Sports
Pratt, Carmichaels blank Jeannette in Class 2A opening round
May 16, 2019
Down by one and its season on the line, Jeannette had a runner at third with nobody out in the top of the seventh inning.
Mars baseball shuts out Fox Chapel in 1st round
Fox Chapel coach Jim Hastings summed up how things went for his team Thursday with five words.
Southmoreland softball downs Deer Lakes in WPIAL playoff opener
Southmoreland’s WPIAL Class 3A title defense started on a strong note.
Aliquippa’s M.J. Devonshire wins 3 golds, replaces Quips great in record book
Breaking a WPIAL record made M.J. Devonshire smile, but what he liked most was that he’d supplanted a fellow Quips great.
Vecchiolla, Laurel Highlands shut down Kiski Area in opening round
Andino Vecchiolla dealt with butterflies early in Laurel Highlands’ WPIAL playoff opener against Kiski Area. Then he just started dealing.
Freshman throws no-hitter as Springdale softball routs Quigley Catholic
The wait was worth it for the Springdale softball team.
Citing ‘something to prove,’ Waynesburg’s Layton defends WPIAL hurdles title
Waynesburg hurdler Daniel Layton tried not to think about his stressful week when standing at the starting line.
Hempfield still showing knack for late-game heroics
Hempfield softball continues to have a flair for the dramatic.
Alle-Kiski Valley baseball playoff previews: Games of May 16, 2019
WPIAL baseball playoffs
Norwin QB Jack Salopek commits to Western Michigan
Call it a quarterback sneak.
Blackhawk shuts out Knoch in WPIAL playoff opener
May 15, 2019
A play in the top of the first inning proved pivotal in Wednesday night’s WPIAL Class 4A playoff baseball game between Blackhawk and Knoch.
High school scores, schedules for May 15, 2019
High Schools
WPIAL softball playoffs roundup for May 15, 2019: Hempfield beats Baldwin on walk-off
Kelsi Terzolino ripped a one-out single to right in the bottom of the seventh inning to give four-time WPIAL champion Hempfield a 2-1 walk-off win over Baldwin in a WPIAL Class 6A first-round playoff game at Gateway.
WPIAL baseball playoffs roundup for May 15, 2019: Highlands upsets No. 3 Thomas Jefferson
Highlands’ first WPIAL playoff game in 16 years turned out pretty sweet.
Mt. Pleasant baseball stuns No. 5 Ringgold
Mt. Pleasant picked a good time to play its best baseball game of the season.
No. 5 Norwin rolls past Bethel Park in WPIAL Class 6A quarterfinals
Slightly perturbed by its WPIAL playoff seeding, Norwin took out its frustration on — and laid the aluminum to — Bethel Park.
Apollo-Ridge softball eliminated by two-time finalist Frazier
The Frazier softball team has played in the past two WPIAL Class 2A championship games, and it hopes to make it three straight in a couple of weeks.
Westmoreland baseball playoff preview capsules: Games of May 16, 2019
Thursday’s games
Ellwood City baseball strikes late to oust Deer Lakes
It’s not often a strikeout results in the winning run scoring.
Late surge lifts No. 7 Burrell past McGuffey in opening round of WPIAL playoffs
Burrell leaned on ace Luke Virag over the first handful of innings of its WPIAL playoff opener as the Bucs’ offense felt out an unfamiliar pitcher.
