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High school roundup for March 13, 2026: Sluggers for New Castle baseball and softball belt 3 homers on opening day
Giovanni Miller homered three times and drove in eight runs to lead New Castle to a 22-8 nonsection victory over Eden Christian on the opening day for WPIAL baseball Friday. Carlo DeSalvo and Dominic Miller also homered and Dominic Filippone went 4 for 5 with three doubles and three RBIs...
High school basketball roundup for March 13, 2026: Neshannock gives coach 800th win
Payton Newman erupted for 29 points to lead Neshannock to a 61-56 victory over Kennedy Catholic in the PIAA Class 2A girls basketball quarterfinals Friday night, giving Lancers coach Luann Grybowski her 800th career win. Newman went 9 for 10 from the free-throw line and Jaidon Nogay and Sophia Bonner...
Obama Academy makes statement for City League, tops Deer Lakes in Class 4A quarters
The Obama Academy boys basketball team will be the first team to carry the City League flag to the PIAA semifinals in 10 years. The Eagles beat Deer Lakes, 53-41, in the PIAA Class 4A quarterfinals Friday night at Norwin to become the first City League team since Allderdice reached...
Franklin Regional girls relay team wins PIAA gold
LEWISBURG — Scarlett Zolnak waited as patiently as she could. But the adrenaline was building up inside, and she just wanted to race. The junior anchor of the newly minted Franklin Regional state champion 200-yard freestyle relay dove in when fellow junior Aidah Holm, the relay’s third leg, touched the...
GCC girls basketball roars back in state quarterfinals, earns rematch with Shady Side
ALTOONA — Late in the first half of Friday’s PIAA Class 3A girls basketball quarterfinal against Trinity of Camp Hill, Greensburg Central Catholic trailed by 10 points. But that’s when the Centurions started to chip away, thanks in part to Avery Jones getting to the free-throw line including drawing the...
Chartiers Valley puts Best foot forward in PIAA Class 5A quarterfinal win over Johnstown
On a night when the lights temporarily went out at Norwin High School, Julius Best provided much-needed energy for Chartiers Valley. With the Colts off to a slow start during Friday night’s PIAA Class 5A quarterfinal against District 6 champion Greater Johnstown, Best came off the bench and sparked a...
Knoch’s Adrian Lavorini places 3rd in 200 IM at state championships
LEWISBURG — Adrian Lavorini knew he could drop time in the championship heat of the 200-yard individual medley Friday at the PIAA Class 2A championships at Bucknell University. The Knoch senior, who will swim next year at Penn State Behrend, was fourth heading into the final leg of the IM,...
New Kensington grad Billy Clarke never planned on wrestling, but he made school history
Billy Clarke was caught off-guard when a coach asked him to join the New Kensington High School wrestling team as a sophomore. “At the time, I didn’t realize we even had a wrestling team,” said Clarke, a 1966 Ken High graduate. “I was walking through the hall, and Leonard Hoak,...
2026 WPIAL Class A baseball preseason breakdown
Four of the five top-ranked teams heading into the 2026 Class A baseball season are private schools. The last three district champions were private schools. The last time two public schools collided for the WPIAL Class A crown was five years ago. Now this isn’t a boundary vs. non-boundary school...
Beaver’s Isaac Burtt takes 9th at PIAA Class 2A diving championships
LEWISBURG — Isaac Burtt made his PIAA diving debut at last year’s Class 2A championships and placed 13th overall. The Beaver senior had designs on a higher finish and a state medal in his return to Bucknell on Friday. He was able to achieve the first goal as he bumped...
Several WPIAL swimmers in medal contention at PIAA Class 2A swimming championships
LEWISBURG — The WPIAL will be well represented in the 12 finals heats Friday evening at the PIAA Class 2A championships at Bucknell. The first preliminary of the day saw the Northgate 200-yard medley relay snag the No. 3 seed (1:36.81). Northgate sophomore Greyson McKelvey then scored the No. 3...
Westmoreland County PIAA basketball playoff preview capsule for March 14, 2026
Boys Class 2A Quarterfinals Jeannette (24-2) vs. Mercyhurst Prep (21-6) 2 p.m. Saturday at Sharon District seeds: Jeannette 7-2; Mercyhurst Prep 10-1 Winner plays: Winner of 7-1 Sewickley Academy (27-1)/5-1 McConnellsburg (27-1) Tuesday in semifinals (time, site TBD) Players to watch: Kymon’e Brown, Jeannette; Trent Bengel, Mercyhurst Prep Layup lines:...
