WPIAL Class 3A baseball championship preview: South Park vs. Ellwood City
WPIAL Class 3A baseball final No. 5 South Park (15-5) vs. No. 3 Ellwood City (18-3) 1 p.m. Wednesday, EQT Park, Washington On the air: Audio: Trib HSSN; Video: NFHS Network WPIAL titles: South Park 2 (2022, 2013); Ellwood City 5 (2012, 2003, 2001, 1968, 1962) South Park (15-5) Coach:...
Behind Charlie Manzi’s heroics, Indiana blanks Elizabeth Forward to win back-to-back WPIAL titles
At the home of the Washington Wild Things, one team took advantage of an opponent’s wildness while the other missed a golden opportunity that has them going home with silver again. Indiana blanked Elizabeth Forward, 4-0, on Tuesday evening in the 2026 WPIAL Class 4A baseball championship game at EQT...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 26, 2026
High schools Baseball WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Wednesday’s schedule Championship Butler (19-3) vs. North Allegheny (14-7) at EQT Park, 4 p.m. Class 5A Wednesday’s schedule Championship Upper St. Clair (13-8) vs. South Fayette (14-9) at EQT Park, 7 p.m. Third place Montour (17-6) vs Thomas Jefferson (18-5) at Ross Memorial...
High school roundup for May 26, 2026: Hopewell baseball, Ellwood City, North Catholic softball earn PIAA berths
A big game for senior Kingston Krotec earned a spot in the state tournament for sixth-seeded Hopewell and brought No. 13 Derry’s season to an end. Krotec threw a complete-game shutout, scattering seven hits and striking out three, and helped his own cause by going 2 for 2 with two...
Riverview baseball routs South Side in WPIAL 3rd-place game, returns to states
The Riverview baseball team likes Washington & Jefferson’s Ross Memorial Park. Last year, the Raiders defeated Laurel at Ross in the WPIAL Class 2A third-place consolation to clinch a berth in the PIAA playoffs. Riverview returned there Tuesday with a similar goal, and the Raiders quickly established themselves against their...
Neshannock keeps lid on Fort Cherry offense, rolls to 7th WPIAL baseball championship
Fort Cherry had been an offensive machine this season, averaging a WPIAL-best 10 runs per game and slugging 25 home runs. The potent Rangers hoped to exit EQT Park on Tuesday after taking a bite of their first WPIAL title in 40 years, but the team was treated to a...
WPIAL Class 5A baseball championship preview: Upper St. Clair vs. South Fayette
WPIAL Class 5A baseball final No. 12 Upper St. Clair vs. No. 10 South Fayette 7 p.m. Wednesday, EQT Park, Washington On the air: Audio: Trib HSSN; Video: NFHS Network WPIAL titles: Upper St. Clair 1 (1992), South Fayette 2 (2018, 1999) Last championship game appearance: Upper St. Clair lost...
WPIAL Class 6A baseball championship preview: Butler vs. North Allegheny
WPIAL Class 6A baseball final No. 1 Butler vs. No. 3 North Allegheny 4 p.m. Wednesday, EQT Park, Washington On the air: Audio: Trib HSSN; Video: NFHS Network WPIAL titles: Butler 0, North Allegheny 9 (2024, 2021, 2013, 2009, 2005, 2003, 1996, 1991, 1990) Last championship game appearance: Butler lost...
2026 WPIAL Class 2A softball championship preview: Neshannock vs. Bentworth
WPIAL Class 2A softball final No. 5 Neshannock vs. No. 3 Bentworth Noon Wednesday, Lilley Field, Cal (Pa.) On the air: Audio: Trib HSSN; Video: NFHS Network WPIAL titles: Neshannock 6 (2025, ’24, ’23, ’22, ’14, ’13), Bentworth 0 Neshannock (17-5) Coach: Jackie Lash Semifinal lineup 10, Brenna Frengel, 2B,...
Noah Emswiler leads Eden Christian to 1st WPIAL title in Class A win over Greensburg CC
Eden Christian captured its first WPIAL Class A title thanks to left-hander Noah Emswiler. Even though the senior gave up an early run, the Lipscomb University commit shut down Greensburg Central Catholic’s offense over the final six innings. He allowed four hits and struck out 15 to lead No. 1...
WPIAL Class 6A softball championship preview: Hempfield vs. Seneca Valley
Class 6A softball championship 2-Seneca Valley (15-5) vs. 1-Hempfield (20-1) 4:30 p.m. Wednesday at Lilley Field, Cal (Pa.) University, California On the air: Trib HSSN audio, NFHS video WPIAL titles: Seneca Valley 4 (2024, 2022, 1999, 1992); Hempfield 9 (2025, 2023, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2009, 1998) Hempfield (20-1)...
WPIAL Class 5A softball championship preview: Shaler vs. North Hills
WPIAL Class 5A softball final No. 1 Shaler vs. No. 11 North Hills 2:15 p.m. Wednesday at Lilley Field, Cal (Pa.) On the air: Audio: TribHSSN; Video: NFHS WPIAL titles: Shaler 4 (1982, 2005, 2014, 2025), North Hills 6 (1976, 1980, 1981, 1983, 2000, 2021) Shaler (20-1) Coach: Tom Sorce...
