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Trib HSSN Baseball Player of the Week
The Trib HSSN Baseball Player of the Week is Serra Catholic junior pitcher Alex Glumac, who won twice last week in the first two rounds of the state playoffs. Those wins propelled Serra Catholic into the PIAA semifinals Monday, when they will face section rival Seton LaSalle for the fourth...
Riverside’s Fox disqualified from USGA event
Riverside junior Skyler Fox was disqualified from the USGA Open Sectional at Woodmont Country Club in Rockville, Md., for taking a bathroom break. Fox, a three-time WPIAL Class AA champion, was bothered by a headache and went to the restroom to take medicine after his first 18-holes of the 36-hole...
Central Catholic defensive end A.J. Beatty commits to North Carolina
Central Catholic’s A.J. Beatty, who announced more Division 1 offers than any WPIAL football recruit in the 2020 class, cut his long list down to one. Beatty announced his commitment to North Carolina on Sunday night, choosing the Tar Heels over offers from West Virginia, Central Florida, Maryland, N.C. State,...
Mt. Pleasant, Elizabeth Forward battle for berth to state title gameVideo
It’s a winner-take-all game when Mt. Pleasant faces Elizabeth Forward on Monday at the PIAA Class 4A semifinals at Seton Hill. Elizabeth Forward defeated Mt. Pleasant, 3-0, in the WPIAL finals. The Warriors (21-4) are riding a 20-game winning streak into the 2 p.m. They haven’t lost since March 28...
No previous PIAA softball playoffs experience necessary for Penn-Trafford
Unlike other Westmoreland County softball teams with recent appearances in the PIAA playoffs — Hempfield, Mt. Pleasant, Valley and Yough have won state championships this decade — Penn-Trafford is new to the scene. The Warriors, with just one previous trip to the state tournament back in 1990, have burst into...
Aliquippa linebacker Zuriah Fisher adds 5th ACC scholarship offerVideo
Aliquippa linebacker Zuriah Fisher added his fifth ACC offer this week. N.C. State is now recruitinig the rising senior, joining Pitt, Boston College, Syracuse and Virginia Tech on his list of ACC options. Fisher (6-3, 230) announced his Wolfpack offer Friday on Twitter. Rivals ranks him as a three-star recruit...
Union lineman Aaron Gunn announces Michigan State offer
Union’s Aaron Gunn, a rising junior who’s recruiting stock is also on the rise, announced an offer from Michigan State. The 6-foot-4, 305-pound lineman now holds three Power 5 conference offers. He earlier received West Virginia and Kentucky offers, and recently made a trip to Morgantown. The small school standout...
Final 4 (plus 1) in penultimate Trib HSSN PIAA baseball rankings
Halfway through the state baseball playoffs, we present the next-to-last edition of the Trib HSSN PIAA baseball rankings. Last week’s rankings featured all district champions. This week, we rank the final four in each class along with one eliminated team that will end the season in the top five. Next...
North Allegheny boys volleyball repeats, wins PIAA championship
STATE COLLEGE — With a title to defend, North Allegheny set the tone early at Penn State’s Pegula Ice Arena during Saturday’s PIAA Class AAA boys volleyball championships. This was certainly true on the defensive side of the court as the Tigers put on a blocking and digging clinic. Because...
Seven WPIAL teams remain among Trib HSSN’s state softball rankings
Four of the six top-ranked teams from a week ago survived the first two rounds of the state playoffs and remain on top in the next-to-last edition of the Trib HSSN state softball rankings. Hazleton, West Chester East, Pine Grove and West Greene are joined at No. 1 this week...
High school scores, schedule for June 8, 2019
High Schools Baseball PIAA Playoffs Class 6A Semifinals Monday’s schedule Neshaminy vs. Souderton at Bears Stadium in Boyertown, 1 p.m.; Central Bucks South vs. North Allegheny at Greene Township Park in Scotland, 4 p.m. Class 5A Semifinals Monday’s schedule Red Land vs. Blue Mountain at Wenger Field in Fredericksburg, 4:30...
Thomas Jefferson athletes turn focus to collegiate sports
They’ve all experienced athletic success at the high school level. A talented group of 13 seniors at Thomas Jefferson plans to continue playing in college. “This has been one of the most successful sports seasons in TJ history,” athletic director Bill Cherpak said. “Just about every team and/or individual made...
Czerwien was a man of all seasons for Brentwood
Add Nick Czerwien to the distinguished list of names of Mark Reider Award winners at Brentwood. It’s a storied list, for sure. Recent recipients include Evan Vickless (2018), Dorian Bowie (2017), Patrick Carr (2016), Connor McWilliams (2015), Justin Vickless (2014), Jason Pilarski (2013), Josh Mackin (2012), Cory Bauer (2011) and...
