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Norwin notebook: Turcovski, fellow Knights athletes shine at WCCA meet
The Westmoreland County Coaches Association Track and Field Championships usually are pretty good to Norwin’s athletes. This year’s event, conducted May 1 at Latrobe, was no different. Jordyn Turcovski took home track MVP honors for the girls after winning the 100- and 200-meter dash events with times of 12.87 and...
Norwin baseball finds ways to finish the job
Close games aren’t always a bad thing, especially when you find ways to win them. Highly touted Norwin knows a little something about razor-thin baseball games this season. The Knights, ranked No. 1 in the WPIAL and No. 4 in the state in Class 6A, had played in six one-run...
North Allegheny’s Akindele among WPIAL’s top sprinters
When North Allegheny sprinter Lola Akindele broke the 60-second barrier in the 400 meters, she was elated. “That was definitely my biggest (statistical) goal of the season and something I really wanted to see for myself because I was always so close,” she said. “Having done that, it was such...
North Journal notebook: North Allegheny’s Morningstar named Gatorade Player of the Year
North Allegheny senior Paige Morningstar was named the state’s Gatorade Volleyball Player of the Year after leading the Tigers to a fourth consecutive PIAA title last fall. Morningstar is the third North Allegheny player to win the award, joining sister Meg Morningstar (2014-15) and Abby Miller (2018-19). The award was...
Franklin Regional boys tennis makes its mark
The Franklin Regional boys tennis team was seeded No. 1 for the WPIAL Class AAA team tournament. The Panthers opened up the tournament on April 5 at home against Moon and scored a 5-0 victory. Anup Nadesan, Shrey Ramesh and Advait Kulkarni won straight sets matches in singles, and the...
Pirone, Treloar form strong 1-2 punch for Franklin Regional rotation
When baseball season began, Franklin Regional coach Bobby Saddler referenced pitching depth and how it could relate to covid shutdowns for WPIAL teams. He said the staffs with depth probably would negotiate a stoppage best but also could be effective in the new back-to-back section series format. The Panthers (13-0),...
Tape-measure homer shows Hampton softball slugger’s eye-popping power
Hampton’s Hannah Bradfield hit six home runs in a four-game stretch in late April, but only one of them left nearly everybody shocked. When the senior shortstop drove a ball over the 10-foot outfield fence 225 feet from home plate during a 9-3 senior night victory over visiting Knoch on...
Hampton’s Stennett returns to girls lacrosse after missing month with concussion
April Fool’s Day was no joke for Hampton lacrosse player Jillian Stennett. The senior midfielder suffered a concussion when she fell to the frozen turf and hit the back of her head in the Talbots’ second game of the season, a 17-6 victory at Butler in an April 1 snowstorm....
West Mifflin senior, PIAA favorite Dontae Lewis sweeps hurdles at Baldwin Invitational
Some hurdlers have tunnel vision on the track, focused solely on their lane and uninterested in their competitors. That’s not Dontae Lewis. The West Mifflin senior and reigning WPIAL hurdles champion likes to know who he’s running against. He looks at the entries, studies the times and measures up his...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 7, 2021
High schools Baseball Friday’s results Class 6A Section 2 Canon-McMillan 8, Baldwin 2 Norwin at Hempfield, ppd. Class 5A Section 3 Moon at West Allegheny, ppd. Section 4 Thomas Jefferson at Bethel Park, ppd. Class 4A Section 1 Indiana at Burrell, ppd. Highlands 7, North Catholic 3 Class 3A Section...
High school roundup for May 7, 2021: Chartiers Valley’s Mangan rips walk-off 3-run homer
Zoe Mangan hit a walk-off three-run home run to lift Chartiers Valley to an 8-6 victory over South Fayette in Section 4-5A softball Friday. Marie Kinchington and Madison Crump also homered for the Colts (10-5, 9-2). Abbey Girman and Lexie Vetter hit home runs and Delaney Homer had three hits...
