Sports
Section title. WPIAL title. Goal-oriented Elizabeth Forward now wants state title
June 12, 2019
Prior to the start of this season, Elizabeth Forward softball coach Harry Rutherford approached athletic director Tim Guffey with three goals for his team: Win a section title, a WPIAL championship and state gold.
‘Last lap’ focuses Frazier for PIAA Class 2A softball championship
Before every practice this season, the Frazier softball team takes a lap around Commodore Park.
Positive Athlete Pittsburgh to present more than $16,000 in scholarships
The Sen. John Heinz History Center and Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum will host the eighth annual Positive High School Athlete Awards on Monday at 7 p.m.
High school scores, schedule for June 12, 2019
Baseball
Penn-Trafford seniors lead team to 1st PIAA championship game
Penn-Trafford’s historic softball season will continue Friday when the Warriors battle Lampeter-Strasburg for the PIAA Class 5A championship.
WPIAL baseball and softball teams gearing up for shots at PIAA gold
The PIAA baseball and softball championship matchups are set, and five WPIAL teams – Beaver and Serra Catholic for baseball and Penn-Trafford, Elizabeth Forward and Frazier for softball – will attempt to bring home state titles.
WPIAL basketball star Isiah Warfield transferring from Sewickley Academy
WPIAL basketball standout Isiah Warfield, a 25-point scorer last season at Sewickley Academy, has transferred home to Central Valley for his senior year.
Yough softball coach Dutch Harvey steps down
June 11, 2019
Yough needs a new softball coach.
Frazier softball advances to PIAA finals in walkoff fashion
A victory an entire career in the making had Frazier coach Don Hartman emotional after watching his daughter Logan cross home plate to give the Commodores their first trip to the PIAA championship game.
One poor inning sinks state title hopes for North Allegheny baseball
GREENE TOWNSHIP — North Allegheny’s strong season vaporized in one nightmarish inningin the PIAA Class 6A baseball semifinals at Greene Township Park. Central Bucks South tallied nine runs in the bottom of the sixth to grab an 11-6 victory and a berth in the state finals Friday at Penn State’s Medlar Field.
Beaver’s bats stay hot in PIAA semifinal win over East Pennsboro
CRESSON — The Beaver baseball team’s hit parade has one more stop: State College.
Westmoreland high school athletes of the week: Tommy Kegerreis and Autumn Shogan
Tommy Kegerreis
Penn-Trafford softball hangs on to earn spot in PIAA Class 5A title game
CRESSON — Penn-Trafford coach Denny Little faced the biggest decision of his coaching career.
Hempfield softball loses in PIAA Class 6A semifinals
LORETTO — Bob Kalp forced a smile not long after his Hempfield softball team fell just short of yet another trip to the state finals.
Serra Catholic avenges WPIAL loss to Seton LaSalle, earns 4th trip to PIAA finals
The game began with Mark Black’s haymaker on the first pitch and ended with Pat Brennan’s web gem on the last as Serra Catholic defeated Seton LaSalle, 4-3, Tuesday in a PIAA Class 2A semifinal at West Mifflin.
George Guido: Raptors coach could join company of New Kensington’s Buddy Jeannette
If the Toronto Raptors defeat the Golden State Warriors in the NBA finals, it puts Raptors coach Nick Nurse into an elite group.
Elizabeth Forward knocks off Mt. Pleasant to play for 4A softball championship
Making history is even better when it’s dramatic.
West Greene drops Class A softball semifinal to DuBois Central Catholic
And suddenly, it was over.
Legislation to split public, private school sports ‘poorly crafted,’ PIAA exec says
Legislation introduced Tuesday to split public and private high school athletics was “poorly crafted” and an “end-around of the (State Athletic) Oversight Committee,” said PIAA executive director Bob Lombardi.
High school sports proposal would separate public, private playoffs, ax PIAA transfer restrictions
Public and private high schools will compete for separate state championships, and strict transfer rules will vanish under the “Parity in Interscholastic Athletics Act” introduced Tuesday by a Western Pennsylvania state representative.
