Sports
WPIAL baseball rankings: Week ending April 9, 2023
Class 6A
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A-K Valley athletes of the week: Freeport’s Reese Skiba, Dustin Rape
Reese Skiba
Westmoreland County athletes of the week: Southmoreland’s Amarah McCutcheon and Hempfield’s Peyton Murray
Amarah McCutcheon
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for April 7, 2023
April 7, 2023
High schools
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.
