High School category, Page 5
Quaker Valley ‘peaked at the right time’ en route to claiming Penguins Cup, state titles
The 2025-26 season had a sweet taste to it for the Quaker Valley hockey team. QV won the Class A state championship by defeating Hershey, 6-2, on March 21 at Ice Line Quad Rinks in West Chester. Senior forwards Jace Vasbinder and Ben McHenry each scored two goals for the...
Under new coach, excitement builds for Quaker Valley boys lacrosse
Ryan Riesmeyer has returned home as coach of the Quaker Valley boys lacrosse team. “Being back in the WPIAL means a lot to me,” Riesmeyer said. “I grew up here and played at Franklin Regional. We were WPIAL runners-up, so I understand what lacrosse in this area is all about....
Boosters bring added fun to Quaker Valley baseball home games
Last year’s Quaker Quiz proved to be a successful added feature at Quaker Valley baseball home games. What is Quaker Quiz? Spectators were asked a baseball-related question at mid-game; the first person to provide the correct answer at the press box received a prize. Prizes included QV merchandise, gift cards...
Quaker Valley baseball opens season on winning note
Quaker Valley’s baseball team won its 2026 season lid-lifter April 23 after waiting out its opening day plans because of three postponements. The Quakers defeated Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, 7-3, as winning pitcher Todd Kagle singled, doubled and drove in two runs. “I thought we put forth a...
2026 Trib HSSN Terrific 10 Girls Basketball All-Stars
Talk about Deja vu. The 2025 Terrific Ten girls basketball team was made up of six juniors and four seniors. All six players who made the Trib HSSN team as 11th graders repeated their excellence on the court as 12th graders and are back on the team in 2026. Here...
2026 Trib HSSN Terrific 10 Boys Basketball All-Stars
The 2026 Trib HSSN all-star team is filled with guards who are quick, long and can score the basketball. There’s also some big men to do the dirty work on the blocks. While all of these players can score, they can also defend. Fans probably noticed in the district and...
U.S. wins Pittsburgh Classic again, but WPIAL, Pennsylvania girls dominate
The United States All-Stars have dominated the Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic since 2000. Including Saturday, the USA squad is 22-3. The last time Pennsylvania won was a 27-23 victory in 2021. This could have been a win for the Pennsylvania Stars at Peters Township’s AHN Arena if it had some of...
Points galore as East sweeps Cager Classic
The 29th Annual Cager Classic didn’t disappoint with high-scoring outings as the East won both matchups over the West on Saturday night. The East girls won 98-80, and the boys were 103-92 victors. The games featured seniors from Allegheny, Butler, Armstrong and Westmoreland counties. The East girls scored their way...
High school sports scores, schedules for March 28, 2026
High schools Baseball Saturday’s results Nonsection Hampton 6, Valley 2 Softball Saturday’s results Nonsection Crescent (S.C.) 11, West Greene 0 Fairbanks (Ohio) 11, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 7 Pickerington North (Ohio) 15, Yough 7 Sunday’s schedule Class 5A Section 4 Connellsville at Baldwin, 5 p.m. Nonsection Yough vs....
High school roundup for March 28, 2026: Hempfield sweeps South Hills Classic
The Hempfield boys and girls track teams got the season off to a strong start by winning the South Hills Classic on Saturday at Baldwin. Isaiah Bittner (800 meters), Ryan Ewing (1,600), Jonathan Stetchock (3,200), Brayder Ser (110 hurdles, high jump), Xavier Smith (javelin), Owen Fox (pole vault) and the...
Westmoreland athletes of the week: Latrobe’s Natalia Scekeres, Greensburg Central Catholic’s Tyler Samide
Natalia Scekeres School: Latrobe Class: Sophomore Sport: Softball Claim to fame: The talented shortstop and quarterback for the flag football team led her teams to some high-scoring wins. She went 2 for 3 with a triple in a 16-1 win over Gateway and had three hits, including a double, triple...
Alle-Kiski Valley athletes of the week: Plum’s Tamia West, Highlands’ Jah’mar Wright
Tamia West School: Plum Class: Junior Sport: Flag Football Claim to fame: On Monday, West caught eight passes for 101 yards and a pair of touchdowns as Plum won a nonsection contest against Kiski Area. The next day, West again scored two touchdowns and had a pick-6 in a 35-6...
