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High school sports schedules for May 6, 2024
High schools Baseball Monday’s schedule Class 6A Section 2 Norwin at Baldwin, 4 p.m. Class 5A Section 1 Fox Chapel at Plum, 7 p.m. Franklin Regional at Penn-Trafford, 4 p.m. Gateway at Penn Hills, 4 p.m. Class 3A Section 1 Ellwood City at Shenango, 4 p.m. Mohawk at Riverside, 4...
WPIAL baseball playoff clinchings, scenarios through May 5, 2024
The 2024 WPIAL baseball playoff field is nearly finalized heading into the final few days of the regular season. The top four teams in each section qualify for the playoffs with all tied teams advancing if they split their head-to-head meetings. Coverage of the 2024 WPIAL baseball playoffs can be...
WPIAL softball playoff clinchings, scenarios through May 5, 2024
The WPIAL softball playoff field is nearly filled as the regular season winds down to the final two days. Coverage of the 2024 WPIAL softball playoffs on Trib HSSN starts with the brackets being unveiled during the Playoff Pairings Show at 2 p.m. Thursday. The top four teams in each...
WPIAL boys volleyball playoff clinchings through May 5, 2024
The WPIAL boys volleyball regular season is winding down with one week left in the regular season. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district postseason. Here is the latest list of teams that have qualified for the playoffs through Sunday: Class 3A: 8 of at least...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for May 6, 2024: Section 1-5A showdowns to decide playoff positioning
For the second straight year, the battle for a Section 1-5A baseball title is coming down to the final section series of the regular season. The four playoff teams have clinched, but the section crown and playoff order is still up for grabs. On Monday, Franklin Regional visits Penn-Trafford at...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of May 6, 2024
The spring sports regular season in nearing an end as we inch closer to the postseason in the first full week of May on the TribLive High School Sports Network. We have plenty of WPIAL baseball and softball streams, along with district girls lacrosse and boys volleyball matches. Trib HSSN...
Trib HSSN baseball team of the week for May 5, 2024Video
Trib HSSN baseball team of the week: Plum Mustangs Coaches: Carl Vollmer (20th season) Records: Plum is 8-2 in Section 1-5A, 11-6 overall #Earned: Plum helped make a somewhat interesting four-team race for the top spot in Section 1-5A into an extremely interesting race with only two games remaining in...
Trib HSSN baseball player of the week for May 5, 2024
Trib HSSN baseball player of the week: A.J. Verdi School: Mohawk Class: Senior Positions: Catcher, third base #Earned: It was a big week for the senior catcher, as he helped his Mohawk teammates remained undefeated in Section 1-3A and win their ninth, 10th and 11th consecutive game. In back-to-back victories...
Gateway’s Dino Nadarevic, Kenny Lewis closing in on school records
Dino Nadarevic didn’t know what the South Fayette Invitational boys meet record was for the shot put before he competed in the event April 27. He does now. The Gateway junior took down the previous record with a top successful attempt of 57 feet, 6 inches. “I was super excited...
Gateway flag football team continues unbeaten run
After Week 3 of the high school girls flag football season on April 28, Gateway stood tall in the East division at 6-0. The Gators scored 108 points in those six games, an average of 18 per game while giving up just 14 points. “We knew that we had the...
Sewickley Academy boys tennis pushing to be the best
Sewickley Academy won its second consecutive section title in boys tennis and 27th in school history this season. Sewickley racked up a 6-0 record in Section 4-2A, brushing aside Beaver, Beaver Falls, Blackhawk, Central Valley, Ellwood City and Riverside by 5-0 scores and went into the postseason with a 10-0...
Sewickley Academy boys lacrosse roster loaded with underclassmen keeps moving forward
Sewickley Academy’s boys lacrosse team is extremely young. It may be the youngest squad in the WPIAL. There are no seniors listed on the 2024 team roster, and defenseman Caleb McAdams is the lone junior. “My expectation for the team this year is that we continually improve, day by day,”...
Fisher’s Files: Quaker Valley’s Oumou Thiero caps season with all-state honor
Kudos to Quaker Valley sophomore Oumou “Mimi” Thiero for being named third team all-state in Class 4A girls basketball. A 6-foot-4 guard/forward, Thiero led the Quakers in almost every statistical category in 2023-24 including points (19.2 ppg), field goal percentage (40%), rebounds (14.1 rpg), blocked shots (4.7 avg), steals (1.6...
