Sports
Trib HSSN baseball player of the week for April 16, 2023
April 16, 2023
While most rivalries are built on geography, some are born from multiple postseason clashes.
This week on Trib HSSN for week of April 17, 2023
As the calendar heads into the second half of April, WPIAL baseball and softball hit the midway point of section play on the TribLive High School Sports Network.
High school sports schedules for April 17, 2023
High schools
A closer look at 2023 Westmoreland County Scholar-Athlete honorees
Belle Vernon
Hempfield assistant coach LaRoyal Wilson selected as Ferrante Memorial Award winner
If you ever attend a Hempfield track and field practice, you would swear the coach conducting calisthenics was a U.S. Marine Corps officer.
Gateway’s Arontay Heningcamp ready to take next step in wrestling career
Shane Valko knows the Pitt-Johnstown wrestling program and its traditions inside and out.
Gateway baseball team looks to bounce back in Section 1-5A
The Gateway baseball team got a daily double April 3 with some timely offense and strong pitching and defense in a 3-1 victory over Franklin Regional at the newly refurbished field at the Gateway Sports Complex.
With rebuilt roster, Sewickley Academy softball eyes improvement
Small steps.
4 Quaker Valley volleyball players headed to national tournaments
Quaker Valley’s girls volleyball program is receiving national attention.
Penn-Trafford boys track team breaks 51-year drought with win over Hempfield
Penn-Trafford defeated Hempfield in a boys track and field dual meet for the first time in 51 years April 12.
Penn-Trafford girls lacrosse having its best season
The Penn-Trafford girls lacrosse team dropped two tough matches April 11-12, but that hasn’t cast a shadow on what has been accomplished.
Penn Hills track plans to use invitationals to prepare for postseason
Lee Zelkowitz is excited to see the Penn Hills track season heat up. Where the Indians will really excel is with their relay teams. Penn Hills competed in a triangular meet with Gateway and Plum in early April and is gearing up for the invitational part of its schedule.
Penn Hills softball looking to shuffle lineup into winning hand
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
