Sports
3 Franklin Regional athletes advance to PIAA track and field championships
May 17, 2025
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.
Hampton boys tennis surprises with deep playoff run
Hampton junior Zane List admits the Talbots boys tennis team held modest goals this season.
Hampton girls lacrosse coach Kelsey Burke makes ‘bittersweet’ departure
Hampton girls lacrosse coach Kelsey Burke is leaving behind one beloved family to focus on another.
Playoff win headlines list of memorable moments in Fox Chapel softball season
The Fox Chapel softball team’s season won’t end with a trip to the PIAA Class 5A tournament, but the Foxes were able to create memorable moments before they were knocked out 6-3 by North Hills in the WPIAL quarterfinals.
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.
1-run loss puts abrupt end to stellar season for Fox Chapel baseball
Jeremy Haigh knows the nature of a single-elimination playoff format for baseball is likely to bring heartbreak at some point.
Westmoreland County high school notebook: Latrobe at forefront of girls flag football movement
It is just a matter of time before girls flag football is a fully sanctioned PIAA sport, complete with district and state championships.
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.
Plum softball reflects on power-packed season after WPIAL playoff exit
The Plum softball team had designs on breaking a tough playoff losing streak when it took on Chartiers Valley at West Mifflin in a WPIAL Class 5A first-round game May 12.
Norwin notebook: Baseball, softball teams earn spots in WPIAL playoffs
The Norwin baseball and softball teams learned their WPIAL playoff seedings and were primed to open the postseason.
From cold call in February to playoffs in May, 1st-year coach sparks North Hills volleyball
Jimi Yu’s shot in the dark has turned into quite the decision for the North Hills boys volleyball program.
Trib HSSN softball team of the week for May 16, 2025
Trib HSSN softball team of the week – Blackhawk Cougars
Trib HSSN baseball team of the week for May 16, 2025
Trib HSSN baseball team of the week – Mars Fightin’ Planets
High school roundup for May 16, 2025: Allderdice wins City League softball crown
Braelyn Altman threw a complete-game two-hit shutout with 17 strikeouts and helped her own cause with a double and a run scored to lead Allderdice to a 5-0 victory over Carrick in the City League softball championship game Friday.
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school softball rankings for May 16, 2025
Some districts across the state began the softball playoffs this week while others get underway this upcoming week.
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school baseball rankings for May 16, 2025
This past week was the opening of the playoffs for some districts while the curtain goes up on some of the other district postseasons this upcoming week.
GCC senior putting together last fundraiser before graduation
After a successful 5K walk last year that saw her raise more than $8,000 for a worthy cause, Greensburg Central Catholic senior Sasha Hoffman said there was only one thing she would have changed for this year.
H.S. notebook: PIAA survey on shot clocks will be ‘good litmus test’ for hotly debated topic
Shot clocks or no shot clocks?
