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Seven WPIAL teams remain among Trib HSSN’s state softball rankings
Four of the six top-ranked teams from a week ago survived the first two rounds of the state playoffs and remain on top in the next-to-last edition of the Trib HSSN state softball rankings. Hazleton, West Chester East, Pine Grove and West Greene are joined at No. 1 this week...
High school scores, schedule for June 8, 2019
High Schools Baseball PIAA Playoffs Class 6A Semifinals Monday’s schedule Neshaminy vs. Souderton at Bears Stadium in Boyertown, 1 p.m.; Central Bucks South vs. North Allegheny at Greene Township Park in Scotland, 4 p.m. Class 5A Semifinals Monday’s schedule Red Land vs. Blue Mountain at Wenger Field in Fredericksburg, 4:30...
Thomas Jefferson athletes turn focus to collegiate sports
They’ve all experienced athletic success at the high school level. A talented group of 13 seniors at Thomas Jefferson plans to continue playing in college. “This has been one of the most successful sports seasons in TJ history,” athletic director Bill Cherpak said. “Just about every team and/or individual made...
Czerwien was a man of all seasons for Brentwood
Add Nick Czerwien to the distinguished list of names of Mark Reider Award winners at Brentwood. It’s a storied list, for sure. Recent recipients include Evan Vickless (2018), Dorian Bowie (2017), Patrick Carr (2016), Connor McWilliams (2015), Justin Vickless (2014), Jason Pilarski (2013), Josh Mackin (2012), Cory Bauer (2011) and...
Quaker Valley boys lacrosse concludes trying season in PIAA 1st round
Quaker Valley’s boys lacrosse team entered the season with aspirations to win the WPIAL Class AA championship and make a lengthy PIAA run. The Quakers fell short of each of those goals but came away from the experience proud of what they accomplished after facing adversity throughout the season. “It...
Penn-Trafford baseball reflects on historic season of success
Five years ago, Penn-Trafford baseball coach Dan Miller went through an interview process with the message that the Warriors were three to five years away from competing for a WPIAL title. Miller wasn’t lying. “I started out with this program five years ago; one of the things I continued to...
Sophomore season a resounding success for Pine-Richland’s Bryant
For Pine-Richland track and field athlete Danielle Bryant, her sophomore season wasn’t just encouraging or promising. It was a total breakout. After bringing home the gold in the 300-meter hurdles (42.92 seconds) at the WPIAL Class AAA track and field championship meet, Bryant punctuated her stellar season at the PIAA...
Fox Chapel track and field team’s reasons for optimism are abundant
In terms of qualifiers for the WPIAL and PIAA track and field championships, it was a satisfying year for the Fox Chapel track team. “I was happy with the number of WPIAL qualifiers we had,” FC coach Tom Moul said. “It was more than we’ve ever had. We also had...
Plum’s Linhart displays virtues of multisport athletes
The three-sport athlete has become a rare breed with many specializing in one sport to try to make it to college, but Hunter Linhart saw the benefits of diversifying. In the fall, he studied the playbook as Plum’s quarterback. In the winter, he traded in his cleats for a rifle,...
High school scores, schedule for June 7, 2019
High Schools Baseball PIAA Playoffs Class 6A Semifinals Monday’s schedule Neshaminy vs. Souderton at Bears Stadium in Boyertown, 1 p.m.; Central Bucks South vs. North Allegheny at Greene Township Park in Scotland, 4 p.m. Class 5A Semifinals Monday’s schedule Red Land vs. Blue Mountain at Wenger Field in Fredericksburg, 4:30...
Elizabeth Forward softball tops Grove City in PIAA quarterfinals
Elizabeth Forward’s Kailey Larcinese threw one of her best games of the season Friday, shutting down Grove City for a 1-0 win in the PIAA Class 4A quarterfinals. Larcinese allowed just two hits over her seven innings in a performance coach Harry Rutherford called nearly perfect. “Larcinese was outstanding today,”...
West Greene holds off Clarion in state quarterfinals
Junior Jade Renner was 3 for 4 with a double and three RBIs and tossed a complete game as West Greene (21-4) held off Clarion’s seventh-inning rally for a 5-4 PIAA quarterfinal win at Slippery Rock on Friday. The Pioneers scored five runs in the fifth inning before Clarion (10-5)...
Laurel falls short in PIAA quarterfinals
Senior Mackenzie Latess went 4 for 4 with a double, home run and three RBIs, along with two runs scored for Laurel (21-3), but it was Cranberry (15-5) that triumphed 7-6 in a PIAA Class 2A quarterfinal softball contest at Slippery Rock. Both sophomore Frankilyn Duddy and senior Kayla Ruperto...
