Sports

Herald spotlight athlete: Fox Chapel’s Robby Shymansky

May 11, 2018

Fox Chapel junior Robby Shymansky won the WPIAL Class AAA singles title May 4. He avenged a loss to Peters Township's Connor Bruce from the

Big week propels Franklin Regional baseball

Franklin Regional's baseball team had a successful business week. The Panthers won five games in five days to close April and open May. Overall, their

Franklin Regional athletes ready to make noise at WPIAL meet

Pull up beside a large bus at a red light in Murrysville and hear loud music exploding out of the windows, that's no party bus.

Penn-Trafford softball looks for long postseason run

With eight seniors gone from last year, Penn-Trafford's next wave of softball players wanted to carry on the squad's successful legacy. The Warriors achieved it

Penn-Trafford thrower Elma has top of podium in sights

Heading into the 2017 WPIAL Class AAA track and field championships, Penn-Trafford's Cam Elma was set to be one of the top throwers in the

Plum sending 5 athletes to WPIAL track and field event

Maddie Monick now is a three-time WPIAL qualifier in the hurdles who hopes to return to the PIAA championships in a couple of weeks. The

Norwin's Emily Brozeski competes in the Class AAA girls 100 meter high hurdles during the WPIAL team track and field championships Monday, May 7, 2018, at Baldwin High School.

Norwin athletes ready to compete at WPIAL championship meet

Growing up always comes with bumps and bruises, and the talented, yet precocious Norwin track and field program is no different. After sneaking up on

SA tennis turns focus to states

After breezing to its 15th consecutive WPIAL title, the Sewickley Academy boys tennis team is seeking a three-peat at the PIAA Class AA championship tournament

Kiski Valley rugby ready for quarterfinal test

Kiski Valley backs captain Andrew Bigler is someone who likes to look forward, but it's not easy for him to forget how last season ended.

Plum, Freeport, Valley awarded No. 5 seeds in WPIAL baseball playoffs

The WPIAL gave the Alle-Kiski Valley a high five. That represented the seeds awarded to the Plum, Freeport and Valley baseball teams, the top ones

Breaking down the 2018 WPIAL baseball playoffs

Here's a breakdown of the 2018 WPIAL baseball playoffs. Class 6A Favorite: Winning Section 1 makes Central Catholic a title favorite. The teams in that

Hempfield earns No. 3 seed in WPIAL Class 6A baseball playoffs

Hempfield knew it could compete with the best baseball teams in Class 6A this season because its schedule seemed to grow stronger each week, and

Sewickley Academy, Shady Side Academy tandems win WPIAL doubles titles

Sewickley Academy teammates faced off for the second time this week on Friday, but this time the WPIAL Class AA doubles tennis title was on

North Allegheny's Josh Bachinsky (22) celebrates during their tournament Saturday, March 24, 2018, at North Allegheny.

Final WPIAL boys volleyball standings, playoff clinchings

Twenty-five boys volleyball teams have clinched berths to the WPIAL playoffs. Here are the final WPIAL boys volleyball standings. The top four teams in each

Pine-Richland, Hampton earn top seeds for WPIAL girls lacrosse playoffs

Like their boys lacrosse counterparts, the Pine-Richland girls earned the top seed for the WPIAL Class AAA playoffs, when the postseason pairings were revealed Friday.

WPIAL baseball pairings: Central Catholic, Moon among No. 1 seeds

Teams that played in the rain were rewarded by the WPIAL baseball committee. When the committee seeded the playoff brackets Friday, it used all the

Chartiers Valley's Mackenzie Wagner carries the ball past Gateway players during the WPIAL girls 5A semifinals on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018, at Baldwin.

Chartiers Valley’s Wagner commits to Loyola

Mackenzie Wagner got on the inside track for her college decision. The Chartiers Valley junior has verbally committed to Loyola (Md.) women's basketball. The Greyhounds