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GCC’s Brewer a triple winner at WCCA; Hempfield’s Norris sets shot put record
Greensburg Central Catholic junior Corinn Brewer has put together an impressive resume during her high school career. She added MVP at the 2021 Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association meet Saturday at Latrobe’s Memorial Stadium after winning three events: pole vault, 800- and 1,600-meter runs. She also earned a sixth-place finish in...
WPIAL sees 2 players make Class 6A boys basketball all-state team
Butler’s Devin Carney and Fox Chapel’s Eli Yofan earned all-state honors Saturday when the Pa. Sports Writers All-State Team for Class 6A boys basketball was announced. Carney earned first-team honors and Yofan was named to the third team. Both are juniors. The all-state teams for PIAA schools were announced one...
George Guido: WPIAL considers open format for baseball, softball playoffs
With less than two weeks left in the WPIAL baseball and softball regular season, this might be a good time to go over playoff qualification. Except it could change within the next few days. The league originally issued guidelines stating the top four teams in each section will make the...
WPIAL softball rankings | May 1, 2021
Class 6A Rk., Team, W-L, Last 1. Bethel Park, 10-0, 1 2. Hempfield, 8-3, NR 3. Norwin, 9-2, 2 4. Mt. Lebanon, 8-4, 3 5. Seneca Valley, 8-6, NR Out: Pine-Richland (6-6, 4), North Allegheny (6-7, 5) Class 5A Rk., Team, W-L, Last 1. Penn-Trafford, 9-3, 1 2. West Allegheny,...
WPIAL baseball rankings | May 1, 2021
Class 6A Rk, Team, W-L, Last 1. Norwin, 10-1, 1 2. North Allegheny, 13-2, 2 3. Hempfield, 10-5, 5 4. Seneca Valley, 10-4, 3 5. Butler, 9-5, 4 Out: none Class 5A Rk, Team, W-L, Last 1. Franklin Regional, 11-0, 1 2. Bethel Park, 10-2, 3 3. South Fayette, 12-2,...
Westmoreland notebook: Anticipated Hempfield-Norwin baseball series awaits
Finally. The much-anticipated two-game baseball series between Hempfield and Norwin is set for Monday and Tuesday. The Section 2-6A series features Norwin (10-1, 6-1), ranked No. 1 in the WPIAL and No. 4 in the state, against the sneaky-good Spartans (10-5, 6-2), who are perched third in the WPIAL ranks....
Shady Side Academy boys lacrosse gets off to hot start
Two years ago, Shady Side Academy made a run to the WPIAL Class AAA boys lacrosse semifinals and despite only returning two starters from that year’s team, the Bulldogs are picking up right where they left off. Shady Side is 8-2 with an undefeated section record of 5-0 and has...
Strong start has Fox Chapel girls lacrosse in WPIAL playoff contention
An experienced Fox Chapel girls lacrosse team hoped to do big things last year, but the PIAA’s concerns over the growing covid pandemic cut short plans for the Foxes to defend their 2019 section title, win their fourth section title overall and challenge for a WPIAL championship in Class AAA....
Bethel Park girls lacrosse trending in championship direction
The Bethel Park girls lacrosse team has all the makings of a powerhouse unit. Through 10 games, the Black Hawks were 10-0, 7-0 in league play, with 195-38 overall scoring advantage — a differential of a 157 goals. “So far, we have done everything I knew we were capable of,”...
Bethel Park’s Psotka sets sights on WPIAL javelin title
Under normal conditions, Bethel Park’s Alexa Psotka would be striving this year for her fourth consecutive appearance at the WPIAL Class AAA track and field finals. “Alexa qualified for the WPIAL championship as a freshman and sophomore, even making the final flight her sophomore year,” coach Mark Jacobs said. “She...
Plum baseball looks to finish strong
The Plum varsity baseball team fashioned an unblemished Section 2-5A record through a pair of victories over Penn Hills on April 26 and 27. That put the Mustangs at 6-0 heading into a scheduled home-and-home section series against Woodland Hills. Plum was to pay a visit to the Wolverines on...
Riverview’s Patsey excels in baseball, track during sophomore season
Before his freshman year at Riverview, John Patsey assured himself and his teammates and coaches that he wanted to pursue both baseball and track and field at the varsity level during the spring competition season. Now, as a sophomore, the Raiders standout is making his mark in both sports with...
