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Laura Fox’s homer lifts Hempfield past Seneca Valley in Class 6A semifinals
May 22, 2019
Laura Fox saved the game then won it for Hempfield on Wednesday.
Steel Valley baseball rallies past Freeport to reach WPIAL Class 3A final
The Freeport and Steel Valley baseball teams split their regular-season series in Section 1. The Yellowjackets and Ironmen met in the rubber match Wednesday with a trip to the WPIAL Class 3A championship game on the line.
Elizabeth Forward shuts out Knoch in WPIAL Class 4A semifinals
After coming up short twice with runners in scoring position, Elizabeth Forward’s leading hitter, Bri Sersevic, was looking for a breakthrough hit.
Union defeats Leechburg to reach 1st WPIAL softball final
The shallow fly ball seemed to hang in the air for an eternity.
Blackhawk baseball advances to Class 4A final with walk-off win over New Castle
With the score tied at 3-3 and the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh inning, Blackhawk baseball coach Bob Amalia offered some words of advice to junior infielder Marco Borello before he left the dugout.
Pittsburgh native Becca Droz is back on CBS’ ‘Amazing Race’
Pittsburgh native Becca Droz will be featured on CBS’ “Amazing Race” airing at 8 p.m. Wednesday.
Top-seeded Greensburg Salem reflects on ‘roller coaster’ quarterfinal
Greensburg Salem’s baseball season came to a screeching halt Tuesday after a weird, wild and well-played quarterfinal game that took two days and two fields to complete. Like the first day, the second ended in darkness for the Golden Lions.
Mars celebrates 11th-inning victory over top-seeded West Allegheny in 5A playoffs
Four hours after first pitch, long after the sun had set, Mars players and fans joined together on Burkett Field to celebrate their 11-inning victory in the WPIAL baseball playoffs.
Volleyball semifinals roundup: Ambridge edges Derry to earn spot in WPIAL Class AA final
Ambridge’s boys volleyball team is ready to defend its title.
Shoemaker’s single in 10th lifts No. 3 Bethel Park past Seneca Valley in WPIAL quarterfinals
Brandon Cole had four hits, including a solo homer, and Cooper Shoemaker knocked home the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning as Bethel Park edged Seneca Valley, 3-2, in the WPIAL Class 6A baseball quarterfinals Tuesday at Boyce-Mayview Park.
Westmoreland baseball preview capsules: Games of Wednesday, May 22, 2019
Wednesday’s games
Penn-Trafford baseball ousts Upper St. Clair, moves to semifinals
Penn-Trafford didn’t panic when Upper St. Clair took an early lead in Tuesday’s WPIAL Class 6A quarterfinal at West Mifflin.
Maley’s walk-off single lifts No. 2 Pine-Richland past Norwin in WPIAL quarterfinals
Jake Maley hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the sixth inning to propel No. 2 Pine-Richland to a 2-1 victory over No. 7 Norwin in a WPIAL Class 6A quarterfinal baseball game Tuesday night at Upper St. Clair’s Boyce-Mayview Park.
Westmoreland athletes of the week: Hempfield’s Jared Bannon, Franklin Regional’s Jo-Michelle Huczko
Jared Bannon
WPIAL baseball playoffs roundup for May 21, 2019: Shaler takes down No. 4 Gateway
Shaler’s Justin DeSabato scored on a wild pitch in the top of the seventh inning and the No. 5-seeded Titans held off No. 4 Gateway in the bottom of the inning to secure a 2-1 victory in the WPIAL Class 5A quarterfinals Tuesday at Fox Chapel.
Franklin Regional baseball advances to WPIAL semifinals for 1st time since 2001
Andrew Muraco changed gloves, then helped Franklin Regional change momentum in the sixth inning.
New Castle edges No. 1 Greensburg Salem in 11th inning of WPIAL quarterfinal game
It took two days and two different venues.
Westmoreland softball preview capsules: Games of Wednesday, May 22, 2019
Wednesday’s semifinals
