Sports
North Allegheny blanks Bethel Park to reach PIAA baseball playoffs
May 28, 2019
Ryan Partridge allowed one hit over five innings to lead No. 4-seeded North Allegheny to a 3-0 victory over No. 3 Bethel Park in the WPIAL Class 6A consolation baseball game Tuesday night at Washington & Jefferson’s Ross Memorial Park.
PIAA boys volleyball roundup for May 28, 2019: North Allegheny advances to quarterfinals
The WPIAL champion North Allegheny boys volleyball team opened the PIAA tournament with a convincing victory over District 3’s Hempfield, 3-1, in a Class AAA first-round match Tuesday at Hempfield Area High School.
WPIAL Class A softball final preview: West Greene vs. Union
WPIAL Class A softball championship
WPIAL Class 3A softball finals preview: Avonworth vs. Keystone Oaks
WPIAL Class 3A softball championship
WPIAL Class 5A softball finals preview: Connellsville vs. West Allegheny
WPIAL Class 5A softball championship
Penn-Trafford takes down Franklin Regional, reaches state playoffs for 1st time since ’90
Refreshed and refocused, Penn-Trafford quickly closed the door on a sour loss in the WPIAL softball semifinals and rebounded for a historically significant victory in the Class 5A third-place game.
WPIAL Class 2A baseball final preview: Seton LaSalle vs. Serra Catholic
WPIAL Class 2A baseball championship
Big inning carries South Park past Ellwood City in WPIAL consolation game
A five-run outburst in the bottom of the sixth inning lifted No. 4-seeded South Park to a 5-1 victory over No. 10 Ellwood City in the WPIAL Class 3A consolation softball game Tuesday at Peters Township.
Franklin Regional ends long drought, advances to state playoffs
Franklin Regional ended a long streak Tuesday evening.
Top-seeded California defeats Union for 6th WPIAL baseball title
The second time around was bittersweet for California baseball coach Lou Pasquale, who first experienced a WPIAL championship as a Trojans assistant in 2017 before leading the team to a title Tuesday as its head coach.
Ritchie hits, pitches Leechburg past Jefferson-Morgan in WPIAL Class A consolation game
The old adage about a pitcher helping herself rang true Tuesday for Leechburg’s Emma Ritchie.
Westmoreland athletes of the week: Derry’s Justin Huss, Franklin Regional’s Rayna Todero
Justin Huss
Mt. Pleasant’s Haylie Brunson opens recruitment
Another one of the WPIAL’s top sophomore softball players has opened her recruitment.
Knoch takes down Thomas Jefferson to reach PIAA Class 4A softball playoffs
There was plenty of weather swirling around Seton Hill’s softball field Tuesday afternoon. Spotty showers showed up for a few minutes, and a random lightning strike suspended play for 30 minutes.
New Castle, Bernadina top Yough in WPIAL Class 4A consolation game
There weren’t many scoring chances in Tuesday’s WPIAL Classs 4A third-place consolation baseball game.
Freeport turns the page, sets sights on PIAA tournament berth
The Freeport baseball team turned to a magic elixir to help it move on from last Wednesday’s loss to section rival Steel Valley in the WPIAL Class 3A semifinals.
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Freeport’s Zach Allen, Deer Lakes’ Kiera Cutright
Zach Allen
Shaler rolls past Laurel Highlands to win 5th WPIAL baseball championship
Prince sang about partying like it was 1999. The Shaler baseball team is going to take his advice.
Sandy Hook mother to speak at Burrell High School
Scarlett Lewis, the mother of one of the 26 people killed by a gunman at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., in 2012, will speak to students at Burrell High School on Friday.
