Sports
Penn Hills softball looking to shuffle lineup into winning hand
April 16, 2023
Ashley Banner would be the first to say that Penn Hills softball’s result against North Hills wasn’t what the team hoped to get out of the contest. For the second straight game, Penn Hills was on the wrong side of a lopsided loss.
Bats lead the way in Pine-Richland softball’s playoff quest
As the halfway point of a 16-game Section 1-6A slate neared, the Pine-Richland softball team put itself in the mix for a top-six section finish and a spot in the playoffs.
Pine Creek Journal notebook: Pine native Ty Voit lighting it up in Ontario Hockey League
Pine native Ty Voit has gained a reputation as the best passer in the Ontario Hockey League, tallying a league-leading 81 assists in 56 regular season games.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for April 15, 2023
High schools
High school roundup for April 15, 2023: Upper St. Clair’s Dani Prunzik races to gold at TSTCA meet
April 15, 2023
Upper St. Clair sprinter Dani Prunzik, the defending WPIAL 100 meters champ, was at it again Saturday, winning the 100- and 200- meter dashes at the TSTCA Outdoor Championships at West Mifflin.
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Freeport’s Sydney Selker, Kiski Area’s Dom DiNinno
Sydney Selker
Westmoreland high school notebook: Mt. Pleasant swim coach honored
Sandy Felice will tell you she does not have to do much to get her swimmers ready at Mt. Pleasant.
Westmoreland athletes of the week: Hempfield’s Carson Shuglie, Franklin Regional’s Monroe Law
Carson Shuglie
WPIAL Baseball rankings: Week ending April 16, 2023
Class 6A
Trib HSSN WPIAL softball rankings: Week ending April 16, 2023
Class 6A
Highlands grad Slosky ran his way into Alle-Kiski Valley Sports Hall of Fame
Tom Slosky’s decorated career as a distance runner and coach earned him a call to the hall.
500-game winner Dana Petruska retires as Mars basketball coach, cites ‘some parent situations’
Mars girls basketball coach Dana Petruska is retiring after 37 years and more than 500 wins, in part because there were too many wannabe coaches in the stands.
Young Plum softball team battling through challenging early schedule
The Plum softball team found itself in a hole at Shaler in a Section 1-5A game April 12.
Plum baseball looks to build momentum after narrow victory over Penn-Trafford
Last year, the Plum baseball team lost seven games.
Norwin notebook: After slow start, baseball team finds footing
After a slow start, the Norwin baseball team is regaining its footing.
After taking lumps last season, Norwin boys lacrosse taking steps forward
Norwin missed out on the WPIAL Class 3A boys lacrosse playoffs last year, but there is optimism around the team that a postseason return could be imminent.
Deep North Allegheny girls track and field team takes aim at defending WPIAL title
Recent history says the North Allegheny girls have a good chance to repeat as WPIAL team track champions later this spring. Consider, in the past 30 years, no Class 3A girls champion has won the title only once.
North Allegheny notebook: Tigers softball falls to No. 4 Norwin
The second-ranked North Allegheny softball team dropped a 10-7 decision to No. 4 Norwin in a Class 6A section game April 12.
Hampton’s Eric Weeks makes headlines in 3 sports
Hampton senior Eric Weeks’ offseason between basketball and baseball this year lasted about 12 hours.
