May 15, 2024 11:28 am
Canon-McMillan scored a run in the top of the first, built a 3-0 lead and held on to knock off #6 North Allegheny in the 6A softball quarterfinals. Trinity baseball trailed 3-1 with two out, nobody on the seventh, got RBIs from Jonah Williamson and Cameron Schofield to tie the game, then scored three times in the 11h to upset #5 Plum in the 5A first round.
Softball quarterfinal dominate the Thursday schedule with a pair of games on the WJPA Sports Network. iWe’ll have a pair of 2A quarterfinals from North Allegheny starting at 2:45 pm when #2 Bentworth takes on #7 Shenango, followed by #6 Charleroi facing #3 Laurel, last year’s runner-up. lThe League is expected to announce the sites/times for Monday’s baseball quarterfinals early Thursday. WPIAL Bracket Links: Softball Baseball
Wednesday–Softball Quarterfinals
6A #6 Canon-McMillan 3, #3 North Allegheny 1
Wednesday–Baseball First Round
4A #2 Thomas Jefferson 11, #15 Ringgold 3
5A #12 Trinity 6, #5 Plum 4 (11 inn.)
Thursday–Softball Quarterfinals
2:45 pm 2A #2 Bentworth vs. #7 Shenango at North Allegheny, WJPA-AM (1450) Watch/Listen Here
4:00 pm 1A #3 Chartiers-Houston vs. #6 Jeannette at West Mifflin
4:45 pm 2A #6 Charleroi vs. #3 Laurel at North Allegheny, WJPA-AM (1450) Watch/Listen Here
5:00 pm 1A #2 Carmichaels vs. #7 South Side at Montour
7:00 pm 1A #8 Jeff-Morgan vs. #1 Union at North Allegheny
Friday–Softball Quarterfinals
4:00 pm 1A #5 West Greene vs. #4 Frazier at Peterswood Park
Monday–Baseball Quarterfinals (sites/times to be announced)
1A #3 Fort Cherry vs. #6 Avella, WJPA-AM (1450) Watch/Listen Here
1A #7 West Greene vs. #2 Eden Christian Academy
1A # 8 Carmichaels vs. #1 Union
2A #4 Burgettstown vs. #5 Greensburg Central Catholic
2A #6 Chartiers-Houston vs. #3 Seton-La Salle
5A #12 Trinity vs. #4 Bethel Park
May 15, 2024 5:22 pm
MILWAUKEE (AP) — William Contreras went 3 for 5 with four RBIs and hit one of Milwaukee’s five homers off Martín Pérez in the Brewers’ 10-2 blowout of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The NL Central-leading Brewers won two of three from the Pirates before beginning a season-long, nine-game trip Friday at Houston. Gary Sánchez, Sal Frelick, Joey Ortiz and Jackson Chourio also homered off Pérez. The Brewers tied a franchise record for homers off a single pitcher in one game. Pittsburgh’s Andrew McCutchen went 3 for 4, homered and scored both the Pirates’ runs.
May 15, 2024 5:46 pm
(WPXI) – The Pittsburgh Steelers will host the Kansas City Chiefs on Christmas Day. NFL Insider Ian Rapoport confirmed the Christmas Day games ahead of Wednesday night’s schedule release. The game is set for a 1 p.m. kickoff on Wednesday, Dec. 25, and will be aired on Netflix. This will be the Steelers’ third Christmas Day match-up. They haven’t lost a game on Christmas in program history, beating the Baltimore Ravens 31-27 at home in 2016 and the Houston Texans 34-6 in 2017 on the road. In addition to the Steelers vs. Chiefs match-up, the Ravens will play the Texans this year.
