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Alle-Kiski Valley high school notebook: Burrell softball keeps rallying
Burrell is developing a penchant for softball comebacks. The No. 2 Bucs’ rally from a three-run deficit for a 5-4 Section 1-3A win Monday gave them three late-inning, multiple-run comebacks this season. All three came over Burrell’s biggest rivals, giving the Bucs a pair of wins over Deer Lakes and...
East-West game gives 16 WPIAL football players 1 last go-round
May isn’t typical football season in Western Pennsylvania, but it is for 68 seniors from across the state who will gather Sunday in Altoona. Rather than spend their spring weekends relaxing in the sun or getting ready for graduation, they have chosen to take part in the PSFCA East-West all-star...
WPIAL baseball rankings for week of May 5, 2019
Here are this week’s Trib HSSN baseball rankings: Baseball Class 6A Team, record, previous 1. Penn-Trafford, 14-2, 1 2. Pine-Richland, 13-3, 2 3. North Allegheny, 12-5, 5 4. Peters Township, 11-5, — 5. Bethel Park, 12-3, 4 Out: Seneca Valley (9-5, 3) Class 5A 1. West Allegheny, 15-2, 1 2....
Big shakeup in Class 6A for this week’s Trib HSSN state baseball rankings
There were big changes in the highest classification after a rough week for ranked teams in the weekly Trib HSSN PIAA baseball rankings. The five teams were a combined 10-5 last week with each team suffering a loss. Two teams fell down the ladder while the other three were voted...
WPIAL baseball playoff clinchings through May 3, 2019
In less than a week, the WPIAL will unveil the brackets for the 2019 district baseball playoffs. Fifth-four teams have punched their ticket for the Way to Washington, but there are still plenty of spots to be had. Watch the official unveiling of the brackets at noon May 10 only...
Blackhawk baseball topples New Castle for 13th straight time
It doesn’t seem to matter where the game is played, Blackhawk baseball continues to dominate New Castle. In a game originally scheduled for Flaherty Field in New Castle but switched to the turf at Neshannock High School, the Cougars won their 13th in a row against the Red Hurricanes. Ray...
WPIAL softball playoff clinchings through May 3, 2019
In less than a week, the WPIAL will unveil the brackets for the 2019 district softball playoffs. Sixty-nine teams have punched their ticket for the Path to Peterswood, but there are still a couple spots up for grabs. Three classification’s fields are now set, while 11 teams are still alive...
High school scores, schedules for May 3, 2019
High Schools Baseball Friday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Section 1 Central Catholic at Seneca Valley, ppd. North Allegheny at Allderdice, ppd. Section 2 Hempfield 5, Connellsville 2 Norwin 5, Plum 0 Section 3 Canon-McMillan 3, Brashear 2 Upper St. Clair 5, Peters Township 1 (11 inn.) Mt. Lebanon at Bethel...
High school roundup for May 3, 2019: No. 2 Baldwin tops No. 1 Bethel Park
An early run was all it took for Baldwin to take down No. 1 Bethel Park in a Section 1-6A softball game Friday afternoon. Selena Juquay walked to open the game, stole second and scored on a single by Addie Tagg as No. 2 Baldwin (11-3, 10-3) earned a 1-0...
South Park’s Huwalt shines in throwing events at Baldwin Invitational
South Park senior Maura Huwalt was determined to shine Friday at the 46th annual Baldwin Invitational. The Auburn commit, who dominates the WPIAL Class AA throwing events, won two titles and placed second in another against outstanding competition from one of the top Class AAA throwers, Hempfield senior Mackenna Orie....
Norwin’s Spatolisano changes strategy to win McKinney Mile at Baldwin Invitational
Sometimes athletes change their strategy on the fly. That’s what Norwin’s Dominic Spatolisano did during the McKinney Mile Friday at the 46th annual Baldwin Invitational. Halfway through the race, Spatolisano realized he had a shot at winning, so he changed his pace. “It was an accomplishment to win it,” Spatolisano...
No. 4 Norwin sweeps rival Hempfield in Section 2-6A
Continue to prove. Those are the words Norwin softball coach Brian Mesich has been relaying to his players since the preseason. His message is coming in loud and clear. The proof is in the results. The fourth-ranked Knights used the long ball, sure-handed defense and steady pitching to pull off...
