Baseball
With Heilman on hill, Freeport has shot at another special season
March 10, 2020
Last season, Freeport baseball coach Ed Carr watched a team that consisted mainly of juniors grow up on the fly and exceed expectations.
Opportunity knocks for Greensburg Salem’s new-look baseball roster
March 9, 2020
Greensburg Salem faces a major overhaul of its baseball roster after a season that sent the Golden Lions into the WPIAL Class 4A playoffs as a No. 1 seed.
Fox Chapel baseball optimistic despite heavy turnover from last season
Fox Chapel will have to replace 11 seniors, six of their starting nine and most of the pitching staff from a team that went 10-8 and made the WPIAL playoffs, but Foxes coach Jim Hastings has some pieces returning and others coming through the pipeline to help offset the losses.
Greensburg Central Catholic baseball turns focus to fundamentals under new coach
March 8, 2020
Last season for the Greensburg Central Catholic baseball team ended earlier than expected.
Deer Lakes baseball wants to carry bigger bats into season
It all starts at the plate.
Burrell baseball seeks to extend WPIAL postseason express
March 7, 2020
After making the WPIAL baseball playoffs 21 of the past 22 seasons, Burrell does not plan to slow down the postseason express anytime soon.
After winning section title a year ago, Franklin Regional baseball has bigger goals
The Franklin Regional baseball team sailed into uncharted waters in 2019.
Derry baseball team expects progress after challenging seasons
March 6, 2020
Batting .350 and receiving all-section honors would be nice, but a section championship is at the top of Austin Siko’s wish list.
Apollo-Ridge baseball team looks to bounce back
Apollo-Ridge’s baseball team got off to a positive start last spring when the Vikings won their season opener at Leechburg, 6-4.
New look, attitude for Belle Vernon baseball
March 5, 2020
Belle Vernon is a fixture in the WPIAL baseball playoffs, missing the postseason once (2014) the past nine years. Regularly qualifying for the playoffs is a source of pride for the program.
Penn-Trafford SADD fundraiser to purchase memorial bench for Maclean Maund
February 28, 2020
Penn-Trafford is renovating its baseball field in Harrison City and the project includes artificial turf for the infield.
Former Penn-Trafford baseball star who died in Penn Township crash remembered
January 26, 2020
A star baseball player died Saturday as a result of injuries he suffered when his car collided with a pickup in Penn Township, authorities said.
Westmoreland high school notebook: Norwin baseball loaded again
January 25, 2020
Expectations always are high in the Norwin baseball program, and that’s before the college commitments start rolling in.
Trib WPIAL boys basketball rankings: Week ending Jan. 25, 2020
WPIAL rankings
Longtime Neshannock baseball coach Mike Kirkwood resigns
January 18, 2020
After 32 years, baseball is about to look very different in Lawrence County.
West Allegheny’s Austin Hendrick next WPIAL standout who could join MLB ranks
January 15, 2020
West Allegheny’s Austin Hendrick tells a story about hitting baseballs two years ago with Neil Walker, the former Pine-Richland player and first-round draft pick of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Will Pirates use 1st-round pick on West Allegheny’s Austin Hendrick?
January 13, 2020
West Allegheny baseball star Austin Hendrick, ranked as the top high school bat in the country, is expected to hear his name called early in this summer’s MLB Draft.
Seton Hill-bound South Fayette senior set for prestigious All-American baseball event
January 10, 2020
Baseball has always been Eli Snider’s first love.
Westmoreland high school notebook: Weather slows work on Penn-Trafford baseball field
January 4, 2020
Look to the right while cruising up the driveway to Penn-Trafford High School, and it is clear change is happening at the baseball field.
Top 19 of ’19: Trib HSSN breaks down the top stories of the year — No. 14
December 18, 2019
The 2019 high school sports season is nearly in the books.
