Sports
Quaker Valley joins girls flag football revolution
April 27, 2025
Quaker Valley is one of 14 schools fielding new teams in the Pittsburgh Flag Football League this year.
Eden Christian baseball locked in tight battle for section supremacy
It’s a three-team tussle for first place in the Section 3-A baseball standings.
Thrower Logan Kerstetter, runner Jake McGhee win county titles for Penn-Trafford
Penn-Trafford senior Logan Kerstetter walked away from the Westmoreland County Coaches’ Association Track and Field Championships on April 24 with three medals and an MVP award in the field events.
Defending WPIAL champion Penn-Trafford ‘starting to jell’ as postseason nears
As the weather heats up, so is the Penn-Trafford baseball team.
Streak ends: NFL Draft includes no WPIAL players for 1st time since 1993
A WPIAL streak that started more than three decades ago ended quietly Saturday.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for April 26, 2025
April 26, 2025
High schools
High school roundup for April 26, 2025: Upper St. Clair’s Sadie Tomczyk shines at South Fayette
Sadie Tomczyk swept the 100 and 200 and was part of the winning 400 relay team,leading Upper St. Clair to the girls team title at the South Fayette Invitational on Saturday.
Westmoreland high school athletes of the week: Jeannette’s Grace Stein and Ligonier Valley’s Mark Jablunovsky
Grace Stein
Westmoreland high school notebook: Longtime Derry golf coach Smeltzer stepping down
Tracey Smeltzer has done a lot for the Derry boys and girls golf programs, but she is ready to turn the keys over to someone else.
WPIAL softball rankings: Week ending April 27, 2025
Class 6A
WPIAL baseball rankings: Week ending April 27, 2025
Class 6A
After staring at Knoch, Allegheny, Nick Reiser set to join A-K Valley Sports Hall of Fame
Nick Reiser credits the success he had on the football field to being a “highly competitive individual.”
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Kiski Area’s Gianna DeVito, Riverview’s Lukas Duncan
Gianna DeVito
Norwin notebook: Knights track and field athletes shine at Butler Invitational
School records fell, some from decades back, as the Norwin track and field teams continued their impressive season at the Butler Invitational, which featured more than 90 teams and 2,000-plus athletes.
North Allegheny rower Anthony Bertucci makes splash, signs with San Diego
North Allegheny senior Anthony Bertucci’s introduction to rowing found him neck-deep in the Ohio River, ready to quit the sport before he ever really got started.
Addison Ayres to stick with Franklin Regional soccer teammates for senior year
Goalkeeper Addison Ayres considered playing full-time soccer with her Internationals SC team in Akron, Ohio, which would have meant not playing her senior season at Franklin Regional.
Shady Side Academy freshman jumps right into high school track career
Adam Janosko got a solid report on Javon Johnston before he made it to the Shady Side Academy boys varsity track and field team.
Fox Chapel softball making in-season strides
The hardest lesson for any team to learn is how to take what they do in practice and apply it to game situations. Fox Chapel softball coach Larry Troutman saw his team learn the hard way plenty of times once Section 1-5A play started this season.
Fox Chapel boys lacrosse starting to add offensive punch to solid defense
The Fox Chapel boys lacrosse team can count on its defense keeping every game close. What Foxes coach Jordon Hodder hopes is that the attack has finally found its footing.
Multiple heroes emerge as Riverview baseball vies for section title
When the Riverview baseball team has earned a win this season, the players have presented one of their own with a WWE championship belt signifying that player’s impact on the victory.
