High School Highlights (May 17, 2013)

Published on Friday, 17 May 2013 6:30 am

Class AAA top seed holds off upset bid Highlands was two outs away from pulling off one of the biggest WPIAL softball playoff upsets in a number of years. Maggie Kallock had other plans. Kallock ...

Softball: 2013 WPIAL Playoffs At A Glance

Published on Thursday, 16 May 2013 9:00 pm

WPIAL Class AAAA Quarterfinals: Canon-McMillan (18-1) vs. Penn-Trafford (13-5) Hempfield (16-5) vs. Shaler (13-5) Latrobe (16-4) vs. Peters Township (17-4) North Allegheny (15-4) vs. McKeesport (17-4) ...

Landmark season at Woodland Hills softball

Published on Thursday, 16 May 2013 7:00 am

Nick Tolomeo's feature on the Woodland Hills softball team:   "Five years ago when Woodland Hills softball coach Tony Paganico met with the sixth and seventh graders who were playing softball ...

Vincentian softball keeping tradition

Published on Thursday, 16 May 2013 7:00 am

Nick Tolomeo's feature on the Vincentian softball team:   "By its own lofty standards, this has not been a typical softball season at Vincentian Academy. The Royals finished the regular season ...

High School Softball Highlights (May 15, 2013)

Published on Wednesday, 15 May 2013 7:00 am

Peters gains win in grand fashion   Batting with the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning and the score tied, Carly Konopka needed only a single to give her team a win. ...

Alumni Update: Taylor Geary (Point Park)

Published on Monday, 13 May 2013 4:45 pm

Point Park freshman center fielder Taylor Geary was named to the All-Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Team in softball. Geary, a South Allegheny graduate, was the starting center fielder ...

Alumni Update: Courtney Manovich (Point Park)

Published on Monday, 13 May 2013 4:30 pm

Point Park senior first baseman Courtney Manovich was named to the All-Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Team in softball. Manovich, a Franklin Regional graduate, had a great senior season ...

Alumni Update: Ashley Morran (Point Park)

Published on Monday, 13 May 2013 4:15 pm

Point Park junior second baseman Ashley Morran was named the 2013 Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Softball Player of the Year and also was selected to the KIAC all-conference team. Morran, ...

Alumni Update: Sarah Swettlen (Saint Vincent)

Published on Monday, 13 May 2013 3:30 pm

Saint Vincent freshman infielder/outfielder Sarah Swettlen earned Second-Team laurels on the All-Presidents' Athletic Conference softball team. For Swettlen, the honor caps off her rookie campaign in ...

Alumni Update: Ashley Donlan (Thiel)

Published on Monday, 13 May 2013 3:15 pm

Thiel second baseman Ashley Donlan, a Franklin Regional graduate, was a second-team selection on the All-Presidents' Athletic Conference softball team. Dolan's All-PAC nod is the second of her career. ...

Alumni Update: Olet Stasko (Westminster)

Published on Monday, 13 May 2013 3:00 pm

Westminster senior catcher Olet Stasko, a West Allegheny graduate, was a second-team selection on the Presidents' Athletic Conference 2013 All-PAC Softball team. Stasko led the team in runs scored with ...

Alumni Update: Carrie Maier (Waynesburg)

Published on Monday, 13 May 2013 2:45 pm

Waynesburg junior pitcher Carrie Meier, a Greensburg Salem graduate, was a second-team pick on the Presidents' Athletic Conference 2013 All-PAC Softball Team after enjoying her best season as a collegiate ...

Alumni Update: Jasmine Blackwell (Waynesburg)

Published on Monday, 13 May 2013 2:30 pm

Waynesburg junior outfielder Jasmine Blackwell secured first-team laurels on the Presidents' Athletic Conference 2013 All-PAC Softball Team. Blackwell led the Yellow Jackets in virtually every major ...

Alumni Update: Emily Watson (Washington & Jefferson)

Published on Monday, 13 May 2013 2:15 pm

Washington & Jefferson freshman utility player Emily Watson, a Seneca Valley graduate, was a second-team choice on the All-Presidents' Athletic Conference softball team. Watson earned six victories ...

Alumni Update: Sadie Marak (Washington & Jefferson)

Published on Monday, 13 May 2013 2:00 pm

Washington & Jefferson sophomore third baseman Sadie Marak, a Butler graduate, was a second-team choice on the All-Presidents' Athletic Conference softball team. Marak’s 29 runs batted in placed ...

Alumni Update: Kelsey Cunningham (Washington & Jefferson)

Published on Monday, 13 May 2013 1:45 pm

Washington & Jefferson junior shortstop Kelsey Cunningham, a Peters Township graduate, was named to the All-Presidents' Athletic Conference Softball team as a first-team selection. Cunningham led ...

Alumni Update: Stephanie Zur (Washington & Jefferson)

Published on Monday, 13 May 2013 1:30 pm

Washington & Jefferson senior second baseman Stephanie Zur, a Bethel Park graduate, was named to the All-Presidents' Athletic Conference Softball team as a first-team selection. Zur batted a career-best ...

Alumni Update: Lauren Clarke (Grove City)

Published on Monday, 13 May 2013 11:15 am

Grove City senior pitcher Lauren Clarke, a Burrell graduate, earned Capital One/College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District honors in softball from the region's sports ...