Peters Township QB DiLucia wins Willie Thrower Award
Nolan DiLucia’s list of accomplishments as a high school quarterback reads like few others from Southwestern Pennsylvania. · A three-time WPIAL Class 5A finalist and two-time champion (2023, ’25) in three years as a starter at Peters Township. (He was a four-year starter at safety.) · A 39-5 record. ·...
Dylan Barrett wraps up Penn-Trafford wrestling career with state medal
Dylan Barrett’s goal was to win a PIAA wrestling title. He came up a little short, but he finished fourth, his best result at the state tournament. He went 5-2 and finished his senior year 34-11 and his career with a 140-43 record. He finished seventh in 2025. Now he’s...
Norwin track teams out to defend WPIAL team titles
Norwin is eyeing WPIAL championship repeats in boys and girls track and field. The Knights pulled off a team title sweep last spring as the boys won for the first time since 1977 and the girls grabbed their first trophy since 2008. The girls also won their first PIAA title....
Norwin notebook: Knights baseball team prepares for section play
No matter how long the season, a strong start is a good sign for any baseball team at any level. Norwin won its first two games, carrying over momentum from its run to last year’s WPIAL Class 6A championship game. Norwin took the season opener, 4-3, over Fox Chapel. Jake...
Franklin Regional notebook: Panthers baseball earns 2 out-of-state wins
Franklin Regional opened the baseball season with three wins in four games, with two victories coming out of state. After a 10-4 win over Fox Chapel in a rare season-opening home game that wasn’t postponed because of weather, the Panthers defeated DePaul Catholic (N.J.), 1-0, and Glenelg (Md.), 6-0, in...
Shady Side Academy baseball showing flashes of potential
The Shady Side Academy baseball team doesn’t want to dwell too much on a defeat. The Bulldogs were eliminated in the first round of the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs last season by eventual state champion Riverside in a more exciting than anticipated 4-3 loss. The Panthers went on to win...
In game vs. Riverhounds, Fox Chapel senior shows poise beyond years
The setting felt familiar to Fox Chapel senior Sean Regan. But the scene was starkly different from what he was accustomed to when he took the field for Steel City FC during the first round of the U.S. Open Cup on March 25 at Highmark Stadium. When the Foxes beat...
Fox Chapel notebook: Girls soccer coach Carlo Prati headed to Shaler; Michael O’Brien joins PSADA
Carlo Prati is going home. That means the Fox Chapel girls soccer program will be looking for a new boss. Prati recently was hired to take over as the coach at Shaler, his alma mater. The Titans finished last season 9-9-1 and upset Franklin Regional in the first round of...
Fox Chapel flag football gets off on right foot with win in 1st game
The Fox Chapel girls flag football team got the boost it needed during its inaugural game against Seneca Valley. The Foxes got through the growing pains associated with a first game with a 21-8 win. Fox Chapel had to learn quickly, as the Foxes played three times during their first...
2026 TribLive Westmoreland County girls basketball all-stars
Player of the year Erica Gribble Sr., G, Greensburg Central Catholic The next time the Gribble sisters get together, Erica, the youngest of the three, will probably be wearing her shiny gold medal. Her PIAA championship gold medal. “Oh yeah, I am definitely going to brag,” Erica Gribble said with...
2026 TribLive Westmoreland County boys basketball all-stars
Player of the year Markus McGowan Jr., G, Jeannette Markus McGowan had a career season at Jeannette, but that doesn’t mean the long-bombing junior shooting guard is content. Far from it, in fact. “Was I satisfied? I don’t think so,” McGowan said. “I definitely didn’t plan for it to go...
2026 Valley News Dispatch boys basketball all-stars
Valley News Dispatch Boys Player of the Year Evan Moore 6-3, Jr., G, Deer Lakes With the NCAA Tournament now at the Elite Eight, the journey through the first few rounds defined just what March Madness is all about with several low seeds busting some brackets. The Deer Lakes boys...
2026 Valley News Dispatch girls basketball all-stars
Valley News Dispatch Girls Basketball Player of the Year Riley Stephans 5-8, Sr., G, Plum Riley Stephans took the ball near midcourt, dribbled a few times and then unleashed a shot from 3-point range. The bank was open for business, and the ball went in. Plum beat Freeport at the...
