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Norwin Star notebook: Triple jumper puts a bow on high school career
For John Giansante, it is all about rhythm. From his pre-event routine in the triple jump, to his preparation for playing the violin at a musical competition, he has a purposeful focus. The senior from Norwin is taking his duality to the college level. He will compete for the Seton...
Medically cleared to return to court, Norwin’s Ty Bilinsky headed to UPJ
Ty Bilinsky went from thinking it might be time to throw his basketball shoes over the telephone wires to merging back into the fast lane to a possible college career. The Norwin senior, who encountered several health issues over the winter and missed most of his final high school season,...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for June 11, 2021
High schools Baseball PIAA playoffs Class 6A Semifinals Monday’s schedule North Allegheny vs. Spring-Ford at PeoplesBank Park, York, 4 p.m.; North Penn vs. La Salle College at Bears Stadium, Boyerstown, 4 p.m. Class 5A Semifinals Monday’s schedule Bethel Park vs. Central Mountain at PNG Field, Altoona, 3 p.m.; Red Land...
Nearly 6 hours of down time ‘worth the wait’ for Highlands softball players
Cloudy skies and rain greeted the Highlands softball team Friday afternoon as they gathered for practice in preparation for Monday’s PIAA Class 4A semifinal against Beaver. The Golden Rams, who are focused in on the WPIAL title game rematch, saw enough rain Thursday to last a lifetime in a state-tournament...
Mt. Pleasant sees room to improve after closing out Avonworth for 5th straight postseason shutoutVideo
Mt. Pleasant slept on a 3-0 lead but didn’t think that would be the final score against Avonworth in a PIAA Class 3A softball quarterfinal that took two days to complete. But it was, and the Vikings are moving on with an eye toward waking up their bats. “Survive and...
Mt. Pleasant’s Dayton Pitzer commits to wrestle at Pitt
One of the state’s top wrestlers plans to stay close to home for his college career. Mt. Pleasant junior Dayton Pitzer, a two-time WPIAL and PIAA champion, announced on Instagram Friday he was committing to Pitt. Pitzer joins a 2022 Pitt recruiting class that includes Hempfield junior Briar Priest, a...
PIAA reveals sites, times for state baseball semifinals
The WPIAL is guaranteed to have at least two teams in the state baseball finals and could have as many as five. The PIAA Class 4A and 2A brackets each will have an all-WPIAL semifinal matchup Monday at Neshannock. New Castle and Montour will play at 4 p.m. in the...
Semifinal sites, times announced for PIAA softball playoffs
The PIAA softball semifinals will feature a pair of WPIAL championship rematches Monday at Mars. In Class 4A, Beaver plays Highlands at 2 p.m., and the 5A semifinal between Armstrong and North Hills follows at 4 p.m. The all-WPIAL matchups guarantee that at least two WPIAL teams will reach the...
High school roundup for June 10, 2021: Abby Allen hits walk-off 2-run shot to lift Canon Mac
Abby Allen hit a walk-off two-run home run on a 3-2 pitch in the bottom of the 10th inning to lift Canon-McMillan to a 5-3 victory over Neshaminy in the PIAA Class 6A softball quarterfinals Thursday. Sami Merkle scored when Taylor Eckles reached on an error earlier in the inning....
High school scores, summaries and schedules for June 10, 2021
High schools Baseball PIAA playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals Thursday’s results La Salle College 21, Emmaus 8 North Penn 9, Neshaminy 0 North Allegheny 8, Central 1 Spring-Ford 10, Hempfield 1 Semifinals Monday’s schedule North Penn vs. La Salle College; Spring-Ford vs. North Allegheny Class 5A First round Quarterfinals Thursday’s results...
Serra Catholic beats Seton LaSalle to avenge loss in WPIAL playoffs
Not rain, not lightning, not the Rebels. Nothing was going to stop Serra Catholic from advancing to the PIAA Class 2A semifinals. The Eagles (21-4) avenged a 12-0 WPIAL semifinal loss to Seton LaSalle with a 4-1 victory over the Rebels at Latrobe on Thursday. “I think that (loss) had...
Highlands softball beats Bishop McDevitt, earns rematch with Beaver in state semifinals
EBENSBURG — The Highlands softball team had to wait through a four-hour delay from the original 4 p.m. start of its PIAA Class 4A quarterfinal game Thursday against Bishop McDevitt. It also practiced patience as the game was moved from Mt. Aloysius College to nearby Central Cambria High School. In...
