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Carrick softball enjoying turnaround season in City League
May 8, 2026
The Carrick softball team stormed through the City League this season, racking up eight straight wins en route to an unbeaten record against league opponents.
High school roundup for May 7, 2026: In playoff tuneup, Valley hands 1st loss to Freeport
Winning pitcher Dom Dunkel and Brady Moore homered to lead Valley to a 4-2 victory over Freeport in a nonsection matchup of playoff baseball teams Thursday, handing the Yellowjackets their first loss of the season.
Shaler shuts out Plum to win inaugural WPIAL flag football championship
After what seemed like a long time coming, girls flag football finally named its first champion as a WPIAL-sanctioned sport.
Mt. Pleasant, Hempfield, P-T, Norwin softball teams earn top-3 seeds for WPIAL tournament
Mt. Pleasant softball coach Paul Reho and his girls had a pizza party last year and watched the TribLive HSSN playoff pairings show. This year, they had practice during the webcast to change things up.
WPIAL bracketology: Predicting baseball seeds ahead of Friday’s bracket reveal
Merry Christmas to all you WPIAL baseball fans as the upcoming playoff seeds are all wrapped and waiting under the tree of anticipation.
Knoch softball team looks to continue rolling as postseason begins; 9 A-K Valley teams set for WPIAL playoffs
The last time Knoch didn’t appear in a WPIAL softball playoff tournament, the current group of seniors were 6 years old.
Westmoreland County baseball notebook: Behind Aiden Drotos, Penn-Trafford rallies for section title
A rise in recruiting stature came with challenges for Aiden Drotos, admittedly so for the junior left-handed pitcher from Penn-Trafford.
Breaking down the 2026 WPIAL softball playoffs
WPIAL softball playoffs breakdown
WPIAL reveals 2026 softball playoff pairings
The path to PennWest-California’s Lilley Field is set for 76 WPIAL softball playoff teams.
Defending champions Mars, Mt. Lebanon awarded No. 1 seeds for 2026 WPIAL girls lacrosse playoffs
Mt. Lebanon and Mars are chasing more hardware in WPIAL girls lacrosse.
Mt. Lebanon, Peters Township earn top seeds for 2026 WPIAL boys lacrosse playoffs
Peters Township (Class 2A) and three-time defending champion Mt. Lebanon (3A) are the No. 1 seeds for the WPIAL boys lacrosse playoffs, which begin Tuesday and Wednesday.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 6, 2026
High schools
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 7, 2026: Spring postseason kicks off with softball pairings reveal
May 6, 2026
The path to district spring gold in several sports will be determined by several WPIAL steering committees over the next two days.
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school softball rankings for May 6, 2026
The elite state softball teams continue to hold steady as time is running out on the regular season.
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school baseball rankings for May 6, 2026
The rough waters that have existed for top teams in the PIAA calmed a bit this past week as the regular season is winding down and the district playoffs are straight ahead.
WPIAL bracketology: Predicting softball seeds ahead of Thursday’s bracket reveal
Shout out to my old bracketology buddy Chris Harlan, who is now covering the Steelers. These “guesses” and the upcoming baseball predictions are the first for me flying solo since the old network days.
High school roundup for May 6, 2026: Beaver tunes up for playoffs with win over West Allegheny
Aidan Skalko went 2 for 3 with three RBIs to lead Beaver to a 9-5 victory over West Allegheny in nonsection baseball Wednesday.
Undefeated Plum flies into inaugural WPIAL flag football semifinals
It’s go time for the Plum flag football team.
Alle-Kiski Valley softball notebook: WPIAL draw coming up
Nine Alle-Kiski Valley softball teams will find out their WPIAL playoff fates when the softball committee releases the brackets with first-round matchups, dates, sites and times at 4 p.m. Thursday.
