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7 WPIAL teams set for PIAA softball semifinals
After a strong start in the opening round of the PIAA softball postseason, the wins kept coming for WPIAL teams in the quarterfinals. Seven teams from District 7 have reached the state softball final four. Outside of Class A, every classification has a WPIAL softball team into the semifinals, including...
PIAA releases sites, times for baseball semifinals
Five WPIAL teams remain at the midway point of the PIAA baseball postseason. District 7 is guaranteed to have two teams playing for a state championship at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park next week. WPIAL teams are set to meet in Class 4A and 2A state semifinals games. The PIAA...
North Allegheny boys volleyball draws PIAA championship rematch with Central Dauphin
Some things seem to never change. Three-time defending PIAA champion North Allegheny is headed back to Penn State’s Rec Hall for the fifth season in a row, a remarkable run of state final appearances for the boys volleyball team. And waiting for the Tigers this weekend will be the same...
North Allegheny grad Ayden Owens wins NCAA decathlon gold
North Allegheny graduate Ayden Owens won gold for Arkansas in the decathlon at the NCAA Track and Field Championships on Thursday, setting a meet record in the process. Owens finished with 8,457 points, tying the record set by Oregon’s Ashton Eaton in 2010. Eaton went on to become a two-time...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for June 9, 2022
High schools Baseball PIAA playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals Thursday’s results Hazleton 12, Emmaus 0 Liberty 10, LaSalle College 2 Warwick 5, Upper St. Clair 3 Cumberland Valley 4, West Chester Henderson 0 Semifinals Monday’s schedule Hazleton (22-1) vs. Liberty (25-2); Warwick (21-2) vs. Cumberland Valley (18-6) Class 5A Quarterfinals Thursday’s...
West Mifflin walks into state semifinals with comeback win over Laurel Highlands
If West Mifflin baseball coach Jeff Kuzma had his druthers, he’d rather win a game with a walk-off hit instead of a walk-off walk. But he’s not complaining about how his team defeated Section 3 rival Laurel Highlands, 4-3, in the PIAA Class 4A quarterfinals Thursday at Latrobe. Catcher Corey...
Deer Lakes softball team bows out of state playoffs
Deer Lakes entered Thursday’s PIAA Class 3A quarterfinal matchup with Bald Eagle hoping to punch its ticket to the state semifinals for the first time since 2015. But the Eagles and freshman pitcher Sierra Albright had other ideas. Albright limited Deer Lakes to five hits and struck out nine over...
High school roundup for June 9, 2022: Mason Sike lifts Montour, sets up WPIAL title rematch with West Mifflin
Winning pitcher Mason Sike struck out nine on the mound and went 2 for 4 with four RBIs at the plate to lead Montour to a 12-3 victory over East Pennsboro in the PIAA Class 4A quarterfinals Thursday. (19-6) to a Class 4A quarterfinal win against East Pennsboro (18-5). Jake...
Beaver’s Payton List crosses off Burrell in state quarterfinals with 20-K shutout
Beaver coach Amy Haggart often says standout pitcher Payton List gets better each game. It’s hard to disagree. The senior right-hander struck out a career-high 20 batters and gave up just one hit as the Bobcats (21-0) won their 42nd consecutive game with a 3-0 victory over Burrell. The PIAA...
Small ball, miscues propel Penn-Trafford into PIAA Class 5A semifinals
FAYETTEVILLE — Fundamentals, no matter what time of the season they are or are not executed, carry immense meaning for softball teams. Simple ground balls. Pop-ups. Sacrifice bunts. They all can add up. And they are magnified in the state playoffs because they can make or break seasons. Penn-Trafford used...
Bethel Park eliminates West Allegheny, keeps alive hopes for PIAA championship repeat
Bethel Park has seen this story before: The baseball team comes up short in the WPIAL playoffs only to bounce back stronger in the state tournament behind a talented pitcher recruited to Kent State. That exact storyline won the Black Hawks a state championship a year ago and they’re now...
Trib HSSN State Softball Rankings for June 8, 2022
The goal of ending the school year with a PIAA softball championship is still alive for 48 schools across the state, including the 30 listed below. However, a dozen teams from last week’s Trib HSSN state softball ranking hit the point of no return with season-ending losses in the opening...
