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What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 11, 2021: Baseball, softball showdowns at crunch time
No more rain. No more wet fields. No more excuses. For those teams healthy enough to play, there are only a few days left to get section games in before the softball brackets are released Thursday. Here are some of the bigger softball matchups around the WPIAL on Tuesday. •...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 10, 2021
High schools Baseball Monday’s results WPIAL Class 5A Section 1 Gateway at McKeesport, ppd. Section 2 Fox Chapel 5, Plum 2 Woodland Hills at Penn Hills, ppd. Mars at Hampton, ppd. Section 3 West Allegheny 7, Moon 1 Section 4 Albert Gallatin 8, Trinity 5 Connellsville at Thomas Jefferson, ppd....
High school roundup for May 10, 2021: New Castle pitcher throws no-hitter but loses to Blackhawk, 1-0
Rocco Bernadina threw a no-hitter but ended up as the losing pitcher as Blackhawk defeated New Castle 1-0 in Section 2-4A baseball Monday afternoon. In the first inning, Blackhawk’s Ryan Jones walked and later scored on an Anthony Malagise sacrifice fly. Bernadina shut down the Cougars from there, striking out...
WPIAL clinched for May 10, 2021: Softball teams still fighting for playoff berths
The regular season is winding down in WPIAL softball as teams are down to only a few more playing dates left in the regular season. Much like other spring sports, some teams are now in catch-up mode due to covid-related issues while three softball programs — Western Beaver, Sto-Rox and...
Trib HSSN Baseball Team of the Week for May 10, 2021
The Laurel Highlands baseball team is once again enjoying success on the diamond. Coming into the final week of the regular season, the Mustangs have clinched a Class 4A playoff spot and have won 10 of their 14 games. However, they have a lot of work ahead of them if...
Greensburg Central Catholic to play 3.5 section games in 2 days
Get used to seeing WPIAL softball teams squeeze in their remaining regular season games this week. The WPIAL will release playoff pairings early Thursday evening so teams are trying to complete their schedules. As a result, Greensburg Central Catholic has a busy Wednesday planned. The Centurions (7-3, 4-2 Section 2-A)...
Trib HSSN Baseball Player of the Week for May 10, 2021
Playing in his first varsity high school baseball season, sophomore Spencer Barnett is either tied or in second place behind junior Cole Young for the lead in most of North Allegheny’s offensive categories. A memorable two games last week against rival Pine-Richland clinched the Section 1-6A title outright for the...
Busy Roundball Classic week tips off with team practices
It is Roundball Classic week and Western Pennsylvania’s top all-star senior basketball players will begin gathering at Geneva College. Girls teams will practice at 6 p.m. Tuesday, with the boys’ 6A players to follow at 7:30. On Wednesday, the boys’ Class A, 2A, 3A and District 10 all-stars will practice...
Hempfield defeats Canon-McMillan in possible playoff preview
Hempfield softball coach Bob Kalp spent time over the weekend mapping out the WPIAL 6A playoff pairings. He had his Spartans facing Canon-McMillan in the first round. Kalp got a firsthand look at the Big Macs on Monday during his team’s Senior Day. Hempfield won the nonsection meeting 4-2 behind...
Mt. Lebanon softball racks up the runs in win over Baldwin
Mt. Lebanon football coach Bob Palko rolled the dice and went for two points in the fourth as the Blue Devils defeated Baldwin, 25-12. Wait, this was softball game, not football. Mt. Lebanon scored eight runs in the second inning then added 13 more in the fourth to beat Baldwin...
Fox Chapel upends Plum and keeps section title hopes alive
For four innings Monday, the Fox Chapel baseball team couldn’t find a way to produce a run. They left two runners on base in the first, one on in both the second and third and one on in the fourth while tallying two hits. Meanwhile, senior right-hander Dante DiMatteo threw...
Plum blanks Armstrong in return from covid pause
The Plum softball team hadn’t played a game in two weeks before Monday’s crucial Section 1-5A matchup at Armstrong. The Mustangs defeated Franklin Regional on April 26, but then went on a covid pause. But they didn’t let the layoff affect them as they scored early and rode the pitching...
