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Mt. Pleasant baseball roars into playoffs on 9-game winning streak
As a winning streak began to stretch out like salt water taffy from a preseason trip to Myrtle Beach, Mt. Pleasant baseball coach Chris Firmstone became less surprised. Three straight section sweeps and a nonsection win took the streak to seven — but it was not a lucky seven.
Baseball Recap: Mt. Pleasant's loss ends three-game winning streak at home
Mt. Pleasant fell victim to Tolman and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They fell just short of the Tolman Tigers by a score of 2-0. Mt. Pleasant has not had much luck with Tolman recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met. Mt. Pleasant's...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 8, 2024
Baldwin at Thomas Jefferson, ppd. Beth-Center at Serra Catholic, 4 p.m. Bethel Park at Montour, 7 p.m. Bishop Canevin at Keystone Oaks, 4:30 p.m. Brentwood at South Allegheny, 4 p.m. Carmichaels at Burgettstown, 4:15 p.m. Central Valley at Shenango, 4 p.m. Greensburg Salem at Latrobe, 5 p.m. Hampton at Canon-McMillan,...
High school roundup for May 9, 2024: Ligonier Valley ace tunes up for playoffs with no-hitter, 16 Ks
Looks like Ligonier Valley pitcher Cheyenne Piper is ready for the playoffs. Piper threw a no-hitter with 16 strikeouts and went 2 for 3 with a double and an RBI to lead the Rams to a 7-0 victory over Indiana (13-5) in nonsection softball Thursday. Sydnee Foust had three hits...
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...
Baseball Recap: Connellsville extends home winning streak to three
Connellsville came tearing into Wednesday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Baldwin Highlanders and snuck past 5-3. Connellsville got a great...
Latrobe gets WPIAL finals rematch with Hopewell in Class 4A 1st round
It shouldn’t be hard for Latrobe baseball coach Matt Basciano to get his team up for its WPIAL Class 4A first-round playoff game. That’s because when the WPIAL released the pairings Friday, Latrobe found out its opponent is Hopewell, the team that defeated the Wildcats, 4-3, in the 2023 district finals at Wild Things Park.
Tough section tests prepare Riverview for WPIAL baseball playoffs
The Riverview and Greensburg Central Catholic baseball teams met May 6 and 7 with second place in Section 3-2A on the line. The games turned out to be the competitive battles most everyone expected. But the Raiders didn’t get the results they were looking for. Riverview dropped both games...
Woe is Wednesday: Patriots Can't Catch a Break, Fall to 0-4 in Midweek Games
ALTOONA, Pa. - The Somerset Patriots were shut out by the Altoona Curve by a score of 3-0 on Wednesday night at PNG Field, managing just three hits and four walks. The loss drops the Patriots to 0-4 on Wednesdays this season, the only day of the week when they have yet to win a game. It also signals the third time this season the Patriots have been shut out. At two hours and two minutes, the game was the Patriots’ shortest contest of the season.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER RHP Trystan Vrieling (6.0 IP,...
Softball Recap: Southern Fulton has no trouble against Forbes Road
Southern Fulton can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent game on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Forbes Road with a sharp 11-4 victory. The win was nothing new for Southern Fulton as they're now sitting on five straight. Emma Smith was a major factor while...
Vanderbilt Baseball Weekly Report – May 6, 2024
Vanderbilt went 1-3 last week with an extra-inning win Tuesday at home against Tennessee Tech before dropping the series at No. 19 Georgia in Athens, Georgia, over the weekend. Overall Record: 32-16, 11-13 SEC. Streak: L3. Last Week’s Results (1-3) Tuesday, April 30 vs. Tennessee Tech – W, 8-7...
Baseball Recap: Kahne Foltz leads Somerset to victory over Chestnut Ridge
Somerset won the last time they faced Chestnut Ridge, and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Somerset Eagles sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 win over the Chestnut Ridge Lions. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Somerset. The team relied...
Baseball Game Preview: Meyersdale Heads Out
Meyersdale and North Star are an even 4-4 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The Meyersdale Red Raiders are on the road again on Thursday to play the North Star Cougars at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
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