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Baldwin baseball rebuilding project making progress
As Dorothy says repeatedly in the iconic movie “The Wizard of Oz,” there’s no place like home. Veteran coach Steve Bucci would agree, as he has returned to his roots to take over the Baldwin baseball team. Bucci, with WPIAL and PIAA titles on his resume, was hired at his...
Quaker Valley boys tennis in title contention with deep lineup
The Quaker Valley boys tennis team went on a run to the PIAA tournament in 2019 and finished with an overall regular season record of 10-2. Before the coronavirus pandemic canceled their season last year, the Quakers were hoping to do it again. Now, for a third straight season, the...
Team effort helps Sewickley Academy girls lacrosse get off to hot start
The Sewickley Academy girls lacrosse team started the 2021 season with back-to-back wins over Peters Township and Shaler, and both wins came in different ways. The win over Peters Township, a tight three-goal victory, came in a typical grind-it-out game as the Panthers battled adversity with the weather and their...
High school scores, schedules for April 10, 2021
High schools Baseball Saturday’s results WPIAL Class 2A Section 2 Laurel 15, Aliquippa 0 Laurel 19, Aliquippa 2 Nonsection Blackhawk 5, Ellwood City 4 South Park 9, McKeesport 2 Latrobe 10, Hempfield 9 Kiski Area 8, Freeport 4 Moon 8, Beaver 0 South Fayette 16, Central Valley 2 West Greene...
Trib HSSN Softball Rankings: April 11, 2021
Class 6A Rk., Team, W-L, Last 1. Bethel Park, 5-0, 2 2. Canon-McMillan, 2-2, 3 3. Hempfield, 3-2, 1 4. North Allegheny, 3-4, 5 5. Seneca Valley, 4-1, 4 Out: none Class 5A Rk., Team, W-L, Last 1. Connellsville, 4-1, 5 2. Penn-Trafford, 2-3, 1 3. South Fayette, 5-0, NR...
High school roundup for April 10, 2021: South Fayette captures PIAA competitive spirit title
South Fayette earned a state title in the Class 3A large division with a score of 89.97 on Saturday at the PIAA competitive spirit championships in Hershey. The Lions were more than four points better than second place Avon Grove. Thomas Jefferson (80.5) placed fourth in the Class 3A large...
George Guido: Still more to chew on from basketball season
Taking care of a couple of leftovers from the scholastic basketball season: • Rochester lost the WPIAL Class A boys title game to Bishop Canevin, 42-27. It was 10-9 Crusaders at halftime. But the question came up — when was the last time such few points were scored in a...
Pine-Richland’s Spencer wins 1st Willie Thrower Memorial Award
Chuck Curtis played football for the New York Giants in 1957 before beginning a football coaching career that lasted for 30 years. He coached as an assistant at Southern Methodist University in the mid-1960s and helped play a part in giving more black student-athletes the chance to get recruited to...
Westmoreland high school notebook: Norwin’s Bilinsky gets 1 more game
Norwin senior Ty Bilinsky was selected for the Roundball Classic, the year-end all-star basketball event. But he doesn’t just plan to show up and sit on the bench as an honorary pick. He is going to play. Organizers initially invited Bilinsky thinking he simply would be recognized. Bilinsky, a 5-foot-10...
Trib HSSN baseball rankings for April 10, 2021
Class 6A Rk, Team, W-L, Last 1. Norwin, 4-1, 1 2. North Allegheny, 4-1, 3 3. Upper St. Clair, 4-1, NR 4. Pine-Richland, 3-2, 2 5. Seneca Valley, 3-2, 5 Out: Central Catholic (5-2, 4) Class 5A Rk, Team, W-L, Last 1. West Allegheny, 3-1, 1 2. Franklin Regional, 4-0,...
Hempfield throwers Norris, Gera have big goals this seasonVideo
When the PIAA holds its track and field championship May 28 and 29 at Shippensburg, it should come as no surprise that two Hempfield throwers are favorites to win gold medals. Seniors Dan Norris and Bella Gera have the best discus throws in the state by a big margin —...
Loaded senior class has Hampton girls lacrosse seeking 3rd WPIAL title since ’17
On the eve of each home section game, the Hampton girls lacrosse players gather after practice for a team dinner. On game day, all eyes are on the Cook. Hampton midfielder Megan Cook is one of the most exciting players in Western Pennsylvania and is a key reason why the...
