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Lexie Hames dominates as Seneca Valley beats Hempfield for section title, top seed
Seneca Valley softball coach Marleese Hames said she sometimes has to remind herself that her daughter, standout pitcher Lexie Hames, is only a sophomore. That’s understandable because the younger Hames showed poise well beyond her age Thursday afternoon. With the Section 1-6A title and top seed in the WPIAL playoffs...
Westmoreland County well represented in softball playoffs
WPIAL softball teams waited with anticipation most of Thursday for the outcome of one last section game so they could see the playoff seedings and brackets. Some practiced to stay busy, while others played nonsection games. It sure beat twiddling their thumbs. Imagine how the teams playing that all-important final...
Breaking down the 2023 WPIAL softball playoffs
WPIAL softball playoff bracket breakdown Class 6A Favorite: Seneca Valley secured the section title with a 3-0 win over Hempfield in the regular-season finale, giving the defending champion Raiders the top seed. Sophomore fireballer Lexie Hames is primed to lead the team to another title and state playoff trip after...
WPIAL announces pairings for 2023 softball playoffs
Last year’s winners are back for more. Five of the six softball teams crowned WPIAL champions a season ago will start this year’s playoffs as favorites to repeat. Defending champions Seneca Valley (Class 6A), Armstrong (5A), Avonworth (3A), Neshannock (2A) and Union (A) all received No. 1 seeds Thursday when...
WPIAL adds Pittsburgh Pirates as sponsor for baseball, softball championships
The WPIAL baseball and softball finals will include racing pierogies, T-shirt tosses and a famous green parrot now that the Pittsburgh Pirates have become a presenting sponsor of the high school championship games. The WPIAL announced a two-year partnership with the Pirates on Thursday. The games are not moving to...
WPIAL awards Mars, Peters Township top seeds in boys lacrosse playoffs
Defending WPIAL and state champion Mars will begin its title defense as a No. 1 seed in the WPIAL boys lacrosse playoffs. Mars in Class 2A and Peters Township in 3A received the top seeds Thursday when the WPIAL revealed brackets for the upcoming playoffs. The WPIAL tournaments begin with...
Are sports a pass-fail proposition? Local coaches, just like Giannis Antetokounmpo, don’t think so
Sam Albert has experienced his fair share of wins and losses after 28 years coaching football. However, it might come as a surprise to learn that for Albert, who enters his seventh season at Kiski Area this fall, determining a successful year vs. one he deems substandard does not have...
Latrobe linebacker getting Division I attention
Ron Prady has been saying it since he took over as Latrobe’s football coach. Watch out for Alex Tatsch. Prady believes the sophomore linebacker has limitless potential and one day will be playing at a high level of college football. “He’s going to be really good,” Prady said. At least...
Bob Palko among 5 football coaches chosen for PSFCA Hall of Fame
Bob Palko, who won a record nine WPIAL football titles at West Allegheny and Mt. Lebanon, will be inducted this month into the Pennsylvania Scholastic Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Palko was one of five coaches chosen for the 2023 class, joining Gary Gouse (Portage), Rick Keely (Berks Catholic),...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 11, 2023: Softball brackets to be revealed on Trib HSSN
The WPIAL will release brackets for a pair of spring sports Thursday. On the diamond, 75 teams are set to battle for six district championships. Only one question remains: Will there be co-champs in 6A? Seneca Valley has earned a share of the 6A crown as the Raiders are 14-1...
Trib HSSN State Softball Rankings for May 10, 2023
Three was a not-so-lucky number for teams ranked in last week’s Trib HSSN state softball rankings. Three teams dropped out of the rankings and three top-ranked teams dropped out of the No. 1 spot. Dropping out of the Top 5 on the eve of the district playoffs were Governor Mifflin...
Trib HSSN State Baseball Rankings for May 10, 2023
The top seat turned out to be the hot seat as all but one of the top-ranked teams slipped in this week’s Trib HSSN baseball state rankings. Only three teams lost their spots in the Top 5: North Allegheny in 6A, Southern Lehigh in 5A and Panther Valley in 3A,...
