High school roundup for April 26, 2025: Upper St. Clair’s Sadie Tomczyk shines at South Fayette

By: Triblive
Saturday, April 26, 2025 | 8:33 PM

Sadie Tomczyk swept the 100 and 200 and was part of the winning 400 relay team,leading Upper St. Clair to the girls team title at the South Fayette Invitational on Saturday.

Delaney Schumaker was also a double winner for the host Lions, taking first in the 400 and 10 hurdles. South Fayette, runner-up in the team race, also won the 1,400 relay.

Winchester Thurston’s Alexis Bansah also took a pair of individual titles, winning the long jump and triple jump.

In the field, WPIAL winners were Armstrong’s Avery Hogan (discus), Knoch’s Karlee Buterbaugh (javelin) and Hempfield’s Jiana Patterson (shot put).

Other WPIAL champs were Thomas Jefferson’s Sylvia Kashak (800), Pine-Richland’s Maren Iski (1,600), Carlynton’s Lani Blevins (3,200), Mt. Lebanon’s Lauren Krebs (300 hurdles), Gateway’s Taniya Denson (pole vault) and the Hampton 3,200 relay team.

Gateway had three individual first-place finishes on the boys side with Dino Nadarevic taking the discus and shot put and Austin Lockhart winning the triple jump.

Butler’s Kevin Shriver and Penn Hills’ Penn Hills (200) won the sprints. McKeesport’s Quentcy Stringer (110) and Neighborhood Academy’s Darrin Haynes (300) took first in the hurdles.

Winners in the distance events were Winchester Thurston’s Eli DeSimone (800), Allderdice’s Will Tew (1,600) and North Catholic’s Tyler Carroll (3,200).

Butler won the 400 and 1,600 relays with Upper St. Clair taking the 3,200.

Other WPIAL winners were Chartiers Valley’s Christian Crowley (pole vault) and Pine-Richland’s Ryan Beam (javelin). North Hills took the team title.

Softball

Union 11, Wilmington 0 – Mia Preuhs went 3 for 3 with a home run and five RBIs and pitched the shutout, striking out 12, to lead Union (13-1) to the six-inning nonsection win over Wilmington. Olivia Williams added four runs and a stolen base and Irelyn Fisher drove in three runs for Union, which won its 10th straight game.

Girls lacrosse

Hempfield 10, Winchester Thurston 7 – Sammi Reilly scored four goals to lead Hempfield (3-9) past Winchester Thurston (3-7) in nonsection play. Claire Kochis added a goal and an assist for Hempfield.

Walsh Jesuit 9, Fox Chapel 8 – Caroline Grimsley scored her 100th career goal in a nonsection loss for Fox Chapel (8-4). Meg Delaney had a goal and three assists for the Foxes.