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High school scores, summaries and schedules for April 28, 2023
High schools WPIAL Baseball Friday’s schedule Nonsection Gateway 15, Woodland Hills 0 Redbank Valley 10, Apollo-Ridge 4 University (WV) 9, Shaler 0 Aliquippa at Brashear, ppd. Apollo-Ridge at Homer-Center, ppd. Avella at Monessen, ppd. Beaver Falls at Burgettstown, ppd. Charleroi at Brownsville, ppd. Freeport at Knoch, ppd. New Castle at...
A-K Valley softball notebook: Leechburg extends streak to 36 playoff berths
Leechburg officially clinched its WPIAL-record 36th consecutive WPIAL playoff appearance with Thursday’s 7-5 Section 3-1A victory at Jeannette. The Blue Devils are 7-6 overall and 7-2 in the section, alone in second place behind section leader Frazier (9-1, 8-0). “We talked about the streak before the season,” first-year coach Larry...
Westmoreland baseball, softball teams crank up use of walk-up music
If he strikes out or has a rough inning pitching, Ryan Orosz can reset quickly with the press of a button. When the announcer calls out his name for his next at-bat and hits play to start his walk-up song, the good times can begin again. “Whenever I hear my...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for April 27, 2023
High schools WPIAL Baseball Thursday’s results Class 6A Section 1 Butler 11, Allderdice 4 North Allegheny 6, Seneca Valley 2 Section 2 Canon-McMillan 10, Baldwin 6 Mt. Lebanon 6, Hempfield 1 Norwin 8, Central Catholic 3 Nonsection Armstrong 4, Yough 2 Beth-Center 13, Mapletown 7 Blackhawk 13, Belle Vernon 3...
Trib HSSN State Softball Rankings for April 27, 2023
Unlike baseball, there was very little movement this week in the Trib HSSN state softball rankings. Only four teams dropped out — Norwin in 6A, Conwell-Egan in 3A and Fairfield and Southern Huntingdon in 2A. Those four have been replaced by Williamsport, Palisades, Wilmington and Elk Lake. With little change,...
Trib HSSN State Baseball Rankings for April 27, 2023
Changes were plentiful in this week’s Trib HSSN baseball state rankings as the month of April concludes and the regular season is winding down. There was one team ousted and one added in each classification, with two dropping and two entering in Class A and 2A. Out for now are...
High school roundup for April 27, 2023: Mt. Lebanon completes sweep of Hempfield
Winning pitcher David Shields struck out nine in six innings and hit a double to lead Mt. Lebanon to a 6-1 victory over Hempfield on Thursday, sweeping a three-game Section 2-6A series. Toby Kennedy and Tanner Donati each doubled for the Blue Devils (7-9, 7-5). Carson Shuglie had two hits...
Franklin Regional freshman sprinter makes headlines with WCCA meet record
There was only one meet record set Thursday at the 100th Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association track and field championship at Latrobe, but there were a lot of good performances. Franklin Regional freshman Monroe Law broke the meet, stadium and school records in winning the 100-meter dash in 12.28 seconds. The...
Kiski Area’s Eliza Miller adds to medal collection with 2 WCCA track titles
Kiski Area junior Eliza Miller has collected a bunch of medals from Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association this year. Miller won two medals Thursday at the track and field championships at Latrobe after winning a couple of medals at the swimming championships in January and gold at the cross country meet...
North Allegheny shows Hart in pivotal win over Seneca Valley
In a four-team jam-up at the top of Section 1-6A baseball, North Allegheny enters the final week of section play in first place after the Tiger proved Thursday they have a lot of Hart. Senior Andrew Hart was dominant with his arm and his bat in leading NA past Seneca...
Plum baseball gearing up for season’s defining stretch
The Plum baseball team has everything right in front of it. Over the next two weeks, the Mustangs will play the two teams they are currently tied with atop the Section 1-5A standings. They meet Franklin Regional on Monday and Tuesday and Fox Chapel the following Monday and Tuesday. All...
Westmoreland baseball notebook: Yough inches closer to 2nd straight section title
Yough secured a WPIAL playoff berth after an 11-1, run-ruled victory over Mt. Pleasant on Tuesday on Cougar Mountain. The Cougars moved to 11-3 overall and 8-0 in Section 4-3A with their fourth straight win. It also marked their fourth two-game sweep of the season in the section. Other county...
