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What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 6, 2022: Matchups of top teams on boys volleyball court
A share of the early lead in WPIAL boys volleyball Section 3-2A is up for grabs Thursday when defending champion Seton LaSalle visits Trinity. Both teams won their section openers Tuesday with the Rebels rolling past Steel Valley while the Hillers won at Bishop Canevin. The two are tied for...
Trib HSSN State Softball Rankings for April 6, 2022
Nearly three weeks into a new season and we lift the curtain on the inaugural Trib HSSN state softball rankings. As a friendly reminder, here were the top-ranked teams in the final top five from 2021 shortly after raising state gold: North Penn in 6A, Lampeter-Strasburg in 5A, Beaver in...
Trib HSSN State Baseball Rankings for April 6, 2022
Spring has sprung as trees and flowers blossom, the mercury is (slowly) rising, and we have the return of the weekly Trib HSSN state baseball rankings. Before we debut the top five in each class here in the early stages of the 2022 season, a reminder of the defending PIAA...
Burrell’s Armstrong guides young, determined squad
Katie Armstrong’s freshman softball season was over before it got a chance to get going. The now-Burrell junior was in the running for varsity starting time in the pitcher’s circle with Kylie Karns, a freshman pitcher this spring at Mt. Aloysius, and things went well in her scrimmage debut against...
Westmoreland softball notebook: Double-digit run totals becomes more common
Yes, scoring is up in Westmoreland County softball. There have been only seven shutouts by county teams so far in this hitters’ delight of a season, while teams scored 10 or more runs a head-turning 16 times through Tuesday. The question is, who hasn’t been in a game involving double-figure...
Mt. Pleasant softball team still working to build chemistry after turnover of championship roster
Mt. Pleasant wants reps. It needs reps. Lots of reps. Results don’t matter, at least not in the nonsection games. Not in the baby steps of a softball season that lives in the shadow of the one that preceded it. “This time of year, we all just need to play,”...
Lacrosse officials demand pay increase in disruptive dispute with WPIAL schools
A number of Western Pennsylvania boys lacrosse officials are taking a timeout from working varsity games unless WPIAL schools give them a pay raise. The Allegheny Lacrosse Officials Association this winter requested a $90 rate for working varsity games, but the WPIAL athletic directors association instead approved a $2 raise...
Duquesne football player Roman Macek gets offer to pursue pro wrestling dream at WWE performance center
For Duquesne football player Roman Macek, he figured it was worth a try. What’s the worst that could happen? They laugh him out of Texas? He’d only be gone for a few days. His coaches and teammates were behind him. The flight would land early enough Saturday that he could...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for April 5, 2022
High school Baseball WPIAL Tuesday’s results Class 6A Section 1 Butler 7, Allderdice 2 Seneca Valley 1, North Allegheny 0 Pine-Richland 4, Central Catholic 2 Section 2 Norwin 8, Baldwin 2 Mt. Lebanon 7, Canon-McMillan 4 Upper St. Clair 8, Hempfield 6 Class 5A Section 1 Franklin Regional 5, Penn-Trafford...
High school roundup for April 5, 2022: Speer’s clutch hit pushes Upper St. Clair past Hempfield
Tim Speer hit a two-run single in the top of the seventh to lead Upper St. Clair to an 8-6 come-from behind victory over Hempfield in Section 2-6A baseball Tuesday afternoon. Ty Lagoni also drove in a pair for the Panthers (3-2, 1-1). Ryan Firmstone had two hits, Austin Corona...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for April 6, 2022: Key softball games scheduled
Weather permitting, Wednesday is lined up and down with WPIAL section softball games still in the early days of the 2022 season. However, it’s not too early to point out some of the key games in each classification. • Section 2-6A, North Allegheny visits Norwin. The Tigers and Knights are...
2022 Trib HSSN Head of the Class: WPIAL boys basketball’s best in each classification
There were a lot of players and coaches who put in plenty of time on the basketball court this season to be the best they could be. While we salute all of those who participated in a memorable 2022 high school boys basketball campaign, we have a special seat in...
2022 Trib HSSN Head of the Class: WPIAL girls basketball’s best in each classification
There were a lot of players and coaches who put in plenty of time on the basketball court this season to be the best they could be. While we salute all of those who participated in a memorable 2022 girls high school basketball campaign, we have a special seat in...
