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Deer Lakes’ Carson McCoy adds WPIAL gold to his medal collection
Carson McCoy won state gold last year in the 1,600-meter run, and now he can display that hardware with a pair of WPIAL individual gold medals. The Deer Lakes senior entered Wednesday’s WPIAL Class 2A track and field championships at Slippery Rock University seeded first in the boys 1,600 and...
Gambles pay off for Hempfield softball in walk-off win over rival Norwin
Top-seeded Hempfield played the percentages and, as a result, gets to play in the semifinals. Spartans first-year softball coach Tina Madison issued four intentional walks to Norwin — including two in the seventh inning with her team up by one run — and allowed the Knights to load the bases...
West Mifflin dismantles Highlands softball in WPIAL 1st round
Highlands had high hopes for another lengthy postseason softball run going into Wednesday’s first round Class 4A playoff game at Norwin High School. But those hopes were dashed quickly as West Mifflin’s Emily Buchleitner hit an inside-the-park home run on the second pitch of the game. The Titans added two...
A-K Valley WPIAL playoff baseball preview capsules for May 19, 2022
WPIAL baseball playoffs Class 3A Quarterfinals 1-Hopewell (14-6) vs. 8-Deer Lakes (10-11) 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Burkett Field Winner plays: Winner of 4-Mohawk (14-4) vs. 5-Yough (11-7) on Monday in semifinals (time, site TBD) Players to watch: Anthony LaSala, Hopewell; Justin Brannagan, Deer Lakes Extra bases: Justin Brannagan doubled in...
A-K Valley WPIAL playoff softball preview capsules for May 19, 2022
WPIAL softball playoffs Class 3A Quarterfinals 3-Deer Lakes (11-4) vs. 6-Waynesburg (13-4) 5 p.m. Thursday at West Mifflin Winner plays: Winner of 2-South Allegheny (12-3) vs. 10-Keystone Oaks (10-10) on Tuesday in semifinals (site, time TBD) Players to watch: Reese Hasley, Deer Lakes; Kendall Lemley, Waynesburg Extra bases: The Lancers...
Westmoreland County WPIAL softball playoff preview capsules for May 19, 2022
WPIAL softball playoffs Capsule previews Class 5A Quarterfinals 10-Shaler (16-3) vs. 2-Penn-Trafford (16-2) 5 p.m. Thursday at Plum Winner plays: Winner of 11-Chartiers Valley (14-4) vs. 3-Trinity (16-2) on Tuesday in the semifinals (time, site TBD) Players to watch: Mallor Moran, Shaler; Kylee Picconi, Penn-Trafford Extra bases: Shaler was a...
Westmoreland County WPIAL baseball playoff preview capsules for May 19, 2022
Class 5A Quarterfinals 8-Penn-Trafford (14-6) vs. 1-Peters Township (19-1) 4:30 p.m. Thursday at West Mifflin Winner plays: Winner of Thomas Jefferson (14-6) vs. Chartiers Valley (10-11) on Monday in semifinals (time, site TBD) Players to watch: Dylan Grabowski, Penn-Trafford; Sam Miller, Penn-Trafford Extra bases: Penn-Trafford won its sixth one-run game...
After another long layoff, Springdale softball ‘all about keeping the momentum going’
The Springdale softball team’s 3-1 victory over rival Leechburg on May 11 gave it an outright section title for the first time since the 1998 team went 14-0 in section play and made the semifinals of the WPIAL Class AA playoffs. Now, this year’s Dynamos hope to make a run...
Life journey of North Allegheny runners Wren and Robin Kucler covers thousands of miles
As an 8-year-old, Wren Kucler told her mom she wanted to run around the house 100 times. That’s a lot of running for a little girl, but her mom Deanna saw no reason to discourage her, so she said, “Go ahead. Knock yourself out.” She ran all 100. Next she...
Team effort helps Latrobe girls lacrosse advance to WPIAL playoffs
While the sport of lacrosse continues to grow in popularity in Westmoreland County, increased stability in some high school programs appears on the rise. Count the Latrobe girls team among them. “What can we do to move lacrosse in the right direction in Westmoreland County and be competitive?” Latrobe coach...
Freeport’s Skiba joins group of contenders for WPIAL discus title
Reese Skiba offered encouragement, instruction and tips to perfect technique as Freeport middle school students launched a discus high into the air. She broke down the intricacies of the footwork, spin, release point and launch angle during a practice session when the young athletes worked with the varsity team members....
South Fayette’s Tyler Pitzer dazzles Franklin Regional with 5-inning perfect game
This outing was perfect for South Fayette pitcher Tyler Pitzer in more ways than one. Shoulder soreness had the junior shut down for about a month earlier this season, but the South Carolina commit showed Tuesday night what he can do at full strength when he pitched a five-inning perfect...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 18, 2022: Class 6A baseball gets going
While there aren’t as many district baseball and softball games schedule for Wednesday as there were on Super Tuesday, Mother Nature may have the final say on how many games are played as the first round concludes. In WPIAL baseball, the lone Class 6A opening-round game takes place at Plum...
