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Differences aside, Lokaitis sisters make formidable combo for Bishop Canevin softball
Siblings bicker. They get under each other’s skin and on each other’s nerves. The Lokaitis sisters, junior Taylor and sophomore Meadow, are no different. Their personalities mix like oil and water. Bishop Canevin softball coach Karen Seitz-LaFianza called Taylor “intense and competitive” and Meadow more laid back. Taylor described herself...
Penn Hills Sports Hall of Fame to induct Class of 2019
The Penn Hills Sports Hall of Fame will induct seven athletes, one contributor and two teams in its Class of 2019. An induction ceremony will take place April 27 at the Green Oaks Country Club, 5741 Third St. in Verona. The evening will include a 5:30 p.m. cocktail hour, dinner...
North Hills track athletes prepare for individual competition
The WPIAL track and field season is entering its home stretch, as athletes begin to make preparations for postseason competition. North Hills is no different, except the Indians may begin tweaking their training regimens a little earlier in the season with the hope that the jump-start may help them turn...
North Allegheny track team builds momentum after invitational success
North Allegheny’s track and field team left quite an impression on the medal stand in the 3,200-meter event at the Lady Spartan/Wildcat Invitational. For the girls’ portion, the Tigers didn’t leave room for many others on the medal stand. Hannah Lindgren, Ally Christy and Jenna Mlecko placed first, second and...
A-K Valley high school notebook: Highlands’ Chuck Debor resigns as AD to focus on teaching
Chuck Debor spent the past handful of years working part-time as Highlands’ athletic director, but he soon will go back to doing what he loves full-time. The Highlands school board Monday accepted Debor’s resignation as athletic director and facilities scheduler, effective June 30. He spent the last five years in...
Decline in ticket sales hurts WPIAL budget, limits money shared back to schools
Penn Hills, Pine-Richland and Butler will receive more than $5,000 apiece from the WPIAL as part of its annual share-back program from playoff gate ticket revenues. In all, more than 100 schools have a check in the mail. But the WPIAL won’t be sharing as much as hoped because attendance...
West Allegheny stays No. 1 in baseball, new team atop softball power rankings
It was another week of big changes in the TribLive High School Sports Network weekly Power Rankings for baseball, but no teams exited or entered the softball Top 10. This week’s rankings have four new baseball teams. And while there are no additions to the 10 in softball, there is...
West Mifflin tops Belle Vernon, sweeps season series
Prior to the 2019 season, the West Mifflin softball team suffered seven straight defeats at the hands of Belle Vernon. Considering the dominance and pedigree of the two-time defending champion Leopards, that isn’t surprising. But for the second time this year, West Mifflin found a way to defeat the rival,...
Quaker Valley takes down Blackhawk in Section 3-4A
Growing pains. Tough words to live by as a high school coach, but for Blackhawk’s Jim Riggio, it’s a statement he hopes can take to heart after suffering a 17-2 loss to Quaker Valley in Section 3-4A softball action Wednesday. The game was called after four innings because of the...
Seneca Valley’s Herrera-Rondon named to USA Today all-star team
Seneca Valley sophomore Alejandro Herrera-Rondon was the only WPIAL wrestlers named to the USA Today’s boys wrestling all-Sstar first team. Herrera-Rondon is a two-time PIAA champion, winning the 113-pound Class AAA title in March. He has won one WPIAL title. The publication, with the help from TheOpenMat.com website picked three...
High school scores, schedules for April 17, 2019
High Schools Baseball Wednesday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Section 1 Butler 2, Seneca Valley 1 Central Catholic 10, Allderdice 0 Pine-Richland 5, North Allegheny 4 Section 2 Connellsville 7, Plum 6 (9 inn.) Latrobe 5, Hempfield 4 Section 3 Bethel Park 12, Baldwin 4 Upper St. Clair 3, Mt. Lebanon...
H.S. roundup: North Allegheny softball edges Hempfield
Alaina Whipkey hit an RBI double in the bottom of the fifth inning to break a tie, and the No. 1-ranked North Allegheny softball team held on to defeat Hempfield, 4-3, in Section 2-6A on Wednesday. Rachel Martindale gave North Allegheny a 3-0 lead with a three-run homer in the...
Orie shatters Hempfield discus record
Mackenna Orie continued her assault on the Hempfield track and field record book this week. On Saturday, the senior set the school’s record in the shot put with a throw of 46 feet, 7 ½ inches in winning the Lady Spartan/Wildcat Invitational. The DePaul commit broke the record of 46-4...
