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High school roundup for April 4, 2019: Bethel Park tops Upper St. Clair on walk-off
Lauren Caye had the game-winning RBI as part of a four-run bottom of the seventh inning as Bethel Park defeated Upper St. Clair, 8-7, in a Section 1-6A softball game Thursday afternoon. Gianna Sciullo had three hits for the Black Hawks (5-0, 5-0). Peters Township 13, Mt. Lebanon 9 —...
High school scores, schedules for April 4, 2019
High Schools Baseball Thursday’s results WPIAL Class 5A Section 3 West Allegheny 6, Albert Gallatin 1 Class 4A Section 1 Deer Lakes 11, East Allegheny 0 (5 inn.) Greensburg Salem 17, Highlands 0 (4 inn.) Mt. Pleasant 9, Derry 5 Yough 9, Knoch 3 Section 2 Beaver 7, Central Valley...
6 WPIAL teams debut in Trib HSSN state softball rankings
Four teams from Western Pennsylvania won PIAA softball gold last spring, two from the WPIAL in Hempfield and West Greene, one from District 6 in Philipsburg-Osceola and one from District 9 in Punxsutawney. However, what happened on the diamond in 2018 means nothing in 2019. Two weeks are in the...
Hitting, defense come through as defending champion Belle Vernon tops McKeesport
The start of the 2019 season for the two-time defending Class 4A WPIAL softball champions has not been one the program is used to. After losing three starters, including pitcher Bailey Parshall, who is now the ace at Penn State, Belle Vernon has been searching for answers in the field...
Young players bolster lineup for Latrobe girls lacrosse
It was a long and quiet bus ride back to campus from Sewickley Academy last May for the Latrobe girls lacrosse team. The Panthers handed Wildcats a 23-3 shellacking in the quarterfinals of the WPIAL Class AAA playoffs. Egos were bruised, and the Wildcats were humbled. “I think that loss...
Tallman strikes out 18 as No. 2 Latrobe edges Franklin Regional in Section 1-5A
Franklin Regional and Latrobe are new opponents in Section 1-5A softball so it took them some time to get used to one another Thursday in Murrysville. There were some early errors, a few runners left on base and plenty of foul balls hit into the pine trees and lower parking...
Hampton boys lacrosse boasts strong group of athletes
What happens when you bring a group of experienced athletes from different sports and put them on a lacrosse team? Hampton is about to find out. The boys team is coming off a WPIAL runner-up finish and a state playoff berth. While this group of nine seniors is capable of...
Shaler lacrosse team grinds through section play
Ryan Shank doesn’t spend time thinking about being exhausted after Shaler lacrosse matches. Without a deep roster, the Titans’ veterans play long minutes. Shank, a senior defenseman, is no different in that respect. What all Shaler players have developed is an ironman approach. “It’s about having the mentality,” Shank said....
Shaler baseball team already prepping for playoff chase
There will be no break for the Shaler baseball team this season. Before entering Section 2-5A play last Monday against Moon, Titans coach Brian Junker wanted to prepare his players for what would be a tight playoff chase. During a five-game stretch to open the season, Shaler took on three...
Chartiers Valley boys lacrosse seeks return to playoffs
The Chartiers Valley boys lacrosse team entered the season with a mission. After missing the playoffs last year, the Colts return motivated with a strong senior core and a group of maturing underclassmen. The team got off to a strong start with a 2-1 overall record. “This senior class came...
Menosky leads more well-rounded roster for Bishop Canevin volleyball
Now in his third season as coach of the Bishop Canevin boys volleyball team, Pete Barakat isn’t quite ready to declare he has a “program” in place. At Bishop Canevin, as is the case with many small schools, students are involved with multiple sports — not to mention other activities....
Season of development commences for Penn Hills softball
With the majority of its roster being underclassmen, the Penn Hills softball team is looking forward to the development of key players who will be around past this season. After finishing last season 2-11 (2-8 in Section 2-6A), the Indians dropped to Section 2-5A. Penn Hills (1-3, 1-2) dropped its...
