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Mt. Lebanon, Blackhawk earn top seeds for WPIAL girls lacrosse playoffs
Five-time champion Mt. Lebanon is the favorite to again claim a WPIAL girls lacrosse championship. The Blue Devils were awarded the No. 1 seed for the Class 3A tournament by the WPIAL girls lacrosse committee Thursday. Blackhawk was tabbed the top seed for the Class 2A tournament. In Class 3A,...
2 defending champs earn top seeds as WPIAL unveils softball playoff pairings
It’s been almost two years since the WPIAL last crowned softball champions, but for at least two teams, seemingly little has changed. A pair of 2019 champions — Elizabeth Forward in Class 4A and West Greene in Class A — received top seeds when the 2021 WPIAL softball brackets were...
Trib HSSN state baseball rankings for May 13, 2021
Three of the classifications combined for six changes in the 2021 Trib HSSN state baseball rankings while the other three combined for only one. It was a busy week of shuffling the deck in the Top 5 in Class 6A, 3A and A. Norwin and Bensalem were replaced by LaSalle...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 13, 2021: Softball brackets to be unveiled
For the first time since 2019, it’s spring bracketology time in WPIAL softball. Trib HSSN will unveil the brackets first on the WPIAL Softball Playoff Pairings Show at 5 p.m. The field is set with eight teams in the Class 6A brackets, 16 teams in both 5A and 2A, and...
WPIAL bracketology: HSSN takes an early look at potential 2021 softball pairings
After a two-year wait, the WPIAL softball playoffs are back. They were absent a year ago when the pandemic forced the entire season to be canceled, but the 2021 WPIAL softball playoff brackets will be revealed at 5 p.m. Thursday on TribLive HSSN. Who’ll draw the No. 1 seeds? Which...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 12, 2021
High schools Baseball Wednesday’s results Class 5A Section 2 Mars 6, Hampton 2 Armstrong 8, Woodland Hills 3 Armstrong 15, Woodland Hills 4 Section 4 Connellsville 12, Albert Gallatin 1 Bethel Park 15, Thomas Jefferson 0 Class 4A Section 1 Indiana 14, Burrell 6 Section 2 Quaker Valley 7, Ambridge...
High school roundup for May 12, 2021: West Allegheny’s Egan no-hits Eden Christian
Cole Egan threw a no-hitter, striking out 12 and walking three, to lead West Allegheny to a 4-0 nonsection baseball victory over Eden Christian (14-4) on Wednesday. Luke Lambert went 3 for 4 and Dylan Grass drove in two runs for West Allegheny (14-3). Armstrong 8, Woodland Hills 3; Armstrong...
WPIAL clinched for May 12, 2021: Baseball teams jockey for last few playoff spots
Only a few section games are left with playoff implications as three of the six classifications have their playoff fields set. Exclusive coverage of the 2021 WPIAL baseball playoffs is only here on TribHSSN.TribLive.com starting with the Playoff Pairings Show at 3 p.m. Friday. Here are the district baseball teams...
Butler boys, girls dominate at WPIAL Class AAA team finals
As Butler runner C.J. Singleton neared the finish line, the junior wondered how close his nearest 800-meter challenger was, so he took a quick glance behind him. “You’re usually not supposed to look back,” he admitted afterward. But it’s understandable. Butler’s top runners rarely had anyone out in front of...
WPIAL clinched for May 12, 2021: Softball playoff field set
The WPIAL softball playoff field is now complete as 76 district teams will participate in the 2021 postseason. Exclusive coverage of the 2021 WPIAL softball playoffs is only here on TribHSSN.TribLive.com starting with the Playoff Pairings Show at 5 p.m. Thursday. Here are the teams that will battle for diamond...
Westmoreland softball notebook: Franklin Regional surges into playoffs
After losing its first two games, the Franklin Regional softball has been a model of consistency. Sort of. A four-game winning streak was followed by four straight losses. But then, five more wins in a row. Coach Jim Armstrong is focusing more on the most recent streak, which earned the...
A-K valley softball notebook: Leechburg not the only team with a long playoff streak
Leechburg owns the record for consecutive seasons making the WPIAL playoffs, but several teams also are building sizeable streaks of their own. Burrell, with a 7-5 overall record and a 6-3 record in Section 1-4A, enters the WPIAL postseason for the 15th season in a row, having last missed the...
