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Trib HSSN state baseball rankings for April 28, 2021
There were more changes to the 2021 Trib HSSN state baseball rankings this week, just not as many as last week. Four of the six classifications saw two teams drop out and two new entries to the state top 5. Class 6A and 2A kept a clean slate with no...
WPIAL clinched for April 28, 2021: Softball elites punch tickets to playoffs
The regular season is winding down in WPIAL softball as teams are down to a week and a half of section games remaining. Much like high school baseball, some teams are now in catch-up mode due to covid-related issues while at least one program, Sto-Rox softball, has shut down for...
Latrobe baseball showcases power in section victory over Kiski Area
Throughout the season, Latrobe coach Matt Basciano has talked to his players about improving certain aspects of their play each time out. Most recently, he has asked the Wildcats to improve at the plate. Over the past two days, his players have answered the call, scoring a combined 22 runs...
High school roundup for April 28, 2021: West Allegheny softball makes statement
Adriana Vicari-Baker hit a two-run home run in the second inning to spark West Allegheny to a 5-4 victory over Chartiers Valley in a battle of top teams in Section 4-5A softball Wednesday afternoon. Emily Nolan hit a two-run double in the third for West Allegheny (10-2, 7-1). Marie Kinchington...
Franklin Regional, South Park duos win school’s 1st WPIAL doubles titles
There were a lot of similarities to the two winning WPIAL doubles teams. First, they were their school’s first doubles teams to win a WPIAL title. Franklin Regional’s squad won the Class AAA title and South Park’s duo the Class AA title. Each team had a right-hander and left-hander, which...
A-K Valley softball notebook: Highlands set for showdown with Burrell
When the Highlands softball team suffered a 14-4 loss to Freeport in its Section 1-4A opener at home April 9, the Golden Rams could have looked ahead to the next matchup with the Yellowjackets. But the focus for the team, coach Jen Koprivnikar said, stayed in the short term. As...
Burrell ace Armstrong whiffs 17 in win over Greensburg Salem
Katie Armstrong said she “drew a blank” when she tried to remember the Greensburg Salem softball lineup and hitter’s tendencies when she and her Burrell teammates faced the Golden Lions for a second time. “Because it was so long ago,” she said. “As the game went on, though, I started...
WCCA track and field championship moved to Saturday
Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association officials decided Wednesday to postpone Thursday’s track and field championship because of the threat of inclement weather. The meet will be moved to Saturday at Latrobe Memorial Stadium with a starting time of 9 a.m. Instead of splitting the boys and girls, which was planned for...
Hard-hitting Apollo-Ridge softball in WPIAL playoff mix
The Apollo-Ridge softball team was on the wrong side of a perfect game Monday against Ligonier Valley junior standout Maddie Griffin. But rather than wallow in the wake of the setback, Vikings coach John Kinnamon said his team was laser-focused and ready to prepare for the next contest. Apollo-Ridge has...
Westmoreland softball notebook: Latrobe’s Tallman sisters flying high
The Tallman sisters, Jordan and Jenna, hope to take the Latrobe softball team to new heights this season, their last together as high school teammates. But they have been reaching for the sky for some time now — several months, in fact — as they seek to become certified pilots....
Hempfield softball team starting to show look of contender again
It would seem Hempfield has a lifetime pass in the WPIAL softball rankings, a permanent perch maybe, among the elite. When the Spartans, who have won five straight championships in the league’s largest classification, do not appear in the Class 6A top five, something must be off. The preseason No....
Kiski Area wrestler Sammy Starr commits to Navy
Kiski Area’s Sammy Starr can finally take a deep breath. He’s found his next home. After a long and hectic recruitment process that included mulling over options, filling out applications and looking for just the right place, Starr recently committed to the Naval Academy in Annapolis to continue his wrestling...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for April 27, 2021
High schools Baseball Tuesday’s results Class 6A Section 1 Pine-Richland 13, Allderdice 3 North Allegheny 11, Butler 0 Central Catholic 2, Seneca Valley 0 Section 2 Hempfield 11, Canon-McMillan 1 Mt. Lebanon 7, Baldwin 5 Norwin at Upper St. Clair, ppd. Class 5A Section 1 Franklin Regional 11, Gateway 0...
