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A-K Valley track and field teams gallop into WPIAL semifinals
The last time the Apollo-Ridge boys track and field team qualified for the WPIAL semifinals was in 2014 when the Tre Tipton-led Vikings won the section title and punched their ticket to the postseason. “We have a lot of guys who have become better throughout their career and throughout the...
Trib HSSN broadcasts for the week of April 29, 2019
The regular season of the spring high school sports season hits the stretch run as we turn from April to May this week here on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Weather permitting; Trib HSSN has plenty of WPIAL baseball and softball section coverage with several live and archived video...
A-K Valley notebook: Surging Springdale softball weathers 18-day standstill
Springdale is attempting to find a silver lining in the storm clouds that are hampering its breakout softball season. The Dynamos last played April 10, the day of a 19-11 Section 3-A loss to Leechburg. Since then, weather and other factors forced several postponements. “At least we’re well-rested,” coach Anthony...
Trib HSSN baseball team of the week for the week of April 22, 2019
The Trib HSSN Team of the Week is Upper St. Clair, which has won three straight, including a pair of key Section 3-6A games this past week to move from outside of the playoff picture to the thick of the postseason chase. After snapping a two-game losing streak with a...
Derry volleyball team seeks focus for playoff run
Derry’s boys volleyball team wants to play for the WPIAL Class 2A title. Sitting atop the WPIAL coaches association rankings for the past five weeks, the Trojans are favored to reach the championship match for the second season in a row. However, coach Shawn Spencer knows that’s not a given...
A-K Valley H.S. lookahead: Week of April 29-May 4
Monday Softball • Burrell and Deer Lakes already played one thriller, and the Section 1-3A rivals will see if the rematch can live up to it as they meet with first place on the line. Sara Clark’s three-run walk-off homer gave Burrell (8-2, 6-1) a 10-9 win in the first...
WPIAL boys lacrosse standings through April 28, 2019
Here are the latest WPIAL boys lacrosse standings for the 2019 season through April 28. Trib HSSN will update the standings next weekend and then once more upon the end of the regular season. The top six teams in each section will qualify for the district postseason. Only section records...
WPIAL girls lacrosse standings through April 28, 2019
Here are the latest WPIAL girls lacrosse standings for the 2019 season through April 28. Trib HSSN will update the standings next weekend and then once more upon the end of the regular season. The top six teams in each section will qualify for the district postseason. Only section records...
A closer look at 2019 Westmoreland County Scholar-Athlete honorees
BELLE VERNON Lindsay Steeber Sport: basketball QPA: 4.532 Class rank: 1 of 188 Did you know: Steeber will attend Duquesne. … She recently played in the Roundball Classic. … She played softball for three years and ran track in 2018. … She had scholarship offers from Duquesne and Seton Hill....
Kiski Valley girls rugby team hoping for breakthrough
After three years of seeing the Kiski Valley girls rugby team finish as the state runner-up, Rilee Roach is ready to break through. “Honestly, I’m just so sick of getting second place at this point,” said Roach, a junior captain. “I think our other captains, Autumn (Trempus) and Kelsie (Magill),...
High school scores for April 27, 2019
High Schools Baseball Saturday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Section 1 North Allegheny 11, Central Catholic 1 Section 2 Connellsville 5, Latrobe 4 Section 3 Peters Township 13, Brashear 1 Class 5A Section 3 Albert Gallatin 5, Trinity 4 Montour at Chartiers Valley, ppd. Class 4A Section 3 Elizabeth Forward at...
High school roundup for April 27, 2019: Penn-Trafford edges Connellsville in extra innings
Penn-Trafford kept its undefeated streak intact but needed extra innings to do it. Mia Smith pitched 52⁄3 innings in relief, giving up one hit and an unearned run, as No. 1 Penn-Trafford earned a 4-3 win over No. 5 Connellsville (8-4, 7-3) in an eight-inning Section 1-5A contest Saturday afternoon....
Pitt recruit Justin Champagnie named MVP at PBC Roundball Classic
Pitt recruit Justin Champagnie had a memorable first game in the Pittsburgh area. The 6-foot-8 Brooklyn product tallied 14 points and earned MVP honors for the Pennsylvania all-star team in the Pittsburgh Basketball Club Roundball Classic on Saturday night at Montour High School. The USA team posted a 125-92 victory...
