Recent News

New Castle brings energy to ’18 campaign

August 15, 2018

Replacing a 1,000-yard rusher is never an easy feat. For New Castle, knowing that another one is returning makes things a bit easier. That is

NFL, WNBA represented in WPIAL Hall of Fame class

June 1, 2018

Active players from the NFL and WNBA are among the WPIAL Hall of Fame class set for induction Saturday at a ceremony in Green Tree.

WPIAL baseball playoffs roundup for May 22: Brownsville upsets No. 1 Riverside

May 22, 2018

The Brownsville baseball team is ready to party like its 1999. Rocco Frisco had two RBIs, and Brody Bagwell, DJ Zimcosky and Colton Dellarose all

WPIAL softball playoffs roundup for May 21: West Allegheny tops Trinity on walk-off single

May 21, 2018

Ashley Seamon hit a walk-off single to give No. 1 West Allegheny a 4-3 victory over Trinity in a WPIAL Class 5A quarterfinal playoff game

WPIAL baseball playoffs roundup for May 21: Greensburg Salem upsets No. 1 Blackhawk

The Blackhawk baseball team averaged 9.2 runs en route to earning the No. 1 seed in the WPIAL Class 4A playoffs. On Monday, Matt Wicker

High school roundup for May 16, 2018: Cornell wins 1st playoff game in program history

May 16, 2018

The Cornell baseball team made history Wednesday, and Hayden Hoffman played a key role. The junior pitcher struck out 16 batters as the Raiders defeated

High school roundup for May 15, 2018: Bednar leads Mars to first-round win

May 15, 2018

Will Bednar wasn't unhittable Tuesday afternoon, but he came pretty close. The junior Ohio State recruit tossed a six-hit complete game with 16 strikeouts to

No. 12 New Castle takes advantage of big inning to upset No. 5 Freeport

When Freeport baseball coach Ed Carr was scouting New Castle, the Red Hurricanes' hitting ability stood out. What New Castle showcased on film translated to

Past baseball champions to square off in Tuesday’s 3 things to watch in high school sports

May 14, 2018

Tuesday is a busy day of postseason diamond action in the WPIAL with 22 first-round baseball and 15 opening-round softball playoff games. One anticipated matchup

WPIAL notebook: Debate grows over separate playoffs

The WPIAL isn't the only PIAA district debating boundary and non-boundary schools. New Castle superintendent John Sarandrea told the WPIAL board Monday that he has