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Canceled for May 18th
Heavy overnight rains and saturated grounds have forced Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Motor Speedway (PPMS) officials to cancel the Action Event scheduled for Saturday, May 18th. The Choice for Change event is rapidly approaching! On May 25th, our All Ways Safe Flagging and Traffic Control Young Gun competitors will take center spotlight as they race for their selected charitable cause. The winning driver will donate proceeds to their selected organization and celebrate with that organization in Victory Lane. They will be joined by the RUSH Sprint Cars, who will attempt their first visit to PPMS of the 2024 season. These two divisions will be joined by the Rohrich Parts Center / Chevrolet Performance RUSH Late Models, Pittsburgh Truck Center Penn Ohio Pro Stocks, Fuel Required Hobby Stocks, and Crawford Auto Repair Open Four Cylinders will make for a great night of racing at 'Dirt's Monster Half Mile!
Westmoreland high school notebook: Softball tripleheader on tap at Gateway
Local softball fans will get a treat Wednesday if they make a trip to Monroeville. There will be a playoff tripleheader at Gateway. Penn-Trafford will play Thomas Jefferson at 3 p.m. in one WPIAL 5A semifinal, followed by Hempfield and Norwin at 5 in a 6A semifinals, and Latrobe faces Thomas Jefferson at 7 in the other 5A semifinal.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 18, 2024
Mt. Lebanon (16-4) vs. Butler (6-12) at Boyce Mayview Park, 4:30 p.m.; Hempfield (14-6) vs. Seneca Valley (10-8-1) at Plum, 7 p.m.; Pine-Richland (16-4) vs. Central Catholic (10-10) at Shaler, 3 p.m.; North Allegheny (14-5) vs. Norwin (11-9) at Boyce Mayview Park, 7 p.m. Class 5A. Quarterfinals. Monday’s schedule.
Overtime: Pittsburgh residents score a slam dunk at ‘What’s Going On!’
10—To be honest, a slam dunk would be an understatement…it was more like a triple-double as some of Pittsburgh’s most invested and concerned citizens came together at the 3rd annual Achieving Greatness “What’s Going On Town Hall Forum!” The event was held Saturday, April 27, at the Hampton Inn located in Monroeville. The purpose is to bring together like-minded community leaders, educators and civil servants to discuss what’s going on in the Pittsburgh, Allegheny County and Western Pa. communities, both good and bad, in an attempt to improve our living conditions and quality of life for residents of all ages, races, sexes, social and political positions. It’s safe to say a grand time was had by all and at least 10 percent of all the world’s problems were solved! (Featured in the photo first row from left to right are Dana Hunter, Diane Daniels, Kim Young, Carol Brown, Sharon Briggs and Sharon McIntosh—second row left to right are Dr. Sabeer M. Wahhaj, Ph.D., David Freeman, Bill Neal, Roy Blankenship, Lorenzo Boone, Tony Hopson and Warren Wilson.) To join the program next year, please call the Achieving Greatness office at 412-628-4856.
Baseball Game Preview: Fox Chapel Takes on Penn-Trafford
The Fox Chapel Foxes will square off against the Penn-Trafford Warriors on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Fox Chapel: 2.8, Penn-Trafford: 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned. Fox Chapel will head into Tuesday's matchup ready to turn things around: they lost a...
Norwin notebook: Baseball, softball players earn all-section honors
The Big 5/6 Conference, which covers the top two classifications in WPIAL sports, released its all-section softball and baseball teams. Westmoreland County first-team picks from the lone Class 6A section included Norwin senior shortstop Bailey Snowberger and senior utilty player Brooklyn Kotch and Hempfield sophomore third baseman Lauren Howard, senior outfielder Maggie Howard and junior shortstop Allie Cervola.
Westinghouse Academy unveils newly improved football field
HOMEWOOD, Pa. (KDKA) -- In Homewood on Friday, despite the pouring rain, dozens of people celebrated and cut a ribbon to officially open the new look to the old field at Westinghouse Academy."If this field could talk," said Pittsburgh's Mayor Ed Gainey, addressing the assembled crowd, "could you imagine the stories it would tell?"This field has been at the school for decades and has seen many football state championship teams come and go, and all those teams that used the playing surface left their mark, not in a good way.The renovation to 'The Graveyard,' as the field is known, has...
Trib 10: Handful of baseball, softball teams fall out of power rankings in early days of playoffs
The 2024 WPIAL diamond playoffs are through the first round in baseball and halfway through the softball postseason with two rounds down and two remaining. It makes sense, then, that there was move movement in the softball power rankings as three teams were bounced, leaving the door wide open for three newcomers on the brink of the district final four.
High school roundup for May 16, 2024: Sydney Sekely sparks South Park into 3A semifinals
Sydney Sekely threw a two-hit shutout with 10 strikeouts to lead No. 3 South Park to a 4-0 win over No. 6 Central Valley in the WPIAL Class 3A softball quarterfinals Thursday. Grace Kempton doubled and homered and Kylie Mettrick singled, tripled and drove in a run for the Eagles (18-1), who will meet No. 2 Ligonier Valley in the semifinals. Abigale Stewart and Maddie Spirnak had hits for the Warriors (12-3).
Behind Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes’ fascination with grilling and the diet that maintains his large frame
CHICAGO - Paul Skenes learned plenty during his sole season at LSU. The Pirates’ prized right-hander furthered his repertoire, transformed his body and in turn became a No. 1 overall pick. While residing in Baton Rouge, La., Skenes also developed a curiosity toward grilling various meats, a familiar sight during tailgates at the Tigers’ home football games.
Trib HSSN Softball Team of the Week for May 18, 2024
Trib HSSN softball team of the week – Latrobe Wildcats. Coach: Bob Kovalcin (fourth season in second term, 13th season overall) #Earned: Latrobe did not have a lot of momentum coming into the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs. The Wildcats finished in third place in Section 2-5A behind Armstrong and Penn-Trafford, lost their final two games and were 3-5 to close out the regular season. But the team kicked it into gear big time last week as the tournament’s No. 11 seed. On Monday, Latrobe eliminated the defending champions, No. 6 Trinity, 5-1. Up next on Wednesday, the Wildcats had to deal with No. 3 West Allegheny, a team that was the only school in the classification to score over 200 runs. The Indians were held to only four runs in the quarterfinals as Latrobe pulled off its second eyebrow-raiser of the postseason, 5-4. The wins lifted the Wildcats over .500 at 11-10 overall.
Franklin Regional sends 2 runners to state track meet
Franklin Regional coach Bob Ralston joked that he can retire after his son Eryk qualified for the PIAA track and field championship on May 24-25. Eryk Ralston finished fourth in the Class 3A 400-meter dash in the WPIAL meet at Slippery Rock’s Mihalik-Thompson Stadium on May 15 to earn his spot at Shippensburg University.
Greene Grabs Modified Victory At Penn Can
SUSQUEHANNA, PA – Penn Can speedway celebrated the life of Bob Wildoner on a gorgeous Friday night. Alex Stanton redrew the pole with Tyler Yeagle to his outside. Yeagle would lead the opening circuit and hold off Stanton through a rough start with four cautions coming in the first four laps. Stanton would take the lead down the back stretch on lap 5, but couldn’t hold the spot at the line. Darwin Greene saw his chance to capitalize, going two for one through the middle of turn 2, clearing Yeagle and rocketing away down the backstretch with the lead.
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