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St. Joseph hires Plum’s Hart Coleman as new boys basketball coach
Hart Coleman first became familiar with St. Joseph’s boys basketball program when he brought his Plum team to the Spartans’ summer league in 2018. He liked what he saw enough that when the coaching position opened up, he went after it. St. Joseph hired Coleman last week as its boys...
High school scores, schedules for May 11, 2019
High Schools Baseball WPIAL Playoffs Class 6A First round Thursday’s schedule Upper St. Clair (12-6) vs. Hempfield (11-9) at West Mifflin, 4 p.m.; Peters Township (13-6) vs. Butler (6-13) at Boyce Mayview Park in Upper St. Clair, 7 p.m.; Norwin (13-6) vs. Mt. Lebanon (10-10) at West Mifflin, 2 p.m.;...
Alle-Kiski Valley notebook: Sharrow, Cutright to race in WPIAL hurdle prelims
At least one race at this week’s WPIAL track and field championships could come down to a pair of competitors from the Alle-Kiski Valley. Burrell senior Kaylen Sharrow goes into Thursday’s meet at Slippery Rock as the top seed in the girls Class AA 300-meter hurdles, with Deer Lakes senior...
A-K Valley teams snap long playoff droughts, but will inexperience matter?
Kurt Krebs asked his St. Joseph baseball players for a show of hands recently, seeking those who were alive in 2001, and got a positve response from three. The Spartans baseball coach was attempting to illustrate the length of the school’s WPIAL playoff drought, but he actually was off by...
High school scores, schedules for May 10, 2019
High Schools Baseball Friday’s results WPIAL Nonsection Obama Academy 5, OLSH 2 Rochester 4, South Side Beaver 3 Brownsville at Beth-Center, ppd. Baldwin at Woodland Hills, ppd. Brashear at Carrick, ppd. Deer Lakes at Hampton, ppd. Geibel at Rockwood, ppd. Seneca Valley at Shaler, ppd. Sto-Rox at Obama Academy, ppd....
New No. 1 teams highlight Trib HSSN state baseball rankings
The new teams and the exiting squads were limited in the weekly Trib HSSN PIAA baseball rankings, but there was plenty of action on top. Half of the six classifications have a new No. 1, including West Allegheny in 5A, East Pennsboro in 4A and West Middlesex in Class A....
Greensburg Salem, Yough tabbed with top 2 seeds in Class 4A baseball playoffs
When the Greensburg Salem baseball team convened for its first practice, coach Bill Wisniewski told his players to forget about how the 2018 season ended. He told them to focus on this season, and that’s what the Golden Lions did. Greensburg Salem (14-2, 10-2) shared the Section 1-4A title with...
Gateway boys lacrosse to host 1st WPIAL playoff game in program history
The Gateway boys lacrosse team achieved another first in its seventh season as a full member of the WPIAL. The Gators, who finished third in Section 1, were awarded the No. 7 seed for the Class AA playoff tournament and host a postseason game for the first time. They were...
Challenging section slate prepares No. 4 Gateway for postseason
The Gateway baseball team went 9-3 in Section 1-5A to secure the program’s fourth consecutive trip to the WPIAL playoffs. Gators coach Mark Wardzinski said he was proud of his players for staying the course through a plethora of close and competitive games. “The guys finished the (regular) season with...
Baldwin softball keeps streak of section titles alive
Their drive for five came to fruition on the final day of the regular season. For the fifth consecutive year, Baldwin’s softball team has won or shared a section championship. This year, it took a tense 1-0 win at Bethel Park for the Highlanders to climb into a tie for...
Gateway track expects strong WPIAL meet
Gateway should be well-represented at the WPIAL Class AAA track and field championships May 16 at Slippery Rock. For the girls, senior Mary Kromka qualified in both hurdles events, and seniors Shelly Jones and Sarah Corrie advanced in the shot put. Jones was hoping to qualify in the discus, and...
Brendan O’Malley earns 4 medals in final Baldwin Invitational
Brendan O’Malley’s focus at the 46th annual Baldwin Invitational on May 3 centered around achieving a memorable performance. Mission accomplished. Not only was it unforgettable for the Baldwin senior, it was spectacular. O’Malley earned four medals, taking first in the 400-meter dash (49.61 seconds) and long jump (23 feet, 6...