PIAA Class AAA boys volleyball final preview: North Allegheny vs. Central York
PIAA Boys Volleyball Championship Class 3A North Allegheny (22-0) vs. Central York (19-2) 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Penn State’s Pegula Ice Arena Coaches: Dan Schall, North Allegheny; Todd Goodling, Central York Players to watch: Drew Hunker, Sr., OH, North Allegheny; Braden Richard, Sr., OH, Central York The skinny: North Allegheny...
Baseball semifinal sites, times: WPIAL Class 2A finalists rematch at West Mifflin
Twelve days after Seton LaSalle defeated Serra Catholic in the WPIAL championship, the section rivals will rematch in the state semifinals. They’ll play at 1:30 p.m. Monday at West Mifflin. Seton won 11-2 when the teams met May 29 in the WPIAL Class 2A championship at Wild Things Park. Two...
Softball semifinal sites, times: 6 WPIAL teams 1 victory away from PIAA finals
Hempfield is one win away from its fourth consecutive appearance in the state softball championships. The Spartans already knew who they’d play in the semifinals. Now they also know where. Hempfield (18-6) will face District 3 champion Central Dauphin (23-2) at St. Francis University in Loretto at 4 p.m. Monday....
High school scores, schedule for June 6, 2019
High Schools Baseball PIAA Playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals Thursday’s results Central Bucks South 2, Wilson 1 Neshaminy 3, Downingtown East 1 North Allegheny 4, Pine-Richland 1 Souderton 11, Plymouth Whitemarsh 1 (6 inn.) Semifinals Monday’s schedule Sites, times TBD Neshaminy vs. Souderton; Central Buck South vs. North Allegheny Class 5A...
North Allegheny capitalizes on errors to defeat rival Pine-Richland
Twelve errors in three games will eventually catch up to any baseball team, even a talented WPIAL champion. Pine-Richland committed four errors Thursday, including one each in the fifth, sixth and seventh innings, and section rival North Allegheny capitalized on all three to win 4-1 in a PIAA Class 6A...
Mt. Pleasant rallies past James Buchanan, advances to PIAA semifinals
CRESSON — Mt. Pleasant’s softball team dug an early hole in Thursday’s PIAA Class 4A quarterfinal. But the Vikings’ ending was a lot better, as they rallied to defeat James Buchanan, 4-2, in eight innings at Mt. Aloysius. “I was extremely proud of them,” Mt. Pleasant coach Chris Brunson said....
Brennan powers Serra Catholic past Neshannock in PIAA quarterfinals
With teams intentionally walking standout catcher Mark Black regularly in the playoffs, Serra Catholic baseball coach Brian Dzurenda decided to move him from third in the order to the leadoff spot, which put Pat Brennan in Black’s old spot. Brennan accepted his new spot as a challenge to become the...
Penn-Trafford softball tops WPIAL champ West A to advance in PIAA playoffs
When Penn-Trafford learned its PIAA quarterfinal opponent after a Class 5A first-round victory earlier this week, the players were giddy. It was no disrespect to West Allegheny, the three-time defending WPIAL champion, but rather the opposite, said sophomore slugger Brooke Cleland, who belted two home runs to lead Penn-Trafford to...
Franklin Regional baseball eliminated in PIAA quarterfinals
GREENE TOWNSHIP — Franklin Regional’s dream baseball season came to an end in the PIAA Class 5A quarterfinal round as it lost to Lampeter-Strasburg, 7-2, at Greene Township Park in Scotland on Thursday. Franklin Regional (19-3), the WPIAL third-place finisher, blasted Cathedral Prep, 13-4, in the PIAA Class 5A opener....
PIAA baseball, softball playoffs roundup for June 6, 2019: Frazier edges Chartiers-Houston
Savannah Berklovich knocked in two runs, and Logan Hartman scattered five hits to lead WPIAL runner-up Frazier to a 4-3 victory over Chartiers-Houston in a PIAA Class 2A quarterfinal softball game Thursday at Peters Township High School. Kathryn Barch and McKenzie Kelly also had RBIs for the Commodores (19-4), who...
Beaver offense again shines in PIAA quarterfinal win over New Castle
The Beaver Bobcats couldn’t have picked a better time to put their offense in high gear. Beaver scored in double digits for the third consecutive game Thursday afternoon with a 10-2 victory over New Castle in a PIAA Class 4A quarterfinal baseball game at Butler’s Pullman Park. Brady Hansen, the...
Franklin Regional’s Palmer Jackson wins AJGA Memorial
Before Franklin Regional senior Palmer Jackson went to bed Wednesday night, he had a feeling Thursday would be a good day. It was. The Notre Dame commit shot a 1-under par 70 and won the AJGA Memorial Junior tournament at Scarlet Course at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. Jackson...
