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High school scores schedules for April 2, 2019
High Schools Baseball Tuesday’s results WPIAL Class 3A Section 3 Charleroi 9, Washington 3 McGuffey 4, Keystone Oaks 2 Nonsection Allderdice 16, Penn Hills 13 (9 inn.) Baldwin 8, Mars 7 Brentwood 15, South Allegheny 0 Central Catholic 8, Chartiers Valley 4 Cornell 10, Carrick 5 Eden Christian 7, St....
High school roundup for April 2, 2019: Arnold fans 18 as Vincentian blanks Serra Catholic
Elizabeth Arnold was on target from the pitching circle Tuesday afternoon. The senior hurler struck out 18 batters and allowed just three hits to lead Vincentian Academy to a 3-0 win over No. 4 Serra Catholic (2-1, 2-1) in a Section 2-2A game. She also was 2 for 2 at...
Hitters aim to catch up to pitchers for No. 2-ranked Hempfield
It’s six games into the 2019 baseball season and Hempfield coach Tim Buzzard said he has learned a lot about his team. The early-season report card has both good and bad marks. The Spartans (4-2) are ranked No. 2 in the latest Trib HSSN Class 6A poll after starting the...
Springdale softball rolls past St. Joseph, improves to 3-0
The Springdale softball team scored a pair of runs in the second inning of Tuesday’s Section 3-A opener with St. Joseph at Kotecki Memorial Park in Lower Burrell. Those runs were enough for Dynamos freshman standout Alexis Hrivnak, who gave up one unearned run, scattered three hits and walked one...
Apollo-Ridge girls basketball coach Callipare won’t return
Apollo-Ridge’s next mission is finding a new girls basketball coach. The Vikings are searching for a replacement for Jim Callipare, who won’t return after six seasons and five WPIAL playoff appearances. Athletic director Ray Bartha said he planned to recommend to the school board to rehire Callipare for the 2019-20...
George Guido: State Rep. Conklin proposes to amend legislation regarding public, private school playoffs
The hot-button issue of Pennsylvania high school sports — holding separate playoffs for public and private schools — is about to get hotter. An amendment to state law introduced by Rep. Scott Conklin (D-Centre County) that would open a path to separate public and private state playoffs in Pennsylvania high...
Aces on the hill: A-K Valley baseball teams lean on deep, experienced pitching staffs
Kiski Area faced a five-run hole as the fourth inning of its nonsection baseball game against Plum began last week, but the Cavaliers didn’t worry. After all, they had their ace — or one of them, at least — in the hole. Or, more accurately, on the hill. Senior Nick...
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Springdale’s Alexis Hrivnak, Freeport’s Jarrett Heilman
Jarrett Heilman School: Freeport Class: Junior Sport: Baseball Report card: Heilman is picking up where he left off last season. The 6-foot-2 righty delivered a gem for Class 3A No. 2 Freeport (3-1) by striking out 13 and giving up five hits in the Yellowjackets’ 5-0 win over nonsection rival...
Westmoreland athletes of the week: Greensburg Salem’s Reid Admundson, Ligonier Valley’s Jane Garver
Reid Admundson School: Greensburg Salem Sport: Baseball Class: Senior Claim to fame: Admundson hit a two-run double and had four RBIs to lead Greensburg Salem (2-0) to a 13-2 win over North Hills in nonsection action March 25. Admundson collected two hits and three RBIs in a 15-9 win over...
High school sports scores, schedules for April 1, 2019
High Schools Baseball Monday’s results WPIAL Nonsection Bentworth 18, Geibel 0 California 6, Beth-Center 4 Carmichaels 11, West Greene 1 (5 inn.) Freedom 4, Western Beaver 0 Fox Chapel 5, Deer Lakes 4 Frazier 13, Mapletown 1 Gateway 8, Butler 4 Highlands 11, Apollo-Ridge 5 Latrobe 5, Peters Township 3...
High school roundup for April 1, 2019: Shaler edges Class 6A No. 1 Seneca Valley
Hunter Boyan tossed a four-hitter with five strikeouts to help Class 5A No. 5 Shaler score a 2-1 win over Class 6A No. 1 Seneca Valley in a nonsection baseball game Monday afternoon. The Titans (3-2) smacked 10 hits, including a 3-for-4 effort from Boyan, who also had an RBI....
