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After head coach steps down, Sewickley Academy softball team keeps rolling
Sewickley Academy’s softball team didn’t have much time to process the news that Win Palmer was stepping down after 14 seasons as coach. The Panthers had an afternoon game on the same day he told them he was going to dedicate more of his time to the athletic department. Few...
Sewickley Academy girls lacrosse team looks to take final step
After coming close last season, the Sewickley Academy girls lacrosse team (6-1, 4-0 in Section 2-AAA) looks forward to its first WPIAL title. “Our biggest goal is to win WPIALs,” senior Sydney Larsen said. “We made it to the finals last year. “Even though we had the talent to get...
New philosophy has Penn-Trafford baseball excelling at plate
In the lead up to the 2019 season, Penn-Trafford baseball coach Dan Miller was preparing for the worst and hoping for the best. Miller didn’t expect his Warriors to be a particularly powerful team at the plate. He was OK playing some “small ball” to manufacture runs and hoped to...
Pine-Richland field athletes showing promise
There is plenty of talent taking over the field events for the Pine-Richland track and field team. And while the team’s hurdlers, sprinters and long-distance runners have been performing well this season, so have the throwers. However, the Rams’ true top performers will be revealed as the team enters the...
Kindleberger, Coker break Franklin Regional track and field records
When Bob Ralston took over as coach of the Franklin Regional track and field program seven years ago, he set a goal for his athletes: perform above and beyond the expectations past athletes had set for the program. So he has pushed his athletes to break as many school records...
The Herald Spotlight Athlete: Fox Chapel’s TJ Johnston
TJ Johnston, a senior on the Fox Chapel baseball team, has helped the team to a 5-2 start this season. Johnston, who plays shortstop and has been on the varsity for three years, also played on the FC football team. He will attend Penn State Behrend and continue to play...
In issue of separating public, private schools, PIAA wants time
The PIAA administration is watching closely as a state legislator wades into the public vs. private debate, but it would rather see its own competitive-balance efforts given time to work. “If you asked us as a staff, we don’t have any interest in segregating the membership,” PIAA associate executive director...
A-K Valley high school notebook: Section 1-3A softball race promises to be entertaining
If the second half of the Section 1-3A softball season resembles the first in any way, expect plenty of entertainment value in the coming weeks. The rivalry between Burrell, Deer Lakes and Freeport atop the section is turning into a free-for-all — or maybe a three-for-all? — with all four...
Greensburg Salem’s Malia Anderson runs state’s fastest 800 meters at Butler Invitational
Greensburg Salem senior Malia Anderson ran the fastest time in the state this season to win the girls 800 meters Thursday at the Butler Invitational. The Georgetown recruit won in 2:13.36, which puts her atop the early-season Pennsylvania rankings, according to Milesplit stats. The state’s previous best was a 2:14.97...
Connellsville knocks off No. 2 Latrobe; Tallman leaves with injury
Latrobe softball’s pitching depth has again been tested. After senior Kiley Myers, a Marist recruit, suddenly left the team just four games into the season, sophomore Jordan Tallman took the reigns in the circle. And Tallman was brilliant, posting a 9-1 record with 138 strikeouts in 67 innings through her...
Frazier joins Trib HSSN state softball rankings
Two WPIAL softball teams exited this week’s Trib HSSN state rankings with only one district team joining the state elite. Both North Allegheny in Class 6A and Chartiers-Houston in 2A were bounced from the weekly Top 5, while Frazier entered at No. 4 in Class 2A after a big section...
High school scores, schedules for April 18, 2019
High Schools Baseball Thursday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Section 2 Penn-Trafford 8, Norwin 3 Section 3 Peters Township 5, Canon-McMillan 1 (8 inn.) Class 5A Section 2 Mars 7, Moon 2 South Fayette 15, North Hills 14 (8 inn.) Section 3 Carrick 4, Albert Gallatin 2 Laurel Highlands 3, Chartiers...
High school roundup for April 18, 2019: No. 4 Knoch takes down No. 3 Greensburg Salem
In a battle of baseball teams in the top five of the TribHSSN Class 4A rankings, No. 4 Knoch upended No. 3 Greensburg Salem, 9-6, in a Section 1 clash Thursday afternoon. The Knights took a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the third and extended their advantage with five...