Belle Vernon football team honored at state Capitol
A perk of winning a state championship in Pennsylvania is the recognition that comes with it from the state government. Pro teams that win titles go to the White House. PA teams head to Harrisburg. The Belle Vernon football team was honored Wednesday with a trip to the state Capitol,...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for April 26, 2023
High schools WPIAL Baseball Wednesday’s results Class 4A Section 1 Ambridge 6, Beaver 1 Section 4 Kiski Area 10, Knoch 0 Class 3A Section 1 Mohawk 11, Beaver Falls 1 Mohawk 21, Beaver Falls 0 Neshannock 8, Shenango 7 Riverside 12, Quaker Valley 4 Class 2A Section 2 New Brighton...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 27, 2023: Pivotal game could shape 6A standings
Will there be a clear leader heading into the final week of WPIAL baseball play in Section 1-6A or will there be a big-time logjam and a four-way tie for the top spot? That will be determined Thursday in the rubber game of the three-game series between North Allegheny and...
Trib 10: Slight shift in baseball, softball power rankings
There was little movement in the latest Trib 10 rankings. You can call it shifting; there was only one team out and one school in. That change occurred in the baseball rankings as a tough section series with Shaler dropped North Hills from the power rankings. Joining the Trib 10...
WPIAL softball playoff clinchings through April 26, 2023
The WPIAL softball playoff field is growing with each day of section action. 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. The top four teams in each section qualify for the postseason. In Class...
High school roundup for April 26, 2023: Avonworth fends off challenge from Deer Lakes
Rylee Gray singled, doubled, homered and drove in four runs to lead Avonworth to a 14-4 victory over Deer Lakes in a matchup of the top two teams in the Section 1-3A softball standings Wednesday. Abigail Brooks singled, homered and also plated four for the Antelopes (14-1, 8-0). Tira Wakmonski...
Southmoreland close to clinching Section 3 softball title
The Southmoreland softball team all but wrapped up the WPIAL Section 3-3A title Wednesday. The Scotties (6-1 8-2) got a solid pitching performance from junior Madison Brown, and sophomore Makayla Etling collected four hits, including her third home run of the season, in an 11-1 six inning mercy rule game...
Ace Lexie Hames fans 19 as Seneca Valley wins Class 6A showdown with Norwin
Like mother, like daughter? Or something like that. Lexie Hames has picked up where her mother, Marlesse Hames, left off. Or something like that. “She’s 10 times better than me. She’s a better athlete than I was, for sure,” Seneca Valley softball coach Marlesse Hames said of her daughter, sophomore...
A-K Valley athletes hope to contend for medals at WCCA track and field championships
With just three weeks remaining until the WPIAL track and field championships at Slippery Rock, Thursday’s Westmoreland County Coaches Association championships at Latrobe Memorial Stadium serves as somewhat of an opening salvo for Kiski Area, Burrell and Valley in the stretch run of the regular season. A number of individuals...
Make no mistake, Franklin Regional softball team shuts down Latrobe
Backlit by an error-free performance from her defense, senior pitcher Carli Ramchandran put together one of the better outings of her career against a strong lineup. It led to a 4-1 victory over Latrobe that was crisp, sound and necessary for the Franklin Regional softball team. Ramchandran threw a two-hitter...
Favorites from Gateway, underdogs from Chartiers Valley claim WPIAL doubles titles
Super sophomores Adam Memije and Zidaan Hassan of Gateway met little resistance on the first day of the 2023 WPIAL boys doubles championships as the top seeds rolled to three convincing wins, losing only two games in reaching the Class 3A finals. So when the duo did meet a challenge...
Norwin teams, Hempfield throwers among athletes to beat as WCCA meet hits milestone
The Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association is celebrating its 100th boys track and field championship Thursday at Latrobe’s Memorial Stadium. The girls championship didn’t begin until 1980. As part of the celebration, the WCCA has invited all past champions to the event for a social at 5 p.m. and hope they...
Westmoreland County softball notebook: Greensburg Salem battling through injuries
Greensburg Salem had to play two recent softball games with only 11 players because of a rash of injuries. The Golden Lions (6-7, 3-5) have dealt with a concussion, a jaw issue and an upper-body injury as a result of a hit batter, all in recent games. Still, they remained...
