Track and Field: East Class AAA WPIAL Individual Championships preview

Written by Cara De Carlo on Wednesday, 15 May 2013 1:00 pm.

A few notables to watch for:

Taylor McCorkle, Oakland Catholic, sprints
Maddie Holmberg, Hempfield, hurdles, jumps
Nevia Orsini, Penn Hills, hurdles
Jasmine Jones, Hempfield, sprints
Desiree Garland, Woodland Hills, middle distance
Aiyanna Crawford, Gateway, middle distance
Lexi Masterson, Hempfield, pole vault
Bridget Guy, Hempfield, pole vault
Emily Stevens, Gateway, long jump
Lauren George, Hempfield, triple jump
April Krivoniak, Latrobe, shot put

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Track and Field: East Class AA WPIAL Individual Championships preview

Written by Cara De Carlo on Wednesday, 15 May 2013 12:00 pm.

A few notables to watch for:

Samantha Gibson, Trinity Christian, sprints, hurdles, jumps, throws
Kami Kaczanowicz, Burrell, sprints
Ameriah Walters, Valley, sprints, hurdles
Madeleine Schmiedeknecht, Winchester Thurston, distance
Maya Dean, Ellis School, shot put

Tyler Murphy, Riverview, hurdles
Tyler Carter, Trinity Christian, hurdles
Will Loevner, Winchester Thurston, distance
Alex Vaughn, Trinity Christian, middle distance
Tim Wagner, Riverview, middle distance
Zac Soilis, Riverview, pole vault
Danny Milberger, Riverview, pole vault
John Wallace, Trinity Christian, long jump, triple jump
KJ Marshall, East Allegheny, sprints

Interesting: Trinity Christian’s Samantha Gibson will attend the University of Central Arkansas next year. She is considering focusing on multi-events, such as the heptathlon.

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Baseball: East Playoff Picture

Written by Brad Everett on Tuesday, 14 May 2013 1:45 pm.

Monday marked the beginning of the WPIAL playoffs for most teams. Here is how each East area team fared in the first round, and who the winners will face in the quarterfinals

First Round

Class AAAA
Bethel Park 6, Franklin Regional 3
Central Catholic 4, Penn-Trafford 3
Hempfield 2, Fox Chapel 0
North Allegheny 6, Norwin 4
Plum 2, Shaler 1

Class AAA
Hopewell 1, Derry 0
South Park 10, Yough 0

Class AA
Greensburg Central Catholic 12, New Brighton 11
Quaker Valley 6, Burrell 3

Class A
Riverview 9, Rochester 4

Quarterfinals

Class AAAA
Central Catholic vs. Pine-Richland
Hempfield vs. Canon-McMillan
Plum vs. North Allegheny

Class AA
Greensburg Central Catholic vs. Deer Lakes

Class A
Riverview vs. California

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Penn-Trafford, Plum set for rematch in softball playoffs

Written by Nick Tolomeo on Monday, 13 May 2013 2:00 pm.

When the WPIAL selection committee gathers to set the playoff pairings they generally try to avoid regular-season rematches in the first round.

Sometimes they are inevitable and that is what happened in Class AAAA this year as eastern rivals Plum and Penn-Trafford will renew acquaintances in the first round of the WPIAL playoffs.

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