Seneca Valley AD Heather Lewis joining WPIAL board of directors
Seneca Valley athletic director Heather Lewis is the only newcomer voted onto the WPIAL board of directors this year in election results revealed Wednesday. Nine of the 10 incumbents seeking at-large seats won reelection, each for another one-year term. The results were announced during the WPIAL annual meeting at the...
Aliquippa’s Zuriah Fisher gains popularity with ACC, Big 10 football coaches
Aliquippa junior Zuriah Fisher is popular with ACC and Big 10 football coaches. The 6-foot-3, 230-pound linebacker announced scholarship offers this week from Michigan State, Virginia and Purdue — giving him six from the Big 10 and four from the ACC. Both Pitt and Penn State already have offered him....
Henderson’s homer lifts Southmoreland past No. 3 South Allegheny in slugfest
As South Allegheny and Southmoreland went back and forth, trading run for run, it become apparent the slightest miscue would likely make the difference. That miscue came in the form of a Taylor Lucas pitch left high the zone, a ball promptly pounded over the fence by Charity Henderson for...
No. 4 Penn-Trafford breaks out bats to defeat rival Norwin
Jordan and Owen Sabol play for rival baseball teams. The former is a senior center fielder for Penn-Trafford, the latter a senior shortstop at Norwin. Despite living in neighboring districts and playing youth baseball together for years, they are not related. “We’ve been playing against each other since seventh grade,”...
Blair’s walk-off home run lifts Deer Lakes past Freeport in Section 1-3A
Makayla Blair felt frustrated, and her Deer Lakes teammates were angry after they saw a late lead slip away against a rival for the second time in just over a week. But this time, the Lancers had the final at-bat — and one big swing from Blair completely changed their...
WPIAL requests eligibility hearing for West Mifflin transfer Nahki Johnson
The WPIAL board voted Wednesday to hold an eligibility hearing for West Mifflin sophomore Nahki Johnson. The football standout transferred from Steel Valley in December and his former school’s administration didn’t approve the transfer paperwork, WPIAL executive director Tim O’Malley said. Johnson’s football coach at Steel Valley, Rod Steele, was...
Seneca Valley’s Aidan Campbell commits to Ontario Hockey League’s Erie Otters
Earlier this month, Aidan Campbell helped the Pittsburgh Pens Elite 16U hockey team capture the USA Hockey Tier I Elite National Championship. Now, after several years in the Pens organization, the Cranberry native will take the next step in his hockey career. The goaltender, a junior at Seneca Valley High...
Knoch boys lacrosse in search of 3rd straight playoff appearance
Knoch’s prospects appeared dim in the second half of its Section 1-AA boys lacrosse matchup with Freeport. A six-goal deficit makes rallies difficult under normal circumstances, but the Knights also faced a dwindling clock — and they weren’t exactly playing well, either. A back-to-basics approach changed that, and with it...
Shaler softball in contention for WPIAL playoff berth
Tom Sorce went into his second year as Shaler Area softball coach knowing the Titans’ offense needed more flair. Packing some power into the bats was a key focus of an off-season training regiment built around strength. Shaler has seven home runs — after only hitting one last season —...
Experience paying off for Hampton softball
Hampton softball is off to a scorching hot start in this spring, but the team is staying focused on the big picture. The team rolled out to a 9-0 start after a 3-1 win over Shaler last week, and has cemented itself as an early WPIAL Class 5A title contender....
Hampton baseball continues hot start in Section 2-5A
After a slow start, the Hampton baseball team finds itself in a good situation — one that’s partly due to situational hitting. The team scratched out a 7-4 victory over Moon last Tuesday, and doubled down with a 5-3 win against rival Mars Wednesday, advancing to 6-4 overall and 4-1...
Disciplined lacrosse leads South Fayette to 6-2 start
Shawn Leydig’s time as South Fayette’s boys lacrosse coach got off to a late start. The school hired Leydig in August. But he was unable to work with the team until January after a deployment to Afghanistan for several months as a member of the Air National Guard. Once he...
