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Hampton sophomore skates to national hockey championship
Hampton sophomore Sean Sullivan felt a range of emotions after the Steel City Ice Renegades won a 2022 USA Hockey 16U national championship earlier this month. “It was crazy,” he said. “It was awesome.” Sullivan was part of the Harmarville-based travel team that topped the Chicago Hawks, 2-0, in the...
Pair of Hampton standouts win WPIAL scholar-athlete awards
A banner year for Hampton athletics just got even more special. Hampton volleyball standout Kai Herchenroether and state champion swimmer Will Retsch were among 20 WPIAL student-athletes to be named James Collins Scholar-Athlete award winners April 13. The seniors were selected from a pool of 142 nominees from 80 schools,...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for April 22, 2022
High schools Baseball Friday’s schedule Class 6A Section 1 North Allegheny 13, Central Catholic 7 Section 2 Upper St. Clair 2, Baldwin 1 Canon-McMillan 4, Norwin 1 Hempfield 11, Mt. Lebanon 10 Class 5A Section 3 North Hills 3, Moon 0 South Fayette 8, Shaler 3 West Allegheny 1, Chartiers...
Home team, Indiana runner star at Butler Invitational
The host team jumped on the competition to win the team title at the Butler Invitational on Friday. Alli Morrow won the long jump with a leap of 17-10 and Megan Baggetta hit 37-3 in the triple jump to lead Butler to a first-place finish in the girls team competition....
High school roundup for April 22, 2022: North Allegheny mounts massive comeback to beat Central Catholic
Trailing 7-1 after four innings, North Allegheny scored six runs in the fifth and six more in the sixth to pull off an improbable 13-7 victory over Central Catholic in Section 1-6A baseball Friday night. The Tigers (6-3, 4-2) took the lead on a bases-loaded walk by Ian Zahorchak in...
No 1. West Greene softball team routs No. 3 Greensburg Central Catholic
West Greene players and their coach, Billy Simms, hung out in a dusty gravel parking lot near the Greensburg Central Catholic softball field Friday afternoon waiting for their ride home. Simms sat Indian style as he tallied up the scorebook while players giggled and passed the time. The fact that...
Highlands softball shakes off rust, builds momentum with win over Freeport
The Highlands softball team returned to game action Friday after a nine-day, weather-related layoff, and it put a second win on the board against Section 1-4A rival Freeport. Playing just their second home game of the season, the Golden Rams got solo home runs from Jaycee Haidze and Maera Williams...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 23, 2022: Top 2 teams in Class 4A softball to meet
A long and soggy week of WPIAL softball will conclude on a bright note with the sun shining on one of the top Class 4A game to this point in the season. No. 1 Beaver visits No. 2 Montour at high noon Saturday with first place in Section 3-4A up...
Gino Palmosina resigns at Canevin weeks after winning PIAA boys basketball title
Boys basketball coach Gino Palmosina is a candidate for a job elsewhere, so he resigned Thursday from alma mater Bishop Canevin, where he won WPIAL and state titles this winter. Palmosina said he resigned “to explore another opportunity,” but for now declined to say where he might be headed next....
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 22, 2022: Slugging softball teams to square off
Following a wet week and assuming the fields are playable, it will be a busy Friday on the diamonds in both WPIAL softball and baseball. One of the top games in the district is a battle for first place in Section 4-5A softball as Trinity visits West Allegheny. Both teams...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for April 21, 2022
High schools Baseball Thursday’s results Class 6A Section 1 Seneca Valley 9, Allderdice 2 Pine-Richland 2, Butler 0 Central Catholic at North Allegheny, ppd. Section 2 Canon-McMillan at Norwin, ppd. Mt. Lebanon at Hempfield, ppd. Upper St. Clair at Baldwin, ppd. Class 5A Section 1 Penn-Trafford at Kiski Area, ppd....
High school roundup for April 21, 2022: Pine-Richland escapes jam in 7th, beats Butler
Jacob McGuire pitched six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and striking out seven, to lead Pine-Richland to a 2-0 victory over Butler in Section 1-6A baseball Thursday night. Tristan Farrar got the final two outs to earn the save, working out of a bases-loaded jam for the Rams (5-6, 4-2)....
Latrobe softball wins big section showdown with Thomas Jefferson
Latrobe earned a section softball split with first-place Thomas Jefferson on the strength of three factors: 1. Sound pitching, 2. Crisp defense and 3. Power hitting. That trio can win a lot of games. Or, maybe it was three other things that powered the Wildcats. “I always say to be...