WPIAL baseball rankings for week of April 28, 2019
Here’s a look at this week’s Trib HSSN WPIAL baseball rankings: Baseball rankings Class 6A 1. Penn-Trafford, 12-1, 1 2. Pine-Richland, 10-3, 2 3. Seneca Valley, 9-3, 3 4. Bethel Park, 10-2, 4 5. North Allegheny, 9-5, 5 Out: none Class 5A 1. West Allegheny, 12-2, 1 2. Franklin Regional,...
WPIAL softball rankings for week of April 28, 2019
Here’s a look at this week’s Trib HSSN WPIAL softball rankings: Class 6A 1. Bethel Park, 10-1, 1 2. Baldwin, 9-2, 4 3. North Allegheny, 11-3, 2 4. Norwin, 8-4, 3 5. Seneca Valley, 10-4, 5 Out: None Class 5A 1. Penn-Trafford, 12-0, 1 2. Hampton, 12-0, 2 3. Trinity,...
Latrobe’s Williams leaves home track as big winner at WCCA meet
Latrobe sprinter Zakharee Williams always has considered himself a strong finisher. So, making his final appearance on his home track, the senior won four events Saturday and earned MVP honors at the Westmoreland County Coaches Association championship meet. Williams won individual medals in the boys 100 and 400 meters, and...
Winning 300 hurdles at WCCA meet a breeze for Burrell’s Sharrow
As Burrell’s Kaylen Sharrow stood at the starting line, the hurdlers in the other lanes weren’t what concerned her most. “The first thing that came to my head was, ‘Oh my god, the wind!’ ” said Sharrow, who starred down 20-mph gusts Saturday at the Westmoreland County Coaches Association championship...
Former Greensburg Salem athletic director Lynn Jobe to receive Ferrante Memorial Award
Former Greensburg Salem athletic director Lynn Jobe is enjoying retirement while figuring out her next adventure. After spending 35 years as a teacher, coach and athletic director, Jobe called it quits after the 2017-18 school year. She spent her final eight years as the Golden Lions’ athletic director. Her next...
High school scores, schedules for April 26, 2019
High Schools Baseball Friday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Section 1 Central Catholic at North Allegheny, ppd. Section 2 Latrobe at Penn-Trafford, ppd. Class 3A Section 1 Burrell at South Allegheny, ppd. Steel Valley at Freeport, ppd. Section 2 Freedom at Beaver Falls, ppd. Class A Section 2 Avella at Monessen,...
Lots of changes at No. 1 in Trib HSSN’s state baseball rankings
It was a rough week to be No. 1 in the state as four of the six top-ranked teams in the weekly Trib HSSN state baseball rankings got bounced from their perch. Garnet Valley in Class 6A, Archbishop Carroll in 5A, Lower Moreland in 4A and Montoursville in 3A all...
Undefeated Leechburg on verge of clinching playoff berth for 33rd straight season
Debbie Young heard the murmuring around Leechburg begin recently: The Blue Devils are back at it. Tax day just passed, and another April certainty appears ready to hit within the next week: another Leechburg softball playoff appearance. The No. 2 Blue Devils (10-0, 8-0) still are awaiting their clinching victory,...
Gateway searches for consistency during WPIAL playoff push
It’s been a case of feast or near-famine for the Gateway softball team. In their six wins, the Gators scored an average of 14 runs per outing. In the five losses, Gateway averaged 2.4 runs per game. “We have been working every day on hitting,” said Scott Lewis, the Gators’...
Deep senior class leads Gateway boys lacrosse to 5-4 start
When the Gateway boys lacrosse team celebrated senior night before Thursday’s Section 1-AA game against Knoch at Antimarino Stadium, it was one of the longer ceremonies of that nature for any team in any sport this year. Nineteen seniors were honored, and it was an emotional time for a group...
Thomas Jefferson softball recovers from mini-skid to win 3 straight
Thomas Jefferson’s softball team experienced a blip on their midseason radar, losing two games in section play. But the Jaguars recovered and logged a 9-2 overall record into the second half of their Section 2-4A schedule. A WPIAL finalist and PIAA semifinalist last season, Thomas Jefferson opened the year with...
Thomas Jefferson baseball heads into second half of section play on roll
Thomas Jefferson ended the first half of its section schedule as one of the hottest baseball teams in the WPIAL. The Jaguars won six of seven games in early April, including a 1-0 Section 3-4A victory April 18 at home against rival Belle Vernon. Junior hurler Dylan Mallozzi was masterful...
