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Penn Hills grad heads south to continue college baseball career
Josh Zambito ventured up to the University of Maine for a semester, but didn’t find the right fit, so the 2021 Penn Hills graduate decided to hit the transfer portal. Zambito’s journey took him to Motlow State Junior College in Tennessee. After a strong fall, Zambito committed to Mississippi Valley...
Pine Creek Journal notebook: Doubles teams make run to WPIAL tournament
Both of Pine-Richland’s boys tennis doubles teams qualified for the WPIAL tournament April 25-26, and they even crossed paths along the way. Ryan Moore and Udi Alkokar and Nathan Bang and Ian Hurt met in the Section 2-6A consolation match with Bang and Hurt coming away with a three-set win,...
Pine-Richland baseball embraces the grind, thrives in tight games
The Pine-Richland baseball team doesn’t mind playing in tight games. In fact, the Rams thrive on grinding out wins. They proved that in taking two out of three games against previously unbeaten Seneca Valley during a series April 17-20. A formula of good pitching, defense and solid fundamental offense secured...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for April 29, 2023
High schools WPIAL Baseball Saturday’s results Nonsection Homer-Center 11, Apollo-Ridge 1 Morgantown (WV) 11, North Hills 1 New Castle at Ellwood City, ppd. Brentwood at Carrick, (n) Shenango at Johnsonburg, (n) Lacrosse Saturday’s results Girls Nonsection Moon 9, Peters Township 5 Softball Saturday’s results Class 6A Section 2 Seneca Valley...
High school roundup for April 29, 2023: North Allegheny volleyball wins Little Lion Invitational
North Allegheny won the Little Lion Invitational in State College, defeating Landisville Hempfield in the finals, 2-1. The Tigers defeated Central York and Cumberland Valley in the one-game quarterfinals and semifinals. Shaler was knocked off by the host Little Lions in the quarterfinals. When North Allegheny and Shaler met in...
WPIAL softball rankings: Week ending April 30, 2023
Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Seneca Valley, 11-1, 1 2. Norwin, 13-3, 2 3. Hempfield, 12-2, 3 4. North Allegheny, 12-4, 4 5. Mt. Lebanon, 5-8, NR Out: Canon-McMillan (5-9, 5) Class 5A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Shaler, 14-0, 1 2. Armstrong, 13-1, 2 3. Trinity, 12-1,...
Westmoreland athletes of the week: Jeannette’s Grace Stein, Greensburg Salem’s Aaron Tressler
Grace Stein School: Jeannette Class: Freshman Sport: Softball Claim to fame: Stein has burst onto the scene in her first year of varsity softball, leading upstart Jeannette back to playoff contention. She was dominant in three recent run-ruled outings, in the pitching circle and at the plate. She tossed a...
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Burrell’s Katie Armstrong, Leechburg’s Owen McDermott
Katie Armstrong Class: Senior School: Burrell Sport: Softball Report card: Burrell senior pitcher Katie Armstrong struck out 30 batters in two victories this week to help the Bucs improve to 8-4 overall and 4-2 in Section 1-3A. The 2022 Valley News Dispatch Softball Player of the Year who had 257...
WPIAL baseball rankings: Week ending April 30, 2023
Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. North Allegheny, 11-3, 1 2. Pine-Richland, 12-5, 2 3. Butler, 9-5, 5 4. Seneca Valley, 12-4, 3 5. Canon-McMillan, 11-4, NR Out: Hempfield (9-7, 4) Class 5A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Shaler, 12-4, 1 2. Bethel Park, 10-4, 2 3. South Fayette,...
Hall of Fame induction a happy homecoming for Valley, North Carolina wrestling standout
Joe Galli didn’t lose many matches while wrestling at Valley High School in the mid-1970s. But, when he did, the people around New Kensington took notice. Regardless of the time of day or weather, Galli responded to a setback on the mat by embarking on a 7-mile run up and...
Westmoreland County high school notebook: Softball field to be named for beloved Jeannette employee
Jeannette athletic director Adrian Batts thought the softball field behind the high school needed more than bleachers and well-manicured grass for an up-and-coming program. It needed a name, too. Jeannette this week will name the field after a longtime and well-regarded district employee, Dana Hall, who died in 2020 from...
After strong freshman season, Plum’s Gabrielle Layne ready to take next step
Gabrielle Layne came within an eyelash of making the finals of the Class 3A girls 100-meter dash at last year’s WPIAL championships at Slippery Rock. The top eight from the preliminaries made the finals heat, and Layne placed ninth with a time of 12.97, just three one-hundredths of a second...
