Sports

Seniors on the 2018 Quaker Valley boys lacrosse team include, from left, Beau Tomczak, Ricardo Fernandez, Joey Peduzzi, Ian Rodgers, Ryan Jones, Oliver Funk, Jake Giotto and Jacob Pesika.
Quaker Valley players developed throughout boys lacrosse season
June 8, 2018
The Quaker Valley boys lacrosse team (13-3) overcame a slow start to reach the postseason. The Quakers lost to Hampton, 14-9, in the semifinals of

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Penn-Trafford spring athletes earn postseason honors
Four Penn-Trafford softball players were named first-team all-section in Section 1-5A. The group included junior infielders Morgan Nedley and Emma Armstrong, senior outfielder Emma Nedley

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The 2018 Quaker Valley girls lacrosse team
Loss in PIAA quarterfinals makes Quaker Valley girls lacrosse hungry for next season
The Quaker Valley girls lacrosse team (16-7) ran out of steam in the PIAA Class AA championship tournament. The Quakers, the WPIAL runner-up, bowed to

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Baldwin's Taylor Dadig (23) and CAssie Carlson (16) compete against Mt. Lebanon in the WPIAL Class 6A quarterfinals May 21, 2018, at Boyce-Mayview Park.
Baldwin softball players relish experience of playing at Penn State’s Nittany Lion Softball Park
Senior catcher Carly Santillo racked up a career-high five RBIs against Mifflin County in the first round of the PIAA Class 5A softball playoffs. Santillo

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Seton LaSalle's Lexi Wagner
South Hills notes: Seton LaSalle’s Wagner named state’s player of the year
Notebook items from around the South Hills: • Seton LaSalle senior shortstop/outfielder Lexi Wagner was named the Gatorade Softball Player of the Year in Pennsylvania.

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Two dozen recent Plum graduates will continue their athletic and academic pursuits at the collegiate level. In front, from left, are Katherine Jones, Danielle Sypolt, Tifani McElhose, Kristin MacConnell, Jamie Denzer and Sara Pearlman. In row two are Brianna Bialota, Jackson Gildea, Corey Thomas and Jacob George. In back are Bernard Campbell, Jackson Rogers, Tanner Froehlich, Markus Cestra and Logan Simmons. Others transitioning to athletics in college are Haley Chiusano, Meghan Christman, Karrson Ewing, Ryan Kircher, Kole Lisovich, Callan Scharba, Shelby Shumaker, Dylan Tomko and Sydney Young.
Plum athletes set to begin collegiate careers
Members of the Plum High School Class of 2018 accepted their diplomas June 7. The ceremony capped an important chapter in their lives. A number

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Baldwin athletic director Vince Sortino, at his desk area.
Sortino: Baldwin plans to eliminate athletic director position
Baldwin athletic director Vince Sortino, who oversees dozens of sports teams in one of the WPIAL's largest districts, said Friday that the school board plans

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Boone steps down as Sewickley Academy boys soccer coach
James Boone has coached his last soccer match — for now. After spending more than two decades as a coach, including the last six as

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Greensburg Central Catholic's Ethan Bailey drives in two runs with a base hit against Homer Center during a PIAA Class A quarterfinal Thursday, June 7, 2018, at North Allegheny High School.
Greensburg Central Catholic baseball looks to extend dramatic postseason
Like a roller coaster ride at Kennywood, the past three games for Greensburg Central Catholic have had their ups and downs. But at the end,

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Baseball in glove
High school scores and schedules: June 8, 2018
High schools Baseball PIAA playoffs Class 6A Semifinals Monday's schedule Bensalem (22-3) vs. La Salle College (23-3) at Neumann University, 4 p.m.; Council Rock North

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North Allegheny's AJ Schmidt (3) and Alex Zubrow (15) looks to block against Butler's Andrew Chwalik during a PIAA 3A quarterfinal game Saturday, June, 2, 2018 at North Catholic.
North Allegheny boys face tough test in PIAA volleyball finals
North Allegheny senior setter AJ Schmidt didn't expect things to get easier for the Tigers after they toppled a perennial thorn-in-their side, Central York, in

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West Allegheny's Natasha Yarowenko cheers with her team after defeating Thomas Jefferson during the WPIAL Class 5A softball championship Thursday, May 31, 2018, at Seton Hill University. West Allegheny won 4-2.
PIAA softball pairings: 2 WPIAL finals rematches scheduled Monday
Eleven days after West Allegheny and Thomas Jefferson met in the WPIAL Class 5A finals, the two softball teams will rematch in the PIAA semifinals.

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Vincentian pitcher Stephen Turzai delivers during the WPIAL Class A championship game against Union Tuesday, May 29, 2018, at Wild Things Park.
PIAA baseball pairings: WPIAL guaranteed at least 2 state finalists
The WPIAL is guaranteed that at least two teams will reach the state baseball championships, and the district could have a finalist in all six

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Penn Hills' Emmanuel Mitchell competes in the high jump at the PIAA state track and field championships on May 26, 2018, at Shippensburg University.
Penn Hills’ Mitchell to continue track career in college
The decorated track and field career of Penn Hills' Emmanuel Mitchell recently came to a close as he medaled for the third time at the

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Anthony Tucci was named king of Penn Hills High School's 2017 Homecoming during halftime of the Friday night match between Penn Hills and Mt. Lebanon on Oct. 20. The final score was Penn Hills 42, Mt. Lebanon 31.
Penn Hills spring athletes earn postseason honors
Penn Hills spring sports teams had six athletes who were selected to all-section teams this year — two baseball players and four softball players. The

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South Fayette's Rachel Helbling competes in the girls AAA 400-meter dash during the WPIAL Class AA and AAA Track and Field Championship at Baldwin High School on Thursday, May 17, 2018.
South Fayette track caps another successful season
There are a number of different ways to determine how well a season has gone. Wins and losses is one. A section title and the

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Seniors leave lasting legacy for Hampton girls lacrosse
At season's end, the Hampton girls lacrosse team got together for its fun practice. At commencement, the Talbots gathered around and chanted out loud: andquot;Three

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Hampton pitcher Phil Conti competes against Gateway during a WPIAL Class 5A first-round playoff game Tuesday, May 15, 2018, at Fox Chapel.
Hampton baseball team goes down swinging
With his team's season on the brink in the first round of the WPIAL playoffs, Phil Conti did what his team had done when it

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Baseball in glove
Peters leads Ringgold past Hopewell in PIAA Class 4A quarterfinals
Traveling to Peters Township and playing at Peterswood Park, it was in the cards that Ringgold's No. 3 pitcher, Josh Peters, turn in an ace

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Mt. Pleasant second baseman Christiana Czegan tags out Belle Vernon Area's Sophia Godzak during quarterfinal PIAA 4-A softball action at Greater Latrobe High School.
High school scores, summaries, schedule: June 7, 2018
June 7, 2018
High schools Baseball PIAA playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals Thursday's results Bensalem 6, Williamsport 0 Canon-McMillan 6, North Allegheny 3 Council Rock North 10, Cumberland Valley

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