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High school roundup for April 30, 2021: West Mifflin sluggers put on power show
Alyssa Schmidt hit a grand slam and Lauren Yuhas also homered to lead West Mifflin to an 18-10 victory over Belle Vernon in Section 2-4A softball Friday afternoon. Jaslyn Guenther had three hits and Emily Buchleitner tripled and drove in three runs for West Mifflin (13-1, 8-1). Maren Metikosh had...
Clutch hits, bullpen lift Hempfield baseball past Penn-Trafford
Like sunshine that finally peeked through a slate gray sky to warm up an otherwise wet and windy Friday afternoon, Hempfield shined when it mattered most. The Spartans rallied from a late two-run deficit to clip host Penn-Trafford, 7-6, in a nonsection baseball game in Harrison City, ending the Warriors’...
Fox Chapel softball gives up big lead before winning in 7th inning
After three innings of Friday’s Section 3-5A matchup with Mars, the Fox Chapel softball team held a six-run lead and hoped to add on. However, the visiting Planets mounted a comeback and tied the score in the top of the seventh. But the Foxes prevailed as pitcher Mackenzie Borkovich delivered...
4 WPIAL boys basketball players make Class 5A all-state team
Chartiers Valley senior Brayden Reynolds and Laurel Highlands sophomore Rodney Gallagher earned first-team honors when the Pa. Sports Writers All-State Team for Class 5A boys basketball was announced Friday. In all, four WPIAL players made the list. Trinity senior Mike Dunn made the second team. New Castle junior Mike Wells...
Roundball Classic to allow fans at Geneva
Roundball Classic organizer Allen Deep said he has received a number of inquiries about fan attendance at the all-star basketball event set for May 13, 14 and 15 at Geneva College. Deep said 450 fans will be allowed to attend each of the eight games. That would equate to about...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for April 29, 2021
High schools WPIAL Baseball Thursday’s results Class 6A Section 2 Norwin at Upper St. Clair, ppd. Class 5A Albert Gallatin at Trinity, ppd. Bethel Park at Connellsville, ppd. Class 3A Section 3 Deer Lakes at Derry, ppd. Class A Section 3 Leechburg at Riverview, ppd. Nonsection Allderdice at Chartiers Valley,...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 30, 2021: TJ, West Mifflin renew rivalry
Two old rivals will meet in a rare nonsection baseball game to conclude the month of April on Friday afternoon. In 2019, Thomas Jefferson wrapped up the regular season with a home win over rival West Mifflin. The Jaguars then lost in the first round of the WPIAL Class 4A...
Trib 10: Power rankings get a shake-up as crunch time approaches
Three district baseball and softball teams lost their power grip and went slip sliding away from the latest Trib 10 rankings. Seneca Valley and Serra Catholic baseball lost their spot with a couple of losses while it only took one loss by Ligonier Valley to fall out of the softball...
Westmoreland County baseball notebook: Injuries haven’t slowed Hempfield
Hempfield might be down two key players, but the Spartans don’t seem too concerned about the sky falling any time soon. Junior Joey Fiedor and senior Michael Hosni were injured in the same game when the Spartans won at Bethel Park, 3-2, on April 16. Fiedor injured his right elbow,...
A-K Valley baseball notebook: Burrell heats up with sweep of Freeport
Sometimes, all it takes is one or two wins to boost a team’s confidence, and the Burrell Bucs have experienced that over the past two weeks. They’ve built a four-game winning streak with wins over Highlands, Kiski Area and a two-game sweep of Freeport. After winning their first game of...
Knoch baseball hitting peak heading into final section series
Every coach hopes to start his time at a program with a win, but new Knoch baseball coach Bradley Bestic had to suffer through three losses before a 5-2 victory over Deer Lakes. After going 35-9 in three years at Vincentian Academy and winning both a WPIAL and PIAA title...
Before becoming NFL Draft star, Kyle Pitts clashed with WPIAL champion in Hershey
If tight end Kyle Pitts is the first non-quarterback selected Thursday night in the NFL Draft, Gateway football coach Don Holl won’t be surprised. Four years ago, Gateway was tasked with stopping Pitts and his Archbishop Wood teammates in the 2017 state championship in Hershey. Pitts, then a senior committed...
