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Big 56 Conference Announces Scholar Athlete Award Winners

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During the baseball and softball all-section banquet held on Monday, May 21 at the Monroeville Convention Center, four outstanding young men and women were acknowledge for their work on and off the field, being named this year’s Scholar Athlete Award winners. Congratulations to Seneca Valley’s Caleb Cekella, Peters Township’s Luke Mary, Fox Chapel’s Greta Lazzara… More »

Myers’ Pitching Gem Ends Hempfield’s Section Winning Streak

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Junior Kiley Myers had one of the best games of her career on Thursday. Myers shut out top-ranked Hempfield, 1-0, to end the Spartans section winning streak at 41 games. Myers pitched a complete-game, striking out 15 batters, didn’t allow a walk, and only allowed two hits. She was able to get out of a seventh… More »

Bethel Park Baseball wins Second Section Title In Three Years

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For the second time in three years, the Bethel Park baseball team can call themselves section champions. The Black Hawks accomplished that feat with a 9-4 win at home against Canon-McMIllan in Section 3-6A action. Bethel Park was able to jump on Canon-Mac early thanks to some erratic pitching from the Big Macs. The Black… More »

Laurel Highlands Baseball Bounces Back With Big Win

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A day after losing its first game of the season, the Laurel Highlands baseball team bounced back with a big 4-2 win against Gateway in Section 3-5A. The loss eliminated Gateway from contention to win the section title. Senior Chad Petrush provided the offensive spark for the Mustangs, going 3-for-3 with a two-run home run. That… More »

Pine-Richland Clinches Playoff Spot With Win At Shaler

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In a win-and-your-in scenario for Wednesday’s Pine-Richland at Shaler baseball game, the Rams went on the road and came away with a convincing 11-0 win in 5 innings to claim a playoff berth in Section 1-6A. The result was completely different from Shaler’s 1-0 win in 10 innings on April 18. Junior Troy LaNeve provided the… More »

Moon Baseball Hands West Allegheny First Loss

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In its game on April 21, Moon didn’t score a run against West Allegheny in a 7-0 defeat. Fast-forwarding to Wednesday, it seems like the Tigers were saving all their runs for their Section Section 2-5A game at West Allegheny. Moon scored double digits in defeating West Allegheny, 11-5, handing the Indians their first loss… More »