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What to watch for in WPIAL sports on April 17, 2021: Section hopefuls meet on softball diamond
April 16, 2021
Two of the top teams in Section 3-3A collide in a Saturday softball special.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for April 16, 2021
High schools
High school roundup for April 16, 2021: Elizabeth Forward softball makes statement
Winning pitcher Kailey Larcinese struck out 12, homered and drove in four runs as Elizabeth Forward made a statement with a 14-3 victory over West Mifflin in a matchup of top teams in Section 2-4A softball Friday afternoon.
Hitting is contagious for OLSH softball in win over Chartiers-Houston
Back in the spring of 2019, top-seeded Chartiers-Houston faced Our Lady of the Sacred Heart in the first round of the WPIAL Class 2A playoffs and won easily to advance to the district quarterfinals.
Gera, Campbell earn MVP honors in Lady Spartan/Wildcat track and field invitational
Springtime weather sometimes will test an athlete’s mettle, especially in track and field.
Ligonier Valley softball still unbeaten, defeats ‘scrappy’ Serra Catholic
After craning her neck to watch the softball stay just fair and sail over the left-field fence, Ligonier Valley pitcher Maddie Griffin turned her attention to the baserunner.
Freeport softball comes through in clutch in win over Burrell
Friday’s windy, chilly weather that featured spots of rain at Freeport Community Park seemed to include everything but lightning.
Fox Chapel’s Eli Yofan picks up first Division I offer
Over the past three years, Fox Chapel junior Eli Yofan has shown what he is capable of on the basketball court.
Ousted coach Eric Kasperowicz reapplies to lead Pine-Richland football team
Pine-Richland already has at least one applicant to coach the football team next fall, and it’s someone who knows the program very well.
Hempfield on track to hire Penn-Trafford grad Mike Brown as football coach
Hempfield will vote Monday to name Mike Brown as its next head football coach.
Pine-Richland board member resigns amid backlash over football coach’s firing; parents call for reinstatement
A Pine-Richland school board member resigned his post without explanation Friday amid community uproar over the school district’s decision to fire championship-winning football coach Eric Kasperowicz earlier this week.
Cowboys QB Ben DiNucci supports Eric Kasperowicz after coach’s surprise firing at Pine-Richland
Ben DiNucci lives 1,200 miles from Pine-Richland but was stunned when word reached him in Texas that his high school football coach had been fired.
Mark Madden: Pine-Richland’s shameful firing of Eric Kasperowicz deserves better than ‘no comment’
Pine-Richland High School fired Eric Kasperowicz after eight seasons as football coach. He won two state championships and four WPIAL titles, including one of each this past season. Kasperowicz was 85-18. He’s beloved by his players and known for his professionalism. Plenty of Kasperowicz’s players got football scholarships.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for April 15, 2021
April 15, 2021
High schools
High school roundup for April 15, 2021: Pitzer slugs South Fayette past Upper St. Clair
Tyler Pitzer singled, doubled and tripled and Ryan McGuire drove in two runs to lead South Fayette to a 9-3 nonsection baseball victory over Upper St. Clair on Thursday afternoon.
Ringgold nets OT winner, moves on to PIHL Class B final showdown with Neshannock
It was an overtime thriller as Ringgold defeated Bishop Canevin, 4-3, at RMU Island Sports Center on Thursday, to advance to the PIHL Varsity B Playoff Championship.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for April 16, 2021: Surging Pine-Richland softball faces test
Back in 2019, the most recent WPIAL softball season, Norwin finished as tri-champions in Section 2-6A along with Hempfield and North Allegheny.
Trib 10: Top teams keep spots as baseball, softball power rankings shuffle
As section play kicked into full gear and Mother Nature cooperated, there was plenty of action on the baseball and softball district diamonds since the inaugural HSSN power rankings were released last week.
A-K Valley baseball notebook: Plum captures back-to-back section victories in exciting fashion
The Plum Mustangs have gotten off to a perfect section start, and they’ve done so in a dramatic way.
Fox Chapel baseball opens season with resiliency, confidence
Heading into this season, Fox Chapel baseball coach Jim Hastings wasn’t sure how his roster would shape up after a year off due to the coronavirus pandemic.
