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Gallon thrives in cleanup role for North Allegheny
Batting cleanup comes with added responsibility in any baseball lineup, but there’s a little extra burden for North Allegheny’s No. 4 hitter. He’s got to make teams pay a price for avoiding No. 3 batter Cole Young, a Duke recruit and one of the WPIAL’s top juniors. Tigers senior Danny...
Franklin Regional’s Todero wins WPIAL triple jump
When Franklin Regional senior Rayna Todero was a sophomore, she came into the WPIAL track and field championships seeded No. 1 in the triple jump. But New Castle freshman Maria Owens came out of nowhere and won the event. There were no surprises this season. Todero protected her No. 1...
Murrysville Star notebook: FR grad earns all-region honors for Mercyhurst baseball
It has been eight years since the Mercyhurst baseball team saw a relief pitcher earn all-region honors. But then Michael Krauza came along and had a season to place on the mantel. Krauza was named to the NCBWA Atlantic All-Region First Team after making 19 regular season appearances and leading...
Hampton boys lacrosse sends off ‘special’ senior class
Hampton All-WPIAL attack Max Saltrelli realized four years ago his then-freshman class was going to be “something special.” Little did he know exactly what was in store. The Hampton boys lacrosse Class of 2021 had a four-year career unlike any in the program’s history. They reached the WPIAL finals twice,...
Hampton baseball turns focus to next season after up-and-down year
The final out of Hampton’s 2021 baseball season was a deep drive against West Allegheny in the WPIAL Class 5A playoff opener. Senior Brock Mattiuz hit the ball “as far as I’ve ever seen the kid hit it,” coach Kellen Wheeler said, but West Allegheny’s outfielder tracked down the bases-loaded...
Bethel Park senior turns focus to pole vault, reaches new heights
Megan Malecki gave up the hurdles this season to concentrate on her pole vaulting career. It proved to be a wise decision. A senior at Bethel Park and a Millersville University recruit, Malecki took first place in the pole vault at the WPIAL Class AAA championships May 19. “I loved...
North Catholic sprinter Trevor Paschall wins 1st PIAA gold in 200, silver in 400
SHIPPENSBURG — Trevor Paschall’s state championship meet wasn’t going quite how he’d imagined. The North Catholic sprinter saw his relay team disqualified for a missed handoff, and then he was edged at the line in the 400 meters, finishing second by six-hundredths of a second. But along came the 200,...
Waynesburg’s Taylor Shriver clears 13 feet, wins long-awaited PIAA pole vault title
SHIPPENSBURG — Waynesburg pole vaulter Taylor Shriver needed three tries to clear her first bar at the state championships, an 11-foot jump that’s normally routine for the senior. But then she soared to new heights. Shriver cleared 13 feet to set an outdoor personal record Friday and won the state...
Thoughts of hospitalized teammate carry Aliquippa relay team to 5th-place finishVideo
SHIPPENSBURG — He should have been here, said the four sprinters on Aliquippa’s relay team, whose thoughts were with their fifth teammate, hospitalized in Pittsburgh. Aliquippa placed fifth in the 400-meter relay Friday at the PIAA Class AA track and field championships, but instead of cheers, the Quips tried not...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 28, 2021
High schools Baseball WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Championship Tuesday’s schedule North Allegheny (19-3) vs. Hempfield (15-7) at Wild Things Park, 7:30 p.m. Class 5A Championship Tuesday’s schedule Franklin Regional (18-1) vs. Bethel Park (18-3) at Wild Things Park, 4:30 p.m. Consolation Wednesday’s schedule Peters Township (10-11) vs. West Allegheny (17-4)...
Shady Side Academy’s Melissa Riggins joins elite list with 6 PIAA gold medals
SHIPPENSBURG — Matching the speed she showed circling the track, the public address announcer at Seth Grove Stadium declared Melissa Riggins a three-time state champion in the 1,600 meters as soon as she crossed the finish line. A little later Friday, Riggins also won the 800 meters for the third...
North Catholic’s Nicolas Scheller storms into PIAA semifinals
North Catholic’s Nicolas Scheller continued his dominant run through the tennis postseason Friday in Hershey. The junior won his first two matches in the PIAA Class 2A single tournament in convincing fashion, advancing to Saturday’s semifinals with relative ease. Scheller defeated Pequea Valley’s Brady Burns, 6-0, 6-1, and Bethlehem Catholic’s...
Late Ace Heberling focal point of WPIAL Hall of Fame ceremony
The 14th annual WPIAL Hall of Fame induction banquet was the first since the passing of the league’s first executive director, Chuck “Ace” Heberling. And Heberling’s strong, forceful personality was a focal point of several inductees’ speeches Friday at the Green Tree Double Tree Hotel ballroom. Joe Maize, inducted for...
