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North Allegheny returns to WPIAL finals after 10-run win over Butler
North Allegheny’s Joe Manesiotis surely was a little surprised when Butler intentionally walked the batter ahead of him to load the bases. The senior already was 3 for 3 with three RBIs before delivering the game-ending hit, a run-scoring single in the sixth that brought on the 10-run rule as...
Walk-off win propels Armstrong softball to Class 5A title game
The Armstrong softball team hit eight home runs and scored 27 runs over its first two WPIAL Class 5A playoff victories. It was a different offensive story Tuesday against Fox Chapel in a semifinal game at Mars. The No. 7 River Hawks found runs at more of a premium against...
Inspirational soccer standouts honored with ‘Moe’ Rosensteel scholarships
The Kaitlyn “Moe” Rosensteel Scholarship Foundation planned to award one scholarship to a deserving WPIAL girls soccer player in the name of the late Ringgold and travel soccer standout and West Virginia Wesleyan recruit who was killed in June of 2019 by a lightning strike at Mammoth Park in Mt....
No. 11 Ellwood City tops Southmoreland, continues underdog run to softball finals
Ellwood City coach Gary Rozanski has seen his teams win WPIAL championships before but never has judged them on aesthetics. It’s not about how it looks. It’s about finding ways to advance. “It’s about playing your best ball and getting hot at the right time,” Rozanski said. “Who takes better...
Another dominant performance for Seton LaSalle in 2A baseball semifinals
Veteran Serra Catholic coach Brian Dzurenda didn’t have much to say after his team lost to Seton LaSalle in the WPIAL Class 2A semifinals at West Mifflin, but what he did share said it all. “They were just better than us.” Seton LaSalle dominated all aspects of the game in...
Westmoreland WPIAL softball capsules for May 26, 2021
Wednesday’s games Class 6A Semifinals 2-Norwin (14-2) vs. 6-Canon-McMillan (8-9) 2 p.m. at West Mifflin Coaches: Brian Mesich, Norwin; Michele Moeller, Canon-McMillan Winner plays: Winner of 1-Bethel Park (16-0)/5-Pine-Richland (9-8) on June 2 or 3 in WPIAL championship at Cal (Pa.) Players to watch: Sydney Lokay, Sr., P, Norwin; Olivia...
Westmoreland WPIAL baseball playoff capsules for Tuesday, May 25, 2021
WPIAL baseball playoffs preview Tuesday’s games Class 5A Semifinals 1-Franklin Regional (17-1) vs. 13-Peters Township (10-10) 4 p.m. at Latrobe Coaches: Bob Saddler, Franklin Regional; Rocky Plassio, Peters Township Winner plays: Winner of 2-Bethel Park (17-3)/3-West Allegheny (17-3) on June 1 or 2 in WPIAL championship at Wild Things Park,...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 25, 2021: Baseball teams fight for finals berths today
Wet weather, maybe more accurately, the threat of wet weather forced the WPIAL to shuffle the deck on the lineup for Monday. All of the district changes have created Semifinals Tuesday around the WPIAL with a dozen baseball games to decide who will play for gold next week at Wild...
Trib HSSN Softball Team of the Week for May 24, 2021
This winter, high school sports fans from across the WPIAL watched as the Ellwood City boys basketball team stunned the experts with a district championship run from the No. 11 seed in Class 3A. Is there any of that Wolverines magic golden dust left over to sprinkle on the No....
Trib HSSN Baseball Team of the Week for May 24, 2021
The Peters Township baseball program has an outstanding tradition with great success in the district and state postseason. Under the now-retired former coach, Joe Maize, the Indians won back-to-back WPIAL championships in 2007-2008, were the district runner-up once and reached the state finals twice, bringing home silver both times. However,...
Montour celebrates 1-run win over Quaker Valley in WPIAL 4A quarterfinals
With two runners on, no outs and trailing by a run, Montour’s Mason Sike was told to be ready to lay down a bunt. To his surprise, the bunt sign never came. “I was really thinking it was going to happen, and he gave me the green light,” said Sike,...
High school roundup for May 24, 2021: New Castle uses long ball to upend No. 2 West Mifflin
Dom Fornataro and Don Cade hit two-run home runs to lead No. 7 New Castle to a 6-3 upset win over No. 2 West Mifflin in a WPIAL Class 4A baseball quarterfinal Monday afternoon. Winning pitcher Rocco Bernadina went the distance, allowing six hits and striking out seven, and went...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 24, 2021
High schools Baseball WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Semifinals Tuesday’s schedule North Allegheny (18-3) vs. Butler (14-6) at Shaler, 2 p.m.; Norwin (14-3) vs. Hempfield (14-7) at Latrobe, 6:30 p.m. Class 5A Semifinals Tuesday’s schedule Franklin Regional (17-1) vs. Peters Township (10-10) at Latrobe, 4 p.m.; Bethel Park (17-3) vs. West...
