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Trib HSSN Baseball Team of the Week for May 31, 2021
The Montour baseball team won the tough Section 2-4A title by two games. It was a blue collar team with white collar success. It won 13 of 18 games, but many were nail-biters that were a preview of the Spartans’ postseason. “We have been in so many close games this...
Trib HSSN Baseball Player of the Week for May 31, 2021
Most coaches are worried about team rust if they go 10 to 14 days between games. Union went nearly a month between baseball games. Practice and scrimmages must make perfect. The Scotties played what turned out to be their final regular-season game April 28, then opened the Class A playoffs...
Pennsylvania blanks Maryland in annual Big 33 football game
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania defeated Maryland, 20-0, in the 64th Annual Big 33 Classic on Monday afternoon at Central Dauphin Middle School. Bralen Henderson, a 6-foot-3, 265-pound defensive end from Central Catholic, opened the scoring with a 14-yard fumble return for a touchdown with 3 minutes, 56 seconds left in the...
Zilli leads Hempfield into WPIAL Class 6A baseball championship game
Dinner time at the Zilli house used to turn into a competition, which confirms a couple of things. One, Christian Zilli learned how to win at a young age. And, two, Christian Zilli eats his vegetables. “It’s not OK to lose in our household,” said Zilli, a Hempfield senior shortstop...
Kegerreis swinging hot bat as Franklin Regional heads into WPIAL baseball final
Louie Kegerreis is seeing the baseball better than he has all year, but he isn’t just laser-focused on incoming pitches. The Franklin Regional senior wants to do his part to win a championship. His relentless preparation and team-first mentality is a pleasant bonus to Panthers coach Bobby Saddler, who could...
WPIAL Class A baseball championship preview: Riverview vs. Union
4-Union (10-5) vs. 7-Riverview (11-6) 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Wild Things Park, Washington Road to the finals • Union — The Scotties have plowed through their competition in the Class A bracket. After receiving a first-round bye as the fourth seed, they took down a promising Our Lady of the...
WPIAL Class 5A baseball championship preview: Franklin Regional vs. Bethel Park
1-Franklin Regional (18-1) vs. 2-Bethel Park (18-3) 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at Wild Things Park, Washington Road to the finals • Franklin Regional — The biggest test for the Panthers came in the quarterfinals. They were locked in a 5-5 tie with Mars when the game was delayed a day because...
WPIAL Class 6A baseball championship preview: Hempfield vs. North Allegheny
1-North Allegheny (19-3) vs. 3-Hempfield (15-7) 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Wild Things Park, Washington Road to the finals • Hempfield — The Spartans will make their WPIAL finals debut after handling No. 2 Norwin in the semifinals. Seton Hill commit Christian Zilli had three hits, including a pair of two-run...
High school sports scores, schedules for May 30, 2021
High schools Baseball WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Championship Tuesday’s schedule North Allegheny (19-3) vs. Hempfield (15-7) at Wild Things Park, 7:30 p.m. Class 5A Championship Tuesday’s schedule Franklin Regional (18-1) vs. Bethel Park (18-3) at Wild Things Park, 4:30 p.m. Consolation Wednesday’s schedule Peters Township (10-11) vs. West Allegheny (17-4)...
Central Valley’s Dudley earns MVP honors at PSFCA East-West all-star football game
Central Valley senior Ameer Dudley capped off his high school career with an MVP performance Sunday afternoon. The PIAA champion quarterback who led the Warriors to the Class 3A state title last fall, was named the West Team MVP after the Pennsylvania Scholastic Football Coaches Association East-West All-Star small school...
This week on Trib HSSN: Week of May 31, 2021
The final district gold rush of the 2020-21 school year takes place at Wild Things Park in Washington for baseball and Lilly Field at Cal (Pa.) for softball this week, only here on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Post-holiday, we have exclusive video coverage of all twelve of the...
New Jeannette girls basketball coach admires dedication to program
Bill Flow called the Jeannette girls basketball program “a sleeping giant.” While the road back to relevance in the WPIAL appears long for Jeannette, the program’s new coach thinks with the proper encouragement and nurturing, it can turn a corner. A Norwin graduate, Flow is bringing extensive experience and waves...
