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What to watch for in WPIAL sports for May 13, 2024: Softball, lacrosse playoffs commence
Warm and sunny is a perfect way to start the 2024 WPIAL playoffs, with softball and lacrosse first-round contests getting the ball rolling Monday. A year ago, the Shaler softball team was the No. 2 seed in the WPIAL Class 5A bracket. The Titans defeated Bethel Park and Franklin Regional...
Update: Tornado watch for Southwest Pa. early Wednesday morning
The National Weather Service issued an updated tornado watch at 1:30 a.m. on Wednesday in effect until 4 a.m. for Allegheny, Beaver, Butler and Washington counties. Tornado watches and warnings: What you need to know. When it comes to tornadoes, understanding the difference between a Tornado watch and a Tornado...
PennDOT bridge replacements to affect traffic in Rostraver, Murrysville
PennDOT bridge replacement projects are scheduled to begin Monday, triggering detours in Rostraver and a lane restriction in Murrysville. Crews from Golden Triangle Construction Co. will install a precast box culvert to replace the bridge that carries northbound Route 906 (Second Street) over Webster Hollow Run in Rostraver. The $2.2...
Deer Lakes students could be budding 'Rockhounds'
Cole Protzman was fascinated by the minerals and colorful stones in his Deer Lakes third-grade classroom, but wondered if the program’s host, the Monongahela Rockhounds, had made bigger discoveries. “Have you ever found a T-Rex fossil?” Cole asked Friday at East Union Intermediate Center. Rockhounds member Margaret Robertson...
Sewickley Township woman convicted in fatal head-on Arona Road crash
Dawn Coyne’s two daughters embraced outside of a Westmoreland County courtroom Thursday after the woman police said caused the crash that resulted their mother’s death was convicted of vehicular homicide and 16 other charges. Ahna L. Malik, 44, of Sewickley Township was handcuffed and taken to prison to...
TJ Baseball, Softball and Boys Volleyball Squads Learn WPIAL Playoff Opponents
JEFFERSON HILLS, Pa.; May 10, 2024 -- The Thomas Jefferson High School baseball, softball and boys volleyball squads have received their first-round WPIAL Championship assignments. All three teams will begin WPIAL playoff action the week of May 13. Section Champion Baseball Earns No. 2 Seed; Meets Ringgold. The Thomas Jefferson...
WPIAL reveals brackets for 2024 softball playoffs
Four defending champions are favored to repeat in the upcoming WPIAL softball playoffs. Reigning champions Hempfield in Class 6A, Avonworth in 3A, Neshannock in 2A and Union in A were among the six teams that received No. 1 seeds when the WPIAL revealed playoff brackets Thursday. The two other top seeds went to Armstrong in Class 5A and Elizabeth Forward in 4A.
Westmoreland County high school notebook: Belle Vernon junior officially a ‘Rising Star’
One of the WPIAL’s most prolific scorers over the past couple of years will be part of Roundball Classic history. For the first time, the annual all-star basketball games will feature multiple underclassman games for juniors and sophomores. Belle Vernon junior Zion Moore was selected to play in the...
Westmoreland high school athletes of the week: Southmoreland’s Makayla Etling, Franklin Regional’s Max Bernadowski
Claim to fame: Etling, a catcher for the playoff-bound Scotties (14-2), has been on an offensive tear as the team’s leadoff hitter. Over a four-game stretch, she is 13 for 17 with four doubles, two triples, four home runs and 13 RBIs. Etling, who said she does not pay...
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