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High school scores, summaries and schedules for April 12, 2022
High schools Baseball Tuesday’s results Class 6A Section 1 North Allegheny 5, Allderdice 1 Butler at Central Catholic, ppd. Pine-Richland 10, Seneca Valley 7 Section 2 Hempfield 7, Baldwin 4 Canon-McMillan at Upper St. Clair, ppd. Mt. Lebanon at Norwin, ppd. Class 5A Section 1 Latrobe 4, Franklin Regional 3...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 12, 2022: Repeat softball champs square off
Seven years ago, the Neshannock softball team was in search of a trifecta of district softball crowns after winning WPIAL Class A championships in 2013 and 2014. This spring, Laurel is taking it a step further by trying to win a fourth straight district softball championship after winning Class 2A...
Trib HSSN State Softball Rankings for April 12, 2022
Most of the 30 teams in the inaugural Trib HSSN state softball rankings from last week found their journey to this week’s top five to be smooth sailing. Only two teams dealt with the sour taste of defeat, and only one of them survived the bitterness. North Hills, the 2021...
Trib HSSN State Baseball Rankings for April 12, 2022
While the weather has been up and down, the weekly Trib HSSN state baseball rankings have been steady from the inaugural edition last week to this week’s version of the diamond fab five. Only four teams lost their grip on a state-ranking position, with two of those coming in Class...
High school roundup: Zack Karp throws 9 no-hit innings for Serra Catholic
Zack Karp went nine innings and Max Rocco pitched the 10th as Serra Catholic threw a 10-inning no-hitter in Section 3-2A baseball Tuesday, defeating Shady Side Academy, 5-1. Karp struck out 16. Joey DeMoss doubled, tripled and drove in a pair for the Eagles (6-0, 3-0). Rocco also had two...
Defending champs back in finals in WPIAL boys tennis tournament
South Fayette’s Jake Patterson and North Catholic’s Nicolas Scheller are in position to defend their WPIAL boys singles championships, having won three matches Tuesday to advance to the district finals at noon Wednesday at Pure Athletex Sportplex in Wexford. Patterson lost a total of three games in three matches en...
Latrobe earns doubleheader sweep of Franklin Regional with pair of 1-run wins
Latrobe had every reason to say “Cheese.” Wildcats baseball players were all smiles after a doubleheader sweep of No. 5-ranked Franklin Regional on Tuesday, including a Game 2 win powered by the battery of senior pitcher Chase Sickenberger — nicknamed “Cheese” long ago by his brother — and senior catcher...
Mars hires former Pine-Richland football coach Eric Kasperowicz
Only four miles separate the football stadiums of Pine-Richland and Mars, but the journey that took Eric Kasperowicz from one to the other followed a winding road. The Mars school board voted Tuesday night to hire Kasperowicz as football coach, bringing him back to a WPIAL sideline one year after...
Candidates for Westmoreland County Scholar-Athletes awards announced
It’s a rite of passage. Once a year in May, some of the top student-athletes from Westmoreland County are honored. The 66th annual Westmoreland County Scholar-Athlete banquet will honor 36 candidates, two each from the 18 high schools in the county, on May 3 at Ferrante’s Lakeview. Athletic directors and...
Track and field notebook: Riverview athletes excel at Bedford meet
Riverview’s Parker Steele won the 800-meter run at Bedford Giant Eagle Classic Invitational on April 9. Amberson Bauer finished second in the 1,600-meter run, and teammate Christopher Barnes placed third in the 3,200. Ty Laughlin finished fourth in the 1,600, and Holden Deasy placed sixth in the 3,200. Lily Bauer...
Latrobe hurdler Campbell has eye on state meet after quick start to season
For Latrobe senior Brennan Campbell, it’s time to shine. That’s what he did April 8 at the annual Lady Spartan/Wildcat Invitational at Latrobe Memorial Stadium. Campbell breezed to wins in the 110- and 300-meter hurdles, a good start to his final season. He repeated his titles at the invitational and...
Highlands tennis team looks to return to WPIAL playoffs
Tyler Kirin has a coaching philosophy that goes beyond wins and losses. It’s deeper than points on the court, but the principles work hand-in-hand with winning, both in tennis and in life. “I’m really proud of the young men we have, and I’m proud of the effort they put in,”...
