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Aliquippa’s M.J. Devonshire wins the boys Class AA 100 meters during the WPIAL track and field championships at Slippery Rock University.
Aliquippa’s M.J. Devonshire wins 3 golds, replaces Quips great in record book
May 16, 2019
Breaking a WPIAL record made M.J. Devonshire smile, but what he liked most was that he’d supplanted a fellow Quips great.

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Kiski Area’s Garret Polka charges for second base as Laurel Highlands pitcher Andino Vecchiolla throws to first base. Polka was out on the play.
Vecchiolla, Laurel Highlands shut down Kiski Area in opening round
Andino Vecchiolla dealt with butterflies early in Laurel Highlands’ WPIAL playoff opener against Kiski Area. Then he just started dealing.

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Springdale’s Alexis Hrivnak pitches against Quigley Catholic during a WPIAL playoff game May 16, 2019, at Shaler.
Freshman throws no-hitter as Springdale softball routs Quigley Catholic
The wait was worth it for the Springdale softball team.

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Waynesburgh Central’s Daniel Layton wins the boys 110-meter hurdles during the WPIAL Track and Field Championships May 16, 2019, at Slippery Rock University.
Citing ‘something to prove,’ Waynesburg’s Layton defends WPIAL hurdles title
Waynesburg hurdler Daniel Layton tried not to think about his stressful week when standing at the starting line.

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Hempfield’s Kelsi Terzolino drives in the winnng run in the bottom of the seventh inning against Baldwin in a WPIAL Class 6A quarterfinal Wednesday, May 15, 2019, at Gateway High School.
Hempfield still showing knack for late-game heroics
Hempfield softball continues to have a flair for the dramatic.

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Kiski Area’s Ethan Guercio (4) avoids a collision with Ryan Rametta at second base during a game against Burrell on March 26, 2019, at Kiski Area High School.
Alle-Kiski Valley baseball playoff previews: Games of May 16, 2019
WPIAL baseball playoffs

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Norwin quarterback Jack Salopek throws a pass during the first quarter against Penn-Trafford Friday, Aug. 24, 2018, at Norwin Knights Stadium.
Norwin QB Jack Salopek commits to Western Michigan
Call it a quarterback sneak.

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Blackhawk shuts out Knoch in WPIAL playoff opener
May 15, 2019
A play in the top of the first inning proved pivotal in Wednesday night’s WPIAL Class 4A playoff baseball game between Blackhawk and Knoch.

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High school scores, schedules for May 15, 2019
High Schools

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Hempfield’s Kelsi Terzolino is mobbed by teammates after driving in the winnng run in the bottom of the seventh inning against Baldwin in a WPIAL Class 6A quarterfinal Wednesday, May 15, 2019, at Gateway High School.
WPIAL softball playoffs roundup for May 15, 2019: Hempfield beats Baldwin on walk-off
Kelsi Terzolino ripped a one-out single to right in the bottom of the seventh inning to give four-time WPIAL champion Hempfield a 2-1 walk-off win over Baldwin in a WPIAL Class 6A first-round playoff game at Gateway.

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Highlands’ Michael Magdinec tags out Thomas Jefferson’s Andy Kalup Wednesday, May 15, 2019 during first round AA WPIAL playoff action at West Mifflin High School.
WPIAL baseball playoffs roundup for May 15, 2019: Highlands upsets No. 3 Thomas Jefferson
Highlands’ first WPIAL playoff game in 16 years turned out pretty sweet.

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Mt. Pleasant’s catcher Pete Billey gets an out on Ringgold runner Jake Rongus as he attempts to grab a score on Wednesday, May 15, 2019, in the WPIAL Class 4A first round high school baseball playoff game at Seton Hill University.
Mt. Pleasant baseball stuns No. 5 Ringgold
Mt. Pleasant picked a good time to play its best baseball game of the season.

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Norwin’s Bailee Bertani dives into second base with a two-run double under Bethel Park’s Reagan Milliken during the second inning of their WPIAL Class 6A quarterfinal Wednesday, May 15, 2019, at Gateway High School.
No. 5 Norwin rolls past Bethel Park in WPIAL Class 6A quarterfinals
Slightly perturbed by its WPIAL playoff seeding, Norwin took out its frustration on — and laid the aluminum to — Bethel Park.

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Apollo-Ridge softball eliminated by two-time finalist Frazier
The Frazier softball team has played in the past two WPIAL Class 2A championship games, and it hopes to make it three straight in a couple of weeks.

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Norwin’s Owen Sabol turns a double play over Latrobe’s Isaac Echard during their game Monday, April 8, 2019, at Norwin High School.
Westmoreland baseball playoff preview capsules: Games of May 16, 2019
Thursday’s games

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Ellwood City baseball strikes late to oust Deer Lakes
It’s not often a strikeout results in the winning run scoring.

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Burrell’s Trent Valovchik breaks up the double play against McGuffey Wednesday, May 15, 2019 during first round AA WPIAL playoff action at West Mifflin High School.
Late surge lifts No. 7 Burrell past McGuffey in opening round of WPIAL playoffs
Burrell leaned on ace Luke Virag over the first handful of innings of its WPIAL playoff opener as the Bucs’ offense felt out an unfamiliar pitcher.

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Beaver’s Alec Berg pitches against Belle Vernon during their WPIAL Class 4A playoff game May 15, 2019, at Fox Chapel.
No. 6 Beaver ousts Belle Vernon in Class 4A 1st round
For the fifth consecutive season, Belle Vernon’s WPIAL playoff run ended quicker than anticipated.

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Monessen’s Vin Rhome tries to beat a throw from 
St. Joseph’s Joe Godinez to Hayden Mallin at Seton Hill.
St. Joseph tops Monessen for 1st playoff win in 18 seasons
For the first time in 18 seasons, St. Joseph has advanced in the WPIAL baseball playoffs.

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The National Aviary launched a live webcam on a pair of Andean Condors, Lianni and Lurch, which are tending to an egg expected to hatch in early June.
Condor cam goes live with parents tending to one egg at Aviary
The National Aviary’s Andean condor webcam is activated and the watch is on as an egg is expected to hatch within the next month.

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