8 WPIAL teams advance to PIAA softball quarterfinals

By: Don Rebel
Tuesday, June 3, 2025 | 12:51 PM

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It was a bit of a rough start to the 2025 PIAA softball playoffs for the 18 WPIAL teams.

District 7 teams were a combined 8-10 on Monday.

WPIAL teams from the top three classifications were 5-3, while in the bottom three classes, district teams were a rough 3-7, including 0-3 in Class 3A.

The six WPIAL champions were a combined 4-2.

Moving on to the state quarterfinals are District 7 winners Hempfield in 6A, Hampton in 4A, Neshannock in 2A and Union in A.

Meanwhile, Shaler in 5A and Mohawk in 3A saw their golden seasons come to a sudden end.

Here are the sites and times for Thursday’s PIAA quarterfinals, plus all the final scores from the opening round of the state softball playoffs.

Class 6A

Quarterfinals

Thursday’s schedule

Hempfield (22-1) vs. Chambersburg (19-5) at the Iron Horse Sports Complex in Windber at 4 p.m.

Nazareth (20-6) vs. Cumberland Valley (20-3) at Pine Grove at 6 p.m.

West Lawn Wilson (22-5) vs Central Dauphin (18-3) at Millersville University at noon

Council Rock South (20-5) vs. Perkiomen Valley (20-4) at Spring-Ford at 4 p.m.

First round

Hempfield 2, State College 1

Chambersburg 3, Avon Grove 1

Nazareth 7, North Penn 5

Cumberland Valley 14, Conestoga 0, in 5 innings

West Lawn Wilson 5, Owen J. Roberts 4

Central Dauphin 10, Williamsport 0, in 5 innings

Council Rock South 4, Easton 1

Perkiomen Valley 19, George Washington 0, in 3 innings

Class 5A

Quarterfinals

Thursday’s schedule

Twin Valley (21-5) vs. West Allegheny (17-5) at Everett Elementary School at 2 p.m.

Penn-Trafford (21-3) vs. Red Land (20-3) at the Iron Horse Sports Complex in Windber at 2 p.m.

Greencastle-Antrim (20-3) vs. North Pocono (18-4) at Pine Grove at 4 p.m.

West Chester East (17-8) vs. Springfield-Delco (18-5) at Spring-Ford on Friday, June 6 at noon

First round

Twin Valley 4, Shaler 3, in 8 innings

West Allegheny 10, Solanco 4

Penn-Trafford 3, Central Mountain 2

Red Land 8, North Hills 1

Greencastle-Antrim 9, Marple Newtown 1

North Pocono 9, Upper Moreland 3

West Chester East 5, Cardinal O’Hara 4

Springfield-Delco 4, Southern Lehigh 1

Class 4A

Quarterfinals

Thursday’s schedule

Hampton (18-4) vs. Fort LeBoeuf (18-3) at Allegheny College at noon

Blackhawk (15-6) vs. Kennard-Dale (23-2) at Everett Elementary School at 4 p.m.

North Schuylkill (18-5) vs. Valley View (21-2) at Wilkes University at 2 p.m.

Interboro (21-2) vs. Northwestern Lehigh (21-3) at Boyertown at 4 p.m.

First round

Hampton 1, Punxsutawney 0

Fort LeBoeuf 10, Elizabeth Forward 6

Blackhawk 9, Bellefonte 3

Kennard-Dale 10, Monsignor Bonner-Archbishop Prendergast 0, in 6 innings

North Schuylkill 16, Conwell-Egan 13

Valley View 1, Northern Lebanon 0

Interboro 19, Frankford 0, in 3 innings

Northwestern Lehigh 11, Athens 0, in 4 innings

Class 3A

Quarterfinals

Thursday’s schedule

St. Mary’s (18-3) vs. Bald Eagle (20-3) at Heindl Filed in DuBois at 3 p.m.

Sharon (22-1) vs. Susquenita (22-0) at Heindl Field in DuBois at 1 p.m.

Nazareth Academy (10-5) vs. Mid-Valley (21-3) at Patriots Park in Allentown at 4 p.m.

Pine Grove (24-2) vs. Kutztown (24-4) at Exeter Township at 2 p.m.

First round

St. Mary’s 4, Mohawk 2

Bald Eagle 8, Avonworth 2

Sharon 2, South Park 1

Susquenita 11, Philipsburg-Osceola 0, in 3 innings

Nazareth Academy 3, Villa Joseph Marie 0

Mid-Valley 6, Hughesville 1

Pine Grove 7, Camp Hill Trinity 2

Kutztown 11, Loyalsock Township 10

Class 2A

Quarterfinals

Thursday’s schedule

Neshannock (23-0) vs. Chestnut Ridge (16-6) at Norwin at 11 a.m.

Chartiers-Houston (21-2) vs. Seneca (21-1) at Slippery Rock University at noon

West Shamokin (20-4) vs. South Williamsport (16-5) at Philipsburg-Osceola at 4 p.m.

Williams Valley (22-2) vs. Bristol (18-1) at Exeter Township at 4 p.m.

First round

Neshannock 10, Sharpsville 0, in 5 innings

Chestnut Ridge 4, Redbank Valley 0

Chartiers-Houston 5, Cranberry 2

Seneca 7, Riverside 2

West Shamokin 11, Bentworth 5

South Williamsport 10, Holy Redeemer 0, in 5 innings

Williams Valley 3, Halifax 0

Bristol 15, Philadelphia Community Charter 0, in 3 innings

Class A

Quarterfinals

Thursday’s schedule

Union (20-2) vs. DuBois Central Catholic (12-10) at Slippery Rock University at 2 p.m.

Cambridge Springs (16-2) vs. Berlin-Brothersvalley (20-3) at North Allegheny at 4 p.m.

Northeast Bradford (13-7) vs. Dock Mennonite (17-6) at Hazleton at 4 p.m.

Holy Cross (22-1) vs. Claysburg-Kimmel (26-0) at Central Mountain at 4 p.m.

First round

Union 12, Purchase Line 0, in 6 innings

DuBois Central Catholic 4, Juniata Valley 3

Cambridge Springs 9, West Greene 0

Berlin-Brothersvalley 3, Carmichaels 0

Northeast Bradford 17, Greenwood 2, in 3 innings

Dock Mennonite 15, Maritime Academy 0, in 3 innings

Holy Cross 3, Tri-Valley 2

Claysburg-Kimmel 10, Bucktail 0, in 5 innings