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Shaler pitcher Bria Bosiljevac (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
High school roundup for March 21, 2026: Bria Bosiljevac throws no-hitter as Shaler beats Hempfield in clash of champs
March 22, 2026
Bria Bosiljevac threw a no-hitter with 17 strikeouts as Shaler defeated Hempfield, 2-1, in a nonsection softball matchup between last year’s Class 5A and Class 6A WPIAL champions Saturday.

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Penn-Trafford celebrates after defeating North Penn in the Class 2A Pennsylvania state championship game Saturday, March 21, 2026. (Penn-Trafford Athletics)
Penn-Trafford wins 1st state hockey title, Seneca Valley, Quaker Valley complete PIHL sweep
March 21, 2026
Last Monday, goaltender Tyler Funk turned in a star-making performance to lead the Penn-Trafford hockey team to its first PIHL Penguins Cup championship.

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South Fayette’s Ryan Oldaker celebrates with Juliette Leroux as time expires in the PIAA Class 5A state championship game against Archbishop Wood on Saturday, Mar. 21, 2026, at Giant Center in Hershey. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
Seniors provide spark as South Fayette repeats as PIAA Class 5A champions
HERSHEY – Ever since the 2020 PIAA basketball championships were canceled by the pandemic, most of the story of Class 5A girls basketball has been written by two teams: South Fayette and Archbishop Wood.

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Amelia Droste is a sophomore on the 2023-24 Hempfield bowling team.
Westmoreland high school athletes of the week: Hempfield’s Amelia Droste, Penn-Trafford’s Jake Lenart
Amelia Droste

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Valley’s Dom Dunkel is a member of the 2026 baseball team. (Submitted by Dom Dunkel)
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Plum’s Carly Venanzi, Valley’s Dom Dunkel
Carly Venanzi

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Oakland Catholic’s Luci LaMendola battles Neumann-Goretti’s Zion Coston for the ball during the PIAA Class 4A championship game Saturday at Giant Center in Hershey. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
Neumann-Goretti pulls away from Oakland Catholic in PIAA Class 4A championship game
HERSHEY — Oakland Catholic coach Henry Schechter knew he had to get Saturday’s PIAA Class 4A title tilt against Neumann-Goretti at a pace his team could control.

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Bethel Park’s Jackson Edwards wins the boys 100-yard backstroke during the WPIAL Class 3A swimming and diving championships Feb. 27 at Pitt’s Trees Pool. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
Led by double gold from Jackson Edwards, Bethel Park boys shine at WPIAL swim meet
Jackson Edwards is a powerhouse in the pool.

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Bethel Park’s Mike Bruckner stands in against Thomas Jefferson in the WPIAL Class 5A semifinals last season.
(Don Rebel | TribLive)
New wave of players out to uphold Bethel Park baseball tradition
Bethel Park baseball teams have compiled a 97-28-1 record since 2021, finishing as WPIAL runner-up in 2021, 2023 and 2024 and in third place in the district in 2022 and 2025.

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Former Norwin standout Carter Breen, 25, takes over boys soccer program
Carter Breen got an up-close-and-personal look at being a head coach in 2023 when Norwin penalty-kicked its way to its first WPIAL boys soccer championship.

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Norwin right fielder Diem Wardzinski makes a running catch against Hempfield during a 2024 WPIAL Class 6A semifinal. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
Norwin softball ready to challenge Hempfield again
A fully embraced underdog, Norwin softball has become a regular contender in WPIAL 6A.

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Seton Hill’s Jack Whalen, a Norwin grad, slides into second base. (Kassidy White | Seton Hill athletics)
Norwin notebook: Baseball grad steals show at Seton Hill
Some say Jack Whalen was a recruiting steal for the Seton Hill baseball program.

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Franklin Regional’s Michael Ruane beats Jersey Shore’s Louie Scott during PIAA Class 3A 152-pound quarterfinal action March 5 at Giant Center. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
Franklin Regional notebook: Wrestling team celebrates big season
It was quite year for the Franklin Regional wrestling program.

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Greensburg Central’s Avery Jones works against Shady Side Academy’s Cassie Sauer during their PIAA Class 3A semifinal March 16 at Norwin. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
Special 2-year run for Shady Side Academy girls ends in state semifinals
Shady Side Academy girls basketball coach Jonna Burke didn’t think the pressure was on the Bulldogs during the PIAA Class 4A semifinals.

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Fox Chapel coach Dave Leasure looks on as quarterback Joey Geller throws against Armstrong during a 7-on-7 competition in July. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
Fox Chapel Herald notebook: WPIAL football realignment doesn’t favor Foxes
The changes to how the WPIAL handles football scheduling didn’t move in the direction Fox Chapel hoped it might. When new conferences were announced last week, things were still set up strictly by classification.

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Fox Chapel’s Tristan Blum steals second base in front of Mars’ Danny Murray last season. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
Talented Fox Chapel baseball lineup looking for new leaders to emerge
The Fox Chapel baseball team has the pieces to be competitive in the WPIAL’s Class 5A classification. What the Foxes will have to figure out is how to replace some of the leadership that led them to the postseason last year.

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Bethel Park girls ‘swam their hearts out’ at successful WPIAL meet
The Bethel Park girls team dove headfirst into the 2025-26 swim season.

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Norwin’s Landon Sidun beats Connellsvilles’ Tommy Gretz during the PIAA Class 3A 121-pound championship bout March 7, 2026, at Giant Center. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
Norwin’s Landon Sidun leads 2026 TribLive Westmoreland County boys wrestling all-stars
Wrestler of the Year

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Kiski Area’s Mario Hutcherson beats Nazareth Area’s Brayden Zuercher during a PIAA Class 3A 189-pound semifinal bout March 6 at Giant Center. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
Kiski Area’s Mario Hutcherson headlines 2026 Valley News Dispatch boys wrestling all-stars
Wrestler of the year

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High school scores, summaries and schedules for March 20, 2026
March 20, 2026
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Valley’s Dom Dunkel pitches against Burrell last season. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
High school roundup for March 20, 2026: 9th-inning homer lifts Valley past Serra Catholic
Dom Dunkel hit the go-ahead home run in the top of the ninth to lead Valley to a 3-2 victory over Serra Catholic in nonsection baseball Friday.

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