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One big hit enough for Avonworth to win pitchers’ duel over Burrell in softball semifinal
Avonworth cleanup hitter Leah Kuban fell victim to Burrell pitcher Katie Armstrong twice in Tuesday’s WPIAL Class 3A semifinal softball game at North Allegheny. She struck out against the Bucs senior to begin the bottom of the second and then went down on strikes to end the bottom of the...
Southmoreland advances to WPIAL Class 3A softball title game
For the first time in five years, the Southmoreland Scotties are headed to the WPIAL Class 3A softball championship game. Behind pitcher Maddie Brown’s selective memory and steady fundamentals, Southmoreland (16-2) was never seriously challenged in Tuesday’s 7-0 semifinal win over Waynesburg Central at Peterswood Park. For the first time...
Westmoreland WPIAL softball playoff capsules: Games for Wednesday, May 24, 2023
WPIAL softball playoffs Class 6A Semifinals 3-Norwin (14-5) vs. 2-Hempfield (16-3) 2 p.m. Wednesday at Gateway Winner plays: Winner of 5-Pine-Richland (7-14)/1-Seneca Valley (16-1) in championship (time, date TBD) at PennWest University, California Players to watch: Madie Kessler, Norwin; Riley Miller, Hempfield Extra bases: Norwin returns to the semifinals for...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 22, 2023
High schools WPIAL Baseball WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals Monday’s results Pine-Richland 14, Hempfield 12 Mt. Lebanon 2, Seneca Valley 1 North Allegheny 3, Norwin 0 Butler 3, Canon-McMillan 2 Semifinals Tuesday’s schedule Pine-Richland (15-6) vs. Mt. Lebanon (11-10) at North Allegheny, 7 p.m.; North Allegheny (15-6) vs. Butler (13-8)...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 23, 2023: Baseball contenders jump right into semifinals
Welcome to Semifinals Tuesday in the WPIAL with 12 baseball, four softball and four boys volleyball final four contests on the schedule. When the dust settled from Quarterfinals Monday in district baseball, four section champions were left standing to battle in the semifinals in Class 5A. Section 3 champion and...
High school roundup for May 22, 2023: Mt. Lebanon gets past Seneca Valley in nail-biter
Nolan Smith drove in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly in the sixth inning to push No. 5 Mt. Lebanon to a 2-1 victory over No. 4 Seneca Valley in the WPIAL Class 6A baseball quarterfinals Monday. David Shields gave up four hits and struck out 10 in a...
Another dominant pitching performance pushes Montour past Hampton into Class 4A semis
Montour baseball coach Bob Janeda is no riverboat gambler, but he wins a lot thanks to a winning hand that includes two aces. The Spartans coach went with his “No. 2” pitcher Monday in the Class 4A quarterfinals, and junior Jake Robinson threw a gem as Montour blanked Hampton, 2-0....
Plum reliever shuts door on South Fayette in Class 5A quarterfinals
Plum relief pitcher Colin Watson isn’t so worried about how things start but rather how they finish. The Mustangs maybe had a rough beginning to this season, but they’re now headed to the WPIAL semifinals after their top reliever pitched three scoreless innings Monday night. Watson entered with a one-run...
Bishop Canevin baseball wins defensive playoff battle over Leechburg
Bishop Canevin and Leechburg, two high-scoring Class A baseball teams, found the runs hard to come by Monday in their WPIAL quarterfinals game at Highlands, but No. 6 Canevin managed to score more. Kole Olszewski limited No. 3 Leechburg to three hits, and Bishop Canevin’s defense shined as the Crusaders...
Latrobe’s promising playoff run continues with 4A quarterfinal win over Chartiers Valley
Dante Basciano was a bat boy on the 2017 Latrobe baseball team that won WPIAL and PIAA Class 5A titles. A wide-eyed tyke no longer, the Wildcats’ senior sees similarities between the current team and that historic one. “It’s the camaraderie and the way we are together,” he said. “You...
Nolan Marasti, Penn-Trafford avenge last season’s playoff loss to Peters Township
Penn-Trafford senior pitcher Nolan Marasti waited all season to pitch again in the WPIAL playoffs. It just happened to be against the team, Peters Township, that he lost to and eliminated the Warriors from the 2022 playoffs. It was the same team, same venue and almost the same date. But...
Seton LaSalle erupts for 6-run 6th inning to surge past Riverview in Class 2A
Seton LaSalle collected four hits through five innings against Riverview starting pitcher Ben Hower in a Class 2A quarterfinal baseball playoff game Monday afternoon at Gateway. The No. 2 Rebels then erupted for six runs on five hits in the sixth inning off of Hower and Raiders reliever Enzo Lio....
