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Yough’s experience comes through against Greensburg Salem to secure outright section title
Experience matters. After losing a gut-wrenching baseball game Monday, senior-laden Yough made the necessary plays and took advantage of plays younger Greensburg Salem did not make. The host Cougars secured the outright Section 4-3A championship Tuesday with a 10-5 win over the Golden Lions. “On the bus (Monday), we were...
Scrappy Penn-Trafford holds off Franklin Regional for share of section title
After going 3 for 3 with four RBIs, first baseman Chuck Fontana III had one more hit lined up Tuesday. As his teammates gathered in left field to celebrate a nerve-racking victory, the Penn-Trafford junior ducked into the dugout and swiped the water cooler. He carried it quietly to the...
Penn-Trafford, Franklin Regional lacrosse standouts light up scoreboard, lead teams
When inclement weather hits Western Pennsylvania during spring sports season, baseball, softball and tennis teams often go into hiding under an umbrella of postponements. But not lacrosse teams. Come rain or shine, warm or cold, they are playing, often at night under the lights. For Penn-Trafford girls lacrosse and junior...
For North Hills alum Margo Malone, personal loss inspired ‘an easy 26 miles’ en route to Pittsburgh Marathon win
For even the most competitive marathoners, some runs are far more challenging than others. Oftentimes it’s not the races. It’s the training. North Hills graduate Margo Malone can speak to that. A cross-country runner at Syracuse University from 2012-16, Malone remembers the early wake-up calls and brutal cold of the...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 8, 2023
High schools WPIAL Baseball Monday’s results Class 6A Section 1 North Allegheny 10, Pine-Richland 3 Section 2 Canon-McMillan 10, Central Catholic 2 Hempfield 11, Norwin 0 Mt. Lebanon 12, Baldwin 0 Class 5A Section 1 Gateway 6, Penn Hills 4 Penn-Trafford 7, Franklin Regional 1 Fox Chapel 5, Plum 2...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 9, 2023: 3-way battle to play out in Section 1-5A baseball
“And down the stretch they come.” No, we’re not talking about the horses racing for the winners circle at a racetrack in Kentucky. We’re talking about the top four baseball teams in Section 1-5A baseball. Coming into the final day of section play, three teams are tied for first in...
Trib HSSN softball team of the week for May 8, 2023
In the two years prior to Dave Quinn taking over as softball head coach at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, the Chargers won a combined 10 games. In his first year in 2017, OLSH finished 11-5 and hasn’t missed the playoffs since as a new tradition was born. This...
Trib HSSN softball player of the week for May 8, 2023
Seneca Valley sophomore Lexie Hames doesn’t have a driver’s license yet. She will seek her permit later this month. While she may not be driving on the road yet, the standout softball pitcher is very driven on the diamond. Hames is following up a fabulous freshman debut in which she...
3-time state champ Rune Lawrence of Frazier picks West Virginia
One of the top wrestlers in the WPIAL will be headed south to continue his wrestling career. Frazier junior Rune Lawrence announced on social media Monday his commitment to wrestle at West Virginia. Lawrence is a three-time PIAA and WPIAL Class 2A champion. His career record is 112-7. He was...
WPIAL softball playoff clinchings through May 8, 2023
The WPIAL softball playoff field is nearly set with two days left in the regular season. Exclusive coverage of the 2023 WPIAL softball playoffs is only here on TribHSSN.TribLive.com, starting with the brackets being unveiled during the Playoff Pairings Show on Thursday. The top four teams in each section qualify...
WPIAL baseball playoff clinchings through May 8, 2023
The 2023 WPIAL baseball playoff field now has 72 teams in the six classifications that have clinched with three days left in the regular season. The top four teams in each section qualify for the playoffs, which will have at least 76 schools participating. Exclusive coverage of the 2023 WPIAL...
High school roundup for May 8, 2023: Hampton baseball sews up playoff spot
Winning pitcher Caleb Custer fanned eight in 6⅓ innings of work as Hampton defeated Knoch, 9-4, on Monday to clinch a playoff spot in Section 4-4A baseball. Anthony Bucci and Eric Weeks collected two hits apiece for the Talbots (7-8, 5-4). Brady Wozniak went 2 for 3 with a triple...