High school roundup for May 17, 2022: West Allegheny tops Fox Chapel in pitchers’ duel
Anthony Pass pitched a two-hit shutout with 10 strikeouts, leading No. 3 West Allegheny to a 1-0 victory over No. 14 Fox Chapel in a Class 5A baseball first-round game Tuesday. With two outs in the bottom of the first, Colin Marinpetro tripled and scored on a wild pitch to...
Keystone Oaks softball rallies from 7-run deficit, tops Valley in 1st round
Sometimes in high school softball, that 21st out is the toughest to get. Valley had a 7-3 lead over Keystone Oaks with two outs in the seventh inning. But the Golden Eagles (10-10) pushed across four runs to tie the score, then scored a run in the eighth to hand...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 17, 2022
High schools Baseball WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Wednesday’s schedule First round Seneca Valley (13-7) at Hempfield (8-12) at Plum, 5 p.m. May 23 schedule Quarterfinals Mt. Lebanon (13-7) vs. Seneca Valley/Hempfield winner, TBA; Norwin (10-8) vs. Central Catholic (10-9), TBA; North Allegheny (14-5) vs. Upper St. Clair (10-8), TBA; Pine-Richland...
Thomas Jefferson baseball team rallies past Latrobe for Class 5A win
Thomas Jefferson called on McClain Flinn to douse an early fire Tuesday. When the smoke settled, Flinn and the Jaguars baseball team had seized a first-round WPIAL Class 5A playoff victory, rallying from a six-run deficit to beat Latrobe, 14-7, at Hempfield. “This team has been grinding all year,” Thomas...
Greensburg Central Catholic beats Leechburg for elusive 1st-round win
Last year, the Greensburg Central Catholic baseball team earned the No. 2 seed for the WPIAL Class A playoffs and secured a first-round bye. But the Centurions met a quick and frustrating end to the season with a quarterfinal loss to Riverview. This time around, the Centurions made sure there...
Etling delivers winning hit for Southmoreland in Class 3A softball win over Derry
Southmoreland softball players jumped up and stood on the team bench during Tuesday’s playoff opener at Norwin. They were afraid to sit down because a small snake emerged from under the turf and slithered along the bench area before finally disappearing into the woods behind the dugout. Scotties freshman Makayla...
A-K Valley WPIAL playoff baseball/softball capsules: Games for Wednesday, May 18, 2022
BASEBALL Class 4A First Round 8-Highlands (13-6) vs. 9-Quaker Valley (8-9) 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Plum The Golden Rams finished in a three-way tie for second in Section 1 at 6-4, and they won seven of eight to close out the regular season. Highlands is in the playoffs for the...
Westmoreland WPIAL baseball playoff capsule: Game of Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Class 6A First round 9-Hempfield (8-12) vs. 8-Seneca Valley (13-7) *4 p.m. Wednesday at Plum Winner plays: 1-Mt. Lebanon (13-7) on May 23 in quarterfinals (time, site TBD) Players to watch: Brandon Coughlin, Sr., Hempfield; A.J. Capizzi, Jr., Seneca Valley Last year’s finish: Hempfield — Lost to North Allegheny, 4-0,...
Yough baseball team rallies from 6-0 deficit to edge Mt. Pleasant in 8 innings
Yough baseball coach Craig Spisak isn’t a fan of seeing his team try to play from behind. But this season, it has happened so often, he knows the Cougars aren’t fazed when facing an early deficit. That was the case on Tuesday as Yough spotted Mt. Pleasant a big lead...
Westmoreland WPIAL softball playoff capsules: Games for Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Class 6A Quarterfinals 8-Norwin (6-9) vs. 1-Hempfield (12-3) 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at Penn-Trafford Winner plays: Winner of 5-Bethel Park (9-8) vs. 4-Seneca Valley (10-6), May 25 (time, site TBD) Players to watch: Angelina Pepe, Sr., Norwin; Margaret Howard, So., Hempfield Extra bases: Norwin overpowered No. 9 Baldwin in the first...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 16, 2022
High schools Baseball WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Wednesday’s schedule Seneca Valley (13-7) at Hempfield (8-12) at Plum, 5 p.m. May 23 schedule Mt. Lebanon (13-7) vs. Seneca Valley/Hempfield winner, TBA; Norwin (10-8) vs. Central Catholic (10-9), TBA; North Allegheny (14-5) vs. Upper St. Clair (10-8), TBA; Pine-Richland (11-9) vs. Butler...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 16, 2022: Baseball playoffs heat up with 29 clashes
Tuesday is loaded with spring sports postseason action with something for everyone on the playoff menu. The busiest day of the 2022 WPIAL baseball playoffs will be Tuesday as the district hosts 29 first-round ballgames. Three of those 29 games include Franklin Regional, Hopewell and Shenango opening up defense of...