No. 2-ranked Southmoreland softball sets back-to-back section doubleheaders
With the regular season winding down and no extension in sight, the Southmoreland softball team suddenly is in cram mode. The No. 2-ranked Scotties have played only nine games, including four in section, and have not yet clinched a playoff spot. That means a busy week lies ahead. Southmoreland (8-1,...
WPIAL reveals updated postseason plans for spring sports playoffs
If covid-related cancellations leave section standings unsettled, the WPIAL will have its steering committees determine which teams make the playoffs this spring. That was one of the changes revealed Monday when the WPIAL announced updated postseason plans for baseball, softball, lacrosse and boys volleyball. In a letter to schools, the...
WPIAL boys volleyball teams make push for playoffs; final week begins with coaches rankings
With one final week remaining in the regular season, boys volleyball teams in both WPIAL Class AAA and Class AA are making final cases for section titles and playoff berths. The Western Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association released its Week 7 WPIAL rankings Monday morning. In Class AAA, North Allegheny, Seneca...
Trib HSSN Softball Player of the Week: May 10, 2021
If a high school softball player can hit five home runs in a career, that is a pretty good accomplishment. If a scholastic player hits five round-trippers in a season, that earns all-star consideration. If you hit five in a week? You get the Trib HSSN Player of the Week....
WPIAL softball playoff clinchings through May 9, 2021
The regular season is winding down in WPIAL softball as teams are down to only three more playing dates in the regular season. Much like other spring sports, some teams are in catch up mode because covid related issues. Two softball programs, Sto-Rox and Washington, have shut down for the...
This week on Trib HSSN: Week of May 10, 2021
The spring sports regular season concludes as we set the stage for the postseason this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. We wrap up the regular season in high school baseball and softball, then unveil the brackets Thursday and Friday for the 2021 WPIAL softball and baseball playoffs....
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for May 10, 2021
The final week of the WPIAL baseball and softball regular season could use some good weather after a week of washouts pushed some teams to the brink of make-up games. On a busy day of district baseball, there are two games with section-championship ramifications. First-place Plum (9-1) will visit second-place...
WPIAL girls lacrosse standings through Sunday, May 9, 2021
Here are the latest WPIAL girls lacrosse standings through Sunday. The top six teams in each section qualified for the district postseason. Only section records are shown. # — Clinched section championship * — Clinched playoff berth x — Eliminated from playoff chase Class AAA 11 of 12 teams have...
WPIAL boys lacrosse standings through Sunday, May 9, 2021
Here are the latest WPIAL boys lacrosse standings, along with the teams that have clinched a playoff berth through Sunday. The top six teams in each section will qualify for the district postseason. Only section records are shown. # — Clinched section championship * — Clinched playoff berth x —...
WPIAL baseball playoff clinchings through May 9, 2021
While some WPIAL baseball teams are done with section play, most still have section games remaining. Between covid-related shutdowns and the wet weather last week, there still are a lot of playoff berths to be determined. The WPIAL is expected to decide early this week the makeup of the 2021...
High school sports schedules for May 10, 2021
High schools Baseball Monday’s schedule WPIAL Class 5A Section 1 Gateway at McKeesport, 4 p.m. Section 2 Mars at Hampton, 3:45 p.m. Plum at Fox Chapel, 4 p.m. Woodland Hills at Penn Hills, 5 p.m. Section 3 Moon at West Allegheny, 7 p.m. Section 4 Connellsville at Thomas Jefferson, 4:30...
Trib HSSN Softball Team of the Week: May 10, 2021
In the most recent WPIAL softball postseason, Laurel outscored Riverview, Carmichaels, Freedom and Frazier in the Class 2A postseason by a combined score of 49-10 in winning a second straight district championship. “We have just three starters and two coaches left from that 2019 team,” Laurel coach Frank Duddy said....
Apollo-Ridge senior Weightman excels doing double duty
Casey Weightman is no stranger to success at the WPIAL-championship level. As a freshman at Belle Vernon, she earned WPIAL softball gold. Two years ago, as a sophomore, she again represented the Leopards and captured WPIAL track and field silver in the javelin. While she was a one-sport standout in...
