Tag: Mt. Pleasant

Mt. Pleasant girls repeat as PIAA Class 2A team swimming champions

March 16, 2024

The Mt. Pleasant girls 400-yard freestyle relay of Lainey Brown, Maddie Barrick, Riley Shinsky and Lily King took fifth (3 minutes, 36.90 seconds) in the championship heat Friday night at Kinney Natatorium at Bucknell University.

Mt. Pleasant adds 6 state swimming gold medals to trophy case

March 15, 2024

WPIAL individual swimmers and relays captured nine out of a possible 12 state titles on the first day of the PIAA Class 2A championships Friday at Bucknell University.

Hempfield pitcher Riley Miller celebrates an out with Emily Griffith during their PIAA Class 6A state semifinal against Cumberland Valley last season.

Hempfield sets championship goals as Westmoreland County teams open softball season

March 13, 2024

Hempfield won its eighth WPIAL softball championship last season.

Avonworth pitcher Alivia Lantzy delivers against Southmoreland during the WPIAL Class 3A championship game on Thursday, June 1, 2023, at Lilly Field.

2024 WPIAL Class 3A softball preseason breakdown

Avonworth won a second consecutive WPIAL Class 3A title and a third in four years last spring, and the Lopes again have the look of a team worthy of hoisting a championship trophy.

Riverside pitcher Christian Lucarelli celebrates an inning-ending strikeout during the PIAA Class 3A championship game June 15, 2023, at Penn State.

2024 WPIAL Class 3A baseball preseason breakdown

It is easy to run out of superlatives to describe the 2023 Riverside baseball season.

Franklin Regional’s Holden Thomas (right) stands atop of the podium after winning the 100-yard backstroke during the WPIAL Class 3A swimming championships on Friday, March 1, 2024, at Pitt’s Trees Pool.

Franklin Regional, Mt. Pleasant swimmers among high seeds for PIAA championship meet

March 12, 2024

Holden Thomas made his PIAA debut three years ago at Cumberland Valley High School in Mechanicsburg, 70 miles from Bucknell, the traditional site of the state swimming and diving championships.

Mt. Pleasant’s Lily King stands atop the 100-yard freestyle podium during the WPIAL Class 2A swimming championships Friday, March 1, 2024, at Pitt’s Trees Pool.

Westmoreland high school athletes of the week: Mt. Pleasant’s Lily King, Franklin Regional’s Shawn Sinclair

March 9, 2024

Lily King

Mt. Pleasant’s Kiersten O’Connor smiles for a photo while standing atop of the 100-yard backstroke podium during the WPIAL Class 2A swimming championships Friday, March 1, 2024, at Pitt’s Trees Pool. Hampton’s Lainey Sheets, left, and Freeport’s Kasey Schrecongost, right, were also top finishers.

WPIAL swimmers to swap gold, silver medals after 100-yard backstroke review

March 5, 2024

A change has been made to the order of finish between Mt. Pleasant junior Kiersten O’Connor and Hampton sophomore Lainey Sheets after their Class 2A 100-yard backstroke race Friday at the WPIAL championships at Pitt’s Trees Pool.