Sports
Shaler baseball team already prepping for playoff chase
April 4, 2019
There will be no break for the Shaler baseball team this season.
Chartiers Valley boys lacrosse seeks return to playoffs
The Chartiers Valley boys lacrosse team entered the season with a mission.
Menosky leads more well-rounded roster for Bishop Canevin volleyball
Now in his third season as coach of the Bishop Canevin boys volleyball team, Pete Barakat isn’t quite ready to declare he has a “program” in place.
Season of development commences for Penn Hills softball
With the majority of its roster being underclassmen, the Penn Hills softball team is looking forward to the development of key players who will be around past this season.
Penn Hills fitness team welcomes New York programs for competition
In recent years, Penn Hills athletics has experienced many firsts. After winning WPIAL basketball and PIAA football titles, Penn Hills can celebrate another first on a slightly different scale.
North Hills boys volleyball looking to turn corner
Over the last couple of seasons, the North Hills (1-2, 0-1) boys volleyball program has displayed steady improvement.
NA boys lacrosse relies on each player bringing own personality
Matt Osten and the North Allegheny boys lacrosse team have a strong baseline to guide them. The Tigers’ system provides a solid foundation for an offensive attack.
Hampton boys track hopes to replace departed performers
Hampton boys track is hoping big things come from small packages.
Alle-Kiski Valley notebook: Crazy early-season comebacks plentiful
John Kinnamon gathered the Apollo-Ridge softball team for a pep talk after the fourth inning of its Section 2-2A game Tuesday at Shady Side Academy.
Top-tier AAU girls basketball tournament coming to Western Pa. this weekend
One of the top AAU girls basketball tournaments in the country will play out Saturday and Sunday at 25 gyms throughout WPIAL territory.
Freeport softball rallies to defeat rival Burrell
Freeport coach Sam Ross was hoping Emily Schmidt would come through with a big hit, just as she did last year in a section game against Deer Lakes.
High school roundup for April 3, 2019: McGovern leads No. 1 Hopewell past No. 5 Beaver Falls
April 3, 2019
Winning pitcher Jake McGovern drove in four runs with a home run and two doubles as Class 3A No. 1 Hopewell edged No. 5 Beaver Falls, 9-7, in a Section 2 contest.
Moon baseball, Seneca Valley softball lead Trib 10 power rankings
For the first time in the 2019 WPIAL baseball and softball season, the TribLive High School Sports Network presents the weekly Power Rankings.
High school scores, schedules for April 3, 2019
High Schools
Latrobe softball team rallies around new ace Tallman
Latrobe softball is running on battery power again, only the charge is coming from a slightly different pitcher-catcher combo than the Wildcats first envisioned.
Hempfield thrower Orie wants record, gold medals
One of the state’s oldest records in track and field could be challenged this spring.
No. 2 Freeport edges No. 3 Burrell baseball in early showdown
Freeport coach Ed Carr tried to downplay the significance of Wednesday’s Section 1-3A opener against Burrell to his baseball team, but the message didn’t exactly sink in. Not with both teams eyeing a section championship, and not with the emotions that ran high in both dugouts for much of the afternoon.
Kiski Area runner Shreffler has singular focus: PIAAs
Kierra Shreffler is on a mission to get to the PIAA Class AAA track and field championships.
Ousted at West Mifflin, football coach Ray Braszo returns to roots in Steel Valley
Ray Braszo wore West Mifflin blue and gold for nearly three decades, but the veteran football coach also has deep roots in Steel Valley.
