Quaker Valley’s Cecilia Montagnese finishes in second behind Lewisburg Area’s Baylee Espinosa in the Class 2A 1,600-meter run at the PIAA track and field championships on Friday at Shippensburg University. (Emily Matthews/Pittsburgh Union Progress)
Quaker Valley’s Cecilia Montagnese high-fives Lewisburg Area’s Baylee Espinosa after competing in the Class 2A 1,600-meter run on Friday. Montagnese finished in second and Espinosa finished in first. (Emily Matthews/Pittsburgh Union Progress)
Mohawk’s Jaxon Schoedel competes in the Class 2A 1,600-meter run on Friday. (Emily Matthews/Pittsburgh Union Progress)
Mohawk’s Jaxon Schoedel and Quaker Valley’s Jonah Montagnese go head to head in the final 100 meters of the Class 2A 1,600-meter run on Friday at Shippensburg University. Montagnese pulled ahead of Schoedel to win. (Emily Matthews/Pittsburgh Union Progress)
Quaker Valley’s Jonah Montagnese reacts after finishing first in the Class 2A 1,600-meter run at the PIAA track and field championships on Friday. (Emily Matthews/Pittsburgh Union Progress)
North Allegheny’s Jack Bertram competes in the Class 3A 1,600-meter run on Friday. Bertram placed third. (Emily Matthews/Pittsburgh Union Progress)
California’s Lee Qualk competes in the Class 2A long jump at the PIAA track and field championships on Friday at Shippensburg University. (Emily Matthews/Pittsburgh Union Progress)
Quaker Valley’s Mimi Thiero placed second in the Class 2A high jump with her highest cleared jump at 5-7. (Emily Matthews/Pittsburgh Union Progress)
Fort Cherry’s Jonah Pfender finished fourth in the Class 2A discus on Friday. (Emily Matthews/Pittsburgh Union Progress)
Gateway’s Dino Nadarevic took home gold in the Class 3A discus and shot put. (Emily Matthews/Pittsburgh Union Progress)
North Allegheny’s Jack Yatchenko competes in the Class 3A shot put on Friday. (Emily Matthews/Pittsburgh Union Progress)
Freeport’s Mackenzie Magness competes in the Class 2A long jump on Friday. (Emily Matthews/Pittsburgh Union Progress)
North Catholic’s Anna Lazzara placed third in the Class 2A long jump. (Emily Matthews/Pittsburgh Union Progress)
Shenango’s Sara Roe places second in the Class 2A long jump on Friday. (Emily Matthews/Pittsburgh Union Progress)
Fans in the stands cheer on runners during the preliminary round of the 400-meter dash at the PIAA track and field championships on Friday at Shippensburg University. (Emily Matthews/Pittsburgh Union Progress)
Quaker Valley’s Cecilia Montagnese competes in the Class 2A 3,200-meter run on Saturday. She finished in second. (Emily Matthews/Pittsburgh Union Progress)
West Allegheny’s Grace Fritzman, second from left, finished sixth in the Class 3A 3,200-meter run on Saturday. (Emily Matthews/Pittsburgh Union Progress)
West Allegheny’s Grace Fritzman high-fives Saucon Valley’s Virginia Kraus after competing in the Class 3A 3,200-meter run at the PIAA track and field championships on Saturday. Fritzman finished in sixth, and Kraus finished in first. (Emily Matthews/Pittsburgh Union Progress)
Mohawk’s Jaxon Schoedel runs in the Class 2A 3,200-meter race on Saturday. (Emily Matthews/Pittsburgh Union Progress)
Mohawk’s Jaxon Schoedel finishes first in the Class 2A 3,200-meter run on Saturday. (Emily Matthews/Pittsburgh Union Progress)
Mohawk’s Jaxon Schoedel finishes first in the Class 2A 3,200-meter run with a time of 8:59.34 on Saturday. (Emily Matthews/Pittsburgh Union Progress)
North Allegheny’s Jack Bertram runs in the Class 3A 3,200-meter race. He finished in second. (Emily Matthews/Pittsburgh Union Progress)
North Allegheny’s Jack Bertram finishes in second behind Manheim Township’s Adam Kingston in the Class 3A 3,200-meter run. (Emily Matthews/Pittsburgh Union Progress)
South Fayette’s Griffin Martin finished the Class 3A 3,200-meter run with one shoe on Saturday. (Emily Matthews/Pittsburgh Union Progress)
North Catholic’s Audra Lazzara competes in the Class 2A 100-meter hurdles on Saturday. She placed second. (Emily Matthews/Pittsburgh Union Progress)
From left, South Fayette’s Delaney Schumaker, Wilson’s Violet Houck and Norwin’s Brandi Brozeski compete in the Class 3A 100-meter hurdles on Saturday. They finished fifth, third and sixth, respectively. (Emily Matthews/Pittsburgh Union Progress)
Quaker Valley’s Davin Gartley, center, competes in the Class 2A 110-meter hurdles at the PIAA track and field championships on Saturday at Shippensburg University. He placed second. (Emily Matthews/Pittsburgh Union Progress)