Hempfield preps for 3rd clash with Norwin, this time in playoffs
In the first game, Hempfield gambled, and it backfired as Norwin cranked a couple of home runs. In the rematch, the Lady Spartans exacted revenge with a throwback kind of win: Pitching and defense ruled the day. So what can fans expect in Round 3 when No. 2 seed Hempfield...
A-K Valley WPIAL softball playoff capsule: Games for Tuesday, May 23, 2023
WPIAL softball playoffs Class 3A Semifinals 1-Avonworth (19-1) vs. 4-Burrell (13-5) 4 p.m. Tuesday at North Allegheny Winner plays: Winner of 2-Southmoreland (15-2)/3-Waynesburg Central (16-3) in championship game May 31 or June 1 at Lilley Field, PennWest University, California (time TBA) Players to watch: Brae Jones, Burrell; Alvia Lantzy, Avonworth...
Westmoreland WPIAL softball playoff capsule: Games for Tuesday, May 23, 2023
WPIAL softball playoffs Class 3A Semifinals 2-Southmoreland (16-2) vs. 3-Waynesburg (16-3) 3 p.m. Tuesday at Peterswood Park, Venetia Winner plays: Winner of 4-Burrell (13-5)/1-Avonworth (19-1) in championship (date, time TBD) at Cal (Pa.) Players to watch: Taylor Doppelheuer, Southmoreland; Kendall Lemley, Waynesburg Extra bases: It’s a matchup of former section...
Peters Township’s Brendan McCullough makes key interception in East-West all-star win
Peters Township defensive back Brendan McCullough made a late-game interception Sunday that secured a 24-16 victory for his West team in the PSFCA East-West Big School Game in Harrisburg. The East had fourth-and-goal with 1:19 left when McCullough picked off a pass just short of the goal line. The East-West...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Latrobe’s Logan Bradish
After an 8-2 record and a section title last year, Latrobe’s baseball team was more than happy with the result. But with a large number of seniors graduating, it was unclear when the Wildcats would return to that lofty status. Turns out, it didn’t take long. The Wildcats (14-6, 9-1)...
Alumni help Valley boys tennis players prepare for postseason tournaments
The Valley boys tennis team qualified for the quarterfinals of the WPIAL Class 2A tournament and faced North Catholic on May 8 with a spot in the semifinals and a berth to states on the line. The day before, the Vikings starting seven had the opportunity to train with some...
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Riverview’s Enzo Lio
It’s a prime time for high school baseball and softball with the WPIAL playoffs underway. Riverview baseball came into the postseason looking to build its recent success. Among the players with first-hand memories of past successful playoffs is senior pitching standout Enzo Lio. “My sophomore year, we played the second...
Trib HSSN baseball team of the week for May 21, 2023
Last season, the Mohawk baseball team reached the WPIAL Class 3A championship game, falling to South Park in the finals. The Warriors still have a fighting chance to get back to the finals after pulling off a first-round upset last week. Mohawk survived a key injury and a dust-up to...
High school sports schedules for May 22, 2023
High schools WPIAL Baseball WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals Monday’s schedule Pine-Richland (14-6) vs. Hempfield (11-9) at Plum, 6:30 p.m.; Seneca Valley (16-4) vs. Mt. Lebanon (10-10) at North Allegheny, 4 p.m.; North Allegheny (14-6) vs. Norwin (8-11) at Boyce Mayview Park, 7 p.m.; Canon-McMillan (15-5) vs. Butler (12-8) at...
Trib HSSN baseball player of the week for May 21, 2023
With five seniors in the starting lineup, including most who played a big part in a title run two years ago and a trip to the semifinals last year, some might consider an 8-11 regular season disappointing. “Hopewell baseball always has high expectations,” Hopewell senior Ty Eberhardt said. “At one...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of May 22, 2023
The postseason action really heats up in baseball, softball, lacrosse and boys volleyball as we head into a holiday weekend this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN continues our exclusive coverage of WPIAL baseball with the quarterfinals and semifinals, softball with the final four, boys and...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for May 22, 2023: Baseball enters quarterfinals
Welcome to quarterfinals Monday in the WPIAL baseball playoffs, when 24 games will be played to whittle each classification from eight to four teams. For the eight teams in Class 6A, welcome to the WPIAL playoffs. These teams have known for over a week who their opponents would be but...
Trib HSSN softball team of the week for May 21, 2023
Athletes will tell you that before the game starts, some have to find unique ways to get rid of the butterflies and jittery nerves. In the case of a bunch of young cubs playing for the South Fayette softball team, all it took was one pitch for the nerves to...
