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‘Last Chance’ to qualify for WPIAL track and field championships
With the WPIAL track and field championships set for Wednesday at Slippery Rock University, athletes have one last opportunity to qualify. There are at least three “Last Chance meets” that will be held over the next two days. Norwin and Pine-Richland will host two events Thursday, and West Mifflin will...
WPIAL bracketology: Don Rebel, Chris Harlan forecast the 2024 softball playoff pairings
The 2024 WPIAL softball playoff field is set with 76 teams, including all six defending champions ready to begin playing for gold. The postseason begins next week and concludes with six title games May 29-30 at Lilley Field at Cal (Pa.). The brackets will be announced at 2 p.m. Thursday...
Top Western Pa. quarterbacks set to show skills at 4th Willie Thrower camp
More than 50 quarterbacks from the WPIAL and throughout Western Pennsylvania and Ohio will get a chance to show their stuff at the fourth annual Willie Thrower Memorial Award Foundation Quarterback Camp on Saturday at Valley High School. “With this camp, you not only are seeing the great number of...
Hempfield, Seneca Valley softball teams downplay importance of No. 1 seed for WPIALs
Neither coach seemed too concerned about it, but they also did not discount the value of getting the top seed. It’s only a number, they consented. Hempfield’s Tina Madison and Marlesse Hames of Seneca Valley basically agreed there isn’t much difference between the Nos. 1 and 2 seeds in the...
After 41 years in coaching, Jim Nesser steps down at Yough
Though he has won section, WPIAL and PIAA boys basketball championships, Jim Nesser is quick to point out he also has guided teams through rough patches, covering both ends of the spectrum in a coaching career that spans four decades. “I have been to the top, and I have been...
Top PIAA track & field performances as of May 8, 2024
Here are the top running times, throwing distance and jumping distances in Pennsylvania this season. Also included are the top three WPIAL and City League athletes and their rankings in the state. WPIAL/City League best Boys (Times and distance are what have been reported to PennTrackXC MileSplit by May 8.)...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 7, 2024
High schools Baseball Tuesday’s results Class 5A Section 1 Gateway 6, Penn Hills 0 Franklin Regional 1, Penn-Trafford 0 Plum 10, Fox Chapel 4 Class 3A Section 1 Neshannock 1, Quaker Valley 0 Riverside 9, Mohawk 4 Shenango 11, Ellwood City 9 Section 3 East Allegheny 2, Freeport 1 Derry...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania High School Softball Rankings for May 7, 2024
The first full week of May included an impressive display for the top softball teams in the state with very little movement from last week in the latest Trib HSSN state softball rankings. It was not a perfect week, but the losses were few and far between and only caused...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania High School Baseball Rankings for May 7, 2024
As the regular season winds down and the district playoffs are just around the corner, the elite high school baseball teams across try to keep stacking wins and remain a part of the Trib HSSN state baseball rankings discussions. A total of seven teams fell out of the state Top...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 8, 2024: Team tennis titles to be decided
Four district boys tennis teams will be playing Wednesday for the love of gold. In Class 3A, the top two seeds collide in the championship match in a battle of black and gold as defending champion and No. 2 seed Gateway takes on top seed North Allegheny. Both teams survived...
High school roundup for May 7, 2024: East Allegheny clinches playoff spot with walk-off win
Ryan Rupert hit a walk-off sacrifice fly in the bottom of the seventh inning as East Allegheny clinched a Section 3-3A baseball playoff spot with a 2-1 win over Freeport on the last day of section play. Winning pitcher Michael Cahill struck out 14 and Joe Connors went 2 for...
WPIAL clinched: Softball playoff field finalized with 76 tickets punched
The WPIAL softball playoff field is set with 76 teams having qualified. Coverage of the 2024 WPIAL softball playoffs here on Trib HSSN starts with the brackets being unveiled during the Playoff Pairings Show at 2 p.m. Thursday. The top four teams in each section qualified for the postseason. In...
WPIAL clinched: Baseball playoff field set with 77 teams
The 2024 WPIAL baseball playoff field is now finalized with 77 teams clinched and ready for the postseason. The top four teams in each section qualify for the playoffs with all tied teams advancing if they split their head-to-head meetings. Coverage of the 2024 WPIAL baseball playoffs can be seen...
