High School category, Page 1184
High school scores, schedule for June 6, 2019
High Schools Baseball PIAA Playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals Thursday’s results Central Bucks South 2, Wilson 1 Neshaminy 3, Downingtown East 1 North Allegheny 4, Pine-Richland 1 Souderton 11, Plymouth Whitemarsh 1 (6 inn.) Semifinals Monday’s schedule Sites, times TBD Neshaminy vs. Souderton; Central Buck South vs. North Allegheny Class 5A...
North Allegheny capitalizes on errors to defeat rival Pine-Richland
Twelve errors in three games will eventually catch up to any baseball team, even a talented WPIAL champion. Pine-Richland committed four errors Thursday, including one each in the fifth, sixth and seventh innings, and section rival North Allegheny capitalized on all three to win 4-1 in a PIAA Class 6A...
Mt. Pleasant rallies past James Buchanan, advances to PIAA semifinals
CRESSON — Mt. Pleasant’s softball team dug an early hole in Thursday’s PIAA Class 4A quarterfinal. But the Vikings’ ending was a lot better, as they rallied to defeat James Buchanan, 4-2, in eight innings at Mt. Aloysius. “I was extremely proud of them,” Mt. Pleasant coach Chris Brunson said....
Brennan powers Serra Catholic past Neshannock in PIAA quarterfinals
With teams intentionally walking standout catcher Mark Black regularly in the playoffs, Serra Catholic baseball coach Brian Dzurenda decided to move him from third in the order to the leadoff spot, which put Pat Brennan in Black’s old spot. Brennan accepted his new spot as a challenge to become the...
Penn-Trafford softball tops WPIAL champ West A to advance in PIAA playoffs
When Penn-Trafford learned its PIAA quarterfinal opponent after a Class 5A first-round victory earlier this week, the players were giddy. It was no disrespect to West Allegheny, the three-time defending WPIAL champion, but rather the opposite, said sophomore slugger Brooke Cleland, who belted two home runs to lead Penn-Trafford to...
Franklin Regional baseball eliminated in PIAA quarterfinals
GREENE TOWNSHIP — Franklin Regional’s dream baseball season came to an end in the PIAA Class 5A quarterfinal round as it lost to Lampeter-Strasburg, 7-2, at Greene Township Park in Scotland on Thursday. Franklin Regional (19-3), the WPIAL third-place finisher, blasted Cathedral Prep, 13-4, in the PIAA Class 5A opener....
PIAA baseball, softball playoffs roundup for June 6, 2019: Frazier edges Chartiers-Houston
Savannah Berklovich knocked in two runs, and Logan Hartman scattered five hits to lead WPIAL runner-up Frazier to a 4-3 victory over Chartiers-Houston in a PIAA Class 2A quarterfinal softball game Thursday at Peters Township High School. Kathryn Barch and McKenzie Kelly also had RBIs for the Commodores (19-4), who...
Beaver offense again shines in PIAA quarterfinal win over New Castle
The Beaver Bobcats couldn’t have picked a better time to put their offense in high gear. Beaver scored in double digits for the third consecutive game Thursday afternoon with a 10-2 victory over New Castle in a PIAA Class 4A quarterfinal baseball game at Butler’s Pullman Park. Brady Hansen, the...
Franklin Regional’s Palmer Jackson wins AJGA Memorial
Before Franklin Regional senior Palmer Jackson went to bed Wednesday night, he had a feeling Thursday would be a good day. It was. The Notre Dame commit shot a 1-under par 70 and won the AJGA Memorial Junior tournament at Scarlet Course at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. Jackson...
Lafferty fans 12 as Seton LaSalle edges Laurel in PIAA quarterfinals
Seton LaSalle freshman Drew Lafferty is not a big strikeout pitcher. Entering the Rebels’ PIAA quarterfinal game against Laurel, he had 44 punch outs in just over 42 innings pitched. But on Thursday, the Kentucky recruit had his knockout pitch going with a capital K. Lafferty pitched a complete game...
A-K Valley notebook: Freeport’s Heilman to compete in Big 26 Classic
Jarrett Heilman, who helped the Freeport baseball team capture the Section 1-3A championship and qualify for the PIAA playoffs for the first time in 21 years, will represent the WPIAL on the Pennsylvania team for the Big 26 Baseball Classic on July 25-28, in Harrisburg. The list of players for...
