Jefferson Hills
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High school roundup for May 15, 2024: Top seeds tumble in WPIAL baseball, softball playoffs
Emma DeSimone doubled twice and drove in three runs as No. 10 Thomas Jefferson knocked off No. 2 North Hills, 6-4, in the WPIAL Class 5A softball playoffs Wednesday. Allie Chalovich had two RBIs and Morgan Alisesky and Zoe Krivan each went 2 for 3 for the Jaguars (11-7), who will meet No. 11 Latrobe in the semifinals. Emma Culver went 3 for 3 with a double and two RBIs for North Hills (14-5).
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 13, 2024
Mt. Lebanon (16-4) vs. Butler (6-12), TBA; Hempfield (14-6) vs. Seneca Valley (10-8-1), TBA; Pine-Richland (16-4) vs. Central Catholic (10-10), TBA; North Allegheny (14-5) vs. Norwin (11-9), TBA. Class 5A. First round. Wednesday’s schedule. West Allegheny (15-3) bye; Shaler (15-5) vs. South Fayette (8-6) at Boyce Mayview Park, 7...
Karli Short memorial scholarship expanded to include students at Penn State’s main campus
The memorial scholarship for Karli Short, daughter of NFL great and McKeesport native Brandon Short, is being expanded to include students enrolled at Penn State University’s main campus.
Jeannette softball advances past Northgate even without the benefit of a hit
Jeannette didn’t get a hit against Northgate on Tuesday but took advantage of the Flames’ miscues to score four unearned runs and move on in the WPIAL Class A softball playoffs with a 4-0 victory in the first round at West Mifflin. “It wasn’t pretty, but we’ll take...
Connellsville jumps on Plum early in Class 5A 1st-round win
Gateway High School’s softball field isn’t the most popular place for Plum. The Mustangs have seen their season end on that field three of the past four years. Two years ago in the WPIAL Class 5A first round, Fox Chapel blanked Plum. Last year, Thomas Jefferson rallied from...
Kathy McConnell-Miller named head women's basketball coach at Carnegie Mellon
A new challenge awaits long-time women’s basketball coach and Seton LaSalle graduate Kathy McConnell-Miller after she was named Tuesday head coach at Carnegie Mellon. Her ties to women’s basketball in western Pennsylvania and around the nation go all the way back to high school when she helped Seton LaSalle win a state championship as a player in 1984.
Shaler scores walk-off win over Franklin Regional in WPIAL Class 5A 1st round
With one swing and a sharp ping to center, trepidation turned to triumph for Alyssa Schaffold. The Shaler sophomore cracked a bases-loaded single up the middle to score junior Olivia Sachs in the bottom of the seventh as the fifth-seeded Titans walked off No. 12 Franklin Regional, 3-2, in the first round of the WPIAL Class 5A softball playoffs Monday at Plum.
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