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High school sports broadcasts planned this week on Trib HSSN
With a belly full of treats left behind by our furry, hopping friend, we leave Easter behind and focus on the second half of section play in spring high school sports this week here on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has plenty of WPIAL baseball and softball...
Organizers cancel Tri-County Coaches All-Star football game
The Foothills Football Classic isn’t the only local football all-star being postponed this season. The Tri-County Coaches Association game has been canceled because of a lack of interest. McGuffey football coach and athletic director Ed Dalton said the game is being suspended for one year. The coaches were having a...
High school scores for April 20, 2019
High Schools Baseball Saturday’s results WPIAL Nonsection Homer-Center 6, Indiana 0 Norwin 4, Baldwin 3 New Castle at Shenango, ppd. Connellsville at Albert Gallatin, ppd. Softball Saturday’s result WPIAL Nonsection Indiana 11, Homer-Center 1 (6 inn.) To report scores, call 1-888-PIT-TRIB. Visit TribHSSN.triblive.com/scores for results, stats, standings and box scores...
Highlands’ Crise is WPIAL’s latest multi-sport star to face big decision
Johnny Crise already carried a pair of Division I scholarship offers in basketball, coaches noting the Highlands standout’s athleticism and potential while playing on the AAU circuit. This spring, interest perked up in Crise’s “other” sport: The 6-foot-7 junior, who shined at wide receiver for the Golden Rams, began taking...
Fun times for Ligonier Valley baseball under 1st-year coach Marabito
The old pie in the face is a time-honored tradition in baseball, however hokey and overplayed it might be. Players of all levels often get splattered with the sweets during postgame interviews. At Ligonier Valley, an assistant coach got his just desserts at a recent practice because he finished last...
WPIAL baseball rankings for week of April 21, 2019
Baseball rankings Class 6A 1. Pine-Richland, 10-3, 1 2. Penn-Trafford, 11-1, 4 3. Seneca Valley, 8-3, 2 4. Bethel Park, 8-2, — 5. North Allegheny, 7-5, 5 Out: Norwin (6-4, 3) Class 5A 1. West Allegheny, 9-1, 1 2. Franklin Regional, 9-1, 2 3. Hampton, 7-4, — 4. Shaler, 8-3,...
WPIAL softball rankings for week of April 21, 2019
Here are this week’s WPIAL softball rankings: Softball Class 6A Team, record, previous 1. Bethel Park, 9-0, 2 2. North Allegheny, 10-2, 1 3. Norwin, 8-3, 5 4. Baldwin, 8-2, 3 5. Seneca Valley, 9-3, 4 Out: None Class 5A 1. Penn-Trafford, 10-0, 1 2. Hampton, 9-0, 3 3. Latrobe,...
Bethel Park, Serra Catholic, California join Trib HSSN state baseball rankings
There were big changes to the weekly Trib HSSN PIAA baseball rankings with 10 teams falling out of the Top 5 from a week ago. The biggest change came in Class 3A where four teams had rough weeks and were bumped out of our pre-holiday rankings. The WPIAL had one...
Foothills Football Classic postponed for 2019
Logistical issues left the Foothills Football Classic committee with no choice. So, they punted. Organizers have decided to shelve this year’s Westmoreland County all-star game, which was going to be played in June. The committee plans to bring back the game in 2020. Rosters and coaches had not been selected,...
Hot bats power Pine-Richland baseball team on winning streak
After battling to a hard-fought 5-4 win over North Allegheny, the Pine-Richland baseball team is unbeaten in its last seven games. Prior to the win the over rival Tigers, the Rams had outscored their opponents 41-4 in the previous five games. While the team has been playing solid ball, coach...
Gateway throwers Jones, Corrie set sights on WPIAL, PIAA success
Shelly Jones and Sarah Corrie both earned throwing medals at last year’s WPIAL Class AAA track and field championships. The Gateway seniors picked up respective seventh-place finishes — Jones in the shot put and Corrie in the javelin. Now, the veteran duo has their sights set on improving at WPIALs...
Norwin volleyball enters 2nd half of season ranked 7th
There are many ways for a coach to measure success. For Norwin volleyball coach Nick Fallone, it comes down to how much has his team grown. So far this season, the Knights have been on a bit of a growth spurt. The second-year coach said his team has improved in...
