Sports
Elizabeth Forward avenges loss to Punxsutawney in PIAA first round
June 3, 2019
Last season, Punxsutawney shut out Elizabeth Forward in the first round of the state playoffs on its way to winning the PIAA Class 4A softball championship.
Hot-hitting Hempfield softball begins state title defense with mercy-rule win
Hempfield’s softball lineup, and the team’s offense in general, has been a steady progression from the start of the season through the state playoffs.
Wilson edges Penn-Trafford in PIAA baseball playoffs
District 3 champion Wilson scored twice in the bottom of the fourth inning and held off Penn-Trafford’s rally in the fifth en route to a 6-5 win in the first round of the PIAA Class 6A baseball playoffs Monday afternoon in Fredericksburg.
Knoch softball bows out of PIAAs with loss to Grove City
The Knoch softball team made its first trip into the PIAA softball playoffs Monday. The weather was near perfect, and the Knights’ confidence was at an all-time high as they looked to rebound from their semifinal loss and make a deep run in the state playoffs.
Franklin rallies past Freeport on walk-off single in PIAA 1st round
The Freeport baseball team was no stranger to close games, especially in this year’s postseason.
DuBois Central Catholic ousts Leechburg from PIAA playoffs
DuBois Central Catholic came into Monday’s PIAA Class A softball opener with a reputation of an offensive juggernaut.
Penn-Trafford slugs past Central Mountain, earns 1st PIAA victory since ’90
UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn-Trafford didn’t just collect 15 hits in its PIAA Class 5A first-round softball game at Penn State’s Beard Field; the Warriors sent shockwaves through Happy Valley.
Mt. Pleasant bounces back, defeats Bellefonte in PIAA opening round
UNIVERSITY PARK — Mt. Pleasant had two days to forget about losing the WPIAL Class 5A softball championship game.
Plenty of shakeup in Trib HSSN state softball rankings
It was not a good week to be a favorite in the district finals. In fact, only one team ranked No. 1 in the Trib HSSN state softball rankings from a week ago is still on top this week.
High school scores, schedules for June 2, 2019
High Schools
District champion stand atop Trib HSSN state baseball rankings
June 2, 2019
With the district playoff complete, here are the weekly Trib HSSN state baseball rankings prior to the first pitch of the 2019 state playoffs.
Late score lifts Team Different past Never Fear in NFBD all-star football game
Touchdown celebrations mandatory, 18-minute running clocks and a dee jay set up on the sidelines — it was all fun and football at Cupples Stadium in the South Side Sunday night.
Trib HSSN Baseball Team of the Week
The Trib HSSN Team of the Week is Shaler, which climbed from the No. 5-seed in Class 5A to win it first WPIAL baseball title in two decades.
TribLive High School Sports Network broadcasts for week of June 3, 2019
With the district playoffs in the rear-view mirror, the final event of the 2018-19 school year begins this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network.
Penn-Trafford baseball seeks storybook ending at PIAAs
Dan Miller gathered his Warriors in right field at Wild Things Park moments after they watched Pine-Richland receive the WPIAL Class 6A championship trophy.
Mt. Pleasant softball gets 2nd chance to win a title
Mt. Pleasant will try to get ramped up for another postseason run after falling short in the WPIAL Class 4A softball final Friday to first-time champion Elizabeth Forward.
Trib HSSN Softball Team of the Week for games of May 27-June 1
The Trib HSSN Softball Team of the Week is Elizabeth Forward, a team that did what nobody else could do this season to win the program’s first softball championship.
Westmoreland lookahead for Week of June 3, 2019
MONDAY
Westmoreland baseball/softball preview capsules: Games of Monday, June 3
PIAA playoff previews
Knoch softball embraces underdog role in PIAA playoffs
If there’s one softball team in the PIAA Class 4A bracket flying under the radar, it has to be Knoch.
