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High schools Baseball Friday’s schedule Ripken Experience, Myrtle Beach, S.C. Chartiers-Houston vs. Waynesburg, 2:30 p.m. Chartiers-Houston vs. Deer Lakes, 5:30 p.m. Vero Beach tournament West Mifflin vs. Titusville, 1 p.m. Nonsection Armstrong at Freeport, 4:15 p.m. Avonworth at North Catholic, 4 p.m. Beaver at Neshannock, 4:30 p.m. Beaver Falls at...

Last spring was a celebration as district athletes returned to the diamonds after the 2020 season was canceled because of the covid-19 shutdowns. Softball was a success throughout as the WPIAL crowned four new champions while Laurel and West Greene remained on top in 2A and A. District softball squads...

A coach with a roster filled with sophomore and freshmen should be full of uncertainty. Not Yough softball coach Art “Dutch” Harvey. He is excited about the upcoming season. Harvey has only one senior and one junior on his 13-player roster. “The goal is to contend of the WPIAL (Class...

Last spring was a celebration as district athletes returned to the diamonds after the 2020 season was canceled because of the covid-19 shutdowns. Baseball thrived throughout the WPIAL as six new champions were crowned, some in dramatic fashion. That success carried over to the state playoffs as WPIAL teams captured...

Without a senior on the roster, Valley softball managed to break into the playoffs last year for the first time since 2012. The Vikings were 5-9 overall and 5-5 in Section 1-3A. They fell 7-0 to South Allegheny in the first round of the playoffs. Getting to the postseason with...

Valley baseball coach Jim Basilone expects the Section 3-3A race to be exciting, and he is confident his team will be among those competing for the title. The Vikings return five starters from last year’s team that finished 13-8 overall and 6-4 in section play with a win over Mohawk...

When Yough opens the baseball season Friday against Jeannette, the biggest thing Cougars coach Craig Spisak will be looking at is who will compose his pitching staff. Yough graduated its top two pitchers — Vinny Martin and Sean Royer — so Spisak is searching for who will compile the most...

PIAA Class 5A girls basketball final Chartiers Valley vs. Cardinal O’Hara 5 p.m. Friday, Giant Center, Hershey On the air: TV: PCN; Audio: TribLive HSSN; Radio: 95.3 FM PIAA titles: Chartiers Valley 1 (2019), Cardinal O’Hara 1 (2021) Chartiers Valley (28-2) Coach: Tim McConnell Probable starting lineup No., Name, Ht.,...

Friday is opening day for high school softball in the WPIAL. Here are some particulars to get you started on a new season. Teams to watch Norwin — The Knights have pitching and power and are ranked No. 2 in Class 6A. Hempfield — New coach Tina Madison takes over...

While the roster lists them by their sweater number and class, Norwin hockey players say they identify as one. In other words, in their minds there are no sophomores or seniors, freshmen or juniors. Just a bunch of talented players on the same team with the same goals. Big, realistic...

PIAA Class 4A boys basketball final Quaker Valley vs. Neumann-Goretti 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Giant Center, Hershey On the air: TV: PCN; Streaming audio: TribLive HSSN; Radio: 1230 AM, 99.3 FM, 1460 AM PIAA titles: Quaker Valley 0, Neumann-Goretti 8 (2010, ’11, ’12, ’14, ’15, ’16, ’17, ’18) Quaker Valley (27-0)...

High schools Basketball Boys PIAA playoffs Finals At Hershey’s Giant Center Class 6A Saturday’s schedule Roman Catholic (23-4) vs. Archbishop Wood (21-7), 7:30 p.m. Class 5A Friday’s schedule New Castle (27-2) vs. Imhotep Charter (27-4), 7:30 p.m. Class 4A Thursday’s schedule Neumann-Goretti (22-4) vs. Quaker Valley (27-0), 7:30 p.m. Class...

To say the Springdale softball program has turned things around would be an understatement. The Dynamos won 24 games over the past two seasons, more than they won in the previous 10 years combined. Now, coach Anthony Pototo feels his team can take it a step further. “It’s just been...

PIAA Class A boys basketball final Bishop Canevin vs. St. John Neumann 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Giant Center, Hershey On the air: TV: PCN PIAA titles: Bishop Canevin 0, St. John Neumann 0 Bishop Canevin (24-4) Coach: Gino Palmosina Probable starting lineup No., Name, Ht., Cl., Pos. 3, Amari Evans, 6-3,...

If you’re at a Springdale baseball game this spring, don’t be surprised if it takes a minute to identify the team’s coach. Dante Mahlmeister was hired in mid-February to lead his alma mater and attempt to turn around a program that has fallen on hard times. Mahlmeister, 24, played baseball,...

For the first time since 2019, basketball players and coaches are about to complete a full journey on the Road to Hershey. The PIAA basketball playoffs were cut short in the quarterfinals in 2020 because of the covid-19 outbreak, then last season, the state postseason was shortened with only district...

Southmoreland softball had some fun with its first week of practices, introducing themes. Players showed up in all kinds of gaudy costumes. One day, they were ballerinas. The next, hunters dressed in camouflage. Their outfits in the days that followed included medical scrubs, fluorescent construction gear and cowgirl hats and...

Three boys and two girls WPIAL basketball teams saw their dreams of merging gold and chocolate together come to an end last week with a loss in the PIAA semifinals. However, nine district teams have booked their hotels and are heading east in search of a state championship…and chocolate. While...

Jordan Mayer is very good at getting his arms around quarterbacks, but when the Thomas Jefferson junior committed to Boston College, he was the one wrapped up. “I’ve never felt a hug like that from a bigger person,” said Mayer, who was bear-hugged by BC defensive line coach Vince Oghobaase....

Three future Pitt wrestlers were among the 13 selected for Team Pennsylvania at the annual Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic slated for Friday at Peters Township. Four WPIAL wrestlers, three winning PIAA titles, are featured on the team that will take on Team USA at 8 p.m. Three-time WPIAL and PIAA champion...

With rain in the forecast earlier in the week, Southmoreland baseball players rolled out a brand new tarp to cover their home infield. They used tires to weigh it down. In this case, the wheels didn’t come off. Last year was a different story. The Scotties started 5-0 but proceeded...

Last spring was a celebration as district athletes returned to the diamond after the 2020 season was canceled because of covid-19 shutdowns. Baseball thrived throughout the WPIAL as six new champions were crowned, some in dramatic fashion. That success carried over to the state playoffs as WPIAL teams captured two...

Last spring was a celebration as district athletes returned to the diamonds after the 2020 season was canceled because of the covid-19 shutdowns. Softball was a success throughout as the WPIAL crowned four new champions while Laurel and West Greene remained on top in 2A and A. District softball squads...

Gio Valentine went end-to-end and scored a power play goal with 9 minutes, 23 seconds left and Neshannock defeated Bishop Canevin, 2-1, in the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League Division 2 championship Tuesday at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry It was the second consecutive title for Neshannock (15-4-2), while...

High schools Basketball Boys PIAA playoffs Finals At Hershey’s Giant Center Class 6A Saturday’s schedule Roman Catholic (23-4) vs. Archbishop Wood (21-7), 7:30 p.m. Class 5A Friday’s schedule New Castle (27-2) vs. Imhotep Charter (27-4), 7:30 p.m. Class 4A Thursday’s schedule Neumann-Goretti (22-4) vs. Quaker Valley (27-0), 7:30 p.m. Class...