Softball
Trib 10: Riverside, Seneca Valley top season’s 1st power rankings
April 10, 2024
The Riverside baseball program hasn’t lost a game since 2022 as the Panthers continue to sit atop the HSSN power rankings in 2024.
High school roundup for April 10, 2024: Pine-Richland, Mt. Lebanon softball combine for 43 runs as Rams win slugfest
Abbey Laurent hit three homers and drove in seven runs to lead Pine-Richland to a 31-12 victory over Mt. Lebanon in a wild, Section 1-6A softball slugfest Wednesday.
Young Burrell softball team gets off to good start; tough tests await
The Burrell softball team won a section championship two years ago and finished runner-up last year.
Southmoreland softball stays unbeaten, tops Yough
Yough kept Amarah McCutcheon’s bat quiet, which was an impressive accomplishment.
Seneca Valley ace Lexie Hames shines on big stage, no-hitting Hempfield with 18 Ks
The top two teams in Class 6A softball could be on a collision course to meet again a year after No. 1 Hempfield downed No. 2 Seneca Valley in the WPIAL championship game.
Westmoreland County high school softball notebook: Penn-Trafford serves notice
With one result, Penn-Trafford put Class 5A on notice.
Belle Vernon softball still fighting after injury to top pitcher
Belle Vernon didn’t jump into panic mode when ace pitcher Talia Ross was injured, instead pausing first to let the moment breathe.
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania High School Softball Rankings for April 9, 2024
April 9, 2024
We pull back the curtain on the first Trib HSSN state softball rankings of the young 2024 season.
High school roundup for April 9, 2024: Jake Pollaro powers North Hills past Mars
Jake Pollaro doubled, homered and drove in five runs to lead North Hills to a 9-4 victory over Mars in Section 3-5A baseball Tuesday.
High school roundup for April 8, 2024: Penn-Trafford’s Cam Ponko homers twice in an inning
April 8, 2024
Cam Ponko hit two home runs in the same inning — a grand slam and a three-run shot, both in the third — to lead Penn-Trafford to a 14-1 victory over Franklin Regional in five innings in Section 2-5A softball Monday.
Trib HSSN Softball Player of the Week for April 8, 2024
Trib HSSN softball player of the week: Sydney Sekely
Trib HSSN Softball Team of the Week for April 8, 2024
Trib HSSN softball team of the week: Ellwood City Wolverines
High school roundup for April 7, 2024: Norwin softball walks off Baldwin
April 7, 2024
Norwin staged a two-run rally in the bottom of the seventh to defeat Baldwin, 4-3, in Section 1-6A softball Sunday afternoon.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for April 8, 2024: Week opens with baseball, softball section showdowns
“All that is now, all that is gone, all that’s to come and everything under the sun is in tune, but the sun is eclipsed by the moon.”
High school roundup for April 6, 2024: Shaler baseball earns series split with Moon
April 6, 2024
Brady McGuire hit a two-run homer in the top of the seventh as Shaler scored all of its runs in the final three innings in a 5-2 victory over Moon on Saturday, splitting a Section 3-5A two-game series.
TribHSSN softball rankings for April 6, 2024
Class 6A
Westmoreland County high school athletes of the week: Belle Vernon’s Talia Ross, Hempfield’s Ethan Minerva
Talia Ross
High school roundup for April 5, 2024: Mt. Lebanon inches past Canon McMillan, 1-0
April 5, 2024
Graham Keen hit an RBI double in the top of the first inning and three pitchers combined on a shutout for Mt. Lebanon in a 1-0 victory over Canon-McMillan in Section 2-6A baseball Friday.
High school roundup for April 4, 2024: Moon knocks off No. 1 Shaler
April 4, 2024
Coleman Fletcher hit the go-ahead RBI single in the top of the eighth inning and earned the win in relief to lead Moon to a 6-5 victory over No. 1 Shaler in Section 3-5A baseball Thursday.
