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Shady Side Academy made the WPIAL baseball playoffs last season, finished in second place in Section 3-2A and had its first winning season (10-6, 8-2) in five years. But in 2022, the Bulldogs want more. “We’re trying to build on what they did last year and continue with the tradition...

Cam Murphy doubled twice and had a pair of RBIs, helping Shaler to a 6-1 nonsection softball victory over Highlands on Friday afternoon. Cate Gordon singled three times for the Titans (3-0). Bethany Rodman gave up four hits and struck out nine in seven innings. Carrah Scardina had a solo...

High schools Baseball WPIAL Friday’s results Class 4A Section 2 Montour at Quaker Valley, ppd. Class 3A Section 1 New Brighton 13, Western Beaver 1 Class 2A Section 2 South Side 21, Summit Academy 0 South Side 29, Summit Academy 0 Section 4 Chartiers-Houston at Burgettstown, ppd. Nonsection Peters Township...

Donovan Callahan of Burrell missed several games during the season with a broken nose. But he didn’t miss much of anything Friday night as the Bucs senior cleaned up in the skills competition, the prelude to the 25th Cager Classic at Highlands High School. Callahan won the 3-point shooting contest,...

Tom Paulone watches his players condition in the weight room at Jeannette’s McKee Stadium on a bitter-cold March afternoon. Training camp is more than four months away, but the Jayhawks’ new football coach has his players working. Paulone’s eyes light up, and a smile covers his face as one Jayhawk...

Here’s a lesson everyone has heard: Don’t always believe what you read on social media. After the PIAA Wrestling Steering committee met March 30, reports surfaced that the committee was considering going to four classifications. WPIAL committee member Frank Vulcano Jr. said that wasn’t even discussed, and a lot of...

The Penn Hills School Board on Wednesday reaffirmed the district’s stance that its high school sports teams will not play Kiski Area opponents this spring after allegations that Kiski Area fans subjected Penn Hills players to racist taunts at a March 2 middle school volleyball game. Kiski Area’s superintendent characterized...

While Class 2A teams in WPIAL boys volleyball will have to wait until next week to begin their section schedule, the first full week of the new season ends with a gem of a nonsection match. It’s a rematch of the 2021 WPIAL 2A championship match as Seton LaSalle visits...

High schools Baseball WPIAL Thursday’s results Class 4A Section 2 Ambridge 2, Central Valley 1 Montour at Quaker Valley, ppd. Section 3 Elizabeth Forward 5, Greensburg Salem 4 Class 2A Section 2 Summit Academy at South Side, ppd. Section 4 Chartiers-Houston at Burgettstown, ppd. Fort Cherry at Brentwood, ppd. Nonsection...

Mason Ross hit a three-run homer, leading Kiski Area to a 4-2 victory over Beaver in nonsection baseball Thursday afternoon. Jake Smith pitched into the seventh inning, allowing two runs on one hit with eight strikeouts, and Dom Dininno singled twice for the Cavaliers (1-0). JJ Shallcross singled and drove...

Latrobe continued a tradition by playing a baseball game against Upper Arlington High School in Ohio. The Wildcats traveled one state over to open the season against Upper Arlington, which is coached by Latrobe graduate Nate Phillips. Here’s the cool part: The schools’ most famous alums are golf legends Arnold...

The WPIAL has no grounds to ban the Butler football team from the District 10 playoffs, says a lawsuit the school district has filed against the PIAA. The suit was filed last week in Butler County Common Pleas Court on behalf of the school and the parents of two varsity...

Philadelphia teams joined the PIAA basketball playoffs less than two decades ago, and District 12’s top administrator says his schools are here to stay, despite any wishful thinking by opponents. Over the years, some Philadelphia coaches and players have opined that the state tournament didn’t match their excitement for winning...

Dom Girardi stepped down as Highlands football coach Thursday, ending a five-season tenure with the Golden Rams. Girardi said he came to the decision over the past week and cited changes at home and at work that would take more of his time away from his coaching responsibilities. “I kept...

The final day of March could mark the final day district softball and baseball teams play under warm conditions for a while. With a chance of rain, temperatures are expected to be near 70 degrees before we hit a patch of steady temps in the low to mid 50s. There...

Nine WPIAL basketball teams, the most in PIAA postseason hoops history, participated in the 2022 state championships in Hershey last weekend. There were plenty of district silver linings as New Castle, Quaker Valley and Aliquippa boys teams along with Mt. Lebanon, Chartiers Valley and Freedom girls squads left he Giant...

High schools Baseball WPIAL Wednesday’s results Class 5A Section 2 Hampton 17, Woodland Hills 3 Mars 16, Fox Chapel 6 Plum 8, Armstrong 1 Class 4A Section 2 Ambridge 11, Central Valley 1 Beaver 11, New Castle 1 Montour 3, Quaker Valley 2 Section 3 Uniontown 2, Belle Vernon 1...

Jack Glies hit a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the seventh in the opener, helping Neshannock to a 5-4 victory in the first game of a doubleheader sweep of Shenango in Section 2-2A baseball Wednesday. Glies had two of the Lancers’ three hits in the first game. Glies...

The Roundball Classic senior all-star basketball games will return May 19-21 at Geneva College in Beaver Falls. Boys rosters were released Wednesday, with players from the WPIAL, City League, District 6 and District 10 set to compete in five games. The schedule is as follows: Thursday, May 19 Girls District...

Franklin Regional did more than hit the beach in Florida. The Panthers softball team also hit the ball — all over the place — when they opened the season at a KSA event in Orlando. Coach Jim Armstrong expected offense to be swift and productive, and the Panthers (4-1) didn’t...

Reset the clock. The PIAA basketball committee met Wednesday to debate adding a shot clock to Pennsylvania high school games, but decided more time was needed to survey schools statewide, said Hampton athletic director Bill Cardone, who represents the WPIAL on the committee. The committee did reach a couple of...

When he was a freshman at Our Lady of Sacred Heart, Puff Johnson made 11 consecutive 3-point shots. A year later, he was named second-team all-state six months before his 18th birthday. Then, as a junior, he averaged 22.1 points and 9.4 rebounds per game while leading Moon to a...

High schools Baseball WPIAL Tuesday’s results Class 5A Section 2 Plum 9, Armstrong 1 Fox Chapel 3, Mars 1 Hampton 9, Woodland Hills 0 Class 4A Section 2 Beaver 10, New Castle 8 Montour at Quaker Valley, ppd. Section 3 Belle Vernon at Uniontown, ppd. Greensburg Salem at Elizabeth Forward,...

Mackenzie Borkovich threw a two-hit shutout with 17 strikeouts to lead Fox Chapel to a 5-0 victory over Peters Township in nonsection softball Tuesday afternoon. Brynn Palmer and Hunter Taylor each hit a double and had two RBIs as Fox Chapel (2-0) used a five-run fifth inning to pull away...

After a frigid start to the 2022 district baseball season, temperatures near 70 degrees with no precipitation will be welcomed before the mercury dips again later in the week. Teams will be scurrying to find playable fields to either get the first week of section games in or play a...