Hampton eyes another run to WPIAL boys lacrosse finals
The Hampton boys lacrosse team waited 667 days between matches. But after a 12-0 victory over North Hills in the 2021 season opener March 29, all appears well for the perennial WPIAL title contender. “It’s just good to be back on the field,” coach Jim Vollberg said after an energetic...
Shady Side Academy boys tennis confident after undefeated start
Shady Side alum Sam Miller took over the school’s boys tennis program before last year and was two weeks into his tenure before the coronavirus pandemic canceled the spring sports season. A change in leadership and lost season haven’t stopped the Bulldogs from getting off to a hot start in...
Fox Chapel boys tennis ready to reset with new starting lineup
Leading up to last season, the Fox Chapel boys tennis team had put together a dominant run, winning four straight WPIAL team titles. But with a canceled season last year because of the coronavirus pandemic and an influx of new players, the Foxes have found themselves resetting in 2021. With...
Norwin notebook: Soccer players Swankler, Sigut commit to D1 programs
Norwin will send two more girls soccer players to NCAA Division I programs. Junior forward Paloma Swankler announced she has committed to play at Robert Morris, while senior Morgan Sigut is headed to Long Island (N.Y.). One of several speedsters for the Knights, Swankler, an all-section player, was a scoring...
Norwin track and field to lean on senior depth
A global pandemic put a line through last season, ending playoff streaks for both of the Norwin track and field teams. The boys had made the WPIAL Class 3A semifinals in 2017 and ’18, while the girls reached the team finals four years in a row (2016-19) and have made...
Penn Hills’ Silverman is a student-athlete for all seasons
Jonah Silverman is a unique two-sport athlete at Penn Hills. This spring, Silverman’s competing in track and field and baseball. And that’s after he participated in soccer and football in the fall, followed by a stint with the indoor track team this winter. “Even though I’ve played baseball since I...
Penn Hills’ Anthony Sciulli healthy, ready to anchor pitching staff
Anthony Sciulli represents a blueprint for perseverance and overcoming obstacles. The senior right-hander has developed into the unofficial ace of the Penn Hills pitching staff. And that’s after going through years of injuries and diligent rehabbing. “My biggest influences on my athletic career are my mom and also the injuries...
Pugh, Faber leading the way for Pine-Richland boys volleyball
When the 2020 spring sports season was canceled because of the covid-19 pandemic, it brought a sudden end to the careers of a dozen Pine-Richland boys volleyball players. It was a season the Rams were building up to, and losing it impacted the program several ways. Normally Rams coach Shawn...
Sophomore McGuire off to impressive start for Pine-Richland baseball
Jacob McGuire walked off the mound after the final out of Pine-Richland’s 11-0 win in five innings in the season opener against North Catholic happy with his performance. He had no idea, though, that he had thrown a no-hitter in his first varsity start. “I found out at the end...
Plum boys volleyball aims for success under new leadership
The Plum boys volleyball team is hopeful for a run at a berth in the WPIAL playoffs this spring, and the Mustangs will go after it in a new classification with a new coach at the helm. It is a rebirth of sorts for the team, which now calls Class...
Franklin Regional tennis closing in on 21st section title
Anup Nadesan didn’t have any problems winning his second WPIAL Class AAA Section 1 title. He dominated Albert Gallatin senior Nate English in the finals, 6-0, 6-0. But the Franklin Regional senior has bigger goals. He wants to win a WPIAL title and qualify for the PIAA tournament. His previous...
Franklin Regional notebook: Panthers hockey reaches PIHL semifinals
The seventh-seeded Franklin Regional hockey team advanced to the PIHL Class AA semifinals with a thrilling upset in the quarterfinals. Dan Rafferty found the net halfway into overtime as the Panthers took down No. 4 Hempfield, 4-3, on April 5, at the Belmont Ice Complex in Kittanning. Zach Zeto, Jeff...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for April 9, 2021
High schools WPIAL Baseball Friday’s results Class 4A Section 2 Blackhawk 12, Beaver 6 Class 2A Section 4 Chartiers-Houston 3, Burgettstown 0 Nonsection Ringgold 5, Charleroi 2 East Allegheny 8, Clairton 1 Neshannock 15, Mohawk 0 Carmichaels 17, Jefferson-Morgan 0 Upper St. Clair 8, Pine-Richland 6 Derry 14, Burrell 4...