Trib HSSN Softball Team of the Week: May 31, 2021
While most teams were one or two games into the district postseason last week, Class 4A Beaver was just getting started. The Bobcats softball team had to wait 12 days from its final regular-season game to their quarterfinals contest thanks to a first-round bye as the No. 2-seed. “I was...
Trib HSSN Softball Player of the Week: May 31, 2021
All season, the talk in WPIAL Class 4A softball has been the pitching dominance of Kailey Larcinese of Elizabeth Forward and Payton List of Beaver. While they certainly deserve their share of the headlines, it might be time to add Highlands pitcher Jaycee Haidze to that list. “Jaycee works hard...
Penn Hills notebook: Young runners shine for Indians track team
Penn Hills only had one athlete qualify for the PIAA Class AAA track and field championships last week, but Indians coach Lee Zelkowitz was pleased with contributions from younger runners as well. The Indians’ young 1,600-meter relay team reached the medal stand. Freshmen Caroline McDevitt and Maliah Powell teamed up...
Rotelli’s WPIAL runner-up finish among several meet highlights for Pine-Richland track team
Because of her small stature, Gianna Rotelli feels she is overlooked sometimes when she enters track and field events. After her second-place finish in the javelin at the WPIAL championships, it’s going to be hard for opponents to underestimate her anymore. Rotelli, a sophomore at Pine-Richland, threw a personal- best...
Gateway boys volleyball looks toward future with talented returning lineup
The Gateway boys volleyball team was the underdog as the No. 14 seed when it traveled to Ambridge on May 18 to take on the No. 3 Bridgers, WPIAL champions in 2018 and ’19, in the first round of this year’s Class AA tournament. Gators coach Phil Randolph said the...
Baldwin senior peaks at WPIALs, wins gold in 800
Lena Barakat is one of the smaller athletes in the Baldwin girls track and field program. But she was a giant of a competitor — all 5 feet, 2 inches of her — at this year’s WPIAL Class AAA championships. A senior runner, Barakat logged a career-best time of 2:16...
Section title caps successful season for Baldwin boys track
Baldwin’s boys track and field team capped its spring season by winning the Section 6-AAA championship in nail-biting fashion. The Highlanders posted a 5-0 section record and were 7-1 overall, claiming the 21st section title in boys track and field in school history and first since 2017. “Both the boys...
Sewickley Academy boys lacrosse caps historic season
After a year off because of the coronavirus pandemic and so many unknowns coming into the season, the Sewickley Academy boys lacrosse team entered the campaign with no expectations. And yet the Panthers just completed one of the best seasons in the program’s recent history. Behind seven seniors, including captains...
Quaker Valley baseball finishes season strong
When baseball season started in late March, Quaker Valley got off on the wrong foot, losing back-to-back games against eventual Section 2 champion Montour by a combined 10 runs. That rough start continued, but the Quakers turned their season around in late April, made a playoff push through the beginning...
Penn-Trafford Star notebook: Little, Vecchio named scholar/athlete finalists
Seniors Emma Little and Chase Vecchio were two of the 12 finalists for the Westmoreland County Scholar/Athlete Award on May 25. The award, hosted by Judge John J. Driscoll, was presented at the 65th annual banquet at Ferrante’s Lakeview Lounge. The winners were Mt. Pleasant’s Haylie Brunson and Burrell’s Ian...
Penn-Trafford trio earns WPIAL track medals
To qualify for the PIAA Class AAA Track and Field Championships, athletes must finish in the top four of their events or meet the state qualifying standards if they finish in the top eight. Penn-Trafford senior Julia Hauck earned a trip to the May 29 state meet at Shippensburg University...
Penn Hills shot putter goes back to basics, hits PIAA qualifying mark
Angelo Allen knew something wasn’t right with his approach in the weeks leading up to the WPIAL Class AAA track and field championships. The Penn Hills junior shot putter responded by consulting his team of advisers, including his coaches and dad. “It’s definitely a hand-in-hand process,” said Allen, who qualified...
South Fayette’s Amy Allen claims 4 PIAA medals, wins gold with 400-meter relay
SHIPPENSBURG — When Amy Allen qualified for states as a sophomore, she ran one event and went home. “I didn’t even medal,” said the South Fayette senior, thinking back to 2019. “I was ninth and I was like, ‘So close.’ I just put in the work my junior year since...
