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PIAA 6A QUARTERFINALS

7-1 Mt. Lebanon (14-10) vs. 1-2 Spring-Ford (22-3) – 2:30 pm – Big Spring HS (Newville)

7-2 North Allegheny (17-7) vs. 3-1 Cedar Cliff (19-6) – 2 pm – Mt. Aloysius College (Cresson)

PIAA 5A QUARTERFINALS

7-3 Penn-Trafford (16-6) vs. 7-1 Shaler (20-4) – 2 pm – Gateway HS (Monroeville)

7-2 Bethel Park (18-5) vs. 12-1 Monsignor Bonner (11-3) – 12 pm – Big Spring HS (Newville)

SOFTBALL

PIAA 6A QUARTERFINALS

7-1 Hempfield (19-3) vs. 1-3 Downingtown East (22-3) – 4 pm – Cumberland Valley HS

PIAA 5A QUARTERFINALS

7-2 Armstrong (20-2) vs. 1-2 W.C. Rustin (17-8) – 4 pm – Messiah University

7-1 Trinity (20-2) vs. 7-3 Shaler (20-1) – 4:30 pm – Gateway HS (Monroeville)

SOFTBALL

WPIAL 6A SEMIFINALS

#2 Hempfield 8, #3 Norwin 5

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#1 Seneca Valley 7, #5 Pine-Richland 2

Bella Gross had two RBIs and Kara Pasquale collected two hits as top-seeded South Fayette (17-1) got back to the WPIAL Championship Game with a 7-2 victory over 5th-seeded Pine-Richland (7-15). Lexie Hames got the win in the circle and had 10 strikeouts for Seneca Valley. Marissa DeLuca collected two hits including a home run for Pine-Richland.

Seneca Valley advances to the WPIAL Championship Game where they will face off against No. 2 Hempfield at Penn West University California either Wednesday or Thursday next week.

WPIAL 5A SEMIFINALS

#3 Trinity 5, #2 Shaler 4 – 9 innings

Hanna Suchoski hit two home runs and Addy Agnew hit a sacrifice fly in the top of the ninth inning to get 3rd-seeded Trinity (18-2) to the WPIAL Championship Game and ended Shaler’s (18-1) perfect season with a thrilling nine inning victory in the WPIAL Semifinals.

Amber Morgan had two hits and Taylor Dunn allowed two runs over nine innings. Bria Bosijevac collected two hits, including a home run. Ella Nash had two hits and drove in two runs.

Trinity advances to the WPIAL Championship Game where they will meet up with top-seeded and defending champion Armstrong next Wednesday or Thursday at Penn West University California.

Shaler drops to the WPIAL Third-Place Consolation Game where they will face off with South Fayette with the winner going to the state playoffs.

#1 Armstrong 12, #12 South Fayette 2

Jenna Clontz was 4-for-4 with a home run and drove in four runs as top-seeded Armstrong (19-1) ended 12th-seeded South Fayette’s (12-10) Cinderella story with a 12-2 win in the WPIAL Semifinals at Gateway High School. Emma Paul homered for Armstrong and Isabella Atherton and Shelby Cloak each had two RBIs. Cameryn Sprankle got the win in the circle and was 2-for-2 in the box.

Rylee Rohbeck hit a home run and Cam Valentino had two hits for South Fayette.

Armstrong advances to the WPIAL Championship Game where they will take on No. 3 Trinity on either Wednesday or Thursday next week at PennWest University California.

South Fayette drops to the WPIAL Third-Place Consolation Game where they will meet up with Shaler with the winner going to the state playoffs.

