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High school scores, schedules for June 5, 2019
High Schools Baseball PIAA Playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals Thursday’s schedule Neshaminy vs. Downingtown East at Villanova Ballpark in Plymouth Township, 4 p.m.; Plymouth Whitemarsh vs. Souderton at Methacton, 3 p.m.; Central Bucks South vs. Wilson at Bear Stadium in Boyertown, 3 p.m.; Pine-Richland vs. North Allegheny at Slippery Rock University,...
Franklin Regional ‘revved up’ for PIAA quarterfinal matchup
Michael Klingensmith led off first base after drawing a walk in the top of the first inning in Monday’s PIAA first- round game when Cathedral Prep pitcher Colin Kelly made a pick-off throw to first. Klingensmith dove back to the bag, easily beating the attempt and right on cue all...
After falling in PIAA 1st round, Knoch reflects on special softball season
A young team, a new head coach and more question marks than players, the 2019 Knoch softball team had no idea what was in store this season. They just hoped to be competitive. And then, it happened. Trailing big at home to new section foe Ambridge and down to their...
WPIAL Class 2A baseball teams find success in PIAA tournament
In Class 2A of the 2019 PIAA baseball playoffs, five letters provide the answer to how the west was won. W.P.I.A.L. The four District 7 representatives to the Class 2A postseason were all first-round winners, making it a WPIAL quarterfinals block party Thursday at Matulevic Field in Shaler. “Someone from...
WPIAL suspends McKeesport basketball assistant 1 year for recruiting
McKeesport pays Troy Blackwell to convince charter school students to return to the school district, but the WPIAL ruled Wednesday that the assistant girls basketball coach’s efforts violated recruiting rules. The issue was that Blackwell sent a social media message to a girls basketball player at a charter school encouraging...
WPIAL delays eligibility decision on Moon basketball star Donovan Johnson
Donovan Johnson’s senior season remains in limbo. The WPIAL board held an eligibility hearing Wednesday for the Moon basketball star but delayed any decision until Johnson’s family provides more information about why he repeated eighth grade, WPIAL executive director Tim O’Malley said. Johnson’s parents argued that Donovan should be eligible...
Central Catholic basketball coach avoids 1-year suspension, must sit 2 gamesVideo
Central Catholic boys basketball coach Brian Urso avoided a one-year ban for recruiting, but the WPIAL still wants him suspended for a scrimmage and two regular-season games next season. If Urso isn’t suspended, his team will be barred from the playoffs, WPIAL executive director Tim O’Malley said Wednesday, after the...
WPIAL duo selected for all-star baseball classic
Freeport junior Jarrett Heilman and South Fayette sophomore Ryan McGuire will represent the WPIAL on the Pennsylvania roster for the Big 26 Baseball Classic on July 25-28 in Harrisburg. The list of players was announced Wednesday morning for the four-day tryout-based all-star series. The Pennsylvania team, made up entirely of...
North Allegheny volleyball beats Bethel Park again, this time in PIAAs
It was a WPIAL finals rematch the Bethel Park boys volleyball team waited 12 days for and one WPIAL and defending PIAA champion North Allegheny knew was coming. It wasn’t if — the only question was where it would be held. After being swept in the WPIAL finals by the...
High school scores, schedules for June 4, 2019
High Schools Baseball PIAA Playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals Thursday’s schedule Neshaminy vs. Downingtown East at Villanova Ballpark in Plymouth Township, 4 p.m.; Plymouth Whitemarsh vs. Souderton at Methacton, 3 p.m.; Central Bucks South vs. Wilson at Bear Stadium in Boyertown, 3 p.m.; Pine-Richland vs. North Allegheny at Slippery Rock University,...
Ambridge falls to Meadville in PIAA Class AA volleyball semifinals
Ambridge’s hopes of reaching the PIAA boys volleyball championships for the sixth time fell just short Tuesday night. The Bridgers dropped a 3-1 decision to District 10 champion Meadville, 25-20, 18-25, 25-21, 25-21, in the Class AA semifinals at Slippery Rock High School. WPIAL champion Ambridge finished the season 17-4....
Westmoreland athletes of the week: Penn-Trafford’s Mario Disso, Hempfield’s Laura Fox
Mario Disso School: Penn-Trafford Sport: Baseball Class: Senior Claim to fame: Disso, a Pitt-Johnstown recruit, drove in a run in the third inning during the WPIAL Class 6A championship May 30, but Penn-Trafford (18-5) lost 7-2 to Pine-Richland. The Warriors’ season ended after 6-5 loss to Wilson in the first...
