineup No., Name, Ht., Yr., Pos. 2, Demarkus...
Lincoln Park beats perennial PIAA power Neumann-Goretti in state finals classic
HERSHEY — With 11 seconds on the clock, Lincoln Park’s Meleek Thomas knew it was time to “boogie.” That’s his word to describe the late-game heroics he can do with the basketball in his hands. The 6-foot-4 sophomore star split two defenders and broke a tie with a high-arcing floater,...
Special season has community buzzing about Deer Lakes basketball
All along the main drag, as usual, business carried on in the village of Russellton. Shoppers headed in and out of the Deer Lakes Plaza, near the Russellton Fields soccer complex. Down the way, a man refueled his car at Trocki’s Service. Beyond there, at Tatoni’s Restaurant and Ale House,...
Former Yough coach Spisak set for new challenge leading Norwin baseball team
He wears navy blue and gold now instead of orange and green, but Craig Spisak still looks the part as a baseball coach preparing for a new season. Uniform day was slightly more hectic this year, however. “It’s still baseball,” he said. “It’s just baseball … with a lot more...
Westmoreland baseball notebook: Several teams head south to tune up for WPIAL season
Fun in the sun sure beats cold temperatures when it comes to playing baseball. Three local teams headed south to open the WPIAL season. Belle Vernon held its “spring training” in St. Petersburg, Fla. The Leopards played two games at Baseball City, while also attending pro games between the Philadelphia...
Armstrong’s Olsen, the 2022 winner, leads candidates for Thrower Award
WPIAL passing leader Cadin Olsen led Armstrong football to back-to-back quarterfinal playoff appearances. On Saturday, he is hoping for a different kind of repeat. Olsen is one of five finalists for the Willie Thrower Award, given to the top quarterback from the WPIAL and City League. The award winner will...
With tiny enrollment but tons of talent, Imani Christian claims PIAA Class A basketball crown
HERSHEY — One of the smallest high schools in the state won the biggest basketball trophy in Pennsylvania, yet few will call this an underdog story. Imani Christian has a tiny enrollment, but the East Hills private school is big in basketball talent. This was evident when 6-foot-11 sophomore Alier...
Trib HSSN Girls Basketball State Rankings for March 22, 2023
The Road to Hershey is complete with 12 teams from across the state headed to the Giant Center this weekend to play for a PIAA championship. Some teams are looking to add to their golden basketball collection while others are hoping to bring their first state basketball title back home....
Trib HSSN Boys Basketball State Rankings for March 22, 2023
The PIAA boys basketball championship games are set. Six title games will be played over three days in Hershey. Twelve teams head to Chocolate Town in search of state supremacy and PIAA gold. They are also looking to seal the deal on being No. 1 in the Trib HSSN boys...
Trib 10: 7 WPIAL teams headed to Hershey featured in power rankings
The WPIAL will be sending seven teams to Hershey to play for a PIAA basketball championship this weekend. Four boys teams and three girls squads have survived four rounds and are successfully completing their journey on the Road to Hershey. The total of seven is down two from the nine...
PIAA Class A boys basketball championship breakdown: Imani Christian vs. Berlin Brothersvalley
Imani Christian vs. Berlin Brothersvalley 2 p.m. Thursday, Giant Center, Hershey On the air: TV: PCN PIAA titles: Imani Christian 0, Berlin Brothersvalley 0 Imani Christian (22-6) Coach: Omar Foster Probable starting lineup No., Name, Ht., Yr., Pos. 1, R.J. Sledge, 5-10, soph., G 4, Avery Wesley, 6-0, soph., G...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 22, 2023
High schools WPIAL Baseball Wednesday’s results Nonsection Apollo-Ridge 11, Leechburg 6 Beaver Falls at Northgate, (n) Bentworth 7, West Greene 1 Beth-Center 24, Clairton 0 Bethel Park 1, Canon-McMillan 0 Burgettstown 11, Fort Cherry 7 Burrell 4, Kiski Area 3 Canon-McMillan 10, Bethel Park 5 Carmichaels 4, Albert Gallatin 1...
