Baseball
Lifelong love of baseball leads Westmoreland County Junior Legion president to hall of fame
July 12, 2025
John Doyle never played a lot of organized baseball while growing up in Plum. He spent most of his time playing pickup games on the local field.
Latrobe blanks Lower Burrell in 1st game of American Legion District 31 semifinals
Levi Moser threw a two-hit shutout with two walks and three strikeouts as top-seeded Latrobe defeated Lower Burrell, 3-0, in Game 1 of a District 31 American Legion baseball best-of-three semifinal series Saturday.
Despite changing lineups, Bushy Run American Legion baseball advances to regionals
It has been a different kind of season for the Bushy Run American Legion baseball team.
Lifelong love of baseball leads Westmoreland County Junior Legion president to hall of fame
John Doyle never played a ton of organized baseball while growing up in Plum. He spent most of his time playing pickup games on the local field with friends.
Top-seeded Latrobe blanks Unity to advance to District 31 American Legion semifinals
July 11, 2025
Jack Stynchula pitched a three-hit shutout to lead Latrobe to a 7-0 victory over Unity Post 982 in the decisive third game of a District 31 American Legion baseball quarterfinal series Friday.
Bushy Run advances in Legion District 31 playoffs; Latrobe survives
July 10, 2025
What the Bushy Run American Legion baseball team did not do in Game 2 of its District 31 quarterfinal, it did in Game 3.
Championship-winning Shaler baseball coach Brian Junker resigns after 3rd WPIAL title
Weeks after leading Shaler to a WPIAL baseball title, Brian Junker has resigned as coach after 16 years.
Murrysville evens District 31 Legion series; Unity surprises Latrobe
July 9, 2025
What a difference a day makes.
Bushy Run rolls by Murrysville in District 31 Legion playoff opener
July 8, 2025
District 31 Playoffs
Lower Burrell Legion tops Homer City to lead District 31 1st-round series
Lower Burrell Post 868 has the upper hand in its best-of-three District 31 first-round series with Homer City Post 493.
Double first-base bags coming to high school baseball for safety’s sake
No, you’re not seeing double.
Battle-tested Latrobe, other contenders ready for start of American Legion baseball playoffs
July 7, 2025
Winning the District 31 American Legion title in the regular season does not guarantee a team will be the playoff champion, of course.
Lower Burrell Legion ‘ready for next chapter’ in playoffs
It seems like just yesterday, Lower Burrell Post 868 began its District 31 league schedule with a wild 12-10 triumph at Young Township Legion.
Latrobe clinches District 31 Legion baseball title; playoffs begin Monday
July 6, 2025
Latrobe clinched the District 31 American Legion regular-season title by defeating Bushy Run, 8-3, on Sunday.
District 31 American Legion baseball race coming down to the wire
July 2, 2025
It might take until the final day of the regular season to see who is going to be the District 31 American Legion champion and how teams finish in the standings.
Future looks even brighter for Eden Christian baseball
June 29, 2025
Wait ‘til next year.
Leechburg’s Jake Cummings earns Valley News Dispatch boys athlete of the year honors
June 28, 2025
Jake Cummings has no shortage of fans around Leechburg, most notably the coaches who know him best.
Baseball standout Jeremy Haigh caps Fox Chapel career with all-star game, all-state selection
Jeremy Haigh was caught off guard when he received an email from Fox Chapel baseball coach Jim Hastings. The recent Foxes graduate didn’t realize he had been nominated for the Pennsylvania State Baseball Coaches Association All-State team.
Franklin Regional shortstop Luke Williams pivots to Vanderbilt
June 27, 2025
When he first decommitted from Virginia three weeks ago, it was tough for baseball player Luke Williams to mentally erase the image he had of himself in a Cavaliers uniform.
2025 TribLive HSSN Baseball Player of the Year: Riverside’s Zach Hare
June 26, 2025
TribLive HSSN Baseball Player of the Year