Alumnus Hoffer hired as coach to revive Yough football program
It can be done: Yough can win again. That is the message Ben Hoffer is bringing to his alma mater, and he plans to plaster it all over the football program until it comes to pass — or run. Whatever it takes. The former Yough standout running back was hired...
Franklin Regional baseball team avenges Monday’s loss to Penn-Trafford
Defending WPIAL baseball champion Franklin Regional was a little miffed after losing its Section 1-5A opener. It showed in the rematch with previously unbeaten Penn-Trafford. The Panthers pushed back. They came out swinging, limited the Warriors offense and earned a series split with a 5-0 victory Tuesday in light rain...
North Catholic hires former Pitt, Duquesne basketball assistant as athletic director
Bill Barton, a former assistant college basketball coach at Pitt and Duquesne, is returning to Western Pennsylvania as athletic director at North Catholic. The high school announced his hire Tuesday. Barton works now as athletic director at Saint Joseph Prep, a Catholic school in Boston and will start work at...
Top track and field teams to compete at Lady Spartan/Wildcat Invite
Some of the top teams in the WPIAL will be competing in the annual Lady Spartan/Wildcat Invitational on Friday at Latrobe’s Memorial Stadium. Competition begins at 1:30 p.m. with field events. Running preliminaries start at 2:15 p.m. and running finals at 4:30. The top teams include Hempfield, Norwin, Greensburg Central...
Hempfield junior breaks school record in shot put, sets sights on 2 more
It’s fair to assume most high school athletes don’t always put in a 100% effort at practice. Most athletes aren’t like Hempfield junior Liz Tapper. There are times her coaches have to tell her to take it easy. On Monday, Tapper worked first with throwing coach Dave Murray, and after...
Anthony Cherico named athletic director at Baldwin
After serving as Baldwin’s interim athletic director throughout the 2021-22 school year, Anthony Cherico has been named the school district’s athletic director. The Baldwin-Whitehall School District board of directors voted to appoint him late last month. “Mr. Cherico will bring leadership to the position,” board member Karen Brown said in...
WPIAL lacrosse match rescheduled after officials decline to accept assignment
A simmering discontent by officials about pay and travel forced Trinity to reschedule a boys lacrosse game, but the WPIAL was optimistic the season won’t be disrupted by a widespread work stoppage. Trinity intended to host Chartiers Valley in a section contest Tuesday night, but the three officials declined in...
Young Burrell tennis lineup looks to contend in Section 3-2A
David Frederick and Cameron Wagner got a quick introduction to WPIAL boys tennis last season, stepping into the singles lineup and taking on some of the area’s top players. The Burrell freshmen gained valuable experience during matches and tournaments, which could serve them well as they embark on their sophomore...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for April 4, 2022
High school Baseball WPIAL Monday’s results Class 6A Section 1 Butler 7, Allderdice 1 Central Catholic 3, Pine-Richland 2 North Allegheny 4, Seneca Valley 0 Section 2 Mt. Lebanon 6, Canon-McMillan 2 Hempfield 2, Upper St. Clair 1 Norwin 17, Baldwin 14 Class 5A Section 1 Kiski Area 6, Gateway...
High school roundup for April 4, 2022: Wild comeback win for West Mifflin softball
Addie Hilligsberg tied the game with a two-run, two-out home run in the bottom of the seventh and Jasalin Guenther doubled and scored on an error in the eighth as West Mifflin came back for a 6-5 win over Yough in Section 2-4A softball Monday. Aurora Rosso and Emily Buchleitner...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for April 5, 2022: Section boys volleyball matches commence
On the same night section play begins in WPIAL Class 2A boys volleyball, a couple of early-season showdowns highlight Tuesday’s Class 3A section schedule. A share of first place in Section 1-3A and Section 3-3A will be at stake when Peters Township visits Bethel Park and Latrobe hosts Norwin. In...
Mt. Lebanon’s Ashleigh Connor named 2022 TribLive HSSN Girls Basketball Player of the Year
2022 TribLive HSSN Girls Basketball Player of the Year Ashleigh Connor Mt. Lebanon 5-foot-10, Senior, Guard Ashleigh Connor isn’t loud and fiery, nor is she quiet and reserved. You could categorize her leadership skills as kind of goofy. “She knows how to have fun and not take the game too...
