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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...
Bethel Park sweeps Upper St. Clair on walk-off wild pitch
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. After having a baserunner thrown out at the plate trying to score from third base on a wild pitch in the first inning, Bethel Park scored the game winner in the bottom of the seventh inning on a bases-loaded wild pitch...
Franklin Regional baseball bounces back to rout Gateway
Franklin Regional did not have much time to dwell on its first loss of the WPIAL baseball season. After a night game against neighboring Gateway — just a few miles up Route 22 — the Panthers welcomed the Gators for an after-school Section 1-5A rematch Tuesday. Swiftly and soundly, the...
Rosters revealed for 2023 Roundball Classic
Rosters were revealed this week for the Roundball Classic senior all-star basketball games, set for May 18, 19 and 20 at Geneva College in Beaver Falls. Teams feature players from the WPIAL, City League and District 10. Players will wear their school uniforms. The nine-game schedule features two games Thursday,...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for April 4, 2023
High schools WPIAL Baseball Monday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Section 1 Seneca Valley 9, Allderdice 3 Pine-Richland 12, Butler 2 Section 2 Central Catholic 8, Hempfield 6 Canon-McMillan 9, Mt. Lebanon 4 Norwin 10, Baldwin 5 Class 5A Section 1 Penn-Trafford 2, Armstrong 0 Fox Chapel 14, Penn Hills 1...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 4, 2023: South Hills rivals to square off in 6A baseball
What a great day for a ballgame, let’s play two — or at least the second game of the home-and-home section series in WPIAL baseball. Last spring, Upper St. Clair stunned Class 6A baseball fans by upsetting North Allegheny in the quarterfinals, then beating Butler in the semifinals to reach...
Trib HSSN High School Softball Team of the Week for April 3, 2023Video
Twenty-five years ago, the Carmichaels softball team enjoyed one of the best seasons in district history when it won both the 1998 WPIAL and PIAA Class A championships. “That was one of the best softball teams in the history of the WPIAL,” then-assistant and current head coach Dave Briggs said....
Southmoreland’s Amarah McCutcheon delivers walk-off homer, spoiling stellar effort by Ligonier Valley ace
Having struck out three times, like a couple of her Southmoreland softball teammates had, Amarah McCutcheon admitted she didn’t have much expectation when she stepped to the plate in the bottom of the ninth inning. On this day, a foul tip was an accomplishment against Ligonier Valley ace Cheyenne Piper,...
Trib HSSN High School Softball Player of the Week for April 3, 2023Video
Two years ago, Olivia Zimmerman, then a freshman, helped the Indiana softball team reach the WPIAL playoffs. The Little Indians edged Latrobe in the Class 5A first round, 7-6, before losing to Armstrong in the quarterfinals. Playing travel softball in June of 2021, Zimmerman tore her ACL while pitching. She...
High school roundup for April 3, 2023: Central Catholic outslugs Hempfield
Antonio Cordiero and Gavin Kelly homered to lead Central Catholic to an 8-6 victory over Hempfield in Section 2-6A baseball Monday. Cade Clister doubled twice for the Vikings (3-2, 1-0). Colin Polechko had a double for Hempfield (2-3, 0-1). Avonworth 15, Sto-Rox 0 – Jacob Hanney homered and drove in...
Freeport’s Hanz shines in 5-inning win vs. Deer Lakes
Whether Freeport’s Michael Hanz will keep making a jump or eventually flame out is a common question for potential phenom baseball pitchers. After all, Hanz is one of those rare young fellows whose fastball touches the upper-80s and who is capable of consistently throwing the rest of his arsenal for...
Franklin Regional blanks Kiski Area in section opener
Franklin Regional pitcher Carli Ramchandran didn’t give up any hits through five innings of Monday’s Section 2-5A opener at Kiski Area. The Panthers senior surrendered a first-inning walk, but the runner was eliminated attempting to steal second. Cavaliers catcher Isabella Delia led off the bottom of the sixth with a...
Greensburg Central Catholic’s Miller to play soccer for Robert Morris
Greensburg Central Catholic soccer standout Kyler Miller accepted a preferred walk-on offer from Robert Morris, extending his playing career to the Division I level. The senior forward will have a roster spot and can earn scholarship money later. “It means everything to me,” he said about fulfilling his dream of...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Greensburg Central Catholic’s Mike McCready
Greensburg Central Catholic’s baseball team went 7-3 in section play last season, losing in the second round of the WPIAL playoffs to Leechburg. This year, the competition has gotten even steeper, as the Centurions have moved up from Class A to join Jeannette, Ligonier Valley, Serra Catholic, Brentwood, Riverview and...
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Leechburg’s Logan Kline
This week marked an important time in the spring sports calendar: the start of section play for baseball. And in Leechburg, the Blue Devils are looking to build on the success they had last season to become one of the teams to beat this year. Among the players on the...
Shaler, Latrobe hold on to top spots in WPIAL volleyball coaches rankings
Shaler and Latrobe maintained their spots at the top of the Class 3A and 2A boys volleyball rankings, respectively, as the Western Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association released its Week 3 polls Monday. There wasn’t a great deal of movement in either poll. But the biggest jump this week came from...
Blackhawk basketball coach Steve Lodovico took job ‘for a year,’ resigns 18 seasons later after building WPIAL powerhouse
Eighteen years ago, Steve Lodovico applied to be Blackhawk’s boys basketball coach, hoping to replace his legendary mentor John Miller, who was retiring. Instead, the school offered Lodovico the girls program. “I really wanted the boys job at that point, so I turned it down,” he said. “I didn’t want...