Quaker Valley boys, girls sweep WPIAL 2A track championships
It was a day of redemption and fulfilling a dream for the Quaker Valley track and field teams Tuesday at the WPIAL Class 2A championships. The boys reclaimed the title after losing it in 2023 to Greensburg Central Catholic, and the girls fought off challenges from numerous teams to win...
Depth carries North Allegheny girls, Drew Griffith leads Butler boys to WPIAL 3A team titles
As a former computer science teacher, North Allegheny coach John Neff built a nifty spreadsheet to keep a running score of the WPIAL team track championship. “This is why it looks like I’m on my phone all the time,” he said with a laugh. When Neff checked the numbers late...
Franklin Regional gets gem from Max Bernadowski, edges Penn-Trafford to share section crown
The WPIAL baseball playoffs are a week away, but a postseason atmosphere Tuesday enveloped Haymaker Park in Murrysville, where two senior right-handers dominated on the mound. It was almost a dead-even match between host Franklin Regional and top-ranked Penn-Trafford. “It was like a playoff game,” Penn- Trafford coach Lou Cortazzo said....
Plum baseball defeats Fox Chapel to create WPIAL’s 1st 4-way tie for section title in 20 years
On the final day of section play, the Fox Chapel baseball team controlled its destiny for an outright title. Instead, with help coming from another section matchup, Plum’s victory over the Foxes solidified an ultra-rare four-way tie atop the Section 1-5A standings. With Plum’s 10-4 victory and Franklin Regional pulling...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 6, 2024
High schools Baseball Monday’s results Class 6A Section 2 Norwin 9, Baldwin 2 Class 5A Section 1 Fox Chapel 3, Plum 0 Franklin Regional 6, Penn-Trafford 2 Gateway 7, Penn Hills 3 Class 3A Section 1 Ellwood City 6, Shenango 3 Riverside 3, Mohawk 2 Neshannock 4, Quaker Valley 3...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 7, 2024: Rare 4-way tie still in the cards in Section 1-5A baseball
“Four for one and one is all” might be the battle cry of the four playoff-bound baseball teams in Section 1-5A. The line separating the four shrunk Monday as Franklin Regional defeated Penn-Trafford and Fox Chapel knocked off Plum. So heading into the final day of the regular season Tuesday,...
Trib HSSN Softball Team of the Week for May 6, 2024Video
Trib HSSN softball team of the week – Hempfield Spartans Coach: Tina Madison (3rd season) Record: 14-1 in Class 6A, 16-1 overall #Earned: Hempfield began a busy week with an eight-game winning streak and ended a stretch of four games in five days with 12 consecutive victories. Following a Monday...
Trib HSSN Softball Player of the Week for May 6, 2024
Trib HSSN softball player of the week – Bailey Barnyak School: Carmichaels Class: Sophomore Position: Pitcher, shortstop #Earned: The sophomore has picked up this season where she left off from a fabulous freshman campaign. On Monday, she picked up her fifth shutout of the season when she blanked playoff-bound West...
WPIAL clinched: Softball playoff qualifiers through May 6, 2024
The WPIAL softball playoff field is nearly set with 75 teams having qualified. There could be a 76th team on the final day of section play Tuesday. Coverage of the 2024 WPIAL softball playoffs here on Trib HSSN starts with the brackets being unveiled during the Playoff Pairings Show at...
WPIAL clinched: Baseball playoff qualifiers through May 6, 2024
The 2024 WPIAL baseball playoff field is nearly finalized with 72 teams clinched and nine possible spots up for grabs Tuesday as section play concludes. The top four teams in each section qualify for the playoffs with all tied teams advancing if they split their head-to-head meetings. Coverage of the...
High school roundup for May 6, 2024: Ellwood City keeps playoff hopes alive with 13-inning win
Jordan Keller smacked a two-run single in the 13th inning to score the go-ahead runs as Ellwood City kept its playoff hopes alive with a 6-3 victory over Shenango in Section 1-3A baseball Monday. Nathan Kennedy and Will Nardone each drove in two runs for the Wolverines (10-7, 5-6). Joey...
After coming up short twice, Knoch girls track and field team aims for WPIAL title
Two years ago, the Knoch girls track and field team qualified for the WPIAL Class 2A semifinals. The Lady Knights came up just short of their goal to advance to the finals. Last spring, Knoch broke through as one of the final four. The Knights beat Derry, but Winchester Thurston...