May 14, 2024 2:03 am
Run-rule wins for Charleroi, Jeff-Morgan and West Greene moved those three softball teams into Thursday’s quarterfinals. Burgettstown, McGuffey and Waynesburg each lost close games and were eliminated from the softball brackets. Baseball winners include Avella, Burgettstown, Chartiers-Houston, Carmichaels and West Greene while Wash High and Beth-Center were eliminated despite each getting at least the tying run to the plate in the final innings. WPIAL tournament play continues on Wednesday with 4A & 5A first-round baseball plus 6A softball quarterfinals. The WJPA Sports Network will have live coverage of the Canon-McMillan / North Allegheny softball & Trinity / Plum baseball games. WPIAL Softball Bracket Link WPIAL Baseball Bracket Link
Bentworth (2A SB), Chartiers-Houston (1A SB), Carmichaels (1A SB) and Fort Cherry (1A BB) all have first-round byes. These three softball teams will play quarterfinal games on Thursday. Fort Cherry baseball will first see action in the quarterfinals on Monday.
Tuesday–Softball
1A #5 West Greene 11, #12 Leechburg 1
1A #8 Jeff-Morgan 10, #9 Carlynton 0
2A #6 Charleroi 11, #11 Greensburg Central Catholic 0
2A #4 Serra Catholic 11, #13 Beth-Center 3
2A #7 Shenango 5, #10 Burgettstown 4
3A #9 Yough 2, #8 McGuffey 1
3A #4 Mohawk 8, #13 Waynesburg 5
Tuesday–Baseball
1A #6 Avella 5, #11 Springdale 3
1A #8 Carmichaels 9, #9 Carlynton 1
1A #7 West Greene 6, #10 Leechburg 2
2A #5 Greensburg Cent. Catholic 3, #12 Wash High 2
2A #6 Chartiers-Houston 7, #11 Freedom 4
2A #8 Laurel 7, #9 Charleroi 2
2A #4 Burgettstown 10, #13 Jeannette 3
2A #7 Riverview 2, #10 Beth-Center 0
3A #4 South Allegheny 7, #13 McGuffey 0
3A #11 Neshannock 6, #6 Waynesburg 1
Wednesday–Softball
3:45 pm 6A #6 Canon-McMillan vs. #3 North Allegheny at Boyce-Mayview, WJPA-AM (1450) Watch/Listen Here
Wednesday–Baseball
2:00 pm 4A #15 Ringgold vs. #2 Thomas Jefferson at Boyce-Mayview
6:45 pm 5A #12 Trinity vs. #5 Plum at Gateway, WJPA-AM (1450) Watch/Listen Here
May 14, 2024 4:31 am
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Sal Frelick homered for the first time this season, Joe Ross and three relievers combined on a three-hitter, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3. Pittsburgh’s Nick Gonzales hit his first homer of the year, and Connor Joe also went deep for the Pirates. Gonzales’ last homer was July 2 against the Brewers. Frelick hadn’t homered since Aug. 7 of last season, against the Pirates. Frelick also made two diving catches in center field.
May 15, 2024 2:09 am
Kathy McConnell-Miller has been named the new head coach of the Carnegie Mellon Women’s Basketball program. McConnell-Miller, who has coached at the high school, college and professional levels, will assume leadership of the Tartans on May 31st. After graduating from the University of Virginia and playing four years of college basketball, McConnell-Miller began her coaching career at the University of Pittsburgh in 1991 as an assistant coach. She later served as an assistant at Rutgers University and the University of Illinois. Most recently, McConnell-Miller has been at the helm of the Trinity Area High School Girls Basketball program. In her five years with the program, McConnell-Miller helped the Hillers become one of the most competitive teams in Western Pennsylvania. (Photo & story courtesy of CMU)
May 15, 2024 4:32 am
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — The Caitlin Clark era in the WNBA has officially begun, although it got off to a slow start. Clark went scoreless for nearly the first 15 minutes, before getting more comfortable and finishing with 20 points in the Indiana Fever’s 92-71 loss to the Connecticut Sun on Tuesday night. She missed her first four shots before finally getting on the board midway through the second period. The NCAA’s all-time Division I scoring leader stole the ball around the foul line and drove the length of the court before laying the ball in. Clark had said before the game that she thought her first basket would come on a layup since it was a “high-percentage” shot.