3-time WPIAL champion Norwin wrestler Phipps has foot surgery
Norwin three-time WPIAL champion wrestler Kurtis Phipps, who suffered a foot injury at last month’s PIAA Class AAA championship, underwent surgery March 22, his father, Andy Phipps, said. Phipps suffered a Lisfranc injury at the state tournament. The recovery time is five months, according to his dad. There are two...
Trib HSSN Softball Player of the Week: West Mifflin’s Isabella Farmer
Isabella Farmer School: West Mifflin Class: Senior Last year, West Mifflin softball broke a three-year postseason drought by finishing fourth in Section 2-4A and posting an 11-9 overall record. While the Titans’ playoff stay didn’t last long after losing to Indiana, 11-9, in the first round, they hope that was...
Trib HSSN Softball Team of the Week: South Allegheny
The Trib HSSN Softball Team of the Week started strong this season with six wins at the Ripken Experience in Myrtle Beach, S.C., and has continued winning after returning home to Glassport — the South Allegheny Gladiators. The magic number for the South Allegheny softball team is 11. For three...
North Allegheny, Derry lead WPIAL boys volleyball rankings
The Western Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association released its Week 2 boys rankings Monday, and North Allegheny remains at the top in Class AAA. In Class AA, there is a new No. 1 as Derry moves up from No. 3. Each set of rankings is compiled through a vote of the...
Kiski Area wrestler Morlacci captures title at National High School Coaches Association tournament
Enzo Morlacci experienced wrestling at the national level during his youth days, and he spent plenty of time on the mat against high-level high school competition during his freshman season at Kiski Area. He merged those elements together for a gold-medal performance in his debut at the high school national...
Coffman hopes to lift Burrell to early-season victory against rival Freeport
Lea Coffman remembers the moment all too well. Early last season, the Burrell softball team was one inning away from an important section victory over rival Freeport. The Bucs built a 6-0 lead over the first six innings, and Coffman contributed to the advantage in the big way with four...
Beall having a ball for Franklin Regional softball
Franklin Regional softball standout Angalee Beall has never been one to show off. It’s not her style. The senior pitcher prefers to let her play do the talking. But last Thursday against Connellsville, she couldn’t help herself. With the scored tied 6-6 in the top of the seventh inning, Beall...
Burrell falls in USA Hockey national championship game
Burrell’s run at a high school hockey national championship ended one win short. Penalties and special teams cost the Bucs on Monday as they lost 7-1 to Boulder/Monarch (Colo.) in the championship game of the USA Hockey High School Division II National Championship in Cleveland, Ohio. Burrell, the PIHL Division...
Trib HSSN Baseball Team of the Week: South Park
The first Trib HSSN Baseball Team of the Week for the 2019 season headed south to open up the new season and returned home to start section play this week with four wins in five games: the South Park Eagles. Under Steve Bucci, South Park has been a perennial power...
Trib HSSN Baseball Player of the Week: Central Catholic’s Joe Olsavsky
Joe Olsavsky School: Central Catholic Class: Junior Central Catholic is the reigning Section 1 baseball champ after claiming the title last spring by three games over Pine-Richland and Butler. The Vikings were the top seed in 2018 WPIAL Class 6A playoffs and reached the semifinals before falling to eventual champion...
High school scores, schedules for March 31, 2019
High Schools Baseball Monday’s schedule WPIAL Class 6A Section 2 Franklin Regional at Plum, 4:15 p.m. Nonsection Apollo-Ridge at Highlands, 4 p.m. Avonworth at Fort Cherry, 4:15 p.m. Bentworth at Geibel, 4 p.m. Brashear at Latrobe, 7 p.m. Butler at Gateway, 4 p.m. Central Valley at Hopewell, 4 p.m. Charleroi...
WPIAL boys volleyball standings through March 31, 2019
Here are the latest WPIAL boys volleyball standings for section play in the 2019 season. The top four teams in each section qualify for the 2019 district playoffs, which begin in mid-May. Only section records are shown. CLASS AAA Section 1 Bethel Park, 2-0 Peters Township, 2-0 Baldwin, 1-0 Canon-McMillan,...
High school broadcasts planned for week of March 31, 2019
Don’t be April fooled by imitations. The best and most complete high school sports coverage as the calendar changes to April this week is on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN turns the page to the fourth month of the year with the debut coverage of WPIAL girls...
Burrell advances to USA Hockey national championship game
Burrell stands one win from a national high school hockey championship. Dylan Zelonka scored five goals — all in the second period — as Burrell beat the Newark (N.J.) Generals, 8-4, Sunday evening in the semifinals of the USA Hockey High School Division II National Championship in Cleveland, Ohio. The...
