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Belle Vernon holds off Montour to win WPIAL Class 4A softball title in wild finish
It might have been the wildest finish to a WPIAL softball championship game in years. No. 4 Belle Vernon won its fifth WPIAL title by holding off No. 2 Montour, 8-7, in the Class 4A championship game that featured some shaky baserunning and a chaotic finish Wednesday at PennWest University...
Behind ace Tyler Maddix, Bishop Canevin secures 3rd WPIAL baseball championship
Bishop Canevin’s Tyler Maddix struck out more than 100 batters this season and proved hard to hit on the WPIAL’s biggest stage Wednesday afternoon. The sophomore ace struck out eight batters in leading the No. 6-seeded Crusaders to an 8-5 victory over No. 4 California in the WPIAL Class A...
2023 WPIAL Class 2A softball championship preview: Neshannock vs. Laurel
WPIAL Class 2A softball championship 1-Neshannock (19-0) vs. 2-Laurel (16-2) 4:45 p.m. Thursday at Lilley Field, PennWest University, California On the air: Trib HSSN (video) How they got here: Neshannock had a first-round bye and then defeated No. 8 Burgettstown, 10-0, in the quarterfinals and No. 5 Greensburg Central Catholic,...
2023 WPIAL Class 5A softball championship preview: Armstrong vs. Trinity
WPIAL Class 5A softball championship 1-Armstrong (19-1) vs. 3-Trinity (18-2) 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Lilley Field, PennWest University, California On the air: Trib HSSN (video) How they got here: Armstrong defeated No. 16 Upper St. Clair, 10-0, in the first round, No. 8 Thomas Jefferson, 5-3, in the quarterfinals and...
2023 WPIAL Class 3A softball championship preview: Avonworth vs. Southmoreland
WPIAL Class 3A softball championship 2-Southmoreland (17-2) vs. 1-Avonworth (20-1) Noon Thursday at Lilley Field, PennWest University, California On the air: Trib HSSN (video) How they got here: Southmoreland — Defeated 15-McGuffey 3-1 in first round; Yough 15-14 in quarterfinals; Waynesburg 7-0 in semifinals; Avonworth — Defeated 16-Seton LaSalle 15-4...
‘Smiling snipers’ from Southmoreland eager to take crack at unseating No. 1 Avonworth
The text messages began shortly after the semifinal results came in. Southmoreland junior shortstop Amarah McCutcheon and Avonworth’s junior battery of pitcher Alivia Lantzy and catcher Riley Gray began the jabbing. “We always mess with each other,” said McCutcheon, who plays on the same travel softball team — Steel City...
Belle Vernon, Montour to square off for WPIAL Class 4A softball title
Belle Vernon coach Tom Rodriguez has been to six WPIAL championship games throughout his career. He is 4-1 in those games and knows anything can happen. The Leopards’ game plan against No. 2 seed Montour in the Class 4A final Wednesday afternoon? “We’re going to go with our gut,” Rodriguez...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for May 30, 2023
High schools WPIAL Baseball WPIAL playoffs Class 6A Championship Wednesday’s schedule Mt. Lebanon (12-10) vs. North Allegheny (16-6) at Wild Things Park, 7 p.m. Class 5A Championship Tuesday’s result Shaler 10, Bethel Park 1 Third place Wednesday’s schedule Plum (14-8) vs. Penn-Trafford (14-6) at Washington & Jefferson, 6:30 p.m. Class...
Katie Armstrong strikes out 14 as Burrell blanks Waynesburg in WPIAL Class 3A third-place game
The Burrell softball team used small ball to pick up its first run of Tuesday’s WPIAL Class 3A third-place game against Waynesburg Central at Gateway. Sophomore Brae Jones led off with an infield single, was aggressive in moving to third on a sacrifice bunt from senior Alanna Miller and scored...
High school roundup for May 30, 2023: Freshman powers Shaler softball into state playoffs
Freshman Bria Bosiljevac threw a complete-game three-hitter with 17 strikeouts and hit the tie-breaking solo home run in the fourth inning to lead Shaler to a 2-1 victory over South Fayette in the WPIAL Class 5A softball third-place game Tuesday. Alysa Schaffold doubled and drove in a run for the...
Venezuelan star leads Shaler to dominant win over Bethel Park in WPIAL Class 5A finals
Miguel Hugas sparked a championship celebration in Shaler Township, but the star senior was sure he’d hear from some happy baseball fans in Venezuela too. Hugas struck out eight in a dominant complete game, and top-seeded Shaler provided him more than enough run support to defeat No. 2 Bethel Park,...
Greensburg Central Catholic holds off OLSH to advance to PIAA softball playoffs
In a win-or-go-home scenario Tuesday at Gateway, the Greensburg Central Catholic softball team survived. The Centurions bounced back from last week’s WPIAL Class 2A semifinal loss to No. 1 Neshannock with a 7-6 victory over Our Lady of the Sacred Heart in a battle for third place where only the...
