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Beaver shuts out No. 14 Highlands in Class 4A quarterfinals

May 20, 2019

Monday’s WPIAL playoff game won’t go down as one of the best games Highlands played this season, but the 2019 season will go down in the record books as the best season of the new millennium.

Knoch starting pitcher Amanda Fischer throws against Greensburg Salem during quarterfinal Monday, May 20, 2019 at Hampton Community Park.

Big inning propels Knoch softball past upset-minded Greensburg Salem

Greensburg Salem had its sights set on a second consecutive upset in the WPIAL Class 4A softball playoffs.

Keystone Oaks’ Gia Woods scores against Burrell during quarterfinal Monday, May 20, 2019 at Hampton Community Park.

Keystone Oaks slugs past No. 3 Burrell in WPIAL quarterfinals

The Burrell softball team won its final 12 games of the regular season, captured the Section 1-3A championship and earned the No. 3 seed for the WPIAL playoffs. However, none of that mattered to Keystone Oaks on Monday in a WPIAL Class 3A quarterfinal matchup at Hampton Community Park.

Buddy Valinsky coaches Allderdice’s state playoff game against Canon-McMillan Saturday, Mar. 9, 2019, at Mt. Lebanon High School.

Buddy Valinsky named boys basketball coach at Norwin

Buddy Valinsky said he would have remained at Allderdice had the school joined the WPIAL in boys basketball.

Westmoreland high school baseball preview capsules for games of Tuesday, May 21, 2019

Tuesday’s games

PA Hero Walk to honor the late Army Sgt. Jason McClary

The PA Hero Walk will hold a memorial ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday for Army Sgt. Jason McClary at 21 Towne Center Drive in Allegheny Township.

WPIAL track and field champions earn top seeds for PIAA meet

Several WPIAL track and field champions are top seeds for the two-day PIAA championship meet Friday and Saturday at Shippensburg.

The Municipal Authority of Washington Township will have jurisdiction over new stormwater retention ponds for pollution control. Here is a pond in Murrysville where authorities are working to reduce stormwater-related pollution.

Some Washington Township residents could get hit with stormwater fees

Washington Township supervisors expanded the powers of the Municipal Authority of Washington Township to handle stormwater projects.

High school scores, schedules for May 19, 2019

May 19, 2019

High Schools

TribHSSN Softball Player of the Week for games of May 13-18, 2019

Payton List

Trib HSSN Baseball Player of the Week for games of May 13-18

The Trib HSSN Baseball Player of the Week is Our Lady of the Sacred Heart senior Jeff Zick, who threw a three-hit shutout in the Chargers’ WPIAL Class 2A first-round victory over Riverside.

TribHSSN Softball Team of the Week for games of May 13-18, 2019

The Trib HSSN Softball Team of the Week is West Allegheny, which won district gold last season and is off and running this postseason after a first-round win.

Trib HSSN Baseball Team of the Week for games of May 13-18

The Trib HSSN Baseball Team of the Week is Waynesburg Central, a team that won its first WPIAL playoff game in eight years with a Class 3A first-round victory last week.