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Westmoreland County baseball notebook: Latrobe wins Altoona Curve Classic
Latrobe took a break from the stress of a section title chase, but that didn’t stop the Wildcats from chasing a different title. Latrobe made its regular trek to Altoona to play in the two-day Altoona Curve Classic. With three wins and no losses last weekend, the Wildcats (16-2) won...
Trib HSSN baseball player of the week for April 30, 2026Video
Trib HSSN baseball player of the week – Carson Franc School – Avonworth Class – Senior Position – Pitcher, first baseman #Earned – Back in March at the start of this 2026 season, Avonworth pitcher and infielder Carson Franc (pronounced France) had a setback on the team’s trip to the...
Senior night victory a late-season highlight for Plum boys volleyball
Lucas Mikhnyuk made one request consistently throughout his four years with the Plum boys volleyball program. Before Tuesday night, the answer alway had been no. The 5-foot-6 senior libero always wanted to try his hand at hitting on the outside. “I always just loved hitting the ball,” Mikhnyuk said. “Trying...
Sewickley Academy’s Mamadou Kane named state’s Class 2A boys basketball player of the year
Mamadou Kane was a consistent performer throughout a 30-1 season for the Sewickley Academy boys basketball team, but he was at his best when it mattered most. The 6-foot-8 sophomore forward had 15 points and 12 rebounds in the PIAA championship game to lead the Panthers to a 52-36 victory...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for April 29, 2026
High schools Baseball Wednesday’s results Class 2A Section 1 Frazier 16, Chartiers-Houston 12 Nonsection Apollo-Ridge at Sewickley Academy, ppd. Aquinas Academy at Riverview, ppd. South Fayette at Central Catholic, ppd. City League Perry Traditional Academy at Brashear, ppd. Westinghouse at Obama Academy, ppd. Thursday’s schedule Class 6A Section 1 Butler...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 30, 2026: 6A baseball teams wrap up section play
The final day of April is also the final day of WPIAL Class 6A baseball. A Golden Tornado has swept to the top of Section 1 while a tasty sandwich in the Big Mac has clinched a share of the Section 2 title. On Thursday, we find out if a...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school softball rankings for April 30, 2026
The one word to describe the Trib HSSN state softball ranking this week is clean. There were minimal changes to the Top 5 as the elite softball teams flex their muscles as the sands in the hourglass slip away on the regular season. Only two teams dropped out of the...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school baseball rankings for April 30, 2026
This was not a good week to be at the top in high school baseball. Heavy was the bull’s-eye for top-ranked teams as four of the six No. 1 teams from the Trib HSSN state rankings a week ago slipped down, or in one case, completely out of the Top...
High school roundup for April 29, 2026: South Park softball tops Baldwin in battle of ranked teams
Emma Hays hit a three-run home run in the third inning to lead Trib HSSN Class 3A No. 2 South Park to a 7-3 nonsection softball victory over Class 5A No. 5 Baldwin on Wednesday. Layla Pacifico tripled and drove in a run and Sydney Dubyak and winning pitcher Sydney...
Westmoreland softball notebook: Norwin displays grit this season
Norwin is showing some fight as WPIAL softball tilts toward playoff time — the team’s favorite time of the year in recent seasons. After giving Hempfield a game earlier in the season, the Lady Knights pulled into a second-place tie with Seneca Valley in the eight-team Class 6A section. Norwin...
Pa. House passes bill opening door to separate public, private state playoffs
The state House on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted in favor of a proposal that would clear the way for the PIAA to hold separate postseason tournaments for traditional public high schools and private, parochial and charter schools. The bipartisan bill passed on a 178-23 vote and now goes to the Senate...
Plum boys lacrosse team taking big strides; program’s future looking bright
Ben Keller came to Plum in October to take over a boys lacrosse program seeking direction. The team was youthful but also rife with potential and talent ready to make strides and grow together in the five months before the start of this season. The Mustangs weathered the expected ups...