High school roundup for March 22, 2023: Bethel Park beats Canon-McMillan in pitchers’ duel
Evan Holewinski and Sebastian Schein combined on an eight-inning, two-hit shutout to lead Bethel Park to a 1-0 victory over Canon-McMillan in nonsection baseball Wednesday. Holewinski went five innings and Schein pitched three innings of hitless relief for the Black Hawks (1-0). Jason Nuttridge had two hits and scored the...
Westmoreland softball notebook: Perennial power Hempfield off to strong start
Hempfield plans to play deep into the WPIAL and PIAA 6A postseason. Those are the standards set every year by the perennial power. An impressive opener drove that point home. The Lady Spartans (2-0) downed defending WPIAL 5A champion and PIAA runner-up Armstrong, 6-3. Pitcher Riley Miller, who was injured...
PIAA Class 4A boys basketball championship breakdown: Lincoln Park vs. Neumann-Goretti
Lincoln Park vs. Neumann-Goretti 8 p.m. Thursday, Giant Center, Hershey On the air: TV: PCN. Radio: WBVP-AM 1230, WMBA-AM 1460. Streaming audio: TribHSSN.TribLive.com PIAA titles: Lincoln Park 2 (2014, 2019), Neumann-Goretti 4 (2012, ’14, ’15, ’18) Lincoln Park (29-1) Coach: Mike Bariski Probable starting lineup No., Name, Ht., Yr., Pos....
Franklin Regional softball ready to again light up scoreboards
Franklin Regional took a trip south to open the softball season. Expectations for the Panthers are pointing due north. Twelve times last season — over 20 games — the team scored double-digit runs, using extra-base hits to fuel a fluid and fun offense. Coach Jim Armstrong can still hear the...
Deer Lakes joins select group of A-K Valley basketball teams to reach PIAA finals
Chants of “We want chocolate” were music to the ears of the Deer Lakes boys basketball players Tuesday as they finished off a 61-56 victory over Penn Cambria in the PIAA Class 3A semifinals. The win earned the WPIAL champion Lancers (21-8) a trip to Hershey for their first appearance...
26th Cager Classic gives players fun, no-pressure atmosphere for high school finales
Butler girls basketball coach Mark Maier got a taste of the Cager Classic when his oldest daughter, Makenna, played in the event last year. Now Maier is getting his first opportunity to participate in the long-standing All-Star game. Maier will coach the East girls team at the 26th Cager Classic...
Ringgold beats Bishop Canevin in overtime thriller in PIHL Varsity D2 title game
There’s no such thing as a bad shot in overtime – a point Ringgold’s Caden Doran proved in the PIHL Varsity Division 2 championship game Tuesday night at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex. Doran scored on a shot from just inside the blue line 9:58 into the extra period as Ringgold...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on March 22, 2023: Recent WPIAL champs meet on diamond
A pair of recent WPIAL baseball champions collide in one of 23 WPIAL nonsection baseball games set for Wednesday. Beaver won the 2019 Class 4A district championship when it routed rival Blackhawk, 13-2. After the 2020 season was postponed due to covid-19, New Castle won it all in 4A in...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 21, 2023
High schools WPIAL Baseball Tuesday’s results Nonsection Armstrong 10, Indiana 2 Fort Cherry 9, Bishop Canevin 8 Freedom 17, Carlynton 0 Freeport 8, Apollo-Ridge 0 IMG Academy 10, OLSH 0 Leechburg 6, River Valley 5 McGuffey 17, Frazier 7 McKeesport 1, Greensburg Central Catholic 0 Mohawk 7, Sharpsville 4 Neshannock...
High school roundup for March 21, 2023: Aliquippa advances to state finals
Cameron Lindsey scored 19 points to lead Aliquippa to a 56-28 victory over Otto Eldred in the PIAA boys basketball Class 2A semifinals Tuesday night. The Quips jumped out to a 12-5 lead in the first quarter and blew the game open with a 23-7 run in the third. They...
