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Connellsville knocks off No. 2 Latrobe; Tallman leaves with injury
Latrobe softball’s pitching depth has again been tested. After senior Kiley Myers, a Marist recruit, suddenly left the team just four games into the season, sophomore Jordan Tallman took the reigns in the circle. And Tallman was brilliant, posting a 9-1 record with 138 strikeouts in 67 innings through her...
Frazier joins Trib HSSN state softball rankings
Two WPIAL softball teams exited this week’s Trib HSSN state rankings with only one district team joining the state elite. Both North Allegheny in Class 6A and Chartiers-Houston in 2A were bounced from the weekly Top 5, while Frazier entered at No. 4 in Class 2A after a big section...
High school scores, schedules for April 18, 2019
High Schools Baseball Thursday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Section 2 Penn-Trafford 8, Norwin 3 Section 3 Peters Township 5, Canon-McMillan 1 (8 inn.) Class 5A Section 2 Mars 7, Moon 2 South Fayette 15, North Hills 14 (8 inn.) Section 3 Carrick 4, Albert Gallatin 2 Laurel Highlands 3, Chartiers...
High school roundup for April 18, 2019: No. 4 Knoch takes down No. 3 Greensburg Salem
In a battle of baseball teams in the top five of the TribHSSN Class 4A rankings, No. 4 Knoch upended No. 3 Greensburg Salem, 9-6, in a Section 1 clash Thursday afternoon. The Knights took a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the third and extended their advantage with five...
Seneca Valley AD Heather Lewis joining WPIAL board of directors
Seneca Valley athletic director Heather Lewis is the only newcomer voted onto the WPIAL board of directors this year in election results revealed Wednesday. Nine of the 10 incumbents seeking at-large seats won reelection, each for another one-year term. The results were announced during the WPIAL annual meeting at the...
Aliquippa’s Zuriah Fisher gains popularity with ACC, Big 10 football coaches
Aliquippa junior Zuriah Fisher is popular with ACC and Big 10 football coaches. The 6-foot-3, 230-pound linebacker announced scholarship offers this week from Michigan State, Virginia and Purdue — giving him six from the Big 10 and four from the ACC. Both Pitt and Penn State already have offered him....
Henderson’s homer lifts Southmoreland past No. 3 South Allegheny in slugfest
As South Allegheny and Southmoreland went back and forth, trading run for run, it become apparent the slightest miscue would likely make the difference. That miscue came in the form of a Taylor Lucas pitch left high the zone, a ball promptly pounded over the fence by Charity Henderson for...
No. 4 Penn-Trafford breaks out bats to defeat rival Norwin
Jordan and Owen Sabol play for rival baseball teams. The former is a senior center fielder for Penn-Trafford, the latter a senior shortstop at Norwin. Despite living in neighboring districts and playing youth baseball together for years, they are not related. “We’ve been playing against each other since seventh grade,”...
Blair’s walk-off home run lifts Deer Lakes past Freeport in Section 1-3A
Makayla Blair felt frustrated, and her Deer Lakes teammates were angry after they saw a late lead slip away against a rival for the second time in just over a week. But this time, the Lancers had the final at-bat — and one big swing from Blair completely changed their...
WPIAL requests eligibility hearing for West Mifflin transfer Nahki Johnson
The WPIAL board voted Wednesday to hold an eligibility hearing for West Mifflin sophomore Nahki Johnson. The football standout transferred from Steel Valley in December and his former school’s administration didn’t approve the transfer paperwork, WPIAL executive director Tim O’Malley said. Johnson’s football coach at Steel Valley, Rod Steele, was...
Seneca Valley’s Aidan Campbell commits to Ontario Hockey League’s Erie Otters
Earlier this month, Aidan Campbell helped the Pittsburgh Pens Elite 16U hockey team capture the USA Hockey Tier I Elite National Championship. Now, after several years in the Pens organization, the Cranberry native will take the next step in his hockey career. The goaltender, a junior at Seneca Valley High...
Knoch boys lacrosse in search of 3rd straight playoff appearance
Knoch’s prospects appeared dim in the second half of its Section 1-AA boys lacrosse matchup with Freeport. A six-goal deficit makes rallies difficult under normal circumstances, but the Knights also faced a dwindling clock — and they weren’t exactly playing well, either. A back-to-basics approach changed that, and with it...
