High School category, Page 1187
With school out, Leechburg turns complete focus on PIAA softball playoffs
Kristen Knapp, Aubry Skeel and Kiera Jones left Leechburg on Thursday night as graduates. A few days earlier, they were part of another graduation of sorts with the Blue Devils softball team, who, after falling in the consolation game two years in a row, broke through for a 3-2 victory...
Plenty of reasons to celebrate for NFBD All-Star players
If Hollis Mathis scores an all-star game touchdown Sunday, he might have to call somebody immediately. “I was thinking about tossing a phone underneath the field goal post and maybe doing a Joe Horn tribute,” Mathis said. “Pulling out the phone and maybe recording a video or making a phone...
Derry gives undefeated Meadville run for its money in PIAA loss
John Kerr constantly was looking to stay focused and intense. The 6-foot-6 Derry senior outsider hitter knew a lax effort wasn’t going to work during a PIAA Class AA quarterfinal Saturday at Penn Hills. Undefeated District 10 champion Meadville never planned to take its foot off the gas pedal. The...
Softball sites, times: 4 WPIAL teams headed to Penn State’s Beard Field for PIAA openers
Four WPIAL softball teams will take an early look at the state championship site. Penn-Trafford, Mt. Pleasant, South Park and Union all are scheduled to open the PIAA playoffs Monday with first-round games at Penn State University’s Beard Field, which will host the finals June 13-14. All first-round games are...
High school scores, schedules for May 31, 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 Post 781 Legion Field in Mountain Top, 4:30 p.m.; Liberty vs. Plymouth Whitemarsh at DeSales University, 4:30 p.m.; La Salle College vs. Souderton...
WPIAL lacrosse teams set for PIAA quarterfinals
After several weather-related postponements, the PIAA boys and girls lacrosse first rounds concluded Friday. For some teams, including the Mars and Pine-Richland boys and the Oakland Catholic and Shady Side Academy girls, the turnaround is quick to Saturday’s quarterfinals. Mars, the WPIAL boys Class AA champion, will face District 3...
Gateway’s Majocha caps high school career with WPIAL award
Gateway’s Brendan Majocha has proven to be a class act on and off the field. A two-sport standout for the Gators, Majocha recently was named a scholar-athlete scholarship recipient by the WPIAL and was honored May 13 at a banquet at the DoubleTree in Green Tree. “Brendan is the type...
Wolf caps 3-sport Brentwood career with 9 letters
Abby Wolf packs a ton of talent into her 5-foot, 3-inch frame. Wolf, a three-sport senior athlete at Brentwood, didn’t miss a beat whether in the gym for basketball or volleyball, or on the softball diamond. Wolf was “Miss Consistent” for the Spartans in all three sports, reeling nine varsity...
Big 33 Football Classic an ‘amazing experience’ for Thomas Jefferson’s Serapiglia
Perhaps it was only fitting that a four-year starter in the Thomas Jefferson football program capped his high school career at the prestigious Big 33 Football Classic. Tulsa commit Dom Serapiglia participated in the all-star event May 27, competing for Pennsylvania against a team of Maryland all-stars. The Pennsylvania all-stars...
Czerwien, Wolf honored by Brentwood boosters
Brentwood seniors Nick Czerwien and Abby Wolf won’t soon forget the 63rd annual Brentwood High Athletic Boosters all-sports banquet. Czerwien and Wolf landed top honors at the event held May 28 at Brentwood High School. Czerwien received the Mark Reider Award, which is presented to the top male senior athlete...
The Herald’s spotlight athlete: Shady Side Academy’s Melissa Riggins
For the second straight year, Shady Side Academy sophomore Melissa Riggins had a flair for gold at the WPIAL Class AA track and field championships as she successfully defended her 800- and 1,600-meter championships. She set meet records in both events. A week later, she won the PIAA championships in...
Quaker Valley boys tennis caps special season in state tournament
The Quaker Valley boys tennis team had a stellar season, although it did not end the way it hoped. The Quakers saw their tandems of juniors Zach Albert and John Watters and senior Potter Oliver and freshman Will Sirianni lose in the preliminaries of the PIAA Class AA doubles tournament...
