Baseball
High school notebook: Sections of McKee Stadium sod for sale
May 19, 2019
How much does Jeannette love its high school football?
Westmoreland lookahead for Week of May, 20, 1019
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A-K Valley WPIAL baseball playoff capsules: Games of Monday, May 20
WPIAL baseball quarterfinals
TribLive High School Sports Network broadcasts for the week of May 20, 2019
May 18, 2019
The district postseason continues with plenty of action from four spring high school sports only here on the TribLive High School Sports Network.
Highlands baseball uses mix of older, younger players to continue playoff run
As the stress began to build in Highlands’ first postseason appearance in more than a decade and a half, one of the Golden Rams’ most experienced players gave way to one of their youngest.
Ligonier Valley baseball looks to steal win against perennial power Mount Union
Success can be measured a number of different ways in baseball. Of course, there’s wins and losses. Batting average, RBIs and runs scored are others. The Ligonier Valley baseball team measures success 90 feet at a time.
Westmoreland notebook: Baseball, softball teams reap benefits of extra classifications
When the WPIAL went to six classifications three years ago, the idea was to create parity and give more teams a chance to play for championships.
Playoffs heat up for teams in Trib 10 baseball, softball power rankings
May 17, 2019
Postseason power rankings saw very little change in baseball but a big sweep of Class 6A teams kicked to the curb in this week’s Trib HSSN Power Rankings.
New No. 1 team in Class 3A in Trib HSSN state baseball rankings
Most of the teams in the weekly Trib HSSN PIAA baseball rankings survived the conclusion of the regular season and start of the district postseason this past week.
Griener leads Brentwood to 5th straight WPIAL playoff berth
Brandon Griener could be considered the “big man on campus” if he played a different position on the Brentwood baseball team.
Sopata a consistent force for Baldwin baseball
Andy Sopata proved to be Mr. Consistent for the Baldwin baseball program.
Quaker Valley baseball takes next step, excited about future
The Quaker Valley baseball season came to a close Wednesday with a swing of the bat as Brenden Gray’s two-run homer in the bottom of the sixth inning led South Park to victory in a WPIAL Class 4A first-round matchup.
Plum baseball team misses playoffs for 1st time in 13 seasons
It was a matter of when, not if, and everyone knew it had to end some day. Nobody wanted it to happen on their watch. But for the first time in 13 seasons, the Plum baseball team did not show up in a WPIAL postseason bracket.
A-K Valley notebook: Highlands, St. Joseph, Springdale have lofty postseason goals
As pleased as Highlands and St. Joseph baseball felt to end years-long WPIAL baseball playoff droughts, and as excited as it made Springdale to make the softball postseason for the first time in nearly two decades, all three teams had loftier goals than that.
WPIAL releases baseball quarterfinal schedule
The WPIAL on Friday released the sites and times for its baseball quarterfinal games, which will take place Monday and Tuesday.
Penn Hills softball, baseball players earn postseason honors
Even though the Penn Hills baseball and softball programs didn’t have the type of seasons they were hoping for, five players from the two programs received all-section honors for their play this year.
Stellar pitching helps North Allegheny finish regular season on high note
Finishing the regular season on a heater doesn’t lend itself to happy endings.
WPIAL baseball playoffs roundup for May 16, 2019: Shaler beats Trinity on walk-off
May 16, 2019
Hunter Boyan’s walk-off single in the ninth inning lifted No. 5 Shaler to a 3-2 victory over No. 12 Trinity (10-11) in a WPIAL Class 5A first-round baseball game Thursday evening at North Allegheny.
Norwin takes advantage of miscues, beats Mt. Lebanon in Class 6A playoff game
The hits column from the Norwin versus Mt. Lebanon game didn’t tell the whole story.
Pratt, Carmichaels blank Jeannette in Class 2A opening round
Down by one and its season on the line, Jeannette had a runner at third with nobody out in the top of the seventh inning.
