WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
Photo Credit: North Allegheny Sports Network BASEBALL CLASS 6A 1. North Allegheny (3-0) 2. Mt. Lebanon (3-0) 3. Seneca Valley (2-1) 4. Hempfield (4-0) 5. Pine-Richland (4-1) CLASS 5A 1. Shaler (2-0) 2. West Allegheny (2-0) 3. Bethel Park (1-2) 4. North Hills (1-1) 5. Fox Chapel (2-2) SOFTBALL CLASS 6A 1. Hempfield (3-0) 2…. More »
by: Don Rebel RIVALS MT. LEBANON, USC TO MEET Two years ago, rivals collided on the district’s biggest stage, playing for WPIAL baseball gold. There is not as much at stake Thursday when the schools meet in a nonsection contest, but the intensity will be there as it always is for Mt. Lebanon against Upper St. Clair. The… More »
BASEBALL SECTION 1-5A Penn-Trafford 3, #5 Fox Chapel 2 Penn-Trafford baseball avenges tight loss to Fox Chapel by walking it off in rematch Plum 6, Armstrong 5 Plum (4-1, 2-0) Colin Watson – 3 hits (2 doubles) Ryan Lafferty – 3 hits (2 doubles), 2 RBIs Jack Anderson – 3 hits, 2 RBIs Armstrong (1-2,… More »
RECAP SOFTBALL NON-SECTION Southmoreland 1, Latrobe 0 Latrobe (1-1) Kayla Williams – Complete game, 2 hits allowed, 10 strikeouts WHAT’S COMING UP by: Don Rebel Its back to work for WPIAL baseball and softball teams Wednesday after a washout Tuesday thanks to all-day precipitation. Fox Chapel (1-0, 2-1) needed extra innings to win its Section 1-5A… More »
Photo Credit: North Allegheny Sports Network BASEBALL SECTION 1-5A Franklin Regional 15, Penn Hills 1 Franklin Regional (3-3, 1-0) N.J. Ramchandran – 3 for 4, Double, 4 RBIs Brady Yarabinetz – 3 RBIs Josh Hudak – 2 RBIs Blake Bertucci – 2 RBIs Penn Hills (0-1, 0-1) Connor Lehman – Double #5 Fox Chapel 4,… More »
by: Don Rebel 5A CO-CHAMPS OPEN ON THE ROAD The only section baseball action this week in the three highest classifications is in Section 1-5A where three games get the ball rolling in the only seven-team section in those three classes. Only two games separated the top four playoff teams a year ago in Section… More »
Photo Credit: @Shaler_Baseball BASEBALL #1 (5A) Shaler 6, Franklin Regional 0 Shaler (3-0) Colby Weber – Winning Pitcher, 6 innings, 1 hit allowed, 8 strikeouts Landon Schiffhauer – 2 doubles, 3 RBIs Colby McGuire – 3 hits (including a double) Franklin Regional (0-2-1) Blake Bertucci – 2 hits Central Catholic 11, Germantown Friends 1 Central… More »
SOFTBALL Burrell 21, Kiski Area 11 Kiski Area (0-1) Isabella Delia – Double, 2 RBIs Grace Yeager – 3 RBIs Norwin 6, Mt. Pleasant 2 Norwin (1-0) Diem Wardzinski – game-tying RBI in 7th inning, Homerun Josey Michalski – go-ahead two-run homerun Brookelyn Kotch – 3 hits (including a triple), Winning Pitcher *scored 5 runs… More »
BASEBALL NON-SECTION #5 (6A) Pine-Richland 15, Gateway 6 Pine-Richland (1-0) Peyton Ford – 3 for 5, Homerun, 5 RBIs Anthony Annichine – Homerun, 2 RBIs Logan Plummer – Homerun, 2 RBIs Benjamin Husted – Double, Triple, RBI Gateway (0-2) Grady Dunsmore – Single, Double Miles Beavin – Single, Double Ellwood City 6, New Castle 5… More »
On Tuesday, the PIAA released updated enrollments numbers for all sports for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 seasons. These lists are not finalized as teams have until Friday to decide to “play up” in classification. There will also be teams forced to move up because of the PIAA competitive-balance rule which is not determined until after… More »