Elizabeth Forward hits 3 home runs, rallies past Knoch in Class 4A quarterfinal
Elizabeth Forward, the top seed in the WPIAL Class 4A softball playoffs, hit 15 home runs in 17 regular season games. The Warriors added three to that total Monday in a 7-5 come-from-behind victory over No. 8 Knoch in a quarterfinal game at Plum. “We can hit the long ball...
West Mifflin rallies past Burrell in Class 4A softball
The West Mifflin softball team’s return to Plum was a successful one. The Titans fell to Indiana on an extra-inning walk-off at Plum in the first round of the 2018 WPIAL Class 4A playoff. On Monday, West Mifflin rallied from a two-run first-inning deficit to top Burrell, 6-2, in a...
Riverview makes noise in Class A baseball bracket, knocks out No. 2 GCC
The volume seemed to get louder from the Riverview dugout as the game progressed. Wire-to-wire chants and shouts echoed across the field and didn’t stop until the Raiders’ crescendo — the waving of a skull-and-crossbones flag that punctuated a brow-raising upset in the WPIAL Class A baseball playoffs. The message...
Blackhawk scores 10 unanswered runs to cruise by Highlands into Class 4A semifinals
Heading into Monday’s WPIAL Class 4A quarterfinal matchup against Blackhawk, Highlands had been playing some of its best baseball. The Golden Rams had won their past six games and outscored their opponents 41-4, but their next foe, the No. 4 Cougars (15-4), were a different story. The No. 6 Golden...
Mt. Lebanon wrestler Mac Stout commits to Pitt
An injury kept Mt. Lebanon junior Mac Stout from defending his WPIAL Class AAA 189-pound wrestling title in 2021. But his success on the mat didn’t stop Stout from being heavily recruited by NCAA Division I programs. Stout announced on Instagram Sunday that he’s committing to Pitt, where his brother...
Westmoreland baseball playoff capsule: Game for Tuesday, May 25, 2021
Tuesday’s game Class 5A Semifinals 1-Franklin Regional (17-1) vs. 13-Peters Township (10-10) 4 p.m. at Latrobe Coaches: Bob Saddler, Franklin Regional; Rocky Plassio, Peters Township Winner plays: Winner of 2-Bethel Park (17-3)/3-West Allegheny (17-3) on June 1 or 2 at Wild Things Park in the finals Players to watch: Louis...
Griffin leads Ligonier Valley softball team into WPIAL semifinals with win over NeshannockVideo
Maddie Griffin didn’t feel she pitched well Monday against Neshannock in the WPIAL Class 2A quarterfinals. But she sure impressed teammate Ruby Wallace and Neshannock coach Jackie Lash. Griffin pitched a two-hit shutout, struck out 16 and drove in the game’s only run with two outs in the bottom of...
A-K Valley softball playoff capsules: Games for Tuesday, May 25, 2021
Class A Tuesday 2-Leechburg (12-4) vs. 3-Union (11-7) 4 p.m. at Mars Coaches: Debbie Young, Leechburg; Fred Settle, Union Winner plays: Winner of 1-West Greene (16-2) vs. 4-South Side Area (12-3) in championship game June 2 or 3 at California University of Pa. Players to watch: Anna Cibik, Soph., P/1B,...
Westmoreland high school softball notebook: Sister pairs contribute for Mt. Pleasant
Sister combinations are nothing new to high school softball, but having multiple combos is a little less common. Mt. Pleasant, set to play Avonworth on Tuesday in the WPIAL Class 3A semifinals at Penn-Trafford, has two sets of sisters, and they all contribute. Both consist of a senior and sophomore....
WPIAL softball playoff capsules: Games for Tuesday, May 25, 2021
WPIAL softball playoff preview Tuesday’s games Class 4A Semifinals 7-Southmoreland (11-4) vs. 11-Ellwood City (13-4) 2 p.m. at Penn-Trafford Coaches: Todd Bunner, Southmoreland; Gary Rozanski, Ellwood City Winner plays: Winner of 1-Mt. Pleasant (15-3) vs. 4-Avonworth (12-5) on June 2 or 3 (time TBD) in the championship at Cal (Pa.)...
Rain alters WPIAL baseball, softball playoff schedules Monday
Rain forced the WPIAL to revamp Monday’s playoff schedules for baseball and softball, moving some games to new sites and postponing others to Tuesday. In baseball, the Class A and 4A quarterfinals will be played Monday — some at new sites — while semifinal games in all other classifications were...
‘Revitalized’ Gary Goga hired as Keystone Oaks boys basketball coach
Boys basketball coach Gary Goga, who built Peters Township into a WPIAL championship program in his 15 seasons there, is ready for another challenge. His next project: Keystone Oaks. Newly hired, Goga scheduled his first open gym for Monday night, the first step in building up a basketball program that...
