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Patience at plate pays off for Armstrong softball in WPIAL championship win
After earning a reputation as an aggressive batting aggregation, patience turned out to be a virtue for the Armstrong softball team Friday. The River Hawks — averaging 11 runs per game — used patience at the plate, and it paid off. Leading off the bottom of the seventh in a...
Jenna Clontz belts WPIAL-winning walk-off homer as Armstrong tops Penn-Trafford
Moments after the game ended, Armstrong fans lugged a giant boom-box radio onto Lilley Field and turned up the music, bobbing their heads to the thumping beat. Junior left fielder Jenna Clontz had just performed one of the program’s greatest hits. This was the “hoopla” Penn-Trafford coach Denny Little warned...
Trib 10: New team in the top spot after WPIAL baseball finals
The gold has been earned this week by the 2022 WPIAL diamond champions as the district baseball and softball postseason comes to an end. Some quick championship factoids: • Union baseball and Beaver softball are the only two repeat champions. • Union becomes the first school to sweep baseball and...
Payton List fans 15, Beaver blanks Elizabeth Forward to repeat as WPIAL 4A champs
The beat goes on for the Beaver girls’ softball team. The Bobcats won their 40th consecutive game by pounding out 11 hits and getting a 15-strikeout performance from Payton List in a 6-0 victory against Elizabeth Forward on Friday in the WPIAL Class 4A Championship game at Lilley Field at...
Neshannock tops Frazier in WPIAL championship clash of undefeated 2A teams
Whenever a Neshannock batter stepped into the Lilley Field batter’s box Friday, a peculiar shout sometimes came from the dugout: Smile. And, no, it wasn’t picture day. “On the bus today, we were saying, if one of us ever gets down in the dumps, it could take the whole team...
Burrell coach Shawn Liotta, brother Jeremy key cogs of innovative Fan Controlled Football League
Shawn Liotta’s passion for coaching football and striving for success has no downtime. It’s a year-round venture. It’s his job. And he wouldn’t want it any other way. A veteran mentor in the sport for more than two decades at the high school, collegiate and professional levels, including work in...
Trib HSSN Softball State Rankings for June 2, 2022
With a handful of district playoff games remaining throughout the state, attention turns to the pursuit of one of the last championships in the 2021-2022 school year, the PIAA softball crown. The first round is set to begin Monday with many of the Trib HSSN state softball ranked teams below...
Trib HSSN Baseball State Rankings for June 2, 2022
The regular season is over and the district playoffs are complete across the state. Now the fun begins Monday with the start of the 2022 PIAA baseball playoffs. Some classifications were hit hard by the end of the district playoffs, with three teams vacating their precarious position in the Trib...
Deer Lakes softball players turn attention to states after WPIAL title game loss
Jenna Bisegna was at the meeting point between disappointment over Deer Lakes’ 8-1 loss to Avonworth on Wednesday in the WPIAL Class 3A softball title game and getting energized for Monday’s PIAA first-round game as the Lancers met for practice Thursday afternoon. “We were feeling rather defeated yesterday, and the...
WPIAL postpones Thursday softball championship games to Friday
The WPIAL took a look at the weather forecast and decided to postpone its three softball finals from Thursday to Friday. The games will be played at the same site, Lilley Field at Cal (Pa.), and the times remain unchanged. Beaver and Elizabeth Forward will play at noon in the...
West Allegheny outlasts Peters Township to win school’s 5th WPIAL championship
Not much has come easy this season for West Allegheny, a team that battled through injuries and plenty of inconvenience to reach Wild Things Park. So, a four-hour championship fit them well. As Wednesday night threatened to become Thursday morning, West Allegheny’s Anthony Raineri bounced an eighth-inning single past second...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for June 1, 2022
High schools Baseball WPIAL playoffs Class 5A Championship Wednesday’s result West Allegheny 5, Peters Township 4 Class 4A Third place Wednesday’s result Laurel Highlands 4, Knoch 3 Class 3A Championship Wednesday’s result South Park 11, Mohawk 1 Class A Championship Wednesday’s result Union 4, Eden Christian 1 Third place Wednesday’s...
High school roundup for June 1, 2022: Laurel Highlands, Rochester earn state playoffs bids
Winning pitcher Joe Chambers struck out 12 in a complete game and had an RBI single during a four-run fourth inning to lead No. 4 Laurel Highlands to a 4-3 victory over No. 6 Knoch in the WPIAL Class 4A baseball third-place game Wednesday. Ty Sankovich had two hits and...
Union dethrones 5-time WPIAL softball champion West Greene
West Greene’s bid for an unprecedented sixth consecutive WPIAL Class A softball title was thwarted by Union on Wednesday at Lilley Field at Cal (Pa.). A single in the sixth inning by sophomore catcher Bella Cameron and some clutch pitching from freshman Mia Pruehs dethroned the reigning champions, 3-2. Cameron’s...
