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Latrobe held to 3 hits in PIAA quarterfinal loss to Nazareth
June 7, 2018
CARLISLE — After the traditional postgame huddle, Latrobe coach Rick Kozusko greeted each one of senior softball players. A hug, a smile, a thank you

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Monessen's Dana Vatakis pitches against Union during a PIAA Class A quarterfinal game June 7, 2018, at Peterswood Park.
Vatakis limits Union to 1 hit as Monessen reaches PIAA semifinals for 1st time
Dominant, phenomenal, explosive and dominant again. Those are the words Union coach Anthony Conforti used to describe Monessen's Dana Vatakis following the PIAA Class A

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Mt. Pleasant catcher May Klejka jumps into the arms of relief pitcher Meadown Uncapher after closing out Belle Vernon Area in the quarterfinal PIAA 4-A softball action at Greater Latrobe High School.
Mt. Pleasant softball again avenges loss to WPIAL champion Belle Vernon
Mt. Pleasant stewed about its WPIAL semifinal loss to Belle Vernon, a game in which the defending state champion Vikings finished without a hit and

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Hines Ward sails into the end zone
Hines Ward to present annual Positive HS Athlete Awards
A total of $30,000 in scholarships will be awarded to dozens of WPIAL student-athletes as part of the seventh annual Positive High School Athlete Awards.

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Northgate head coach T.J. Wiley talks with his team during heat acclimation drills.
Vincentian hires T.J. Wiley to relaunch football program
Eager to restart its football program, Vincentian Academy has hired veteran coach T.J. Wiley to lead the process. The school announced his hire Thursday. Wiley,

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baseball in catcher's mitt
High school scores, schedules for June 6, 2018
June 6, 2018
High schools Baseball PIAA playoffs Class 6A Quarterfinals Today's schedule Bensalem (21-3) vs. Williamsport (14-6) at Walter Stump Stadium, noon; Red Lion (17-7) vs. La

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Shady Side Academy's Skyy Moore (3) rushes the ball being pursued by Apollo-Ridge's Daniel Rametta (31) during their game against Apollo-Ridge on Sept. 15, 2017.
Shady Side Academy QB/DB Moore gaining recruiters’ attention during offseason
Skyy Moore diligently reached out to college football coaches during his junior season at Shady Side Academy, following them on social media and sending out

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Belle Vernon's Bailey Parshall threw a no-hitter to defeat Ambridge on May 21, 2018, at Baldwin.
Plenty of postseason history exists between local rivals Belle Vernon, Mt. Pleasant
Since Bailey Parshall became the starting pitcher at Belle Vernon in 2015, the Leopards have won three WPIAL softball titles. The only year they didn't

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Greensburg Central Catholic's James Rice celebrates scoring against Eden Christian Academy during second round 1-A WPIAL action Monday, May 21, 2018 at Fox Chapel High School.
Westmoreland County baseball preview capsule for Thursday game
Class A Quarterfinals Greensburg Central Catholic (15-6) vs. Homer-Center (20-1) 4 p.m. Thursday at North Allegheny Winner plays: Winner of Vincentian Academy (17-4)/Oswayo Valley (18-2)

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Hempfield's Maddie Uschock is safe at second base against Warwick during first round PIAA 5-A softball action Monday June 4, 2018 at Greater Latrobe High School.
Westmoreland County softball playoff preview capsules for Thursday’s games
Class 6A Quarterfinals Hempfield (21-3) vs. Baldwin (13-5) 3 p.m. Thursday at Latrobe Winner plays: Winner of Latrobe (13-4)/Nazareth (20-4) Coaches: Bob Kalp, Hempfield; Vince

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South Fayette's Richie Dell
Trib HSSN athletes of the week: South Fayette’s Richie Dell, Laurel’s Mackenzie Latess
Richie Dell School: South Fayette Sport: Baseball Class: Junior Claim to fame: Dell and his teammates partied like it was 1999 (yes, a Prince reference)

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Hempfield's Samantha Kline (5) talks with coach Bob Kalp during a game against Penn Hills on April 12, 2018, at Hempfield.
High school softball notebook: Hempfield continues to silence doubters
Unpopular opinion at Hempfield: the softball team is down this year. Many thought the Spartans were drained of their power pitching and hitting after last

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The daily 3: Your guide to the WPIAL
PIAA baseball, softball quarterfinals on tap in Thursday’s 3 things to watch in high school sports
What was and what might have been. That could be the theme for a handful of PIAA quarterfinal baseball and softball games involving WPIAL teams

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Southmoreland's Faith Miller
Westmoreland athletes of the week: Greensburg Salem’s Andrew Rosenberg, Southmoreland’s Faith Miller
Andrew Rosenberg School: Greensburg Salem Sport: Baseball Class: Senior Claim to fame: Rosenberg recorded the lone hit, a triple, and scored the only run for

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Oakland Catholic's Brianne O'Rourke scores over Cheltenham's Jackie Dooley March 18, 2005, at the Giant Center in Hershey. The Lady Eagles defeated Cheltenham.
Oakland Catholic hires former star Brianne O’Rourke as girls basketball coach
Former Oakland Catholic basketball star Brianne O'Rourke, who won WPIAL and PIAA titles her senior year, is returning to her alma mater as coach. The

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North Allegheny's Ayden Owens competes in the Class AAA boys 110 meter high hurdles preliminary Friday, May 25, 2018, during the PIAA track and field state championships at Shippensburg University.
PTFCA names 4 WPIAL athletes first-team all-state
North Allegheny senior Ayden Owens was named first-team all-state in two events and second in another by the Pennsylvania Track and Field Coaches Association, but

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Sewickley Academy's Will Nocito will play golf at Hamilton.
Sewickley Academy’s Nocito to play golf at Hamilton
Will Nocito had much success recently as a senior on the Sewickley Academy boys tennis team, but will play another sport in college. Nocito committed

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Ambridge's Branon Buck spikes over Derry's Matt Vasinko (10) and Ian Malis during the PIAA Class AA boys volleyball semifinals Tuesday, June 3, 2014 at North Allegheny High School.
High school scores and schedules: June 5, 2018
June 5, 2018
High schools Baseball PIAA playoffs Class 6A First round Tuesday's result Council Rock North 11, Frankford 1 Quarterfinals Thursday's schedule Bensalem (21-3) vs. Williamsport (14-6)

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red, white and blue volleyball
North Allegheny volleyball advances to PIAA title game
In a rematch of last year's PIAA Class AAA boys volleyball championship, North Allegheny dethroned defending state champion Central York with a 3-2 triumph in

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lacrosse stick with ball
Mars boys lacrosse eliminated in PIAA semifinals
The Mars boys lacrosse team nearly made WPIAL history Tuesday evening. No team from District 7 has ever reached the PIAA boys or girls lacrosse

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