WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
by: Don Rebel CLASS 5A BASEBALL TEAMS BATTLE FOR SECTION SUPREMACY It’s another busy day of section series baseball around the WPIAL, including three key games in Section 2-5A. Coming into Monday’s games, only two games in the standings separated all six teams. Bethel Park (7-4) and South Fayette (5-4) were tied for first place with 4-2 records. Connellsville(6-7)… More »
by: Don Rebel Trib HSSN softball team of the week: West Allegheny Indians Coach: Mindi McFate (21st season) Record: 6-0 in Section 3-5A, 13-1 overall For complete story and interview, click here.
SOFTBALL SECTION 1-6A #1 Seneca Valley 22, #3 Pine-Richland 3 Seneca Valley (12-0, 9-0) Lexie Hames – 2 homeruns, 3 intentional walks (2 with the bases loaded) Paige Volz – Grand Slam Abby Kalkowski – Homerun Pine-Richland (6-6, 5-4) Abigail Skripac – Homerun #4 North Allegheny 7, Butler 1 North Allegheny (6-3, 6-3) Clara Stover… More »
by: Don Rebel Photo Credit: @Shaler_Baseball SHALER, NORTH HILLS PLAY FOR 1ST PLACE As the final full week of April begins, the races for section titles and the chase for playoff spots heat up around the WPIAL baseball and softball diamonds. A year ago in WPIAL Section 3-5A baseball, Shaler and rival North Hills were both 5-1 in the… More »
by: Don Rebel Trib HSSN baseball team of the week: Pine-Richland Rams Coach: Kurt Wolfe (19th season) Record: 8-1 in Section 1-6A, 12-2 overall For complete story and interview, click here.
Photo Credit: @Shaler_Baseball BASEBALL CLASS 6A 1. North Allegheny (9-1) 2. Hempfield (12-1) 3. Mt. Lebanon (10-3) 4. Pine-Richland (12-2) 5. Seneca Valley (6-4-1) CLASS 5A 1. Shaler (10-2) 2. West Allegheny (6-2) 3. Penn-Trafford (9-1) 4. Fox Chapel (8-3) 5. Bethel Park (6-4-1)
Photo Credit: North Allegheny Sports Network SOFTBALL CLASS 6A 1. Seneca Valley (11-0) 2. Hempfield (8-1) 3. Pine-Richland (6-5) 4. North Allegheny (5-3) 5. Norwin (6-6) CLASS 5A 1. Shaler (9-0) 2. West Allegheny (13-1) 3. Armstrong (9-1) 4. North Hills (8-2) 5. Trinity (8-3)
by: Don Rebel RARE DOUBLE SWEEP Sweeping a section series in WPIAL baseball is very good, but what Pine-Richland is trying to do Friday is unheard of. Following the Rams’ three-game sweep of their scheduled series with Seneca Valley — three one-run wins on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday — Pine-Richland tries to finish a sweep of Allderdice on Friday. Due to the wet… More »
Photo Credit: @Shaler_Baseball BASEBALL SECTION 1-6A #1 North Allegheny 8, Allderdice 4 North Allegheny (9-0, 6-00 Andrew Dixon – Double J.D. Costanzo – Double, RBI J.J. Mancuso – Double, RBI Miles Pealer – Double, RBI #5 Pine-Richland 3, #4 Seneca Valley 2 Pine-Richland (11-2, 7-1) Sam Heckert – go-ahead RBI single in 7th, 3 RBIs… More »
by: Don Rebel CLASS 6A BASEBALL SERIES WRAP UP The big closet located downstairs of the WPIAL Class 6A baseball mansion contains four brooms and one large rubber band. Four 6A teams hit the diamonds Thursday looking to sweep this week’s three-game section series with only one series going to a rubber game. How will Hempfield (7-1,… More »