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Freshman throws no-hitter as Springdale softball routs Quigley Catholic
The wait was worth it for the Springdale softball team. Making its first playoff appearance since 2000, Alexis Hrivnak threw a no-hitter and the Dynamos cruised past Quigley Catholic, 14-0, in five innings Thursday in a WPIAL Class A first-round game at Shaler’s Hilltop Field. “It felt amazing to win...
Citing ‘something to prove,’ Waynesburg’s Layton defends WPIAL hurdles title
Waynesburg hurdler Daniel Layton tried not to think about his stressful week when standing at the starting line. “I tried to block it out as much as I could,” Layton said, “but honestly it gave me a little bit more energy because now I had something to prove.” Layton, who...
Alle-Kiski Valley baseball playoff previews: Games of May 16, 2019
WPIAL baseball playoffs First round Thursday’s games Class 5A 9-Fox Chapel (10-7) vs. 8-Mars (10-8) 4 p.m. at North Allegheny Winner plays: 1-West Allegheny (18-2) Coaches: Jim Hastings, Fox Chapel; Andy Bednar, Mars Players to watch: Mitch Miles, Sr., P, Fox Chapel; Will Bednar, Sr., P, Mars Extra bases: Fox...
Blackhawk shuts out Knoch in WPIAL playoff opener
A play in the top of the first inning proved pivotal in Wednesday night’s WPIAL Class 4A playoff baseball game between Blackhawk and Knoch. Knights runner Sean McGill was thrown out at the plate trying to score on Braden Tristiani’s double. Knoch only got one player to third base after...
High school scores, schedules for May 15, 2019
High Schools Baseball WPIAL Playoffs Class 6A First round Thursday’s schedule Upper St. Clair (12-6) vs. Hempfield (11-9) at West Mifflin, 4 p.m.; Peters Township (13-6) vs. Butler (6-13) at Boyce Mayview Park in Upper St. Clair, 7 p.m.; Norwin (13-6) vs. Mt. Lebanon (10-10) at West Mifflin, 2 p.m.;...
WPIAL softball playoffs roundup for May 15, 2019: Hempfield beats Baldwin on walk-off
Kelsi Terzolino ripped a one-out single to right in the bottom of the seventh inning to give four-time WPIAL champion Hempfield a 2-1 walk-off win over Baldwin in a WPIAL Class 6A first-round playoff game at Gateway. Terzolino’s hit scored courtesy runner Erica Orner. The third-seeded Spartans (14-6) took a...
WPIAL baseball playoffs roundup for May 15, 2019: Highlands upsets No. 3 Thomas Jefferson
Highlands’ first WPIAL playoff game in 16 years turned out pretty sweet. Zac Kuniak’s bases-clearing triple spurred a five-run fifth inning, and No. 14 Highlands upset No. 3 Thomas Jefferson, 6-4, in a Class 4A first-round baseball game Wednesday afternoon at West Mifflin. “Unbelievable,” Highlands coach Jeff Cambell said. “These...
Mt. Pleasant baseball stuns No. 5 Ringgold
Mt. Pleasant picked a good time to play its best baseball game of the season. The Vikings combined clutch pitching, solid defense and timely hitting to stun returning PIAA Class 4A champion No. 5 Ringgold, 8-0, in the opening round of the WPIAL playoffs on Wednesday at Seton Hill. The...
No. 5 Norwin rolls past Bethel Park in WPIAL Class 6A quarterfinals
Slightly perturbed by its WPIAL playoff seeding, Norwin took out its frustration on — and laid the aluminum to — Bethel Park. “We beat Hempfield twice so I feel like maybe we should have been up a little higher,” Norwin junior third baseman Victoria Shimko said. “But what can you...
Apollo-Ridge softball eliminated by two-time finalist Frazier
The Frazier softball team has played in the past two WPIAL Class 2A championship games, and it hopes to make it three straight in a couple of weeks. The Commodores, the WPIAL champions in 2017 and last year’s runner-up, got off to a good start toward that goal Wednesday as...
Westmoreland baseball playoff preview capsules: Games of May 16, 2019
Thursday’s games Baseball First round Class 6A No. 8 Upper St. Clair (12-6) vs. No. 9 Hempfield (11-9) 4 p.m. at West Mifflin Winner plays: No. 1 Penn-Trafford (16-3) Coaches: Jerry Malarkey, Upper St. Clair; Tim Buzzard, Hempfield Players to watch: Eli Shedd, Jr., P, Upper St. Clair; Luke Hudson,...
Ellwood City baseball strikes late to oust Deer Lakes
It’s not often a strikeout results in the winning run scoring. But that is what happened Wednesday afternoon as Ellwood City defeated Deer Lakes, 2-1, in an opening-round Class 3A baseball playoff game at Neshannock’s Mike Kirkwood Field. With the scored tied 1-1, Douglas Balin opened the seventh with a...
