Sports
Neshannock softball runs record winning streak to 47 with first-round PIAA victory
For having just made history, it seemed like business as usual for the Neshannock softball team after a 9-0 shutout of visiting Penns Valley on Monday in a PIAA Class 2A first-round playoff game.
High school roundup for June 5, 2023: Penn-Trafford baseball stuns state’s top-ranked team
Ian Temple hit an RBI single during a three-run first inning and belted a solo home run in the fifth, leading Penn-Trafford to an 8-5 upset win over Central Mountain, the top-ranked team in the state, in the first round of the PIAA Class 5A baseball playoffs Monday.
Latrobe’s furious rally comes up short in 1st round of PIAA baseball playoffs
BELLEFONTE — Oh so close.
Southmoreland softball team can’t generate offense in loss to Chestnut Ridge
FISHERTOWN, Pa. — Southmoreland’s bats remained virtually silent in the postseason for a second time in a row Monday, and the Scotties’ softball season ended with a 4-1 loss to Chestnut Ridge in a PIAA Class 3A first-round game.
Mt. Lebanon capitalizes on 4-error inning by Manheim Township in PIAA playoff win
Eight miles was how far Mt. Lebanon traveled to reach Boyce Mayview Park, the site of Monday’s state playoff game.
Burrell comes up short in pitchers’ duel in 1st round of PIAA softball playoffs
MIFFLINTOWN — With Fordham-bound junior Liz Gaisior in the circle for Juniata and senior Katie Armstrong, a Gannon commit, throwing for Burrell, an old-fashioned pitchers’ duel was expected Monday in a PIAA Class 3A first-round game at Juniata High School in Mifflintown.
Belle Vernon softball fends off comeback bid, advances to state quarterfinals
Less than a week after winning the fifth WPIAL title in program history, the Belle Vernon softball team survived and advanced in its PIAA tournament opener Monday afternoon.
Howard sisters lead Hempfield softball past Mifflin County in PIAA opener
Sisters Maggie and Lauren Howard are a couple of years apart in age and class, but they look alike, talk alike and, to Hempfield’s delight, play alike.
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Greensburg Salem’s Aubrie Loughner
Every year, dozens of high school athletes in Western Pennsylvania continue their careers in sports like football, basketball, soccer or baseball at the college level.
Freeport’s departing seniors helped rebuild baseball program
Even though only one baseball team in each classification gets to celebrate a title at the end of the year, members of the Freeport baseball program can’t be too upset with how their season turned out.
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Plum’s Carson Svidron
For as long as he can remember, Plum senior Carson Svidron has been a catcher.
Trib HSSN Baseball Player of the Week for June 4, 2023
June 4, 2023
When a fly ball in shallow center field popped out of the glove of Mt. Lebanon second baseman Brett Hamel in the sixth inning, Blue Devils sophomore David Shields did not know if his no-hitter in the WPIAL Class 6A baseball championship game was still intact or not.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for June 5, 2023: PIAA baseball, softball playoffs commence
The WPIAL and the other 11 district baseball and softball playoffs are in the books.
Trib HSSN softball team of the week for June 4, 2023
The golden history of Hempfield softball is important to second-year coach and former Spartans player Tina Madison.
Trib HSSN softball player of the week for June 4, 2023
The Avonworth softball team has won back-to-back WPIAL Class 3A championships and begins defense of its PIAA state crown Monday.
Trib HSSN baseball team of the week for June 4, 2023
Riverside’s WPIAL Class 3A championship game victory over rival Neshannock was a win for the ages.
Greensburg Central Catholic softball team ready to take on District 9 champ Cranberry in state playoffs
Greensburg Central Catholic softball coach Mike Gaffney has been coaching the Centurions for 12 seasons.
Westmoreland high school notebook: Coaches want more Class 6A state qualifiers
Talk about one and done.
This week on Trib HSSN for week of June 5, 2023
Now that we are into June, the clock is winding down on the high school sports season, however with the district postseason in the rearview mirror, the focus turns to the state playoffs in the PIAA this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network.
