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West Mifflin in midseason form in win over Burrell
West Mifflin softball coach Erik Hilligsberg needed eight-plus years to accumulate 100 career wins. He only needed 24 hours to get victory No. 101. The Class 4A No. 5-ranked Titans had steady offense and solid pitching in turning back Burrell, 9-1, in a nonsection win Wednesday. “It’s a tribute to...
Franklin Regional shakes off early deficit, rolls past Penn Hills in section opener
Faced with a surprise two-run deficit in his team’s home and Section 1-5A baseball opener, junior pitcher Nico Fioravanti didn’t show much concern. He shrugged off Penn Hills’ quick start because there was a lot of game left. Well, at least a few more innings. “The first inning was a...
Nominees announced for 70th annual Westmoreland County Scholar-Athlete banquet
This year’s nominees for the Judge Michael J. Stewart 70th annual Westmoreland County Scholar-Athlete banquet is a mixture of PIAA and WPIAL champions and outstanding individuals on and off the field. The banquet will be April 21 at Ferrante’s Lakeview in Greensburg. The nominees, two each from the 18 high...
Alle-Kiski Valley HOF-er Carol Perroz keeps playing, racking up honors
Carol Perroz was a softball standout among the three sports she played at Freeport, and she continued in softball in college at Slippery Rock. Though she was dedicated to her school teams in the spring, her diamond exploits didn’t end when her scholastic seasons came to a close. Many of...
Westmoreland County baseball notebook: Teams head south for sunnier days
More teams are coming to grips with the reality that if you want to play games early in the season, you’ll probably have to do so out of state. Another cold, wet stretch of weather greeted many teams when the season began last week. Boosters clubs and their fundraisers helped...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 24, 2026
High schools Baseball Tuesday’s results Class 5A Section 1 Plum 6, Armstrong 0 Franklin Regional at Penn Hills, ppd. Penn-Trafford 9, Latrobe 3 Section 2 Bethel Park at Upper St. Clair, ppd. Chartiers Valley 8, Trinity 1 Moon 16, South Fayette 6 Section 3 Pine-Richland 6, Mars 3 Fox Chapel...
High school roundup for March 24, 2026: Elizabeth Forward’s JB Crovak fans 17 to win pitchers’ duel with Ringgold
JB Crovak threw a one-hit shutout with 17 strikeouts and one walk to lead Elizabeth Forward to a 1-0 victory over Ringgold in Section 2-4A baseball Tuesday. Aiden Grimes singled and scored for the Warriors (2-1, 1-0). Anthony Koziel gave up one run on four hits with eight strikeouts for...
Penn-Trafford reverses fortune, tops Latrobe
There was no comeback for Latrobe this time. Senior pitcher Dom Delio and his Penn-Trafford teammates made sure of it, finishing what they started to earn a series split. Less than 24 hours after Penn-Trafford blew an eight-run lead and lost in extra innings, the Warriors put up an early...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on March 25, 2026: Early season tests for northern softball teams
The WPIAL midweek spotlight will shine on Lawrence County where a pair of section softball contests will garner plenty of attention in the northern part of the district Wednesday. Last spring, New Castle just missed a playoff spot in Class 5A, finishing in fifth place in Section 1, one game...
Trib 10: State champs highlight final edition of WPIAL basketball power rankings
The Road to Hershey, much like the Path to the Pete, is now complete. Another high school basketball season is in the books following the crowning of 12 state champions on the floor of the Giant Center this past weekend. The WPIAL saw three district teams return home with PIAA...
State Legislative Budget and Finance Committee study recommends PIAA make changes
A newly released study requested by State Rep. Rob Matzie, D-Beaver, recommends changes to current PIAA policies. “My resolution that passed last year created the actual study,” Matzie said. “The Legislative Budget Finance Committee released it to the committee (Tuesday) who voted to accept the report.” Matzie, who is chair...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 23, 2026
High schools Baseball Monday’s results Class 5A Section 1 Latrobe 13, Penn-Trafford 12 Plum 9, Armstrong 3 Penn Hills at Franklin Regional, ppd. Section 2 Moon at South Fayette, ppd. Trinity at Chartiers Valley, ppd. Upper St. Clair at Bethel Park, ppd. Section 3 Pine-Richland at Mars, ppd. Shaler at...
