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Hempfield’s Kelsi Terzolino is mobbed by teammates after driving in the winnng run in the bottom of the seventh inning against Baldwin in a WPIAL Class 6A quarterfinal Wednesday, May 15, 2019, at Gateway High School.

TribLive High School Sports Network broadcasts for the week of May 20, 2019

May 18, 2019

The district postseason continues with plenty of action from four spring high school sports only here on the TribLive High School Sports Network.

Plum’s Mackenzie Lake prepares to take some batting after a cancelled a game April 23, 2019.

WPIAL softball playoff capsules: Games of Monday, May 20

Monday’s games

Highlands’ Johnny Crise scores hehind Thomas Jefferson catcher Josh Reynolds in the first inning Wednesday, May 15, 2019 during first round AA WPIAL playoff action at West Mifflin High School.

Highlands baseball uses mix of older, younger players to continue playoff run

As the stress began to build in Highlands’ first postseason appearance in more than a decade and a half, one of the Golden Rams’ most experienced players gave way to one of their youngest.

Sophia Beining works out with the Kiski Valley rugby team Friday, April 26, 2019, in Vandergrift.

Kiski Valley rugby teams advance to state championship games

Kiski Valley boys rugby advanced to the Rugby PA Club Division II championship game for the second consecutive season with a 32-5 win over North Penn on Saturday at Penn State Berks.

Ligonier Valley head coach Brett Marabito smiles while coaching his team against Greensburg Central Catholic in WPIAL baseball on Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at Ligonier Valley High School.

Ligonier Valley baseball looks to steal win against perennial power Mount Union

Success can be measured a number of different ways in baseball. Of course, there’s wins and losses. Batting average, RBIs and runs scored are others. The Ligonier Valley baseball team measures success 90 feet at a time.

Greensburg Salem’s Jack Oberdorf celebrates his RBI double next to Yough’s Nathaniel Wilkins during their game Wednesday, May 1, 2019, at Greensburg Salem High School.

Westmoreland notebook: Baseball, softball teams reap benefits of extra classifications

When the WPIAL went to six classifications three years ago, the idea was to create parity and give more teams a chance to play for championships.

Ligonier Valley senior pitcher Jane Garver is a Robert Morris recruit.

Ligonier Valley softball energized after ‘long cold wait’ for this year’s playoffs

With laser-like focus and precision, the Ligonier Valley softball team did exactly what they set out to do in the Heritage Conference this season — beat everybody.

Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic’s Nikhai Hill-Green works out Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018, at the high school.

Former North Catholic linebacker Nikhai Hill-Green includes Pitt among Top 5 schools

Former North Catholic linebacker Nikhai Hill-Green, who ranked among the WPIAL’s top college recruits before transferring out of state, announced a Top 5 list Friday that included Pitt and four Big Ten schools.

High school scores, schedules for May 17, 2019

May 17, 2019

High Schools

Playoffs heat up for teams in Trib 10 baseball, softball power rankings

Postseason power rankings saw very little change in baseball but a big sweep of Class 6A teams kicked to the curb in this week’s Trib HSSN Power Rankings.

Little movement atop Trib HSSN state softball rankings

The start of the district playoffs was a slow one as many of the top teams enjoyed first-round byes this week, leading to only a handful of changes in the Trib HSSN state softball rankings.

New No. 1 team in Class 3A in Trib HSSN state baseball rankings

Most of the teams in the weekly Trib HSSN PIAA baseball rankings survived the conclusion of the regular season and start of the district postseason this past week.

Derry’s Justin Huss won the 400-meter run at the WPIAL championships May 16, 2019, at Slippery Rock.

Injury doesn’t slow down Derry’s Justin Huss in WPIAL gold medal run

Justin Huss will be one of Derry’s top running backs in the fall.

Gateway competes in the AAA girls 4x100 relay during the WPIAL Track and Field Championships on Thursday, May 16, 2019, at Slippery Rock.

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.

Thomas Jefferson’s Mackenzie Zang competes during the 2019 season.

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.

Sergey Shubenkov, authorised neutral athlete for Europe, right, and Ronald Levy of Jamaica for the Americas, left, concentrate prior to the 110 meters hurdles at the IAAF track and field Continental Cup in Ostrava, Czech Republic, Sunday, Sept. 9, 2018. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

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.

Molly Linhart Campbell will be inducted to the Fox Chapel Sports Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2019.

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.