Sports
Coach hopes history repeats itself for Penn-Trafford softball team
May 31, 2025
When the Penn-Trafford softball team won its only PIAA Class 5A title, it had not won the WPIAL title.
Westmoreland high school notebook: Belle Vernon tennis player Dusi shifts commitment to Duquesne
Junior Gabby Dusi is changing course for her college tennis career.
‘One foot in front of the other’: Canon-McMillan football coach Mike Evans on leave amid 2nd battle with cancer
Mike Evans felt a 15-inch needle stab into his liver three times to biopsy a cancerous tumor. The Canon-McMillan football coach also endured chemotherapy for weeks and recently battled a case of pneumonia.
Pitching, defense help Riverview play June baseball
The Riverview baseball team’s pitching and defense surrendered just six runs over four games in the WPIAL Class 2A baseball tournament.
Plum, Riverview track and field athletes cap season on PIAA medals podium
Plum junior Owen Proskin took a big-meet understanding into the PIAA Class 3A track and field championships May 23-24 at Shippensburg.
Norwin notebook: Ryan Schiller leads Knights at PIAA track meet
Sprinter Ryan Schiller came home from Shippensburg with the best Norwin individual finish at the PIAA track championships since 2017.
North Allegheny’s Jack Bertram leaves with record-setting run
Jack Bertram will have to settle for being the fastest distance runner in North Allegheny history.
New North Allegheny girls basketball coach returns to big-school roots
Jill Capozzi was unsure if she would ever coach again after stepping away from Sewickley Academy in February.
Banner year for Fox Chapel sports started with WPIAL gold in the fall
Carson Kittsley’s consistency at the Penn State White Course last fall was the headliner of a busy sports year at Fox Chapel. The sophomore golfer shot an 8-under par 136 to win the PIAA Class 3A title.
Fox Chapel Herald notebook: Shady Side Academy boys lacrosse just misses out on WPIAL title
Shady Side Academy fell just short of winning the WPIAL Class 3A championship in boys lacrosse.
Fox Chapel track team takes lessons from state meet
Fox Chapel track and field coach Tom Moul said the experience gained at the PIAA Class 3A championships at Shippensburg will serve the program well in the future. The Foxes would have liked to have brought home medals but saw the benefits of having underclassmen get some time at a big meet.
Always improving Penn-Trafford boys volleyball team earns spot in state playoffs
The mark of a good team is how much it improves during the season.
PIAA sets pairings for opening round of lacrosse playoffs
Up until this decade, the PIAA lacrosse playoffs had been a vast wasteland for WPIAL boys and girls lacrosse teams.
North Allegheny grad Cole Young delivers walk-off RBI in MLB debut with Seattle
SEATTLE — Cole Young hit a fielder’s choice in the 11th inning in his major league debut for his first RBI, giving the Seattle Mariners a 5-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday night.
Trib HSSN baseball team of the week for May 30, 2025
Trib HSSN baseball team of the week: Freedom Bulldogs
Times, sites revealed for PIAA softball postseason
The 2025 PIAA softball playoffs are set after the unveiling of the brackets Friday.
Trib HSSN softball team of the week for May 30, 2025
Trib HSSN softball team of the week: Mohawk
Trib 10: WPIAL baseball, softball champions rise up rankings
Let’s all tip our caps to the 12 teams that flexed their muscles and accomplished the golden goal of winning a WPIAL championship.
