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High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 21, 2026
High schools Baseball WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Championship Butler (19-3) vs. North Allegheny (14-7) Class 5A Semifinals Thursday’s results Upper St. Clair 13, Montour 10 South Fayette 4, Thomas Jefferson 3 Championship Upper St. Clair (13-8) vs. South Fayette (14-9) Third place Montour (17-6) vs Thomas Jefferson (18-5) Class 4A...
High school roundup for May 21, 2026: Bria Bosiljevac throws another gem as Shaler storms into 5A finals
Bria Bosiljevac threw a five-inning, one-hit shutout with 10 strikeouts to lead top-seeded Shaler to a 10-0 victory over No. 5 Baldwin in the WPIAL Class 5A softball semifinals Thursday. Haley Machajewski went 2 for 3 with a home run and three RBIs and Addy Aleski also homered for the...
North Hills continues underdog run to WPIAL 5A finals with win over Thomas Jefferson
For more than half of Thursday’s WPIAL Class 5A semifinal between Thomas Jefferson and North Hills, it was a vintage pitcher’s duel. Through four innings, there were just four hits from both sides as TJ had just managed its first hit of the game against Abigail Sutton. Things quickly changed...
Elizabeth Forward makes big plays at key times to down Hampton and reach 4A finals
Elizabeth Forward and Hampton have the second and third leading offenses in Class 4A this season, so both sides expected fireworks in their WPIAL semifinal at Gateway on Thursday afternoon. Ironically, it was the defense of the top-seeded Warriors that came through time and time again to stymie the Hampton...
Upper St. Clair overcomes 9-run Montour comeback on clutch homer from sophomore to win wild 5A semifinal
Upper St. Clair sophomore Brooks York made sure a historic comeback would become just a footnote in a crazy WPIAL Class 5A baseball semifinal Thursday. York hit a two-run homer in the top of the eighth inning at Joe Maize Field at Peterswood Park in Peters Township on to lift...
Mars tops South Fayette to keep amazing streak alive, win 10th straight WPIAL boys lacrosse title
May 19th, 2015. Wiz Khalifa with Charlie Puth topped the music charts with “See You Again.” “Mad Max: Fury Road” and “The Avengers: Age of Ultron” hit the theaters, and Hampton beat Mars in boys lacrosse in the Division 2 semifinals. The Talbots went on to win the WPIAL championship....
Mars dominates Quaker Valley to win 4th straight WPIAL 2A girls lacrosse title
The Mars Planets were not worried that it was the WPIAL championship game. Playing their best was all that mattered, and their best was more than good enough. Mars scored the first seven goals and never looked back, as the top-seeded Planets brushed aside No. 3 Quaker Valley, 19-5, in...
Basketball star Stanley Rajkovich leaving Derry for Kiski School
Basketball standout Stanley Rajkovich is leaving Derry. The 6-foot-7 junior will reclassify to the Class of 2028 when he transfers to The Kiski School in Saltsburg. Rajkovich led Derry to its first section title since 1957 last season, averaging 20.2 points, 8.1 rebounds. He has over 1,000 career points. He...
Bad weather predicted for PIAA track and field championships in Shippensburg
SHIPPENSBURG — If you were hoping for picture-perfect weather for the PIAA track and field championships this weekend at Seth Grove Stadium, expect the worst. Athletes from across the state are expected to be greeted by heavy rain and cold temperatures. The runners, throwers and jumpers from the WPIAL had...
South Park avenges regular-season losses, downs top-seeded Avonworth in Class 3A semifinals
Avonworth swept the two-game season series from South Park this year, but the Eagles came up big in the biggest matchup of the year between the WPIAL powers Thursday. The fifth-seeded Eagles rallied from an early deficit behind all three phases, including the pitching of ace Cooper Hochendoner, to earn...
WPIAL realignment sends Deer Lakes boys basketball away from rivals to unfamiliar section
The Deer Lakes boys basketball players and coaches have had a couple of days to digest their fate for the next two years in the latest WPIAL section realignment released earlier this week. The Lancers, who made it to the WPIAL semifinals and earned another trip to the state playoffs...
South Fayette comes up clutch vs. Thomas Jefferson, going from double-digit seed to 5A title game
Entering the postseason on its heels, South Fayette never wavered. After defeating Franklin Regional in the opening round and winning a slugfest against Penn-Trafford in the quarterfinals, the 10th-seeded Lions had one more step to a WPIAL Class 5A championship game appearance, and it culminated in a 4-3 comeback victory...
Fox Chapel thrower Claire Conti ready for anything as high school career winds down
The items jostling around in Claire Conti’s bag provide her with the badge of a rugged postseason veteran. Was there rain at the WPIAL Class 3A track and field championships at Slippery Rock University? Yes, but it was a minor inconvenience for the Fox Chapel senior. Conti had everything she...