14th-seeded Hopewell completes Cinderella run to WPIAL Class 4A crown with win over Latrobe
Landon Fox was hurting but hunting. The Hopewell senior pitcher injured his lower back in the last playoff game and was feeling pain early in Tuesday’s WPIAL Class 4A championship game. “It was getting pretty bad in the third inning,” Fox said. “But I figured, you only get to the...
Hempfield softball team looks to win first title since 2019
Despite its championship pedigree and reoccurring reign at the top — seven WPIAL titles, including five in a row from 2015-19 — Hempfield hasn’t won one in a while. In fact, none of the current players have been to the WPIAL finals. They don’t know what it is like to...
2023 WPIAL Class 5A consolation game preview: Penn-Trafford vs. Plum
WPIAL Class 5A consolation game Penn-Trafford (14-6) vs. Plum (14-8) 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Ross Memorial Park, Washington & Jefferson, Washington Winner: Advances to PIAA playoffs as third-place team from WPIAL. The loser is done for the season. Players to watch: Dylan Grabowski, Penn-Trafford; Dan Macioce, Plum Extra bases: Penn-Trafford...
2023 WPIAL Class 6A baseball championship preview: Mt. Lebanon vs. North Allegheny
WPIAL Class 6A baseball championship 5-Mt. Lebanon (12-10) vs. 2-North Allegheny (16-6) 7 p.m. Wednesday at Wild Things Park On the air: Trib HSSN (video) How they got here: Mt. Lebanon defeated No. 4 Seneca Valley, 2-1, in the quarterfinals and beat No. 1 Pine-Richland, 3-0, in the semifinals; North...
Seton LaSalle beats defending champion Serra Catholic to claim 3rd WPIAL baseball title
Seton LaSalle pitcher Brian Reed was asked if he knew his record was this season. He didn’t know, and neither did his coach Brad Besti. “I guess five or six (wins),” Besti said. The senior right-hander sure looked like Cy Young to the Serra Catholic batters, no matter what he...
2023 WPIAL Class 3A baseball championship preview: Riverside vs. Neshannock
WPIAL Class 3A baseball championship 1-Riverside (20-0) vs. 6-Neshannock (18-4) 4 p.m. Wednesday at Wild Things Park, 4 p.m. On the air: Trib HSSN (video) How they got here: Riverside defeated No. 16 Valley, 9-0, in the first round, No. 8 Freeport, 9-1, in the quarterfinals and No. 4 East...
2023 WPIAL Class A baseball championship preview: California vs. Bishop Canevin
WPIAL Class A baseball championship 4-California (14-7) vs. 6-Bishop Canevin (14-3) 1 p.m. Wednesday at Wild Things Park On the air: Trib HSSN (video) How they got here: After a first-round bye, California defeated No. 5 Carmichaels, 3-0, in the quarterfinals and No. 1 Union, 9-6, in the semifinals; Bishop...
2023 WPIAL Class A softball championship preview: Union vs. Carmichaels
WPIAL Class A softball championship 1-Union (16-3) vs. 2-Carmichaels (18-0) 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Lilley Field, PennWest University, California On the air: Trib HSSN (video) How they got here: After a first-round bye, Union defeated No. 9 Jeannette, 16-1, in the quarterfinals and No. 4 Chartiers-Houston, 13-5, in the semifinals;...
2023 WPIAL Class 6A softball championship preview: Hempfield vs. Seneca Valley
WPIAL Class 6A softball championship 2-Hempfield (17-3) vs. 1-Seneca Valley (17-1) 4:45 p.m. Wednesday at Lilley Field, Cal (Pa.) On the air: Trib HSSN (video) How they got here: Hempfield defeated No. 3 Norwin, 8-5, in the semifinals; Seneca Valley defeated No. 5 Pine-Richland, 7-2, in the semifinals. WPIAL titles:...
2023 WPIAL Class 4A softball championship preview: Montour vs. Belle Vernon
WPIAL Class 4A softball championship 4-Belle Vernon (17-4) vs. 2-Montour (15-3) Noon Wednesday at Lilley Field, Cal (Pa.) On the air: Trib HSSN (video) How they got here: After a first-round bye, Belle Vernon defeated No. 5 West Mifflin, 2-1, in the quarterfinals and No. 1 Elizabeth Forward, 10-1, in...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for May 30, 2023: PIAA baseball, softball playoff berths up for grabs
While all eyes the next few days will be on the district golden parties at Wild Things Park in Washington and Lilley Field in California, there are other key games being played in the WPIAL baseball and softball playoffs. Six of the district’s 10 consolation games will be played with...
Spot in states secure, but Burrell softball team still plenty to play for in 3rd-place game
Last year, the Burrell softball team lost in the WPIAL Class 4A semifinals, dropping it to the third-place consolation game against Montour with a trip to the PIAA playoffs on the line. The Bucs, in a must-win situation to continue their season as only three Class 4A teams advanced to...
Coach Basciano instills sense of togetherness that helps Latrobe baseball reach WPIAL final
Maybe it was his late father Norm’s influence, the way he was raised in the game that made him this way. Or perhaps he has planted and cultivated his own, personal culture over his two decades as Latrobe’s baseball coach. Whatever the case, Matt Basciano has another winner on his...