2026 WPIAL Class A softball preseason breakdown
Union has become accustomed to being the hunted team in WPIAL Class A softball. The Scotties won WPIAL and PIAA titles last spring, adding to a trophy case that also includes the 2023 and ‘25 district championships. Though they will miss their star pitcher, the Scotties return a loaded lineup...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 13, 2026
High schools Baseball Friday’s schedule Nonsection Ambridge at Quaker Valley, 4:15 p.m. Avella at Washington, 4 p.m. Bishop Canevin at Greenbrier Christian Academy, 5 p.m. Chartiers-Houston at Ellwood City, 4:30 p.m. Chartiers Valley at Seton LaSalle, 4 p.m. Fox Chapel at Franklin Regional, 4 p.m. Freedom at Beaver, 4:15 p.m....
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania boys high school basketball rankings for March 12, 2026
Depending on what class you look at, Trib HSSN either did a great job ranking the Top 5 heading into the state playoffs with plenty of “likes” and “atta-boys,” or we should hide our face in great shame and are banished to the bat cave. It has been a crazy...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania girls high school basketball rankings for March 12, 2026
Some districts are doing better than others in certain classifications as we head to the third round of the five-round PIAA girls basketball playoffs. In Class 6A, both Districts 3 and 12 have two teams left in the elite eight. In both 5A and 4A, the WPIAL is shining bright...
Gold goes to Upper St. Clair senior, North Allegheny swimmers at PIAA Class 3A meet
Nazar Zoukovski took third in the boys 100-yard freestyle at the 2024 PIAA Class 3A swimming championships. He placed fifth last year. On Thursday at Bucknell University, gold was on his mind. The Upper St. Clair senior, fourth Wednesday in the 50 free, came back strong and claimed the top...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on March 13, 2026: Deer Lakes, Obama Academy to meet in unlikely quarterfinal
Will it be a lucky Friday the 13th for the nine WPIAL and one City League basketball team taking to the court as The Road to Hershey continues with quarterfinals Friday? The spotlight shines on the remaining 10 district teams in boys Class 5A, 4A and A and girls Class...
Burrell, Ringgold win thrillers to reach PIHL Division 2 championship gameVideo
The PIHL Division 2 semifinals delivered in dramatic fashion Thursday night at the RMU Island Sports Center. In the first game, No. 5 Burrell upset top-seeded Morgantown 3-2 in overtime after trailing 2-1 with 25 seconds left. In the second game, No. 3 Ringgold escaped with a narrow 3-2 win...
Fox Chapel’s Delaney O’Toole wins gold, Ellie Lange silver at PIAA swim meet
LEWISBURG — Delaney O’Toole won four WPIAL championships — two individually and two more as part of relays — Feb. 26-27 at Pitt’s Trees Pool. The Fox Chapel swimmer hoped to experience that winning feeling again, this time at the PIAA level. After a runner-up finish in the Class 3A...
Trib 10: Power rankings filled with teams still alive in state playoffs
The Trib 10 this week is like the prince seeing if the glass slipper he may or may not have legally confiscated belonged to Cinderella. It was indeed a perfect fit. Much like the power rankings are a perfect fit as both the WPIAL boys and girls are down to...
Markus McGowan drives motivated Jeannette boys through state playoffs
Oftentimes he is the tallest player on the basketball court, but Markus McGowan is not a traditional post player for Jeannette. Far from it, in fact. He is more of a natural guard than a stretch forward. Sure, the 6-foot-3 McGowan will post up occasionally, but usually he is running...
Latrobe, Franklin Regional swimmers bring home medals from PIAA Class 3A swim meet
LEWISBURG — Chris Heese swam to a seventh-place medal Wednesday at the PIAA Class 3A championships at Bucknell University. The Latrobe senior came in as the 13th seed in the 50 free, and he made his move. Heese returned to the pool Thursday hoping for a bigger prize in the...
Westmoreland County high school baseball preview: ‘Tight-knit bunch’ planning encore at Norwin
It was quite a year for Westmoreland County high school baseball teams in 2025 as 11 qualified for the WPIAL playoffs. Four teams — Norwin, Hempfield, Belle Vernon and Greensburg Central Catholic — reached the semifinals. Norwin played for a WPIAL title. Will any of the county schools challenge for...
A-K Valley baseball preview: Leechburg baseball armed with strong nucleus
Leechburg senior catcher Rocco Vigna attended the Blue Devils’ school of baseball. When Vigna was in eighth grade, he was chosen by Leechburg coach Heath Shimer to be the team manager for the varsity team. Vigna was there to count pitches, be on every foul ball and show energy in...
