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High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 9, 2024
Beth-Center at Serra Catholic, ppd. Bethel Park at Montour, ppd. Bishop Canevin at Keystone Oaks, ppd. Brentwood at South Allegheny, ppd. Carmichaels at Burgettstown, ppd. Central Valley at Shenango, ppd. Kiski Area at Butler, ppd. McKeesport at Gateway, ppd. Penn-Trafford at North Allegheny, ppd. Seton LaSalle at South Park, ppd.
WPIAL releases brackets for 2024 baseball playoffs
Defending champions Mt. Lebanon and Riverside were tabbed as favorites to repeat when the WPIAL on Friday released brackets for the upcoming baseball playoffs. Mt. Lebanon was seeded No. 1 in Class 6A and Riverside was first in 3A. The other No. 1 seeds went to West Allegheny in 5A, Belle Vernon in 4A, Serra Catholic in 2A and Union in A.
WPIAL bracketology: Don Rebel, Chris Harlan forecast 2024 baseball playoff pairings
The 2024 WPIAL baseball playoff field is set with 77 teams, including all six defending champions: Mt. Lebanon, Shaler, Hopewell, Riverside, Seton LaSalle and Bishop Canevin. The postseason begins next week and concludes with six title games May 28-29 at Wild Things Park in Washington. The brackets will be announced...
With explosive growth, girls' flag football may soon be a sanctioned high school sport in Pa.
PITTSBURGH — Oakland Catholic senior Eve Majewski has envisioned Pennsylvania becoming the next state to sanction girls' flag football as a high school sport. "I've been playing flag football long before it's been a high school thing," she said. "And all I've ever wanted was for this to be a real recognized sport. It shows how much the game is growing."
Vitalant blood drive scheduled at PNC Park will offer donors a pair of Pirates tickets
PITTSBURGH ― While donating blood is a good way to support community members in need any time of the year, the return of an annual promotion may be the incentive some donors need to voluntarily face a needle. Vitalant has announced it is again partnering with the Pittsburgh Pirates...
Baseball Recap: Montour's loss ends nine-game winning streak at home
Montour entered their contest against West Allegheny on Wednesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Montour Spartans fell just short of the West Allegheny Indians by a score of 5-3. It was the first time this season that Montour let down their fans at home.
Trib 10: Power-ranked teams building momentum as playoffs approach
Once again, the power teams in WPIAL softball finished strong. Last week, there was only one change in the softball power rankings. This week, outside of one team moving up two spots and another falling two spots, the Trib 10 remains the same. A strong field is set to begin...
WPIAL clinched: Boys volleyball playoff qualifiers through May 8, 2024
The WPIAL boys volleyball regular season has one night left as the district playoff field sits at 24 with two possible additions Thursday. The top four teams in each section qualify for the district postseason. Here is the latest list of teams that have qualified for the playoffs through Wednesday.
Pitt's Bill Fralic lends local flavor to Croatian American Hall of Fame
The 2024 inductees to the Croatian American Sports Hall of Fame include many names with local connections, including Pitt football great Bill Fralic and his agent, who was an outstanding athlete himself. Plus, a slow-pitch softball star known as King Kong. The CAS-HOF’s selection committee announced the following area inductees:...
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