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High school roundup for May 19, 2022: Playoff run continues for 12th-seeded Thomas Jefferson

Brady Haberman threw a complete-game three-hit shutout and Wyatt Janosko hit a solo home run in the bottom of the fifth to lead Thomas Jefferson to a 1-0 win over Chartiers Valley in the WPIAL Class 5A baseball quarterfinals Thursday. Brendan Cruz went five innings for No. 13 Chartiers Valley...
Penn-Trafford knocks off Hempfield in Class 3A playoff volleyball classic

You couldn’t have asked for a better volleyball match than the one between No. 6 Penn-Trafford and No. 3 Hempfield in the WPIAL Class 3A quarterfinals Thursday. It was a classic battle between Section 3 rivals that went five games before the Warriors stunned the Spartans, 3-2, by scores of...
Southmoreland surges past Ellwood City into WPIAL Class 3A semifinals

Facing an early deficit against Ellwood City in a WPIAL Class 3A quarterfinal Thursday at North Allegheny, the Southmoreland softball team responded in a big way. The No. 5 Scotties scored nine runs in the top of the fourth to surge into the lead. They added on the rest of...
Greensburg CC gets past Leechburg to make 1st semifinal trip in a decade

The Greensburg Central Catholic softball team will play in a WPIAL semifinal game for the first time in 10 years. The Centurions got back-to-back run-scoring doubles from sophomore Macee Magill and junior Isabella Marquez in the bottom of the eighth to rally past No. 6 Leechburg, 9-8, in a Class...
Union baseball ousts Riverview in title-game rematch

Thursday’s Riverview-Union Class A baseball quarterfinal was a rematch of last year’s championship game. While Union didn’t get a no-hitter like it did last season from Jake Vitale, Tyler Straub tossed a gem for the Scotties. Straub only struck out one, but Union picked up three early runs and Straub...
Smith’s pitching, pair of homers lead Penn-Trafford softball past Shaler

Mia Smith was concerned she might not pitch well Thursday because she had a shaky warmup session on an adjacent field at Plum. When game time arrived, though, the Penn-Trafford senior was practically unhittable. Funny how the best ones can lock in on the biggest stages. “Watch out when she...
Peters Township escapes Penn-Trafford upset bid with walk-off single

Wes Parker said he didn’t pay too much attention to Penn-Trafford reliever Evan Del Signore as he was warming up with the winning run on third. That’s because he already had his mind set on what he was going to do when he stepped into the batter’s box. “I knew...
Avonworth gets its revenge, beats Mt. Pleasant in 3A softball quarterfinals

During the 2021 softball season, the Mt. Pleasant and Avonworth softball teams met twice in the playoffs, with the Vikings knocking off the Antelopes in both the Class 3A WPIAL semifinals and PIAA quarterfinals on their way to WPIAL and state championships. But this year Avonworth, with the help of...
A-K Valley High School Athletes of the Week: Brianna Thompson and Will Siegel

Brianna Thompson Class: Senior School: Springdale Report card: The senior catcher had a productive week for the Dynamos as she had a clutch RBI single during a key two-run sixth inning against Leechburg. Springdale won the game 3-1 and earned the section 3-A title outright. In her next game, Thompson...
North Catholic sprinter Trevor Paschall’s season in question after WPIAL championship injury

North Catholic’s Trevor Paschall is usually sprinting around the WPIAL track championships faster than most anybody, but Wednesday he accepted help from a teammate just to walk. The senior sprinted 100 meters in 10.87 seconds to defend his WPIAL Class 2A title, but he grabbed at his right hamstring after...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 19, 2022: Upset winners to meet in 5A baseball

While there were very few upsets in the first round of the WPIAL 5A, 3A, 2A and Class A baseball playoffs, there was one quadrant in the 5A tournament that blew up big time. No. 4 Mars and No. 5 Latrobe both saw their seasons end early as they were...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 18, 2022

High schools Baseball WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Wednesday’s results First round Seneca Valley 4, Hempfield 1 Monday’s schedule Quarterfinals Mt. Lebanon (13-7) vs. Seneca Valley (14-7); Norwin (10-8) vs. Central Catholic (10-9); North Allegheny (14-5) vs. Upper St. Clair (10-8); Pine-Richland (11-9) vs. Butler (13-5) Class 5A Thursday’s schedule Quarterfinals...
2022 WPIAL track and field championship results

Class 3A Boys 100: 1. Brandon Jackson, Central Catholic, 10.92; 2. Donovan Jones, Central Valley, 11.06; 3. Tyler Yurich, Seneca Valley, 11.07; 4. Kanye Thompson, McKeesport, 11.11; 5. Rocky Fennell, Mount Lebanon, 11.29; 6. Kadin Johnson, Quaker Valley, 11.38; 7. Kaevon Gardner, New Castle, 11.48; 8. Brayden Young, Butler, 11.50...
High school roundup for May 18, 2022: Casey Barton throws no-hitter for Seton LaSalle

Casey Barton threw a no-hitter with 10 strikeouts to lead Seton LaSalle to a 5-1 victory over Carmichaels in a WPIAL Class 2A first-round softball playof game Wednesday. Barton also drove in a pair of runs. Delaney Baker doubled twice, Paige Kuisis had two hits and two RBIs and Hannah...
Moon’s Mia Cochran adding to track legacy by winning 3 WPIAL individual titles

What more could Mia Cochran have to prove? The Moon senior and Arkansas recruit became a three-time state cross country champion in the fall, and she entered this spring as the defending outdoor track state champion in both the 1,600 and 3,200 meters. Still, she wanted more. So, Cochran decided...
Pritts powers Yough softball team past Blackhawk

The offensive production of McKenzie Pritts and the right arm of Emma Augustine helped lift Yough into the WPIAL Class 4A quarterfinals Wednesday. Pritts finished a triple shy of the cycle and drove in a team-high five runs, and Augustine finished with eight strikeouts and kept the opposition at bay...

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