Craska leads Mars to playoff berth after win over Shaler
When it mattered the most Friday afternoon, Mars junior starting pitcher Joey Craska came through, shutting down Shaler en route to a playoff-clinching 3-0 victory in Section 2-5A. Craska, a Virginia Tech recruit, gave up only two hits and struck out nine in recording his fifth win against only one...
Pitching, defense help Norwin avenge Section 2-6A loss to Plum
Norwin wanted a fast start against Plum given what happened in their first Section 2-6A meeting this season: six innings of scoreless ball, followed by a Plum walk-off in the seventh. The Knights got just what they desired and maybe even a bit more than they bargained for. Nick Fleming’s...
Gateway’s Adusepoku among WPIAL’s top sprinters
The annual Butler Invitational is known for having a deep and talented field of athletes, which is why it’s one of the most anticipated track and field events of the season. Gateway emerging track standout Nana Adusepoku made the trip to last year’s Butler invite expecting to run just the...
Gateway softball looks forward to WPIAL playoffs
It was quite the interesting final week of the Section 2-5A schedule for the Gateway softball team. The Gators, battling for one of the final WPIAL playoff spots from the section, did their part with convincing wins over Penn Hills and Oakland Catholic. They also watched how things progressed with...
Norwin girls cruise to another county track title
The Norwin tracksters — particularly the girls team — shifted into cruise control April 27 at the annual Westmoreland County Coaches Association championships. The Norwin girls dominated at Latrobe Memorial Stadium, more than doubling their closest competitors in team points and repeating as county champions. The Knights racked up 130...
Franklin Regional’s Todero leaps into spotlight at WCCA meet
Franklin Regional’s Rayna Todero leaped into the spotlight at the annual Westmoreland County Coaches Association outdoor championships. The Panthers sophomore took first place in the girls triple jump at the invitational held April 27 at Latrobe Memorial Stadium, hitting a mark of 37 feet, 3 inches. Todero has proven that...
Fox Chapel’s Hardiman earns scholarship from WPIAL
The road is winding down on the outstanding high school athletic career of Fox Chapel senior Marissa Hardiman. She is going out in style, recently being named one of 10 female recipients of a $1,000 WPIAL scholarship. “I was very surprised,” she said. “Our athletic director (Mike O’Brien) told me...
Cory Patrick, former standout for Fox Chapel hockey, lands spot in school’s HOF
This is the second in a series of profiles on the 2019 Fox Chapel Sports Hall of Fame inductees. The banquet is June 8 at Harmar House. For more info contact Jim Perry at gymbeck63@aol.com. Cory (C.J.) Patrick, a 1995 Fox Chapel graduate, was a dominant figure on the ice...
Thomas Jefferson’s Maheshwari looks forward to PIAA singles tournament
Yash Maheshwari, a talented junior athlete at Thomas Jefferson, repeated as a section champion and WPIAL finalist in boys tennis this season. “Yash is one of the top players in WPIAL Class AA and has qualified for state singles for the second time,” said Chuck Correll, TJ’s veteran coach. “Yash...
Brentwood track teams turn focus toward big-meet success
The Brentwood girls track and field team wrapped up its section season with a 6-2 record. “We are in the midst of a really solid season,” said coach Mike Cramer prior to the WPIAL playoffs. Seniors Natalie Murrio, Rebecca Dirling and Quintasia Streeter and junior Mandy Race have led the...
Sewickley Academy baseball focuses on final playoff push
Earlier this week, the Sewickley Academy baseball team was in prime position to return to the Class 2A WPIAL playoffs after missing out last season. They trailed Northgate by a game in the Section 4 standings and had four section games remaining, two of which were against teams that they...
Dom Lagnese sets Quaker Valley discus record
Quaker Valley senior Dom Lagnese set a school record in the discus and, in the process, established himself as a favorite at the WPIAL Class AA track and field championship meet May 16. Lagnese recorded a throw of 160 feet, 3 inches April 11 against New Brighton. He bettered the...
Quaker Valley tennis to be well-represented at PIAA doubles tournament
Quaker Valley juniors and longtime tennis partners Zach Albert and John Watters look forward to their first appearance in the PIAA Class AA boys doubles tournament May 24-25 in Hershey. Albert and Watters downed teammates Potter Oliver and Will Sirianni in two sets for the WPIAL title April 30. Oliver,...
