Sports
Westmoreland H.S. athletes of the week: Norwin’s Hannah Shaw, Greensburg CC’s James Brewer
May 13, 2023
Hannah Shaw
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Leechburg’s Braiden Turiak, Plum’s Rayla Smith
Rayla Smith
New award honors WPIAL tennis players for exceptional sportsmanship
There is a new award on the high school tennis scene.
Mark Lamendola, A-K Valley Hall of Famer from Leechburg’s past, admires current Blue Devils
After a more than a three-decade absence, the Leechburg Blue Devils qualified for the WPIAL football playoffs during the 2021 and 2022 seasons. The star of those teams, Braylan Lovelace, accepted a scholarship to Pitt, becoming Leechburg’s first Division I football recruit since his father, David, in 1993.
Westmoreland County high school notebook: Seniors to cap careers at Roundball Classic
Don’t close the book on basketball season just yet. It’s Roundball week.
Penn Hills notebook: Fitness team’s Jadyn Wright on winning streak
Jadyn Wright is providing new entries in the Penn Hills fitness team’s history book. Even longtime coach Bob Martini doesn’t recall having another athlete find this much success at meets.
Plum notebook: Mustangs baseball team captures section title
For the second time in three seasons, the Plum baseball team was able to add to its section-title banner in the main gymnasium.
Norwin notebook: New football coach fills out staff
New Norwin football coach Mike Brown has filled out his staff for the upcoming season.
North Allegheny notebook: Tigers tennis team finishes 2nd in WPIAL
The top-seeded North Allegheny boys tennis team advanced to the WPIAL Class 3A championship match last week, but fell just short in its bid for a district title.
Franklin Regional notebook: Spring teams book trips to playoffs
Several Franklin Regional teams earned the right to compete for championships in the WPIAL spring sports postseason.
Strong start helps propel Franklin Regional boys lacrosse into WPIAL playoffs
Franklin Regional boys lacrosse coach Luke Stephens is familiar with the Panthers program.
Hampton boys tennis team sees net gains
The Hampton boys tennis team finished 8-8 this year, but it sure felt like a winning season.
Hall of Famer’s running career took her from Fox Chapel to Franklin Field
Rachel Humphrey’s affection for distance running started thanks to her dad’s interest in the sport. The 2008 Fox Chapel graduate used her abilities in the sport to take her sporting career to the University of Pennsylvania.
Former Fox Chapel, Pitt distance runner Eric Burnett honored to join Foxes’ Sports Hall of Fame
Eric Burnett wasn’t an athlete who was highly coveted by the Pitt track program. Once Burnett found his way to Pitt, he attempted to walk on to the program twice before earning a spot on the cross country team as a senior.
Former OLSH basketball star Jake DiMichele commits to Duquesne
May 12, 2023
Former Our Lady of the Sacred Heart basketball star Jake DiMichele, who graduated a year ago as one of WPIAL’s all-time leading scorers, committed Friday to Duquesne.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 12, 2023
High schools
High school roundup for May 12, 2023: Neshannock softball heads into playoffs undefeated
Aaralyn Nogay doubled, homered and drove in five runs as Neshannock tuned up for the playoffs with a 6-2 nonsection softball victory over Cathedral Prep on Friday.
Central Catholic linebacker Cole Sullivan commits to Michigan
Central Catholic linebacker Cole Sullivan committed Friday to Michigan, choosing the Wolverines over finalists Duke, Notre Dame, Stanford and Wisconsin.
Latrobe looks to recapture playoff magic as Westmoreland County baseball teams learn their seeds
When the Latrobe baseball team won the WPIAL and PIAA Class 5A championship in 2017, the Wildcats did it with strong pitching and timely hitting.
Leechburg rewarded for strong season, gets Class A’s No. 3 seed in WPIAL baseball playoffs
In the regular season Leechburg was the lone Class A team to push two-time defending champion Union to the limit.
