Burgettstown

State champion girls basketball, softball, spirit teams lift Neshannock to Trib Cup in Class 2A

After finishing second in the HSSN Trib Cup standings a year ago, Neshannock used a perfect season to claim the top spot. It was another strong school year athletically for the seven Lawrence County schools inside the WPIAL, but none compared to the overall resume put forth by Neshannock in...
2022 Trib HSSN Head of the Class: Baseball Player and Coach of the Year for each classification

This spring, those sitting at head of the baseball class had a chance to see a lot of thrilling title runs and some great encore performances. Two teams that did not win district titles rebounded to claim state gold. There were two teams that repeated, one as WPIAL champion and...
Trib HSSN Baseball Team of the Week: Week ending June 12, 2022

Every team in every sport sets goals at the start of the season. Some of the top programs run dry on ink from checking them off as the season winds down. For other, well, there’s wait until next year. The Burgettstown baseball program has done a lot of waiting, now...
PIAA releases sites, times for baseball semifinals

Five WPIAL teams remain at the midway point of the PIAA baseball postseason. District 7 is guaranteed to have two teams playing for a state championship at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park next week. WPIAL teams are set to meet in Class 4A and 2A state semifinals games. The PIAA...
Sites announced for PIAA baseball quarterfinals

It was a rough start to the PIAA baseball postseason for several WPIAL champions. However, thanks to success from some of the other district teams, it turned out to be more of a split decision. Now, nine teams are moving on to the second round on the Path to Penn...
WPIAL baseball teams set to begin PIAA playoffs

With Mt. Lebanon, West Allegheny, West Mifflin, South Park, Serra Catholic and Union celebrating WPIAL baseball titles earned last week, those schools and 13 other district baseball teams open the 2022 PIAA baseball postseason Monday. The state playoffs are made up of four rounds, with the championships to be played...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for May 2, 2022: Baseball, softball section play wraps up

Welcome to May, where the regular season continues to wind down, and the postseason is two weeks away. Most WPIAL baseball teams will close out their sectional series schedule this week. In five of those sections, the top two teams are deadlocked for first place and will meet in a...
What to watch for in high school sports for March 25, 2022:

As the WPIAL winter sports season concludes with the PIAA basketball championships in Hershey this weekend, the curtain rises Friday on the start of play in spring sports. Baseball, softball, track and field, and lacrosse will begin under less than ideal conditions, with temperatures forecast in the 40’s. Boys volleyball...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for March 25, 2022: Baseball, softball season begins

As the WPIAL winter sports season concludes with the basketball state championships in Hershey this weekend, the curtain rises on the start of play in spring sports Friday. Baseball, softball, track and lacrosse will begin under less than ideal conditions with temperatures in the 40’s. Boys volleyball has the advantage...
2022 WPIAL Class 2A baseball preseason breakdown

Last spring was a celebration as district athletes returned to the diamond after the 2020 season was canceled because of covid-19 shutdowns. Baseball thrived throughout the WPIAL as six new champions were crowned, some in dramatic fashion. That success carried over to the state playoffs as WPIAL teams captured two...
2022 WPIAL Class 2A softball preseason breakdown

Last spring was a celebration as district athletes returned to the diamonds after the 2020 season was canceled because of the covid-19 shutdowns. Softball was a success throughout as the WPIAL crowned four new champions while Laurel and West Greene remained on top in 2A and A. District softball squads...
PIAA Class 2A Wrestling Championships: Burgettstown, Quaker Valley ousted in consolation round

Class 2A consolation round Faith Christian Academy 38, Burgettstown 24 106: Parker Sentipal (B) won by forfeit 113: Sam Hunter (F) p. Darius Simmons, 0:56 120: Gauge Botero (F) t.f. Dylan Slovick, 15-0 (4:05) *126: Chase Hontz (F) p. Autumn Snatchko, 0:23 132: Joe Sentipal (B) d. Maxwell Stein, 5-4...
Class 2A PIAA Team Wrestling Championships: WPIAL teams tripped up

First-round matches Saucon Valley 45, Quaker Valley 30 106: Cole Hubert (SV) p. Isaac Maccaglia, 1:54. 113: Jack Kazalas (QV) p. Aiden Grogg, 1:03. 120: Logan Richey (QV) p. Jackson Albert, 3:48. 126: Brandon Krul (QV) p. Hector Mateo, 1:16. 132: Connor Nicholas (SV) p. Michael Carmody, 5:50....
Record 7 WPIAL teams heading to PIAA wrestling tournament

For the first time in PIAA team championship history, seven teams from the WPIAL will be at Hershey for the tournament, which begins Thursday at Giant Center. Class 2A Burgettstown and Latrobe and Canon-McMillan in Class 3A earned trips to the state tournament with victories Monday in the preliminary round....
Quaker Valley captures 1st WPIAL Class 2A title, snaps Burrell’s 15-year streak

Burrell’s remarkable reign atop the Class 2A wrestling mountain is over. Quaker Valley, a school in just its fifth year of wrestling, defeated the Bucs, 30-28, on Saturday in the WPIAL Class 2A championship match at Chartiers-Houston High School. Justin Richey recorded a pin at 152 pounds in the final...
Breaking down the WPIAL wrestling semifinals

WPIAL wrestling championships Class 3A Semifinals 1-Waynesburg (14-0) vs. 4-Canon-McMillan (11-3) Noon Saturday at Peters Township On the air: Trib HSSN (video stream); 1450 AM How they got there: Waynesburg defeated Thomas Jefferson (61-3) and Norwin (52-10). Canon-McMillan defeated West Allegheny (45-28) and North Allegheny (43-24). WPIAL titles: Waynesburg 6...

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