Pine-Richland, Mars draw top seeds in WPIAL girls lacrosse playoffs
Pine-Richland and Mars received the top seeds when the WPIAL announced brackets for the girls lacrosse playoffs Thursday. The two tournaments start with first-round games Monday and Tuesday, and finish May 24 or 25 with championships at Robert Morris. Pine-Richland (15-3), which won the Section 2 title, drew the top...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 10, 2023
High schools WPIAL Baseball Wednesday’s results Class 3A Section 1 Shenango 2, Mohawk 0 Ellwood City 7, Beaver Falls 2 Ellwood City 11, Beaver Falls 2 Section 3 Burrell 17, Deer Lakes 5 East Allegheny 11, Freeport 1 Section 4 Mt. Pleasant 8, Waynesburg 1 Waynesburg 5, Mt. Pleasant 4...
Final spot in WPIAL baseball playoff field up for grabs Thursday
The 2023 WPIAL baseball playoff field now has 79 teams in the six classifications that have clinched with one final Class 3A spot possible on the final day of the regular season Thursday. The top four teams in each section qualify for the playoffs. Exclusive coverage of the 2023 WPIAL...
WPIAL softball playoff field set with 75 teams
The WPIAL softball playoff field is set with 75 teams having clinched postseason berths. Exclusive coverage of the 2023 WPIAL softball playoffs is only here on TribHSSN.TribLive.com, starting with the brackets being unveiled during the Playoff Pairings Show at 7 p.m. Thursday. The top four teams in each section qualified...
High school roundup for May 10, 2023: Bethel Park beats Chartiers Valley in playoff tuneup
Evan Holewinski went 2 for 2 with an RBI triple during a two-run first inning, leading Bethel Park to a 3-2 nonsection victory over Chartiers Valley on Wednesday. Jack Edner started and threw four scoreless innings and Michael Bruckner doubled for the Black Hawks (14-4). Justin Ferrari singled and scored...
Underdog Gateway, top-seeded Sewickley Academy win WPIAL team tennis titles
Gateway’s first WPIAL team tennis championship in 35 years sparked a merry post-match celebration Wednesday on the lower courts at Washington & Jefferson’s Janet L. Swanson Tennis Center. Players, coaches and fans mingled amid a chaotic chatter. “I’m so excited,” Gateway coach Emily Levine shouted. “Hey, ‘Let’s Go, Gators,’ right?...
Armstrong leads Burrell softball to mercy-rule victory over Deer Lakes
Second place in Section 1-3A was on the line Wednesday as the Deer Lakes and Burrell softball teams met at Bon Air Elementary in Lower Burrell. It was the second matchup between the teams in three days. The Bucs won a low-scoring two-run affair Monday. The rematch was not as...
Madie Kessler’s 2-homer day lifts No. 3 Norwin past No. 4 North Allegheny
Playing her last game on her home field, Madie Kessler wanted to leave a lasting impression. So the senior catcher did what she has done so many times before on Norwin’s turf: She hit bombs. Kessler enjoyed the first home run so much, she hit another one, both on deep...
Westmoreland County HS notebook: WPIAL pushes back playoff pairings due to timing of Hempfield-Seneca Valley game
It is rare for a section game, especially one with such potential significance on a tournament bracket, to be played on the same day as the WPIAL playoff pairings meeting. But that will be the case Thursday when No. 2-ranked Hempfield (15-2, 12-2) visits No. 1 Seneca Valley (15-1, 14-1)...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 9, 2023
High schools WPIAL Baseball Tuesday’s results Class 5A Section 1 Plum 7, Fox Chapel 6 Penn-Trafford 10, Franklin Regional 9 Gateway 10, Penn Hills 7 Class 4A Section 1 Blackhawk 11, Beaver 3 Section 4 Hampton 10, Knoch 4 Class 3A Section 1 Shenango 14, Ellwood City 1 Riverside 10,...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 10, 2023: A few playoff spots still hang in the balance
The 2023 WPIAL baseball playoff field is nearly set. The only section still undetermined is Section 4-3A. We know Yough is the section champion and Greensburg Salem will finish second. The fight for third place and fourth place is up in the air. Waynesburg is 5-4, Mt. Pleasant is 5-5...
WPIAL softball playoff clinchings through May 9, 2023
The WPIAL softball playoff field is nearly set with 74 teams having clinched and two more teams still alive into the final day of the regular season. Exclusive coverage of the 2023 WPIAL softball playoffs is only here on TribHSSN.TribLive.com, starting with the brackets being unveiled during the Playoff Pairings...
WPIAL baseball playoff clinchings for May 9, 2023
The 2023 WPIAL baseball playoff field now has 75 teams in the six classifications that have clinched with two days left in the regular season. Only two or three teams in Section 4-3A are still up in the air before the postseason field is set. The top four teams in...