Patience pays off in PIAA gold for Deer Lakes runner Carson McCoy
SHIPPENSBURG — In hindsight, Carson McCoy decided he probably made his move too early at the WPIAL championship, ultimately finishing second. Given a do-over at the state meet, the Deer Lakes junior took a more patient approach to the 1,600 meters. McCoy ran with a crowd for much of the...
Greensburg CC’s Corinn Brewer grabs 3 medals at state meet
SHIPPENSBURG – Corinn Brewer walked away from the PIAA Class AA Track and Field Championships on Friday happy but not satisfied. The Greensburg Central Catholic junior earned three medals at Shippensburg University’s Seth Grove Stadium: a second in the pole vault, a fifth in the 800-meter run and a seventh...
Trib HSSN state baseball rankings for May 28, 2021
It was not a good week for the favorites in district baseball playoff across the state. Top seeds fell left and right in the biggest turnover week in the Trib HSSN state baseball rankings this season. Ten of the top 30 teams across the Commonwealth lost out on the chance...
Gold doesn’t rust in the rain for Riverside runner Colby Belczyk, relay teammates
SHIPPENSBURG — It started raining at the PIAA Class AA Track and Field Championships on Friday with three events left, and that was OK with Riverside senior Colby Belczyk. “I love the rain. All my personal records are in the rain,” Belczyk said after winning the 800 and anchoring the...
South Park sprinter Maddie Raymond finally wins PIAA gold
SHIPPENSBURG – South Park senior Maddie Raymond finally did it. She won a state title. Raymond won the 100-meter dash at the PIAA Class AA Track and Field Championships on Friday after finishing fifth as a freshman, second as a sophomore and having her junior season wiped out by the...
PIAA Class AA track and field championships results
Track and field Boys Friday’s results PIAA championships At Shippensburg University Class AA 100: 1. Braeden Wisloski, Southern Columbia, 10.81; 2. Michael Fellin, Marian Catholic, 10.85; 3. London Montgomery, Scranton Prep, 11.0; 4. Nigel Rossman, Deer Lakes, 11.01; 5. Marcel Jackson, West Catholic, 11.02; 6. Cristian Buckley, Dunmore, 11.03; 7....
Brownsville distance ace Jolena Quarzo joins sister as PIAA champion
SHIPPENSBURG — Brownsville sophomore Jolena Quarzo started the PIAA Class AA Track and Field Championships on a good note for the WPIAL. Quarzo won the first event of the meet, the 3,200-meter run, with a time of 10:30.93. Her sister Gionna won the 3,200 the last time the PIAA held...
Shady Side Academy releases new branding for Bulldogs mascot
Almost six months after choosing “Bulldogs” as its new mascot, Shady Side Academy has released its new logo and branding for its next era. The school revealed its new branding in a virtual event Friday that was live-streamed to the entire student body, Pre-K through 12th grade. Shady Side’s new...
North Allegheny holds off Shady Side charge, captures 1st WPIAL lacrosse title since 2016
A month ago, North Allegheny freshman Evan Lyon was playing JV lacrosse for the Tigers. In fact, when the Tigers took the field at Robert Morris’ Joe Walton Stadium on Thursday for the WPIAL Class 3A title game against top-seeded Shady Side Academy, the freshman wasn’t even listed in the...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 27, 2021
High schools Baseball WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Championship Tuesday’s schedule North Allegheny (19-3) vs. Hempfield (15-7) at Wild Things Park, 7:30 p.m. Class 5A Championship Tuesday’s schedule Franklin Regional (18-1) vs. Bethel Park (18-3) at Wild Things Park, 4:30 p.m. Consolation Wednesday’s schedule Peters Township (10-11) vs. West Allegheny (17-4)...
Ligonier Valley’s Griffin throws 11th no-hitter, but Shenango prevails in Class 2A semifinals
Maddie Griffin threw her 11th no-hitter of the season Thursday, but it wasn’t enough to keep Shenango from making history. The Wildcats used heads-up baserunning to score three runs on two Ligonier Valley errors on the same play Wednesday before heavy rains forced a suspension of the game in the...
Busy day awaits Hempfield’s Elizabeth Tapper at PIAA track and field meet
Talk about having a busy Saturday at the PIAA track and field championships. Hempfield sophomore Elizabeth Tapper is competing in three events, and although none are running, she will be going back and forth between the pole vault pit and discus throwing area at Seth Grove Stadium Saturday. Competition begins...