Shaler softball in contention for WPIAL playoff berth
Tom Sorce went into his second year as Shaler Area softball coach knowing the Titans’ offense needed more flair. Packing some power into the bats was a key focus of an off-season training regiment built around strength. Shaler has seven home runs — after only hitting one last season —...
Experience paying off for Hampton softball
Hampton softball is off to a scorching hot start in this spring, but the team is staying focused on the big picture. The team rolled out to a 9-0 start after a 3-1 win over Shaler last week, and has cemented itself as an early WPIAL Class 5A title contender....
Hampton baseball continues hot start in Section 2-5A
After a slow start, the Hampton baseball team finds itself in a good situation — one that’s partly due to situational hitting. The team scratched out a 7-4 victory over Moon last Tuesday, and doubled down with a 5-3 win against rival Mars Wednesday, advancing to 6-4 overall and 4-1...
Disciplined lacrosse leads South Fayette to 6-2 start
Shawn Leydig’s time as South Fayette’s boys lacrosse coach got off to a late start. The school hired Leydig in August. But he was unable to work with the team until January after a deployment to Afghanistan for several months as a member of the Air National Guard. Once he...
Differences aside, Lokaitis sisters make formidable combo for Bishop Canevin softball
Siblings bicker. They get under each other’s skin and on each other’s nerves. The Lokaitis sisters, junior Taylor and sophomore Meadow, are no different. Their personalities mix like oil and water. Bishop Canevin softball coach Karen Seitz-LaFianza called Taylor “intense and competitive” and Meadow more laid back. Taylor described herself...
Penn Hills Sports Hall of Fame to induct Class of 2019
The Penn Hills Sports Hall of Fame will induct seven athletes, one contributor and two teams in its Class of 2019. An induction ceremony will take place April 27 at the Green Oaks Country Club, 5741 Third St. in Verona. The evening will include a 5:30 p.m. cocktail hour, dinner...
North Hills track athletes prepare for individual competition
The WPIAL track and field season is entering its home stretch, as athletes begin to make preparations for postseason competition. North Hills is no different, except the Indians may begin tweaking their training regimens a little earlier in the season with the hope that the jump-start may help them turn...
North Allegheny track team builds momentum after invitational success
North Allegheny’s track and field team left quite an impression on the medal stand in the 3,200-meter event at the Lady Spartan/Wildcat Invitational. For the girls’ portion, the Tigers didn’t leave room for many others on the medal stand. Hannah Lindgren, Ally Christy and Jenna Mlecko placed first, second and...
A-K Valley high school notebook: Highlands’ Chuck Debor resigns as AD to focus on teaching
Chuck Debor spent the past handful of years working part-time as Highlands’ athletic director, but he soon will go back to doing what he loves full-time. The Highlands school board Monday accepted Debor’s resignation as athletic director and facilities scheduler, effective June 30. He spent the last five years in...
Decline in ticket sales hurts WPIAL budget, limits money shared back to schools
Penn Hills, Pine-Richland and Butler will receive more than $5,000 apiece from the WPIAL as part of its annual share-back program from playoff gate ticket revenues. In all, more than 100 schools have a check in the mail. But the WPIAL won’t be sharing as much as hoped because attendance...
West Allegheny stays No. 1 in baseball, new team atop softball power rankings
It was another week of big changes in the TribLive High School Sports Network weekly Power Rankings for baseball, but no teams exited or entered the softball Top 10. This week’s rankings have four new baseball teams. And while there are no additions to the 10 in softball, there is...
West Mifflin tops Belle Vernon, sweeps season series
Prior to the 2019 season, the West Mifflin softball team suffered seven straight defeats at the hands of Belle Vernon. Considering the dominance and pedigree of the two-time defending champion Leopards, that isn’t surprising. But for the second time this year, West Mifflin found a way to defeat the rival,...
Quaker Valley takes down Blackhawk in Section 3-4A
Growing pains. Tough words to live by as a high school coach, but for Blackhawk’s Jim Riggio, it’s a statement he hopes can take to heart after suffering a 17-2 loss to Quaker Valley in Section 3-4A softball action Wednesday. The game was called after four innings because of the...