Trib HSSN Baseball State Rankings for June 8, 2022
It only took one round of the 2022 PIAA baseball playoffs to shuffle the Top 5 deck. There were a few changes in the highest and mid-classifications, with a massive switch in the two lowest classes in the weekly Trib HSSN state baseball rankings. During the regular season and even...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on June 9, 2022: 21 baseball, softball teams alive in state title hunt
Welcome to Quarterfinals Thursday in the PIAA baseball and softball playoffs. WPIAL teams hit the midway point of the state diamond postseason with 12 softball and nine baseball teams still playing on the Path to Penn State. In the opening round Monday, district softball teams were a combined 12-7 with...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for June 8, 2022
High schools Baseball PIAA playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals Thursday’s schedule Emmaus (22-5) vs. Hazleton (21-1) at Walter Stump Stadium, 6:30 p.m.; Liberty (24-2) vs. LaSalle College (15-8) at Boyertown, 7 p.m.; Warwick (20-2) vs. Upper St. Clair (13-10) at Mt. Aloysius, noon; West Chester Henderson (21-2) vs. Cumberland Valley (17-6)...
Deer Lakes wants to continue PIAA postseason journey
A quartet from the Deer Lakes softball team — Jenna Bisegna, Reese Hasley, Keeghan Cook and Lydia Guthrie — took one of the biggest walks of their lives and graduated Wednesday evening. As one journey comes to a close, the graduates hope another keeps rolling along. They will join their...
Sophomore slugger makes name for herself in middle of Penn-Trafford lineup
Mackenzie Keenan has a number of nicknames. The sophomore softball player at Penn-Trafford has been called “Chuck” and “Chunk” for reasons that can’t altogether be explained around the clubhouse. “We always call her, ‘Line-drive Mack,’” Warriors coach Denny Little said. “Everything she hits is a frozen rope.” Keenan, pronounced ka-nan,...
A-K Valley PIAA softball playoff capsules for June 9, 2022
Today’s games Class 4A Quarterfinals Burrell (14-2) vs. Beaver (20-0) 3 p.m. at Mars Winner plays: Winner of Hamburg (20-3) vs. Clearfield (19-3) in semifinals Monday (site and time TBD) Players to watch: Caroline Dynka, Burrell; Payton List, Beaver Extra bases: Burrell won its first state playoff game since 2011...
Westmoreland County PIAA softball playoff capsule for June 9, 2022
Class 5A Quarterfinals Penn-Trafford (19-3) vs. Southern Lehigh (19-6) 3:30 p.m. Thursday at Norlo Park Softball Complex, Fayetteville Winner plays: Winner of Central Mountain (21-2)/Armstrong (21-4) on Monday in semifinals (time, site TBD) Extra bases: Penn-Trafford didn’t hit like it can in the first round, sending 14 pop-ups into the...
North Allegheny boys volleyball moves within 1 win of 4th straight state title
The North Allegheny boys volleyball team will have a chance to win its fourth straight state championship Saturday at Penn State’s Rec Hall. Cole Dorn had nine kills and Nico Sfeir and Jack Birch added six apiece as the WPIAL champion Tigers rolled to a 25-23, 25-17, 25-17 victory over...
Burrell softball team faces juggernaut Beaver in PIAAs
The Beaver softball team currently owns one of the longest winning streaks in WPIAL history. The Bobcats, last year’s PIAA Class 4A champs, defeated District 3’s Fleetwood, 3-2, on Monday to extend their unbeaten run to 41 games. Burrell (14-2) has its chance to stop Beaver in its tracks Thursday,...
Mars boys lacrosse earns 2nd straight trip to state championship game
For the second straight season, Mars will get a chance to become the first WPIAL team to win a state championship in boys lacrosse. Enzo Grieco and Austin Cote scored four goals apiece to lead the Fightin’ Planets to a 16-8 victory over Penncrest in the PIAA Class 2A semifinals...
Penn-Trafford lineman Joe Enick verbally commits to Central Michigan
A steady stream of scholarship offers have followed Joe Enick since late March. More were likely to come this summer. But the football lineman from Penn-Trafford decided it was time to highlight his favorite one. Enick gave a verbal commitment to play at Central Michigan of the Mid-American Conference. The...
12 WPIAL softball teams advance to PIAA quarterfinals
While opening day of the PIAA baseball playoffs was a mixed bag for district teams, the WPIAL softball qualifiers got a chance to strut their stuff in the first round. The WPIAL was a strong 12-7 in opening round games Monday, with all six new district champions winning and moving...
Sites announced for PIAA baseball quarterfinals
It was a rough start to the PIAA baseball postseason for several WPIAL champions. However, thanks to success from some of the other district teams, it turned out to be more of a split decision. Now, nine teams are moving on to the second round on the Path to Penn...
