The Freeport boys lacrosse team started the WPIAL Class AA playoffs as the No. 12 seed, but the Yellowjackets battled their way to an opportunity for a spot in the state playoffs. The Yellowjackets, led by six goals from junior midfielder Garret Schaffhauser, pushed No. 3 Quaker Valley to the...

WPIAL champion Robby Shymansky breezed to a pair of victories at the PIAA Class AAA singles tournament at Hershey Racquet Club on Friday, advancing to the semifinal round. The Fox Chapel senior defeated Hershey’s Andreas Wingert, 6-1, 6-0, and then beat Unionville’s Ethan Bradley, 6-1, 6-0. He will take on...

Quaker Valley junior Daniel Ford had a spring in his step after the WPIAL Class AA track and field championship May 16 at Slippery Rock. Ford won the boys 1,600-meter run in a personal-best 4 minutes, 26.83 seconds. As a top-five finisher, he advanced to the PIAA championship May 24-25...

Quaker Valley’s lacrosse teams experienced deja vu Monday. The Quakers’ quests for WPIAL Class AA championships were crushed by Hampton, the fourth consecutive year each team has made it to at least the WPIAL semifinals only to fall short of a title. The girls last won a WPIAL championship in...

WPIAL Boys Lacrosse Class AA Third-Place Consolation 12-Freeport (9-8) vs. 3-Quaker Valley (10-4) 4 p.m. Friday at Robert Morris Winner plays: District 3 champion Hershey on Tuesday at a site and time to be determined Coaches: Dave Riley, Freeport; Chip Hansen, Quaker Valley Players to watch: Sean Fennell, Sr., attack,...

The district playoffs are at the midway point with two rounds in the books and two more remaining heading into this week’s Trib HSSN weekly Power Rankings for boys and girls lacrosse. The girls lacrosse semifinals are set for Monday with the finals Thursday. On the boys side, the semifinals...

The Quaker Valley baseball season came to a close Wednesday with a swing of the bat as Brenden Gray’s two-run homer in the bottom of the sixth inning led South Park to victory in a WPIAL Class 4A first-round matchup. Gray’s home run gave South Park a 2-1 lead. The...

Quaker Valley junior Annie Wicker is among favorites in the girls 3,200-meter run at the WPIAL Class AA track and field championship meet Thursday at Slippery Rock. But wanting to save herself for the 1,600, she decided to compete in the 800 instead. Wicker ranked second in the 3,200 (11...

Quaker Valley’s girls lacrosse team has been right on schedule with its goals this season. The team went undefeated in Class AA competition to win its section and picked up wins against Class AAA playoff teams like Canon-McMillan, Bethel Park and Sewickley Academy. “The main thing I’ve learned about this...