WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
by: Don Rebel 6A SIMILARITIES These are early days in the WPIAL Class 6A softball chase, but things are starting to take shape in a very similar way to how things were in this nine-team classification last spring. A year ago, the top four seeds in the 6A district playoffs were Hempfield on top at… More »
BASEBALL SECTION 1-6A Butler 8, North Hills 7 Butler (5-0, 2-0) Boden Lenyk – Triple Trent Best – Double North Hills (2-5, 0-2) Liam Connelly – 2 RBIs Austin Ellis – 2 RBIs Seneca Valley 8, Central Catholic 4 Seneca Valley (3-3, 1-1) Ryan Piekutoski – 2 doubles, 3 RBIs Mason Fisher – Double Andrew… More »
by: Don Rebel 6A BASEBALL DIVES INTO 3-GAME SECTION SERIES While the other five classifications began section series play last week, Monday marked the start of action in both Class 6A sections. As was the case the last two season, Class 6A teams will play three section series games each week against the same opponent… More »
BASEBALL SECTION 1-6A Butler 12, North Hills 2 Butler (4-0, 1-0) Trent Best – 2 RBIs Boden Lenyk – 3 for 4, Double Nolan Stefaniak – Winning Pitcher, 8 strikeouts North Hills (2-4, 0-1) Cooper Ravenstahl – Double Central Catholic 7, Seneca Valley 6 Central Catholic (3-0, 1-0) Reece Hankinson – Game-winning single in 7th… More »
by: Don Rebel TITLE GAME REMATCH It’s a rematch from last season’s surprise WPIAL 6A championship game when Seneca Valley hosts Norwin at 4 p.m. In the 2024 title game, No. 5 Norwin scored a run in the first inning and two more in the second to go up 3-0. Seneca Valley answered with a… More »
GIRLS BASKETBALL PIAA 6A CHAMPIONSHIP (1-1) Perkiomen Valley 58, (7-1) Upper St. Clair 27 Upper St. Clair (23-7) Rylee Kalocay – 10 points PIAA 5A CHAMPIONSHIP (7-2) South Fayette 45, (12-1) Archbishop Wood 37 South Fayette (29-2) Juliette Leroux – 15 points, 7 rebounds Ryan Oldaker – 10 points
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 »
by: Don Rebel SOFTBALL SECTION LID LIFTER A couple of Class 5A softball teams off to a good start are set to open up section play Thursday. Undefeated Fox Chapel is home to once-beaten Plum in their Section 1-5A opener at 3:45 p.m. The Foxes are a perfect 4-0 with wins over Norwin, Butler, Kiski… 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 »