Moon’s Mancini relishes opportunity with USA Rugby All-American Sevens
Moon junior Sofia Mancini underwent a positive transformation during her first tour with the USA Rugby Girls High School All-American Sevens U18 team. Mancini, 17, was one of 12 players from the East Coast who assembled for NextGen Sevens competition May 16-19 in Ontario, Canada. West Coast U18s gathered earlier....
George Guido: Remembering A-K Valley war hero, football legend
Thursday marks the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion on the shores of Normandy, France, that ultimately turned the tide of World War II. A number of athletes and celebrities were among the invading Allied troops, including future baseball great Yogi Berra, actor Henry Fonda and late KDKA-TV news anchor...
Softball sites, times: 11 WPIAL teams reach PIAA quarterfinals
WPIAL softball champions Laurel, West Greene and Elizabeth Forward will take part in a PIAA playoff tripleheader Thursday at Slippery Rock University. In all, 11 WPIAL teams reached the quarterfinals. Laurel and West Greene play teams from District 9 while Elizabeth Forward faces District 10 champion Grove City. In Class...
Trip to PIAA playoffs a major boost for Freeport baseball program
In the hours after Freeport baseball’s 3-2 PIAA Class 3A first-round loss to Franklin on Monday at Slippery Rock University, one in which the Knights rallied with two runs in the bottom of the seventh, the Yellowjackets players and coaches received dozens of calls, texts, emails and Twitter messages of...
Baseball sites, times: North Allegheny, Pine-Richland rematch in quarterfinals
Section rivals Pine-Richland and North Allegheny will rematch Thursday in a PIAA Class 6A baseball quarterfinal at LaRoche College. They split their two regular-season games. Pine-Richland won the first 5-4 and North Allegheny won the second 2-0. The game was originally scheduled for Slippery Rock University but was moved because...
Baseball sites, times: North Allegheny, Pine-Richland rematch at Slippery Rock
Class 6A rivals Pine-Richland and North Allegheny will rematch Thursday night at Slippery Rock University in a PIAA quarterfinal matchup. In all, 11 WPIAL teams reached the quarters. All quarterfinal games are Thursday. Class 6A bracket 7-1 Pine-Richland (19-4) vs. 7-3 North Allegheny (18-6) at Slippery Rock University, 6:30 p.m....
4 days after winning WPIAL baseball title, Shaler’s emotional postseason run ends
When Shaler’s championship season ended abruptly Monday, baseball coach Brian Junker gathered his players in right field and simply told them “thank you.” Four days after celebrating the team’s first WPIAL title in two decades, the Titans’ emotional run stopped with a 5-1 loss to Lampeter-Strasburg in the Class 5A...
High school scores, schedules for June 3, 2019
High Schools Baseball PIAA Playoffs Class 6A First round Monday’s results Central Bucks South 4, Emmaus 3 (8 inn.) Downingtown East 11, Hazleton 5 Neshaminy 3, Hempfield (District 3) 0 North Allegheny 10, McDowell 2 Pine-Richland 2, Manheim Township 0 Plymouth Whitemarsh 6, Liberty 4 Souderton 7, La Salle College...
PIAA softball playoffs roundup: West Allegheny cruises past Exeter in 1st round
Alyssa Goldstrom was 2 for 4 with a home run as WPIAL champion West Allegheny defeated Exeter, 15-6, a PIAA Class 5A first-round game Monday afternoon at Seton Hill. Britney Wilson and Megan Pollinger were 3 for 5 with two RBIs, Diana Hannan had two hits and two RBIs, and...
Franklin Regional baseball advances with win over Cathedral Prep
It often has been said good things come to those who wait, and Franklin Regional baseball proved that in a couple of ways Monday. The Panthers had to wait 18 years to get back to the state playoffs, and in their return, patience at the plate was key to making...
PIAA baseball playoffs roundup: North Allegheny takes down McDowell
Cole Young smacked two home runs and a double, and Anthony Hattrup knocked in three runs to lead North Allegheny to a 10-2 victory over District 10 champion McDowell in the opening round of the PIAA Class 6A baseball playoffs Monday at Ainsworth Field in Erie. Hattrup allowed four hits...
Elizabeth Forward avenges loss to Punxsutawney in PIAA first round
Last season, Punxsutawney shut out Elizabeth Forward in the first round of the state playoffs on its way to winning the PIAA Class 4A softball championship. On Monday, the Warriors chucked the defending state champs out of the state postseason with an 8-2 victory at Peters Township High School. The...
Hot-hitting Hempfield softball begins state title defense with mercy-rule win
Hempfield’s softball lineup, and the team’s offense in general, has been a steady progression from the start of the season through the state playoffs. It may just be 23-year veteran coach Bob Kalp’s greatest work in progress, and it’s rounding into form at just the right time. With each win,...