Expect offensive outburst when Armstrong, Penn-Trafford clash for WPIAL 5A title
Offense could be on full blast when Penn-Trafford and Armstrong meet Friday ( game was postponed Thursday due to weather) in the WPIAL Class 5A softball championship. So could the volume coming from at least one of the dugouts. “If you think you’re going to see a shutout, you’re crazy,”...
Drew Lafferty sparks South Park past Mohawk to 2nd WPIAL title
The South Park baseball team has been on a mission since losing in the 2021 WPIAL Class 3A championship game. They completed part of the mission by winning the school’s second WPIAL baseball title Wednesday, defeating Mohawk, 11-1, in the Class 3A title game at Wild Things Park in Washington....
Seneca Valley blasts past North Allegheny to win 1st WPIAL softball title since ’99
Seneca Valley started partying like it was 1999 — and 1992, for that matter. The fourth-seeded Raiders upended No. 7 North Allegheny, 9-5, to win their first WPIAL softball championship since ‘99, and third overall, on Wednesday at Lilley Field at Cal (Pa.). Freshman Lexie Hames and senior first baseman...
WPIAL Class 5A softball championship capsule: Penn-Trafford vs. Armstrong
2-Penn-Trafford (18-2) vs. 1-Armstrong (19-4) 4:30 p.m. FRIDAY, Lilley Field, Cal (Pa.) Coaches: Denny Little, Penn-Trafford; Doug Flanders, Armstrong Players to watch: Mia Smith, Penn-Trafford; Jenna Clontz, Armstrong On the air: Broadcast | Trib HSSN (triblive.com) Extra bases: Penn-Trafford is making its first appearance in the WPIAL finals. The Warriors...
Union defends WPIAL Class A baseball title with win over Eden Christian
Some names have changed, but the result was the same for the Union baseball team Wednesday afternoon at Wild Things Park. The No. 2-seeded Scotties successfully defended their WPIAL title by beating undefeated and top-seeded Eden Christian, 4-1, in the Class A championship game. Union overcame three double plays on...
2022 WPIAL Class 2A softball championship preview: Neshannock vs. Frazier
WPIAL Class 2A softball championship 1-Neshannock (21-0) vs. 2-Frazier (17-0) 2:15 p.m. Friday at Lilley Field, Cal (Pa.) On the air: Trib HSSN (Video) Road to the finals Neshannock — The Lancers have been one of the most dominant teams in the WPIAL this season. Heading into the finals, they’re...
2022 WPIAL Class 4A softball championship preview: Beaver vs. Elizabeth Forward
WPIAL Class 4A softball championship 1-Beaver (18-0) vs. 2-Elizabeth Forward (16-2) Noon Friday at Cal (Pa.) On the air: Trib HSSN (video) Road to the finals Beaver – Section 3 champion Beaver earned a first-round bye, then defeated No. 8 Freeport, 10-0, in the quarterfinals and beat No. 5 Montour,...
2022 WPIAL Class 5A softball championship preview: Armstrong vs. Penn-Trafford
WPIAL Class 5A softball championship 1-Armstrong (19-4) vs. 2-Penn-Trafford (18-2) 5:30 p.m. Friday at Cal (Pa.) On the air: Trib HSSN (video) Road to the finals Armstrong – The River Hawks rolled to the Section 1 title at 12-0 and earned the No. 1 seed in the WPIAL playoffs. They...
One big inning boosts Avonworth, trips up Deer Lakes ace Maddie Kee in 3A title game
Deer Lakes sophomore pitcher Maddie Kee did all she could to hold off the explosive Avonworth lineup in the WPIAL Class 3A softball championship game Wednesday at Lilley Field at Cal (Pa.). The Antelopes (17-5) had the bases loaded and none out in the first, but Kee limited the damage...
Avonworth tops Deer Lakes to claim WPIAL Class 3A softball crown
Avonworth softball is back on top of the WPIAL Class 3A mountain. The top-seeded Antelopes were strong at the plate, on defense and in the pitching circle, with sophomore standout Alivia Lantzy leading the way, in an 8-1 victory over Deer Lakes in the championship game Wednesday afternoon at Lilley...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 31, 2022
High schools Baseball WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Championship Tuesday’s result Mt. Lebanon 2, Upper St. Clair 1 Class 5A Championship Wednesday’s schedule Peters Township (21-1) vs. West Allegheny (18-4) at Wild Things Park, 7:30 p.m. Third place Tuesday’s result Bethel Park 6, Thomas Jefferson 0 Class 4A Championship Tuesday’s result...