Expectations to remain high for Leechburg softball program
Even though expectations are always high for Leechburg softball, coach Debbi Young had her own expectations exceeded this year. Not that the fifth-year coach didn’t expect a section title and a 33rd consecutive WPIAL playoff berth for the program. The Blue Devils made the Class A semifinals and won the...
Hempfield blanks McDowell, reaches PIAA semifinals for 5th straight season
The home plate umpire might have forced Hempfield pitcher Callie Sowers to give up her good luck charm, but the Spartans were reluctant to throw in the towel. Sowers couldn’t keep her lucky gold cloth in her back pocket like she has done all season because the ump said it...
Penn Hills players enjoy chance to take field together a final time at NFBD all-star game
A majority of the seniors from the Penn Hills football who helped win a state championship for the first time since 1995 got to play together for one final time. Eleven seniors from Penn Hills played for the Never Fear team in the NFBD all-star football game June 2 at...
Postseason losses a ‘learning experience’ for North Allegheny softball team
Two bumps to end the season didn’t spell doom for first-year North Allegheny softball coach Morgan Vescovi. Along the way, the Tigers finished in a three-way tie for the WPIAL Section 2-6A crown and advanced to the WPIAL championship. North Allegheny’s season came to an end with a 2-0 loss...
Shaler volleyball hopes to continue growing after reaching PIAA playoffs
Trapper Crain would like, if possible, to give up his role as an outside hitter for the Shaler Area boys volleyball team. There are several tall underclassmen who the 5-foot-10 junior recognizes will give the team a more significant height advantage. Crain started at the position to help out a...
North Hills’ Murtezi honored to compete in Big 33 Football Classic
Former North Hills football player Lirion Murtezi put an exclamation point on his impressive high school football career May 27 when he suited up for the 62nd annual Big 33 Football Classic at Landis Field at Speed Ebersole Stadium. Murtezi, a four-year starter for the Indians, entrenched himself in the...
Despite no 3-peat, Hampton girls lacrosse proud of another strong season
Often times, great programs are unhappy with results other programs would call a milestone. But Hampton girls lacrosse, though disappointed in its WPIAL silver medal, is keeping things in perspective after its 15-12 loss to Oakland Catholic in the final. “To come up one win short in terms of a...
Hampton boys lacrosse reaches program milestone at state tournament
In one snapshot, it was the same story for the Hampton boys lacrosse team. But in the big picture, the team went further than any before it. Hampton’s season ended with a 12-5 loss to Strath Haven in the second round of the PIAA tournament, but the team became the...
Gateway Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2019 announced
Katrina Streiner won a pair of WPIAL swimming championships in the 50-yard freestyle, added one in the 100 freestyle and was a PIAA medalist during her Gateway career. She went on to compete at Duquesne where she set school records and captured an Atlantic 10 relay title. Streiner’s efforts in...
2019 Powerade wrestling field to feature Texas team
There will be some new faces in the 2019 Powerade Holiday Wrestling tournament this season, including one from Texas. The field of 51 was announced by tournament director Frank Vulcano Jr. on Thursday. The annual tournament will be held Dec. 27-28 at Canon-McMillan High School. There are 12 new teams...
AJGA tournament coming to Southpointe next month
A popular youth golf tournament is coming to Washington County on July 8-12. The American Junior Golf Association tournament, sponsored by DICK’S Sporting Goods, will be hosted by Southpointe Golf Club near Canonsburg. The 54-hole national tournament, for players ages 12 to 19, will consist of 96 boys and girls...
Pine-Richland sack leader Miguel Jackson announces 1st Division 1 offer
Pine-Richland sack leader Miguel Jackson, who earned all-conference recognition last season as a sophomore, announced his first Division 1 offer Wednesday from Akron. The 6-foot-2, 240-pound defensive end had a team-high 14 sacks last season when the Rams won the WPIAL Class 6A title. He also blocked a punt, returned...
PIAA postpones 3 softball playoff games, moves Class 6A baseball quarterfinal
The PIAA postponed three softball games scheduled Thursday at Slippery Rock University and moved the North Allegheny vs. Pine-Richland baseball game to a different site. The Class 6A baseball quarterfinal was switched to LaRoche College at 4 p.m., Thursday due to field conditions at Slippery Rock, the PIAA announced. The...
FR’s Palmer Jackson 2 shots back in AJGA tournament
Franklin Regional senior Palmer Jackson is spending his final week of school doing what he likes the most: golfing. The Notre Dame commit is playing in the AJGA Memorial Junior tournament hosted by Sung Hyun Park at the Ohio State University Golf Club Scarlet Course in Columbus. Jackson is two...
