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Chase Elliott ended a winless streak of 26 races with his win Monday at Dover.

Chase Elliott wins at Dover to snap 26-race winless streak

May 2, 2022

DOVER, Del. — Chase Elliott snapped a 26-race winless streak when the 2020 NASCAR champion pulled away down the stretch to win the Cup Series race Monday at Dover Motor Speedway.

Springdale’s Colton Gent trains at practice April 21, 2022, at Springdale.

After sprinting to school record, Springdale’s Gent sets sights on WPIAL, PIAA success

Colton Gent joined the Springdale track and field team to stay in shape and to continue training for football season.

Westmoreland Senior Spotlight: Hempfield’s Noah Ser

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The Valley doubles teams of Dario Wolfe (left) and Nick Bussard won the Section 3-2A title April 20 at Valley.

A-K Valley senior spotlight: Valley’s Dario Wolfe

Spending months and months in quarantine allowed people to try out new hobbies and find different areas of entertainment.

OLSH returns to top of Class 2A in latest boys volleyball coaches’ rankings

Our Lady of the Sacred Heart is back on top of the Class 2A rankings as the Western Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association released its Week 6 WPIAL boys top-10 polls Monday morning.

All-state boys basketball teams to be announced this week starting with non-PIAA schools

The boys basketball all-state teams will be announced one classification per day this week starting with non-PIAA schools.

Deer Lakes pitcher Maddie Kee delivers against Valley on Thursday, April 28, 2022, at Valley High School.

WPIAL softball playoff clinchings through May 1, 2022

May 1, 2022

The WPIAL softball playoff field is a bit of a mixed bag. Some sections are caught up and postseason berths are nearly complete while others are lagging behind with a lot of section ball to be played over the next week.

Norwin catcher Tyler Cupp tags out Upper St. Clair’s Charlie Eberlie at home plate during their game on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at Norwin High School.

WPIAL baseball playoff clinchings through May 1, 2022

In a game with no clock, time is running out on WPIAL baseball teams outside the playoff bubble.

Chartiers Valley’s Sage Gojsovich celebrates after scoring during a game against Plum on Thursday, April 7, 2022, at Plum High School.

WPIAL girls lacrosse standings, playoff clinchings through May 1, 2022

Here are the latest WPIAL girls lacrosse standings and playoff clinching’s for the 2022 regular season through May 1.

Pitcher/first baseman Cam Marshalwitz helped Hampton start 8-0 in Section 2-5A.

Trib HSSN Baseball Player of the Week for May 1, 2022

Last year, Hampton finished in fourth place in Section 2-5A with an overall record of 7-11.

High school sports schedules for May 2, 2022

High schools

Hempfield’s Joe Fiedor smiles after reaching first base against Upper St. Clair on April 5, 2022, at Hempfield Area High School.

Trib HSSN broadcasts for week of May 2-7

We welcome with open arms the month of May, warmer weather and the stretch run of the 2022 scholastic spring sports season this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network.

Shenango coach Larry Kelly talks with his players before Gabrial Yanssens’ decisive at-bat that drove in the go-ahead run against Seton LaSalle in the WPIAL Class 2A final on June 2, 2021, at Wild Things Park.

Trib HSSN Baseball Team of the Week for May 1, 2022

WPIAL defending 2A baseball champion Shenango entered last week looking up in the standings at Riverside, Laurel and Neshannock and fighting for a playoff spot, only a half-game in front of South Side for fourth place in Section 2-2A.

Cam Ward and his North Allegheny teammates face rival Pine-Richland on Monday.

What to watch for in WPIAL sports for May 2, 2022: Baseball, softball section play wraps up

Welcome to May, where the regular season continues to wind down, and the postseason is two weeks away.

Freeport’s Kade Kronen plays against Seton-LaSalle on Tuesday, April 19, 2022, at Freeport Area High School.

WPIAL boys lacrosse standings, playoff clinchings through May 1, 2022

Here are the WPIAL boys lacrosse standings and the district playoff clinchings for the season through May 1.

Duquesne University football wide receiver Cyrus Holder in a game against Long Island University on March 21 at Arthur J. Rooney Field. Dukes won 35-17.

Duquesne wide receiver Cyrus Holder signs with Bears

Duquesne wide receiver Cyrus Holder, who was a two-time All-Northeast Conference selection after transferring from Saint Francis (Pa.), has signed a free agent contract with the Chicago Bears.

Pine-Richland notebook: Junior among top 1,600 runners in WPIAL

The Butler Invitational is the largest regular season track meet in the district and is often a good judge of who will be a threat at the WPIAL championships.

Plum pitcher Makenzie Lang delivers against Kiski during a game on Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at Kiski Area High School.

Plum softball team making final playoff push

Despite a sometimes-rocky trip through the Section 1-5A schedule this spring, the Plum softball team still was alive for a WPIAL playoff spot as it entered its home stretch of games.