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Greensburg Central Catholic softball ousted via mercy rule vs. Bishop Canevin
Bishop Canevin coach Karen Seitz-LaFianza said she wasn’t nervous about Tuesday’s WPIAL Class A first-round game, and neither were her young Crusaders. With three freshmen starting their first playoff game, the Crusaders didn’t blink. They took advantage of three walks and an error in the opening inning and rolled to...
Westmoreland athletes of the week: Greensburg Salem’s Aaren Putt, Penn-Trafford’s Brooke Cleland
Aaren Putt School: Greensburg Salem Sport: Baseball Year: Junior Claim to fame: Putt, who struck out two and walked one, allowed a leadoff hit to Mt. Pleasant’s Asker O’Connor and then retired the next 19 batters to lead Greensburg Salem to a 5-0 victory in a Section 1-4A game May...
Five things to watch in the WPIAL Class AAA girls 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. There are numerous returning Class AAA girls champions who are looking for a return trip to the PIAA championships May 24-25 at Shippensburg....
Burrell girls sprint relay unit aims for another golden performance at WPIAL meet
Every year at this time, members of the Burrell girls 400-meter relay are focused on getting to the top of the podium at the WPIAL Class AA track and field championships. It has happened 11 times before, including the past four years and five out of the last six. Seeded...
Alle-Kiski Valley Athletes of the Week: Highlands’ Zac Kuniak, Plum’s Jillian Durst
Zac Kuniak School: Highlands Class: Senior Sport: Baseball Report card: Kuniak picked up the save in the Rams’ 9-3 win over Section 1-4A rival Indiana and helped clinch Highlands’ first trip to the postseason since 2003. A two-year captain, Kuniak leads No. 14 Highlands (10-8) in batting average (.400) and...
George Guido: Players from Freeport’s ’79 baseball title team show support for current team
It was nice to see several players from the Freeport 1979 WPIAL championship baseball team came out to Community Park last Wednesday to cheer on the Yellowjackets. Coach Bob Isenberg, along with players David and Dennis Montgomery, Jim Solomon and Jeff Markwell were introduced to the crowd just prior to...
Moon’s Donovan Johnson leads all-state basketball selections as Pa. Player of the Year in Class 5A
Moon’s Donovan Johnson was named as the state’s Class 5A boys basketball player of the year Tuesday and Adam Kaufman was named coach of the year after leading the Tigers to a PIAA title in March. Johnson averaged 22.6 points, 9.4 rebounds, 2.3 steals and 1.5 blocks per game as...
WPIAL postpones Tuesday softball games at Gateway, Hampton, North Allegheny, Shaler
The rainy weather that began over Mother’s Day weekend presented a curveball to the WPIAL softball playoffs. The WPIAL on Tuesday postponed first-round games scheduled for the afternoon at four sites: Gateway, Hampton, North Allegheny and Shaler. Those games now will take place on Thursday, at the same time as...
Hempfield sophomore pole-vaulter Barnhart ready to soar
Tanner Barnhart was bummed watching the Hempfield boys track team win the school’s seventh WPIAL team title May 6 at Peters Township. He was disappointed because a sprained left foot prevented him from pole vaulting. Hempfield’s best vaulter sat and cheered on Rylan Kauffman and Lukas Kissel, who won the...
Latrobe junior wrestler Willochell commits to Edinboro
Latrobe junior Gabe Willochell announced on Twitter on Monday that he committed to wrestle at Edinboro. The Fighting Scots are a member of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference and Mid-American Conference in NCAA Division I. Let’s get it pic.twitter.com/KOHDScptdY— Gabe Willochell (@gabe_willochell) May 14, 2019 Willochell is a two-time PIAA...
High school scores, schedules for May 13, 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.;...
Breakout squad named Trib HSSN Softball Team of the Week
The Trib HSSN Softball Team of the Week is the Upper St. Clair Panthers, a team that enjoyed a breakout season to end a long postseason drought. The Panthers clinched their first playoff berth in 20 years in impressive fashion as they won six of the final seven games to...
Seneca Valley senior named Trib HSSN Softball Player of the Week
Claire Zimmerman School: Seneca Valley Class: Senior The Trib HSSN Softball Player of the Week is Seneca Valley senior Claire Zimmerman, helped the Raiders close out the regular season with two nonsection wins thanks to her bat and her pitching. Against Montour, Zimmerman hit a three-run homer to ignite the...
