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Plum softball team making final playoff push
Despite a sometimes-rocky trip through the Section 1-5A schedule this spring, the Plum softball team still was alive for a WPIAL playoff spot as it entered its home stretch of games. “It’s been a progression throughout the season, and the girls have dealt with a lot, from injuries to a...
Sewickley Academy boys tennis looks forward to WPIAL playoffs
Sewickley Academy coach Whitney Snyder had not met freshman Severin Harmon before this season. Snyder did not know Harmon and would not have recognized him. And he surely had not seen him in competition on a tennis court. Well, Harmon made a great first impression on the Panthers’ veteran coach....
Young Quaker Valley softball team gaining experience in limited action
Quaker Valley’s softball team hopes the 2022 season ends up being a good learning experience. The Quakers are a young club with five freshmen and three sophomores on its 12-player roster. “This year, QV softball has quite a few newcomers,” coach Nicole Olson said, “and we expect to utilize our...
Penn-Trafford wrestling coach A.J. Brentzel steps down
A.J. Brentzel’s stint as Penn-Trafford wrestling coach has ended after three seasons. With a fifth child on the way in the next three months, Brentzel made a difficult decision and resigned as coach. Job responsibilities and family trumped being a coach. “I hate losing him,” Penn-Trafford Athletic Director Kerry Hetrick...
Resurgent Penn Hills softball team proud to be part of playoff race
Maura Wade won’t pout in the circle or outside of it. When it comes to Wade’s time with the Penn Hills softball team, she wants to show the Indians aren’t ready to revert to old habits. While Penn Hills isn’t always technically perfect, the Indians are never boring. Through April...
Penn Hills notebook: Allen shatters school outdoor shot put record
A long day at Slippery Rock University’s high school invitational wasn’t something Penn Hills track coach Lee Zelkowitz was hoping for. While the meet stretched from 9 a.m. until 9:30 p.m., the Indians were able to get a few things from the trip. First, Penn Hills was able to get...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for April 30, 2022
High schools Baseball Saturday’s results Nonsection Avonworth 15, East (N.Y.) 5 Chartiers Valley 5, Carrick 1 Eden Christian 4, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 1 Fox Chapel 8, North Hills 2 Portage 6, South Allegheny 2 South Allegheny 20, Conemaugh Township 5 South Park 12, Ringgold 0 Lacrosse Saturday’s...
High school roundup for April 30, 2022: Neshannock wins Class 2A softball showdown
Hunter Newman broke a 1-1 tie with an RBI double in the fourth inning, leading No. 5 Neshannock to a 3-1 nonsection softball victory over No. 3 Ligonier Valley in a matchup of top Class 2A teams. Newman had two doubles, Ali Giordano tripled, and Addy Frye doubled and was...
George Guido: Leechburg softball heading to playoffs for 35th straight season
Spring is upon us. The flowers are blooming, the lawn mowers are humming and Leechburg is in the WPIAL softball playoffs. The Blue Devils clinched their WPIAL record 35th consecutive Class A softball berth Friday with a doubleheader victory over The Ellis School, 15-0 and 12-1. Leechburg is 6-1 in...
Miller, Giordano win WCCA titles
Kiski Area sophomore Eliza Miller was a repeat winner at the Westmoreland County Coaches Association meet. She won the 3,200-meter run. But Miller isn’t fond of the long distance run, so she’s switched to running the 1,600 and 800. Miller won the 1,600 on Saturday at the 99th Annual meet,...
A-K Valley Sports Hall of Fame inductee Terry Preece was 3-sport standout at Oakmont
For Terry Preece, there was nothing better than growing up in a small town in the 1960s, not far from the big city. Preece excelled in athletics for that small-town school — Oakmont High School — serving as a team captain in football, basketball and track. In football, he set...
9 athletes repeat as WCCA champions
With the PIAA track and field championships a month away, high school athletes begin to prepare for the stretch run and focus on their events. The 99th Annual Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association Championship, 42nd for the girls, is the start of that run, and many shined Saturday at Latrobe’s Memorial...
Central Catholic’s Rodney Thomas II drafted by Colts in 7th round
Rodney Thomas II, who helped lead Central Catholic to a PIAA championship in 2015 and a runner-up finish a year later, will continue his football career with the Indianapolis Colts. Thomas, who played linebacker and safety at Yale, was drafted in the seventh round Saturday by the Colts, the 239th...
