WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
Taylor Karmic hit a bases loaded single in the bottom of the eighth inning giving Thomas Jefferson a 2-1 victory over Pittston Area on Thursday afternoon at Beard Field on the campus of Penn State University. The state title is the first one in program history for Thomas Jefferson softball. Both teams had multiple chances… More »
7-2 THOMAS JEFFERSON (15-8) vs. 2-1 PITTSTON AREA (21-1) – 4 PM TODAY at PENN STATE THOMAS JEFFERSON Was the #10 seed out of the WPIAL. Made the WPIAL Championship but fell to Armstrong. Defeated Solanco (17-4), West Chester East (3-1) and Central Mountain (4-1) to get to state championship. Player to watch: Zoe Krizan… More »
by: Don Rebel TOP CATS Central Mountain won the District 6 Class 5A championship this spring while Thomas Jefferson was the runner-up in District 7. Now the Wildcats and the Jaguars scrap to determine the top cat in the wild west of Class 5A. TJ has relied on several players in its two state playoff wins…. More »
Today, Seneca Valley’s Lexie Hames was named the Pennsylvania Softball Player of the Year but Gatorade. Hames is the first WPIAL player since 2018 to win state player of the year in softball when Lexi Wagner of Seton La Salle won the award. Hames is the first Big 56 player to win the award since… More »
SOFTBALL PIAA 6A QUARTERFINALS (1-3) North Penn 4, (7-1) Seneca Valley 0 Seneca Valley (22-2) Lexie Hames – 6 innings, 12 strikeouts Abby Kalkowski – Double Anna Kalkowski – Double PIAA 5A QUARTERFINALS (6-1) Central Mountain 4, (7-1) Armstrong 1 Armstrong (19-4) Emma Paul – Double Lily Gutherie – 2 for 3 Natalie Zeigler –… More »
by: Don Rebel GOLDEN BOYS Hollidaysburg (15-5) won the District 6 Class 5A baseball championship this season, beating Central Mountain in the D-6 finals, 9-1, and then they shut down City League champion Obama Academy in a 5A state preliminary round game, 5-1. In the opening round of the PIAA playoffs, Hollidaysburg (15-5) defeated Franklin Regional, 4-2. Now the Golden Tigers… More »
The PIAA has announced sites and times for both the baseball and softball quarterfinals. All quarterfinal games will happen on Thursday except for Monsignor Bonner/Bethel Park that will take place on Friday. BASEBALL PIAA 5A QUARTERFINALS Thursday, June 6 7-1 Penn-Trafford (21-3) vs. 6-1 Hollidaysburg (15-5) – Sargents Field at Point Stadium, Johnstown – 4… More »
Mt. Lebanon senior David Shields, a talented left-handed pitcher and outfielder, was named Monday as the Gatorade Pennsylvania Baseball Player of the Year. For complete story, click here.
Photo Credit: North Allegheny Sports Network BASEBALL PIAA 6A FIRST ROUND (3-3) Wilson 2, (7-1) North Allegheny 0 North Allegheny pins PIAA loss on tough lefty, not “WPIAL hangover” (10-1) McDowell 1, (7-2) Mt. Lebanon 0 Mt. Lebanon (18-6) Graham Keen – 6 2/3 innings, 1 run allowed, 4 hits allowed PIAA 5A FIRST ROUND… More »
Photo Credit: North Allegheny Sports Network by: Don Rebel STATE PLAYOFFS COMMENCE FOR SPRING SPORTS The district diamond playoffs are in the books as the curtain rises on the PIAA baseball and softball playoffs Monday. While the other five classifications sent either three or four WPIAL teams into the state baseball and softball playoffs, the… More »