Quaker Valley runner Annie Wicker among WPIAL favorites in distance events
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 girls lacrosse aims for extended playoff run
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...
Pine-Richland boys lacrosse team buckles up for playoff run
The Pine-Richland boys lacrosse team was on a roll, toppling three straight opponents by a total score of 53-2 as it headed into its season finale against rival North Allegheny. Then, in that final regular-season game, North Allegheny stopped the Rams (15-2) dead in their tracks, winning 11-6. Still, Pine-Richland...
Plum’s Parker ready to compete for WPIAL shot put title
Logan Parker knows Slippery Rock well. The Plum sophomore and team leader in the shot put, threw at a camp there last summer. He returned to the campus April 20 for the Rock Relays and threw a career-best 51 feet, 5½ inches. “At the beginning of the meet, I felt...
Plum softball not caught up in numbers game
Nearly half of the players in Plum softball’s lineup have batting averages at .400 or above, but none of them know it. At least they haven’t looked. There’s a team-wide pact not to look at individual stats during the season. “We have never even talked about it,” Plum co-captain Chloe...
Pole vaulter Huczko leads Franklin Regional track and field athletes into WPIALs
In her first season of track and field, Franklin Regional junior Jo-Michelle “JoJo” Huczko is a favorite at the WPIAL Class AAA championship meet Thursday at Slippery Rock. Huczko ranked first in the girls pole vault (11 feet, 2 inches) on the WPIAL performance list as of May 5. Huczko...
Franklin Regional baseball expecting deeper playoff run this season
The road to Wild Things Park has been a short one for the Franklin Regional baseball team over the past few years. It’s not like the Panthers know some kind of special short cut. It’s all highway. The problem for the Panthers has been they have been making only half...
Herald spotlight athlete: Fox Chapel’s Robby Shymansky
Robby Shymansky, a senior on the Fox Chapel tennis team, won his second straight WPIAL Class AAA singles title last month. He also finished undefeated in home matches through his four years. He has helped the Foxes to a perfect record this season. He will attend Yale in the fall....
Former volleyball, basketball standout Sullivan earns spot in Fox Chapel HOF
This is the third in a series of profiles of the 2019 Fox Chapel Sports Hall of Fame inductees. The banquet is Saturday, June 8 at the Harmar House. For more information, contact Jim Perry at gymbeck63@aol.com. Tracy Sullivan Slater, a 1992 Fox Chapel graduate, left quite a mark as...
Final WPIAL boys volleyball clinchings through May 9, 2019
The regular season is complete, and the field is set for the 2019 WPIAL boys volleyball postseason. Check out the updated WPIAL boys volleyball standings at the TribLive High School Sports Network. The top four teams in each section qualify for the playoffs, although more than four could clinch a...
Freeport baseball surprised with top seed in WPIAL Class 3A playoffs
A thrilling victory in Wednesday’s season finale gave Freeport more than just a section championship. Turns out it also provided quite a boost for the postseason. The Yellowjackets, fresh off that walk-off win over Deer Lakes that secured the Section 1-3A title, learned Friday they received the No. 1 seed...
Breaking down the 2019 WPIAL baseball playoffs
Class 6A Favorite: Penn-Trafford has never won a WPIAL baseball title, but the Warriors enter this year’s playoffs as the No. 1 seed. Section 2 champion P-T owns early-season wins over North Allegheny (6-5) and Pine-Richland (13-2). Senior Mario Disso leads with a .351 average. Challengers: Pine-Richland won Section 1...
Upper St. Clair, Oakland Catholic seeded No. 1 for WPIAL girls lacrosse playoffs
Oakland Catholic and Upper St. Clair earned the No. 1 seeds in the WPIAL girls lacrosse brackets revealed Friday. USC claimed the top spot in Class 3A followed by Shady Side Academy, Fox Chapel and Bethel Park. In Class 2A, Quaker Valley was seeded second, Hampton was third and Seton...