Highlands baseball players benefit from early-season trip south
Hoagie sales, golf outings and the exhausting obligation of monthly fundraisers was all the Highlands baseball team needed to take its first trip south in program history. With just one week of tryouts and one week of practice under their belts, the Golden Rams loaded the bus for a 13-hour...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for April 11, 2022
High schools Baseball Monday’s schedule WPIAL Class 6A Section 1 Allderdice at North Allegheny, ppd. Central Catholic at Butler, ppd. Seneca Valley at Pine-Richland, ppd. Section 2 Mt. Lebanon 6, Norwin 4 Hempfield at Baldwin, ppd. Upper St. Clair at Canon-McMillan, ppd. Class 5A Section 1 Kiski Area at McKeesport,...
High school roundup for April 11, 2022: Mt. Lebanon baseball earns key section win
David Shields hit a two-run triple in the sixth inning and Mt. Lebanon held off Norwin for a 6-4 win in a matchup of top teams in Section 2-6A baseball Monday. Derrick Shields tripled and doubled and EJ Dunn doubled for the Blue Devils (4-5, 3-0). Christian Minto and Ty...
Westmoreland County high school notebook: Schools working to replace ADs
A pair of Westmoreland schools are working to replace athletic directors. Mt. Pleasant isn’t actively searching for a replacement for Chris Brunson, who resigned in January, but has a dual arrangement working in lieu of an immediate substitute for Brunson. Former AD Allan Bilinsky and principal Bob Gumbita are handling...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 12, 2022: Teams of the decade meet on diamond
The sectional series in WPIAL baseball continue Tuesday with a “battle of the decade” set in Section 1-6A. From 2010 through 2019, only six schools won WPIAL baseball championships in the highest classification — AAAA until 2017, then 6A for the final three years. North Allegheny, Central Catholic, Norwin and...
Trib HSSN Softball Team of the Week for April 11, 2022
Ligonier Valley made quite the splash in WPIAL softball last season. In the Rams’ first softball season since moving over from District 6, they reached the WPIAL semifinals and then made it to Penn State before losing to Line Mountain in the PIAA 2A state finals. There was no concern...
Football coach Eric Kasperowicz poised to make WPIAL return at Mars
Mars is prepared to hire football coach Eric Kasperowicz, bringing the two-time state champion coach back to the WPIAL a year after his ouster at Pine-Richland. He is the recommended candidate to be hired pending Mars school board approval Tuesday night, according to the meeting agenda. Kasperowicz went 85-18 in...
Moon boys volleyball searching for playoff berth
The Moon boys volleyball team is focused on one purposeful goal. “We are hoping to earn a playoff spot this year,” coach Steve Nicola said. “We have improved over the past couple years but have not been to the playoffs for a while. “We have had people playing a lot...
North Allegheny, OLSH maintain top spots in WPIAL Volleyball Coaches Association rankings
North Allegheny (Class 3A) and Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (Class 2A) held on to their respective No. 1 spots in the Western Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association’s Week 3 WPIAL boys top 10 polls released Monday morning. The Tigers capped this past week with a semifinal finish at the...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Greensburg Central Catholic’s Laura Kondas
Laura Kondas Greensburg Central Catholic softball ^ It’s easy to forget covid knocked out the entirety of 2020 high school spring sports season. This was especially tough for Greensburg Central Catholic’s softball team, which seemed to have turned a corner in 2019. Despite the year off, the Centurions finished second...
A-K Valley senior spotlight: Deer Lakes’ Jenna Bisegna
Jenna Bisegna Deer Lakes softball ^ Deer Lakes’ softball team took a trip south to start the 2022 campaign. The Lancers came home with a 0-4 record, but they worked out some kinks, gained valuable experience and built relationships and memories that will last much longer than the spring season....
Trib HSSN Softball Player of the Week for April 11, 2022
The 2021 WPIAL Class 6A softball champion Bethel Park won district gold with a perfect record and didn’t taste defeat until the state playoffs in June. However, coming into last week, the Black Hawks were 0-2 in 2022 with a pair of nonsection losses. Perspectives changed quickly as Bethel Park...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for April 11, 2022: Neighboring Class 5A baseball powers clash
Though there is a chance of rain, the temperatures are starting to rise, and just in time for a busy day of WPIAL baseball with 53 section games on Monday’s schedule. Last year, one of the top races in district baseball was in Section 3-5A. All six head-to-head games between...
