Softball
Hempfield’s Howard commits to Virginia softball team
October 25, 2024
Virginia, they say, is for lovers.
Slow-pitch softball league playoffs loom as regular season concludes
October 11, 2024
The Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Softball League regular season concludes Sunday with four doubleheaders.
Hempfield junior chooses James Madison for softball
October 2, 2024
Hempfield junior softball pitcher Julia Varhola can bring it on the radar gun, reaching upwards of 65 mph on her fastest deliveries.
Latrobe community mourning loss of former coach and teacher Rick Kozusko
September 23, 2024
Latrobe public address announcer Greg Fenton got choked up before Friday’s football game against Armstrong.
Softball skills take Leetsdale teen on trip to Italy
September 15, 2024
Mya Eshenbaugh can now say she has played softball on an international level.
North Allegheny slow-pitch softball working for postseason success
September 14, 2024
Members of North Allegheny’s slow-pitch softball team remember how they felt after the 2023 season ended — on the losing end of a 3-1 decision to Plum in the WPISL quarterfinals.
Notable changes to the 2025-26 WPIAL softball alignment
September 9, 2024
The WPIAL released new section alignments for the next two-year cycle in all sports, and changes will be implemented starting this fall.
Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Softball League begins 2024 season
September 6, 2024
The Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Softball League kicked off its 2024 season Sunday afternoon with four doubleheaders.
Western Pa. high school slow-pitch softball continues growing, has hopes of future PIAA membership
September 2, 2024
The sound of crickets in the cool evening air as dew was settling on the grass served as a reminder of the annual rite of fall ball. With it, high school sports teams were getting into the swing.
WPIAL approves new section alignments for spring sports in 2025, ’26 seasons
August 12, 2024
Knowing that boys volleyball coaches prefer room in the schedule for tournaments, the WPIAL on Monday approved a new section alignment with that idea in mind.
Norwin softball standout rolls with changes, commits to Maine
August 5, 2024
The build-up to the decision was stressful. The reasoning behind it, though, made perfect sense.
Westmoreland high school notes: Softball could adopt communication devices
July 27, 2024
A key rule change could alter the way coaches and catchers communicate on the softball field.
After school’s 1st girls state title, Thomas Jefferson softball has summer to celebrate
July 21, 2024
It’s been a summer like no other for the Thomas Jefferson softball program.
Adventurous Baldwin softball alum to spend year in Thailand
Gemma Stypula has been dreaming of this trip for what seems like forever.
New technology approved for high school softball, but Fox Chapel isn’t buying in just yet
July 20, 2024
Fox Chapel softball coach Chris Olbrich doesn’t anticipate being among the first teams to use the one-way communication devices given the go-ahead nationally.
PIAA board favors 6 classes for girls volleyball, rejects plan to expand track to 3
July 17, 2024
STATE COLLEGE — The PIAA wants to increase girls volleyball to six classifications, but a request to expand track and field to three was rejected by the board.
Seneca Valley’s Lexie Hames, Neshannock’s Addy Frye top 2024 all-state softball teams
July 5, 2024
Two WPIAL softball players, Seneca Valley’s Lexie Hames and Neshannock’s Addy Frye, were named Pennsylvania’s top pitcher and player when all-state teams were announced Friday.
Armstrong’s Emma Paul named 2023-24 TribLive HSSN Girls Athlete of the Year
July 3, 2024
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2024 TribLive HSSN Softball Player of the Year: Seneca Valley’s Lexie Hames
June 29, 2024
It’s not always easy being the most dominant pitcher in the area, playing for a team with WPIAL title expectations.
Championship softball coach Chris Brunson leaving Mt. Pleasant for Waynesburg University
June 28, 2024
Championship softball coach Chris Brunson is making the jump to the college level as he leaves the Mt. Pleasant high school team to head to Waynesburg University.