Pine-Richland boys lacrosse soaks up WPIAL title experience
The Pine-Richland boys lacrosse team left little doubt as to which WPIAL Class AAA team was the best this year after toppling Mt. Lebanon, 12-5, to win the program’s first title last Friday at Robert Morris. The score was a solid indicator of the team’s eminence, but it still took...
Norwin athletes cap season at PIAA track and field championships
The Norwin girls track and field team was shut out of medals at the PIAA Class AAA championships May 24 and 25 at Shippensburg’s Seth Grove Stadium. Though the Knights failed to bring home any hardware, their performances were strong. Senior Emily Brozeski reached the semifinals in the 100-meter hurdles....
Norwin softball team reflects on special season
The Norwin softball team belted out its last rendition of the school alma mater as the team bus climbed the steep hill to reach campus following the Knights’ WPIAL Class 6A quarterfinal loss to North Allegheny. Sure, it might not have been the best sounding one of the season. For...
Franklin Regional’s Todero, Huczko shine at PIAA championships
Franklin Regional sophomore Rayna Todero returned home from the PIAA Class AAA girls track and field championships with a medal around her neck. Todero leaped 37 feet, 8 inches to place eighth in the triple jump May 24-25 at Shippensburg. She was the top jumper among the WPIAL competitors. Her...
Franklin Regional softball vows to be back in contention next season
Last Tuesday was a wild day. Torrential downpours, lightning and even tornado warnings all made the day much more unpredictable. Another thing that seemed a little off was the Franklin Regional softball team’s bus ride from the Murrysville campus to Seton Hill — the site of the WPIAL Class 5A...
District champions highlighted in Trib HSSN baseball, softball power rankings
A golden week has produced changes throughout the Trib HSSN baseball and softball power rankings, including a new No. 1 in softball following the 2019 WPIAL championships. Pine-Richland leads the parade of six new champions in baseball. The Rams are followed by Shaler, Seton LaSalle, Beaver, Steel Valley and California....
Springdale’s Zolnierczyk ready to begin next chapter at Robert Morris
Mike Zolnierczyk graduates Friday from Springdale High School. One chapter will close while another continues to build for the Dynamos soccer and basketball standout who will continue his soccer pursuits at Division I Robert Morris. “I’m extremely blessed to be in the situation I am in, being able to play...
Shady Side’s Melissa Riggins among 9 WPIAL girls named PTFCA all-state
Shady Side Academy runner Melissa Riggins, who set a meet record at the PIAA Class AA track and field championships last week, earned first-team all-state honors from the Pennsylvania Track and Field Coaches Association. Riggins was the only WPIAL girls athlete to receive first-team honors. She was named first-team in...
North Allegheny’s Zach Kinne leads WPIAL boys on PTFCA all-state team
North Allegheny’s Zach Kinne, the WPIAL and PIAA Class AAA champion in the 3,200 meters, was named a first-team all-state selection by the Pennsylvania Track and Field Coaches Association. The senior was the only WPIAL boys athlete to make the first team. Shady Side Academy’s Melissa Riggins earned first-team honors...
West Allegheny tops Connellsville for 3rd straight WPIAL softball title
Coaches who have won multiple championships have compared them to having kids. They are all different, and they are all awesome. “I think that’s absolutely one of the best ways I’ve ever heard that put,” West Allegheny coach Mindi McFate said. She should know. McFate has three children and now...
Elizabeth Forward knocks off Mt. Pleasant for 1st WPIAL softball title
Elizabeth Forward softball coach Harry Rutherford didn’t tell his team Mt. Pleasant was ranked No. 13 in the nation by MaxPreps. “They didn’t need to know that,” the coach said. “I don’t know if they knew that. They had already beaten two undefeated teams (earlier in the season), and I...
Baseball sites, times: PIAA schedules tripleheaders at Latrobe, Butler
Pullman Park in Butler and Latrobe high school will host tripleheaders Monday in the first round of the state baseball playoffs. The PIAA revealed sites and times for first-round games. The Latrobe tripleheader will include WPIAL champions Pine-Richland, Shaler and California. Beaver, Steel Valley and Seton LaSalle will start their...
Laurel takes down Frazier to defend WPIAL Class 2A softball title
After battling injuries much of the last two years, Laurel’s Kayla Ruperto is making the most of her senior season. The Spartans righthander held Frazier hitless for five innings and struck out nine as Laurel rolled to a 9-3 victory to win its second straight WPIAL Class 2A softball title...