Norwin’s Ryan Schiller, left, competes against Clearfield’s Brady Collins in the Class 3A 110-meter hurdles on Saturday. He placed in second. (Emily Matthews/Pittsburgh Union Progress)
Norwin’s Ryan Schiller reacts after finishing in second in the Class 3A 110-meter hurdles. (Emily Matthews/Pittsburgh Union Progress)
Upper St. Clair’s Sadie Tomczyk, right, finishes fifth in the Class 3A 100-meter dash on Saturday. (Emily Matthews/Pittsburgh Union Progress)
Neighborhood Academy’s DeJuan Croumbles-Booker, center, competes in the Class 2A 100-meter dash on Saturday. He finished in seventh. (Emily Matthews/Pittsburgh Union Progress)
Penn Hills’ Ronald Porter placed third in the Class 3A long jump. (Emily Matthews/Pittsburgh Union Progress)
Laurel’s Alexis Geiwitz receives her gold medal after placing first in the Class 2A shot put on Saturday. (Emily Matthews/Pittsburgh Union Progress)
Quaker Valley’s Evie Rosselli placed second in the Class 2A pole vault. (Emily Matthews/Pittsburgh Union Progress)
Freeport’s Mackenzie Magness competes in the Class 2A pole vault on Saturday. She placed in first. (Emily Matthews/Pittsburgh Union Progress)
Freeport’s Mackenzie Magness and Quaker Valley’s Evie Rosselli embrace as Magness realizes she won the Class 2A pole vault at the PIAA track and field championships on Saturday at Shippensburg University. Rosselli finished in second. (Emily Matthews/Pittsburgh Union Progress)
Fans in the stands cheer on competitors at the PIAA track and field championships on Saturday, May 24, 2025, at Shippensburg University. (Emily Matthews/Pittsburgh Union Progress)
Freeport’s Mackenzie Magness reacts as she realizes she won the Class 2A pole vault. (Emily Matthews/Pittsburgh Union Progress)
Quaker Valley’s Davin Gartley competes in the Class 2A 300-meter hurdles on Saturday. He finished in second. (Emily Matthews/Pittsburgh Union Progress)
Quaker Valley’s Davin Gartley falls to the ground as he finishes in second place in the Class 2A 300-meter hurdles. (Emily Matthews/Pittsburgh Union Progress)
Quaker Valley’s Davin Gartley reacts after finishing in second place in the Class 2A 300-meter hurdles. (Emily Matthews/Pittsburgh Union Progress)
Quaker Valley’s Jay Olawaiye brought home the gold in the Class 2A triple jump on Saturday. (Emily Matthews/Pittsburgh Union Progress)
Winchester Thurston’s Alexis Bansah placed second in the Class 2A triple jump on Saturday. (Emily Matthews/Pittsburgh Union Progress)
Trinity Christian’s Eilidh Edgar runs in the Class 2A 800-meter race on Saturday. She placed second. (Emily Matthews/Pittsburgh Union Progress)
Greenville’s Karis McElhaney pulls ahead to win the Class 2A 800-meter run on Saturday. (Emily Matthews/Pittsburgh Union Progress)
Hickory’s Jillian White embraces Greenville’s Karis McElhaney after McElhaney won the Class 2A 800-meter run. (Emily Matthews/Pittsburgh Union Progress)
Quaker Valley’s Clark LaLomia, right, finishes in second behind Annville-Cleona’s David Moran in the Class 2A 800-meter run on Saturday. (Emily Matthews/Pittsburgh Union Progress)
Dallastown’s Jalen Cook attempts a height of 7 feet, 5 inches in the Class 3A high jump at the PIAA track and field championships on Saturday, May 24, 2025, at Shippensburg University. (Emily Matthews/Pittsburgh Union Progress)
Upper St. Clair’s Sadie Tomczyk competes in the Class 3A 200-meter dash on Saturday. She finished in fourth place. (Emily Matthews/Pittsburgh Union Progress)
Fort Cherry’s Jonah Pfender throws in the Class 2A shot put on Saturday. He finished in second. (Emily Matthews/Pittsburgh Union Progress)
Shaler’s Jayla Antomachi finished in eighth place in the Class 3A javelin throw. (Emily Matthews/Pittsburgh Union Progress)
Derry’s Sophia Mazzoni warms up in the Class 3A javelin throw before winning the gold at the PIAA track and field championships on Saturday, May 24, 2025, at Shippensburg University. (Emily Matthews/Pittsburgh Union Progress)
Laurel’s Tori Atkins finished first in the Class 2A 400-meter dash on Saturday. (Emily Matthews/Pittsburgh Union Progress)
Greensburg Central Catholic’s Jerry Davis pulls ahead to win the Class 2A 400-meter dash on Saturday. (Emily Matthews/Pittsburgh Union Progress)
Neshannock’s Ava Koski, left, and Laurel’s Alexis Sherry embrace after competing in the Class 2A high jump on Friday. (Emily Matthews/Pittsburgh Union Progress)

Emily is a photojournalist at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, but she's currently on strike.

Emily Matthews

Emily is a photojournalist at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, but she's currently on strike.