High School category, Page 87
State champion football coach Rod Steele joins Bishop Canevin
Title-winning football coach Rod Steele, who celebrated a state championship at Steel Valley, is the new coach at Bishop Canevin. The school announced the move Thursday. Steele spent the past six seasons at West Mifflin after a nine-year stint at Steel Valley, where his teams won two WPIAL titles and...
On brink of elimination, South Park uses furious 7th-inning rally to get past Quaker Valley
AC Miller reached base in each of his first three at-bats in Thursday’s PIAA Class 3A quarterfinal against Quaker Valley at Plum High School. The South Park senior got on with a fielder’s choice in the second inning and scored the Eagles’ first run, and he was the beneficiary of...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for June 4, 2025
High schools Baseball PIAA tournament Quarterfinals Thursday’s schedule Class 6A Hazleton (18-5) vs. North Penn (20-5) at DeSales University, 5 p.m.; Coatesville (19-6) vs. Neshaminy (15-7) at Villanova Ballpark, 11 a.m.; Bethlehem Liberty (21-6) vs. Governor Mifflin (23-1) at DeSales University, 11 a.m.; Seneca Valley (18-6) vs. Cedar Cliff (18-6)...
Riverview baseball proud to go down fighting
Carter Loughren put on the Riverview uniform one final time Monday afternoon when he and his Raiders teammates battled District 10 champion Mercyhurst Prep in the first round of the PIAA Class 2A baseball playoffs. He hoped the Raiders would keep going in the state tournament, but the Lakers had...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on June 5, 2025: Class 5A baseball powers collide in state quarterfinals
Eight WPIAL programs have captured multiple PIAA baseball championships. Two of them are set to collide in the state quarterfinals Thursday. WPIAL Class 5A champion Shaler (18-6) goes up against Bethel Park (20-5) at Gateway at 3:30 p.m. The Titans captured state gold two years ago when they outlasted Strath...
Tireless drive to improve carries Greensburg Central Catholic baseball into state quarterfinals
Practice ends and Greensburg Central Catholic baseball players break to greet the day ahead. Maybe an afternoon by the pool awaits? A Sheetz run? Hanging out at a friend’s house? No, it’s time to hit the cages. What’s a little more baseball? Training never seems to stop for the Centurions,...
7 WPIAL lacrosse teams to play in PIAA quarterfinals
Considering the history where district teams went one and done many years, the WPIAL more than held its own in the first round of the PIAA lacrosse playoffs. District 7 teams were a combined 4-2 on the boys side and 3-3 in the girls brackets. One of the five that...
4 WPIAL teams advance to PIAA boys volleyball quarterfinals
WPIAL teams went a combined 4-2 in the opening round of the 2025 PIAA boys volleyball playoffs Tuesday. Both District 7 champions, North Allegheny in 3A and Shaler in 2A, were easy winners and will be joined in the next round by Penn-Trafford in 3A and Ambridge in 2A. The...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for June 3, 2025
High schools Baseball PIAA tournament Quarterfinals Thursday’s schedule Class 6A Hazleton (18-5) vs. North Penn (20-5) at DeSales University, 5 p.m.; Coatesville (19-6) vs. Neshaminy (15-7) at Villanova Ballpark, 11 a.m.; Bethlehem Liberty (21-6) vs. Governor Mifflin (23-1) at DeSales University, 11 a.m.; Seneca Valley (18-6) vs. Cedar Cliff (18-6)...
Shaler shows strength in PIAA 1st-round sweep of Saegertown
Shaler raced through the WPIAL Class 2A boys volleyball playoffs without dropping a set, and the Titans came into the first round of the PIAA tournament eager to keep that streak intact. Despite a close third set, Shaler continued its impressive run. Shaler resumed postseason action with a determined performance...
High school roundup for June 3, 2025: Pine-Richland scorers hit milestones in girls lacrosse state playoff win
Kendyll Jerry scored two goals, including the 100th of her career, and Claire Mill scored three goals, including the 100th point of her career, to lead Pine-Richland to a 15-10 victory over State College (14-6) in the PIAA Class 3A girls lacrosse first round Tuesday. Mallory Boivin led the Rams...
Penn-Trafford boys volleyball drops State College to set up rematch with North Allegheny
STATE COLLEGE — Penn-Trafford’s run through the PIAA boys volleyball playoffs continued Tuesday evening in State College, as the Warriors defeated the Little Lions in straight sets to advance into Saturday’s quarterfinal round. “They were tough,” Penn-Trafford coach Jim Schall said. “They were without their big hitter, and he probably,...
