Track and Field
Quaker Valley track teams build championship culture
May 18, 2025
Both Quaker Valley track and field teams won WPIAL championships in Class 2A again this season.
Quaker Valley girls track team completes 4-year WPIAL team title sweep
Since the spring of 2022, only one team has won the girls championship at the WPIAL Class 2A team track and field finals.
After claiming 2 WPIAL gold medals, Gateway’s Dino Nadarevic turns attention to state meet
Dino Nadarevic had already claimed one WPIAL title last Wednesday at the Class 3A track and field championships before he went for more.
Transgender girl from Eastern Pa. fails to qualify for PIAA track and field championships
May 17, 2025
A transgender high school student from Eastern Pennsylvania authorized by a judge to compete in girls track did not qualify for the state championships.
A-K Valley high school athletes of the week for May 18, 2025: Freeport’s Mackenzie Magness and Apollo-Ridge’s Jaden McCray
Mackenzie Magness
3 Franklin Regional athletes advance to PIAA track and field championships
Five athletes from the Franklin Regional track and field team earned medals at the WPIAL Class 3A championship May 14 at Slippery Rock, but only three secured a trip to the PIAA championship meet Friday and Saturday at Shippensburg.
Fox Chapel Herald notebook: Shady Side girls relay team wins WPIAL title
The Shady Side Academy girls 3,200-meter relay team was laser focused on winning a WPIAL Class 2A championship. The Bulldogs didn’t disappoint in their pursuit May 14 at Slippery Rock University.
Fox Chapel junior shakes off pressure, wins WPIAL gold in discus
Claire Conti knows what the issue is when her progress stalls out in the thrower’s circle. The Fox Chapel junior has to find a way to get out of her own way.
Riverview, Plum athletes earn trips to PIAA track and field championships
Riverview senior Matt Orbin was seeded fourth entering the Class 2A boys javelin at last Wednesday’s WPIAL track and field championships at Slippery Rock.
Mohawk distance runner Jaxon Schoedel, other record-breakers live up to hype at WPIAL meet
May 15, 2025
Mohawk’s Jaxon Schoedel’s teammate turned into his hype man at the WPIAL track championships, shouting his name as the senior climbed atop the medals stand for the second time.
WPIAL track preview: Laurel sprinter could make history with ‘quadruple-double’
May 14, 2025
Record breakers, repeat winners and rain?
Sewickley Academy junior reaches new heights at Robert Morris meet
May 11, 2025
Sewickley Academy’s Herlynn Niepa enjoyed her time May 1 at the inaugural Bobby Mo Don’t Run Slow track and field invitational hosted by Robert Morris.
Quaker Valley athletes flood list of top WPIAL track performances
The Quaker Valley track and field teams stormed past the opposition April 30 in the semifinals of the WPIAL Class 2A team playoffs at Shenango.
North Allegheny track team counts on talented group of throwers
May 10, 2025
North Allegheny is known for its distance runners, but some of the Tigers’ most valuable athletes only travel about 8 feet.
Franklin Regional notebook: Top track athletes gear up at Pine-Richland
With the WPIAL Class 3A track and field championships approaching, several Franklin Regional athletes went to the Pine-Richland Invitational to stay sharp.
Shady Side Academy track teams aim high
Jeff Perlis would like to make a trip to the New Balance Nationals, a long weekend for the Shady Side Academy track team. The Bulldogs coach said the school will have a larger contingent competing this summer than it did last year, when Chelsea Hartman was the only qualifier.
Fox Chapel runners compete for spots on relay teams
Fox Chapel track and field coach Tom Moul enjoys the depth the Foxes have on their relay teams this season.
Gateway’s Dino Nadarevic betters meet record at South Fayette Invitational
May 4, 2025
For the second year in a row, Dino Nadarevic established a new meet record at the South Fayette Invitational on April 26.
Herlynn Niepa leads Sewickley Academy athletes at South Fayette Invitational
Sewickley Academy’s track and field program finished with a pair of medalists April 26 at the 2025 South Fayette Invitational.
Westmoreland high school notebook: Norwin girls track and field reaches 8th WPIAL finals in row
May 3, 2025
The Norwin girls track and field team made quick work of its opponents in the WPIAL Class 3A semifinals to continue an impressive run of success.
