WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
Laurel Highlands has been pounding the ball against almost all of its opponents this season, but that didn’t matter to Franklin Regional senior Alex Frey. Frey pitched 6.1 innings of no-hit ball in leading the Panthers to a 2-0 Section 3-5A win. Junior Palmer Jackson came on to get the save, allowing two hits but was able… More »
For the fourth straight season, the Baldwin softball team can call themselves section champions. The Highlanders accomplished that feat with a 4-3 Section 1-6A win at Canon-McMIllan on Tuesday, giving them the season sweep of the Big Macs. Senior Taylor Dadig led the offense with a home run and three RBIs. Sophomore Cassie Carlson went 2 for… More »
Penn-Trafford and Franklin Regional swapped positions in the Section 1-5A softball standings on Tuesday with a 6-0 home win for the Warriors. Penn-Trafford now sits a half-game ahead of Franklin Regional as the teams split the season series. Both teams have clinched a spot in the playoffs. The Warriors scored all their runs in two… More »
The North Allegheny softball team clinched an outright Section 3-6A title on Tuesday afternoon with a 6-1 win at Seneca Valley. Junior Ashley Adams tossed a complete game and drove in three runs to help propel the Tigers toward victory. In the pitcher’s circle, Adams scattered 11 hits and allowed only one unearned run with five strikeouts…. More »
The North Hills baseball team had the opportunity to run away with the Section 1-5A title, but Mars made sure they brought them back into the middle the of the pack with a 9-0 win on the road on Monday. The Planets were led by a complete-game effort by junior Will Bednar, who struck out 15… More »
The magnitude of Monday’s Section 2-6A baseball game between Penn-Trafford and Plum was not important in terms of making the playoffs. Both teams already locked themselves in but the Warriors helped their seeding cause with a 6-5 win in eight innings. The Warriors and Mustangs have now split the season series and are both tied… More »
Junior Hunter Boyan did it all in Shaler’s 1-0 Section 1-6A win at Seneca Valley on Monday. Boyan pitched a complete game on 68 pitches and hit a home run for the lone Titans run. He finished the game 2-for-3. Sophomore Nick Rispoli also added two hits for Shaler. With the win, Shaler improves to 6-8 overall… More »
Pine-Richland jumped out to a 7-0 lead through two innings and fended off the North Allegheny Tigers for a 7-4 win in Section 1-6A action. Troy LaNeve and Josh Scherer posted two hits and two RBI each to help build the Rams’ early lead. North Allegheny starter Anthony Hattrup was chased in the second inning and suffered… More »
Hannah Dietz helped Grove City College to a 4-2 mark last week by hitting .412 (7-for-17). Her two-run double Saturday highlighted Grove City’s eight-run first inning against Geneva College. She went 4-for-7 in the two games against Geneva and had at least one hit in five of the six games. She finished the week with a… More »
Vanessa Falce hit .714 (10-for-14) in five games last week for the Thiel College, finishing with three doubles, two home runs, nine RBI and six runs scored. She owned a slugging percentage of 1.357 and an on-base percentage of .733. Falce helped Thiel sweep Geneva College Thursday with a 7-for-8 performance at the plate, posting seven… More »