Frazier’s new coach has seven starters returning from last year. It’s finally Dorcon Time for the Frazier baseball team. After 16 years of coaching at various levels in the district, Rob Dorcon is ent...

A strong freshman class will help the Commodores compete with the best teams in Class 2A. It could be scary to think that the Frazier softball team is actually better this season than in 2024. But tha...

It’s time for Mother Nature to start warming up and for our local athletes to get back on the field. Tomorrow is the official start of the spring regular season as local high school baseball and softb...

McKeesport coach Sam Ligeros will rely on fundamentals to improve after last year’s 2-15 season. A year ago, the McKeesport baseball team struggled through a tough 2-15 season in 4A. This season, the ...

Coach Troy Thomas will rely on his daughter to serve as the pitching ace. McKeesport softball coach Troy Thomas must be wondering what he did to upset the WPIAL. In 2024, playing in 4A, the Tigers wer...

He’s encouraged by the turnout as Monessen has more than 20 players on its roster. Frank Rapsky could have probably chosen a better situation for his first-ever varsity head coaching job, He was hired...

Juniors Joey Hurst and Grace Clingenpeel powered the Greyhounds’ offense last season. Brandon Yorty has a problem that a lot of coaches would like to have. The Monessen softball coach says he may have...

That’s one of the objectives for Jeff Lander as he begins his second season as head coach. In the first year of Jeff Lander’s tenure as Ringgold’s baseball coach last season, the Rams went 8-12 and ma...

The Rams are trying to learn how to win after going 2-14 last season. When Ringgold softball coach Kaitlin Kenney took over the helm for the first time last season, she knew that she had her work cut ...

The Eagles are built around a deep and talented pitching staff. After a dominant 17-4 season, including an undefeated 12-0 record in section play, Serra Catholic baseball is ready to build on its lega...

She inherits a successful program from former coach Denny Willaman. The Serra Catholic softball team will be undergoing some changes this season, but the expectations will remain the same. Longtime co...

South Allegheny has two “shutdown pitchers” returning after winning the section in 2024. When South Allegheny baseball coach Gib Pohodich was hired, he laid out the results that he expected from his p...

The Jaguars are still loaded with talent as they aim for another long playoff run. Coming off a strong 19-5 season, the Thomas Jefferson baseball team is preparing for a new challenge as it moves up t...

As defending PIAA champs, they know they’re an important game for every team they face. The Thomas Jefferson softball team is preparing for the new season, aiming to build on last year’s historic stat...

Coach Jeff Kuzma has to replace his pitching ace and top two hitters from last season. The West Mifflin baseball team enters the 2024 season with high expectations, looking to extend its streak of fou...

Rylie Dobnak was the Titans’ top hitter and pitcher last season. Coming off an 11-9 season and a third-place finish in section play, the West Mifflin softball team enters 2025 with high hopes and plen...

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Coach Dan Palm want his team to challenge for the section title. It was a transition year last spring for the Yough baseball team, as the Cougars had a lineup full of underclassmen. After losing only ...

Star shortstop Adoria Waldier and pitching ace Kylee Fisher will both miss the season. With the news Yough head coach Dutch Harvey got prior to the season, one would think he wouldn’t be smiling as mu...