Tag: Penn-Trafford

Penn-Trafford pitcher Joe Macintosh celebrates with catcher Jakob Haynes after defeating Connellsville during their WPIAL Class 5A first round playoff game on Wednesday, May 19, 2021, at Norwin High School.

Penn-Trafford notebook: Hauck secures trip to PIAA championships

May 23, 2021

Penn-Trafford senior Julia Hauck will cap off her high school track and field career by competing against the state’s best.

Latrobe’s Tucker Knupp is a nominee for the 2021 Westmoreland Scholar-Athlete Award.

A closer look at 2021 Westmoreland County Scholar-Athlete honorees

May 22, 2021

BELLE VERNON

The West Allegheny baseball team mobs Nick Longo after he walked with the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh inning of a WPIAL Class 5A quarterfinal against Penn-Trafford on Friday, May 21, 2021, at North Allegheny High School.

Penn-Trafford baseball team rallies from 5-0 deficit, but West Allegheny wins on walk-off walk

May 21, 2021

After trailing by five runs in the first inning, Penn-Trafford worked its way into a lead and needed three more outs to record a Class 5A quarterfinal win.

Penn-Trafford’s Easton Ritter collides with Connellsvile catcher Brant Bonadio at home plate during their WPIAL Class 5A first round playoff game on Wednesday, May 19, 2021, at Norwin High School.

Penn-Trafford’s MacIntosh keeps Connellsville guessing in Class 5A baseball win

May 19, 2021

Penn-Trafford pitcher Joe MacIntosh tossed a three-hitter as the Warriors eliminated Connellsville with a 2-0 win in their WPIAL Class 5A playoff opener Wednesday at Norwin.

Penn-Trafford pitcher Mia Smith (right) celebrates a strikeout with Sarah Yamrick during their WPIAL Class 5A first round playoff game against Hampton on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, at Gateway High School.

Westmoreland WPIAL softball playoff capsules for May 20, 2021

Today’s games

Penn-Trafford’s Sarah Yamrick drives in a run in front of Hampton catcher Bella Henzler during the fifth inning of their WPIAL Class 5A first round playoff game on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, at Gateway High School.

Penn-Trafford softball stomps Hampton in 1st round

May 18, 2021

The Penn-Trafford softball team scored four runs in the bottom of the first during Tuesday’s WPIAL Class 5A first-round playoff game against Hampton at Gateway.

Mt. Pleasant celebrates with Haylie Brunson after her two-run home run against Southmoreland on May 11.

Favorite status doesn’t faze top softball seeds from Westmoreland County

If the softball playoffs come to pass the way the WPIAL committee foresees — “to chalk,” as they say — there are going to be some celebrations in Westmoreland County.