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Josh Reed threw four no-hit innings and Jarrod Malagiese homered to lead Blackhawk to a 15-0 victory over New Castle in Section 2-4A baseball Tuesday, eliminating the Red Hurricanes from playoff contention. Louis Sebastian doubled twice and drove in three runs and Ryan Jones doubled and knocked in two runs...

The WPIAL softball playoff field is nearly set with 80 teams locked and loaded for the postseason. The playoff party may have two more latecomers Wednesday as a pair of Class 5A teams are still alive for a district postseason softball berth. Exclusive coverage of the 2022 WPIAL softball playoffs...

The 2022 WPIAL baseball playoff field is now set with 83 teams ready to battle for six district championships. Exclusive coverage of the 2022 WPIAL baseball playoffs is only here on TribHSSN.TribLive.com starting with the unveiling of the brackets in the Playoff Pairings Show at 2 p.m. Friday. Here are...

The Plum boys volleyball team hoped to play spoiler and prevent visiting Gateway from finishing its Section 2-2A slate undefeated as the teams met in the section finale Tuesday at Plum. But the Gators, No. 6 in this week’s Western PA Volleyball Coaches Association Class 2A top 10, had other...

There was a WPIAL “last chance” track and field meet going on Tuesday at Norwin. Simultaneously, on the upper part of the campus, there also was a “last chance” softball game. With its season hanging in the balance, Norwin took care of business in the Section 2-6A finale, delivering a...

A few years ago, the WPIAL eliminated regional qualifiers for its track and field championships. Instead, qualifiers for the WPIAL Class 3A and 2A finals are based on performance from the season. The top 24 in each in Class 3A event advance to Slippery Rock on May 18, and the...

When Mike Brewer took over the Greensburg Central Catholic track and field program 10 years ago, he had a team of 12 — five boys and seven girls. Now the program has a full roster and Wednesday, the boys and girls teams are hoping to perform at a high level...

High schools Baseball WPIAL Monday’s results Class 5A Section 1 Franklin Regional 10, Kiski Area 3 Section 2 Plum 1, Fox Chapel 0 Mars 7, Hampton 4 Penn Hills 6, Woodland Hills 5 Class 4A Section 2 Quaker Valley 10, Ambridge 7 Beaver 12, Central Valley 0 New Castle 6,...

Parker Brown sauntered serenely to the plate, wanting to make an impact. He tightened his Bruce Bolt batting gloves, dug his cleats into the batter’s box and stood with confidence. He focused on winning the battle against Hopewell pitcher Zachary Muzy at Wild Things Park. With a runner on first,...

With only days left in the regular season, only a couple of playoff spots remain up for grabs before the WPIAL softball playoff field is complete. It’s not a win-and-you’re-in game between a couple of eastern rivals, but it’s pretty close. Penn Hills hosts Plum on Tuesday. The Indians hold...

Last year, the Charleroi softball team won its last four regular season games to finish in a tie with Carmichaels for second place in Section 3-2A behind Frazier. The Cougars were the No. 9 seed in the WPIAL playoff and lost in the first round to Neshannock, 6-4. Charleroi closes...

The Frye family is doing its part for a golden spring at Neshannock. Junior Andrew Frye is one of the top power hitters in the WPIAL. He has five home runs heading into the final days of the regular season as the Neshannock baseball team preps for the postseason. His...

Latrobe and Derry high schools, perhaps while not always preferring to be, are linked in the WPIAL, despite their varied classifications. For instance, their football teams frequently have squared off in season openers and they routinely have wrestled one another in front of some of the most spirited crowds around....

The WPIAL softball playoff field is almost set with the regular season nearly in the books. Seven more teams can punch their postseason ticket as early as Tuesday. Exclusive coverage of the 2022 WPIAL softball playoffs is only here on TribHSSN.TribLive.com starting with the brackets being unveiled during the Playoff...

Jack Gardinier homered and drove in three runs and Jimmy Zugal homered and drove in a pair to lead Quaker Valley to a 10-7 victory over Ambridge in Section 2-4A baseball Monday, clinching a spot in next week’s WPIAL playoffs. Jackson Bould and Zeke Hendricks each knocked in two runs...

Carson McCoy just missed out on gold in the 800-meter run at last year’s Baldwin Invitational. The Deer Lakes senior returned to the track at Baldwin High School in the wind and rain Friday and didn’t let the 800 title slip from his grasp. He ran a personal-best time of...

Trailing by a run with two outs in the top of the seventh inning Monday afternoon, the Yough softball team managed to rally without getting a single hit. The Cougars were down to their last strike on three occasions against Belle Vernon pitcher Talia Ross, yet they managed to plate...

Jack Bridges had been out of the Franklin Regional baseball lineup since early April with an elbow injury. Clearly, the senior was glad to be back Monday. He and his teammates elbowed Kiski Area from the playoff race. Bridges and senior teammate Ryan DalCanton both went 3 for 4 —...

WPIAL boys volleyball section play concludes Thursday evening, and the playoff brackets and pairings are scheduled to be released Friday. Several playoff spots, section titles and playoff positioning will be determined over the next four nights. With that, the Western Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association released its final spring 2022 Class...

The Kiski Area boys and girls track and field teams will be competing in the WPIAL Class 3A team semifinals at North Allegheny on Tuesday. The Cavaliers boys won the Section 4 title with a 6-0 record, and the girls tied Knoch for the title, both finishing 5-1, but the...

March 30 to April 27. That’s how long the Norwin softball team had to wait between playing games on their home field this season. The Lady Knights have had to reschedule home games a total of nine times this season because of weather issues that led to poor field conditions....

This Legend keeps growing. A multi-sport senior at Springdale, Legend Ausk added to an already decorated resume of athletic success for the Dynamos last week when he helped throw a no-hitter in a 4-2 win over St. Joseph. Ausk tossed 51⁄3 no-hit innings, allowing one earned run and striking out...

The 2022 WPIAL baseball playoff field is almost set heading into the final days of section play. One more Class 4A team will clinch Tuesday to set the postseason field at 83 teams. Exclusive coverage of the 2022 WPIAL baseball playoffs is only here on TribHSSN.TribLive.com starting with the unveiling...

In a game with no clock, time is running out on WPIAL baseball teams outside the playoff bubble. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district postseason. This is the final week of section play. Exclusive coverage of the 2022 WPIAL baseball playoffs is on TribHSSN.TribLive.com, starting...

The WPIAL softball playoff field continues to grow as the regular season continues to shrink. Exclusive coverage of the 2022 WPIAL softball playoffs is only on TribHSSN.TribLive.com starting with the brackets being unveiled during the Playoff Pairings Show on Thursday. Here are the teams that will eventually battle for diamond...