Norwin softball team expects to keep on contending
Norwin had just lost to Hempfield, 10-5, to snap a four-game winning streak. It was the first Section 2-6A loss for the softball Knights, who vaulted to No. 2 in the Trib HSSN rankings. They quickly brushed off the defeat, learned from it and moved on rather abruptly. “We’ll use...
North Hills’ Robert Dickerson has aspirations of football/baseball career in college
As a two-sport star who hits home runs and scores touchdowns, North Hills’ Robert Dickerson hears the occasional Kyler Murray reference. Older generations go to Deion Sanders or Bo Jackson as their football-baseball icon. Dickerson may smile at those comparisons, but he certainly takes both sports seriously. If the junior...
Franklin Regional’s Todero looking for gold in triple jump
Franklin Regional senior Rayna Todero isn’t the tallest or most imposing triple jumper in the state; she just happens to be one of better ones. Todero recently leaped 38 feet, 1 inch in winning the Butler Invitational. She also won the event at the Lady Spartan Invitational in April. She...
Murrysville Star notebook: FR grad thriving in Mercyhurst bullpen
Franklin Regional grad Michael Krauza is having quite a season as a relief pitcher for Mercyhurst University. The 6-foot-1, 200-pound graduate student has appeared in 16 games and is 6-1 with an earned run average of 2.34 in 34⅔ innings. He’s allowed 24 hits while striking out 38 and walking...
Hampton tennis reaches WPIAL playoffs thanks to unexpected help from section foe Indiana
The pizza and cupcakes started to taste a little bit better to the Hampton boys tennis team. The Talbots were holding a post-match birthday celebration for senior teammate Coray Bennett on April 23 at their home tennis court when they received a text from coach Grant McKinney. The players learned...
Talbots baseball armed for another WPIAL playoff bid behind Kosko, Marshalwitz
A pair of lefties have the Hampton baseball team on the right side of the WPIAL playoff picture. Senior Michael Kosko and junior Cam Marshalwitz are a steady 1-2 punch for the Talbots, who sit on the verge of a fourth consecutive WPIAL postseason berth for the first time in...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 1, 2021: WPIAL final rivals collide again
It was one of the longest WPIAL baseball championship games in history. The 2017 Class A title game was tied between rivals Jeannette and Greensburg Central Catholic, 3-3, after seven innings. The game remained tied after eight, nine, 10 and 11 innings before the Jayhawks scored four runs in the...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for April 30, 2021
High schools WPIAL Baseball Friday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Section 2 Norwin at Upper St. Clair, ppd. Class 5A Section 2 Plum 10, Woodland Hills 0 Section 4 Bethel Park at Connellsville, ppd. Trinity at Albert Gallatin, ppd. Class 4A Section 3 West Mifflin 11, Elizabeth Forward 10 Class A...
High school roundup for April 30, 2021: West Mifflin sluggers put on power show
Alyssa Schmidt hit a grand slam and Lauren Yuhas also homered to lead West Mifflin to an 18-10 victory over Belle Vernon in Section 2-4A softball Friday afternoon. Jaslyn Guenther had three hits and Emily Buchleitner tripled and drove in three runs for West Mifflin (13-1, 8-1). Maren Metikosh had...
Clutch hits, bullpen lift Hempfield baseball past Penn-Trafford
Like sunshine that finally peeked through a slate gray sky to warm up an otherwise wet and windy Friday afternoon, Hempfield shined when it mattered most. The Spartans rallied from a late two-run deficit to clip host Penn-Trafford, 7-6, in a nonsection baseball game in Harrison City, ending the Warriors’...
Fox Chapel softball gives up big lead before winning in 7th inning
After three innings of Friday’s Section 3-5A matchup with Mars, the Fox Chapel softball team held a six-run lead and hoped to add on. However, the visiting Planets mounted a comeback and tied the score in the top of the seventh. But the Foxes prevailed as pitcher Mackenzie Borkovich delivered...
4 WPIAL boys basketball players make Class 5A all-state team
Chartiers Valley senior Brayden Reynolds and Laurel Highlands sophomore Rodney Gallagher earned first-team honors when the Pa. Sports Writers All-State Team for Class 5A boys basketball was announced Friday. In all, four WPIAL players made the list. Trinity senior Mike Dunn made the second team. New Castle junior Mike Wells...
Roundball Classic to allow fans at Geneva
Roundball Classic organizer Allen Deep said he has received a number of inquiries about fan attendance at the all-star basketball event set for May 13, 14 and 15 at Geneva College. Deep said 450 fans will be allowed to attend each of the eight games. That would equate to about...
