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Lance Jeter, Derek Moye, Mike Zmijanac among inductees into Beaver Co. Hall of Fame
A pair of former NFL players, a former Pittsburgh Pirate and a WPIAL basketball hero in part headline an impressive, special 50th-anniversary 2025 induction class into the Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame. Aliquippa’s Jonanthan Baldwin and Rochester’s Derek Moye parlayed careers as wide receivers at Pitt and Penn State,...
Johnstown arena to host PIAA team wrestling, competitive spirit championships from 2026-28
State champions in team wrestling and competitive spirit will be crowned in Johnstown for the next three years. The PIAA announced 1st Summit Arena at Cambria County War Memorial will host the championships for the 2025-26, 2026-27 and 2027-28 school years. Championship venues for other winter sports were announced last...
Longtime coach Joe Lafko hired to lead Knoch boys basketball team
Joe Lafko looked to the future and also the past for motivation to return to coaching high school boys basketball. Lafko, who was hired at Knoch on Wednesday, said his upcoming retirement in June after 35 years of teaching social studies at Hampton helped him in his decision. The WPIAL...
Latrobe’s all-time leading scorer in line for Hempfield boys basketball coaching position
Austin Butler used to enjoy playing basketball against Hempfield. The high-scoring guard from Latrobe had some intense games against the Spartans. Now, he could be coaching them. According to the school board agenda for Monday’s meeting, Hempfield will vote to hire Butler as boys basketball coach. If approved, the 26-year-old...
Trib 10: New team takes top spot in baseball power rankings as playoffs roll on
One week of the 2025 WPIAL diamond playoffs is in the books. For baseball and three classifications of softball, the playoffs resume next week with the quarterfinals. For Class 6A, 5A and 4A softball, two rounds are complete and the postseason will resume with the district semifinals. Only three teams...
Transgender girl can qualify for state track championships, PIAA says, citing judge’s order
The PIAA will let a transgender girl compete in the state track and field championships next week if the Eastern Pennsylvania student qualifies, the PIAA’s top administrator said Friday. The state association for high school athletics changed its policy in February to classify students by “sex” rather than “gender” in...
H.S. notebook: PIAA survey on shot clocks will be ‘good litmus test’ for hotly debated topic
Shot clocks or no shot clocks? The PIAA is tabulating results from its recent survey of schools and game officials to gauge their interest in adding the timing devices for high school basketball. But the survey alone won’t decide whether Pennsylvania ultimately adds the clocks, PIAA executive director Bob Lombardi...
Penn-Trafford knocks off 3rd-seeded Latrobe in Class 3A boys volleyball thriller
Penn-Trafford veteran boys volleyball coach Jim Schall looked exhausted after Thursday’s WPIAL Class 3A quarterfinal against No. 3 Latrobe, and he did not even play. But the cagey coach had his team ready for a thrilling match as his No. 6-seeded Warriors stunned the Section 2-3A champs, 3-2, by scores...
Anthony Grippo, Greensburg CC make statement in 1st-round rout of Sewickley
Watching Anthony Grippo bat for Greensburg Central Catholic is an event. It starts before he even steps over the chalk and into the box. His routine is detailed. There is the little hip wiggle and the double-chop motion he makes toward right-center field —he assures pitchers don’t want his spray...
Bethel Park uses big inning to keep ball rolling, beat Franklin Regional
Thursday’s playoff game between Bethel Park and Franklin Regional was a matchup between two teams entering the postseason in opposite directions. The Black Hawks won their final eight games of the regular season, and the Panthers had lost five in a row. Just when it looked like the momentum in...
Mohawk distance runner Jaxon Schoedel, other record-breakers live up to hype at WPIAL meet
Mohawk’s Jaxon Schoedel’s teammate turned into his hype man at the WPIAL track championships, shouting his name as the senior climbed atop the medals stand for the second time. Schoedel could only laugh. The Penn State recruit was understandably the center of attention after breaking WPIAL Class 2A championship meet...
With Derry pitcher sidelined, top seed Elizabeth Forward cruises into semifinals
Ahead of Wednesday’s WPIAL Class 4A softball quarterfinal matchup against Derry, Elizabeth Forward coach Harry Rutherford emphasized that the No. 8 Trojans wouldn’t be a squad to take lightly. However, an unfortunate development changed the outlook of the game when it was determined that Derry’s ace, Haylee Myers, would be...
Clutch outing from Nolan Wagoner leads Quaker Valley past Ligonier Valley in Class 3A 1st round
Nolan Wagoner’s first career complete game couldn’t have come at a better time for the Quaker Valley baseball team. “It was for these boys,” the senior right-hander said Thursday, glancing toward the Quakers’ dugout. “Wouldn’t have wanted to do it for anyone else.” Wagoner threw just 79 pitches (57 for...
