High School category, Page 8
Quaker Valley girls see off program legend Mimi Thiero with memorable season
Quaker Valley wrapped up a successful girls basketball season with 19 wins and an appearance in the PIAA Class 3A playoffs. QV finished 19-8 overall and 12-2 in Section 1-3A. The Quakers took an eight-game winning streak into the postseason and also won five games in a row following an...
Quaker Valley baseball in position to build on past success
Quaker Valley played some of its best baseball last year when it counted the most. The Quakers won seven consecutive games, including three in the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs, to advance the championship game at EQT Park in Washington. QV lost a 1-0 decision to Riverside to finish as the...
With veteran lineup, Eden Christian baseball poised for big year
The Eden Christian Academy baseball team, a PIAA runner-up in 2025, is rated No. 1 in Class A in the Trib HSSN WPIAL preseason rankings. After starting out 6-0 and 12-2 last year, the Warriors ended up in a three-way tie with Serra Catholic and Bishop Canevin at the top...
Chartiers Valley grad bringing structure, fun as new lacrosse coach
Those around Chartiers Valley familiar with his Tik Toks will undoubtedly recognize the new boys lacrosse coach. Or if they aren’t constantly on social media, they have surely seen him patrolling the grounds of the high school and the middle school. When Kyle Kelsch took over as the School Resource...
New coach looking to bring stability to the Chartiers Valley baseball program
David Oddi always thought the Chartiers Valley baseball coaching job was one he would eventually like to have. Originally from Carnegie and while coaching at West Allegheny and Carlynton as either an assistant or head coach for 19 years, Oddi always had the opportunity to look at the Colts baseball...
Thomas Jefferson sophomores Zoie DeCostro, Madden Stanek value international softball trip
A recent trip to the Netherlands to play in The Cup softball tournament was packed with highlights. Two stood out for Thomas Jefferson sophomore Zoie DeCostro, one that brought out her competitive juices and the other as a wide-eyed tourist. “My favorite moment with my team was either playing our...
Thomas Jefferson looks to take next step in 2nd flag football season
Thomas Jefferson qualified for the first round of the Pittsburgh Girls Flag Football League playoffs last year. With no graduation losses in the spring, the Jaguars are aiming to extend their 2026 season even further. Girls flag football is one of the fastest-growing high school sports in Pennsylvania and has...
Thomas Jefferson gymnastics celebrates WPIAL, state titles
Thomas Jefferson’s gymnastics team enjoyed yet another top-of-the-line season in 2025-26. The TJ gymnasts won their second consecutive WPIAL championship, then went on to capture the state title. “It’s a big accomplishment. We had a great season,” coach Jodi Cummings said. “TJ had a younger team this year, but they...
South Hills Record notebook: Brentwood swimmer rewrites record book
Junior Fawn Brendel posted the best finish by a Brentwood girls swimmer in more than two decades at the WPIAL Class 2A championships at Trees Pool. Seeded 16th, Brendel broke her own school record in the 100-yard butterfly event for the fifth time this season, placing 11th with a time...
Quartet of returning senior captains set to lead Baldwin softball
The Baldwin softball team advanced to the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs last season after narrowly missing out on a section championship. The Highlanders tied for second with Trinity with a 9-3 record in Section 4-5A behind Thomas Jefferson, which finished 10-2. “We expect to perform well (in 2026),” Baldwin coach...
Baldwin girls savor breakthrough season
The Baldwin girls basketball team ended its season among the elite eight in the state in Class 5A. “This was the best season we’ve had in a long time and definitely the best in my six years as head coach,” Jamaal Woodson said. “It all starts with our culture. As...
Sewickley Herald notebook: Quaker Valley geared up for 1st WPIAL-sponsored flag football season
Girls flag football is one of the fastest-growing high school sports in the state and has been officially added to the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. This is the first season that girls flag football is being overseen by the WPIAL as a sanctioned varsity sport. Quaker Valley has...
As WPIAL realigns, Quaker Valley looking forward to facing 2A competition
The WPIAL announced last week the new conference alignments and schedules for the next two high school football seasons. Quaker Valley is moving to Class 2A as a member of the Century Conference, which will have four new teams. QV and McGuffey are moving down from 3A while Bishop Canevin...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 21, 2026
High schools Baseball Saturday’s results Nonsection Atlantic Collegiate Academy 13, Trinity 3 Belle Vernon 16, Waynesburg 1 Burgettstown 5, Clayton (NJ) 1 Derry 7, Forest Hills 4 Ellwood City 11, Union 1 Greene County Tech 5, Thomas Jefferson 3 Knoch 3, Butler 1 Montour 5, Silo 3 New Castle 12,...
