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Pine-Richland beats Mt. Lebanon to capture 1st WPIAL boys lacrosse championship
For the first time in the history of Pine-Richland boys lacrosse, the Rams are the WPIAL Class AAA champions after defeating Mt. Lebanon, 12-5, Friday night at Robert Morris. “This means everything to the program,” Pine Richland coach Kevin Welty said. “We walk into that first practice next season with...
High school scores, schedules for May 24, 2019
High Schools Baseball WPIAL Playoffs Class 6A Championship Wednesday’s schedule Penn-Trafford (18-3) vs. Pine-Richland (17-4) at Wild Things Park, 7:30 p.m. Consolation Tuesday’s schedule North Allegheny (16-6) vs. Bethel Park (15-4) at Washington & Jefferson College, 7 p.m. Class 5A Championship Tuesday’s schedule Shaler (14-7) vs. Laurel Highlands (14-6) at...
Mars boys claim 4th straight WPIAL Class AA championship
For the fourth straight year, the Mars Fightin’ Planets were crowned the WPIAL Class AA boys lacrosse champions after defeating Hampton, 9-8, in overtime Friday night at Robert Morris. Although the scene and the outcome were the same for the third time in four years, the feeling of this matchup...
Quaker Valley tops Freeport to reach PIAA Class AA boys lacrosse playoffs
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...
Fox Chapel’s Shymansky advances to PIAA singles semifinals
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...
No WPIAL athletes win PIAA titles on Day 1, Beaver’s Emma Pavelek comes very close
SHIPPENSBURG — Beaver sophomore Emma Pavelek leaped plenty high enough to win a state title, matching her top rival jump for jump at Seth Grove Stadium. With only two competitors left, both Pavelek and Elk County Catholic junior Taylor Newton cleared 5 feet, 7 inches in the Class AA girls...
Gateway boys lacrosse team lives up to motto
“Making History” was established early as the Gateway boys lacrosse team’s motto. “And they did just that,” first-year coach Dan Alexander said. Among the Gators’ accomplishments this season en route to a 9-6 record: • Defeated Greensburg Central Catholic and Indiana for the first time in program history; • Received...
Plum softball team reflects on special season, tough ending
It wasn’t the way the Plum softball team expected its season to conclude. The Mustangs shared the Section 2-5A title, won 15 regular-season games and picked up the No. 2 seed for the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs. The players and coaches hoped and prepared for a deep postseason run. However,...
Football serves as career choice for Fox Chapel Hall inductee Kabala
This is the fifth in a series of profiles of the 2019 Fox Chapel Sports Hall of Fame inductees. The banquet will be June 8 at Harmar House. For more information, contact Jim Perry at gymbeck63@aol.com. Dann Kabala, a 1997 Fox Chapel graduate, was a four-sport athlete during his high...
Despite loss in WPIAL quarterfinals, Gateway baseball celebrates successful season
There are 20 baseball teams in WPIAL Class 5A, and if all but one those teams measured success by winning a championship, there wouldn’t be much to play for. Gateway fell short of its goal of bringing home a WPIAL title, but overall, the Gators had one of the program’s...
Baldwin’s O’Malley twins combine for 6 medals at WPIAL championships
The O’Malley twins will be long-remembered in Baldwin track and field lore. Seniors Brendan and Bailey O’Malley reeled in six medals between them at the WPIAL Class AAA track and field championships May 16 at Slippery Rock. Brendan proved to be unstoppable in his specialties, taking first place in the...
QV’s Daniel Ford leads Sewickley-area athletes into PIAA track and field championships
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 lacrosse teams lose in WPIAL semifinals
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...
Members of Pine-Richland girls lacrosse participate in national tournament
The Pine-Richland girls lacrosse program was well-represented at the 2019 U.S. Lacrosse Women’s national tournament on May 25-26 in Baltimore. Junior Olivia Hanulak and sophomore Mia Petzuk played for the Pittsburgh team in the prestigious competition. The annual tournament takes place on the same weekend and at the same site...
