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Brothers Isaiah (left) and Nick DiAndreth pose for a portrait Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at Hempfield Area High School.
DiAndreth brothers bring competitive nature for top-ranked Hempfield
April 25, 2018
Born two minutes apart, Hempfield senior twins Nick and Isaiah DiAndreth even made their arrival into the world a competition. Their natural sibling rivalry blossomed

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Hempfield's Allison Podkul (15) celebrates with Kelsey Tobin after scoring during the seventh inning against Latrobe Monday, April 23, 2018, at Greater Latrobe High School.
WPIAL softball standings through April 24
April 24, 2018
Here are the latest WPIAL softball standings through April 24. The top four teams in each section qualify for the 2018 WPIAL playoffs, which begin

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Freeport's Austin Kemp is playing lacrosse and throwing the shot put and discus for the track and field team during the 2018 season.
Freeport’s Kemp displays multiple talents for lacrosse, track teams
As a thrower for the Freeport boys track and field team, Austin Kemp doesn't compete in running events during meets. But when a spot opened

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Freeport pitcher Torri Radvan delivers during a game against Deer Lakes Friday, April 13, 2018, at Freeport Community Park.
Freeport baseball, softball teams adept at late-inning heroics this season
Freeport is developing something of an inside joke in its softball dugout. Early deficit No biggie. The Yellowjackets will make up for it later. Overcome

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Leechburg's Mikayla Lovelace (21) drives to the basket against Brentwood during a Feb. 8 game.
George Guido: Leechburg’s Lovelace leads A-K Valley all-staters
The Alle-Kiski Valley's second all-time leading girls basketball scorer and two-time Valley News Dispatch Player of the Year now has a place on the all-state

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Baseball battles heat up in Section 1-3A in Wednesday’s 3 things to watch in high school sports
Three could become two atop Section 1-3A after a andquot;Battle in the Valleyandquot; Wednesday evening. Three teams, Burrell, Steel Valley and Valley are tied with

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Freeport pitcher Brodey Cowan (11) delivers a pitch during their game against Highlands on Friday, April 6, 2018 at Freeport Community Park.
Blackhawk baseball, West Allegheny softball atop this week’s Trib 10 power rankings
Every Tuesday during the 2018 WPIAL baseball and softball season, the TribLive High School Sports Network will release weekly Power Rankings. These rankings have zero

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Infielder Chelsea Bisi, works on her swing during softball practice, in Derry Area High School, on Thursday, March 8, 2018.
Knee injury could sideline Derry’s Bisi for season
Chelsea Bisi's high school softball career maybe over. The Derry senior injured her right knee while hitting a home run Monday at home against Uniontown.

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High school scores and schedules: April 24, 2018
High schools Baseball Tuesday's results WPIAL Class 5A Section 1 Fox Chapel at Obama Academy, ppd. Mars at Kiski Area, ppd. Section 2 Carrick at

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Judge John J. Driscoll (left) poses with the 2018 Westmoreland County Scholar-Athlete Award winners Bailey Parshall from Bell Vernon and Robby Patrick from Ligonier Valley at a banquet April 24, 2018, at Ferrante's Lakeview.
Belle Vernon’s Parshall, Ligonier Valley’s Patrick receive Scholar-Athlete Excellence Award
One throws a fastball in the 60 mph range. The other is a quick worker on the wrestling mat. But more than that, the future

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South Fayette's Mitch Dunay collides with Quaker Valley's Trent Kozar at second base during their game Wednesday, April 18, 2018, at South Fayette High School.
WPIAL baseball standings through April 24
Here are the latest WPIAL baseball standings through April 24. The top four teams in each section qualify for the 2018 WPIAL playoffs, which begin

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Mars' Tai Johnson (left) and Lauren Wasylson hoist the PIAA championship trophy after defeating Archbishop Wood, 36-33, in the PIAA Class 5A girls state final Wednesday, March 28, 2018, at Giant Center in Hershey.
24 WPIAL players, 2 coaches earn all-state girls basketball honors
Mars basketball teammates Lauren Wasylson and Tai Johnson, who won a state title together, have reason to celebrate with coach Dana Petruska one more time.

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WPIAL team tennis semifinals postponed due to rain
Rain forced the WPIAL to postpone Tuesday's Class AAA and AA team tennis semifinal matches to Wednesday. Fox Chapel, the No. 1 seed in Class

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Highlands' Johnny Crise hangs on the rim after dunking against Franklin Regional during 5-A boys PIAA first round action Friday, March 9, 2018 at Fox Chapel High School.
Highlands sophomore Crise receives offer from Robert Morris
Johnny Crise showed high-flying abilities for Highlands' boys basketball team in 2017-18, and now the sophomore's recruiting profile is rising. Crise picked up his first

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High school roundup for April 24, 2018: Mt. Pleasant wins 4th straight game
George Tetteris hit a three-run triple as part of a five-run fifth inning to lead Mt. Pleasant to a 5-4 victory over Brownsville in a

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Canon-McMillan's Brendan Furman reacts after beating Lockport's Ronald Tucker during the 285-pound championship of the 2016 Powerade Wrestling Tournament at Canon-McMillan High School on Friday, Dec. 30, 2016.
Field strengthens for annual Powerade Wrestling Tournament
Every year, the Powerade Wrestling Tournament draws some of the top teams and wrestlers from around the country to Western Pennsylvania. The 2018 tournament, the

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Fox Chapel's Robby Shymansky plays against Franklin Regional Monday, April 23, 2018 at Fox Chapel High School.
Fox Chapel tennis again hunting WPIAL title
If there's a pressure situation this week for the Fox Chapel boys tennis team in its quest for a third consecutive WPIAL title, it can

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Valley's Dan Antonacci tags out Shady Side Academy's Matt Wellstead on a steal attempt in the sixth inning Monday, April 23, 2018 at Shady Side Academy.
High school scores, summaries, schedules for April 23, 2018
April 23, 2018
High schools Baseball Monday's results WPIAL Class 6A Section 1 Central Catholic 11, Seneca Valley 1 Pine-Richland 9, Butler 2 North Allegheny at Shaler, sups.

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Central Catholic pitcher Marshall McGraw throws against Seneca Valley on April 23, 2018, at La Roche College.
Central Catholic baseball sweeps season series over Seneca Valley
The line between top and bottom in Section 1-6A baseball is so thin, NFL referee Gene Steratore could use the standings to see if the

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Monessen softball takes another shot at West Greene in Tuesday’s 3 things to watch in high school sports
Seven years ago, Monessen finished a winless softball campaign at 0-13. But the program turned things around and has become a Class A power the

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