Burrell wins, Highlands celebrates on eve of softball pairings announcement
Despite a loss to rival Burrell on Wednesday, Highlands was determined to celebrate the school’s first section softball crown in 16 years. Burrell used a big inning to down the Golden Rams, 8-1. Highlands (13-4, 7-3) leads the Bucs (7-5, 6-3) and Knoch (6-3) by one-half game in the standings....
Riverside boys, Mohawk girls claim WPIAL Class AA team track titles
It takes a complete team effort to win a track and field meet. Every point is important. That’s what occurred Wednesday in the WPIAL Class AA Championship at Peters Township. The Riverside boys reversed an earlier defeat to Shenango to capture their fourth consecutive team title and eighth in school...
Latrobe softball pitchers prove to be worthy replacements
Latrobe has done just fine without Jordan Tallman, thank you. Don’t get the wrong idea. The Wildcats miss their senior ace and can’t wait to get her back in the circle. But they have done more than provide a stopgap with a pair of underclassmen arms. Tallman injured the wrist...
Shady Side Academy, Quaker Valley, earn redemption and capture WPIAL boys tennis team titles
It was a year of redemption at the WPIAL boys tennis team championships on Wednesday at North Allegheny High School. Two years after coming up short on the same stage, Shady Side Academy and Quaker Valley captured WPIAL titles by a 3-2 score. After losing to Fox Chapel 3-2 in...
Norwin baseball batters Class 5A No. 1 Franklin Regional, 18-2
Norwin had lost two section games in a row and was looking to recharge its battery – and its bats — against Franklin Regional in a nonsection baseball game that had some extra shine to it. It’s not often teams of this ilk get to meet just before the WPIAL...
Bethel Park baseball tunes up for playoffs with shutout of Thomas JeffersonVideo
Bethel Park finished off a perfect section season with a 15-0 whitewash of playoff-bound Thomas Jefferson on Wednesday. The TJ loss kept Albert Gallatin’s playoff hopes alive for another hour before the Colonials were eliminated by Connellsville. The win was the 15th for the Black Hawks, including 10 straight as...
Knoch softball team hoping for a deep playoff run like 2019 squad
Olivia Vissari, Marissa Melius, Brynnae Coe, Quinn Hughes, Sophie Brandon and Bailey Rickenbrode remember the 2019 postseason well. They were members of the Knoch softball team that advanced to the WPIAL semifinals and qualified for the state playoffs. They were major contributors for the team that won a section title...
WPIAL boys volleyball clinchings through May 11, 2021
The WPIAL boys volleyball regular season is almost over. There is at least one more playoff spot up for grabs in a match on Saturday plus a spot undecided in both Class AAA and AA. The top five teams in each section qualify for the district playoffs. All teams tied...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 12, 2021: Track powers look for 4-peat
Repeating as a WPIAL champion is tough. A three-peat is even more difficult. How about a four-peat? Two district programs have a chance to win a fourth straight team track and field championship on Wednesday. The Butler girls won district gold in 2017, 2018 and 2019. The Golden Tornado hope...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 11, 2021
Baseball WPIAL Tuesday’s results Class 5A Section 1 Gateway 7, McKeesport 4 Section 2 Mars 11, Hampton 3 Plum 4, Fox Chapel 2 Penn Hills 6, Woodland Hills 3 Penn Hills 14, Woodland Hills 4 Section 4 Thomas Jefferson 7, Connellsville 4 Class 4A Section 1 Indiana 12, Burrell 0...
High school roundup for May 11, 2021: Shaler softball takes section title on walk-off winner
Cam Murphy hit a two-run home run and Natalie Spears delivered the game-winning two-run double as Shaler rallied to score four runs in the bottom of the seventh to defeat North Hills, 9-8, and capture the Section 3-5A softball title Tuesday afternoon. Eloise Facher also homered for the Titans (11-3,...
Trib HSSN State Softball Rankings for May 11, 2021
As the sands of the diamond dust slowly disappear in the regular season, it’s another week of just a handful of changes to the HSSN state softball rankings. Only four teams were bumped from the Commonwealth Top 5, including a pair of changes in Class A. Williamsburg and Montgomery are...
WPIAL clinched for May 11, 2021: Softball teams down to final chance at playoff berth
The regular season is down to one final day of section play. Much like other spring sports, some teams are now in catch-up mode due to covid-related issues while three softball programs — Western Beaver, Sto-Rox and Washington — have shut down for the spring. Exclusive coverage of the 2021...