May 13, 2024 2:32 am
There will be a new WPIAL 5A softball champion. Latrobe made sure of that, knocking off defending champion Trinity, 5-1, Monday afternoon. The Hillers were held to just three hits, all singles. Maddie Balko stroked a two-run home run in the fourth and the Wildcats never trailed. First round tournament play continues on Tuesday with 17 teams from Washington & Greene Counties in action. Our coverage plans for the opening rounds have been severely limited because the WPIAL scheduled the 1A-2A-3A baseball and softball games all on the same day (Tuesday). The WJPA Sports Network will have live coverage of as many games as possible. WPIAL Softball Bracket Link WPIAL Baseball Bracket Link
Bentworth (2A SB), Chartiers-Houston (1A SB), Carmichaels (1A SB) and Fort Cherry (1A BB) all have first-round byes.
Monday–Softball
5A #11 Latrobe 5, #6 Trinity 1
Tuesday–Softball
1 pm 1A #5 West Greene vs. #12 Leechburg at Peterswood Park Field #2
2 pm 1A #8 Jeff-Morgan vs. #9 Carlynton at Peterswood Park Field #1
2:45 pm 2A #6 Charleroi vs. #11 Greensburg Central Catholic at Norwin
3 pm 2A #13 Beth-Center vs. #4 Serra Catholic at Peterswood Park Field #2
4:45 pm 3A #8 McGuffey vs. #9 Yough at Norwin, WJPA-AM (1450) Listen Here
5 pm 3A #13 Waynesburg vs. #4 Mohawk at Montour
6 pm 2A #10 Burgettstown vs. #7 Shenango at Mars Area
Tuesday–Baseball
2:00 pm 1A #6 Avella vs. #11 Springdale at Boyce-Mayview Park
2:00 pm 1A #8 Carmichaels vs. #9 Carlynton at Peterswood Park
2:00 pm 2A #12 Wash High vs. #5 Greensburg Cent. Catholic at Gateway
2:00 pm 2A #6 Chartiers-Houston vs. #11 Freedom at Burkett Complex
4:30 pm 2A #9 Charleroi vs. #8 Laurel at Burkett Complex
4:30 pm 1A #7 West Greene vs. #10 Leechburg at Peterswood Park
4:30 pm 3A #13 McGuffey vs. #4 South Allegheny at Boyce-Mayview
7:00 pm 3A #6 Waynesburg vs. #11 Neshannock at Boyce-Mayview
7:00 pm 2A #4 Burgettstown vs. #13 Jeannette at Burkett Complex
7:00 pm 2A #10 Beth-Center vs. #7 Riverveiw at Gateway
May 14, 2024 4:36 am
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Bryan Reynolds went 5 for 5 with a homer and two doubles, Mitch Keller threw six shutout innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 8-6. Jack Suwinski and Yasmani Grandal hit two-run homers for the Pirates. Milwaukee’s Jake Bauers delivered his first career grand slam. The Brewers nearly came all the way back after trailing 7-2 in the eighth inning. Milwaukee’s Rhys Hoskins left the game after getting injured while running to first base on a second-inning single.
May 14, 2024 4:42 am
NEW YORK (AP) — The Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs will open the regular season at home against the Baltimore Ravens on Sept. 5 in a rematch of the AFC title game. The NFL will release the entire 2024 season schedule on Wednesday night on the NFL Network. The Chiefs beat the Ravens 17-10 in the AFC championship game in January and went on to defeat the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in overtime in the Super Bowl. The Ravens-Chiefs opener at Arrowhead Stadium will be a Thursday night game on NBC. Kansas City will be going for a third straight Super Bowl title and fourth in six years this season.