Penn-Trafford notebook: Alex Turowski headed to NCAA regional
Penn-Trafford grad Alex Turowski, a junior at Fairmont State University, was selected to compete at the NCAA II Atlantic/East regional golf tournament on May 9-11. The event, hosted by West Liberty University, will be played at the Speidel Golf Club’s Jones Course in Wheeling, W.Va. The NCAA announced that 80...
Penn Hills graduate sets example for this year’s softball team
Yasmine Logan was one of the more comfortable visiting players at Varabedian Field in Oakland when Ohio University came to town to take on Pitt softball. Logan, a Penn Hills graduate, was supported by a large contingent of Indians softball players who made the short trek down to the stadium....
Emotions run high during 53rd Alle-Kiski Valley Hall of Fame induction ceremony
In a night filled with excitement, gratitude and memories, Brice Flenory was the last inductee to speak. His speech was heartfelt and a testament to his journey. He thanked his wife, his coaches, his teachers and the leaders in his community while also quoting scripture. “Just staying true to myself...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 4, 2024
High schools Baseball Saturday’s results Nonsection Seton LaSalle 2, Knoch 1 Shaler 7, Central Catholic 4 Lacrosse Boys Saturday’s results Nonsection South Fayette 16, Seneca Valley 10 Tennis Boys WPIAL team playoffs Semifinals Monday’s schedule Class 3A Fox Chapel vs. North Allegheny at Sewickley Academy, 3:30 p.m.; Upper St. Clair...
High school roundup for May 4, 2024: Shaler rallies past Central Catholic
Alex Venezia hit the go-ahead two-run double during a five-run seventh to lead Shaler to a 7-4 victory over Central Catholic in nonsection baseball Saturday. Dominic Twigg pitched a scoreless inning of relief to earn the win for the Titans (12-4). Gevin Kelly doubled and homered and Andres Hurkmans doubled...
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Fox Chapel’s Mason Miles, Plum’s Gabrielle Layne
Gabrielle Layne School: Plum Class: Junior Sport: Track and field Report card: Plum junior Gabrielle Layne won the 200-meter dash in 25.56 seconds Friday at the Pine-Richland Invitational. She also placed third in the 100 (12.56). One of the WPIAL’s top sprinters, she finished fifth in the 100 and eighth...
Westmoreland athletes of the week: Belle Vernon’s Sienna Steeber, Norwin’s Nicholas Puskar
Sienna Steeber Class: Senior School: Belle Vernon Sport: Track & field Claim to fame: Steeber soared to a school record, breaking her own mark, in the pole vault at the Mid Mon Valley championship, clearing 11 feet to win a title. Steeber, who is Belle Vernon’s first and only pole...
WPIAL Softball rankings: Week ending May 5, 2024
Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Hempfield, 16-1, 2 2. Seneca Valley, 17-1, 1 3. North Allegheny, 11-5, 4 4. Pine-Richland, 9-9, 3 5. Norwin, 8-9, 5 Out: none Class 5A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Armstrong, 14-1, 1 2. North Hills, 13-2, 2 3. West Allegheny, 16-2, 3...
Trib HSSN baseball rankings for May 4, 2024
Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Mt. Lebanon, 16-3, 1 2. Pine-Richland, 16-4, 3 3. North Allegheny, 13-5, 2 4. Hempfield, 14-5, 4 5. Seneca Valley, 10-7, 5 Out: none Class 5A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Penn-Trafford, 15-1, 3 2. West Allegheny, 13-3, 1 3. North Hills, 10-4,...
Seniors boost Hampton tennis to winning season
The Hampton boys tennis team traveled to Philadelphia for a mid-April match, running up the “Rocky” steps and visiting the Liberty Bell during a day of sightseeing. The Talbots were something to see this season. Paced by an experienced senior class and the second PIAA singles qualifier in program history,...
Norwin soccer standout Owen Christopher makes dream come true with Pitt commitment
Owen Christopher had college soccer interest from a number of schools at multiple levels. He only revealed one of them, though, and it’s a winner for the Norwin senior. Christopher, the 2023 TribLive Westmoreland Boys Soccer Player of the Year, will play at Pitt next fall. “I couldn’t have asked...
Walk-off loss keeps Hampton baseball out of playoffs for 1st time since 2016
One day after Hampton’s WPIAL playoff hopes ended with a walk-off loss at Knoch, senior Matt Erka searched for a bright spot. “We tried our best, and we just couldn’t get it done,” the outfielder/pitcher said. “I guess it just wasn’t enough.” Needing to win one of its final two...
