Track and Field
Butler boys earn state title, 5 WPIAL athletes win gold at PTFCA indoor championships
February 27, 2022
Five WPIAL athletes and a relay team earned gold medals Sunday at the annual Pennsylvania Track and Field Coaches Association state indoor championships at Penn State.
Fox Chapel sophomores Schrim, Troutman shine during indoor track season
The indoor track season is pretty much complete, and the Fox Chapel coach is giving his team high marks.
Penn Hills notebook: Shot putter’s strong indoor season continues
Having already qualified for the state indoor track championship didn’t mean Angelo Allen was done stacking up strong results. The Penn Hills senior thrower’s distance of 57 feet, 5 inches won him the Tri-State Track Coaches Association title Feb. 19 at Edinboro University.
Butler boys, South Fayette girls star at TSTCA indoor track meet
February 20, 2022
Star sprinter Guinness Brown of Butler turned in four first-place finishes, two in individual events and two in relays, to headline the performance of WPIAL athletes at the TSTCA indoor meet at Edinboro on Saturday.
Penn Hills shot putter keeps pushing limits
February 13, 2022
Lee Zelkowitz already watched Angelo Allen break his own school record for the Penn Hills indoor track team in the shot put several times before his final throw Feb. 5 at Youngstown State.
Plum athletes off to strong start during indoor track season
February 12, 2022
Plum cross country and track and field coach Stephanie Kennedy is optimistic as she looks ahead to the outdoor track season.
Penn Hills indoor track team hits ground running
January 23, 2022
Penn Hills indoor track coach Lee Zelkowitz was disappointed when the first meet of the season got canceled due to covid-19 precautions. The Indians coach thought his team was on pace to have a strong season and looked forward to getting started.
Hempfield’s Tapper uses indoor reps to hone talents in throws, pole vault
January 17, 2022
Elizabeth Tapper made history last season at Hempfield as the first female from a Pennsylvania high school to qualify simultaneously for a throwing event and the dissimilar pole vault competition at the PIAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
Westmoreland high school notebook: GCC’s Corinn Brewer stands out in national decathlon competition
August 29, 2021
Corinn Brewer wants to compete at the highest level of college track and field — and possibly beyond — so the senior at Greensburg Central Catholic is preparing herself now with high-level competition.
Westmoreland County Girls Athlete of the Year: Olivia Cernuto, Southmoreland
July 10, 2021
Unless she takes a summer vacation or a few random days off, Olivia Cernuto gets little rest during the sports year.
Hempfield’s Nickal finishes 7th, Latrobe’s Green 8th at Olympic trials
June 28, 2021
Maddie (Holmberg) Nickal placed seventh in the heptathlon and Latrobe’s Hanna Green was eighth in the 800-meter run when the U.S. Olympic trials concluded late Sunday night in Eugene, Ore.
Green gets Olympic reprieve; Williams, Wiltrout come up short
June 26, 2021
Latrobe native and graduate Hanna Green received good news late Friday at the U.S. Olympic trials in Eugene, Ore.
Hempfield’s Williams, Latrobe’s Green advance at U.S. Olympic trials
June 24, 2021
Bridget (Guy) Williams is headed to the U.S. Olympic trials women’s pole vault finals after clearing 14 feet, 9 inches during qualifying Thursday in Eugene, Ore.
Westmoreland notebook: Norwin’s Giansante hits right notes on, off track
June 12, 2021
For John Giansante, it is all about rhythm.
Norwin Star notebook: Triple jumper puts a bow on high school career
For John Giansante, it is all about rhythm.
Hampton’s Galuska keeps his cool at states, medals in 400
June 5, 2021
Hampton senior Gage Galuska was a little slower — and a lot colder — at the PIAA Class AAA track and field championships.
Rotelli’s WPIAL runner-up finish among several meet highlights for Pine-Richland track team
May 30, 2021
Because of her small stature, Gianna Rotelli feels she is overlooked sometimes when she enters track and field events.
Baldwin senior peaks at WPIALs, wins gold in 800
Lena Barakat is one of the smaller athletes in the Baldwin girls track and field program.
Section title caps successful season for Baldwin boys track
Baldwin’s boys track and field team capped its spring season by winning the Section 6-AAA championship in nail-biting fashion.
Penn-Trafford trio earns WPIAL track medals
To qualify for the PIAA Class AAA Track and Field Championships, athletes must finish in the top four of their events or meet the state qualifying standards if they finish in the top eight.