Will Robertson helps North Allegheny take care of business in PIAA 1st round
The WPIAL champions took the mystery out of who was the top dog in a PIAA Class 3A boys volleyball first-round matchup at North Allegheny on Tuesday. North Allegheny defeated Palmyra of District 3 in three games, following up on a win over Seneca Valley in an action-packed WPIAL championship...
Pitcher Riley Miller continues to solidify her place among Hempfield softball greats as Spartans vie for state title
Riley Miller smiled as she emerged from the Hempfield dugout, a clump of cellophane-wrapped ice cubes resting on her right shoulder and another win in her back pocket. The ace pitcher, just a few days removed from graduation, tossed a two-hitter as the WPIAL Class 6A champion Spartans clipped visiting...
Penn-Trafford playoff run fueled by super senior class
Bella Rubbe gets her quality at-bats, and Rilie Moors consistently puts the ball in play. Cam Ponko pounds the softball out of the park, Giuliana Youngo makes highlight catches in right field and Kylie Anthony cleans up at shortstop. Jadyn Pellis is always ready to come out of the bullpen,...
8 WPIAL teams advance to PIAA softball quarterfinals
It was a bit of a rough start to the 2025 PIAA softball playoffs for the 18 WPIAL teams. District 7 teams were a combined 8-10 on Monday. WPIAL teams from the top three classifications were 5-3, while in the bottom three classes, district teams were a rough 3-7, including...
PIAA sets times, sites for baseball quarterfinals
It was a strong start to the 2025 PIAA baseball playoffs for the 19 qualifiers from the WPIAL on Monday. District 7 teams were a combined 13-6 in the opening round, including a perfect 8-0 showing from the teams in Class 6A, 4A and 3A. The WPIAL teams from 5A...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for June 2, 2025
High schools Baseball PIAA tournament Class 6A First round Monday’s results North Penn 8, Ephrata 2 Hazleton 4, Landisville Hempfield 1 Neshaminy 3, Parkland 1 Coatesville 8, Monsignor Bonner-Archbishop Prendergast 7 Governor Mifflin 6, Perkiomen Valley 1 Bethlehem Liberty 11, West Chester Henderson 3 Cedar Cliff 1, Pennsbury 0 Seneca...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on June 3, 3035: Volleyball, lacrosse state playoffs begin
Tuesday marks the start of the PIAA boys volleyball, boys lacrosse and girls lacrosse state playoffs. Thanks in large part to the success of the North Allegheny program, the WPIAL has had at least one team reach the PIAA boys volleyball finals every season since 2012. In the last 11...
High school roundup for June 2, 2025: Seneca Valley soars into PIAA quarterfinals
Ryan Piekutoski went 3 for 3 with a double, homer and two RBIs and Andrew Malichky allowed one unearned run on three hits with four strikeouts in a complete game as WPIAL champ Seneca Valley defeated District 10 champ McDowell, 7-1, in a PIAA Class 6A first-round baseball game Monday....
Neshannock’s softball wizards take state playoff opener with record 49th straight win
The final lyrics from The Who’s 1971 rock anthem “Won’t Get Fooled Again” seemed appropriate for the latest Neshannock softball win Monday in the PIAA first round against District 10 runner-up Sharpsville. “Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.” The Lancers’ 10-0 five-inning whitewash of the Blue Devils...
Greensburg Central Catholic ends PIAA baseball playoff drought with wild win over West Middlesex
SLIPPERY ROCK — The Greensburg Central Catholic baseball team had not won — or even played in — a PIAA playoff game since 2018. And the Centurions also were riding a two-game losing streak, which placed them fourth in the WPIAL. But those streaks ended Monday in the opening round...
Colby Weber throws 1-hit shutout in Shaler’s PIAA 1st-round win over Conestoga Valley
In the WPIAL Class 5A championship game against Pine-Richland, Shaler pitcher Colby Weber reached the 105-pitch limit and had to sit on the bench to watch the Titans find a way to win. The East Carolina commit did not leave anything to chance this time around. Weber took charge, throwing...
Riverview rallies but comes up short in PIAA baseball playoffs
ERIE — The Riverview baseball team had to battle from an early deficit in Monday’s PIAA Class 2A first-round game against Mercyhurst Prep at Mercyhurst University in Erie. Trailing by four runs after one inning, the Raiders cut the Lakers lead to one with a three-spot in the third. But...
Nothing comes easy for WPIAL champ Hempfield in PIAA 1st-round win vs. State College
Hempfield softball players took a mile-and-a-half walk around Twin Lakes Park on Monday morning. Coach Tina Madison wanted the girls to clear their heads and focus for their state playoff opener later in the afternoon. The opener was successful, but it was far from a walk in the park. The...
