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Playoff seeds sit well with Norwin, Franklin Regional baseball teams
Nothing seems to bother baseball coaches when it comes to pairings. So it was no surprise to see North Allegheny (17-3) seeded No. 1 in Class 6A despite a nonsection loss to No. 2 Norwin (13-3). All three Tigers losses were by a run. “Class 6A was pretty straightforward,” Hempfield...
9 A-K Valley baseball teams learn playoff fate; Plum earns No. 5 seed in Class 5A
This season has been full of ups and downs for baseball teams throughout the Alle-Kiski Valley, but on Friday afternoon, nine teams found out their fate for the WPIAL baseball playoffs. First-round games will begin Wednesday at neutral sites with WPIAL championship games being played at Wild Things Park in...
Trib HSSN baseball bracket breakdown
Class 6A Favorite: North Allegheny owns seven WPIAL titles but hasn’t won since 2013, an eight-year wait that ranks as the team’s longest between hanging banners. So, maybe the Tigers are due. Duke recruit Cole Young, a junior shortstop, is batting .434 with six home runs. Hard-throwing right-hander Kyle Demi...
WPIAL reveals brackets for 2021 baseball playoffs
After enduring a year with no baseball, the WPIAL playoffs are back. The WPIAL announced postseason brackets Friday for all six classifications with North Allegheny seeded first in Class 6A, Franklin Regional in 5A, Montour in 4A, Hopewell in 3A, Seton LaSalle in 2A and Eden Christian in A. Playoffs...
Kasperowicz suing Pine-Richland School District for defamation of character
Former Pine-Richland High School head football coach Eric Kasperowicz on Friday filed a lawsuit for defamation of character against Pine-Richland School District and several district officials for comments school officials made in the wake of his dismissal. Kasperowicz, who was informed on April 14 that his contract would not be...
Norwin soccer coach Lauren Karcher resigns after 7 successful seasons
Pregnant with her second child who is due to arrive in mid-September, Lauren Karcher knows she won’t be able to dedicate all of her attention to the girls soccer program at Norwin. She had the same issue in 2019 when she gave birth to her daughter, Harper, and she turned...
WPIAL bracketology: Don Rebel, Chris Harlan take an early look at baseball playoff pairings
The real brackets for the 2021 WPIAL baseball playoff will be revealed at 3 p.m. Friday on TribLive HSSN. Who’ll draw the No. 1 seeds? Which teams get a first-round bye? Here’s a look at what the WPIAL bracket would look like if HSSN’s Don Rebel and Chris Harlan were...
Norwin, Penn-Trafford girls medal at national hockey tournament
Girls from Norwin and Penn-Trafford were part of the Pittsburgh amateur hockey teams that won medals in the recent USA Tier-II Hockey National Championships in Denver. Megan Swick, a Norwin senior, and Robyn Caswell, a Penn-Trafford senior, both of whom play forward, won bronze medals as members of the Steel...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 13, 2021
High schools Baseball Thursday’s results Class 5A Section 2 Fox Chapel 7, Armstrong 6 Section 4 Connellsville 13, Thomas Jefferson 1 Class 4A Section 3 Uniontown 8, Ringgold 1 Belle Vernon 7, Greensburg Salem 6 Class 3A Section 3 Mt. Pleasant 4, Ligonier Valley 3 Class A Section 1 Jefferson-Morgan...
High school roundup for May 13, 2021: Belle Vernon, Elizabeth Forward grab baseball berths
Coming into the final official play date of the WPIAL baseball season, four teams were on the playoff bubble in Section 3-4A. Belle Vernon and Elizabeth Forward made the field. Greensburg Salem and Ringgold did not. Belle Vernon (6-8, 6-6) qualified with a dramatic 7-6 victory over Greensburg Salem (4-10,...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 14, 2021: It’s time for baseball brackets
For the first time in two years, it is time to discuss baseball bracketology in the WPIAL. You can watch when Trib HSSN unveils the brackets first on the WPIAL Baseball Playoff Pairings Show at 3 p.m. The field is set with nine teams in the Class 6A brackets, 16...
Trib 10: New team takes top spot in baseball power rankings
After weeks of calm waters and few changes, the boats were rockin’ as the regular season came to an unsteady finish this past week. Thus, there was a shifting of power in this week’s Trib 10 baseball and softball rankings. Seven teams slid down the baseball power rankings, including Hopewell...
