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Jenna Bisegna Deer Lakes softball ^ Deer Lakes’ softball team took a trip south to start the 2022 campaign. The Lancers came home with a 0-4 record, but they worked out some kinks, gained valuable experience and built relationships and memories that will last much longer than the spring season....

The 2021 WPIAL Class 6A softball champion Bethel Park won district gold with a perfect record and didn’t taste defeat until the state playoffs in June. However, coming into last week, the Black Hawks were 0-2 in 2022 with a pair of nonsection losses. Perspectives changed quickly as Bethel Park...

Though there is a chance of rain, the temperatures are starting to rise, and just in time for a busy day of WPIAL baseball with 53 section games on Monday’s schedule. Last year, one of the top races in district baseball was in Section 3-5A. All six head-to-head games between...

Here comes Peter Cottontail, hopping down the bunny trail with plenty of high school sports action on the way this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Weather permitting, we have plenty of treats that you don’t have to search for, including video and audio WPIAL baseball and softball...

Last year, the Beaver baseball team snuck into the playoffs by winning its last three section games and finishing tied for fourth place with Quaker Valley in Section 2-4A. After a fantastic start to the 2022 season, these Bobcats won’t be sneaking up on anybody this spring. “This group has...

Norwin was the team to beat in Class 6A last season as April turned to May. The Knights were 11-1 and ranked No. 1 in the classification. A 3-3 finish to the season, including a 12-2 loss to rival Hempfield in the WPIAL semifinals might have ruined the 2021 dream,...

High schools Baseball Monday’s schedule WPIAL Class 6A Section 1 Allderdice at North Allegheny, 4 p.m. Central Catholic at Butler, 7:30 p.m. Seneca Valley at Pine-Richland, 4 p.m. Section 2 Hempfield at Baldwin, 4 p.m. Norwin at Mt. Lebanon, 4:15 p.m. Upper St. Clair at Canon-McMillan, 4 p.m. Class 5A...

Here are the latest WPIAL boys lacrosse standings for the 2022 season. The top six teams in each section will qualify for the district postseason. Only section records are shown. Class 3A Section 1 Mt. Lebanon, 2-0 Hempfield, 1-0 Peters Township, 1-0 Upper St. Clair, 1-0 Bethel Park, 1-1 Penn-Trafford,...

Here are the latest WPIAL girls’ lacrosse standings for the 2022 regular season. The top six teams in each section qualify for the district postseason. Only section records are shown. Class 3A Section 1 Bethel Park, 4-0 Mt. Lebanon, 3-0 Upper St. Clair, 3-0 Canon-McMillan, 3-1 Peters Township, 1-2 Baldwin,...

The Quaker Valley boys basketball team made a gallant effort in its quest to win a PIAA title, taking a 27-0 record into the state finals. After capturing section and WPIAL championships, QV finished as the PIAA Class 4A runner-up. “Like all high school basketball teams in 2020-21, we dealt...

The Gateway boys volleyball team got a chance to show its potential at the early-season Seneca Valley tournament on April 2. Fourth-year coach Phil Randolph said he saw a lot of good things from his players as they came together to advance to the tournament semifinals before falling to Norwin...

It may not result in a WPIAL track and field title in 2022, but Penn-Trafford coach Eric Reger is excited about the future of his program. That’s because he has a talented group of underclassmen who are on the squad and winning events. The Warriors are 1-1 overall, defeating Greensburg...

The Penn-Trafford boys’ lacrosse team is off to the best start in program history. The Warriors were 4-1 following a 14-4 win against Norwin. Penn-Trafford also owns wins against Indiana, 16-6, Canon-McMillan, 13-5, and Plum, 16-3. The loss came against Pine-Richland, 13-11. The Warriors play host to Upper St. Clair...

Penn Hills boys volleyball coach Jay Mitlo has asked his players to accept mission impossible. Fortunately for him, players like senior outside hitter Brayden Mallory have happily accepted the challenge. The Indians’ coach has asked a team that only features six returning players with varsity experience to cram for a...

A brief summary of the Pine-Richland boys tennis team’s season so far is that it has been a challenge. Rams coach Dang Siriprasert has had to navigate poor weather that’s led to four match postponements and some canceled practices. There’s also a school band field trip coming that will take...

Alex Hodowanec was close to applying as an assistant for the Pine-Richland girls lacrosse team last season but ended up taking a job coaching club volleyball. A year later, she did apply with the Rams, but this time it was for the head coaching job. Hodowanec, a former standout lacrosse...

With five seniors and several other returning underclassmen to fuel the machine, the Gateway baseball team’s optimism for the 2022 season grew in the weeks leading up to the season opener at Pine-Richland on March 29. The Gators won that game in close fashion, 7-6, and it sparked the team...

Quaker Valley’s boys tennis team is the defending WPIAL Class 2A champion. And with a senior-laden roster this spring — including the top three players from last year, Mike Sirianni, Will Sirianni and Henry Veeck — the Quakers covet their chances of repeating. The QV netters are coached by Christi...

High schools Baseball Saturday’s results Class A Section 2 Monessen at Mapletown, ppd. Nonsection Avonworth at Shenango, ppd. Burgettstown at Bentworth, ppd. Burrell at Derry, ppd. Fort Cherry at Bishop Canevin, ppd. Hopewell at Quaker Valley, ppd. Shady Side Academy 7-5, Nicols School, N.Y. 6-3 South Fayette at Central Valley,...

Abbie Deiseroth Class: Junior School: Highlands Sport: Softball Report card: Junior first baseman Deiseroth hit three home runs and had five RBIs in Highlands’ 12-2 victory over Freeport in a Section 1-4A game April 4. It was part of a five-homer outburst for the Golden Rams in the section opener...

When Dianne Haney stepped down as Kiski Area softball coach in 2014, she had completed 22 years at the helm of the Cavaliers and helped the program to 248 victories, 12 section championships, 15 playoff appearances, four undefeated regular seasons and a 1995 WPIAL runner-up finish. She also garnered Valley...

Class 6A Rk., Team, W-L, Last 1. Hempfield, 3-0, 1 2. North Allegheny, 5-0, 5 3. Bethel Park, 2-3, 2 4. Pine-Richland, 2-1, NR 5. Norwin, 1-2, 3 Out: Seneca Valley (2-2, 4) Class 5A Rk., Team, W-L, Last 1. Armstrong, 5-0, 2 2. Penn-Trafford, 6-0, 3 3. Fox Chapel,...

Class 6A Rk., Team, W-L, Last 1. Butler, 5-0, 2 2. North Allegheny, 3-1, 1 3. Seneca Valley, 4-1, 3 4. Norwin, 3-2, NR 5. Upper St. Clair, 3-2, 4 Out: Baldwin (4-3, 5) Class 5A Rk., Team, W-L, Last 1. Bethel Park, 4-0, 1 2. South Fayette, 5-0, 3...

Tom Young, the 1951 Har-Brack graduate who coached Rutgers to the NCAA Final Four in 1976, died recently in Virginia Beach, Va., at 89. His death first was reported by his son, Tom Jr., to Rutgers. Young played basketball at Maryland, but he interrupted his college career for a 19-month...

Toryn Fulton School: Franklin Regional Sport: Softball Year: Freshman Claim to fame: Fulton made an immediate impact in the Panthers’ lineup, delivering four home runs during a four-game stretch in Orlando, Fla. The 6-foot center fielder who bats third in the order, hit two homers and drove in four runs...