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High-scoring Latrobe eager for inaugural WPIAL flag football playoffs
Latrobe sophomore quarterback Natalia Scekeres faces a lot of first-and-10 situations. She and her teammates will get their first playoff challenge this week. Scekeres and the high-scoring Wildcats are champing at the bit and ready to move the sticks in their postseason debut, a historic marker for a sport sanctioned...
Boys volleyball teams aim to make final statements before WPIAL playoffs
It is crunch time for boys volleyball teams hoping to claim section championships, solidify their WPIAL playoff standing or clinch spots in the postseason. Section play concludes Thursday with one game — Gateway and Penn Hills in Section 4-3A — slated for Friday. The WPIAL boys volleyball committee will announce...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 4, 2026: Baseball schedule loaded with key games
Welcome to the final week of the regular season in WPIAL baseball, softball, boys and girls lacrosse and boys volleyball. It is a busy day on the district baseball diamond with 30 section games having playoff ramifications. Even though one section already is completed, Class 5A is a great example...
Trib HSSN softball player of the week for May 3, 2026Video
Trib HSSN softball player of the week – Sydney Gonglik School – Bentworth Class – Junior Position – Pitcher #Earned – Two years ago, Sydney Gonglik burst on to the WPIAL softball landscape with a fabulous freshman season. She led the WPIAL in strikeouts during the 2024 regular season with...
WPIAL clinched: Boys, girls lacrosse playoff qualifiers through May 3, 2026
The 2026 WPIAL boys and girls lacrosse regular season is nearly complete. The top four boys 3A teams and the top six teams in boys 2A, girls 3A and girls 2A in each section qualify for the district postseason. If there is a tie for the final playoff spot, head-to-head...
Trib HSSN diamond team of the week for May 3, 2026Video
Trib HSSN diamond team of the week – Elizabeth Forward Warriors baseball Coach – Frank Champ (21st year) Records – Elizabeth Forward is in first place in Section 2-4A with a 9-1 record. The Warriors are 11-6 overall this season. #Earned – Last season, the Elizabeth Forward and West Mifflin...
WPIAL clinched: Softball playoff qualifiers through May 3, 2026
The 2026 WPIAL softball playoff field is all but complete with 75 teams having punched a ticket for the upcoming district playoffs. The top four teams in each section qualify for the postseason from Class 5A down. In 6A, the top six teams clinch a WPIAL playoff berth. If there...
WPIAL clinched: Baseball playoff qualifiers through May 3, 2026
The 2026 WPIAL baseball playoff field is near completion with two days remaining and 61 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...
WPIAL clinched: Boys volleyball playoff qualifiers, scenarios through May 3, 2026
The 2026 WPIAL boys volleyball regular season is down to the final week, and the district postseason field sits at 19 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 be broken by head-to-head...
P-T field hockey coach Dutt retires
Cindy Dutt called retiring as Penn-Trafford’s field hockey coach one of the most difficult decisions in her life. But with having two grandchildren born this past fall, the retirement of her husband and lingering knee problems, Dutt decided her family obligations come first. Dutt resigned in March after spending the...
High school sports scores, schedule for May 3, 2026
High schools Baseball Monday’s schedule Class 5A Section 1 Franklin Regional at Penn-Trafford, 4 p.m. Latrobe at Plum, 4 p.m. Penn Hills at Kiski Area, 4 p.m. Section 2 Chartiers Valley at Upper St. Clair, 7 p.m. Moon at Trinity, 7 p.m. Peters Township at South Fayette, 7 p.m. Section...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of May 4, 2026
The stretch run of the 2026 spring high school sports season concludes with the end of the regular season in baseball, softball, lacrosse and volleyball this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has WPIAL action from the baseball and softball diamonds, to the boys and girls...
Westmoreland H.S. notebook: WPIAL to release boys volleyball playoff pairings this week
The WPIAL will announce seedings and opening pairings for the boys volleyball playoffs Friday. The tournaments are scheduled to begin May 11. The finals are May 20-23 at AHN Arena in Peters Township. The PIAA playoffs open June 2. The top three teams in each section — and ties —...
