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Sewickley Academy athletes to play football for Moon under co-op agreement
Sewickley Academy students will be playing football for Moon next fall under a plan the private school announced Tuesday. Pending approval from the WPIAL and PIAA, the schools will form a cooperative sponsorship of a sport — known informally as a co-op — for middle school and high school football starting in the fall. Sewickley Academy fields teams in eight other boys sports but doesn’t have its own football program.
Western Beaver softball falls to top-seeded Armstrong in first-round matchup
WEXFORD — Even though Western Beaver came out on the losing end Monday evening in the first round of the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs, falling to Armstrong 9-5, they still had plenty to be proud of as the Golden Beavers went punch-for-punch with the top-seeded Riverhawks at North Allegheny High School. “The year didn’t go exactly as we wanted it to because we gave up a few cheap ones early on in the season,” Western Beaver head...
Avella gets clutch hits to top Springdale, end 15-year playoff win drought
In the fourth inning of a WPIAL Class A first-round playoff game between Springdale and Avella, Bryce Wright of the Eagles hit a long foul ball to left field that clanged off the light standard and ricocheted back on the field. It was kind of appropriate for the Avella pitcher...
West Allegheny softball rolls to playoff-opening win over Fox Chapel, 12-1
WEXFORD — Not many players throughout their high school careers can say that they eclipsed 100 career hits. Then there are a select few who can do it in the monumental fashion that West Allegheny’s Aubrey Police did Monday night at North Allegheny High School as she collected her 100th career hit in the Indians 12-1 victory in the first round of the WPIAL 5A playoffs over Fox Chapel. ...
Freedom baseball comes up short in WPIAL playoff matchup against Chartiers-Houston
ROBINSON TWP. — Freedom got off to a good start in its WPIAL Class 2A playoff game at Burkett Field as sophomores Colton Blank and Bo Hilliard led off the game against Chartiers-Houston with singles. Unfortunately, that’s as far as the young duo got as a more experienced Buccaneers...
Trib HSSN baseball player of the week for May 12, 2024
Trib HSSN baseball player of the week: Brock Cornell. #Earned: Even though the West Allegheny section schedule ended the previous week with the Indians sharing the Section 3-5A title with North Hills, the team won three nonsection games to finish 15-3 in the regular season. Junior center fielder Brock Cornell, the son of head coach Bryan Cornell, was a big reason for the strong finish, collecting five hits, including two doubles and two triples and four runs scored in wins over Hopewell, Montour and Beaver. For the season, Cornell is hitting .365 (23 for 63) with six doubles, four triples, one home run, eight RBIs and 20 runs scored. His slugging percentage is .635, his on-base percentage is .423 and he has 10 stolen bases. He is also one of the top defensive center fielders in the district.
South Side rebounds for playoff spot
The South Side softball team righted itself just in time to clinch a playoff spot. After a three-game losing streak put their playoff aspirations in jeopardy, the Cyclones closed the regular season with three straight wins, and in the process, claimed a spot in the AA bracket after missing the postseason in 2023. They finished the spring with a 9-6 mark in Conference 4 play and 10-7 overall.
Chartiers Valley poised to hire Corey Dotchin as boys basketball coach
Former Highlands boys basketball coach Corey Dotchin is poised to take over Chartiers Valley’s program. Dotchin is listed on the Chartiers Valley school board agenda as the recommended candidate to be hired at Tuesday night’s meeting. He went 55-22 in three seasons as Highlands’ coach and spent the previous nine as a Rams assistant.
2024 WPIAL baseball postseason outlook for Beaver Valley teams
The 2024 WPIAL Baseball Playoffs begin on Monday, May 13 with a number of Beaver County schools vying for WPIAL gold. Lets take a look at the field of teams in this year’s playoff brackets. Class 6A. Beaver County Schools: No Beaver County Schools. Class 5A. Beaver County Schools:...
Western Beaver's patient approach leads to 11-5 win over Sewickley Academy
HARMONY — Tuesday night marked the lone matchup between two Beaver Valley schools in the 2024 WPIAL baseball playoffs as No. 12 Sewickley Academy matched up against No. 5 Western Beaver in the Class 1A first round. After the Panthers put the Golden Beavers on the ropes in the top of the 4th...
Trib HSSN baseball team of the week for May 12, 2024
Trib HSSN baseball team of the week: Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Chargers. Coaches: Phil McCarren (15th season) Records: Our Lady of the Sacred Heart is 13-1 in Section 2-2A, 16-4 overall. #Earned: Our Lady of the Sacred Heart entered the Section 2-2A series showdown last week against Seton...
Greensburg Central Catholic fends off Washington in Class 2A 1st round
Sophomore Tyler Samide drove in two runs and earned a save to lead No. 5 Greensburg Central Catholic to a 3-2 victory over No. 12 Washington in a WPIAL Class 2A first-round baseball game Tuesday at Gateway. Samide doubled in Anthony Grippo in the first inning and then scored on...
Meadowlands hosts free $10K handicapping contest Saturday
East Rutherford, NJ — The Meadowlands Racetrack is hosting a free to play handicapping contest this Saturday (May 18). The contest is open to anyone over 18 years of age and offers a $10,000 total prize pool, with prize payouts to the top ten finishers. Fans may register up...
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