Track and Field
Penn Hills runner sticks with sport, emerges as captain, key relay contributor
January 7, 2024
Maliah Powell agreed to go out for the Penn Hills track team as a freshman via peer pressure. Powell’s decision to stay when her two friends abandoned ship was voluntary.
Pitt, Penn State among schools courting Hempfield thrower Peyton Murray
October 5, 2023
Recruiting is beginning to ramp up for Peyton Murray.
Multi-sport Quaker Valley athlete brings giant medal collection into school’s hall of fame
August 27, 2023
To say Tabitha Bemis was a multiple medalist at Quaker Valley would be a vast understatement.
Gartley siblings find success with Quaker Valley track and field
July 2, 2023
Mia Gartley of Quaker Valley is a 5-foot-2 dynamo of an athlete.
Riverview track champion Amberson Bauer selected Valley News Dispatch Boys Athlete of the Year
July 1, 2023
Amberson Bauer’s high school distance running career wasn’t entirely complete once he left Seth Grove Stadium at Shippensburg University as the PIAA Class 2A boys 800-meter champion May 27.
Multi-sport standout Eliza Miller repeats as Valley News Dispatch Girls Athlete of the Year
Eliza Miller will combine her love of distance running and swimming along with a newer venture in cycle racing on the newly formed women’s triathlon team at Duquesne University.
WPIAL runner-up finish caps strong season for Quaker Valley boys track
June 18, 2023
Quaker Valley’s boys track and field team emerged from the shadow of its counterpart girls squad this season.
Quaker Valley 3-sport standout Nora Johns picks Ohio Wesleyan
Quaker Valley’s loss is Ohio Wesleyan’s gain.
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Greensburg Central Catholic’s Liz Dlugos
June 12, 2023
A section title, a fifth-place finish at WPIALs and a 15th-place finish at states.
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Highlands’ Cassidy Davis
Many athletes participate in a variety of sports in high school, but Cassidy Davis has a three-sport schedule a little different from most. The Highlands senior is a standout in volleyball, track and field and gymnastics.
Quaker Valley runs it back with WPIAL girls team championship repeat
June 11, 2023
It was a celebratory rerun of 2022.
Fox Chapel freshman shows worlds of potential in discus, shot put
June 10, 2023
Making an appearance at the PIAA Class 3A track championships as a freshman didn’t make Fox Chapel’s Claire Conti want to take a break.
Former WPIAL pole vault champion Tim Tray’s facility offers vaulters a chance to improve
When Tim Tray was in high school at Norwin, the school didn’t have an indoor facility to practice the pole vault.
Surging sophomore leads Quaker Valley track team at states
June 4, 2023
Sophomore sensation Jay Olawaiye made the biggest impact for Quaker Valley at the PIAA track and field championships at Shippensburg University.
Penn-Trafford’s Matt Sarnowski caps season with 3rd-place finish at PIAA meet
It doesn’t happen often, but two of the top discus throwers in Pennsylvania reside in Westmoreland County and live less than 10 miles apart.
Penn Hills Progress notebook: Redeemer Lutheran track team collects medals
The Redeemer Lutheran track team turned in a strong performance at the National Christian School Athletic Association track and field championships at Geneva College in May.
Penn Hills relay team gets feet wet at PIAA track championships
Penn Hills track and field coach Lee Zelkwotiz was happy to be able to take another group of athletes to Shippensburg to compete in the PIAA Class 3A championships on Memorial Day weekend.
Fox Chapel athletes learn from 1st trip to PIAA track championships
June 3, 2023
Fox Chapel coach Thomas Moul knows from experience that making a first trip to the PIAA Class 3A track and field championships in Shippensburg isn’t a disappointment no matter the results.
Hannah Shaw ends Norwin track career with state medal
Before a jump, Norwin senior Hannah Shaw tells herself, “You know you can do this.”
Hampton runners good as gold at WPIAL, PIAA meets
Hampton track won WPIAL and PIAA gold medals in May with a relay team that got a late start and a miler who had a great finish.
