Sports
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 19, 2023: 4 WPIAL teams alive in PIAA tennis playoffs
With the postseason week complete for baseball, softball, boys volleyball and boys and girls lacrosse, the spring sport postseason spotlight falls on boys tennis Friday.
High school roundup for May 18, 2023: Quinn Santelli pitches OLSH into Class 2A quarters
Quinn Santelli threw a four-hit complete-game shutout with six strikeouts to lead No. 9 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart to a 1-0 victory over No. 8 Greensburg Central Catholic in a WPIAL Class 2A baseball first-round game Thursday
Mohawk baseball downs Greensburg Salem in Class 3A 1st round
May 18, 2023
After already doubling their win total from a year ago, the Greensburg Salem baseball team was looking to battle its way into the district quarterfinals.
Erica Rodriguez delivers in clutch as GCC softball advances with win over Charleroi
Sophomore Erica Rodriguez got credit for an RBI earlier in the game when she was issued a bases-loaded walk.
Southmoreland scores 7 in 7th in wild win over Yough
The stairway to seven began with a glimmer of hope and a confident approach.
Freeport baseball dispatches South Allegheny from Class 3A playoffs
The South Allegheny was one of the hottest baseball teams in Class 3A entering the postseason, winning 10 of its last 11 and carrying a six-game winning streak.
Yough uses powerful offense to rout Keystone Oaks in 3A baseball playoffs
Carson Pasinski picked a great time to earn his first victory on the mound.
Ace lefty Enzo Lio lifts Riverview past Charleroi in Class 2A 1st round
Riverview entered the WPIAL baseball playoffs as an unheralded No. 10 seed, but the Raiders had their ace lefty on the mound in the first round Thursday against No. 7 Charleroi.
Carmichaels softball routs Leechburg in Class A quarterfinals
The Carmichaels softball team scored 10 or more runs in 13 of its 16 regular-season games.
Katie Armstrong’s 16 strikeouts propel Burrell past Mohawk into Class 3A semifinals
Fourth-seeded Burrell’s momentum from the second round carried into the WPIAL Class 3A softball quarterfinals as the Buccaneers defeated No. 5 Mohawk, 5-1, on Thursday at Montour.
Results for the 2023 WPIAL track and field championships
Boys
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 18, 2023: Recent champs to meet in 3A baseball
A week of WPIAL playoff and championship spring sports action concludes Thursday with another busy day of baseball, softball, lacrosse and boys volleyball.
High school roundup for May 17, 2023: Ryan Apaliski whiffs 17 in Hampton win
Ryan Apaliski took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and struck out 17 to lead No. 9 Hampton to a 9-0 victory over No. 8 Ringgold in a WPIAL Class 4A baseball first-round game Wednesday.
Canon-McMillan’s Rose Kuchera wins 4 gold medals while crisscrossing WPIAL track championships
Canon-McMillan’s Rose Kuchera was relaxing in the team’s tent when a teammate asked if she was running the 100-meter hurdles.
Undefeated Shaler dominates short-handed Franklin Regional
Strike out 16, club a couple of home runs and sell the underdog role, and watch any team sprint forward in a playoff bracket.
Belle Vernon uses pitching, defense, timely hits to get past West Mifflin
Good pitching, good defense and timely hits. Those are the keys to victory for Belle Vernon softball coach Tom Rodriguez.
Norwin softball hangs on for nervous win over Canon-McMillan, reaches semifinals
Bailey Snowberger said softball is a game of failure.
