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WPIAL’s top tennis doubles teams set for gold rush
The WPIAL’s top Class AAA and Class AA boys doubles teams will go for gold Tuesday and Wednesday and also challenge for berths to the PIAA tournaments, slated for May 28 and 29 in Hershey. The top three teams in Class AA and the top two in Class AAA will...
This week on Trib HSSN: Week of April 26, 2021
We close out the fourth month of 2021 with plenty of spring sports this week here on the TribLive High School Sports Network. We turn the page on April with key WPIAL section baseball, softball, boys volleyball and boys and girls lacrosse with video and audio coverage from across the...
WPIAL girls lacrosse standings through April 25, 2021
Here are the latest WPIAL girls lacrosse standings for the 2021 season through Sunday, April 25. 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 Section 1 Bethel Park, 6-0...
WPIAL boys lacrosse standings through April 25, 2021
Here are the latest WPIAL boys lacrosse standings for the 2021 season through Sunday, April 25. 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-Eliminated from playoff chase Class AAA Section 1 Bethel Park,...
Tennis anyone? Future Pitt walk-on offensive lineman Matt Metrosky holds serve for GCC
With touch and toughness, Matt Metrosky gently plows through his spring schedule. With prowess and a been-there-before cast of mind, he serves and volleys, and chucks heavy objects through the air. A tennis match ends and a track and field meet begins for the mega senior from Greensburg Central Catholic...
Westmoreland track notes: WCCA championships set for return
The Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association track and field championship will resume after a year absence because of the coronavirus. The meet will be Thursday at Latrobe’s Memorial Stadium. Because of the pandemic, the girls portion will begin at 9:30 a.m. with the running finals at noon, and the boys at...
All-state boys basketball teams revealed this week starting with non-PIAA schools
The all-state boys basketball teams will be announced over a seven-day span starting today with players from non-PIAA member schools. In years past, all-state organizers added those athletes to the PIAA classification teams but split them into their own group this winter. The all-state honors for PIAA schools will be...
Hempfield boys volleyball team off to surprising startVideo
Hempfield boys volleyball coach John Howell is shocked. There is no way he thought his Spartans would be undefeated and ranked No. 3 in the WPIAL Class AAA and 10th in the state. The Spartans returned only two starters — senior middle hitter Sean Knight and junior Chaz Ewer —...
Sewickley Academy boys lacrosse focusing on fundamentals to fuel strong start
After last season was taken away by the coronavirus pandemic, the Sewickley Academy boys lacrosse team is relishing the opportunity to get back on the field, and the Panthers are taking advantage of it. Through five games, they own an overall record of 4-1 and have a perfect Section 2-AA...
Penn-Trafford notebook: Hohman commits to N.C. State
Penn-Trafford junior Troy Hohman announced on Twitter earlier this month that he’s committing to North Carolina State for wrestling. The two-time PIAA qualifier placed fourth in the state in 2021 after compiling 26-6 record. Hohman’s career record is 68-30. Hohman was a Section 1-AAA champion who placed second in the...
Penn Hills’ Angelo Allen carries momentum into spring track season
Angelo Allen laid the groundwork for what could be an outstanding spring with a strong winter track and field season. Everything the Penn Hills junior has done far has shown the winter was a preview of what is to come. Allen won the shot put with a throw of 50...
Early season win shows potential for Penn Hills softball
Kiern Mack sent a pitch left hanging over the plate solidly over the fence April 19 at Milltown Field in Penn Hills. The home run was a first in varsity competition for the junior outfielder. Mack’s grand slam helped propel the Indians to a 13-1 win over St. Joseph, snapping...
Gateway’s Shegog looks forward to prestigious Roundball Classic
Gateway senior forward Dynasty Shegog went toe-to-toe with Penn Hills’ Amoni Blackwell, Jasmyn Golden and Jayla Golden; McKeesport’s Haley Hertzer; and Woodland Hills’ Peyton Pinkney in Section 4-5A during the truncated 2020-21 season. But those opponents will become teammates the weekend of May 15 for the annual Roundball Classic all-star...
