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Wilson edges Penn-Trafford in PIAA baseball playoffs
District 3 champion Wilson scored twice in the bottom of the fourth inning and held off Penn-Trafford’s rally in the fifth en route to a 6-5 win in the first round of the PIAA Class 6A baseball playoffs Monday afternoon in Fredericksburg. Wilson opened a 4-0 lead in the third...
Knoch softball bows out of PIAAs with loss to Grove City
The Knoch softball team made its first trip into the PIAA softball playoffs Monday. The weather was near perfect, and the Knights’ confidence was at an all-time high as they looked to rebound from their semifinal loss and make a deep run in the state playoffs. Also near perfect was...
Franklin rallies past Freeport on walk-off single in PIAA 1st round
The Freeport baseball team was no stranger to close games, especially in this year’s postseason. All three of the Yellowjackets’ games in the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs were decided by two runs or less, and both victories came in the form of one-run shutouts. But on Monday, in the opening...
DuBois Central Catholic ousts Leechburg from PIAA playoffs
DuBois Central Catholic came into Monday’s PIAA Class A softball opener with a reputation of an offensive juggernaut. The Cardinals proved it Monday afternoon with a 14-4 victory over Leechburg at Heindl Field in a game terminated during the sixth inning when DuBois Central built its lead to 10 runs....
Penn-Trafford slugs past Central Mountain, earns 1st PIAA victory since ’90
UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn-Trafford didn’t just collect 15 hits in its PIAA Class 5A first-round softball game at Penn State’s Beard Field; the Warriors sent shockwaves through Happy Valley. Nine of the Warriors’ hits went for extra bases as they outscored District 6 champion Central Mountain, 13-6, to pick up...
Mt. Pleasant bounces back, defeats Bellefonte in PIAA opening round
UNIVERSITY PARK — Mt. Pleasant had two days to forget about losing the WPIAL Class 5A softball championship game. That feeling of defeat lasted until noon Monday. Then, the Vikings got back to work. Mt. Pleasant began the PIAA playoffs at the same site where it hopes the season ends...
Plenty of shakeup in Trib HSSN state softball rankings
It was not a good week to be a favorite in the district finals. In fact, only one team ranked No. 1 in the Trib HSSN state softball rankings from a week ago is still on top this week. Undefeated District 11 champion Pine Grove is the only top-ranked team...
High school scores, schedules for June 2, 2019
High Schools Baseball PIAA Playoffs Class 6A First round Monday’s schedule Neshaminy vs. Hempfield (District 3) at Widener University, 4 p.m.; Hazleton Area vs. Downingtown East at Pittston Field in Hughestown, 4:30 p.m.; Liberty vs. Plymouth Whitemarsh at DeSales University, 4:30 p.m.; La Salle College vs. Souderton at Archbishop Wood,...
District champion stand atop Trib HSSN state baseball rankings
With the district playoff complete, here are the weekly Trib HSSN state baseball rankings prior to the first pitch of the 2019 state playoffs. The top five this week consists of all district champions. These are teams that have won one championship this spring and are now looking for more...
Late score lifts Team Different past Never Fear in NFBD all-star football game
Touchdown celebrations mandatory, 18-minute running clocks and a dee jay set up on the sidelines — it was all fun and football at Cupples Stadium in the South Side Sunday night. Seventy high school football standouts from across Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan played one final high school game. With the...
Trib HSSN Baseball Team of the Week
The Trib HSSN Team of the Week is Shaler, which climbed from the No. 5-seed in Class 5A to win it first WPIAL baseball title in two decades. The Titans open the PIAA playoffs Monday against Lampeter-Strasburg, the fourth-place team from District 3. “All these teams now are championship-caliber teams,”...
TribLive High School Sports Network broadcasts for week of June 3, 2019
With the district playoffs in the rear-view mirror, the final event of the 2018-19 school year begins this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN has coverage of the PIAA baseball and softball playoffs starting with first round Monday and quarterfinals Thursday. Plus, The Network has action...
Penn-Trafford baseball seeks storybook ending at PIAAs
Dan Miller gathered his Warriors in right field at Wild Things Park moments after they watched Pine-Richland receive the WPIAL Class 6A championship trophy. The Rams were celebrating, taking photos and dousing coaches with ice water after a 7-2 victory Thursday that clinched the program’s sixth title. It was in...