High school roundup for March 23, 2026: Latrobe picks up walk-off win in slugfest
Grady Ruffner hit a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the eighth to lead Latrobe to a 13-12 victory over Penn-Trafford in a Section 1-5A baseball slugfest Monday. Cole Short went 4 for 6 with two doubles, a home run and four RBIs and Noah Noel went 4 for...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on March 24, 2026: Teams that shared section title renew acquaintances
Section series around WPIAL baseball will continue Tuesday, if their Monday game was somehow played, or will begin Tuesday if Monday was postponed. Section 3-3A took sharing a section championship to the extreme in 2025. Five teams finished tied for first place for a very rare quintuple championship. Freeport, Burrell,...
Trib HSSN high school basketball team of the week for March 23, 2026
Trib HSSN basketball team of the week – South Fayette girls Coach – Bryan Bennett (8th season) Record – 12-0 and champions of Section 3-5A, 31-1 overall #Earned – Technically, they are the final Trib HSSN Team of the Week for this basketball season, but if you have to make...
Westmoreland high school notebook: Triumph and tragedy intersect in poignant weekend
Sports are filled with where-were-you-when moments. Highlight plays, iconic individual performances and banner wins often stick with fans and communities. Just the same, so do somber moments and events, like young people whose lives were taken too soon, or the loss of well-respected figures who became the face of their...
A-K Valley high school notebook: Teams on the move in WPIAL football realignment
Kiski Area and Knoch dropped, Fox Chapel moved and the Allegheny 7 Conference in Class 3A retained that dominant local flair. Those are some of the highlights of the WPIAL’s football realignment for the 2026 and 2027 seasons. The Cavaliers, under the direction of former Highlands and Westminster standout Brayden...
North Allegheny, Shaler maintain hold on top spots in latest WPIAL boys volleyball rankings
WPIAL boys volleyball section matches pick up in earnest Thursday with nine such contests on the road to the Class 2A and Class 3A playoffs. There also will be nonsection matches throughout the week as teams continue to ramp up their early season resumes and quality of play. North Allegheny...
High school sports scores, schedules for March 22, 2026
High schools Baseball Sunday’s results At Myrtle Beach Buffalo Grove (Ill.) 13, Avonworth 8 Marey School, D.C. 13, Burgettstown 3 New Castle 10, Friends Central 1 Severn School, Md. 4, Trinity 1 Avonworth vs. Sidwell Friends (n) Monday’s schedule Class 5A Section 1 Penn Hills at Franklin Regional, 4 p.m....
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for March 23, 2026: Baseball section series begin
Monday marks the start of section series play in WPIAL baseball. With the exception of Class 6A, 13 sections from Class A to 5A are slated to begin section play this week. Of course, it is spring, and it is still March, so weather is a major factor. With rain...
Sewickley Academy is best in state in recap of 2026 PIAA boys basketball tournamentVideo
The 106th PIAA boys basketball championships are now in the books as is another high school basketball season. Sewickley Academy was the only state champion from the WPIAL this winter as the Panthers captured their fourth PIAA title in winning Class 2A gold a year after settling for silver. Devon...
Recapping the PIAA girls basketball playoffs after South Fayette, Greensburg C.C. claimed titlesVideo
For the first time since 2019, the WPIAL boasts multiple girls basketball state champions. Seven years ago, Peters Township was perfect in winning PIAA Class 6A gold and Chartiers Valley won the 5A state crown. South Fayette became the first WPIAL team in more than a decade to win back-to-back...
Recapping the 2026 PIHL postseason after 3 state champions are crowned
Before Saturday, the Penguins Cup champions had not fared well recently against the winners of the Flyers Cup in the annual Pennsylvania Cup championship games. Between 2021-25, the Penguins Cup champs were a combined 5-10 against the winners from the east, going 1-2 in the three state title games in...
Penn-Trafford hockey finishes memorable season as state’s best Class 2A team
It was quite a week for the Penn-Trafford hockey program. The Warriors began the week by winning their first PIHL Class 2A Pens Cup title, defeating rival Hempfield, 4-3. They ended the week by stunning returning state champion and Flyers Cup champion North Penn, 3-1. “It has been a crazy...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of March 23, 2026
Over the weekend, it was time to say goodbye to the winter high school sports season. It is officially spring time and spring sports season this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN shifts coverage like the March winds as focus switches to baseball, softball, lacrosse, boys...
