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Armstrong’s Jessie Pugh connects on a double against Latrobe on Wednesday, April 5, 2023, in Kittanning.
WPIAL softball rankings: Week ending April 9, 2023
April 8, 2023
Class 6A

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Franklin Regional’s Cole Brinker rounds the bases after hitting a home run against Gateway on Tuesday.
WPIAL baseball rankings: Week ending April 9, 2023
Class 6A

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Franklin Regional’s Aiden Bunker takes second in the WPIAL Class 3A boys 200 IM on March 2 at Pitt’s Trees Pool.
Franklin Regional’s Bunker, Todero up for scholar/athlete award
One of the passages of spring is the annual Westmoreland County Scholar/Athlete Awards dinner.

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Hampton’s Ava Vitiello (left) and Kevyn Fish run side-by-side in the Class 2A girls race during the TSCA cross country championships on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022, at PennWest California.
Returning state track qualifiers provide high expectations for Hampton girls
The Hampton girls track and field team will be led this season by a Kat, a Fish and a soon-to-be Husky.

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Hampton lineman Aidan Lewis runs to catch the ball during practice at Fridley Field on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022.
Multisport athletes give lift to Hampton boys track
The Hampton boys track and field team this season has a lot of question marks that might turn into exclamation points.

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Fox Chapel’s Hunter Taylor tags out Plum’s Kendall James at second base during their 2021 WPIAL Class 5A first-round playoff game.
Tough section could make for unpredictable season for Fox Chapel softball
Fox Chapel softball coach Chris Olbrich thought his team’s results in the first week of April reflected how things would be in Section 1-5A play all spring.

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Fox Chapel pitcher Jeremy Haigh pumps his fist after getting a strikeout against Penn-Trafford on Monday, March 27, 2023 in Harrison City.
Fox Chapel lefty works to keep hitters guessing
Jeremy Haigh is consistently working on his sleight of hand, but the sophomore pitcher for the Fox Chapel baseball team isn’t practicing a magic act.

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Freeport head coach Tom Phillips celebrates after defeating York Catholic in the PIAA Class 2A state championship match on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022, at Cumberland Valley.
Freeport’s Tom Phillips goes from teenage race car driver to Alle-Kiski Sports Hall of Fame volleyball coach
Tom Phillips’ road to becoming one of the most accomplished volleyball coaches in WPIAL history began — oddly enough — on the race track at Lernerville Speedway in Sarver.

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Freeport’s Reese Skiba is a member of the 2023 track and field team.
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Freeport’s Reese Skiba, Dustin Rape
Reese Skiba

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Southmoreland junior Amarah McCutcheon
Westmoreland County athletes of the week: Southmoreland’s Amarah McCutcheon and Hempfield’s Peyton Murray
Amarah McCutcheon

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Greensburg Salem’s Ashley Smith will play for the Class 4A team at the Roundball Classic.
Westmoreland County high school notebook: Senior standouts set for Roundball Classic
Of the 200-plus players selected for the annual Roundball Classic senior all-star basketball games, 36 hail from Westmoreland County schools.

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Amberson Bauer displays the first-place ribbons in the 800- and 1,600-meter runs from the Igloo Invitational on April 1 at Altoona’s Mansion Park Stadium.
Riverview’s Amberson Bauer shines at Igloo Invitational
It’s been quite a positive last couple of weeks for Riverview senior distance runner Amberson Bauer.

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Plum girls lacrosse team captains for the 2023 season are (from left) juniors Rayla Smith and Allie Venzani, senior Kylie Fischer and juniors Sophie Anderson and Charlee Wastchak.
Plum girls lacrosse building momentum after slow start
The Plum girls lacrosse team hopes to continue its upward trend this spring, a year after the program captured its first WPIAL playoff victory.

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Norwin boys volleyball has net-front talent to contend
Norwin is one of the top boys volleyball teams in the WPIAL this season. Just ask the Western Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association.

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Norwin’s Ashley Laukus ties for first place in the girls high jump during the Wildcat Invitational last season.
Norwin track teams ready to put in work, compete for championships
In the last five years, the Norwin track and field teams have a combined record of 47-3 with nine section titles between them.

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Norwin’s Bailey Snowberger gets a bunt single against North Allegheny last season.
Norwin notebook: Softball team plays long ball in season’s opening weeks
The Norwin softball team continued its hot start with a 12-4 victory over Butler.

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North Allegheny starting pitcher Anne Melle throws against Seneca Valley in the WPIAL 6A softball championship June 1, 2002 at California University.
Behind family atmosphere, North Allegheny softball team aims to return to WPIAL final
The North Allegheny softball players were individually asked by their coaches to pick one word to describe the program. It wasn’t a serious task, just a light-hearted word-association game.

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North Allegheny’s Jasmine Timmerson defends Norwin’s Kendall Berger during the PIAA Class 6A girls basketball quarterfinals March, 17, 2023, at Fox Chapel Area High School.
North Allegheny notebook: Jasmine Timmerson, Spencer Stefko earn postseason honors
North Allegheny’s girls basketball team earned some postseason honors by Trib HSSN on April 5.

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High school scores, summaries and schedules for April 7, 2023
April 7, 2023
High schools

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High school roundup for April 7, 2023: South Allegheny tops Ringgold
Jaxson Champ hit a go-ahead two-run single in the sixth inning to lead South Allegheny to a 4-1 victory over Ringgold in nonsection baseball Friday.

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