Turowski siblings turn in big day at Westmoreland Junior Amateur, with Nicholas Turowski winning
The siblings, three years apart, sat within earshot of one another, along with some others in the field, while awaiting the official results of the annual Westmoreland County Golf Association Junior Amateur Tournament. That’s not to say Alex and Nicholas Turowski didn’t already know who would finish atop the leaderboard...
After long wait, North Allegheny volleyball ready for shot at 3rd straight state title
North Allegheny boys volleyball coach Dan Schall described this season as “a journey without a road map.” Considering the Tigers hadn’t played for a year and were playing through the covid-19 pandemic, there were a few more obstacles than usual to navigate. In the end, though, they arrived at a...
Mars out to make history again in PIAA boys lacrosse finals
For more than a decade, the only way a WPIAL team could reach the PIAA lacrosse championships was with a ticket. The Mars boys this season decided to invite themselves. The undefeated Fightin’ Planets will play District 11 champion Allentown Central Catholic (20-1) at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at West Chester...
Big inning for Spring-Ford sends Hempfield to season-ending loss
WINGATE — Sure, it’s not the way the Hempfield baseball team wanted to see its season end. But the Spartans’ season was historic, and the future remains bright. Spring-Ford, the District 1 fifth-place team, used a seven-run second inning and defeated Hempfield, 10-1, in the PIAA Class 6A quarterfinals at...
Mt. Pleasant takes lead before rain suspends PIAA quarterfinal matchup with Avonworth
Mt. Pleasant was primed to add to its lead in a PIAA Class 3A softball quarterfinal Thursday afternoon when the sky darkened, lightning struck and heavy rain pelted the field at Norwin. After a delay of about 1 hour and 40 minutes and the grass outfield unplayable, officials decided to...
Montour shuts out Cathedral Prep, earns semifinal rematch against New CastleVideo
Before Montour pitcher Dylan Mathiesen took the mound for the 12th time this season, his coaches wondered if the right-hander might be tiring a little. His previous outing came in the WPIAL finals, and Mathiesen’s stuff that day maybe wasn’t his sharpest. But here in the PIAA playoffs, two wins...
Ligonier Valley moves into PIAA semifinals with rain-shortened win over Chestnut Ridge
CRESSON — The record will show Ligonier Valley secured a 1-0 victory over Chestnut Ridge in the PIAA Class 2A softball quarterfinals Thursday. That only begins to tell the story. Rain first delayed the start of the game by 1 hour and 45 minutes. The teams then started and quickly...
Big hit from Peyton List lifts Beaver past Elizabeth Forward in softball showdown
All year, Beaver junior Peyton List has been dominant in the pitcher’s circle. She entered Thursday’s PIAA quarterfinal softball game against Elizabeth Forward with a 13-0 record and an ERA of 0.45. However, in the state playoffs, List is proving that Peyton’s place is also in the batter’s box. List...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on June 10, 2021: PIAA baseball, softball playoffs resume
Thursday is the second round of the 2021 PIAA baseball and softball playoffs, weather permitting. Nineteen WPIAL baseball and softball teams qualified for the state playoffs, and after one round, the district still has 12 teams left in the baseball postseason and 11 teams remaining in the softball playoffs. Softball...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for June 9, 2021
High schools Baseball PIAA playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals Thursday’s schedule Neshaminy vs. Hazleton at Methacton, noon; Emmaus vs. La Salle College at Boyertown, 1 p.m. ; Spring-Ford vs. Hempfield at Bald Eagle Area, 4 p.m.; Central vs. North Allegheny at Bald Eagle Area, noon Class 5A Quarterfinals Thursday’s schedule Manheim...
On the clock: PIAA will discuss basketball shot clock in months ahead
Will Pennsylvania high school basketball have a shot clock in 2022? The PIAA will address that question in the coming months, executive director Bob Lombardi said Wednesday, but it hasn’t begun to explore the issue in depth since the National Federation of State High School Associations made that an option...
Defense proves invaluable to Highlands softball team
The Highlands softball bats and the players swinging them have proven themselves all season with high hit and run totals. The Golden Rams offense continued that trend Monday with 13 hits and seven runs against Clearfield in a PIAA Class 4A first-round victory in DuBois. Just as key, but sometimes...
Penn State will allow full capacity for PIAA baseball, softball championships
Penn State will allow full capacity at its baseball and softball stadiums for the upcoming PIAA championships, alleviating worries the softball finals might need to be moved. The games are June 17-18. “We’re very pleased with the dialog that we’ve had with them and the assistance that they’ve given us,”...
