Lady Scots advance to team track finals
The Southmoreland girls defeated all three teams at the McGuffey semifinal Tuesday afternoon to earn a berth into next week’s WPIAL Class AA Team Track & Field Championships at Baldwin.
The Class AAA-AA team finals will be held on Monday, May 4, beginning at 4 p.m.
The Lady Scots defeated Brownsville, 96-50, South Side Beaver, 104-46, and McGuffey, 81½-68½, to earn the title meet berth.
Freeport, Beaver and Mohawk are the other girls Class AA finalists. Mohawk defeated Waynesburg Central, 120-29, and Greensburg Central Catholic, 86-64.
Hempfield and North Allegheny advanced the boys and girls teams to the Class AAA championship. The Hempfield boys defeated Ringgold, 111-39, Belle Vernon, 102½-47½, and Moon, 88-61.
The Mt. Lebanon and Norwin girls and Canon-McMillan and Butler boys also advanced to the big school final.
Freeport, Beaver, Riverside and Washington advanced to the boys Class AA finals. Riverside defeated Waynesburg Central, 122-28, Riverview, 107-43, and Greensburg Central Catholic, 83-67.
The annual Baldwin Invitational is Friday and the WPIAL regional individual qualifiers will be held on Thursday, May 7. The WPIAL Class AAA-AA Individual Track & Field Championships are on Thursday, May 14, at Baldwin and the PIAA Championships conclude the season on Friday-Saturday, May 22-23.