Sports
Plum baseball riding high ahead of WPIAL playoffs
May 3, 2025
Plum and Franklin Regional are known for having one of the more competitive rivalries in all of WPIAL baseball.
Norwin notebook: Track teams make themselves at home atop podium
The track and field teams continue to highlight the “win” in Norwin.
North Allegheny boys volleyball revving up after early season speed bumps
The North Allegheny boys volleyball team is proof that you can learn more from your losses than your wins.
Division I goalie making major impact for North Allegheny boys lacrosse
Logan Lyle is on a run.
Franklin Regional just misses out on WPIAL track upset
Aw, so close.
Fox Chapel tennis tandem reflects on 3rd-place finish at WPIAL tournament
Mason Friday and Frank Siegel protected their seed during the WPIAL Class 3A boys doubles tennis championships. The Fox Chapel duo nearly did more than that.
Fox Chapel Herald notebook: Former Foxes pitcher unbeaten for Washington & Jefferson
Fox Chapel graduate Dante DiMatteo is posting good numbers for the Washington &Jefferson baseball team this season. DiMatteo recently was named Presidents’ Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week after throwing seven scoreless innings against Allegheny.
Fox Chapel duo reaches 100-goal milestone, helps attack become more dynamic
There was plenty on Meg Delaney’s mind when she was preparing for Fox Chapel’s lacrosse match with rival Shady Side Academy. The senior wanted to win to get back at the Bulldogs for eliminating Fox Chapel from the playoffs last season.
Fox Chapel boys lacrosse peaking as playoffs approach
Brady Matthews didn’t get distraught that his early days in lacrosse were delayed by the covid pandemic. Matthews, who started playing in middle school, missed a season because of the restrictions that put a pause on sports.
As Baldwin Invite’s meet director, Rich Wright strives to honor late coach Ed Helbig
On the night before the Baldwin Invitational, track coach Rich Wright talked with longtime friend Ed Helbig on the drive home from the stadium. The two Baldwin coaches had run the event for years as a terrific tandem.
Forgot about Scoop? Woodland Hills sprinter reintroduces himself at Baldwin Invitational
Scoop Smith is confident he’s still the fastest man in the WPIAL, even if the speedy Woodland Hills junior hadn’t had a chance to show everybody lately.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 2, 2025
High schools
High school roundup for May 2, 2025: Plum walks off New Castle in 11-homer slugfest
May 2, 2025
Danielle Pici hit a walk-off two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth to lift Plum to a 12-10 win over New Castle in a Section 1-5A softball slugfest Friday.
Hempfield throwers coming together; Maddie Tulley wins shot put at Baldwin Invitational
For those who thought this would be a down season for the Hempfield throwers, those people forgot to tell throwing coach Dave Murray and his athletes.
Jeannette’s Grace Stein records 2nd straight no-hitter, eclipses 500 career K’s in win vs. Leechburg
Calling it “a really good accomplishment,” Jeannette right-hander Grace Stein tossed her second consecutive no-hitter Friday and sixth of her career while reaching 500 career strikeouts as the third-ranked Jayhawks beat visiting Leechburg, 10-0, in a WPIAL Section 3-A softball game reduced to six innings by a 10-run rule.
Freshman Jorjah Ostrosky sparks Hempfield to victory over Norwin in varsity debut
A freshman got a WPIAL call-up and looked like a grizzled veteran in her varsity debut.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 1, 2025
High schools
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on Friday, May 2, 2025: 6A softball teams jockey for position
We wrap up the final full week of the diamond regular season with a busy afternoon of WPIAL Class 6A softball.
Trib HSSN high school softball team of the week for May 1, 2025
Trib HSSN softball team of the week – West Allegheny Indians
Trib HSSN high school baseball team of the week for May 1, 2025
May 1, 2025
Trib HSSN baseball team of the week – Ellwood City Wolverines
