Post-Gazette NOW - High School Sports

High School Sports

Matt Freed/Post-Gazette

Freedom's John Challis gets a hug from Beaver's Al Torrence after a game April 24.

Teen is running out of innings, but the game still isn't over. Includes video

Multimedia| Baseball
Softball| Previous seasons

To view schedules, results, standings and team-by-team info, click each of the headings above.

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL PLAYOFFS
WPIAL SOFTBALL PLAYOFFS
VARSITY VIDEO: Mike White and Colin Dunlap preview the weekend's games.
VARSITY BLOG: Daily updates.

WPIAL announces Hall of Fame class

The WPIAL Hall of Fame class of 2008 was announced this morning and it includes one of the greatest two-sport athletes to come out of the league. (05/13/2008)

Penguins honor Beaver County teenager with cancer

Matt Freed/Post-Gazette

John Challis meets with Penguins owner Mario Lemieux during the Penguins' game against the Flyers yesterday.

John Challis yawned. "Smiling so much makes me tired," he said. ... (05/12/2008)

Football

PG East: Woodland Hills, McKeesport to open in Ohio (05/08/2008)

Basketball

McKeesport's Marshall commits to Akron (05/10/2008)
Parents upset with coach (05/04/2008)
Washington Sunday: Basketball realignment yields lots of changes for area teams (05/04/2008)

High School Sports

WPIAL announces Hall of Fame class (05/13/2008)
Penguins honor Beaver County teenager with cancer (05/12/2008)
Boys' lacrosse scooped up by WPIAL for next spring (05/12/2008)
College coaches turning to Web cams (05/10/2008)
McKeesport basketball player picks Akron (05/09/2008)
Coach's ethics error almost tags out New Castle High School (05/08/2008)
PG South: For Mt. Lebanon's Carl, it's all about the total track experience (05/08/2008)
Washington Sunday: Big Macs winter workouts produce results (05/04/2008)

Other Sports

City League Track Championships: Peabody runs down boys' team title (05/11/2008)
Washington Sunday: Technique the thing for Peters hurdler (05/11/2008)
Washington Sunday: Peters girls adjust to a new lacrosse coach (05/11/2008)
Sunday North: Mars' Piocquidio long-distance traveler (05/11/2008)
Tennis: Allderdice duo earns City crown; USC snares Class AAA title (05/10/2008)
Highlights: Canon-McMillan golden (05/09/2008)
PG North: Knoch middle distance runner making a name for himself (05/08/2008)
PG North: Pine-Richland boys' volleyball program seeks varsity recognition (05/08/2008)
PG North: Shady Side Academy doubles team a big hit at WPIAL tennis championships (05/08/2008)
PG North: Fox Chapel girls' lacrosse team want to make some playoff noise (05/08/2008)
PG South: Peters hurdler wins races with technique (05/08/2008)
PG South: Rebels clinch playoff berth (05/08/2008)
PG South: KO basketball standout shines on another court (05/08/2008)
PG South: Peters girls adapting to another new coach (05/08/2008)
PG East: Jeannette senior hurdler looking to improve his PIAA medal count (05/08/2008)
PG East: Central Catholic spins tall tale on volleyball court (05/08/2008)
PG East: Mt. Pleasant brothers reach PIAA (05/08/2008)
PG West: Fort Cherry softball has sweet wins against Chartiers-Houston (05/08/2008)
PG west: West Allegheny junior standout competes in tough track double (05/08/2008)
PG West: Beaver boys' tennis finishes pleasing season (05/08/2008)
PG West: Montour boys' volleyball in playoffs again, but this year there is no pressure (05/08/2008)
HS Notebook: FSN Pittsburgh sets its schedule for Thursday football telecasts (05/07/2008)
Teen is running out of innings, but the game still isn't over (05/04/2008)
High School Notebook: Penn Hills girls continue legacy of team speed (05/04/2008)
Washington Sunday: WPIAL sets up creative schedule to help wrestling programs (05/04/2008)
Washington Sunday: New wrestling section alignment (05/04/2008)
WPIAL track & field qualifiers Tuesday (05/04/2008)
Washington Sunday: 'Budd's boys' fondly recall their former coach (05/04/2008)
Sunday North: Versatile Wise on schedule to peak for Pine-Richland (05/04/2008)
Sunday North: Seneca Valley stalks lacrosse's 'old guard' (05/04/2008)
Woodland Hills sprinter Cambrya Jones wins girls' 100 and 200 (05/03/2008)

Baseball/Softball

2008 WPIAL Baseball & Softball Forecast (05/11/2008)
Washington Sunday: Prexies' speed helps earn share of section title (05/11/2008)
Washington Sunday: Bucs win section title; playoffs next (05/11/2008)
Washington Sunday: Freshman pitcher just the ticket for Carmichaels (05/11/2008)
Sunday North: For Butler, it was tough way to playoffs (05/11/2008)
Sunday North: NA battles adversity, makes WPIAL softball playoffs (05/11/2008)
WPIAL Baseball Playoffs (05/10/2008)
WPIAL Softball Playoffs (05/08/2008)
Baseball Statistical Leaders (05/08/2008)
Softball Pitching Leaders (05/08/2008)
Highlights: Juran's hot bat powers Shaler to 17-11 victory (05/08/2008)
PG North: Shady Side Academy baseball team clinches WPIAL playoff spot (05/08/2008)
PG North: Mt. Alvernia softball squad headed back to WPIAL playoffs (05/08/2008)
PG South: Bethel in survival battle in Section 3-AAAA (05/08/2008)
PG South: Mt. Lebanon taking offense to slip in softball (05/08/2008)
PG East: Central Catholic's 'gold rush' turns to the diamond this time (05/08/2008)
PG East: Despite changes, Valley softball team prospers (05/08/2008)
PG West: West Allegheny pitcher has been in the zone this season (05/08/2008)
PG West: Riverside baseball team reloads, earns bid to WPIAL playoffs (05/08/2008)
HS Highlights: Allderdice's Schmerin grabs City tennis title (05/07/2008)
High School Roundup: West Mifflin earns 2-0 win (05/06/2008)
Washington Sunday: Trinity in section hunt despite youth (05/04/2008)
Washington Sunday: Rangers making a case for section title (05/04/2008)
Sunday North: Despite loss of key pitcher, Knoch rolls to a section title (05/04/2008)
Highlights: Seneca Valley earns share of section title (05/03/2008)

Boys' lacrosse scooped up by WPIAL for next spring

David Deal is the perfect example of how the tiny seed of lacrosse was planted in Western Pennsylvania and sprouted into something viable and healthy -- growing ever bigger. ... (05/12/2008)

City League Track Championships: Peabody runs down boys' team title

Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette

Peabody's Parrish deBardelaben beats Allderdice's Jon Williams to the finish in the 1,600-meter run.

Following the completion of the field events portion of the City League track championships Thursday, the Peabody boys' team was 35 points behind Schenley. ... (05/11/2008)

2008 WPIAL Baseball & Softball Forecast

Matt Freed/Post-Gazette

West Allegheny's Ricky Devereaux, left, and Zak Sinclair celebrate their WPIAL Class AAA title last season.

Baseball Class AAAA The seeds: Seneca Valley is first, Plum second, Canon-McMillan third and Central Catholic fourth. The winner will be: Seneca Valley. ... (05/11/2008)

Washington Sunday: Prexies' speed helps earn share of section title

The WPIAL does not keep official statistics for stolen bases, so looking at the numbers, it's hard to imagine that Washington High finished the regular season tied for the Section 2-AA title with ... (05/11/2008)