WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
By Jonathan Spina North Allegheny took advantage of four Pine-Richland errors to take the grudge match from the Rams, 4-1, to advance to the PIAA Semifinals. Ryan Partridge threw a complete game and Shane Murphy had two big two-out RBI hits to propel NA to victory. Pine-Richland got the scoring started in the bottom of the first when… More »
Back on April 2, Penn-Trafford had its way with Pine-Richland, en route to a 13-2 run-rule victory. The top two seeds met again on Thursday in the Class 6A WPIAL Championship Game at Wild Things Park with a very different result. The Rams turned the tables, defeating the top-seed Warriors, 7-2, for its sixth championship… More »
It took 20 years, but Shaler finally got the one for the thumb, winning their fifth WPIAL baseball championship in program history with a 8-1 win against Laurel Highlands at Wild Things Park. Five was the lucky number as the Titans won their fifth title as the No. 5 seed. The No. 6 Mustangs took… More »
The North Allegheny baseball team punched its ticket to the PIAA tournament for the third straight year with a 3-0 shutout of the Bethel Park Black Hawks on Tuesday night in the WPIAL Class 6A consolation game at Ross Memorial Park in Washington, PA. The Tigers put up three runs in the first inning and… More »
After getting upset in the Class 5A WPIAL baseball semifinals, Franklin Regional had to quickly refocus if they wanted its season to continue. The No. 2 Panthers did just that, knocking off No. 8 Mars, 4-1, in the Consolation Game at Washington & Jefferson College’s Memorial Park. Franklin Regional didn’t need much offensive support to… More »
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La Roche’s Joe Professori came up big for La Roche University in the final week of the regular season to help his team secure the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference regular season title and hosting rights for the upcoming postseason tournament. Professori scored at least one run in all but one game, while recording hits in… More »
Ian Hess posted back-to-back three hit games against California University of Pa. He lifted Gannon University to a 9-7 win with a two-run walk-off homer in game two on Saturday. Hess finished the week with nine RBI in four games. He walked twice and scored four runs in the four game series. Hess pushed his… More »
Dawson Porter hit .667 (12-for-18) last week for Westminster College. The freshman finished the week with a pair of home runs, a double, seven runs scored and five RBI. Porter, currently riding a 10-game hitting streak, leads the Titans with a .455 batting average. The Armstrong graduate was named Presidents’ Athletic Conference Rookie of the… More »