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Eden Christian baseball carries momentum into playoffs
Eden Christian Academy came into the playoffs as the favorite to win the WPIAL Class A baseball championship The Warriors finished first in Section 3 with an 8-0 record, ended the regular season 13-4 overall and was seeded No. 1 in the WPIAL Class A bracket. “We played a very...
Norwin notebook: Knights earn 4th seed for WPIAL baseball playoffs
The Norwin baseball team was awarded the No. 4 seed in the WPIAL Class 6A playoffs. The Knights (12-8) finished tied for first place in Section 2 with Canon-McMillan, but since Canon-McMillan swept the Knights in their three-game series, the section title went to the Big Macs. Norwin drew No....
Shaler boys volleyball looking forward to playoff pressure
Paul Stadelman doesn’t need to perform any espionage to scout the best Western Pennsylvania boys volleyball programs. The veteran Shaler boys volleyball boss — and coaches from other top programs — have sought each other out for years. The top-seeded Titans, who are seeking their fourth consecutive WPIAL crown and...
Shaler notebook: Girls lacrosse team gets back in playoff win column
Shaler girls lacrosse coach Katherine Hinsdale took her time talking to her team after a disappointing section home loss to Fox Chapel to wrap up the regular season. The Titans hoped to try to create chaos in the section standings with a win. Instead, the Titans started slow and didn’t...
After playoff loss, Sewickley Academy looks to bright future
The Sewickley Academy baseball team started out dismally this season with three losses before righting the ship with four consecutive victories. The Panthers routed West Greene and Monessen, both by 16-1 scores in four innings, followed with a 17-0 whitewash over Monessen again in four frames, and trounced Union, 13-6,...
Alle-Kiski Valley athletes of the week: Freeport’s Mackenzie Magness, Riverview’s Miles Duncan
Mackenzie Magness School: Freeport Class: Junior Sport: Track and Field Claim to Fame: Magness claimed her third WPIAL title in the pole vault, posting a mark of 12 feet at the WPIAL Class 2A track and field championships at Slippery Rock on Thursday. She was also part of the 400-meter...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 16, 2026
High schools Baseball WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals Monday’s schedule Mt. Lebanon (12-7) vs. Butler (17-3) at North Allegheny, 7 p.m.; Central Catholic (9-11) vs. Norwin (12-8) at Gateway, 7 p.m.; Seneca Valley (10-10) vs. Canon-McMillan (15-5) at Boyce Mayview Park, 4 p.m.; Hempfield (10-10) vs. North Allegheny (12-7) at...
North Allegheny wins PIAA team tennis championship for 3rd time
North Allegheny won its third PIAA boys team tennis championship Saturday in Hershey, defeating District 1 champion Conestoga, 3-1, in the finals. The Tigers were sparked by dominant wins from Advaita Sircar at No. 1 singles, Evan Kaufman at No. 3 singles and the team of Shivum Telang and Ronit...
Westmoreland County athletes of the week: Southmoreland’s Megan Mehall, Derry’s Max Doherty
Megan Mehall School: Southmoreland Class: Senior Sport: Track Claim to fame: Mehall ran to a pair of individual championships at the WPIAL Class 2A Track and Field Championships at Slippery Rock. She won the 800- and 1,600-meter runs and qualified for the PIAA Championships in both events. The West Virginia...
High-flying North Hills pole vaulters breaking records, pushing each other
Records, as they say, are meant to be broken. Sometimes those records stand for years or even decades. Other times, just days. In the North Hills girls track program, that’s certainly been prevalent over the last couple of weeks. On April 24, North Hills junior Delaney Flanigan broke a 22-year-old...
North Hills softball gets hungry, rebounds in season’s 2nd half
There were plenty of moments in the opening half of the WPIAL softball season where things didn’t look as they should for the North Hills softball team. A perennial contender, the Indians started the season 1-4 and sat under .500 following a 17-2 blowout loss to section foe Plum on...
North Allegheny’s Courtney Killian hangs up her whistle after 4 seasons
No one saw this coming. Three days after the North Allegheny girls lacrosse team fell to Upper St. Clair, 18-1, to conclude a 5-13 season, the Tigers suffered another, more unexpected loss. Coach Courtney Killian told her players May 11 she is stepping down after four seasons to spend more...
North Allegheny boys tennis makes historic run
North Allegheny boys tennis is so strong this season that the No. 3 singles player for the Tigers is the No. 2 singles player in the WPIAL. “I don’t know that that’s ever really happened before,” coach Matt Woffington said. “It just shows the depth that we have. When your...