Freshman Walsh lifts Shady Side Academy to WPIAL girls lacrosse title in double OT
For Shady Side Academy’s Molly Walsh, the wait was worth it. The Upper St. Clair and Shady Side Academy girls lacrosse teams returned to Robert Morris on Friday to complete their WPIAL Class AAA championship game suspended Thursday because of bad weather. With just five seconds left in the second...
Hempfield’s Orie settles for bronze in shot put at PIAA championships
SHIPPENSBURG — Mackenna Orie wasn’t in a good mood Friday at the PIAA track and field championships at Seth Grove Stadium. That’s because the Hempfield senior didn’t perform to her standards; a third-place medal in the Class AAA shot put wasn’t what she wanted. “I have to get over it,”...
Burrell’s Sharrow redeems herself in 300 hurdles, advances to PIAA finals
SHIPPENSBURG — Burrell’s Kaylen Sharrow stumbled to the finish line last year at Seth Grove Stadium and then waited nervously, hoping to hear her named called for the 300-meter finals. It wasn’t. Now a senior, Sharrow finished the preliminary race cleanly Friday at the PIAA track and field championships, clearing...
Playoff losses shift Trib HSSN baseball, softball power rankings
This past week’s quarterfinals and semifinals shuffled the deck with major changes in the Trib HSSN Power Rankings. Six baseball teams and five softball teams saw their district championship hopes comes to an end, as well as their times in the power rankings. This week, Trib HSSN ranks the 12...
WPIAL controversy settled, Waynesburg hurdler has ‘something to prove to myself’ at PIAAs
This week was calmer than last for WPIAL champion hurdler and pole vaulter Daniel Layton, but it wasn’t without incident. The Waynesburg senior broke his favorite pole during Thursday’s practice, a mishap that jarred his right shoulder and made him find a new pole for the PIAA track and field...
Five things to watch at the PIAA Class AA girls track championships
The PIAA track and field championships begin Friday at Seth Grove Stadium at Shippensburg. The two-day event concludes Saturday. There are numerous WPIAL athletes competing, and many are capable of bringing home medals. Here are things to look for in the Class AA girls meet: Flying Falcon Brownsville junior Gionna...
Five things to watch at the PIAA Class AAA girls track championships
The PIAA track and field championships begin on Friday at Seth Grove Stadium at Shippensburg. The two-day event concludes Saturday. There are numerous WPIAL athletes competing, and many are capable of bringing home medals. Here are things to look for: Going for 2 Hempfield senior Mackenna Orie won the shot...
WPIAL athletes hope to join PIAA track and field record lists
The PIAA track and field championships begin Friday morning at Shippensburg University, and athletes from the WPIAL will be going after titles, medals and season and career bests. Several of them also hope to challenge for a state record in their event. The WPIAL currently holds 14 state records across...
North Allegheny sweeps Bethel Park for 20th WPIAL Class AAA volleyball championship
Bethel Park marched into Fox Chapel gymnasium Thursday night feeling confident that after three cracks at North Allegheny in past Class AAA title games, the Black Hawks might come out victorious against the two-time defending WPIAL and reigning state champion Tigers. That was not the case. Top-seeded North Allegheny played...
High school scores, schedules for May 23, 2019
High Schools Baseball WPIAL Playoffs Class 6A Championship Wednesday’s schedule Penn-Trafford (18-3) vs. Pine-Richland (17-4) at Wild Things Park, 7:30 p.m. Consolation Tuesday’s schedule North Allegheny (16-6) vs. Bethel Park (15-4) at Washington & Jefferson College, 7 p.m. Class 5A Championship Tuesday’s schedule Shaler (14-7) vs. Laurel Highlands (14-6) at...
Ambridge tops Seton LaSalle to win 10th WPIAL Class AA volleyball title
It’s tough to buck a trend when that trend is a 6-foot-6 outside hitter and sends high-speed laser-like kills across the net. Ambridge junior Liam Buck set the tone early for the Bridgers with aggressive play at the net that was too much to handle as No. 4 seed Ambridge...
