Baseball
Thomas Jefferson baseball achieved goal of daily improvement
June 13, 2021
Thomas Jefferson’s baseball team advanced to the WPIAL playoffs in 2021.
Quality wins provided plenty of highlights for Baldwin baseball
All in all, Baldwin first-year coach Steve Bucci termed his team’s 2021 season as successful.
Trib 10: New teams top baseball, softball rankings
June 12, 2021
It took the next-to-last power rankings before we had new No. 1 teams in baseball and softball.
Trib HSSN state baseball rankings: June 12, 2021
We have reached the final four in the 2021 PIAA postseason and the penultimate Trib HSSN state baseball rankings as we prepare for the final week of the season.
Playing at Wild Things Park gives Bethel Park baseball a taste of pro game
While WPIAL football championship hopefuls often talk about making it to Heinz Field or basketball players dream of playing at Pitt’s Petersen Events Center, the district’s baseball players aspire to play at Wild Things Park in Washington.
PIAA reveals sites, times for state baseball semifinals
June 11, 2021
The WPIAL is guaranteed to have at least two teams in the state baseball finals and could have as many as five.
High school roundup for June 10, 2021: Abby Allen hits walk-off 2-run shot to lift Canon Mac
June 10, 2021
Abby Allen hit a walk-off two-run home run on a 3-2 pitch in the bottom of the 10th inning to lift Canon-McMillan to a 5-3 victory over Neshaminy in the PIAA Class 6A softball quarterfinals Thursday.
Serra Catholic beats Seton LaSalle to avenge loss in WPIAL playoffs
Not rain, not lightning, not the Rebels. Nothing was going to stop Serra Catholic from advancing to the PIAA Class 2A semifinals.
Big inning for Spring-Ford sends Hempfield to season-ending loss
WINGATE — Sure, it’s not the way the Hempfield baseball team wanted to see its season end.
Montour shuts out Cathedral Prep, earns semifinal rematch against New Castle
Before Montour pitcher Dylan Mathiesen took the mound for the 12th time this season, his coaches wondered if the right-hander might be tiring a little. His previous outing came in the WPIAL finals, and Mathiesen’s stuff that day maybe wasn’t his sharpest.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on June 10, 2021: PIAA baseball, softball playoffs resume
June 9, 2021
Thursday is the second round of the 2021 PIAA baseball and softball playoffs, weather permitting.
Penn State will allow full capacity for PIAA baseball, softball championships
Penn State will allow full capacity at its baseball and softball stadiums for the upcoming PIAA championships, alleviating worries the softball finals might need to be moved.
Hempfield faces District 1 power Spring-Ford in PIAA Class 6A quarterfinals
Every high school athletic team faced some sort of adversity this year.
Westmoreland County PIAA baseball, softball playoff preview capsules for June 10, 2021
Baseball
Franklin Regional enjoys ‘the year of firsts’
June 8, 2021
Even with a pandemic shadowing their every move, Franklin Regional sports teams have found a way to flourish this school year.
PIAA reveals quarterfinal sites, times for state baseball playoffs
PIAA baseball quarterfinalists learned Tuesday where they’re playing next.
High school roundup for June 7, 2021: Bethel Park baseball moves on, softball bows out
June 7, 2021
Evan Holewinski threw a complete game, allowing four hits, to help Bethel Park to a 5-1 victory over District 3 runner-up Northern in a PIAA Class 5A first-round baseball game Monday afternoon.
West Allegheny knocks off WPIAL champ Franklin Regional in 1st round of PIAA playoffs
West Allegheny kept loading the bases against Franklin Regional in the teams’ PIAA first-round playoff game.
Riverview baseball falls to Kennedy Catholic in PIAA 1st round
The Riverview baseball team hadn’t been to the PIAA playoffs in 14 years, but when the Raiders took the field for their PIAA first-round matchup against District 10 champion Kennedy Catholic on Monday, they looked right at home.
