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Former Monessen, Belle Vernon coach Joe Salvino to receive Ferrante Memorial Award
When the 2025 basketball season ended, Joe Salvino knew his career as a basketball coach was over. “I was satisfied with what I accomplished,” Salvino said. “Other than winning another PIAA title, I finished with my seventh WPIAL title.” Salvino coached high school basketball for 41 years (34 at his...
Pairings set for WPIAL boys tennis doubles championship
With the district boys singles tennis championship in the rearview mirror, the 2026 WPIAL boys doubles tennis championships are scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday. The first round, quarterfinals and semifinals matches will take place Tuesday with the consolation and championship finals slated for Wednesday at North Allegheny. Logan Memije of...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for April 16, 2026
High schools Baseball Thursday’s schedule Class 6A Section 1 North Allegheny 11, Central Catholic 0 Seneca Valley 4, North Hills 2 Section 2 Mt. Lebanon 6, Canon-McMillan 3 Norwin 10, Woodland Hills 3 Class 5A Section 2 Moon 12, Chartiers Valley 2 Class 4A Section 3 Valley 11, Knoch 0...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 17, 2026: Hempfield, Norwin to meet in softball showdown
Westmoreland County rivals are set to do battle on the softball field twice in the span of 11 days. The first clash is set for Friday with a share of first place in Class 6A at stake as Norwin hosts Hempfield at 4 p.m. The Knights are tied for second...
Trib HSSN high school baseball player of the week for April 17, 2026Video
Trib HSSN baseball player of the week – Cody Bungert School – South Fayette Class – Senior Position – Catcher #Earned – South Fayette won a WPIAL baseball championship eight years ago and finished first or second in its section every year this decade with the exception of the 2025...
High school roundup for April 16, 2026: North Allegheny’s Nate Surman no-hits Central Catholic
Nate Surman threw a five-inning no-hitter, striking out six and walking none, to lift North Allegheny to an 11-0 victory over Central Catholic (6-7, 5-4) in Section 1-6A baseball Thursday. Jake Fritz went 3 for 4 with a double and two RBIs and Dominic Williamson and Surman each went 2...
Valley routs Knoch in resumption of suspended game to complete section series sweep
Blue skies. Pleasant temperatures. Warm breezes. Oh, what a day for baseball. Wait a minute. Where are the umpires? “It was a scheduling matter these past few days. It’s been a challenge,” first-year Valley coach Jaron Minford said Thursday. The Vikings, following a nearly half-hour delay when the umpiring crew...
Hempfield softball team scoring plenty despite slow starts
Top-ranked Hempfield is at it again, a glut of offensive talent linked together in a lineup that comes at teams like a bullet train. The defending WPIAL 6A softball champion Spartans (10-1, 8-0 section) have outscored teams 113-14 and have 10-runned seven of their last eight opponents. They have 90...
Alle-Kiski Valley softball notebook: Knoch takes 5-game streak to Indiana
Knoch will get a chance to avenge its only Section 1-4A loss Friday when it visits Indiana for a 4 p.m. first pitch. The Knights (8-2, 7-1) have won five in a row since a 6-0 loss to the Indians (9-2, 8-0) on March 31 in which they managed just...
Westmoreland County track notebook: Hempfield senior makes headlines with record-breaking 800
Hempfield senior Chesnee Smith was a double individual winner at the Lady Spartan/Wildcat Invitational on April 11. She won the 1,600- and 800-meter runs and set a meet record in winning the 800 in 2:13.89. She also had a personal record in the 1,600 (5:10.58). Smith then ran the 400...
Westmoreland County baseball notebook: Greensburg CC transfers feel right at home at Mt. Pleasant
Leaving Greensburg Central Catholic wasn’t easy, but Ian Shipley and Bobby Smithnosky wanted to feel more at home. They have become key players in an already potent lineup at Mt. Pleasant. Their move has been a home run for the Vikings. Shipley is a shortstop, Smithnosky a left fielder and...
Westmoreland softball notebook: Members of West Point 12U team already making impact in high school
Remember the West Point 12U team that made it to the Little League Softball World Series in 2024? Well, many of those girls are making fast progress as freshmen in the WPIAL. The team, coached by Hempfield head coach Tina Madison, finished one game shy of the championship in North...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for April 15, 2026
High schools Baseball Wednesday’s results Class 6A Section 1 North Allegheny 8, Central Catholic 7 Section 2 Canon-McMillan 3, Mt. Lebanon 2 Class 5A Section 1 Kiski Area 5, Armstrong 3 Latrobe 3, Franklin Regional 2 Plum 7, Penn Hills 0 Section 2 South Fayette 7, Upper St. Clair 6...