Fox Chapel softball coming to grips with playoff loss
Larry Troutman enjoyed the boost the Fox Chapel softball program got from an upset win in the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs a year ago. He hopes taking a first-round exit they didn’t expect will provide similar fuel for next season. The Foxes, who were seeded ninth, were bounced in the...
Fox Chapel notebook: Clarion’s Jacob Patterson earns All-PSAC honors
Jacob Patterson missed out on the 2025 Clarion baseball season because of an injury. But the redshirt sophomore and Fox Chapel graduate made the most of his return to the diamond this spring with the Golden Eagles. Patterson hit .324 and drove in 31 runs to earn second-team All-PSAC West...
Fox Chapel boys lacrosse checking boxes during historic season
The Fox Chapel boys lacrosse program picked up the first section title in program history. The Foxes, who earned the second seed in the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs, made sure to show everyone that they mean business. Fox Chapel — behind four goals from Griffin McCaffrey — knocked down No....
Fox Chapel baseball runs out of margin for error in playoff loss
Not having top pitcher West Virginia commit Blake Krushinski wasn’t ideal for the Fox Chapel baseball program heading into the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs. The margin between success and an early exit from the district playoffs is narrow. Fox Chapel, which had to scratch and claw to reach the postseason,...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 15, 2026
High schools Baseball WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals Monday’s schedule Mt. Lebanon (12-7) vs. Butler (17-3) at North Allegheny, 7 p.m.; Central Catholic (9-11) vs. Norwin (12-8) at Gateway, 7 p.m.; Seneca Valley (10-10) vs. Canon-McMillan (15-5) at Boyce Mayview Park, 4 p.m.; Hempfield (10-10) vs. North Allegheny (12-7) at...
High school roundup for May 15, 2026: North Allegheny, North Catholic advance at state tennis tournament
WPIAL Class 3A champion North Allegheny and Class 2A runner-up North Catholic are still in the running for a state championship. North Allegheny had no problems with District 1 runner-up Central Bucks West in the PIAA quarterfinals Friday in Hershey, earning a 3-0 sweep. At No. 1 and No. 2...
For some Westmoreland County baseball, softball teams, there’s a layoff before the playoffs
Maybe the WPIAL playoff system is fractured. Hempfield softball coach Tina Madison thinks so. She and her Spartans have had plenty of time to think about the issue. About half a month, to be exact. “It’s just the hurry up and wait,” Madison said. “The WPIAL has you squeezing in...
By ‘building a family of athletes,’ Allderdice dominates City League track
The Allderdice Dragons continued their dominance of the City League track and field championships as the boys won for the 15th consecutive year, and the girls won for the 12th time in the past 13 seasons. The Dragons won decisively as the boys notched 198 points, with Obama Academy finishing...
High school scores, summaries and schedules form May 14, 2026
High schools Baseball WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals Monday’s schedule Mt. Lebanon (12-7) vs. Butler (17-3) at North Allegheny, 7 p.m.; Central Catholic (9-11) vs. Norwin (12-8) at Gateway, 7 p.m.; Seneca Valley (10-10) vs. Canon-McMillan (15-5) at Boyce Mayview Park, 4 p.m.; Hempfield (10-10) vs. North Allegheny (12-7) at...
High school roundup for May 14, 2026: Keystone Oaks in top form in Class 3A 1st-round win over Deer Lakes
Kennadi Smith threw a three-hit shutout with 11 strikeouts to lead No. 7 Keystone Oaks to a 6-0 victory over No. 10 Deer Lakes in the WPIAL Class 3A softball first round Thursday. Eveline Kyper hit two home runs and Kylie Stahl had a single and two RBIs for the...
Despite missing 2 starters, Thomas Jefferson boys volleyball team downs Deer Lakes
The Thomas Jefferson boys volleyball team couldn’t deploy a picture-perfect attack in the WPIAL Class 2A quarterfinals against Deer Lakes. The Jaguars weren’t equipped to do so Thursday night on the road. Missing two starters, Thomas Jefferson instead focused on putting the Lancers out of system. The Jaguars then put...
Heart of Riverside order steps up in Class 2A 1st-round win over Brentwood
There was a time when Riverside softball was a dominant force in the WPIAL. From 1989-2013, the Panthers reached the district championship game 11 times in 25 years, winning gold six times. On a day that felt more like March than mid-May, Riverside turned back the clock with an impressive...