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FIRST TEAM PHOTO GALLERY

2023 Class 6A Baseball All-Section Teams

SECTION 1
FIRST TEAM
NAME	SCHOOL	POSITION	GRADE
Lance Slater	Butler	Infield	Senior
Spencer Barnett	North Allegheny	Infield	Senior
Owen Henne	Pine-Richland	Infield	Senior
Hunter Troiano	Seneca Valley	Infield	Junior
Anthony Mengine	Pine-Richland	Outfield	Sophomore
Jacob McGuire	Pine-Richland	Outfield	Senior
Mac Schnur	Butler	Outfield	Senior
Madden Clement	Butler	Pitcher	Senior
Zach Tkatch	Seneca Valley	Pitcher	Junior
Creed Erdos	Seneca Valley	Catcher	Junior
Andrew Hart	North Allegheny	Designated Hitter	Senior
COACH OF THE YEAR
Kurt Wolfe	Pine-Richland
SECOND TEAM
NAME	SCHOOL	POSITION	GRADE
Augie Maslo	North Allegheny	Infield	Sophomore
Owen Schall	North Allegheny	Infield	Junior
Tanner Cunningham	Pine-Richland	Infield	Sophomore
Mike Delduca	Seneca Valley	Infield	Junior
Drew Dougherty	North Allegheny	Outfield	Senior
Harron Lee	North Allegheny	Outfield	Senior
Evan Tomasic	Seneca Valley	Outfield	Senior
JD Costanzo	North Allegheny	Pitcher	Junior
Keegan Diehl	Pine-Richland	Pitcher	Sophomore
Conner McTighe	Butler	Catcher	Senior
Joey Perry	Pine-Richland	Designated Hitter	Senior
HONORABLE MENTION
NAME	SCHOOL	POSITION	GRADE
Landon Blank	Allderdice	Infield	Sophomore
AJ Capizzi	Seneca Valley	Infield	Senior
Nick Parrotto	Seneca Valley	Infield	Junior
Jake Waddell	Pine-Richland	Infield	Sophomore
Luke Anderton	Seneca Valley	Outfield	Junior
Brock White	Seneca Valley	Outfield	Senior
Liam McElroy	Butler	Outfield	Junior
James Desmond	Butler	Pitcher	Senior
Colin Casteel	Butler	Pitcher	Senior
David Posey	North Allegheny	Pitcher	Junior
Ian Zahorchak	North Allegheny	Catcher	Senior
Bryan McCann	Allderdice	Designated Hitter	Senior
SECTION 2
FIRST TEAM
NAME	SCHOOL	POSITION	GRADE
Andrew Kocan	Canon-McMillan	Infield	Senior
Gavin Kelly	Central Catholic	Infield	Junior
Nolan Smith	Mt. Lebanon	Infield	Junior
Keegan Carr	Norwin	Infield	Junior
David Farrell	Central Catholic	Outfield	Senior
Brock Stacy	Mt. Lebanon	Outfield	Senior
Justin Weaver	Norwin	Outfield	Senior
Austyn Winkleblech	Canon-McMillan	Pitcher	Senior
David Shields	Mt. Lebanon	Pitcher	Sophomore
Antonio Cordeiro	Central Catholic	Catcher	Senior
Carson Shuglie	Hempfield	Designated Hitter	Junior
COACH OF THE YEAR
Brendon Steele	Canon-McMillan
SECOND TEAM
NAME	SCHOOL	POSITION	GRADE
Sam Meredith	Canon-McMillan	Infield	Junior
Mason Fixx	Canon-McMillan	Infield	Senior
Chris Slatt	Norwin	Infield	Senior
Nolan Ryan	Norwin	Infield	Junior
Gage Wheaton	Hempfield	Outfield	Senior
Conner Burkey	Hempfield	Outfield	Senior
Stephen Rodgers	Norwin	Outfield	Senior
Parker Donsen	Hempfield	Pitcher	Junior
Matt Delvaux	Mt. Lebanon	Pitcher	Senior
Caden Biondi	Hempfield	Catcher	Junior
Tyler Smith	Mt. Lebanon	Designated Hitter	Senior
HONORABLE MENTION
NAME	SCHOOL	POSITION	GRADE
Adam Ledbetter	Baldwin	Infield	Junior
Dylan Firmstone	Hempfield	Infield	Sophomore
Carson Chapel	Baldwin	Outfield	Senior
Tanner Donati	Mt. Lebanon	Outfield	Senior
Ryan Tatar	Central Catholic	Pitcher	Sophomore
Conner Burkey	Hempfield	Pitcher	Senior
Ethen Culbertson	Norwin	Pitcher	Sophomore
Ben Peterson	Canon-McMillan	Catcher	Sophomore
Jake Auld	Norwin	Designated Hitter	Senior

BASEBALL

6A SECTION 1

Pine-Richland 10, Allderdice 0

Jacob McGuire threw a one-hit shutout on the mound and had two hits and drove in two runs at the plate, as Pine-Richland (9-3, 4-2) completed the sweep of Allderdice (1-6, 0-6) on Thursday afternoon. Joey Perry and Max Scuillo each had two RBIs for Pine-Richland.

6A SECTION 2

Hempfield 10, Baldwin 0

Hempfield (7-3, 5-1) used a big fourth inning to put away Baldwin (3-8, 1-5) and complete the series sweep with a 10-0 victory. The win was Hempfield head coach Tim Buzzard’s 200th of his career. Gage Wheaton had two hits and drove in two runs for Hempfield while Carson Shuglie homered. Conner Burkey and Dylan Firmstone combined for the shutout on the mound.

Canon-McMillan 8, Norwin 1

Complete Trib article, click here.

Mt. Lebanon 3, Central Catholic 2

David Shields struck out 10 in six innings of work as Mt. Lebanon (2-8, 2-4) bounced back after losing the series opener to take two out of three from Central Catholic (3-5, 2-4). Gavin Kelly was 3-for-4 with two RBIs for Central Catholic.

