Sports
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Burrell’s Jack Henderson and Knoch’s Amanda Fischer
May 7, 2019
Jack Henderson
Jeannette seniors looking for one last run in baseball playoffs
Next week is what Jeannette’s baseball team has been thinking about since last May — the start of the WPIAL playoffs.
From ‘Baby Shark’ to great white, Heilman develops into reliable ace, leader for Freeport
Jarrett Heilman first heard “Baby Shark” in ninth-grade social studies, when teacher Daniel Stell played the children’s song and its accompanying dance over the projector in the classroom. And when he threw a complete game later that afternoon in a junior varsity game against Knoch, a phenomenon was born.
George Guido: Unfamiliar teams in baseball, softball playoffs
When the WPIAL baseball and softball pairings are released later this week, some unfamiliar schools will be bracketed.
Yough softball hosting Frazier in ‘Strikeout Cancer’ event
Last year, the Yough softball team raised $6,000 for a pair of classmates who were stricken with cancer. The students since have recovered and are doing better.
Pole vaulters help Hempfield clinch WPIAL track championship
If members of the Hempfield boys track and field team needed any extra motivation to win WPIAL Class AAA team championship, maybe it came in their seeding by the WPIAL committee.
Westmoreland athletes of the week: Belle Vernon’s Hunter Martin, Mt. Pleasant’s Carolyn Alincic
Hunter Martin
WPIAL baseball playoff clinchings through May 6, 2019
May 6, 2019
On Friday, the WPIAL will unveil the brackets for the 2019 district baseball playoffs.
High school roundup for May 6, 2019: No. 3 North Allegheny shuts out No. 2 Pine-Richland
Jarod Orwell homered to help No. 3 North Allegheny defeat No. 2 Pine-Richland, 2-0, in a Section 1-6A baseball game Monday night.
WPIAL softball playoff clinchings through May 6, 2019
In a couple of days, the WPIAL will unveil the brackets for the 2019 district softball playoffs.
Hempfield captures boys WPIAL track championship in final event
It was a classic finish in the WPIAL Class AAA team championship Monday at Peters Township.
High school scores, schedules for May 6, 2019
High Schools
Defense leads Upper St. Clair past Mt. Lebanon in Section 1-6A
If defense wins championship, the Class 6A softball playoff field should take note that the new kids on the block are ready to battle for gold.
Franklin Regional tops shorthanded Latrobe in Section 1-5A finale
Franklin Regional breathed a sigh of relief as Latrobe’s “next-player-up” mindset came up just short.
Westmoreland teams claim long-coveted section titles
The wait is over for a number of Westmoreland County baseball teams.No. 1 Greensburg Salem baseball edges closer to 1st section title since 2012
Put another ball on the banner.
Ligonier Valley sprinters hope to make their mark at Heritage Conference meet
It has been another banner season for the Ligonier Valley track and field team, especially for a couple of senior sprinters.
Seniors Charlton, Sheaffer lift Apollo-Ridge past Riverview in Section 2-2A
Apollo-Ridge seniors Mollie Charlton and Sidney Sheaffer were celebrated before Monday’s Section 2-2A softball game against Riverview.
Highlands, St. Joseph baseball teams end long WPIAL playoff droughts
Highlands and St. Joseph share the same stretch of road in Harrison Township, and until Monday they also had long WPIAL baseball playoff droughts in common.