Versatile Mucci etching her mark for Latrobe track and field
If the rules allowed it, Faith Mucci would participate in more than four events for the Latrobe track and field team. The junior is one of the top sprinters and jumpers in the WPIAL and a two-time PIAA qualifier. She is one of those athletes who can do just about...
Burrell softball gets walk-off homer to end Freeport’s section winning streak
For the second time in as many games, a Clark delivered for Burrell when it mattered the most. Last week, Sara Clark hit a walk-off home run to lift the Bucs to a 13-12 Section 1-3A victory over Deer Lakes. On Wednesday against Freeport, it was Elizabeth Clark’s turn. The...
WPIAL softball championships headed to Peterswood Park for 2019
The WPIAL softball championships are headed to Peterswood Park in Peters Township next month. The WPIAL planned to return to Cal (Pa.), but Lilley Field remains under renovation and unavailable. So the WPIAL board voted Wednesday to pick Peterswood over bids from Pitt, Seton Hill and Upper St. Clair’s Boyce...
WPIAL awards $1,000 scholarships to 20 scholar-athletes
The WPIAL announced the 20 winners of its annual scholar-athlete scholarship contest. Each receives $1,000 and will be honored at a banquet May 13 at the DoubleTree in Green Tree. The 10 girls winners are Blackhawk’s Mady Aulbach, Freeport’s Allison DeJidas, Fox Chapel’s Marisa Hardiman, West Greene’s Madison Lampe, Shady...
Springdale girls soccer coach Jerry Concannon resigns after 12 seasons
Jerry Concannon oversaw a consistently successful girls soccer program at Springdale. After a dozen years, the Dynamos are looking for a new coach. The Allegheny Valley School Board last week accepted the resignation of Concannon, who led Springdale to a WPIAL championship and two PIAA runner-up finishes in his 12...
Peterswood Park chosen to host WPIAL softball championships
Peterswood Park in Peters Township will host the WPIAL softball championships next month. The WPIAL planned originally to use Cal (Pa.), but Lilley Field remains under renovation and unavailable. So, the WPIAL board voted unanimously Wednesday to choose Peterswood over bids from Pitt, Seton Hill and Upper St. Clair’s Boyce...
All in the family: Plum’s Hunter Linhart carries on family discus tradition
In 1959, Bruce Linhart Sr. set a standard in the discus at Penn Hills that has yet to be surpassed: He established a school record of 168 feet, 1 inch. The mark also was the state record for five years. Bruce Jr. set Plum’s discus record in 1982, and younger...
Bill Sinning retiring after 14 years overseeing WPIAL playoff officials
Bill Sinning has overseen WPIAL officials since 2006, but the retired basketball referee will leave that task to someone else next year. Sinning informed the PIAA that he won’t seek an eighth term as the Male Officials Representative for District 7. His current two-year term ends June 30, 2020. “It’s...
No. 2 Bethel Park takes down No. 3 Baldwin in Section 1-6A
A typical clash between two top teams in the section is usually a recipe for a tight game, but that was not the case Tuesday evening. No. 2-ranked Bethel Park opened a six-run lead in the top of the first inning and didn’t look back en route to a 14-4...
High school roundup for April 16, 2019: No. 1 Blackhawk tops New Castle on walk-off
Justin Nixon hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift top-ranked Blackhawk to a 4-3 win over visiting New Castle in a Section 2-4A baseball game Tuesday afternoon. Nixon was 3 for 4 with two RBIs. Ray Knally was 2 for 4 with two RBIs...
High school scores, schedules for April 16, 2019
High Schools Baseball Tuesday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Section 1 North Allegheny 10, Allderdice 2 Seneca Valley 4, Central Catholic 1 Section 2 Connellsville 2, Hempfield 1 Penn-Trafford 8, Latrobe 1 Plum 1, Norwin 0 Section 3 Baldwin 14, Brashear 3 Bethel Park 11, Canon-McMillan 6 Mt. Lebanon 10, Peters...
Upper St. Clair softball rallies past rival Mt. Lebanon
Defense wins championships. On Tuesday in a battle of Section 1-6A rivals, defense was the deciding factor as Upper St. Clair secured its hold on third place with a 10-6 victory over a desperate Mt. Lebanon team. The Panthers rallied twice, erasing an early three-run deficit and down by a...