Gateway’s Logan Memije wins another section doubles title
Gateway’s Logan Memije won a boys tennis section doubles title for the third straight year, teaming with Troy Boden to defeat Colin Stalnaker and Sanshiro Ogawa of Franklin Regional in the Section 1-3A finals, 6-4, 7-5, on Wednesday. In the third-place match, Franklin Regional’s Prem Nadesan and Arnesh Paura beat...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 16, 2026: Section series wrap up in Class 6A baseball
Four Class 6A baseball section series are set to conclude Thursday. Norwin has had an interesting section season thus far. The Knights swept rival Hempfield, winning all three games by a combined five runs. Then last week, the Knights were swept by front running Canon-McMillan in Section 2-6A after being...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school softball rankings for April 16, 2026
The winds of change have calmed a bit in this week’s edition of the Trib HSSN state softball rankings. Four teams dropped out of the Top 5 from last week, including two in the smallest classification. Delco Christian and Holy Cross gave way to Berlin-Brothersvalley and DuBois Central Catholic in...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school softball rankings for April 16, 2026
The winds of change have calmed a bit in this week’s edition of the Trib HSSN state softball rankings. Four teams dropped out of the Top 5 from last week, including two in the smallest classification. Delco Christian and Holy Cross gave way to Berlin-Brothersvalley and DuBois Central Catholic in...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school baseball rankings for April 16, 2026
With only three weeks remaining in the regular season in most districts, it seems that statewide, high school baseball has turned into a wild game of musical chairs. Once another week concludes, will the elite teams across Pennsylvania be relaxing in a victory chair, or when the music stops, will...
High school roundup for April 15, 2026: Central Valley outlasts Ambridge in 15-inning marathon
Brandon Woelfel led off with a walk, moved to second on a Daniel McIntosh bunt and scored on a walk-off RBI single by Antonio Perri as Central Valley defeated Ambridge, 1-0, in a 15-inning marathon in Section 1-4A baseball Wednesday. Will Ciucci started and pitched 10 scoreless innings for the...
Greensburg Salem uses long ball to rally past FreeportVideo
The Greensburg Salem softball team had its back against the wall in Wednesday’s Section 1-4A game against Freeport at Freeport Community Park. The Golden Lions trailed the Yellowjackets by four runs after four innings. But Greensburg Salem was able to rally on the strength of a pair of three-run homers...
Latrobe faces challenge head on, earns split with Franklin RegionalVideo
Clinging to a one-run lead, Latrobe considered intentionally walking Luke Williams with a runner on second and two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning. A conference on the mound let the Wildcats turn the idea over in their minds. Ultimately, the risk outweighed the benefits, so reliever Aaryn...
Former players remember Springdale coaching great Dave Meloni
Skip Yakopec’s introduction to varsity soccer at Springdale came as a freshman in 1968. “We had a game early in the season at Sewickley Academy, and I was only in ninth grade and was on the junior high team,” he said. “But coach (Dave) Meloni invited me to come on...
WPIAL names 2025-26 James Collins Scholar-Athlete Award winners
WPIAL officials announced the annual James Collins scholarship winners at their board of directors meeting Wednesday. Twenty student-athletes were recognized for their work in athletics and the classroom. The girls athletes honored were: North Allegheny’s Claire Bacu, Canon-McMillan’s Natalie Carr, Quaker Valley’s Emma Currier, Oakland Catholic’s Josie Fontana, South Fayette’s...
WPIAL board of directors to welcome 3 new members
The WPIAL announced its board of directors for the 2026-27 school year during its monthly board meeting Wednesday. The top 10 senior high representative candidates and a junior high representative who received the highest vote total in a ballot sent to all WPIAL schools were selected to serve. Returning members...
WPIAL officials hear from PIAA on co-op plans for charter, cyber, private, faith-based schools
WPIAL officials hosted their annual PIAA district committee meeting Wednesday, when District 7 board members and athletic directors were updated on several recent discussion points by PIAA senior director of member school services and sport Jennifer Grassel. One of them involved charter, cyber, private and faith-based school students. “Students enrolled...