Trib HSSN WPIAL softball bracket breakdown
Class 6A Favorite: Bethel Park is top seeded and a heavy favorite for a reason, with five Division I players on the roster. The Black Hawks (15-0) have scored 10 or more runs in nine games. One of their wins was against 2019 finalist North Allegheny, 13-2. Their closest game...
Record 12 A-K valley schools qualify for WPIAL softball playoffs
A record 12 Alle-Kiski Valley softball teams now know their WPIAL playoff fates as the tournament brackets were released Thursday afternoon. Games begin Tuesday and Wednesday at neutral sites with the WPIAL finals set for June 2-3 at Cal U (Pa.). Leechburg, the co-champions of Section 3-A with Springdale, garnered...
Latrobe in lofty spot as Westmoreland County softball squads earn top WPIAL seeds
Even though it seemed like it at first glance, there was no clerical error or mix-up on the right side of the WPIAL Class 5A softball playoff bracket when it met public eyes Thursday. Latrobe, the No. 2 seed? It even surprised Latrobe’s coach. Bob Kovalcin was slightly taken aback...
Highlands baseball warming up as WPIAL playoffs approach
Highlands is starting to hit its stride, and with the WPIAL baseball playoffs right around the corner, the timing couldn’t have been better. Since a 12-5 loss to Freeport on May 4, the Golden Rams have been on a tear. They took two from Section 1-4A champion North Catholic, 7-0...
Westmoreland high school baseball notebook: Area teams set for WPIAL playoffs
The WPIAL will convene Friday to draw up playoff brackets. The pairings will be announced around 3 p.m. on the Trib High School Sports Network. At least 10 Westmoreland teams are headed to the postseason, which could begin Monday. Local qualifiers are Hempfield and Norwin (Class 6A); Franklin Regional, Latrobe...
Young Yough baseball team has grown up fast this season
Yough baseball coach Craig Spisak called his team young and inexperienced when the 2021 season began. After plodding through the regular season, which included some interruptions and quarantines because of covid-19, Spisak has changed that from inexperienced to experienced. Yough clinched second place in Section 4-3A on Tuesday by sweeping...
A-K Valley baseball notebook: Riverview heading to playoffs for first time since 2015
For the first time since 2015, the Riverview baseball team is heading to the WPIAL Class A playoffs. With a record of 8-5 (7-3 Section 3-1A), the Raiders finished second in their section behind Eden Christian. Though his team has won three of its past four games, Riverview coach William...
Shady Side Academy, Mars draw top seeds for WPIAL boys lacrosse playoffs
A canceled season kept Mars boys lacrosse from claiming a fifth straight WPIAL Class 2A championship last spring. The Fightin’ Planets will have their chance to add to that total this month, and they will do so as the No. 1 seed in the tournament. Mars earned the No. 1...
Mt. Lebanon, Blackhawk earn top seeds for WPIAL girls lacrosse playoffs
Five-time champion Mt. Lebanon is the favorite to again claim a WPIAL girls lacrosse championship. The Blue Devils were awarded the No. 1 seed for the Class 3A tournament by the WPIAL girls lacrosse committee Thursday. Blackhawk was tabbed the top seed for the Class 2A tournament. In Class 3A,...
2 defending champs earn top seeds as WPIAL unveils softball playoff pairings
It’s been almost two years since the WPIAL last crowned softball champions, but for at least two teams, seemingly little has changed. A pair of 2019 champions — Elizabeth Forward in Class 4A and West Greene in Class A — received top seeds when the 2021 WPIAL softball brackets were...
Trib HSSN state baseball rankings for May 13, 2021
Three of the classifications combined for six changes in the 2021 Trib HSSN state baseball rankings while the other three combined for only one. It was a busy week of shuffling the deck in the Top 5 in Class 6A, 3A and A. Norwin and Bensalem were replaced by LaSalle...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 13, 2021: Softball brackets to be unveiled
For the first time since 2019, it’s spring bracketology time in WPIAL softball. Trib HSSN will unveil the brackets first on the WPIAL Softball Playoff Pairings Show at 5 p.m. The field is set with eight teams in the Class 6A brackets, 16 teams in both 5A and 2A, and...
WPIAL bracketology: HSSN takes an early look at potential 2021 softball pairings
After a two-year wait, the WPIAL softball playoffs are back. They were absent a year ago when the pandemic forced the entire season to be canceled, but the 2021 WPIAL softball playoff brackets will be revealed at 5 p.m. Thursday on TribLive HSSN. Who’ll draw the No. 1 seeds? Which...