Norwin notebook: Northeastern commit Shaw shines at Butler Invitational
Hannah Shaw collected the only victory for Norwin at the 58th Butler Invitational April 21 at Bernardi Stadium in Butler. Shaw, a Northeastern commit, soared 11 feet, 7 inches to win the pole vault title, one of many top-10 finishes for the Knights. Trey Huha finished third in the 200-meter...
North Allegheny hosting Western Pa. Football Recruiting Day to connect with college coaches
There are dozens of small-college football coaches who recruit Western Pennsylvania, but sometimes a talented WPIAL player can go overlooked in the process. That’s why North Allegheny football coach Art Walker hosts a couple of Western Pa. Football Recruiting Days each year. The event lets high school coaches meet and...
North Allegheny notebook: Logan’s 5 RBIs lift Tigers past Baldwin
Caitlin Logan went 3 for 3 with a double, a home run and five RBIs as the North Allegheny softball team defeated Baldwin, 8-1, on April 26. McKenna Rowlands hit an RBI triple, and Anne Melle struck out 11 for the Tigers (12-4, 9-3) in a Section 1-6A win. Avery...
Top of the lineup boosting Hampton softball toward playoff berth
The top of Hampton’s softball lineup is at the top of its game this season. The Talbots’ 1-2-3 hitters in the batting order — Charlotte Lomb, Mackenzie Reese and Addy Maguire — are powering the team’s march to the WPIAL playoffs for a fifth consecutive season. • Lomb, a junior...
Strong start has Hampton boys lacrosse primed for playoff run
Hampton has proven to be one of the elite boys lacrosse teams in Section 2-2A of the WPIAL. The Talbots opened the week of April 24 riding a six-game winning streak and with 6-1 section record, and were looking to establish a high seed for the upcoming playoffs. “We’re just...
Fox Chapel senior able to ‘relearn how to pitch,’ get team into playoff contention
Leading up to the Fox Chapel softball team’s season, Hunter Taylor knew the Foxes had a young roster and would need someone to step into the circle and do a lot of pitching. Despite primarily playing her first three seasons at shortstop, Taylor was asked to step back into the...
Fox Chapel senior reaches milestone, helps girls lacrosse team come together
Standing behind the goal provides Lindsay Scheffler with the right look at the field. The Fox Chapel senior girls lacrosse player is always looking for the best route to getting a shot on goal. Having developed the right vision has helped Scheffler knock down milestones. Scheffler recently topped the 100-goal...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for April 28, 2023
High schools WPIAL Baseball Friday’s schedule Nonsection Gateway 15, Woodland Hills 0 Redbank Valley 10, Apollo-Ridge 4 University (WV) 9, Shaler 0 Aliquippa at Brashear, ppd. Apollo-Ridge at Homer-Center, ppd. Avella at Monessen, ppd. Beaver Falls at Burgettstown, ppd. Charleroi at Brownsville, ppd. Freeport at Knoch, ppd. New Castle at...
A-K Valley softball notebook: Leechburg extends streak to 36 playoff berths
Leechburg officially clinched its WPIAL-record 36th consecutive WPIAL playoff appearance with Thursday’s 7-5 Section 3-1A victory at Jeannette. The Blue Devils are 7-6 overall and 7-2 in the section, alone in second place behind section leader Frazier (9-1, 8-0). “We talked about the streak before the season,” first-year coach Larry...
Westmoreland baseball, softball teams crank up use of walk-up music
If he strikes out or has a rough inning pitching, Ryan Orosz can reset quickly with the press of a button. When the announcer calls out his name for his next at-bat and hits play to start his walk-up song, the good times can begin again. “Whenever I hear my...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for April 27, 2023
High schools WPIAL Baseball Thursday’s results Class 6A Section 1 Butler 11, Allderdice 4 North Allegheny 6, Seneca Valley 2 Section 2 Canon-McMillan 10, Baldwin 6 Mt. Lebanon 6, Hempfield 1 Norwin 8, Central Catholic 3 Nonsection Armstrong 4, Yough 2 Beth-Center 13, Mapletown 7 Blackhawk 13, Belle Vernon 3...
Trib HSSN State Softball Rankings for April 27, 2023
Unlike baseball, there was very little movement this week in the Trib HSSN state softball rankings. Only four teams dropped out — Norwin in 6A, Conwell-Egan in 3A and Fairfield and Southern Huntingdon in 2A. Those four have been replaced by Williamsport, Palisades, Wilmington and Elk Lake. With little change,...
Trib HSSN State Baseball Rankings for April 27, 2023
Changes were plentiful in this week’s Trib HSSN baseball state rankings as the month of April concludes and the regular season is winding down. There was one team ousted and one added in each classification, with two dropping and two entering in Class A and 2A. Out for now are...
