Track and Field
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.
Going the distance: Quaker Valley’s success continues in 3,200 relay
May 28, 2023
Three juniors and a sophomore have proven to be a dynamic 3,200-meter girls relay unit at Quaker Valley.
Quaker Valley track teams set gold standard in WPIAL postseason
Suffice to say, Quaker Valley has become the preeminent WPIAL track and field program in Class 2A.
Riverview’s Amberson Bauer runs away with 800 title at PIAA championships
May 27, 2023
Amberson Bauer prepares for track meets with some visualization, running each stage of a race through his head with mental reps.
OLSH’s Antonio Votour claims state gold in 110 hurdles
SHIPPENSBURG – Our Lady of the Sacred Heart senior Antonio Votour came into the PIAA track and field championships coming off a record performance at the WPIAL championships May 17.
Waynesburg’s Andrew Layton fights through pain to win PIAA Class 2A pole vault
SHIPPENSBURG – Talk about a gutsy performance at the PIAA track and field championships Saturday at Shippensburg University’s Seth Grove Stadium.
Norwin notebook: Bella Brozeski captures WPIAL hurdles gold
Bella Brozeski overcame hurdles, literally, to capture a WPIAL championship.
Girls relay team headlines Penn Hills showing at WPIAL track meet
The girls 1,600-meter relay team saved what could have been a total loss for the Penn Hills track team at the WPIAL Class 3A championships at Slippery Rock.
PIAA notebook: Injury knocks highly seeded WPIAL champion out of 100 meters
SHIPPENSBURG — An injury cut short New Castle sprinter Kaevon Gardner’s debut at the state track championships Friday, forcing one of the top athletes in the 100-meter dash to make an early exit.
Hampton junior pulls off dramatic, shocking win in PIAA 1,600 meters
May 26, 2023
If it had been a horse race, the PIAA Class 3A boys 1,600-meter run would have needed a photo finish to decide the winner.
Coaches wish PIAA team track title could be decided in playoff format like WPIAL
May 25, 2023
It takes a team effort to win a WPIAL team track title, but that’s not necessarily true for winning a state title.
