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Quaker Valley teammates, coach Mike Mastroianni earn all-state honors in Class 4A
Adou Thiero and Markus Frank formed a dynamic duo for Quaker Valley, which celebrated the most successful boys basketball season in school history this winter. The two Quakers and their coach added another reason to celebrate Friday. Thiero and Frank each earned first-team all-state honors in a statewide vote of...
WPIAL softball playoff clinchings through May 5, 2022
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 here on TribHSSN.TribLive.com starting with the brackets being unveiled during the Playoff Pairings Show on Thursday, May 12. Here are the teams that will eventually...
WPIAL baseball playoff clinchings through May 5, 2022
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 and few section games are left on the schedule. Exclusive coverage of the 2022 WPIAL baseball playoffs is only here...
High school roundup for May 5, 2022: Mt. Lebanon softball wins section title with comeback win
Brooke Boehmer hit the game-tying three-run homer and Mary Langston followed with the game-winning RBI double as Mt. Lebanon scored four runs in the top of the seventh to beat Canon-McMillan, 9-8, and clinch the Section 1-6A softball title outright Thursday. It’s the first section crown for Mt. Lebanon since...
East Allegheny tunes up for baseball playoffs with nonsection win over Greensburg CC
Fresh off its first section title since 1999, upstart East Allegheny used Thursday’s nonsection baseball game at Greensburg Central Catholic for extra reps. Both teams already had clinched WPIAL playoff spots. Now is the time to fine-tune, tweak and tinker. “Everyone got an at-bat,” Wildcats coach Mike Cahill said. “We...
Highlands baseball hitting stride as playoffs approach
Coming off last year’s success, a three-game section losing streak in April isn’t the way Highlands wanted to start its baseball season. But the Golden Rams appear to be hitting their stride at just the right time. Highlands (11-5, 6-4) has won five in a row and eight of its...
Burrell’s Armstrong outduels Freeport’s Selker as Bucs softball team earns 1-0 win
Second verse, same as the first. The first Section 1-4A meeting between the Freeport and Burrell softball teams last Friday was a pitchers’ duel between Burrell’s Katie Armstrong and Sydney Selker. Each struck out 19 in the 1-0 Bucs victory. Both pitchers again were solid in Thursday’s rematch at Bon...
Westmoreland County baseball notebook: Southmoreland takes giant leap into playoffs
Senior shortstop/pitcher Anthony Govern said this season was “playoffs or bust” for Southmoreland. He didn’t flinch when he said it. The Scotties have lived up to their long-time-coming goal of reaching the postseason, qualifying for the first time since 2008. The team was 6-6 overall and 5-5 in Section 4-3A...
Stecko taps power potential for Norwin baseball team
Ty Stecko remembers when his baseball bat seemed to weigh more than he did. “I was always tall, but I was really skinny,” the Norwin slugger said about his stature in youth baseball. “I had to put some weight on.” Once a scrawny lamp post, Stecko has grown into a...
Steel Valley’s Makhai Valentine among 4 all-state selections from WPIAL Class 3A
Steel Valley junior Makhai Valentine, who ranked among the WPIAL’s top scorers this winter, earned first-team all-state honors Thursday when the Class 3A awards were announced. The 30-point scorer was one of four WPIAL players recognized in a statewide vote of sportswriters. Earning third-team honors were South Allegheny’s Bryce Epps,...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 4, 2022
High schools Baseball Wednesday’s results Class 6A Section 1 Butler 3, Seneca Valley 1 Central Catholic 4, Allderdice 3 North Allegheny 8, Pine-Richland 4 Section 2 Baldwin 11, Canon-McMillan 1 Class 5A Section 3 Moon 3, West Allegheny 2 Class 4A Section 1 North Catholic 2, Knoch 1 Section 2...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 5, 2022: 6A softball powers vie for section title
The Section 1-6A softball championship will be decided Thursday when Mt. Lebanon visits Canon-McMillan. The Blue Devils are 6-1 in the section and have a chance to win the title outright. The Big Macs check in with a 5-2 section record. If they win, they would finish in a three-way...