Sewickley Herald notebook: Times keep dropping for Quaker Valley distance ace
Quaker Valley junior Jonah Montagnese has steadily improved his time in the boys 3,200-meter run this season. Montagnese normally finishes first in the 3,200 whenever he competes for the Quakers. On March 18, Montagnese posted a time of 10:37.13 in the 3,200 in a sectional meet. Sewickley Academy, Nazareth Prep,...
Sewickley Academy softball team prepares for postseason
Sewickley Academy started the 2026 softball season strong, compiling a 5-1 record in the first month. The Panthers outscored the opposition 60-13 before hitting a lull with section losses to South Side and Union, the defending WPIAL and PIAA champion. Sewickley returned to its winning ways with consecutive victories against...
Sewickley Academy’s Chase D’Antonio, Blake Wilmot solidify college plans
The date April 15 was an important 24 hours in the lives of Sewickley Academy seniors Chase D’Antonio and Blake Wilmot. Both student-athletes signed letters of intent that day, D’Antonio with Haverford and Wilmot with Denison. D’Antonio will continue his soccer career with the Fords; and Wilmot, a kicking specialist...
Sewickley Academy freshman hurdler bursts onto high school track scene
Dual-sport standout Claire Karsman is a freshman at Sewickley Academy and already has received statewide acclaim. Karsman, 15, specializes in the hurdling events for the Panthers track and field program and currently is ranked as the top freshman in the state in the girls 300-meter hurdles. The Sewickley underclassman has...
Sophomore delivers clutch hit in statement win for Quaker Valley baseball
Quaker Valley sophomore Rafe Furfari doesn’t own a driver’s license yet. But Furfari, 16, certainly knows how to drive in runs for the QV baseball team and already is a difference-maker. His biggest and most dramatic hit of his young career proved to be the difference for the Quakers in...
Quaker Valley dominates again at MAC track invitational
Quaker Valley has owned the MAC track and field invitational in recent years and 2026 was no different. Both the QV boys and girls teams won the meet April 22 for the third consecutive time. This year’s meet held at Shenango included 28 schools. QV’s boys team took first place...
Norwin notebook: Boys track team keeps section winning streak alive
One impressive streak continued, while another finally ended. The Norwin track and field teams traveled to Hempfield to run, jump and throw for more section championships. The boys extended their section winning streak to 32 with a 78-72 win over the Spartans, while the girls fell, 80-70, to see their...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 2, 2026
High schools Baseball Saturday’s results Nonsection Brentwood 22, Carrick 6 Kiski Area at Pine-Richland, ppd. Knoch at Deer Lakes, ppd. Flag football WPIAL playoffs Tuesday’s schedule First round Section 1 At North Allegheny Fox Chapel (11-4) vs. Shaler (14-0), 5 p.m. Kiski Area (11-3) vs. North Allegheny (14-1), 6:30 p.m....
High school roundup for May 2, 2026: Frazier softball takes down Yough
Grace Polkabla went 2 for 2 with two RBIs, two runs scored, two walks and five stolen bases to lead Frazier to a 5-4 victory over Yough in nonsection softball Saturday. Addison Hiles tossed the complete game for the Commodores (10-7), giving up seven hits and one earned run while...
Trib HSSN WPIAL softball rankings for week ending May 2, 2026
Here are the latest weekly WPIAL softball rankings with four teams dropping out and a new No. 1 team in Class 3A. Check out the district softball rankings one final time next Saturday. Teams are listed with overall record and last week’s ranking. Class 6A 1. Hempfield, 17-1, 1 2....
Trib HSSN WPIAL baseball rankings for week ending May 2, 2026
Here are the latest weekly WPIAL baseball rankings with four new teams replacing four that dropped out this past week. There is also a new No. 1 team in Class 5A. Check out the latest district baseball rankings with the final edition coming next Saturday at the end of the...
Westmoreland athletes of the week: Greensburg Salem’s Bella Dinkel, Belle Vernon’s Ryan Kent
Bella Dinkel School: Greensburg Salem Class: Sophomore Sport: Track & field Claim to fame: Dinkel was the track MVP at the Westmoreland County Coaches Association Track & Field Championships at Mt. Pleasant. She won the 100- and 300-meter hurdles and took fifth in two other events. Also this season, she...
