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High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 26, 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 June 2 schedule Peters Township (10-11) vs. West Allegheny...
Shady Side Academy repeats as WPIAL girls lacrosse champs after battle with Mt. Lebanon
Two years ago, the Shady Side Academy girls lacrosse team staved off a weather-suspended game before winning the first WPIAL title in program history. On Wednesday night at Robert Morris’ Joe Walton Stadium, the Bulldogs did it again. This time around, the Bulldogs didn’t need an extra day to get...
Trib 10: Playoff upsets change face of baseball, softball power rankings
There were some major changes to the Trib 10 this week with some eyebrow-raisers that forced a shift in power heading into diamond championship week. Half of the baseball field was bounced in the quarterfinals and semifinals while only three softball teams didn’t have the power to stay ranked through...
Bethel Park weathers early storm, drops Pine-Richland in Class 6A softball semifinals
Through the first three batters of the game, it appeared as if unbeaten Bethel Park was in for a rare test. But that storm — like the literal one that hit midway through the third inning — came and went quickly. The top-seeded Black Hawks (17-0) combined a stellar pitching...
PIAA might seek alternate site for softball championships at Penn State
The state softball championships are scheduled for next month at Penn State, but there’s a chance the PIAA will need to find an alternate site. The university currently has the total capacity at Nittany Lion Softball Park capped at 190 people, PIAA associate executive director Melissa Mertz said Wednesday when...
High school roundup for May 26, 2021: Unbeaten Beaver rolls into WPIAL softball finals
Beaver continued its undefeated run to the WPIAL Class 4A softball finals with a 7-4 victory over West Mifflin on Wednesday afternoon. Emilee Hohenshel hit a two-run double and Bailey Nicol added another RBI double as the No. 2 Bobcats (16-0) scored four runs in the first inning. Kayla Cornell...
Seton LaSalle captures program’s 1st WPIAL boys volleyball championshipVideo
A first-time WPIAL champion was crowned as North Catholic and Seton LaSalle met Wednesday to decide the Class AA boys volleyball title at Fox Chapel. The teams had split two nonsection matches in the regular season. The rubber match went the way of the Rebels. Paced by a dominant performance...
Stout defense, intense effort leads Mars girls lacrosse to 1st WPIAL title
The Mars girls lacrosse team scored seven minutes into its WPIAL Class 2A championship matchup with top-seeded Blackhawk and never looked back Wednesday at Robert Morris’ Joe Walton Stadium. Between a standout performance from goalkeeper Alaina Metal and six goal scorers, the Fightin’ Planets dominated from the opening whistle and...
Laurel pounds out 17 hits to reach Class 2A softball finals
Frazier softball coach Don Hartman didn’t mince words following his team’s six-inning loss to Laurel in the WPIAL Class 2A semifinals Wednesday. “I’m not going to sugarcoat it. We’re no match for them,” he said. “They are simply bigger, faster and stronger than us, and they showed that in a...
Canon-McMillan advances past Norwin to reach WPIAL Class 6A softball final in a pinch
About a month ago, Taylor Eckles wasn’t sure if she would be able to join her teammates in the WPIAL playoffs. A torn tendon in her knee forced her to the sidelines, and she sat softball dormant for six weeks. The Canon-McMillan junior made her return to game action in...
Highlands mounts comeback, shocks No. 1 Elizabeth Forward in Class 4A semifinals
Down by three runs and down to its last three outs, the Highlands softball team mounted an epic comeback against the top-seeded defending WPIAL champs Wednesday afternoon. The Golden Rams scored three runs in the top of the seventh and added two more in the top of the eighth to...
Deer Lakes’ Carson McCoy among A-K Valley athletes ready for state track meet
Deer Lakes’ Carson McCoy knows the feeling of running at the PIAA Class AA track and field championships. As a freshman in 2019, he took part in the 800 meters at Shippensburg and placed 21st. Now, McCoy is one of the hunted at states as the No. 2 seed for...
A-K Valley softball playoff capsules: Games for May 27, 2021
Thursday’s games Class A Third-place consolation 2-Leechburg (12-5) vs. 4-South Side (12-4) 4 p.m. at Mars Coaches: Debbie Fleming, Leechburg; Amy Pieto, South Side What’s at stake: The winner qualifies for the PIAA playoffs, and the loser is done for the season. Players to watch: Madison Hanan, Sr., INF, Leechburg;...