Offense helps Derry baseball team overcome slow start, get into contention
In between a pair of covid shutdowns — one that is going on now — the Derry baseball team discovered something about itself: It can flat-out score runs. Derry (5-3, 3-2) jumped right into Section 3-3A play, losing its first two-game series to Valley. But it was quick to rebound,...
4 WPIAL boys basketball players earn all-state honors in Class 4A
Lincoln Park senior Dakari Bradford and North Catholic senior Andrew Ammerman, whose teams clashed last month in the WPIAL finals, were among four WPIAL boys basketball players earning all-state honors Thursday in Class 4A. Bradford, Ammerman and Quaker Valley junior Adou Theiro all were named the the second team on...
Washington softball forfeits remaining games, hopes for better seasons ahead
Washington hopes to build up its softball program in years to come, athletic director Mike Bosnic said Thursday, but this spring’s season will end after only one game. The softball team will forfeit the remainder of its schedule. “We feel that the program is headed in the right direction,” Bosnic...
WPIAL releases playoff field for team track and field championships
Will four team track and field district title streaks continue in May, or will the lost 2020 season lead to new champions being crowned next month? Hempfield boys in Class AAA and South Park girls in Class AA are looking to win a second straight championship. The Riverside boys in...
WPIAL releases boys tennis playoff brackets
The year 2019 was a historic postseason in WPIAL boys team tennis. Fox Chapel won a fourth straight district championship in Class AAA, tying Upper St. Clair (twice) for the second most consecutive WPIAL Class AAA team tennis crowns, trailing only Mt. Lebanon. The Blue Devils won five straight titles...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for April 28, 2021
High schools WPIAL Baseball Wednesday’s results Class 5A Section 1 Latrobe 12, Kiski Area 2 Section 4 Bethel Park 13, Connellsville 0 Class 3A Section 3 Ligonier Valley 5, Valley 3 Class 2A Section 2 Shenango 7, Laurel 2 Nonsection Burgettstown 10, Avella 0 Fox Chapel 8, Shady Side Academy...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for April 29, 2021: Peters Township volleyball faces test
Two years ago, Bethel Park won the boys volleyball Section 1-AAA title and advanced all the way to the WPIAL finals before falling to North Allegheny, 3-0. Also two years ago, Peters Township tied for fourth place in the same section with Upper St. Clair but lost the tiebreaker and...
Trib HSSN state baseball rankings for April 28, 2021
There were more changes to the 2021 Trib HSSN state baseball rankings this week, just not as many as last week. Four of the six classifications saw two teams drop out and two new entries to the state top 5. Class 6A and 2A kept a clean slate with no...
WPIAL clinched for April 28, 2021: Softball elites punch tickets to playoffs
The regular season is winding down in WPIAL softball as teams are down to a week and a half of section games remaining. Much like high school baseball, some teams are now in catch-up mode due to covid-related issues while at least one program, Sto-Rox softball, has shut down for...
Latrobe baseball showcases power in section victory over Kiski Area
Throughout the season, Latrobe coach Matt Basciano has talked to his players about improving certain aspects of their play each time out. Most recently, he has asked the Wildcats to improve at the plate. Over the past two days, his players have answered the call, scoring a combined 22 runs...
High school roundup for April 28, 2021: West Allegheny softball makes statement
Adriana Vicari-Baker hit a two-run home run in the second inning to spark West Allegheny to a 5-4 victory over Chartiers Valley in a battle of top teams in Section 4-5A softball Wednesday afternoon. Emily Nolan hit a two-run double in the third for West Allegheny (10-2, 7-1). Marie Kinchington...
Franklin Regional, South Park duos win school’s 1st WPIAL doubles titles
There were a lot of similarities to the two winning WPIAL doubles teams. First, they were their school’s first doubles teams to win a WPIAL title. Franklin Regional’s squad won the Class AAA title and South Park’s duo the Class AA title. Each team had a right-hander and left-hander, which...
A-K Valley softball notebook: Highlands set for showdown with Burrell
When the Highlands softball team suffered a 14-4 loss to Freeport in its Section 1-4A opener at home April 9, the Golden Rams could have looked ahead to the next matchup with the Yellowjackets. But the focus for the team, coach Jen Koprivnikar said, stayed in the short term. As...