Trib HSSN Softball Team of the Week for games of May 27-June 1
The Trib HSSN Softball Team of the Week is Elizabeth Forward, a team that did what nobody else could do this season to win the program’s first softball championship. After winning district gold for the first time, it’s on to the PIAA postseason, where the Warriors will face District 9...
Knoch softball embraces underdog role in PIAA playoffs
If there’s one softball team in the PIAA Class 4A bracket flying under the radar, it has to be Knoch. Amid the hoopla that comes with WPIAL softball championship week, the twice-defeated Knights quietly earned the WPIAL’s third seed in the PIAA postseason bracket with their 7-2 win over Thomas...
Listening to coach Kalp is key to Hempfield softball’s success
There is an old saying ‘practice makes perfect.’ It’s something Hempfield softball coach Bob Kalp has preached during more than 40 years of coaching. Who could argue? Kalp’s Spartans have won seven WPIAL titles, including the past five, and they enter the PIAA Class 6A playoffs as the three-time defending...
Freeport baseball hopes unofficial mascot keeps hanging around
After delivering the winning hit in last Wednesday’s 1-0 PIAA-clinching victory over Keystone Oaks in the WPIAL Class 3A third-place game, Freeport junior Bradyn Clark came back to the dugout and rubbed Darlene’s ears for continued good fortune. No, Darlene isn’t human but a two-foot tall plastic Easter bunny, which...
Freeport-Franklin state playoff game holds unique draw for husband, wife
When Tom and Ericca Haynes attend Monday’s PIAA Class 3A first-round baseball game between Franklin and Freeport, they will have familiarity to both sides of the proceedings. As the parents of Franklin’s top pitcher and leading hitter Ian Haynes, they have followed the Knights the past several seasons, including this...
Valparaiso recruits WPIAL with help from former Western Pa. standout
Football coaches at Notre Dame and Ball State have found success recruiting the WPIAL, but now another Indiana school has joined the picture. At least five WPIAL recruits announced offers in the past week from FCS program Valparaiso including three teammates at Thomas Jefferson. TJ quarterback Shane Stump, wide receiver/defensive...
High school scores, schedules for June 1, 2019
High Schools Baseball PIAA Playoffs Class 6A First round Monday’s schedule Neshaminy vs. Hempfield (District 3) at Widener University, 4 p.m.; Hazleton Area vs. Downingtown East at Pittston Field in Hughestown, 4:30 p.m.; Liberty vs. Plymouth Whitemarsh at DeSales University, 4:30 p.m.; La Salle College vs. Souderton at Archbishop Wood,...
High school roundup for June 1, 2019: WPIAL lacrosse teams fall in PIAA quarterfinals
Six WPIAL lacrosse teams advanced to Saturday’s PIAA quarterfinals, but each had its season come to a close. Boys lacrosse Conestoga 13, Pine-Richland 7 — District 1 champion Conestoga eliminated Pine-Richland in the Class AAA quarterfinals at Penn State’s Panzer Stadium. The WPIAL champion Rams finished with a 13-6 record....
Trib HSSN Softball Player of the Week for games of May 27-June 1
The Trib HSSN Softball Player of the Week is Avonworth senior Sarah Helffrich, who stood out on both days of the WPIAL Class 3A championship game. On Wednesday, Helffrich had two doubles and two RBIs with a run scored as Avonworth led Keystone Oaks, 8-0, when the rain came and...
Trib HSSN Baseball Player of the Week
The Trib HSSN Baseball Player of the Week is Seton LaSalle junior Daniel Boehme, who put together one of the best offensive performances in WPIAL championship history. Seton LaSalle and Serra Catholic met for the third time this season in the Class 2A final, but the rubber game turned into...
Paul Posluszny, Sean Lee enjoy ‘special’ night at WPIAL Hall of Fame induction
Paul Posluszny and Sean Lee were teammates at Penn State, groomsmen in each other’s weddings and close friends throughout their NFL days. That relationship made Saturday all the more special, they said, as the two star linebackers entered the WPIAL Hall of Fame together in a star-studded 2019 class that...
Apollo-Ridge’s Kent Harkleroad ready to face best in all-star game
Kent Harkleroad soon will put on the helmet and jersey of the Waynesburg football team. But before that, the Apollo-Ridge senior will suit up for one more one more high school game. Harkleroad, a 5-foot-9, 260-pound offensive and defensive lineman, will join his teammates on Team Never Fear against Team...
