Sports
Passion for WPIAL basketball leads North Allegheny grad Hailey Zeise to Pine-Richland job
June 16, 2024
Hailey Zeise spent the last year coaching in college at George Washington, but in her heart, she knew high school basketball was where she wanted to be.
Junior Legion players show Plum pride during busy summer of baseball
Members of the Plum Junior League baseball team are playing a lot this month between their community team and travel baseball.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for June 15, 2024
June 15, 2024
High schools
Shaler boys volleyball sweeps Parkland to avenge loss, claim program’s 1st state title
STATE COLLEGE — Shaler dropped last year’s PIAA Class 3A championship to District 11 champion Parkland in three straight games and wanted revenge.
Mars boys lacrosse falls to Marple Newtown in deja vu PIAA championship game
STATE COLLEGE — There were no smiles. Just some consoling handshakes and hugs. The Mars Fightin’ Planets didn’t come here Saturday to play second fiddle again.
Division I players from A-K Valley come together for high-level summer soccer
Gabe Norris and Michael Sullivan have been friends for close to 16 years as they got to know each other on the soccer pitch at 5 or 6 years of age.
Championships highlight banner school year for Norwin sports
It started with a bang in the fall. It ended with a surprise in the spring.
Murrysville Star notebook: Franklin Regional grad finds game at WPGA event
After changing his college allegiances, Franklin Regional graduate Chuck Tragesser continues to sharpen his golf game over the summer.
Optimism reigns after solid season for Hampton boys lacrosse
The Hampton Talbots compete in one of the tougher classifications in the WPIAL — Class 2A boys lacrosse, where Mars has won eight straight WPIAL titles and reached the PIAA finals four consecutive years.
Already honored for soccer, Fox Chapel grad makes conference all-decade team in lacrosse too
Fox Chapel graduate Jessie Thiessen was honored to be named to the North Coast Athletic Conference 40th anniversary all-decade team in two sports. Thiessen, who played lacrosse and soccer, starred for both teams during a busy four years at Allegheny.
Shady Side Academy senior overcomes injuries to cap career with state track gold
Chelsea Hartman wanted to run more, but she wasn’t sure if her body would allow it. The Shady Side Academy senior was plagued by chronic pain during her freshman and sophomore seasons.
Westmoreland County high school notebook: Franklin Regional cornerback pops up on Division I radar
Jaymier Austin transferred to Franklin Regional when he was a freshman, leaving Penn Hills to play at another WPIAL Class 5A program.
Former North Allegheny track star Ayden Owens-Delerme locked in as he prepares for Paris Olympics
North Allegheny graduate Ayden Owens-Delerme will be representing Puerto Rico in the Summer Olympics in France.
4th Tre Cunningham Memorial Basketball Tournament is biggest yet
Tre Cunningham’s memory gleams on in Jeannette, and the summer varsity basketball tournament in his name keeps growing because of it.
Pirates farm report for June 14, 2024: Indianapolis wins on Liover Peguero homer
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 28-37) beat Jacksonville (Marlins), 3-2, on a solo home run by SS Liover Peguero (.265) that snapped a 2-2 tie in the top of the ninth. It was Peguero’s fourth homer of the season. LF Matt Fraizer (.240) went 1 for 3 with two RBIs. 3B Malcom Nunez (.255) went 2 for 4 with a run scored. RHP Jake Woodford (5.01) started and went six innings, giving up two runs on seven hits with seven strikeouts and no walks. RHP Chris Gau (5.49) followed with 1⅔ scoreless innings. LHP Geronimo Franzua (2-4, 6.21) threw 1⅓ scoreless to pick up the win.
Murrysville’s Palmer Jackson fires 63 to move into contention at Sunnehanna Amateur
They call the third round of a golf tournament “moving day.” It’s a day when golfers try to put themselves in contention to win a championship.
Avonworth says disputed call in PIAA finals shifted momentum in 12-0 loss to Neumann-Goretti
STATE COLLEGE — Every bit of momentum was on Neumann-Goretti’s side when Andrew Dankanich bounced a game-ending grand slam off the left-field foul pole, handing Avonworth a 12-0 loss in five innings.
Blue Mountain stops Elizabeth Forward in PIAA Class 4A championship game
STATE COLLEGE — Elizabeth Forward lost the PIAA Class 4A softball championship game 4-0 to Blue Mountain on Friday afternoon at Penn State’s Beard Field.