WPIAL clinched: Boys volleyball playoff qualifiers through April 28
The 2026 WPIAL boys volleyball regular season is down to the final week and a half, and the district postseason field currently sits at 14 teams. The top three teams in each section qualify for the WPIAL playoffs. If ties of two or more teams for a playoff berth cannot...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for April 28, 2026
High schools Baseball Tuesday’s results Class 6A Section 1 North Allegheny 6, North Hills 5 Butler 2, Seneca Valley 0 Section 2 Mt. Lebanon 4, Norwin 1 Hempfield 13, Woodland Hills 3 Class 5A Section 1 Latrobe 8, Armstrong 4 Penn-Trafford 13, Kiski Area 1 Franklin Regional 5, Plum 4...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 29, 2026: Freeport softball makes final push for playoffs
There are only a few WPIAL softball playoff spots up for grabs heading into the final week of the regular season. One team still alive in Section 1-4A must win Wednesday and get some help Friday. First and foremost, Freeport has to take care of business when it visits Greensburg...
Trib 10: Significant changes come to baseball, softball power rankings
This is a very noteworthy edition of the weekly Trib 10 as we have a new No. 1 in baseball for the first time this season and a traditional softball power has dropped from the power rankings. With section losses to Knoch and Valley this past week, reigning district and...
WPIAL clinched: Baseball playoff qualifiers through Tuesday, April 28
The WPIAL baseball playoff field is nearing completion with a week remaining and 60 teams having clinched. The top four teams in each section qualify for the playoffs with all tied teams advancing if they split their head-to-head meetings. Coverage of the 2026 WPIAL baseball playoffs can be heard here...
High school roundup for April 28, 2026: Avonworth completes sweep, clinches section title outright
Winning pitcher Carson Franc went seven innings, allowing one unearned run on three hits with 11 strikeouts, to lift Avonworth to a 7-1 victory over South Park on Tuesday, sweeping the two-game series and clinching the Section 2-3A baseball title outright. France doubled and knocked in three runs and Patrick...
Valley can’t keep Indiana offense at bay as Indians earn split of section title
The defending champs are back on top. After a pair of losses in a six-day span, the top-ranked Indiana baseball team trailed No. 5 Valley by a game in the WPIAL Section 3-4A standings entering the section finale Tuesday. One of those losses came a day earlier at home to...
Hempfield boys and girls advance to WPIAL track finals
It has been more than six years since the Hempfield boys and girls track and field teams have been WPIAL Class 3A champions. Both squads advanced to this season’s WPIAL finals at 3 p.m. on May 5 at West Mifflin by excelling at the semifinals Tuesday. The Spartans boys will...
Luke Williams’ presence on basepaths helps Franklin Regional edge Plum in Section 1-5A baseball
A Section 1-5A baseball game turned into a chess match after top-ranked Plum rallied to tie Franklin Regional in the top of an adventurous seventh inning. As usual, the king piece on the board was Franklin Regional speedster Luke Williams. Williams gave another opponent something to think about and another...
Alle-Kiski Valley girls flag football teams pick up steam
When the Pittsburgh Steelers handed off the high school girls flag football program to the WPIAL, it was a new beginning for established teams of varying degrees and new programs ready to make an impact. Plum and Deer Lakes returned with programs hoping to improve, and girls from Kiski Area...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for April 27, 2026
High schools Baseball Monday’s results Class 6A Section 1 Butler 10, Seneca Valley 0 North Allegheny 10, North Hills 0 Section 2 Hempfield 10, Woodland Hills 6 Norwin 11, Mt. Lebanon 4 Class 5A Section 1 Plum 3, Franklin Regional 2 Penn-Trafford 4, Kiski Area 3 Latrobe 6, Armstrong 5...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Tuesday, April 28, 2026: South Park, Avonworth write next chapter in rivalry
The two high schools are not neighbors, as the distance between them is 37 miles. However, the Avonworth-South Park rivalry has become mus- see baseball over the last couple of years. Their much-anticipated Section 2-3A showdown for the section crown concludes Tuesday when the Antelopes visit the Eagles in prime...
WPIAL clinched: Baseball playoff qualifiers through Monday, April 27
The WPIAL baseball playoff field is slowly building with just over a week remaining and 51 teams having clinched. The top four teams in each section qualify for the playoffs with all tied teams advancing if they split their head-to-head meetings. Coverage of the 2026 WPIAL baseball playoffs can be...