Late surge lifts No. 7 Burrell past McGuffey in opening round of WPIAL playoffs
Burrell leaned on ace Luke Virag over the first handful of innings of its WPIAL playoff opener as the Bucs’ offense felt out an unfamiliar pitcher. The support came a bit late, but it came in bunches. No. 7 Burrell scored nine runs over its final two times to the...
No. 6 Beaver ousts Belle Vernon in Class 4A 1st round
For the fifth consecutive season, Belle Vernon’s WPIAL playoff run ended quicker than anticipated. The No. 11 Leopards were dealt a 5-0 defeat at the hands of No. 6 Beaver in a Class 4A first-round game Wednesday at Fox Chapel. Belle Vernon (11-8) was hindered by three errors in a...
St. Joseph tops Monessen for 1st playoff win in 18 seasons
For the first time in 18 seasons, St. Joseph has advanced in the WPIAL baseball playoffs. The 11th-seeded Spartans scored three runs in each of the first two innings en route to a 10-1 win over No. 6 Monessen on Wednesday at Seton Hill. Dominic Fellowes led the way for...
Five things to watch at the WPIAL Class AAA boys track and field championships
The WPIAL track and field championships are Thursday at Slippery Rock, the first time at the venue after the event spent more than 20 years at Baldwin. Action begins at 11 a.m. with running preliminaries and early field events. The afternoon field events are scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m....
Softball teams adjust after 1st-round playoff games get postponed
A familiar nemesis popped up as Springdale prepared to play its first WPIAL softball playoff game in nearly two decades: Mother Nature. The persistent rain that began over Mother’s Day weekend caused Springdale’s scheduled Class A first-round game against Quigley Catholic to get postponed, leaving the Dynamos to cool their...
Franklin Regional’s Kranick commits to play soccer at Oakland
Auston Kranick was glad to be collateral damage. That is how recruiting sometimes can work. Funny story, though, how Kranick became a Division-I soccer player. The Franklin Regional senior was not the recruit Oakland University was coming to scout during a game last season, but the Golden Grizzlies are glad...
PIAA overturns WPIAL, Waynesburg’s Daniel Layton can defend hurdles title
A clerical error will not prevent Waynesburg’s Daniel Layton from defending his WPIAL title in the 110-meter hurdles, the PIAA decided Wednesday. A PIAA appeals panel voted 5-0 to overturn a WPIAL decision and allow Layton to compete in the event at Thursday’s WPIAL championships even though his coach had...
High school scores, schedules for May 14, 2019
High Schools Baseball WPIAL Playoffs Class 6A First round Thursday’s schedule Upper St. Clair (12-6) vs. Hempfield (11-9) at West Mifflin, 4 p.m.; Peters Township (13-6) vs. Butler (6-13) at Boyce Mayview Park in Upper St. Clair, 7 p.m.; Norwin (13-6) vs. Mt. Lebanon (10-10) at West Mifflin, 2 p.m.;...
High school roundup for May 14, 2019: Albert Gallatin blanks South Fayette
Maddy Hershberger threw a four-hit shutout and also had an RBI double to lead No. 9-seeded Albert Gallatin to a 2-0 victory over South Fayette (11-8) in the first round of the WPIAL Class 5A softball playoffs -Tuesday at Trinity. Hershberger struck out eight and walked two in the complete-game...
Sewickley Academy softball edges Monessen in Class A opening round
A come-from-behind effort was not enough as Monessen softball ended its season with a 5-4 loss to Sewickley Academy in the first round of the WPIAL Class A playoffs Tuesday at Peters Township. After starting the season 1-8, the Greyhounds raced to the finish, winning five of their last six...
Beaver’s List drives in 6 in WPIAL 1st-round rout of Derry
Beaver freshman Payton List turned in quite of a performance in her first WPIAL Class 3A playoffs. List clubbed a pair of two-run home runs and finished with six RBIs to help the No. 5 Bobcats to an 18-3, three inning victory against No. 12 Derry in the first round...
Brentwood runs past Summit Academy in preliminary round
With the one-and-done aspect of the WPIAL playoffs, baseball coaches always say they need to win and advance in the postseason. On Tuesday, Brentwood decided to steal and survive in a preliminary-round game. On opening day of the district baseball playoffs, Brentwood ran past Summit Academy, 8-1, to advance to...
Moon basketball’s Donovan Johnson receives North Carolina scholarship offer
Hours after earning all-state player of the year honors, Moon’s Donovan Johnson received a scholarship offer from North Carolina. The Tar Heels offered Johnson on Tuesday, said his father Gil. The 6-foot-7 junior already held offers from Pitt Arizona, Ohio State, TCU, Xavier and others. What makes North Carolina more...