Waynesburg’s Tyler Groves settles in after rocky start, shuts down Freeport in Class 3A
Waynesburg pitcher Tyler Groves gave up a triple, a double and a single to consecutive batters in the first inning Thursday night, but that wasn’t a sign of things to come. Rather, Freeport got one hit the rest of the way as Groves dug in. The senior right-hander pitched a...
Laney Dineff scatters 10 hits, bats heat up for Deer Lakes in Class 3A win over Charleroi
The Charleroi softball team pounded out 10 hits in its WPIAL Class 3A first-round game against Deer Lakes on Thursday afternoon at Norwin Softball Field. But despite the high hit total, the Cougars’ offense stalled out in several innings and was held in check by Lancers pitcher Laney Dineff. Deer...
High school roundup for May 14, 2025: Shaler softball’s Bria Bosilijevac throws 2nd straight playoff no-hitter
Bria Bosilijevac threw a second straight playoff no-hitter, striking out 12, to lead No. 2 Shaler to a 9-0 victory over No. 10 Trinity (12-10) in the WPIAL Class 5A softball quarterfinals Wednesday. Hours after winning WPIAL medals in the shot put and javelin, Jayla Antomachi went 3 for 3...
Laurel sprinter Tori Atkins makes history with unprecedented WPIAL 4-peat
The drawstring in Tori Atkins’ warmup pants was maybe the toughest opponent the Laurel sprinter faced in her four years at the WPIAL track championships. It’s a freshman year story that the senior can laugh about now as a 10-time champion. Atkins cemented her track legacy Wednesday by winning four...
Kerstetter, Mazzoni, Davis defend WPIAL track and field titles
Who says it is tough to be a repeat champion? The three athletes from Westmoreland County who won titles at the WPIAL track and field championships last year were not satisfied with one title. They wanted more gold medals, and they got them. Penn-Trafford senior Logan Kerstetter, Derry senior Sophia...
Apollo-Ridge’s Jaden McCray, Freeport’s Mackenzie Magness among A-K Valley champs at WPIAL meet
Apollo-Ridge junior Jaden McCray earned a fifth-place medal in the javelin at last year’s WPIAL Class 2A track and field championships. That came with an automatic trip to states. But in his return to WPIALs on Wednesday at Slippery Rock University, McCray was shooting for more. And more is what...
Norwin softball pulls off another upset, this time thanks to ‘Smiley Miley’
The darlings of the WPIAL 6A softball playoffs are at it again. And underdog Norwin has “Smiley Miley” to thank for its latest upset. Junior Miley Harrison wasn’t even sure if she would play in the Knights’ playoff opener, but she came up clutch when her name was called to...
Norwin’s Ryan Schiller wins thriller in WPIAL 110-meter final
Ryan Schiller is not afraid to put in extra work. It sure paid off at the WPIAL track and field championships Wednesday at Slippery Rock University’s Mihalik-Thompson Stadium. Norwin’s Schiller (14.30 seconds) used a quick finish and a lean after the final hurdle to edge North Hills’ Gamaliel Mogire (14.32)...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 14, 2025: Returning WPIAL finalists ready for a rematch in Class 5A baseball
Four years ago, the top two seeds in the WPIAL Class 5A baseball bracket avoided a lot of difficult obstacles to meet in what became one of the most memorable district title games. The matchup pitted No. 1 Franklin Regional against No. 2 Bethel Park. The teams entered the showdown...
Penn-Trafford volleyball sweeps Peters Township in 1st round
Surrounded by a group of former Penn-Trafford players, coach Jim Schall couldn’t stop smiling in the aftermath of the Warriors’ convincing, 3-0 blanking of visiting Peters Township on Tuesday night in a first-round WPIAL Class 3A boys volleyball playoff. No doubt he was glad for their support. “These guys are...
Norwin track teams looking to continue banner season at WPIAL meet
It has been quite a spring so far for the Norwin track and field program, and the Knights are not done yet. The WPIAL Class 3A track and field championship begin at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Slippery Rock University’s Mihalik-Thompson Stadium, and numerous Norwin athletes are looking to bring home...
Alle-Kiski Valley softball playoff preview capsules: Games for May 14, 2025
WPIAL softball playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals 12-Fox Chapel (13-6) vs. 4-North Hills (16-4) 3 p.m. Wednesday at North Allegheny Winner plays: Winner of 1-Penn-Trafford (18-2)/9-Chartiers Valley (12-6) in semifinals (date, time, location TBD) Players to watch: Natalie Anzaldi, North Hills; Summer Burkhart, Fox Chapel Extra bases: Fox Chapel pulled a...


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