Perfect game lifts Canon-Mac in WPIAL softball playoffs
The only loss for Canon-McMillan was to Hempfield early in the season. The Big Macs avenged it in a perfect way.
Alayna Astuto pitched ...
WPIAL Class AAAA
Championship: Thursday, May 30 Canon-McMillan (20-1) vs. North Allegheny (17-4) at California University.
Consolation Final: Tuesday, May 28 Peters Township (18-5) vs. Hempfield (17-6) ...
Wilson dominant as Riverside rolls
(Photo: Kirsten Wilson is mobbed after hitting a home run in the first inning of Riverside's 4-0 win against Chartiers Houston in a Class AA semifinal. Wilson also ...
Ken Wunderley's feature on the Beaver Area softball team:
(Photo: Beaver's Ashley Kondracki connects with a pitch during WPIAL quarterfinal victory against Greensburg Central Catholic Monday. Michael ...
Nick Tolomeo's feature on the Serra softball team:
Through five games this season his Serra Catholic softball team was sitting at 4-1 overall, but coach Mike Elko knew it was time to make a ...
Nick Tolomeo features the Deer Lakes softball team:
"For the Deer Lakes softball team this season, the usual suspects have stepped up and produced the usual results.
The defending WPIAL Class ...
Peters Township prevails
Second-seeded Latrobe earned a first-round bye in the WPIAL Class AAAA softball playoffs.
When Latrobe played its playoff opener Monday, Peters Township said "bye, bye" to ...
Greensburg Salem was one of the most dominant teams in the WPIAL during the regular season but none of that mattered on Thursday when the Golden Lions had their backs up against the wall in a WPIAL first-round ...
On Thursday Serra Catholic won its first playoff game since 2009, it’s prize is a date with defending PIAA Class A champion Neshannock. The Eagles are not about to complain, they appear to be relishing ...
One of the more interesting first-round matchups in the WPIAL last week was the meeting between No. 5 Shaler and No. 12 Woodland Hills. Shaler was a perennial power who has played in WPIAL and PIAA championship ...
Two streaks were on the line Tuesday when Penn-Trafford played Plum in a WPIAL Class AAAA first round playoff game. The Warriors entered the playoffs with a six-game winning streak but it also entered ...
So far so good for the three playoff teams in Class AAA Section 3. All three participants from the section won their first-round games and advanced to the WPIAL quarterfinals, the only section in Class ...
Last season Pine-Richland finished in fourth place in Class AAAA Section 3, just one spot away from a postseason berth. It was a heart-breaking way to end a career for the eight seniors on the team.
Finally ...
The first-round of the WPIAL playoffs saw close games throughout all four classifications. There were three extra-inning games in Class A alone and six total among all classifications in the WPIAL on Tuesday ...
Ambridge sophomore pitcher Kelly Haslett pitched well beyond her years this season and she continued that tradition in the playoffs. Haslett tossed a no-hitter in a first-round win over No. 14 Laurel Highlands ...
Name: Lauren Zola School: Seton-LaSalle Sport: Softball Grade: Sophomore Position: Pitcher
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As the only team in Class AA with a first-round bye, Deer Lakes had to sit patiently Tuesday as everyone else in the WPIAL Class AA playoffs played. Now the Lancers, the 2012 WPIAL Class AA champions, ...
In its last season playing in Class AAA in 2004, McKeesport went 0-15. In 2005 the WPIAL expanded to four classifications. Class AAAA had not been too kind to the Tigers either, until this season.
McKeesport ...
There was much discussion among coaches in Class AA Section 5 that Beaver Area was one of the best young teams in the WPIAL and that the Bobcats could surprise some teams.
It took all of one game for ...
Peters Township has reached the WPIAL quarterfinals in 2010, 2011 and 2012. The Indians are headed there once again this year but perhaps they have never qualified for the round of eight in as dramatic ...
