High School category, Page 97

Hampton girls lacrosse coach Kelsey Burke makes ‘bittersweet’ departure

Hampton girls lacrosse coach Kelsey Burke is leaving behind one beloved family to focus on another. Burke, an expectant mom, told her players after the Talbots’ 12-1 victory over Trinity in the WPIAL Class 2A first round May 12 that this will be her final season. “It’s very bittersweet,” she...
Playoff win headlines list of memorable moments in Fox Chapel softball season

The Fox Chapel softball team’s season won’t end with a trip to the PIAA Class 5A tournament, but the Foxes were able to create memorable moments before they were knocked out 6-3 by North Hills in the WPIAL quarterfinals. In the first round, 12th-seeded Fox Chapel (13-7) stunned No. 5...
Fox Chapel Herald notebook: Shady Side girls relay team wins WPIAL title

The Shady Side Academy girls 3,200-meter relay team was laser focused on winning a WPIAL Class 2A championship. The Bulldogs didn’t disappoint in their pursuit May 14 at Slippery Rock University. Shady Side Academy finished nearly 10 seconds ahead of second-place North Catholic en route to the top of the...
Fox Chapel junior shakes off pressure, wins WPIAL gold in discus

Claire Conti knows what the issue is when her progress stalls out in the thrower’s circle. The Fox Chapel junior has to find a way to get out of her own way. Conti showed she is more than capable of defeating her own self doubt during the WPIAL Class 3A...
1-run loss puts abrupt end to stellar season for Fox Chapel baseball

Jeremy Haigh knows the nature of a single-elimination playoff format for baseball is likely to bring heartbreak at some point. The Fox Chapel senior pitcher was hoping the Foxes would be able to avoid that feeling for a little longer. The eighth-seeded Foxes struggled to hit Latrobe pitcher Cole Short...
Plum softball reflects on power-packed season after WPIAL playoff exit

The Plum softball team had designs on breaking a tough playoff losing streak when it took on Chartiers Valley at West Mifflin in a WPIAL Class 5A first-round game May 12. The Mustangs were the No. 8 seed as they hoped to snap a six-game playoff skid. The game with...
Norwin notebook: Baseball, softball teams earn spots in WPIAL playoffs

The Norwin baseball and softball teams learned their WPIAL playoff seedings and were primed to open the postseason. The baseball team (12-7) was seeded No. 4 in Class 6A and was set to play No. 5 Butler (10-8) in the quarterfinals on May 19. The Knights finished second in Section...
From cold call in February to playoffs in May, 1st-year coach sparks North Hills volleyball

Jimi Yu’s shot in the dark has turned into quite the decision for the North Hills boys volleyball program. Yu, in his first year leading the Indians, guided a breakthrough season for a program that has been frequently irrelevant come playoff time. “This was our first time making the playoffs...
Trib HSSN softball team of the week for May 16, 2025

Trib HSSN softball team of the week – Blackhawk Cougars Coach: Jim Riggio (ninth year) Record: Blackhawk finished in a tie for second place with Beaver with a Section 3-4A record of 8-4, four games behind section winner Hampton and three games ahead of both North Catholic and Western Beaver....
Trib HSSN baseball team of the week for May 16, 2025

Trib HSSN baseball team of the week – Mars Fightin’ Planets Coach: Jason Thompson (fifth season) Record: Mars finished in fourth place in Section 3-5A with a record of 4-6, two games behind Fox Chapel and four games in back of co-section champions Pine-Richland and Shaler. The Fightin’ Planets have...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 16, 2025

High schools Baseball WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals Monday’s schedule Hempfield (8-12) vs. North Allegheny (14-6) at Boyce Mayview Park, 7 p.m.; Butler (11-8) vs. Norwin (12-8) at North Allegheny, 4 p.m.; North Hills (7-12) vs. Canon-McMillan (14-6) at Boyce Mayview Park, 4 p.m.; Mt. Lebanon (8-12) vs Seneca Valley...
High school roundup for May 16, 2025: Allderdice wins City League softball crown

Braelyn Altman threw a complete-game two-hit shutout with 17 strikeouts and helped her own cause with a double and a run scored to lead Allderdice to a 5-0 victory over Carrick in the City League softball championship game Friday. Delia Graham singled and drove in a run for the Dragons...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school softball rankings for May 16, 2025

Some districts across the state began the softball playoffs this week while others get underway this upcoming week. While the countdown to the state softball playoffs in now weeks away, the elite teams from across the state are looking good with little movement in the weekly Trib HSSN state softball...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school baseball rankings for May 16, 2025

This past week was the opening of the playoffs for some districts while the curtain goes up on some of the other district postseasons this upcoming week. Either way, there were some changes to the Trib HSSN baseball state rankings two weeks before the PIAA playoffs get underway. Four teams,...
GCC senior putting together last fundraiser before graduation

After a successful 5K walk last year that saw her raise more than $8,000 for a worthy cause, Greensburg Central Catholic senior Sasha Hoffman said there was only one thing she would have changed for this year. “I wanted to start the planning process a lot earlier so that I...
H.S. notebook: PIAA survey on shot clocks will be ‘good litmus test’ for hotly debated topic

Shot clocks or no shot clocks? The PIAA is tabulating results from its recent survey of schools and game officials to gauge their interest in adding the timing devices for high school basketball. But the survey alone won’t decide whether Pennsylvania ultimately adds the clocks, PIAA executive director Bob Lombardi...

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