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WPIAL boys, girls lacrosse playoff clinchings through May 7, 2023
The WPIAL boys and girls lacrosse regular season is nearly complete. The top six teams in each section qualify for the district postseason. If there is a tie for the final playoff spot, head-to-head results will be used to break the tie. If three or more teams are tied and...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for May 8, 2023: Section baseball races hit final stretch
As we enter the final week of the regular season in WPIAL baseball, most playoff spots have been filled. However, there are still berths to be had in the final few days. While only one playoff berth is still to be determined in Section 1-5A, the top four teams are...
Trib HSSN baseball team of the week for May 7, 2023
It wasn’t supposed to be this way for the defending champions. The regular season was three and a half weeks old, and last year’s WPIAL Class 6A baseball winners were without a win. It wasn’t like Mt. Lebanon had graduated everybody from its golden season last spring, in fact, it...
High school sports scores, schedules for May 7, 2023
High schools WPIAL Baseball Sunday’s result Class 5A Section 2 Upper St. Clair at South Fayette, ppd. Monday’s schedule Class 6A Section 1 Pine-Richland at North Allegheny, 7 p.m. Section 2 Canon-McMillan at Central Catholic, 3:45 p.m. Hempfield at Norwin, 4:15 p.m. Mt. Lebanon at Baldwin, 4 p.m. Class 5A...
This week on Trib HSSN for week of May 8, 2023
Like sands through an hour glass, so go the final days of the regular season of the WPIAL spring sports season with playoff pairings shows straight ahead this week here on the TribLive High School Sports Network. Trib HSSN continues our coverage of WPIAL softball and baseball as the regular...
Fox Chapel notebook: Hall of Fame class announced
Seven individuals and one team are being honored as part of the Class of 2023 for the Fox Chapel Area Schools Sports Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony and banquet are scheduled for June 3 at the Harmar House in Cheswick. The team being honored is the 1995-96 Fox Chapel...
Westmoreland HS notebook: 5 from county make all-state basketball teams
Five players from Westmoreland County were named to the all-state boys basketball teams. They were represented in four classifications, and all of them made the third team. The players are: Zion Moore, a sophomore at Belle Vernon (Class 4A), junior Terek Crosby of Yough (3A), juniors Tyree Turner and Franco...
Quaker Valley boys, girls track teams run away with section titles
The Quaker Valley track and field program hit the daily double against section opponents this season. Both QV teams captured first place in Section 3-2A, beating out Aquinas Academy, Carlynton, Cornell, Eden Christian, Sewickley Academy, Shady Side Academy, Sto-Rox and Riverview. The QV girls are the defending WPIAL Class 2A...
Penn-Trafford’s Kate Schall wins WCCA title, eyes school record in 400
If Penn-Trafford senior Kate Schall wanted to pursue a track and field career at Penn State, her high school coach Eric Reger believes she would continue to find success. “I think she would do very well if she decided to run,” Reger said. “She probably would run the 400 and...
Penn Hills notebook: Daemar Kelly earns all-state honors
Penn Hills guard Daemar Kelly was determined to finish his senior season with a WPIAL Class 5A championship in boys basketball. Kelly, who led Penn Hills in scoring, was able to help deliver that. As a result of the Indians’ success and Kelly’s achievement, the Indians were able to finish...
College coaches sing praises of Penn Hills junior lineman Kelsey Hundley
Being on stage doesn’t change much for Kelsey Hundley. The Penn Hills junior feels about as comfortable there as he does in football pads. After getting wrapped up in sports, Hundley had stepped away from the performing arts for a few years. He was convinced to get back into them...
Gateway’s Kefimba Cisse rounds into form ahead of WPIAL championships
Kefimba Cisse is in the home stretch of preparation for the WPIAL Class 3A track and field championships May 17 at Slippery Rock. The Gateway junior distance standout is ramping up his training as he hopes to cut times in his events. As a practicing Muslim, Cisse had his season...
Gateway snaps skid but falls short of playoff berth
The Gateway baseball team hoped for positive results as it closed out the Section 1-5A slate with series against Penn-Trafford and Penn Hills. The Gators came into the week seeking to build off a 15-0 victory over Woodland Hills on April 28 which snapped a slide that reached nine games...
Junior midfielder finds perfect fit on Sewickley Academy girls lacrosse team
Libby Eannarino has made quite the impact in her first year at Sewickley Academy. Eannarino, a three-sport athlete, netted her 100th career goal in girls lacrosse April 13 against Peters Township. “I’m so proud to be scoring my 100th goal while wearing a Sewickley jersey and representing the academy,” Eannarino...
