WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
The Penn-Trafford softball team had to quickly forget about being upset by Connellsville in the Class 5A semifinals. Facing section opponent Franklin Regional, the No. 1 Warriors jumped on the No. 6 Panthers and cruised to a 6-2 win at Seton Hill University, clinching their spot in the PIAA playoffs for the first time in… More »
This is the first year in awhile that Hempfield hasn’t been the clear-cut favorite to win it all. But they still may be the most dangerous team heading into the Class 6A WPIAL Semifinals next week after their 2-1 walk-off win against No. 6 Baldwin on Wednesday, Sophomore Kelsi Terzolino lifted the No. 3 Spartans… More »
Senior Kristen Chomos crushed a three-homer in the bottom of the sixth inning to propel the North Allegheny Tigers to a 3-2 victory over the Upper St. Clair Panthers in the WPIAL quarterfinals on Wednesday at South Fayette High School. Appearing in the playoffs for the 20th consecutive year, the top-seeded Tigers were taking on an upstart Upper… More »
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Madi Beining has dominated in the circle as of late, winning nine straight decisions, including five wins and one save last week for Gannon University. She tossed a career-high 11 strikeouts in the 1-0 shutout of Slippery Rock University, her sixth shutout of the season. Beining posted an 0.66 ERA last week, allowing just three… More »
Down by two and to its last out, Trinity senior Cameron Meier belted a three-run home run to lift the Hillers to a 10-9 win at West Allegheny on Wednesday afternoon. Trinity had no runners on with two outs, but an error extended the inning for Meier’s heroics. Wednesday’s offensive output was the seventh straight… More »
In a Section 2-6A showdown, the North Allegheny softball team locked up a playoff berth with a 7-4 win over the Norwin Knights on Wednesday night. The Tigers overcame an early 3-0 deficit with a 13-hit attack that saw all nine batters reach base and six different players score runs. The visiting Knights wasted little… More »
The North Allegheny softball team fell to the Seneca Valley Raiders on Tuesday afternoon, 3-2, in Section 2-6A action. The Raiders rallied from a 2-0 deficit in the late innings to stay in a third-place tie with Hempfield in the section. Despite the loss, the Tigers remain in first place with a ½ game lead… More »
Krystyna Burdelski went 2-0 with a 1.16 ERA and 1.67 WHIP in a pair of complete games last week for Westminster College. She fired a one-hit shutout in Westminster’s 9-0 (5 inn.) game two victory over Presidents’ Athletic Conference rival, Bethany College, last Thursday. Over 15 starts this season, Burdelski is 7-8 with a 3.01… More »