Penn Hills fitness team welcomes New York programs for competition
In recent years, Penn Hills athletics has experienced many firsts. After winning WPIAL basketball and PIAA football titles, Penn Hills can celebrate another first on a slightly different scale. The Penn Hills fitness program hosted its first competition in close to three decades in the Linton Middle School gym March...
North Hills boys volleyball looking to turn corner
Over the last couple of seasons, the North Hills (1-2, 0-1) boys volleyball program has displayed steady improvement. While that is a positive sign, the result of the team’s progress left it with four wins last season — a total that kept them on the outside looking in when it...
NA boys lacrosse relies on each player bringing own personality
Matt Osten and the North Allegheny boys lacrosse team have a strong baseline to guide them. The Tigers’ system provides a solid foundation for an offensive attack. Making North Allegheny’s attack special relies on each player bringing his own personality. No two players approach each situation the same way. During...
Hampton boys track hopes to replace departed performers
Hampton boys track is hoping big things come from small packages. The team will look to replace a handful of lost seniors and other key participants in hurdles and relays with young talent. The Talbots have had a strong crop of hurdlers through the years, and senior Colton Trush will...
Alle-Kiski Valley notebook: Crazy early-season comebacks plentiful
John Kinnamon gathered the Apollo-Ridge softball team for a pep talk after the fourth inning of its Section 2-2A game Tuesday at Shady Side Academy. At the time, the Vikings’ cause looked hopeless: a 9-1 deficit caused by early miscues, and only three innings remaining to make up eight runs....
Freeport softball rallies to defeat rival Burrell
Freeport coach Sam Ross was hoping Emily Schmidt would come through with a big hit, just as she did last year in a section game against Deer Lakes. Schmidt obliged, hitting a two-run double to deep right center with two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning. The big...
High school roundup for April 3, 2019: McGovern leads No. 1 Hopewell past No. 5 Beaver Falls
Winning pitcher Jake McGovern drove in four runs with a home run and two doubles as Class 3A No. 1 Hopewell edged No. 5 Beaver Falls, 9-7, in a Section 2 contest. Tyler Beck tripled for Hopewell (3-2, 1-0), which led 7-0 after four innings. Dayln Brickner had three hits...
Moon baseball, Seneca Valley softball lead Trib 10 power rankings
For the first time in the 2019 WPIAL baseball and softball season, the TribLive High School Sports Network presents the weekly Power Rankings. These rankings have zero classification boundaries. Here are the rankings for the week of April 1 with overall records included. BASEBALL TRIB 10 1. Moon Tigers (4-0)...
High school scores, schedules for April 3, 2019
High Schools Baseball Wednesday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Section 3 Bethel Park 15, Brashear 0 (4 inn.) Canon-McMillan 12, Upper St. Clair 0 Peters Township 7, Baldwin 0 Class 5A Section 1 Fox Chapel 9, Kiski Area 1 Franklin Regional 11, Armstrong 1 (6 inn.) Gateway 21, Woodland Hills 6...
Hempfield thrower Orie wants record, gold medalsVideo
One of the state’s oldest records in track and field could be challenged this spring. Greensburg Central Catholic grad and U.S. Olympian Colleen Rosensteel’s discus throw of 168 feet, 11 inches, set in 1984, is in the crosshairs of Hempfield senior Mackenna Orie. Rosensteel also owns the WPIAL (167-7) and...
No. 2 Freeport edges No. 3 Burrell baseball in early showdown
Freeport coach Ed Carr tried to downplay the significance of Wednesday’s Section 1-3A opener against Burrell to his baseball team, but the message didn’t exactly sink in. Not with both teams eyeing a section championship, and not with the emotions that ran high in both dugouts for much of the...
Kiski Area runner Shreffler has singular focus: PIAAs
Kierra Shreffler is on a mission to get to the PIAA Class AAA track and field championships. The Kiski Area senior hoped to break through last year in the 1,600-meter run, her main event, but she fell just short of her goal at the WPIAL championships. Now, she has a...
Ousted at West Mifflin, football coach Ray Braszo returns to roots in Steel Valley
Ray Braszo wore West Mifflin blue and gold for nearly three decades, but the veteran football coach also has deep roots in Steel Valley. It was there in Munhall, Homestead and West Homestead that Braszo got his start years ago as an assistant to George Novak and later coached the...