Westmoreland High School Athletes of the Week: Ligonier Valley’s Maddie Griffin, Penn-Trafford’s Dylan Grabowski
Maddie Griffin School: Ligonier Valley Sport: Softball Year: Senior Claim to fame: One of the most dominant arms in the WPIAL, Griffin pitched the fifth perfect game of her high school career, doing so in head-turning fashion Monday as she struck out all 21 in a 3-0 victory over Seton...
Trib HSSN WPIAL softball rankings: Week ending May 1, 2022
Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Hempfield, 9-1, 1 2. Mt. Lebanon, 8-3, 2 3. Pine-Richland, 9-2, 4 4. North Allegheny, 9-4, NR 5. Bethel Park, 5-6, 3 Out: Seneca Valley (6-6, 5) Class 5A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Penn-Trafford, 12-1, 5 2. North Hills, 11-1, NR 3....
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Leechburg’s Anna Cibik, Plum’s Silvio Ionadi
Anna Cibik Class: Junior School: Leechburg Sport: Softball Report card: Leechburg junior pitcher Anna Cibik capped a busy week by throwing a pair of one-hitters Friday in a doubleheader sweep over Ellis School. The Blue Devils won 15-0 and 12-1. On Monday, she threw a four-hitter with 10 strikeouts in...
Trib HSSN WPIAL baseball rankings: Week ending May 1, 2022
Class 6A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. North Allegheny, 9-4, 2 2. Butler, 8-4, 1 3. Mt. Lebanon, 9-7, 4 4. Norwin, 7-6, NR 5. Pine-Richland, 7-7, 5 Out: Upper St. Clair (8-4, 3) Class 5A Rank, Team, W-L, Last 1. Peters Township, 12-1, 1 2. West Allegheny, 10-3, 2...
A closer look at 2022 Westmoreland County Scholar-Athlete honorees
BELLE VERNON Morgan Einodshofer Sports: Soccer and track and field Parents: Susan and Michael Einodshofer Class rank: 1 of 191 GPA: 4.589 College: Undecided Extracurricular activities and honors: Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Award in 2019. … National Honor Society. … Mid Mon Valley All-Sports Hall of Fame Scholar-Athlete. … All-WPIAL...
Former Jeannette coach Roy Hall to be honored at Westmoreland County scholar-athlete banquet
Roy Hall learned a lot from the coaches who preceded him at Jeannette. He said he owes a great deal of credit for his success as a coach to the late Joe Mucci, whom he played for in the early 1980s, and former coaches Art Tragesser, Bob Murphy and Ray...
Westmoreland HS notebook: Steelers draft goes from Ricketts to Pickett
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ seismic move to select Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett in the first round of the NFL Draft had fans buzzing, debating and reminiscing. While Pitt has only had one other quarterback go in the first round — former Central Catholic great Dan Marino — Pickett actually followed a...
North Allegheny, 5 other schools join Steelers-sponsored girls flag football league
There’s a new high school football league in Western Pennsylvania sponsored by the Pittsburgh Steelers and created entirely for girls. North Allegheny was one of six WPIAL schools to field a team this spring for a flag football pilot program for girls in grades 9-12, with Ambridge, Ellis School, Moon,...
Franklin Regional track teams claim section titles with undefeated records
Franklin Regional pulled a section double-dip this spring, winning team titles in boys and girls track and field for just the second time in program history. Both teams posted 6-0 section records. Seventh-year coach Bob Ralston knew he had talent but wasn’t sure if it was full-on section-winning kind of...
Norwin track teams celebrate 4th straight outright section titles
Unbeaten in five Section 1-3A meets, the Norwin boys and girls track and field teams pulled off a four-peat: four outright section titles in as many years — the run includes co-titles in 2017. But coach Tim Van Horn thinks the Knights could be in line for larger goals. “I...
Norwin notebook: Norwin wrestlers shine at freestyle tournament
Several Norwin wrestlers took part in the Ultimate Club Duals freestyle tournaments April 24 in State College. The Knights claimed their first trophy in freestyle competition, taking third place with a 6-2 record. Home sweet home? The Norwin softball team thought it finally was going to play on its home...
Franklin Regional boys tennis looking for WPIAL gold
Despite graduating a big chunk of its starting lineup that finished second in the 2021 WPIAL Class 3A boys tennis tournament, Franklin Regional is looking to make another run at the title. The Panthers entered the team tournament, which began May 3 seeded No. 1. Franklin Regional was scheduled to...