High school roundup for March 21, 2026: Bria Bosiljevac throws no-hitter as Shaler beats Hempfield in clash of champs
Bria Bosiljevac threw a no-hitter with 17 strikeouts as Shaler defeated Hempfield, 2-1, in a nonsection softball matchup between last year’s Class 5A and Class 6A WPIAL champions Saturday. Alyssa Schaffold went 3 for 3 with a double and an RBI for Shaler (2-0), accounting for three of the game’s...
Penn-Trafford wins 1st state hockey title, Seneca Valley, Quaker Valley complete PIHL sweep
Last Monday, goaltender Tyler Funk turned in a star-making performance to lead the Penn-Trafford hockey team to its first PIHL Penguins Cup championship. On Saturday, Funk was at it again. Funk stopped 32 of 33 shots to lead Penn-Trafford to a 3-1 victory over North Penn in the Class 2A...
Seniors provide spark as South Fayette repeats as PIAA Class 5A champions
HERSHEY – Ever since the 2020 PIAA basketball championships were canceled by the pandemic, most of the story of Class 5A girls basketball has been written by two teams: South Fayette and Archbishop Wood. The Lions entered Saturday afternoon’s championship contest against the Vikings looking to be the primary authors...
Westmoreland high school athletes of the week: Hempfield’s Amelia Droste, Penn-Trafford’s Jake Lenart
Amelia Droste School: Hempfield Class: Senior Sport: Bowling Claim to fame: Droste helped lead Hempfield to back-to-back state championships. Last month, she won her second straight WPIBL girls singles championship with a 669 series (224, 225, 220). Droste reached the quarterfinals of the regional tournament and lost to teammate Ashley...
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Plum’s Carly Venanzi, Valley’s Dom Dunkel
Carly Venanzi School: Plum Class: Senior Sport: Lacrosse Claim to fame: Venanzi put together a productive week for the Mustangs. On March 13, she scored a pair of goals and had three assists as Plum (3-1) defeated North Allegheny, 13-10. On Monday, she scored another two goals and had an...
Neumann-Goretti pulls away from Oakland Catholic in PIAA Class 4A championship game
HERSHEY — Oakland Catholic coach Henry Schechter knew he had to get Saturday’s PIAA Class 4A title tilt against Neumann-Goretti at a pace his team could control. What he didn’t know was he’d have to try to do it without his star Josie Fontana. Fontana was forced to sit for...
Led by double gold from Jackson Edwards, Bethel Park boys shine at WPIAL swim meet
Jackson Edwards is a powerhouse in the pool. Edwards, a junior, won both the 100-yard butterfly and 100-yard backstroke at the WPIAL Class 3A swimming championships Feb. 26-27 at Pitt’s Trees Pool. Edwards posted 48.97 and 48.88 times in winning the two events. “My goals prior to this season were...
New wave of players out to uphold Bethel Park baseball tradition
Bethel Park baseball teams have compiled a 97-28-1 record since 2021, finishing as WPIAL runner-up in 2021, 2023 and 2024 and in third place in the district in 2022 and 2025. The Black Hawks won the state championship in 2021 and 2022 and advanced to the PIAA final eight the...
Former Norwin standout Carter Breen, 25, takes over boys soccer program
Carter Breen got an up-close-and-personal look at being a head coach in 2023 when Norwin penalty-kicked its way to its first WPIAL boys soccer championship. Breen, Norwin’s all-time leading goal scorer with 68 tallies, was an assistant coach that year and stepped in as interim head coach when Scott Schuchert...
Norwin softball ready to challenge Hempfield again
A fully embraced underdog, Norwin softball has become a regular contender in WPIAL 6A. The team made the WPIAL final two years ago and the semifinals last year. With seven seasoned returning starters coming back, the softball Knights are aiming for another postseason run. Norwin will try to push top-ranked...
Norwin notebook: Baseball grad steals show at Seton Hill
Some say Jack Whalen was a recruiting steal for the Seton Hill baseball program. The Norwin alum has a record to prove it. Whalen, a senior outfielder, is now the all-time leader in stolen bases in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference, with 118. Through 13 games this season, he had...