Quaker Valley boys lacrosse concludes trying season in PIAA 1st round
Quaker Valley’s boys lacrosse team entered the season with aspirations to win the WPIAL Class AA championship and make a lengthy PIAA run. The Quakers fell short of each of those goals but came away from the experience proud of what they accomplished after facing adversity throughout the season. “It...
Penn-Trafford baseball reflects on historic season of success
Five years ago, Penn-Trafford baseball coach Dan Miller went through an interview process with the message that the Warriors were three to five years away from competing for a WPIAL title. Miller wasn’t lying. “I started out with this program five years ago; one of the things I continued to...
Sophomore season a resounding success for Pine-Richland’s Bryant
For Pine-Richland track and field athlete Danielle Bryant, her sophomore season wasn’t just encouraging or promising. It was a total breakout. After bringing home the gold in the 300-meter hurdles (42.92 seconds) at the WPIAL Class AAA track and field championship meet, Bryant punctuated her stellar season at the PIAA...
Fox Chapel track and field team’s reasons for optimism are abundant
In terms of qualifiers for the WPIAL and PIAA track and field championships, it was a satisfying year for the Fox Chapel track team. “I was happy with the number of WPIAL qualifiers we had,” FC coach Tom Moul said. “It was more than we’ve ever had. We also had...
Plum’s Linhart displays virtues of multisport athletes
The three-sport athlete has become a rare breed with many specializing in one sport to try to make it to college, but Hunter Linhart saw the benefits of diversifying. In the fall, he studied the playbook as Plum’s quarterback. In the winter, he traded in his cleats for a rifle,...
High school scores, schedule for June 7, 2019
High Schools Baseball PIAA Playoffs Class 6A Semifinals Monday’s schedule Neshaminy vs. Souderton at Bears Stadium in Boyertown, 1 p.m.; Central Bucks South vs. North Allegheny at Greene Township Park in Scotland, 4 p.m. Class 5A Semifinals Monday’s schedule Red Land vs. Blue Mountain at Wenger Field in Fredericksburg, 4:30...
Elizabeth Forward softball tops Grove City in PIAA quarterfinals
Elizabeth Forward’s Kailey Larcinese threw one of her best games of the season Friday, shutting down Grove City for a 1-0 win in the PIAA Class 4A quarterfinals. Larcinese allowed just two hits over her seven innings in a performance coach Harry Rutherford called nearly perfect. “Larcinese was outstanding today,”...
West Greene holds off Clarion in state quarterfinals
Junior Jade Renner was 3 for 4 with a double and three RBIs and tossed a complete game as West Greene (21-4) held off Clarion’s seventh-inning rally for a 5-4 PIAA quarterfinal win at Slippery Rock on Friday. The Pioneers scored five runs in the fifth inning before Clarion (10-5)...
Laurel falls short in PIAA quarterfinals
Senior Mackenzie Latess went 4 for 4 with a double, home run and three RBIs, along with two runs scored for Laurel (21-3), but it was Cranberry (15-5) that triumphed 7-6 in a PIAA Class 2A quarterfinal softball contest at Slippery Rock. Both sophomore Frankilyn Duddy and senior Kayla Ruperto...
PIAA Class AAA boys volleyball final preview: North Allegheny vs. Central York
PIAA Boys Volleyball Championship Class 3A North Allegheny (22-0) vs. Central York (19-2) 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Penn State’s Pegula Ice Arena Coaches: Dan Schall, North Allegheny; Todd Goodling, Central York Players to watch: Drew Hunker, Sr., OH, North Allegheny; Braden Richard, Sr., OH, Central York The skinny: North Allegheny...
Baseball semifinal sites, times: WPIAL Class 2A finalists rematch at West Mifflin
Twelve days after Seton LaSalle defeated Serra Catholic in the WPIAL championship, the section rivals will rematch in the state semifinals. They’ll play at 1:30 p.m. Monday at West Mifflin. Seton won 11-2 when the teams met May 29 in the WPIAL Class 2A championship at Wild Things Park. Two...
Softball semifinal sites, times: 6 WPIAL teams 1 victory away from PIAA finals
Hempfield is one win away from its fourth consecutive appearance in the state softball championships. The Spartans already knew who they’d play in the semifinals. Now they also know where. Hempfield (18-6) will face District 3 champion Central Dauphin (23-2) at St. Francis University in Loretto at 4 p.m. Monday....