Construction, weather, youth can’t keep Leechburg baseball from solid start
Several weeks ago, the Leechburg High School baseball team was searching for a place to play its home games after the renovation timetable at the West Leechburg field slowed. Now, the Blue Devils are just looking to get a game in anywhere. Leechburg’s game with Riverview was postponed for the...
Westmoreland County baseball notebook: 3-game series on horizon for Hempfield, Norwin
Teams are still adjusting to playing two-game series on back-to-back days, but the WPIAL is switching to a new format next season. There will be three-game series in the largest classification, which fields the fewest teams. Class 6A will play three games in a row against each section opponent, a...
Senior’s return gives energy boost to Hempfield baseball
Joe Fiedor missed most of the basketball season for Hempfield with a mysterious injury he sustained in a home game against Penn-Trafford. It was a big hit to the Spartans’ backcourt. The strange, noncontact injury was later diagnosed: A piece of cartilage broke off under his kneecap and caused discomfort....
High school scores, summaries and schedules for April 20, 2022
High schools Baseball Wednesday’s results Class 6A Section 1 Butler 7, Pine-Richland 2 Central Catholic 2, North Allegheny 1 Seneca Valley 14, Allderdice 1 Section 2 Mt. Lebanon 4, Hempfield 3 Canon-McMillan 2, Norwin 1 Baldwin at Upper St. Clair, ppd. Class 5A Section 1 Latrobe 8, Gateway 2 Penn-Trafford...
High school roundup for April 20, 2022: Hampton strengthens grip on 1st place
Anthony Bucci and Joey O’Donnell each had a hit and two RBIs as Hampton scored all its runs in the fifth inning of a 6-0 victory over Fox Chapel, sweeping a doubleheader Wednesday to stay in first place in Section 2-5A. Cam Marshalwitz earned the shutout victory for the Talbots...
Simmering public vs. private dispute leads Bishop Canevin contingent to protest at Carlynton track meet
The always-contentious public vs. private debate usually sticks to high school football and basketball, but a track meet became the backdrop for an unprecedented student protest. Athletes from Carlynton and Bishop Canevin compete on the same track team through a co-op, but a number of Canevin boys decided not to...
No. 1 Armstrong puts on a show in statement win over Franklin Regional
With nicknames like “Camo,” “Smoke” and “Mack Attack,” players on the Armstrong softball team appreciate a good time. But just the same, they know when it’s time to put the business end of the bat on the ball. The top-ranked Class 5A team in the WPIAL — and state —...
With Griffin back in circle, Ligonier Valley softball handles Serra Catholic
Senior Maddie Griffin finished with 15 strikeouts and a three-hit performance at the dish to help lead Ligonier Valley to a 7-2 victory over Serra Catholic in Section 2-2A play Wednesday afternoon in McKeesport. Griffin, a Youngstown State commit who helped guide the Rams to a state championship game appearance...
Greensburg Salem dedicates track complex to late inspirational coach Steve Snider
Coaches Nathan and Matthew Snider were on opposing sides Wednesday, April 20 as their respective teams — the Greensburg Salem Golden Lions and the visiting Hempfield Area Spartans — faced off in a varsity track meet. But before the running and jumping began, the two brothers shared a sense of...
Back from broken wrist, sophomore Selker fuels strong start for Freeport softball
Sydney Selker made the most of her first varsity season with the Freeport softball team. Last year, as a freshman, she batted .483 with seven home runs, 27 RBIs and 28 runs scored. She also finished 8-5 with a 3.70 earned-run average and 114 strikeouts in 89 innings. Selker is...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for April 21, 2022: Softball showdowns set in Class 6A, 4A
A couple of showdowns in Class 6A and 4A highlight a busy Thursday around the softball diamonds. In Section 2-6A, Hempfield is back in a familiar place, in first place with a perfect 5-0 record, including 3-0 in section play. The Spartans however have only played once in the last...
Bethel Park baseball, Beaver softball remain atop Trib 10 power rankings
Cold or warm, wet or dry, there has been a lot of change this spring on a day-to-day basis. However, don’t count the weekly power rankings guilty of big swing changes. Few changes were made since last week in the Trib 10 rankings. Both baseball and softball saw one flip-flop...
