WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
OFFENSE vs. PITCHING Class 6A softball wraps up its first week of section play Friday with a battle of unbeaten teams, one squad that has relied on big offense early and the other school that has one of the best pitchers in the state. Seneca Valley visits Pine-Richland at 4 p.m. The Raiders are once… More »
SOFTBALL SECTION 1-6A North Allegheny 7, Canon-McMillan 3 North Allegheny (2-4, 1-1) Twila Goulding – 3 for 4, Homerun, 3 RBIs Erin Fadgen – Double, RBI Zoe Rychel – Double, RBI Sammy Plotsko – Winning Pitcher, 8 strikeouts Canon-McMillan (2-2, 1-1) Aurora Shirdon – Double Norwin 4, Butler 2 Norwin (1-4, 1-0) Abbie Telli –… More »
SOFTBALL SECTION 1-6A Hempfield 14, Mt. Lebanon 0 Hempfield (5-0, 2-0) Riley Miller – 5 innings, 0 hits allowed, 7 strikeouts Ella Berkebile – 3 for 4, Double, Homerun, 2 RBIs Allie Cervola – Homerun Lauern Howard – Double NON-SECTION South Fayette 17, Keystone Oaks 1 South Fayette (4-2) Emma Earley – 4 innings, 2… More »
Photo Credit: @Shaler_Baseball BASEBALL SECTION 1-5A Franklin Regional 18, Penn Hills 3 Franklin Regional (4-1, 1-0) Brady Yarabinetz – Double, 3 RBIs N.J. Ramchandran – Triple, 2 RBIs Ethan Raver – 3 for 3, RBI Anthony Mitchell – Double, RBI Trey Muhitch – Double, RBI James Templeton – Winning Pitcher Penn Hills (0-3, 0-1) Anthony… More »
by: Don Rebel SOUTH HILLS RIVALS OPEN SECTION PLAY WITH DOUBLEHEADER Weather permitting, the first WPIAL baseball section series of the season conclude Tuesday. As a refresher, the district baseball committee began playing back-to-back home and away section games against the same opponent mostly on Monday and Tuesday of each week during the regular season… More »
BASEBALL SECTION 1-5A Plum 8, Armstrong 0 Plum (5-0, 1-0) Braen Kemmerer – Winning Pitcher, 6 innings, 0 runs allowed, 2 hits allowed, 4 strikeouts Michael Tedrick – Homerun Timmy Ruggiero – Double, 3 RBIs Jake Domkowski – Double, Triple, 2 RBIs Penn-Trafford 5, Latrobe 3 SECTION 2-5A Trinity 6, Chartiers Valley 5 Trinity (1-1,… More »
Photo Credit: @NextLevelCreatv BASEBALL NON-SECTION Butler 4, Knoch 1 Butler (1-0) Jett Cuffman – 2 doubles, 2 RBIs Trent Best – Double, 2 RBIs Nolan Stefaniak – Winning pitcher, 5 innings, 11 strikeouts Central Catholic 7, Highlands 4 Central Catholic (1-0) Carson Pettyjohn – 2 RBIs Christian Cordeiro – Double, RBI Sam Luedde – Winning… More »
The WPIAL released new section for baseball and softball for the spring of 2025 and 2026. Class 6A will only be one section of nine teams for the 2025 and 2025 seasons. Pine-Richland and Central Catholic are both dropping down to 5A for the next two years. With the section going to nine teams, Class… More »
Hempfield grad and former Pitt Panther Phil Fox was taken in the seventh round of the MLB draft by the Chicago White Sox. Fox was the 199th overall pick. Fox is the first player who graduated from Hempfield to be drafted since 2013 when Andy Haines was selected and the third player to formerly play… More »
Mt. Lebanon’s David Shields got his named called in the MLB Draft last night as he was selected in the 2nd round going 41st overall to the Kansas City Royals. Shields is a 6-foot-2, 210-pound left handed pitcher who is currently committed to Miami (FL). His senior year, Shields went 5-1 with a 0.96 ERA… More »