Gateway’s Robinson finding her place among WPIAL’s top sprinters
Amaya Robinson felt at home at the South Hills Classic on April 10. Baldwin hosted, but Gateway’s Antimarino Stadium provided the setting for the events. The junior sprinter collected a fifth-place medal and a season-best time of 12.75 seconds in the 100-meter dash. “I definitely feel I have room to...
Baldwin basketball trio headed to Chatham as package deal
It’s not uncommon for the best of friends to be teammates in a particular sport. It’s rare that three of them become teammates at the collegiate level. Baldwin seniors and four-year varsity players Lexi Bernotas, Abby Marzina and Kayla Radomsky have committed to Chatham, a member of the NCAA Division...
Baseball, softball coaches suggest changes to improve high school game
The games of baseball and softball have many nuances — many rules and regulations, many intangibles. Each can be a game of inches — a double down the third-base line — or a game of feet — a towering home run over the fence. People who follow the sports as...
Bethel Park’s Westphal looks forward to future at Duquesne
Olivia Westphal is recognized as one of the best Bethel Park basketball players in school history. “My four years at Bethel Park went extremely fast,” she said, “and I was fortunate to have very talented teammates throughout my four years.” A highly talented 5-foot-10 guard known for her deft shooting...
North Allegheny hockey falls in state championship game
North Allegheny’s hunt for a third Class AAA state ice hockey championship came up short as Malvern Prep earned its third title and first since 2004 with a 4-2 victory over the Tigers. North Allegheny took an early lead on a goal from sophomore Nathan Spak, igniting the home crowd...
High school scores, summaries and schedule for April 24, 2021
High schools Baseball Saturday’s results Nonsection Baldwin 7, Uniontown 2 Derry 11, Homer-Center 1 Penn-Trafford 9, Beaver 3 Portage 18, South Allegheny 10 Seton LaSalle 7, Brashear 0 South Allegheny 15, Penn Cambria 8 Hockey PIHL State championships Saturday’s results At UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex, Cranberry Class AAA Malvern Prep...
High school roundup for April 24, 2021: TJ’s Paige Truax homers in 7th to beat Baldwin
Paige Truax hit a solo home run in the top of the seventh inning to lift Thomas Jefferson to a 4-3 victory over Baldwin (1-5) in nonsection softball Saturday. Alyssa McCormick picked up the complete-game win for the Jaguars (4-3), giving up five hits and three unearned runs while striking...
Norwin relay teams have big dreams
Teamwork is the best word to describe what it takes to become a successful relay team in track. Teamwork was key when the 2017 Norwin boys 1,600-meter relay team won the PIAA Class AAA title and when the Hempfield girls won consecutive 400-meter titles in ’13 and ’14. Achieving what...
Baldwin beats Haverford, wins Class AA state championship
It was only fitting the two Class AA hockey heavyweights clashed in the state championship game Saturday at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry. In one corner was Baldwin, the Penguins Cup and PIHL titlists representing the western part of the state. In the other corner was Haverford, the...
George Guido: Apollo-Ridge baseball halts Serra Catholic’s long streak
The Apollo-Ridge baseball team ended Serra Catholic’s 34-game home winning streak Monday with a 5-4 victory over the Eagles at Boston Field. Junior Brady Schrock’s two-run homer lifted the Vikings to a 5-4 victory over previously undefeated Serra. It proved to be the first home loss for the Eagles since...
Westmoreland H.S. notebook: Norwin’s Kyle Martin to coach at Junior Pan American Championships
When Kyle Martin is not coaching wrestlers on the Norwin varsity team, he is training others to become Olympians. Martin recently was selected by USA Wrestling, the governing body of wrestling for the World and Olympic Championships in the United States, to coach the United States team at the Junior...
WPIAL Softball Rankings: April 24, 2021
Class 6A Rk., Team, W-L, Last 1. Bethel Park, 8-0, 1 2. Norwin, 7-2, 2 3. Mt. Lebanon, 7-3, 4 4. Pine-Richland, 6-4, 5 5. North Allegheny, 6-6, 3 Out: none Class 5A Rk., Team, W-L, Last 1. Penn-Trafford, 7-3, 1 2. Chartiers Valley, 7-3, 2 3. West Allegheny, 9-2,...
