Sports
Injury doesn’t slow down Derry’s Justin Huss in WPIAL gold medal run
May 17, 2019
Justin Huss will be one of Derry’s top running backs in the fall.
Gateway trio qualifies for state track championships
Shelly Jones said she was happy with her performance at Thursday’s WPIAL Class AA championship finals at Slippery Rock.
Gateway softball falls short in Class 5A opening round
Gateway won four of its final five regular-season games to clinch a WPIAL softball playoff berth for the second year in a row.
Versatile Mackenzie Zang helps lift TJ softball into playoffs
Her name might be last on the alphabet chart, but her hitting style ranks first on her team.
Franklin Regional’s Huczko tries ‘something new,’ wins WPIAL pole vault title
Winning the WPIAL Class AAA pole vault title was the furthest thing on Jo-Michelle Huczko’s mind when she decided to compete on the track and field team this spring at Franklin Regional.
2-sport standout Linhart racked up accolades at Fox Chapel
This is the fourth in a series of profiles of the 2019 Fox Chapel Sports Hall of Fame inductees. The banquet will be June 8 at Harmar House. For more information, contact Jim Perry at gymbeck63@aol.com.
South Hills notebook: Thomas Jefferson baseball excels under 1st-year coach
Notebook items from around the South Hills:
Griener leads Brentwood to 5th straight WPIAL playoff berth
Brandon Griener could be considered the “big man on campus” if he played a different position on the Brentwood baseball team.
Sopata a consistent force for Baldwin baseball
Andy Sopata proved to be Mr. Consistent for the Baldwin baseball program.
Sewickley Academy girls lacrosse proud of accomplishments
Sewickley Academy’s last moments on the field this season were filled with celebration, just not the way they had envisioned it.
Quaker Valley baseball takes next step, excited about future
The Quaker Valley baseball season came to a close Wednesday with a swing of the bat as Brenden Gray’s two-run homer in the bottom of the sixth inning led South Park to victory in a WPIAL Class 4A first-round matchup.
Penn-Trafford’s Colligan takes 6th at WPIAL championships
Penn-Trafford’s Chris Colligan came up short in his bid for a trip to Shippensburg for the PIAA track and field championships Friday and Saturday.
Pine-Richland’s Bryant garners WPIAL gold in 300 hurdles
The Rams were on the charge at the 2019 WPIAL Class AAA track and field championships last Thursday at Slippery Rock, toppling a school record and earning a handful of bids to the PIAA meet.
After winning WPIAL discus title, Plum’s Linhart looks forward to PIAA meet
Hunter Linhart will return to the place he recorded a career-best in the discus.
Plum baseball team misses playoffs for 1st time in 13 seasons
It was a matter of when, not if, and everyone knew it had to end some day. Nobody wanted it to happen on their watch. But for the first time in 13 seasons, the Plum baseball team did not show up in a WPIAL postseason bracket.
Norwin’s Kolesar qualifies for PIAA championships in 3 events
Norwin senior Jessica Kolesar will be busy Friday at the PIAA Class AAA track and field championships at Shippensburg.
PIAA boys tennis roundup for May 17, 2019: Fox Chapel, Indiana advance to semifinals
Robby Shymansky and Jared Nord earned singles wins in straight sets, and Milo Baron pulled out a three-set thriller to help WPIAL champion Fox Chapel defeat District 1’s Conestoga, 4-1, in the PIAA Class AAA boys tennis quarterfinals Friday in Hershey.
A-K Valley notebook: Highlands, St. Joseph, Springdale have lofty postseason goals
As pleased as Highlands and St. Joseph baseball felt to end years-long WPIAL baseball playoff droughts, and as excited as it made Springdale to make the softball postseason for the first time in nearly two decades, all three teams had loftier goals than that.
Distance runner CJ Singleton continues to make history at St. Joseph
CJ Singleton made history in the fall as he became the first St. Joseph athlete to compete at the WPIAL and PIAA cross country championships.