Penn-Trafford’s Cody Yacamelli pops up on Division I radars
Cody Yacamelli wants to follow in his brother’s footsteps but, at the same time, chart his own course. Yacamelli, an athletic and versatile sophomore, pulled in two NCAA Division I FBS scholarship offers Wednesday, from Akron and Miami (Ohio). The quarterback, receiver and defensive back is the younger sibling of...
Shady Side Academy attack shines in WPIAL 3A boys lacrosse championship win over Pine-Richland
After suffering heartbreaking losses in the WPIAL Class 3A finals and semifinals the past three seasons, Shady Side Academy, this time, got it done. The third-seeded Bulldogs buried five unanswered goals to begin the game and then remained in control to secure their second WPIAL Class 3A boys lacrosse championship...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 20, 2026
High schools Baseball WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Semifinals Wednesday’s results Butler 9, Norwin 3 North Allegheny 4, Canon-McMillan 3 Championship Butler (19-3) vs. North Allegheny (14-7) Class 5A Semifinals Thursday’s schedule Montour (17-5) vs. Upper St. Clair (12-8) at Peterswood Park, 3:30 p.m.; South Fayette (13-9) vs. Thomas Jefferson (18-4)...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 21, 2026: Final 4 teams square off in unpredictable 5A baseball bracket
When it comes to a playoff bracket, the term chalk indicates a tournament has gone as planned. When the top four seeds reach the semifinals, the tournament has gone chalk. WPIAL Class 5A baseball has been the total opposite of chalk. When the final four seeds are No. 3, No....
Elizabeth Forward fights off Hopewell to set up WPIAL title rematch with Indiana
Elizabeth Forward erased a two-run deficit with a clutch fifth inning and then leaned on timely defense and strong pitching late to punch its ticket back to the WPIAL Class 4A championship game with a 4-3 semifinal victory over Hopewell on Wednesday. The Warriors (16-5) are headed to the district...
High school roundup for May 20, 2026: Jake Fritz lifts North Allegheny past Canon-McMillan in 6A semifinals
Jake Fritz struck out 10 in a complete game and went 2 for 4 with a double and an RBI to lead No. 3 North Allegheny to a 4-3 victory over No. 2 Canon-McMillan in the WPIAL Class 6A baseball semifinals Wednesday. Ben Kern tripled and drove in a run...
North Allegheny sweeps Butler to win 24th WPIAL boys volleyball title
Brendan Moore extinguished Butler’s momentum early in the third set by firing the ball from above the middle of the net straight into the court. The North Allegheny boys volleyball program takes no prisoners. Moore’s kill evened the third set and quickly snuffed out the Golden Tornado’s only lead of...
Mt. Lebanon overcomes Pine-Richland to claim 3rd straight WPIAL 3A girls lacrosse crown
Consistency was key to Mt. Lebanon’s third consecutive WPIAL girls lacrosse title — a district-best eighth overall — on Wednesday evening. The top-seeded Blue Devils played with great skill and composure throughout their 14-9 WPIAL Class 3A championship win over second-seeded Pine-Richland at Upper St. Clair High School. “It’s the...
Mt. Pleasant softball wins on Borelli’s walk-off hit
From the second the ball jumped from her bat, freshman Chloe Borelli couldn’t take her eyes off it. When she finally did, the Mt. Pleasant freshman had nearly reached second base while her teammates were rushing toward her to celebrate her winning hit in the WPIAL semifinals. Such a thrill...
Westmoreland H.S. softball notebook: Julia Varhola latest Hempfield standout in the circle
Hempfield’s pitching lineage is renowned. It is a key part of the team’s dynastic reputation as a WPIAL and PIAA softball power. From West Point Little League to the varsity level, aces pass the torch after leaving their personal mark on the program, be it through mass strikeouts or championships....
Fort Cherry baseball tops Riverview, reaches WPIAL final for 1st time in 40 years
For the first time in 40 years, a Fort Cherry baseball team will play for a WPIAL title. The Rangers, the top seed in Class 2A, collected only three hits in their 4-1 semifinal victory over No. 4 Riverview on Wednesday at Gateway. But opportunistic baserunning, solid defense and the...
Indiana blanks Derry, advances to WPIAL Class 4A baseball finals
Indiana won its first WPIAL baseball title last year. The Little Indians would like to make it two in arow next week. Indiana reached the WPIAL Class 4A finals for the third consecutive season by defeating Section 3-4A rival Derry, 3-0, behind a combined one-hitter by Shane McHugh and Charlie...
