Sports
Upper St. Clair ends Sewickley Academy’s WPIAL-title streak in boys tennis
May 1, 2019
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.
Obama Academy player wins City League singles title
Sachin Thiagarajan kept Obama Academy’s City League tennis dominance going.
Southmoreland’s Moore, Franklin Regional’s Jackson named Excellence Award winners
There’s a good chance the 2019 Westmoreland County Scholar Athlete Award winners will see the world — one by serving her country, the other by playing a sport at which he excels.
No. 2 Leechburg rebounds from 1st loss, defeats No. 3 Springdale
The Leechburg softball team had a quick turnaround after suffering its first loss of the season, a nonsection setback to Apollo-Ridge on Monday.
No. 2 Yough holds off No. 4 Knoch in Section 1-4A showdown
Yough scored three runs in the fifth inning and added a run in the sixth before holding off a rally to defeat Knoch, 4-1, in a Section 1-4A baseball game Tuesday afternoon at Kelly Automotive Park in Butler.
College interest continues to grow for linemen Fintan Brose, Michael Petrof
The college offers keep pouring in for a pair of Westmoreland County linemen who are as proficient in the classroom as they are as pass-blockers.
A-K Valley baseball teams enter home stretch on playoff bubble
Aaron Albert used some recent indoor practice time to put Kiski Area’s baseball reality in writing.
Westmoreland athletes of the week: Latrobe’s Zakharee Williams, Greensburg Salem’s Malia Anderson
Malia Anderson
Shady Side Academy, Quaker Valley teams win WPIAL doubles titles
The WPIAL Class AA doubles final Tuesday turned into something of a Quaker Valley intrasquad scrimmage, pitting the Quakers’ tournament entrants against each other.