Trib 10: Top teams stay the same but plenty of changes in baseball, softball power rankings
Finding power late in the baseball regular season can be a tough ask at times. We’ve seen plenty of water this spring, but the Trib 10 baseball rankings were dealing with a lot of muddy water this week. How far should teams drop when they lose to strong competition as...
WPIAL softball playoff clinchings through May 4, 2022
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 here on TribHSSN.TribLive.com starting with the brackets being unveiled during the Playoff Pairings Show on Thursday, May 12. Here are the teams that will eventually...
WPIAL baseball playoff clinchings through May 4, 2022
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 and only a few section games remain on the schedule. Exclusive coverage of the 2022 WPIAL baseball playoffs is only...
High school roundup for May 4, 2022: North Allegheny, Pine-Richland share section title
Aaron Posey hit a two-run triple in the first inning and Erik Sundgren belted a two-run home run in the fourth, leading North Allegheny to an 8-4 victory over Pine-Richland on Wednesday, clinching a split of the Section 1-6A title. Spencer Barnett, Aaron Galaska and David Posey doubled for North...
Valley softball enjoying continued renaissance
Morgan Dunkel was ready to take the ball, toe the rubber in the pitching circle and have a breakout freshman season for the Valley softball team. But the early stages of the growing covid pandemic snuffed out the 2020 spring campaign. “It was difficult. I was looking forward to the...
Major change to PIAA wrestling tournament qualification process put on hold
A major change to the way the PIAA determines qualifiers for the state wrestling tournament has been put on hold. At its April 5 meeting, the PIAA wrestling steering committee voted to move to a new system where each of the state’s five Class 3A regions would receive three automatic...
Power surge on Cougar Mountain boosts Yough softball team
Yough plays its home games on Cougar Mountain in Sewickley Township. But softball coach Dutch Harvey is lobbying to rename his team’s home address. “It’s become Dinger City here,” Harvey said. Yough isn’t traditionally a leave-the-yard kind of team, but the Cougars are developing a reputation that says otherwise as...
Westmoreland County softball notebook: Ligonier Valley’s Griffin gets aggressive
The owner of a 21-strikeout perfect game and three no-hitters this season, Ligonier Valley senior pitcher Maddie Griffin has all the physical tools to dominate in the circle. She has proven that beyond a doubt over the last season-plus of WPIAL and PIAA softball. But the Youngstown State commit, who...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 3, 2022
High schools Baseball Tuesday’s results Class 6A Section 1 Butler at Seneca Valley, ppd. Central Catholic at Allderdice, ppd. Pine-Richland at North Allegheny, ppd. Section 2 Baldwin at Canon-McMillan, ppd. Norwin 3, Hempfield 2 Mt. Lebanon 2, Upper St. Clair 0 Class 5A Section 1 Franklin Regional 13, Kiski Area...
Yough tops Southmoreland to win section baseball crown outright
Yough relied on the strong pitching of James Shoman and timely hitting to down Southmoreland, 7-1, on Tuesday to clinch the Section 4-3A championship. With Monday’s 3-2 walk-off victory, the Cougars (8-5, 7-2) clinched a share of the section crown, but coach Craig Spisak’s team wanted it for themselves. “I...
Hampton 3-sport star Matt DeMatteo to run track at Duquesne
Hampton three-sport athlete Matt DeMatteo has committed to attend Duquesne on a track scholarship. The senior was also considering Penn State (track) and James Madison (football). DeMatteo is a two-time all-conference selection in football and a two-time all-section pick in basketball, but his best offers were for track and field....
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 4, 2022: Softball playoff berths on the line
Win and you’re in. Those four words are sweet music to the ears of any high school team on the bubble as section play winds down. In district softball, several teams can earn a playoff berth with a victory Wednesday — weather permitting, of course. • In Section 1-6A, Baldwin...
WPIAL baseball playoff clinchings through May 3, 2022
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 and there aren’t many section games left oin the schedule. Exclusive coverage of the 2022 WPIAL baseball playoffs is only...