NON-SECTION

Armstrong 10, Leechburg 0

Carson DeLano got the win on the mound and Logan Badac had three RBIs as Armstrong (7-2) dominated Leechburg (5-4) in non-section play on Thursday. Logan Gawlinski also drove in three runs for Armstrong.

Peters Township 8, Mohawk 7

Will Somers hit a walk-off single to give Peters Township (5-4) an 8-7 non-section win over Mohawk (6-2). Jack Lutte was 3-for-4 with a homer for Peters Township while Carter Shanafelt collected two hits. Jay Wrona homered and had two RBIs while Jacob Werner had two hits and drove in two runs for Mohawk.

Upper St. Clair 4, Seton LaSalle 3

Upper St. Clair (7-4) did just enough to edge Seton LaSalle (6-2-1) 4-3 in non-section play on Thursday afternoon. Cole Starrett had two hits for Seton LaSalle

SOFTBALL

5A SECTION 3

West Allegheny 16, Western Beaver 6

Ava Benish and Savanna Benish both homered and West Allegheny (10-1, 3-0) scored nine runs in the sixth inning to pull away from Western Beaver (5-3, 2-1) and win the game 16-6 in a battle of unbeaten section opponents. Benish had four RBIs for West Allegheny. Maddie Syka and Izzie Lefebvre each had a home run for Western Beaver.

FIRST TEAM PHOTO GALLERY

2022-2023 Class 6A Boys Basketball All-Section Teams

SECTION 1
FIRST TEAM
NAME	SCHOOL	POSITION	GRADE
Braylon Littlejohn	Butler	Guard	Junior
Dante DePante	Central Catholic	Guard	Senior
Debaba Tshiebwe	Central Catholic	Forward	Senior
Jonathan Anderson	New Castle	Guard	Senior
Isaiah Boice	New Castle	Guard	Senior
Ty Iwanonkiw	North Allegheny	Forward	Junior
Luke Lawson	Seneca Valley	Forward	Senior
COACH OF THE YEAR
Ralph Blundo	New Castle
SECOND TEAM
NAME	SCHOOL	POSITION	GRADE
Donovan Carney	Butler	Guard	Freshman
Madden Clement	Butler	Guard	Senior
Cole Sullivan	Central Catholic	Forward	Junior
Da’Juan Young	New Castle	Guard/Forward	Senior
Joey Dopirak	North Allegheny	Forward	Junior
Josh Gimbel	Pine-Richland	Guard	Senior
Connor Oros	Seneca Valley	Guard	Senior
HONORABLE MENTION
NAME	SCHOOL	POSITION	GRADE
Ryan Porch	Butler	Guard	Senior
Randy Wilkerson	Central Catholic	Guard	Senior
Tommy Kristian	Central Catholic	Guard	Senior
Ralphie Blundo	New Castle	Guard	Sophomore
Nick Wallace	New Castle	Guard	Senior
Anthony Sciote	North Allegheny	Guard	Junior
Owen Luellen	Pine-Richland	Guard	Senior

SECTION 2
FIRST TEAM
NAME	SCHOOL	POSITION	GRADE
James Wesling	Baldwin	Guard	Senior
Harrison Sowers	Hempfield	Guard	Senior
Lucas Garofoli	Mt. Lebanon	Guard	Senior
Michael Pfeuffer	Mt. Lebanon	Guard	Senior
Adam Bilinsky	Norwin	Guard	Senior
Nick Sukernek	Upper St. Clair	Guard	Senior
Matthew Gaither	Upper St. Clair	Forward	Senior
COACH OF THE YEAR
Bill Swan	Hempfield
SECOND TEAM
NAME	SCHOOL	POSITION	GRADE
Nate Wesling	Baldwin	Guard	Sophomore
Nate Richards	Baldwin	Guard	Junior
Eamon O’Donoghue	Canon-McMillan	Guard/Forward	Junior
Tanner Donati	Mt. Lebanon	Guard	Senior
Ryan Edwards	Norwin	Guard	Senior
Julian Dahlem	Upper St. Clair	Guard	Sophomore
Devin Hall	Upper St. Clair	Guard	Junior
HONORABLE MENTION
NAME	SCHOOL	POSITION	GRADE
AJ Cherico	Baldwin	Guard	Senior
Evan Morris	Canon-McMillan	Guard	Sophomore
Caden Biondi	Hempfield	Guard	Junior
Nate Girod	Mt. Lebanon	Guard	Junior
Brody Barber	Mt. Lebanon	Guard	Junior
Justin Weaver	Norwin	Guard	Senior
Drew Gordon	Hempfield	Guard	Sophomore
Max Williams	Hempfield	Forward	Sophomore
Christian Ito Strerath	Upper St. Clair	Guard	Junior

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