Hempfield, Seneca Valley to write latest chapter in WPIAL softball championship rivalry
As Hempfield softball coach Tina Madison tries to suss out a game plan to beat Seneca Valley again, she can’t help but circle back to her team’s responsibility. “It’s about us performing,” Madison said. “The Canon-Mac (WPIAL semifinal) game was the best offensive game we’ve had all year. We have...
Westmoreland County softball notebook: Hempfield pitcher earns 6A honors
The Big 5/6 Conference, an online organization that follows teams and athletes in the WPIAL’s two largest classifications, recently announced its all-section softball teams and coaches of the year. But it kept teams in suspense as it waited until the season-ending awards ceremony to announce players of the year. It...
WPIAL Class 2A baseball championship preview: Fort Cherry vs. Neshannock
WPIAL Class 2A baseball final No. 1 Fort Cherry vs. No. 2 Neshannock 4 p.m. Tuesday, EQT Park, Washington On the air: Audio: Trib HSSN; Video: NFHS Network WPIAL titles: Fort Cherry 1 (1986), Neshannock 6 (2015, 2012, 2011, 2004, 2002, 1991) Fort Cherry (18-1) Coach: Bob Sawhill Semifinal lineup...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 26-27, 2026: 3rd place games set in baseball, softball
All eyes this week will be on EQT Park in Washington for the six WPIAL baseball championships Tuesday and Wednesday and Lilley Field at PennWest University-California for the six district softball title games set for Wednesday and Thursday. Well, not all eyes. The WPIAL has 10 consolation games to be...
Riverview baseball team ready for do-or-die South Side showdown
In the hours after last Wednesday’s loss to Fort Cherry in a WPIAL Class 2A semifinal at Gateway, disappointment turned to hope for the Riverview baseball team. A goal shift had the Raiders focused on a new task. It is a task with which they are familiar. For the second...
Westmoreland WPIAL baseball playoff capsule for Tuesday, May 26, 2026
WPIAL baseball playoffs Class 4A Third-place game 13-Derry (9-10) vs. 6-Hopewell (16-6) 7 p.m. Tuesday at Ross Memorial Park, Washington & Jefferson What’s at stake: The winner qualifies for the PIAA playoffs, while the loser’s season is finished. Players to watch: Carson Long, Derry; James “Booboo” Armstrong, Hopewell Extra bases:...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 25, 2026
High schools Baseball WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Championship Wednesday’s schedule Butler (19-3) vs. North Allegheny (14-7) at EQT Park, 4 p.m. Class 5A Championship Wednesday’s schedule Upper St. Clair (13-8) vs. South Fayette (14-9) at EQT Park, 7 p.m. Third place Wednesday’s schedule Montour (17-6) vs Thomas Jefferson (18-5) at...
Pitchers’ duel expected in Class A baseball final between Eden Christian, Greensburg CC
The last WPIAL team to defeat Greensburg Central Catholic was Eden Christian Academy in the 2025 WPIAL Class A third-place game. Greensburg Central Catholic now gets a chance for revenge. The top two teams in Class A collide in the WPIAL finals at 1 p.m. Tuesday at EQT Park in...
WPIAL Class 4A baseball championship preview: Indiana vs. Elizabeth Forward
WPIAL Class 4A baseball final No. 1-Indiana vs. No. 2 Elizabeth Forward 7 p.m. Tuesday at EQT Park, Washington On the air: Audio: TribHSSN; Video: NFHS WPIAL titles: Indiana 1, Elizabeth Forward 2 Indiana (17-4) Coach: Dan Petroff Projected starting lineup 21, Chase Force, SS, jr. 6, Brady Oakes, P,...
WPIAL Class A baseball championship preview: Eden Christian vs. Greensburg Central Catholic
WPIAL Class A baseball final No. 1 Eden Christian Academy vs. No. 2 Greensburg Central Catholic 7 p.m. Tuesday at EQT Park, Washington On the air: Audio: TribHSSN; Video: NFHS WPIAL titles: Eden Christian Academy 0, Greensburg Central Catholic 1 Eden Christian Academy (15-4) Coach: Mark Feldman Projected starting lineup...
Double play: Luft twins spark Hempfield softball to WPIAL championship game
Jocelyn Luft claims to be the analytical one. Jayelyn Luft is her free-spirited twin sister. But long before the fraternal siblings were impactful freshmen stacking wins on the Hempfield softball team, they were stacking … pillows? And Jayelyn was the mind behind the operation. “When they were 2, Jaye used...
After personnel losses, Greensburg Central Catholic’s run to WPIAL baseball finals defies logic
The math doesn’t quite add up. Not to catcher Anthony Grippo, not to pitcher Alec Martin, not even to coach John Boyle. Four seniors graduated, promising freshman Blase Bugosh decided to focus on track and two would-be starters — senior Ian Shipley and sophomore Bobby Smithnosky — transferred to Mt....
Aliquippa’s Justus Starks named team MVP as Pennsylvania falls to Maryland in 2OT in Big 33
SILVER SPRING TWP. — Justus Starks had a Pennsylvania helmet on just like his teammates at the 69th Pennsylvania State Football Coaches Association Big 33 Classic. But Starks, who will play football at Cal (Pa.), also carried the legacy of representing the Aliquippa football program. While the Pennsylvania team lost...
