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North Allegheny’s Cam Phillips drives past McDowell’s Emina Selimovic during the PIAA 6A quarterfinals on Friday.
Trib 10: Girls power rankings crowded at the top with 4 teams vying for state gold
March 24, 2021
The Fantastic Five from the WPIAL still alive for a state championship take the final exit on the Road to Hershey as they head to the Giant Center and the PIAA finals this week.

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Highlands’ Trent Bielak throws during Wednesday’s practice.
No rust on these Rams as Highlands prepares for baseball season
While much of the world was on lockdown last summer, Highlands managed to get a baseball season in.

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Jaycee Haidze (left) and Abbie Deiseroth field a fly ball during a practice Wednesday. March 24, 2021, at Highlands High School.
Highlands softball hopes leadership, versatility are paths to WPIAL playoffs
The Highlands softball team went into the 2020 season with high expectations, only to have those expectations dashed by the season’s cancellation.

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Mohawk’s Hannah McDanel celebrates with Paige Julian in the final seconds of the WPIAL Class 3A championship game against North Catholic on March 13.
PIAA Class 3A girls basketball championship breakdown: Mohawk vs. West Catholic
PIAA Class 3A girls basketball championship

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Neshannock’s Neleh Nogay scores past Serra Catholic’s Nicole Pawlowski during the WPIAL Class 2A girls basketball final on March 10.
PIAA Class 2A girls basketball championship breakdown: Neshannock vs. Mount Carmel
PIAA Class 2A girls basketball championship

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Beaver’s Antonio Petrella works out during the first day of spring practice on Monday, March 8, 2021, at Beaver Area High School.
PIAA favors full playoff brackets for spring sports ‘if possible’
If the PIAA gets its wish, spring sports will have full state playoff brackets this season rather than the smaller champions-only format used in the fall and winter.

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Hempfield’s Peyton Heisler pitches against Penn Trafford on March 23, 2021 at Penn Trafford High School.
With ace injured, 5-time defending WPIAL champion Hempfield faces obstacles
Veteran Hempfield softball coach Bob Kalp is facing a daunting task this season.

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Hempfield pitcher Phil Fox delivers during a scrimmage at Seneca Valley on Tuesday, March 16, 2021, in Jackson.
Hempfield baseball ready to tackle new challenges
There is a new challenge facing the Hempfield baseball team in 2021: a new section with four new opponents.

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Bethel Park’s Reagan Milliken (back) is an Ohio State recruit.
2021 WPIAL Class 6A softball preseason breakdown
After a year away from the diamond, softball players from across Western Pennsylvania are itching to get back on the field of play.

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Norwin first baseman Jayden Walker works out during a scrimmage against Yough on Wednesday, March 17, 2021, at Norwin High School.
2021 WPIAL Class 6A baseball preseason breakdown
WPIAL baseball players have been waiting nearly two seasons to get back on the field of play after the coronavirus pandemic forced officials to cancel the entire 2020 campaign.

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High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 23, 2021
March 23, 2021
High schools

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North Allegheny’s Jasmine Timmerson scores past McDowell’s Sydney Keinath and Caroline Henderson (right) during the PIAA 6A girls quarterfinals on Friday.
Trib HSSN Girls Basketball State Rankings for March 23, 2021
The end is almost here. Three days and 12 games remain in the crazy 2021 high school basketball season.

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OLSH’s Jake DiMichele blows by Portage’s Preston Rainey during the 2A PIAA boys semifinal on March 23, 2021 at Moon Area High School.
Jake DiMichele carries OLSH past Portage into state championship game
Jake DiMichele can still remember the exact day OLSH was eliminated the last time they made the state semifinals.

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Rochester players warm up before facing Bishop Guilfoyle in the PIAA Class A semifinals Tuesday, March 23, 2021.
Rochester rally comes up short in semifinal loss to Bishop Guilfoyle
Early hot shooting enabled Bishop Guilfoyle to build a solid lead over three quarters.

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Upper St. Clair’s Ethan Dahlem works against Reading’s Lonnie Walker IV during their PIAA Class 6A semifinal on Tuesday at Altoona Area High School.
Short-handed Upper St. Clair falls in state semifinals to Reading
ALTOONA — There was no short-handed win for Upper St. Clair this time, no sequel to the team’s six-man celebration from a few days ago.

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Chartiers Valley’s Perri Page had 15 points and 16 rebounds against Spring Grove on Tuesday.
Chartiers Valley sinks Spring Grove, earns chance to defend state title
WINGATE – Sometimes, losing can be a good thing.

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Freeport sophomore Tyler Asti throws a pitch during a scrimmage against Karns City on Tuesday, March 23, 2021.
After massive turnover of senior-laden roster, Freeport baseball entering ‘strange year’
Heading into last season, the Freeport Yellowjackets were set to return one of the most experienced and talented rosters in the WPIAL.

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Greensburg Salem’s Hayden Teska fields a ball March 23, 2021, at Gateway High School.
Greensburg Salem baseball team sets sights on another playoff run
In the first week of practice, Greensburg Salem baseball coach Bill Wisniewski told his players to unwind, be kids and have fun in a return to normalcy after last season was wiped out because of the covid-19 pandemic.

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Freeport’s Maya Borghol high-fives coach Sam Jones after hitting a leadoff home run in a scrimmage against Kiski Area on Tuesday, March 23, 2021.
With experienced roster, Freeport softball may be outlier
The Freeport softball team may be an outlier in 2021.

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Greensburg Salem softball has rare commodity in this unique season — experience
Alyssa Bates has waited nearly 16 months to fill out her first lineup card as the head coach of the Greensburg Salem softball team, so she’s more than ready to get the season going.

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