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The Class of the 2024 Alle-Kiski Valley Sports Hall of Fame was inducted at a banquet ceremony Saturday at the Pittsburgh Shrine Center in Cheswick. In front from left, Melissa Baustert Schaeffer, Shane Bartha, Fred Paganelli, and Tim Toy, who accepted the honor for his late wife Ellen Toy. In back from left to right, Mark Perry, Scott Higgins, Brice Flenory and Tony Recchia.
Emotions run high during 53rd Alle-Kiski Valley Hall of Fame induction ceremony
May 4, 2024
In a night filled with excitement, gratitude and memories, Brice Flenory was the last inductee to speak.

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High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 4, 2024
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High school roundup for May 4, 2024: Shaler rallies past Central Catholic
Alex Venezia hit the go-ahead two-run double during a five-run seventh to lead Shaler to a 7-4 victory over Central Catholic in nonsection baseball Saturday.

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Plum’s Gabrielle Layne is a member of the 2024 track and field team.
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Fox Chapel’s Mason Miles, Plum’s Gabrielle Layne
Gabrielle Layne

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Belle Vernon’s Sienna Steeber is a nominee for the 2024 Westmoreland County Scholar-Athlete Excellence Award, sponsored by Judge Michael Stewart.
Westmoreland athletes of the week: Belle Vernon’s Sienna Steeber, Norwin’s Nicholas Puskar
Sienna Steeber

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Emily Griffith and her Hempfield teammates took over the top spot in the WPIAL Class 6A rankings this week.
WPIAL Softball rankings: Week ending May 5, 2024
Class 6A

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Hempfield’s Colin Polechko tags out Norwin’s Nolan Ryan at second base May 2.
Trib HSSN baseball rankings for May 4, 2024
Class 6A

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Hampton senior Vitaliy Pikalo is the first Talbot to reach the PIAA Class 2A boys singles championship since 2012.
Seniors boost Hampton tennis to winning season
The Hampton boys tennis team traveled to Philadelphia for a mid-April match, running up the “Rocky” steps and visiting the Liberty Bell during a day of sightseeing.

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Hampton third baseman Sean Sullivan snags a ball hit by Knoch’s Brady Long, saving extra bases on April 29.
Walk-off loss keeps Hampton baseball out of playoffs for 1st time since 2016
One day after Hampton’s WPIAL playoff hopes ended with a walk-off loss at Knoch, senior Matt Erka searched for a bright spot.

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Fox Chapel’s Isaac Jacobs competes against Peters Township on March 15, 2024.
3-sport path leads Fox Chapel senior to college lacrosse
Isaac Jacobs’ plan was to become a three-sport athlete. Lacrosse was going to be just one of those three for the Fox Chapel senior.

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Fox Chapel’s Jeremy Haigh makes a running catch in right field during the Foxes’ game against Franklin Regional on April 15.
After navigating section grind, Fox Chapel baseball heads into playoffs with experience
Coach James Hastings knows that every game the Fox Chapel baseball team plays is going to be a grind in Section 1-5A.

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Norwin’s Owen Christopher heads the ball against Seneca Valley during a WPIAL Class 4A quarterfinal last season.
Norwin soccer standout Owen Christopher makes dream come true with Pitt commitment
Owen Christopher had college soccer interest from a number of schools at multiple levels.

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Belle Vernon junior cross country runner Tessa Rodriguez
Westmoreland County high school notebook: Belle Vernon runner picks Robert Morris
Tessa Rodriguez was over the Moon when she visited Robert Morris.

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Pine-Richland’s Luke Hatzimbes works past Fox Chapel’s Jack O’Brien on April 3.
Pine-Richland boys lacrosse bringing ‘toughness and fortitude’ to playoff run
The stretch run has arrived for the Pine-Richland boys lacrosse team, and it’s something they’ve been waiting for.

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Pine-Richland kicker Grant Argiro kicks an extra point against Penn Hills on Sept. 8 in Pine.
Pine-Richland’s Grant Argiro eyes future as college kicker
Grant Argiro has been the kicker on the Pine-Richland football team since he was a sophomore, but he also played junior varsity linebacker.

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Plum high jumper Owen Proskin
Plum’s Owen Proskin looks to contend for WPIAL medals in multiple events
During a high school track and field meet this season, Owen Proskin can be seen anywhere from the track to the jumps and to the throws.

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Greensburg Central Catholic’s Eva Davis edges Norwin’s Melani Schmidt in the girls 100m during the WCCA Track and Field championships April 25.
Norwin notebook: Knights clean up at county meet
Two team titles. A three-time winner. Five individual champions.

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North Allegheny’s Khiryan Boyd wins the 100 meter day past Greensburg Salem’s Cody Rubrecht (r) and Mount Pleasant’s Jackson Hutter during the Lady Spartan Wild Cat Invitational Friday April 14, 2023 at Veterans Memorial Stadium.
Deep group of North Allegheny sprinters breaking speed ‘minimums’ this season
There are miles per hour signs posted at North Allegheny track practices, but these aren’t speed limits.

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North Allegheny pitcher Sammy Plotsko delivers against Hempfield during a game March 25, 2024, at Hempfield.
North Allegheny notebook: Tigers softball team tops Norwin
Anne Melle singled, doubled and drove in two runs and McKenna Rowlands doubled in a run to lead North Allegheny to a 6-5 victory over Norwin in a Section 1-6A softball game May 1.

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Franklin Regional’s junior varsity hockey team captured the PIHL’s Tier I JV championship March 25 with a victory over Mt. Lebanon at Ice Castle. The Panthers, who were 2-11-3 in the regular season, went on a run in the playoffs, beating Pine-Richland in the quarterfinals and North Allegheny in the semifinals to reach the finals.
Franklin Regional junior varsity hockey goes on amazing underdog run
The Franklin Regional junior varsity hockey team struggled during the regular season in the PIHL’s Tier 1.

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