Five things to watch at the WPIAL Class AA boys track and field championships
The WPIAL track and field championships are Thursday at Slippery Rock, the first time at the venue after it was contested for more than 20 years at Baldwin. There are numerous returning Class AA boys champions who are looking for a trip to the PIAA championships May 24-25 at Shippensburg....
WPIAL wants to hear from 2 basketball coaches facing recruiting allegations
The WPIAL board voted Monday to schedule hearings for two basketball programs facing recruiting allegations. The board wants to hear from Central Catholic boys basketball coach Brian Urso, McKeesport assistant girls coach Troy Blackwell and athletic administrators from both schools, said WPIAL executive director Tim O’Malley. Information was presented to...
Coaches association releases final boys volleyball rankings
The WPIAL boys volleyball playoff brackets were revealed Monday morning, and the first-round matches are set for Tuesday. In advance of the playoff announcement, the Western Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association released its final Class AAA and AA rankings for the 2019 season. All season, the 39 WPIAL coaches voted for...
Alle-Kiski Valley baseball playoff preview capsules: Games for May 15
First round Wednesday’s games Class 4A 13-Knoch (10-7) vs. 4-Blackhawk (13-4) 6:30 p.m. at Neshannock Winner plays: 5-Ringgold (12-5) or 12-Mt. Pleasant (9-8) Coaches: Sean O’Donnell, Knoch; Bob Amalia, Blackhawk Players to watch: Ethan Sloane, Sr., OF, Knoch; Zach Zuchelli, Sr., 2B, Blackhawk Extra bases: Knoch earned its eighth consecutive...
Alle-Kiski Valley softball playoff preview capsules: Games for May 15
First round Wednesday’s games Class 2A 12-Apollo-Ridge (9-4) vs. 5-Frazier (14-3) 4 p.m. at Latrobe Winner plays: 4-Vincentian (14-1) or 13-Burgettstown (8-9) on May 20, site/time TBD Coaches: John Kinnamon, Apollo-Ridge; Don Hartman, Frazier Players to watch: Mollie Charlton, Sr., P., Apollo-Ridge; Logan Hartman, Sr., P, Frazier Extra bases: Apollo-Ridge...
A-K Valley high school notebook: Deer Lakes volleyball gets seeded 12th
Deer Lakes will face an uphill battle as it attempts to continue its recent WPIAL boys volleyball playoff success. The Lancers drew the No. 12 seed in the WPIAL Class AA playoffs and a first-round match at No. 5 Bishop Canevin at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, with the winner advancing to...
Waynesburg hurdler Daniel Layton turns to PIAA after WPIAL denies his request
Waynesburg’s Daniel Layton won’t be able to defend his WPIAL hurdles title unless the PIAA intervenes. The senior was accidentally scratched from the 110-meter hurdles by his father/coach Rick Layton, a clerical error that Waynesburg asked the WPIAL to fix before the district championships arrive Thursday. But the WPIAL board...
Monessen football, basketball standout Whitlock transfers to Belle Vernon
Devin Whitlock has withdrawn from Monessen and has enrolled at neighboring Belle Vernon. Belle Vernon athletic director Matt Humbert confirmed the talented freshman athlete is enrolled at Belle Vernon. “I’m not sure of the official date, but I do know that he is enrolled with the expectation of starting some...
Norwin junior standout wrestler Phipps commits to Bucknell
Norwin junior Kurtis Phipps announced on Twitter on Monday that he will follow his brother, Drew, and wrestle for Bucknell. Phipps made the choice after visiting numerous colleges while he recovers from surgery on his left foot. He had surgery March 22. Recovery time is five months. Committed?? pic.twitter.com/gZEs9QpwOv— kurt...
WPIAL releases boys volleyball playoff brackets
North Allegheny and Derry are the top seeds for the WPIAL Class AAA and AA boys volleyball playoff tournaments. The WPIAL released the brackets Monday morning. Joining the Tigers as the top seeds in Class AAA are No. 2 Bethel Park, No. 3 Shaler and No. 4 Latrobe. Only the...
High school scores, schedules for May 12, 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.;...
Trib HSSN Baseball Player of the Week: Jimmy Sadler, Chartiers-Houston
Jimmy Sadler School: Chartiers-Houston Class: Sophomore The Trib HSSN Baseball Player of the Week is Chartiers-Houston sophomore Jimmy Sadler, who was a combined 6 for 8 with five runs, four RBIs, four walks, a double and a home run in wins over Burgettstown, Fort Cherry and Vincentian Academy. “Jimmy’s pitch...
