Sports
High school roundup for May 1, 2019: Quaker Valley upsets No. 1 Blackhawk
The Quaker Valley baseball team pulled of a second straight upset Wednesday afternoon, taking down top-ranked Blackhawk, 9-1, in a Section 2-4A game at Chippewa Park.
Norwin’s Walker to have shoulder surgery
Norwin sophomore Jayden Walker won’t be pitching anytime soon.
Central Valley takes down Blackhawk in Section 3-4A contest
In a year filled with growing pains and tough lessons the Blackhawk softball team entered its final home game of the 2019 season looking to end things on a positive note. Early on that seemed to be the case.
Keystone Oaks shuts out McGuffey in battle for 1st place in Section 3-3A
After winning a combined 10 games and missing the playoffs the last two years, one would think Keystone Oaks’ baseball team would be giddy after beating McGuffey, 4-0, on Wednesday.
Norwin baseball stuns Hempfield with 2-out rally in 7th
Baseball can be a cruel game. Just ask Hempfield.
No. 5 Greensburg Salem slugs past No. 2 Yough in Section 1-4A
With each towering drive that carried deep — and there were a bunch of them that gave Yough’s outfielders a guided tour of the home field dimensions at Greensburg Salem — the host Golden Lions watched an early deficit gradually shrink in their rear-view mirror.
Upper St. Clair ends Sewickley Academy’s WPIAL-title streak in boys tennis
The Sewickley Academy boys tennis team’s 15-year WPIAL-title streak came to an end Thursday when it lost to Upper St. Clair in the first round of the Class AAA playoffs.
Indiana gets top seed in WPIAL Class AA boys tennis playoffs
A new team will win the WPIAL Class AA tennis championship this season after Sewickley Academy’s move up to Class AAA, and Indiana will slot in as the favorite to take the crown.
Henderson, Burrell blank No. 1 Deer Lakes in Section 1-3A
Jack Henderson wanted to finish the game.
Radvan, Freeport shut down Deer Lakes for Section 1-3A victory
Tori Radvan wanted another shot at Deer Lakes, given what happened the last time she threw a pitch against the Lancers. And Freeport’s ace took full advantage of her second chance.
Norwin girls track and field aiming to end WPIAL title drought
It has been 11 years since the Norwin girls track and field team won a WPIAL title.
Fox Chapel boys tennis sets sights on 4th straight WPIAL title
Fox Chapel’s senior class proved over the last three years it belonged in a different class than their Class AAA competitors. And with three WPIAL championships in hand, the Foxes can finish up a clean sweep.
Runners Yourish, Shemanski set sights on WPIAL track medals
Deer Lakes senior Josh Yourish and Freeport junior Sidney Shemanski are two of the top middle distance runners in the state.
Pitch-count confusion forces another WPIAL baseball team to forfeit
The PIAA’s new pitch-count rule forced another WPIAL baseball team to forfeit.
Central Catholic’s A.J. Beatty adds 40th offer, sets date to announce favorites
A.J. Beatty’s scholarship total has climbed for weeks, but the Central Catholic junior will start narrowing his options soon.
Matchups set for WPIAL team track and field finals
April 30, 2019
Sixteen track and field teams remain alive for WPIAL titles after Tuesday’s semifinal meets determined the finalists for the championships Monday at Peters Township.
High school scores, schedules for April 30, 2019
High Schools
High school roundup for April 30, 2019: Chartiers Valley blanks Trinity
Jason Orzechowski threw a five-hitter with five strikeouts to guide Chartiers Valley to a 3-0 win over Trinity (8-8, 4-5) in a Section 3-5A baseball game on a rainy Tuesday afternoon.
