WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
Hempfield senior pitcher Morgan Ryan tossed her fifth consecutive playoff shutout and blanked Avon Grove, 1-0, in eight innings to help lift the Spartans to their second straight PIAA title. Avon Grove managed a third-inning hit but Ryan retired 16 batters in a row in a terrific pitcher’s duel. Avon Grove starter, senior Maggie Balint,… More »
For only the second time this season, the Plum Mustangs suffered defeat. Unfortunately for Plum, both heart-breaking losses came with a title at stake as the most recent of those defeats occurred on Thursday afternoon to Boyertown in the PIAA Class AAAA championship game at Penn State’s Medlar Field. Boyertown’s 4-1 win prevented the Mustangs… More »
The Hempfield softball team captured its second consecutive WPIAL title with a 2-0 victory over the Baldwin Highlanders on Friday at Cal-U’s Lilly Field. It’s the Spartans fourth overall WPIAL crown. Hempfield starter Morgan Ryan, a Notre Dame recruit, tossed a complete-game four-hit shutout to earn the victory. Ryan didn’t need much run support, but… More »
On Wednesday night at CONSOL Energy Park in Washington, Norwin did something no one else had done all season, beat the Plum Mustangs. The Knights knocked off the previously unbeaten Mustangs, 7-3, to win their first WPIAL title since 1960. The 14th-seeded Knights used a five-run first inning to stun the top-seeded Mustangs. Jonathan Pingree… More »
The QUAD-A Conference has presented four $500 scholarships to two male and two female student athletes in recognition for their athletic and academic contributions to their school and community. The application criteria involved three main areas including: athletic, academic and extracurricular/community achievements. The awards were announced at the Spring Baseball and Softball banquet on Tuesday… More »
Plum senior Alex Kirilloff has been named a Louisville Slugger Pre-Season All-American for the 2016 season. The staff of Collegiate Baseball America selects the Pre-Season All-American team and Kirilloff is the only player from Pennsylvania on the list. The 6-foot-2, 195 pounder was the WPIAL Class AAAA Player of the Year last season and hit… More »
Facing a familiar foe in the WPIAL championship game, the Pine-Richland Rams topped the North Hills Indians for a 70-53 triumph and first WPIAL title in program history. The Rams used a 12-0 run in the first quarter to pull away from their Section 3-AAAA rival and cruised toward victory. PR had last reached the… More »
Trailing by 13-points entering the fourth quarter, the reigning WPIAL champion Norwin Knights mounted a furious rally to force overtime and defeated the North Allegheny Tigers, 63-57, at the Peterson Events Center on Saturday night. Norwin trailed most of the game and was down by as much as 16 points, but Taylor Sabol’s 3-pointer with… More »
All-Second Team Selections Honorable Mentions Coaches of the Year
Second-Team Selections Honorable Mentions Coaches of the Year