Indiana wins softball section finale vs. Highlands in extra innings
The Highlands softball team had its back against the wall in a must-win situation as it hosted Indiana in its Section 1-4A finale Monday afternoon. The Golden Rams controlled their own destiny for a WPIAL playoff spot, but they had to win. The Indians led by five runs in the...
Greensburg Salem uses dramatic comeback to beat Yough, stay in section title hunt
Greensburg Salem baseball coach Anthony Manley said he didn’t say much to his team heading into the bottom of the seventh inning. That’s because the Golden Lions knew if they wanted a shot at winning the WPIAL Section 3-3A title, they had to find a way to manufacture a comeback....
Fox Chapel baseball defeats Plum, forces 3-way tie atop section standings
When half of a team’s starting lineup is underclassmen and its top two pitchers are sophomores, the future is bright. However, for the Fox Chapel baseball team, the future is now. The Foxes defeated visiting Plum, 5-2, on Monday afternoon to force a three-way tie for first place between Fox...
Penn-Trafford powers through in win over Franklin Regional
Penn-Trafford continues to play through the pain. The Warriors baseball team Monday lost another key player to an injury — its fourth this season — but went on to its third consecutive victory and seventh in the past eight games, beating Franklin Regional, 7-5, at Murrysville’s Haymaker Park, and delaying...
Derry girls eyeing 1st WPIAL track and field championship
Whatever the outcome for the Derry girls track and field team at the WPIAL Class 2A championship Tuesday, it will be a historical moment for the program. But as coach Mark Curcio sees it, Derry wants the gold trophy. The 11-year coach thinks it is attainable. Derry reached the WPIAL...
No. 2 Hempfield softball outduels No. 3 Norwin
Recent matchups between the Norwin and Hempfield softball teams turned into home run derbys. The latest one, though, was a pitchers’ duel. And it had a postseason vibe between two playoff-bound teams. Sophomore Riley Miller went the distance for Hempfield, striking out nine with no walks, and the No. 2...
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Norwin’s Trey Huha
Norwin’s track and field team enjoyed another year of success, finishing undefeated in section competition. The success the Knights have had this year is no fluke. Over the five years prior to this one, the Knights went 47-3 in section, a record that combines both the boys and girls. Senior...
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Kiski Area’s Braden Mika
Kiski Area senior Braden Mika is a 6-foot-4, 270-pound lineman on the football team and thrower on the track team. That makes him one of the bigger, stronger gardeners you’ll ever see. One of Mika’s hobbies is horticulture. “The covid-19 pandemic is what got me into gardening,” Mika said. “We...
With WPIAL playoffs on horizon, volleyball coaches association releases final boys rankings
The final week of the WPIAL boys volleyball regular season is here as teams fight for the few remaining openings to both the Class 3A and Class 2A playoffs. With that, the Western Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association released its final top-10 polls and players of the week for the 2023...
WPIAL baseball playoff clinchings, scenarios through May 7, 2023
The 2023 WPIAL baseball playoff field is taking shape in each of the six classifications with less than one week left in the regular season. The top four teams in each section qualify for the playoffs, which will have at least 76 schools participating. Exclusive coverage of the 2023 WPIAL...
Trib HSSN baseball player of the week for May 7, 2023
A Trib HSSN baseball player of the week can come in many shapes and sizes. Sometimes it’s a young man having a strong season by adding to his super stats. Other times it’s a monumental performance that stands out. This week, we tip our cap to a young man who...
WPIAL softball playoff clinchings, scenarios through May 7, 2023
The WPIAL softball playoff field is growing with each day of section action. Exclusive coverage of the 2023 WPIAL softball playoffs is only on TribHSSN.TribLive.com starting with the brackets being unveiled during the Playoff Pairings Show on Thursday. The top four teams in each section qualify for the postseason, except...
WPIAL boys volleyball playoff clinchings through May 7, 2023
The WPIAL boys volleyball regular season is winding down with one week left in the regular season. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district postseason. Once again, Trib HSSN will be the home for exclusive coverage of the 2023 WPIAL boys volleyball playoffs. Here is the...
