WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
by: Don Rebel SECTION SERIES CONTINUE WITH CRITICAL MATCHUPS The mercury throughout the district has risen to the point where the last thing on anybody’s mind is a snowball. However, the North Allegheny baseball team might be feeling like it is caught in a snowball rolling down following a heartbreaking loss to Section 1-6A rival… More »
BASEBALL SECTION 1-6A Butler 11, Central Catholic 5 Butler (8-4, 4-3) Nolan Stefanik – 4 runs allowed (all unearned), 6 hits allowed, 13 strikeouts Boden Lenyk – Homerun, 2 RBIs Regan Peth – 2 RBIs Trent Best – 2 RBIs Mavrik Clement – 2 RBIs Central Catholic (4-8, 2-8) Christian Cordeiro – Double, 3 RBIs… More »
by: Don Rebel PINE-RICHLAND, SHALER SQUARE OFF WITH 1ST PLACE ON LINE Six year ago, these two programs were both crowned 2019 WPIAL baseball champions, one in Class 6A and the other in 5A. They are both traditional powers on the diamond, tied for the third most district baseball championships. Now they collide in a… More »
by: Don Rebel PETERS TOWNSHIP, UPPER ST. CLAIR TO CLASH While the WPIAL baseball schedule is light on the day after Easter, there is a key contest in a section that is looking like many of the roads in the district nowadays – all jammed. Section 2-5A is the one WPIAL baseball section where brooms… More »
by: Don Rebel HEMPFIELD, SENECA VALLEY SOFTBALL SET TO SQUARE OFF They tried to play last week, but wet and cold weather got in the way. Hopefully, Mother Nature will not be a factor again when Hempfield hosts Seneca Valley for first place in 6A softball at 4 p.m. on Tuesday. The Spartans and Raiders… More »
Photo Credit: @CharValleySB (X) BASEBALL SECTION 1-6A North Allegheny 6, Central Catholic 5 North Allegheny (6-2, 4-0) Miles Pealer – 2 hits, RBI Mason Smith – 2 RBIs Central Catholic (4-5, 2-5) Landon Greene – 2 RBIs Seneca Valley 4, North Hills 0 Seneca Valley (6-3, 3-1) Ryan Rebholz – Winning Pitcher, 5 1/3 innings,… More »
by: Don Rebel TOP FOUR COLLIDE The top four teams in Section 1-5A meet head to head Friday. Fresh off its win Wednesday over rival North Hills, Shaler owns a one-game lead over the Indians and Plum and is two games up on New Castle. Shaler (6-2, 4-0) will host New Castle (4-5, 2-2) at… More »
BASEBALL SECTION 1-6A North Hills 3, Central Catholic 1 North Hills (4-7, 2-4) Austin Ellis – 6 2/3 innings, 4 hits allowed, 1 run allowed… Double, RBI Cooper Ravenstahl – 2 hits Gabriel Negri – Save, 1/3 innings, 1 strikeout Central Catholic (4-4, 2-4) CJ Proch – Single, RBI Liam Pekarsky – 3 2/3 innings,… More »
by: Don Rebel NORTH HILLS NEIGHBORS COLLIDE IN CLASS 5A SOFTBALL Another chilly, but a tad warmer day will be the backdrop for a busy midweek schedule of WPIAL softball section contests. One of the key matchups is a battle of a pair of northern power programs colliding when North Hills (8-1) hosts Shaler (4-2)… More »
BASEBALL SECTION 2-5A Peters Township 3, Chartiers Valley 2 Peters Township breaks the ice with 3-run homer in win over Chartiers Valley SECTION 4-5A Baldwin 16, McKeesport 1 Baldwin (2-4, 1-2) Trey Alario – 3 innings, 0 hits allowed… 2 doubles, 2 RBIs Nick Berg – 3 for 3, 4 RBIs Nick Macurak – Double,… More »