Sports
Fox Chapel suffers heartbreaking overtime loss in Penguins Cup final
March 18, 2025
Tucker Cullen sat in the locker room Monday night at UPMC Lemieux Complex bawling next to Fox Chapel senior forward Dom Casile. Cullen, a sophomore, wanted to help Casile be a part of the first Foxes team to lift the PIHL’s Class 2A Penguins Cup.
Latrobe dominates Norwin in its softball season opener
Latrobe freshman Natalia Scekeres found out only minutes before her first varsity softball game she would be leading off.
Westmoreland County baseball notebook: Franklin Regional gets off to hot start in Florida
One Westmoreland County baseball team was in midseason form for spring training.
Austin Dzadovsky erupts for 5 goals as Avonworth beats Mars for 1st Penguins Cup title
With 2:39 left in the second period, Austin Dzadovsky chased down his miss behind the back of the net. After he recovered the puck, he snuck it in behind Mars’ goalie Adam Goul for his record-tying fifth goal of the game.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 17, 2025
High schools
What to watch for in Western PA high school sports on March 18, 2025: 2 more hockey titles to be decided
March 17, 2025
Four more area high school hockey teams take center stage as they play for the chance to raise the Penguins Cup and Division 2 trophy Tuesday.
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week for March 17, 2025
Trib HSSN girls basketball player of the week – Brady Wehner
Seneca Valley stings South Fayette in 3OT thriller in Penguins Cup Class 3A final
Seneca Valley’s Marshall Hewitt and his late-game heroics earned the Raiders a 3-2 victory over South Fayette in three overtimes Monday night and the program’s second PIHL Class 3A Penguins Cup title.
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week for March 17, 2025
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week – Jude Rottmann
High school roundup for March 17, 2025: South Park pitcher opens season with 13 Ks
Winning pitcher Cooper Hochendoner threw a complete game, allowing one run on three hits with 13 strikeouts, to lead South Park to a 6-1 victory over Ringgold in nonsection baseball Monday.
WPIAL says baseball, softball teams violated PIAA rules with preseason workouts
A PIAA rule about open gyms has tripped up some WPIAL baseball and softball teams this spring.
Fox Chapel sees fruits of talent, coaching in lead-up to Pens Cup final
Ryan Loebig felt fortunate he didn’t have to build the Fox Chapel hockey program from the ground up. When Loebig took over before this season, his desire was to tinker with some small things to make the team more productive.
Teams rise up Western PA boys volleyball coaches poll after opening weekend
WPIAL boys volleyball season got underway Friday and Saturday with nonsection matches and early-season tournaments, and additional matches are scheduled throughout this week.
Burrell baseball team wants to build on PIAA appearance
With March weather as unpredictable as it is, the Burrell baseball team rolled with the punches at the start of official preseason practices two weeks ago with workouts the first two days on the football field before practices in the gym at Charles Huston Middle School.
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Latrobe’s Leo Joseph
When the PIAA wrestling tournament concluded March 8, Latrobe’s Leo Joseph knew his high school career had come to an end.
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Freeport’s Colin Cummings
It can be devastating when an athlete goes from being at the top of his game, or even the best player in his sport, to a level that is unsatisfactory to him.
What to watch for in Western Pa. sports for March 17, 2025: Penguins Cup champs to be crowned
The spotlight shines on four area high school hockey teams as they play for gold around their neck and the chance to raise the Penguins Cup on St. Patrick’s Day.
Field set for PIHL Penguins Cup championships
The stage is set for the cup to be raised in the PIHL high school hockey playoffs.
