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High school sports schedule for May 23, 2022
High schools Baseball WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals Monday’s schedule Mt. Lebanon (13-7) vs. Seneca Valley (14-7) at West Mifflin, 4 p.m.; Norwin (10-8) vs. Central Catholic (10-9) at Plum, 4 p.m.; North Allegheny (14-5) vs. Upper St. Clair (10-8) at Shaler, 4:30 p.m.; Pine-Richland (11-9) vs. Butler (13-5) at...
Shaler beats Moon to win 1st girls flag football title
Shaler captured the first championship in the Western Pennsylvania high school flag football pilot program for girls in grades 9-12 on Sunday at Heinz Field. The Titans topped Moon, 1-0, in double overtime. Maria Buckshaw caught the winning TD from Sydnee Cruz for the Titans. FOR THE WIN IN OT‼️#FemalesInFlag...
This week on Trib HSSN for Week of May 22, 2022
It’s a big week of setting up diamond title games while crowning some district spring sports champions this week here on the TribLive High School Sports Network. We have exclusive video and audio action of the WPIAL baseball and softball quarterfinals and semifinals games. HSSN also has semifinals coverage and...
Trib HSSN Baseball Player of the Week: May 22, 2022
There are two things you can say about the Mohawk baseball team. First, it is a program on the rise, having improved from an 11-win one-and-done playoff team last season to a 15-win team that has reached the WPIAL Class 3A semifinals this spring. “We had a strong season last...
A-K Valley softball playoff capsules: Games of Monday, May 23, 2022
Class 4A quarterfinals 6-Belle Vernon (12-7-1) vs. 3-Burrell (11-1) 5 p.m. at Norwin Winner plays: Winner of 10-West Mifflin (12-9) vs. 2-Elizabeth Forward (14-2) on Wednesday in semifinals (time, site TBD) Players to watch: Ashley Joll, Belle Vernon; Katie Armstrong, Burrell Extra bases: Belle Vernon registered its first playoff win...
Westmoreland baseball playoff capsule: Central Catholic vs. Norwin, Monday, May 23, 2022
Class 6A quarterfinals 5-Central Catholic (11-9) vs. 4-Norwin (10-8) 4 p.m. at Plum Winner plays: Winner of 8-Seneca Valley (14-7) vs. 1-Mt. Lebanon (13-7) on Tuesday in semifinals (time, site TBD) Players to watch: Cade O’Leary, Central Catholic; Jack Whalen, Norwin Extra bases: Central Catholic finished third in Section 1...
Penn Hills’ Angelo Allen cements status as WPIAL’s top shot putter
Penn Hills senior Angelo Allen didn’t shy away from being designated as the favorite in the shot put entering the WPIAL Class 3A Track and Field Championships on May 18 at Slippery Rock University. Despite missing the week before the meet with an illness, Allen quickly found his form. Allen...
Pine-Richland relay sprints to school record, WPIAL gold medal
Luke Rudolph insisted he’s not as fast as the relay runner he replaced, but the results say otherwise. Pine-Richland’s 400-meter relay team lost its anchor to injury late in the season, yet the boys kept breaking school records. Their latest record-setting run came at the WPIAL Class 3A individual championship...
Gateway’s Robinson sprints to berth at PIAA championship meet
Next spring, Amaya Robinson hopes to make an impact on the track at Slippery Rock University as a member of The Rock women’s track and field team. She got one final tune up for future success there last week as she ran both the 100- and 200-meter dashes at the...
First-round playoff loss ends Pine-Richland boys lacrosse season
The Pine-Richland boys lacrosse team clawed out of an early hole after dropping seven of its first eight games to finish third in Section 2-3A and earn the right to host a playoff game. But the Rams ran out of steam in their postseason opener against a Penn-Trafford team set...
Riverview runners take aim at state medals
Riverview junior Amberson Bauer and senior teammates Ty Laughlin and Parker Steele were a part of last year’s boys 3,200-meter relay which set a school record and brought home WPIAL gold. Freshman Chris Barnes came on board this season, replacing the graduated Mason Ochs. The quartet made a strong run...
Plum’s Brooks, Domke earn WPIAL track and field medals
The Plum boys and girls track and field teams were well represented at the WPIAL Class 3A track and field championships last week at Slippery Rock University. A pair of Mustangs — senior Logan Brooks and junior Connor Domke — brought home top-eight medals from the meet which was contested...