High school roundup for April 27, 2021: Shaler strikes back, splits with West Allegheny
Brady McGuire and Luke Beran hit RBI singles during a five-run sixth inning to help Shaler to a 7-1 baseball victory over West Allegheny on Tuesday, splitting a Section 3-5A series. Alec Englemore went 2 for 2 with a double and two RBIs for the Titans (9-4, 6-2). Devan Zirwas...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 28, 2021: Class 5A softball supremacy at stake
Could it be a passing-of-the-torch type of moment when three-time defending Class 5A district softball champion West Allegheny hosts Chartiers Valley? The Colts-Indians matchup is one of several big softball games on the Wednesday schedule around the WPIAL. West Allegheny is 6-1 in Section 4-5A, 9-2 overall, has won six...
Ex-Pine-Richland coach Kasperowicz meets with team, says he’s ‘not done fighting’ for job
Embattled former Pine-Richland football coach Eric Kasperowicz met with his 2020 state championship team for an emotional outdoor ring ceremony on Tuesday evening. Kasperowicz was informed by the school district in an April 14 letter that his contract would not be renewed due to “incidents of hazing, ‘rites of passage,’...
Trib HSSN State Softball Rankings for April 27, 2021
Following a week of many changes, the HSSN state rankings have settled into a nice groove in the final week of April. Last week was likes a Chutes and Ladder game with teams sliding out of the rankings and others climbing up into the state Top 5. This past week,...
WPIAL Clinched for April 27, 2021: Baseball playoff field starting to fill up
Most WPIAL baseball teams are now down to one more week of section series games. However, in these unique times, some teams are now in catch-up mode due to covid-related shutdowns. The district is expected to decide early next week the makeup of the 2021 WPIAL baseball playoffs. Whether the...
Free passes help Mt. Lebanon sweep Baldwin
Tuesday was a beautiful day in Southwestern Pennsylvania to get out and run, jog or walk around a nearby park. The Mt. Lebanon baseball team chose the last of those three choices. The Blue Devils converted four walks and four hit batters into seven runs and held on to beat...
Riverview runs away with key section victory over Sewickley Academy
The Riverview baseball team was ready to run wild Tuesday in the second game of a Section 3-A series with Sewickley Academy. The Raiders rolled to a 16-1 mercy rule victory, racking up 13 stolen bases and 13 hits, scoring two runs in both the first and second inning before...
Burrell’s Cooper Hornack earns All-American status
In his first season of high school wrestling, Burrell freshman Cooper Hornack made a name for himself by winning a WPIAL Class AA 106-pound title and making a run to the PIAA finals. His success didn’t stop there. This past weekend, Hornack traveled to Virginia Beach with Burrell teammates Shawn...
Undefeated OLSH tops Class 2A boys basketball all-state team
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart’s perfect season just keeps getting a little better. Chargers junior Jake DiMichele, senior Dante Spadafora and coach Mike Rodriguez all drew statewide recognition Tuesday when the Pa. Sports Writers All-State Team for Class 2A boys basketball was announced. In all, four WPIAL players earned...
Penn-Trafford names football hall of fame class
Penn-Trafford announced its 2020-21 Warrior Football Hall of Fame class on Tuesday. The latest inductees are: • Tony Babeo (1992) • Jeff Filkovski (’86) • Jason Kacinko (2005) • Kevin Mullen (’05) • Jeremy Schropp (’94) • Dan Schneider (’64, Trafford High School) • Coach Eli Visnick (’93-09) • 1972...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for April 26, 2021
High schools Baseball Monday’s results WPIAL Class 6A Section 1 Central Catholic 7, Seneca Valley 4 North Allegheny 8, Butler 1 Pine-Richland 10, Allderdice 0 Section 2 Hempfield 4, Canon-McMillan 0 Mt. Lebanon 7, Baldwin 3 Norwin 7, Upper St. Clair 3 Class 5A Section 1 Franklin Regional 17, Gateway...
High school roundup for April 27, 2021: Bethel Park tops Fox Chapel in Class 5A duel
John Chalus went 3 for 3 and Bethel Park capitalized on four errors to defeat Fox Chapel, 5-0, in nonsection baseball Monday afternoon. Nathan Vargo pitched five shutout innings with six strikeouts to earn the win for the Black Hawks (9-2). Dante DiMatteo singled twice for the Foxes (7-6). Avonworth...
