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High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 16, 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. First round. Thursday’s results...
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).
After rain halts WPIAL meet, Butler’s Drew Griffith doesn’t mind waiting to make more history
Butler’s Drew Griffith ran the 1,600 meters in record time at the WPIAL track and field championships and then waited around for hours as it rained off and on. He’s one of the fastest seniors in the country, but wasn’t too bothered by the slow down. “We...
Sewickley Academy, Moon Area School District teaming up to create new football program
SEWICKLEY, Pa. (KDKA) -- Sewickley Academy students are about to get their first chance to play football, but they won't be fielding a full team on their own.Sewickley promises the partnership with Moon Area schools will create a dynamic football program.Moon is coming off a 6-6 season. Sewickley thinks they can help, and school leaders are excited about the chance.Students have walked the halls at Sewickley Academy for nearly 200 years, but in all that time, they've never had the chance to play football, like many other schools in Western Pennsylvania."It's a way of life here, and it's a way...
Distance-running power couple shatters records at WPIAL championships
There’s probably not much that makes Butler’s Drew Griffith too nervous at a track meet nowadays, but watching Mt. Lebanon’s Logan St. John Kletter run could be on that list. “Honestly, I probably get more nervous for her than me,” he said with a laugh. Kletter...
Indiana's buzzsaw of pitchers ends Central Valley baseball's season
WEXFORD — After coming into the WPIAL Class 4A playoffs as the No. 8 seed and finishing second in its respective section, Central Valley ran into a buzzsaw of pitchers Wednesday night as the Warriors fell to Indiana 4-1 in the first round at North Allegheny High School. “You...
PIAA moves closer to approving girls flag football as official sport
High school girls flag football took an important step toward becoming an official PIAA-sponsored sport Wednesday. The PIAA board of directors unanimously approved on a first reading to sanction girls flag football as a sport. Girls flag football achieved emerging status last July by reaching 25 schools statewide. At the...
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