Gateway goes down swinging in WPIAL baseball playoffs
A late season surge helped give the Gateway baseball team some confidence entering the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs. Even though the Gators (9-11) were seeded No. 15, they gave No. 2 Bethel Park all it could handle in the opening round of the playoff tournament before falling 6-5 on a...
Baldwin, TJ players among trailblazers in PIHL girls hockey league
Team Central of the PIHL is playing not only for today but for the future as well. Coached by Joe Cummings, Central is one of six teams participating in the inaugural PIHL girls division this year. The history-making season was supposed to start in 2020; however, those plans were put...
Quaker Valley boys tennis, girls track teams celebrate WPIAL daily double
It’s being acclaimed as “Championship Wednesday” at Quaker Valley. Two teams at QV reeled in WPIAL championships on Wednesday, May 11, and did so in impressive fashion. The girls track and field squad won its first WPIAL title since 2007, defeating Greensburg Central Catholic, 83-67, Riverside, 85-65, and Shenango, 89-61,...
PIHL girls league’s West team coming together, racking up wins
One social aspect of the newly established PIHL girls division is the camaraderie among the teams. “Girls hockey is the largest growing sport right now. The timing could not have been better,” West coach Jeff Tindall said. “I think it is an amazing opportunity for these girls and girls hockey...
Penn-Trafford savors 1st boys lacrosse playoff victory
Nothing was going to stop the Penn-Trafford boys lacrosse team from making history May 16. Not an opponent in Pine-Richland that has been a thorn in the Warriors’ side in recent years or a 30-minute lightning delay that could’ve been a momentum zapper after Penn-Trafford had built a four-goal lead...
Penn Hills baseball working to make upgrades after difficult season
Penn Hills baseball coach Rodney Stubbs doesn’t shy away from the reality of the matter. When it came to performance on the baseball diamond, the Indians had a difficult season. The team came in with a lot of optimism after opening the season with all of their players eligible. However,...
Baldwin baseball team showed potent offense
The Baldwin baseball team was an offensive juggernaut this spring. Baldwin hit .305 for the season with 16 home runs and 25 doubles. The Highlanders finished 10-10 overall. “The calling card for this team was its offense,” coach Steve Bucci said. “We had a really solid season. We didn’t qualify...
Westmoreland softball playoff capsules: Games of Monday, May 23, 2022
Class 4A quarterfinals 5-Montour (13-4) vs. 4-Yough (13-3) 3 p.m. at West Mifflin Winner plays: Winner of 8-Freeport (10-6) vs. 1-Beaver (16-0) on Wednesday in semifinals Players to watch: Mia Arndt, Montour; McKenzie Pritts, Yough Extra bases: Montour held off Knoch in the first round 11-9. The Spartans trailed 9-7...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 21, 2022
High schools Baseball WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals Monday’s schedule Mt. Lebanon (13-7) vs. Seneca Valley (14-7) at West Mifflin, 4 p.m.; Norwin (10-8) vs. Central Catholic (10-9) at Plum, 4 p.m.; North Allegheny (14-5) vs. Upper St. Clair (10-8) at Shaler, 4:30 p.m.; Pine-Richland (11-9) vs. Butler (13-5) at...
A-K Valley Hall of Fame honors 10 inductees
Bob White was a three-year football standout at Freeport who went on to star at Penn State and captain the 1986 Nittany Lions to the national championship. Through his on-field successes, he said he always understood there were so many people who helped guide him. “When I find myself in...
Quaker Valley tennis falls in state semifinals
WPIAL champion Quaker Valley saw its bid for a PIAA Class 2A team tennis title end in the state semifinals Saturday in Hershey. The Quakers lost to eventual state champ Masterman, 3-2. For Quaker Valley, Will Sirianni defeated Daniel Li, 6-4, 6-0, at No. 2 singles and Henry Veeck and...
Westmoreland notebook: Jeannette continues to honor the late Tre Cunningham
Tre Cunningham’s name and legacy carries on at Jeannette. The late three-sport star, who was killed in a motorcycle accident in the summer of 2020, was honored through a high school boys’ basketball tournament last year at Jeannette. Last week, the Jeannette Educational Foundation presented the Tre Cunningham Memorial Basketball...
Westmoreland athletes of the week: GCC’s Corinn Brewer, Penn-Trafford’s Andrew Kessler
Corinn Brewer School: Greensburg Central Catholic Year: Senior Claim to fame: Brewer continues to prove she is one of the elite track and field athletes in the WPIAL. The Notre Dame commit won the pole vault at the WPIAL Class 2A championships at Slippery Rock, while also finishing second in...