Norwin softball hopes to continue momentum into second half of season
Norwin’s softball team opened the season with a tough 1-0 section loss at Seneca Valley. The Knights shook it off by winning six of their next seven, including a rousing 6-1 victory April 11 against four-time defending WPIAL champion Hempfield, which also has won three state titles in a row....
Gateway baseball making run at Section 3-5A title
Gateway baseball coach Mark Wardzinski said at the start of the season his relatively young team had the pieces in place to make a run at the Section 3-5A championship and qualify for the WPIAL playoffs for the fourth year in a row. So far, the Gators, with just three...
Victory at Tri-State meet helps Thomas Jefferson’s Wagner build toward WPIALs
Fresh off her banner basketball season at Thomas Jefferson, junior Molly Wagner exploded out of the gate to start the outdoor track and field season. Wagner, one of the top sprinters in the WPIAL, took first place in the girls 200-meter dash at the Tri-State Track Coaches Association outdoor championships...
South Hills notebook: Thomas Jefferson’s Territ named player of the week
Notebook items from around the South Hills: • The Western Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association released its latest rankings Monday based on a vote of all 39 WPIAL coaches. Thomas Jefferson senior outside hitter Alex Territ recently was named as Class AA Player of the Week. The TJ netters are ranked...
After head coach steps down, Sewickley Academy softball team keeps rolling
Sewickley Academy’s softball team didn’t have much time to process the news that Win Palmer was stepping down after 14 seasons as coach. The Panthers had an afternoon game on the same day he told them he was going to dedicate more of his time to the athletic department. Few...
Sewickley Academy girls lacrosse team looks to take final step
After coming close last season, the Sewickley Academy girls lacrosse team (6-1, 4-0 in Section 2-AAA) looks forward to its first WPIAL title. “Our biggest goal is to win WPIALs,” senior Sydney Larsen said. “We made it to the finals last year. “Even though we had the talent to get...
New philosophy has Penn-Trafford baseball excelling at plate
In the lead up to the 2019 season, Penn-Trafford baseball coach Dan Miller was preparing for the worst and hoping for the best. Miller didn’t expect his Warriors to be a particularly powerful team at the plate. He was OK playing some “small ball” to manufacture runs and hoped to...
Pine-Richland field athletes showing promise
There is plenty of talent taking over the field events for the Pine-Richland track and field team. And while the team’s hurdlers, sprinters and long-distance runners have been performing well this season, so have the throwers. However, the Rams’ true top performers will be revealed as the team enters the...
Kindleberger, Coker break Franklin Regional track and field records
When Bob Ralston took over as coach of the Franklin Regional track and field program seven years ago, he set a goal for his athletes: perform above and beyond the expectations past athletes had set for the program. So he has pushed his athletes to break as many school records...
The Herald Spotlight Athlete: Fox Chapel’s TJ Johnston
TJ Johnston, a senior on the Fox Chapel baseball team, has helped the team to a 5-2 start this season. Johnston, who plays shortstop and has been on the varsity for three years, also played on the FC football team. He will attend Penn State Behrend and continue to play...
In issue of separating public, private schools, PIAA wants time
The PIAA administration is watching closely as a state legislator wades into the public vs. private debate, but it would rather see its own competitive-balance efforts given time to work. “If you asked us as a staff, we don’t have any interest in segregating the membership,” PIAA associate executive director...
A-K Valley high school notebook: Section 1-3A softball race promises to be entertaining
If the second half of the Section 1-3A softball season resembles the first in any way, expect plenty of entertainment value in the coming weeks. The rivalry between Burrell, Deer Lakes and Freeport atop the section is turning into a free-for-all — or maybe a three-for-all? — with all four...
Greensburg Salem’s Malia Anderson runs state’s fastest 800 meters at Butler Invitational
Greensburg Salem senior Malia Anderson ran the fastest time in the state this season to win the girls 800 meters Thursday at the Butler Invitational. The Georgetown recruit won in 2:13.36, which puts her atop the early-season Pennsylvania rankings, according to Milesplit stats. The state’s previous best was a 2:14.97...
