WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
Photo Credit: Trib Live HSSN by: Don Rebel CLASS 6A SOFTBALL POWERS TO FACE OFF The first full week of April begins with more rain in the forecast in what should be a chilly week at the old ballfields for WPIAL baseball and softball teams. The two most dominant softball programs in WPIAL Class 6A… More »
BASEBALL SECTION 1-6A Butler 4, North Hills 3 Butler (6-0, 3-0) Kyle Casteel – Winning Pitcher, 6 innings, 12 strikeouts Tanner Pry – Double, RBI North Hills (2-6, 0-3) Liam Connelly – Double Austin Ellis – Double Seneca Valley 3, Central Catholic 1 Seneca Valley (4-3, 2-1) Luis Torrenegra – Complete Game, 1 run allowed,… More »
by: Don Rebel CLASS 6A SECTION SERIES WRAP UP Three Class 6A three-game section series will conclude Thursday with a rubber game and two teams going for sweeps. Second place will be on the line in Section 1-6A when Seneca Valley (3-3, 1-1) hosts Central Catholic (4-1, 1-1) at 4 p.m. The Vikings won Monday… More »
Photo Credit: @Shaler_Baseball SOFTBALL SECTION 1-6A Seneca Valley 3, North Allegheny 1 Seneca Valley (5-0, 3-0) Lexie Hames – Winning Pitchers, 2 hits allowed, 15 strikeouts… Homerun Olivia Herrem – Double, 2 RBIs North Allegheny (3-4, 2-2) McKenna Rowlands – Double Norwin 7, Pine-Richland 0 Norwin (2-5, 2-2) Abbie Telli – Complete Game, 4 hits… More »
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