Leechburg softball blanks Springdale to stay in section title hunt
After defeating Leechburg last week in walk-off fashion, Springdale was looking to wrap up its first section title since 1998 on Friday. But instead, Leechburg made the most of five Springdale errors and rolled to a 7-0 victory at Gilpin-Leechburg Park. Senior Emma Ritchie yielded just one hit and retired...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for May 6, 2021: Baldwin Invitational is back
It has become one of the top track and field high school events in the state. After the event was cancelled last spring due to covid-19, the 47th annual Baldwin Invitational will take place over two days. The boys will participate Friday and the girls events will be held Saturday...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 6, 2021
High schools Baseball Thursday’s results Class 6A Section 1 North Allegheny 8, Pine-Richland 1 Section 2 Canon-McMillan 8, Baldwin 1 Upper St. Clair 6, Norwin 5 Class 5A Section 1 Franklin Regional 7, Kiski Area 0 Franklin Regional 7, Kiski Area 6 Latrobe 3, Penn-Trafford 1 Gateway 3, McKeesport 2...
WPIAL clinched for May 6, 2021: Plenty of spots in softball playoffs still up for grabs
The regular season is winding down in WPIAL softball as teams are down to only five 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 two softball programs, Sto-Rox and Washington, have shut down...
High school roundup for May 6, 2021: Latrobe freshman throws 2 no-hitters in 1 day
Freshman Kayla Williams threw two no-hitters in the same day, striking out 12 in each game of a doubleheader as Latrobe swept Gateway (0-10, 0-7) in Section 2-5A softball Thursday. Josie Straigis tripled and drove in three in the second game for the Wildcats (8-3, 6-1), who won by scores...
Trib 10: Teams solidifying positions in baseball, softball power rankings
There were no changes from last week’s Trib 10 baseball and softball power rankings. Perhaps part of the reason that all 20 teams are still feeling the power is because they are stepping up their game as the regular season winds down and the playoffs are a week and a...
WPIAL clinched for May 6, 2021: Baseball teams making last pitch for playoff spot
Some WPIAL baseball teams are done while most others still have some section series games remaining. Between covid-related shutdowns and this lovely week of weather, there are still a lot of playoff berths up for grabs. The district is expected to decide early next week the makeup of the 2021...
Upper St. Clair baseball clinches playoff spot with gutsy win over Norwin
Senior Max Mandler pitched the final two innings and delivered a bases-loaded single in the bottom of the eighth inning as Upper St. Clair came back twice to beat Norwin, 6-5, and finally clinch a WPIAL baseball playoff berth. “All you can ask your kids to do is give 100...
Latrobe baseball team makes most out of few chances in win over Penn-Trafford
Latrobe’s offense took a break Thursday, but the Wildcats baseball team still managed to beat Penn-Trafford for a second consecutive day. Latrobe scored all its runs in the first inning without a hit, and Rayce King and Tommy Ciesielski combined on a five-hitter as the visiting Wildcats won, 3-1. The...
Valley tennis program braces for WPIAL team postseason
The Valley and North Catholic boys tennis teams both were undefeated at 7-0 when they met April 23 to decide the Section 3-AA team title. The Trojans, led by the WPIAL singles champion in Nicholas Scheller, had their sights set on a clean sweep of the section. But the Vikings,...
A-K Valley baseball notebook: Freeport rallies past Highlands for first section win
The Freeport Yellowjackets haven’t had too many bright spots this season, but at times, coach Ed Carr’s team has shown exactly what it might be capable of in the future. On Wednesday, the Yellowjackets turned in one of their best performances of the season with a 12-5 victory over Highlands,...
Hampton holds off Plum to punch ticket to playoffs for 4th straight year
After multiple late-inning comebacks this season, including against Hampton on Tuesday, the Plum baseball team finally ran out of magic Thursday. Trailing by three in the bottom of the seventh, the Mustangs (9-4, 9-1) pushed a run across and put the tying run on second. But Hampton junior Cam Marshalwitz...
Greensburg Central Catholic’s baseball title hopes renewed
Greensburg Central Catholic baseball had serious postseason expectations last year, as in, we can win the WPIAL and PIAA kind of expectations. The Centurions admit they were loaded. The pandemic didn’t care. With a half-dozen seniors unable to play and help to bring those high hopes to fruition, the younger...
North Allegheny’s Paige Morningstar named state’s Gatorade Volleyball Player of the Year
Six years after her sister won the award, North Allegheny senior Paige Morningstar was named the state’s Gatorade Pa. Volleyball Player of the Year. The 2020-21 award was announced Thursday. A 6-foot setter and Louisville recruit, Morningstar led North Allegheny to an 18-0 record last fall and the program’s fourth...