High school scores, summaries and schedules in WPIAL sports
High schools WPIAL Baseball Saturday’s results Class 6A Section 1 Pine-Richland 12, North Allegheny 10 Seneca Valley 6, Butler 1 Class 5A Section 2 Bethel Park 11, Trinity 1 Peters Township 14, Connellsville 3 Class 4A Section 1 Hopewell 4, Ambridge 2 Section 2 Ringgold 5, Albert Gallatin 0 Laurel...
High school roundup for May 6, 2023: Pine-Richland rallies past North Allegheny to take section top spot
Anthony Mengine hit an RBI single and Tanner Cunningham followed with an RBI double in the top of the 11th inning as Pine-Richland clinched the Section 1-6A baseball title with a wild 12-10 win over North Allegheny on Saturday. Owen Henne, Peyton Ford, Jake Waddell and Joey Perry also doubled...
Deer Lakes’ McKinney goes into A-K hall as multifaceted athlete
West Deer native Kerry McKinney Mills lives near Toronto with her Canadian-born husband, Bryan, and their three children. While the Maple Leafs are playing in the NHL’s Stanley Cup playoffs, the real hockey allegiance in the McKinney Mills household is to Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins. “Hockey is incredibly...
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Valley’s Niko Heakins, Plum’s Taylor Lorish
Taylor Lorish Class: Senior School: Plum Sport: Softball Report card: Lorish hit a grand slam and had five RBIs to help Plum earn a 9-2 win over Fox Chapel in a Section 1-5A game Thursday. Lorish is batting over .450 this season for the Mustangs, who are in third place...
Burrell softball strolls to section rout of Freeport
The last couple senior days hadn’t gone as planned for the Burrell softball team, so it wanted to change that trend Saturday. The Bucs did so by exercising patience at the plate. Burrell drew 17 walks and earned a 16-1 win in three innings over a short-handed Freeport team in...
WPIAL Baseball rankings: Week ending May 7, 2023
Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Pine-Richland, 14-5, 2 2. North Allegheny, 11-5, 1 3. Seneca Valley, 14-4, 4 4. Butler, 9-7, 3 5. Canon-McMillan, 12-5, 5 Out: none Class 5A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Shaler, 14-4, 1 2. Bethel Park, 12-4, 2 3. South Fayette, 13-3, 3...
WPIAL softball rankings: Week ending May 7, 2023
Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Seneca Valley, 13-1, 1 2. Hempfield, 14-2, 3 3. Norwin, 13-4, 2 4. North Allegheny, 12-4, 4 5. Mt. Lebanon, 6-9, 5 Out: none Class 5A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Shaler, 16-0, 1 2. Armstrong, 14-1, 2 3. Trinity, 14-1, 3 4....
Latrobe’s Emma Blair, Southmoreland’s Olivia Cernuto rebounding from ACL tears
They were supposed to be two of the top girls basketball players in the WPIAL last season — locks for top-10 all-star picks and clear-cut player of the year candidates in Westmoreland County. But ACL injuries forced Latrobe’s Emma Blair and Southmoreland’s Olivia Cernuto to the sidelines and cost them...
Westmoreland H.S. athletes of the week: P-T’s Dylan Grabowski and Franklin Regional’s Gwen Shilling
Dylan Grabowski School: Penn-Trafford Sport: Baseball Year: Senior Claim to fame: He played a key role in a Section 1-5A doubleheader sweep against Gateway on Thursday. Grabowski pitched six innings and allowed one run in a 10-2 victory in Game 1. He allowed four hits and struck out nine, and...
Westmoreland H.S. notebook: Steve Pons takes over as Jeannette boys soccer coach
Jeannette’s boys soccer team is under new leadership. Steve Pons was named coach of the Jayhawks. He replaces Art Cicero, who was not retained after four seasons. An Imperial resident, Pons inherits a talented team that includes All-WPIAL player Jordan Taylor as well as standouts Austin Emery and Jorel Taylor....
Moon’s Jacob Puhalla defends McKinney Mile title in Baldwin Invite’s marquee race
Once Jacob Puhalla wins a track title, the Moon runner likes to win it again. The senior emerged Friday from a crowded field in the McKinney Mile to win the marquee event at the Baldwin Invitational for a second year in a row. The race included five runners already committed...