Westmoreland WPIAL softball capsule for May 27, 2021
Thursday’s game Class 3A Third-place game Southmoreland (11-5) vs. Avonworth (12-6) 2 p.m. Wednesday at Gateway Coaches: Todd Bunner, Southmoreland; Jenna Muncie, Avonworth What’s at stake: The winner qualifies for the PIAA playoffs, and the loser is done for the season. Players to watch: Amarah McCutcheon, Fr., SS, Southmoreland; Abigail...
WPIAL reveals championship schedule for baseball finals
The WPIAL baseball finalists in Class 6A and 4A will play under the lights at Wild Things Park next week. The schedule for the six championship games has North Allegheny and Hempfield playing at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, and Montour and New Castle meeting at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Also playing Tuesday...
Bethel Park’s walk-off win caps fierce pitchers’ duel with West AlleghenyVideo
Bethel Park’s Zack Sackett stood in the first-base dugout at Matulevic Field and watched two of the WPIAL’s gutsiest pitchers duel for 41 outs Tuesday without allowing a run. Inning after inning in a WPIAL Class 5A semifinal, West Allegheny right-handler Gavin Miller and Bethel Park lefty Eric Chalus kept...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 26, 2021: Champions crowned in lacrosse, volleyball
The week long gold rush begins Wednesday as the WPIAL will crown champions in four spring sports over the next seven days. On Wednesday, boys volleyball and girls lacrosse take center stage with championship matches in both Class AAA and AA. In girls lacrosse, Shady Side Academy will play for...
High school roundup for May 25, 2021: South Park surges into 3A baseball finals
Austin Lafferty homered and drove in two runs and Derek Kalafatis went 2 for 2 with two RBIs as No. 3 South Park took a 5-0 lead after three innings and rolled to an 8-2 WPIAL Class 3A baseball semifinal victory over No. 2 Avonworth on Tuesday afternoon. Winning pitcher...
Union takes down Leechburg, advances to WPIAL Class A title game
The Union softball team has another crack at unseating West Greene from its WPIAL Class A throne. The Scotties advanced to next week’s championship game at Cal U. with Tuesday’s 7-2 semifinal victory over Leechburg at Mars. “This is fantastic,” Union coach Doug Fisher said of his team’s run to...
Hempfield baseball team rolls into WPIAL title game with win over Norwin
Hempfield is headed to a WPIAL baseball championship game for the first time in school history. Christian Zilli had three hits, four RBIs and closed out Hempfield’s 12-2 rout of Norwin following Jake Kramer’s strong start for the third-seeded Spartans in the Class 6A semifinals on Tuesday at Latrobe. Hempfield...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 25, 2021
High schools Baseball WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Semifinals Tuesday’s results North Allegheny 10, Butler 0 Hempfield 12, Norwin 2 Finals North Allegheny (19-3) vs. Hempfield (15-7), TBA Class 5A Semifinals Tuesday’s results Franklin Regional 9, Peters Township 1 Bethel Park 1, West Allegheny 0 Finals Franklin Regional (18-1) vs. Bethel...
MP’s Brunson, Burrell’s Oswalt are Westmoreland County Scholar/Athlete winners
It was quite a day for Mt. Pleasant senior Haylie Brunson. Earlier in the day, she helped the Vikings softball team defeat Avonworth, 8-0, and reach the WPIAL Class 3A championship game. Then, Tuesday night, she was the female winner of the 65th annual Westmoreland County Scholar/Athlete Award at the...
Smithnosky powers top-seeded Mt. Pleasant past Avonworth into Class 3A finalsVideo
Taking ownership of another WPIAL playoff game, senior Mary Smithnosky propelled Mt. Pleasant into the Class 3A championship with her arm and her bat. The top-seeded Vikings stood on the shoulders of Smithnosky, who tossed a one-hitter and went 3 for 3 with a home run and four RBIs, in...
Riverview returns to WPIAL baseball title game for 1st time in 20 years
For the first time in 20 years, Riverview is headed for the WPIAL Class A baseball final. The Raiders jumped on Jefferson-Morgan for four runs in the top of the first inning and kept adding on, defeating the Rockets, 12-2, in five innings at Plum High School. Tyler Zellefrow and...
Franklin Regional baseball survives early scare, mows down Peters Township to reach 5A finals
Franklin Regional starting pitcher Brian Pirone flirted with danger for two innings Tuesday as the Panthers took on Peters Township in the WPIAL Class 5A baseball semifinals. The No. 13 Indians (10-11) got to the right-hander for a run in the first inning and loaded the bases in the first...
