Softball

Hempfield pitcher Julia Varhola delivers against Seneca Valley on Apr. 10, 2024, in Jackson.
Hempfield junior chooses James Madison for softball
October 2, 2024
Hempfield junior softball pitcher Julia Varhola can bring it on the radar gun, reaching upwards of 65 mph on her fastest deliveries.

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Latrobe head coach Rick Kozusko talks with his team prior to their WPIAL Class 6A playoff game with Seneca Valley on Wednesday, May 17, 2017, at Gateway High School. Latrobe won 3-0.
Latrobe community mourning loss of former coach and teacher Rick Kozusko
September 23, 2024
Latrobe public address announcer Greg Fenton got choked up before Friday’s football game against Armstrong.

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Mya Eshenbaugh poses with, from left, Caliendo Sports 14-17 softball team head coach Rory Ogden and assistant Lisa Kentris during their 2024 summer trip to Italy.
Softball skills take Leetsdale teen on trip to Italy
September 15, 2024
Mya Eshenbaugh can now say she has played softball on an international level.

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North Allegheny junior third baseman Emily Clark plays against West Allegheny on Sept. 8, 2024.
North Allegheny slow-pitch softball working for postseason success
September 14, 2024
Members of North Allegheny’s slow-pitch softball team remember how they felt after the 2023 season ended — on the losing end of a 3-1 decision to Plum in the WPISL quarterfinals.

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Freeport head coach Ron DeJidas greets pitcher Sydeney Selker at the dugout during their WPIAL Class 3A quarterfinal against Mohawk on Thursday, May 16, 2024, at Seneca Valley.
Notable changes to the 2025-26 WPIAL softball alignment
September 9, 2024
The WPIAL released new section alignments for the next two-year cycle in all sports, and changes will be implemented starting this fall.

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Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Softball League begins 2024 season
September 6, 2024
The Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Softball League kicked off its 2024 season Sunday afternoon with four doubleheaders.

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Hempfield’s slow-pitch softball players gather around coach Mike Palmiero’s staff following a workout Aug. 22.
Western Pa. high school slow-pitch softball continues growing, has hopes of future PIAA membership
September 2, 2024
The sound of crickets in the cool evening air as dew was settling on the grass served as a reminder of the annual rite of fall ball. With it, high school sports teams were getting into the swing.

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Shaler’s Logan Schimmel scores past Parkland’s Brady Hayward during the PIAA Class 3A boys volleyball state championship on Saturday, June 15, 2024, at Penn State.
WPIAL approves new section alignments for spring sports in 2025, ’26 seasons
August 12, 2024
Knowing that boys volleyball coaches prefer room in the schedule for tournaments, the WPIAL on Monday approved a new section alignment with that idea in mind.

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Norwin’s Bailey Snowberger has commited to play her college softball at the University of Maine.
Norwin softball standout rolls with changes, commits to Maine
August 5, 2024
The build-up to the decision was stressful. The reasoning behind it, though, made perfect sense.

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Seneca Valley baseball coach Eric Semega wears a communication device in April during the first season such devices were allowed. The PIAA could adopt a rule to allow electronics in softball games next year, as well.
Westmoreland high school notes: Softball could adopt communication devices
July 27, 2024
A key rule change could alter the way coaches and catchers communicate on the softball field.

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Thomas Jefferson’s Morgan Alisesky (1) celebrates with teammates after defeating Pittston Area in the PIAA Class 5A state championship game on Thursday, June 13, 2024, at Penn State.
After school’s 1st girls state title, Thomas Jefferson softball has summer to celebrate
July 21, 2024
It’s been a summer like no other for the Thomas Jefferson softball program.

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Brentwood softball player Gemma Stypula is a 2024 graduate.
Adventurous Baldwin softball alum to spend year in Thailand
Gemma Stypula has been dreaming of this trip for what seems like forever.

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Fox Chapel coach Chris Olbrich said he thinks it will take a while for teams to become comfortable with the idea of new electronic devices used to send signals to catchers.
New technology approved for high school softball, but Fox Chapel isn’t buying in just yet
July 20, 2024
Fox Chapel softball coach Chris Olbrich doesn’t anticipate being among the first teams to use the one-way communication devices given the go-ahead nationally.

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The North Allegheny volleyball team hoists the state championship trophy after defeating Unionville, 3-0, in the PIAA Class 4A final on Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023, at Cumberland Valley.
PIAA board favors 6 classes for girls volleyball, rejects plan to expand track to 3
July 17, 2024
STATE COLLEGE — The PIAA wants to increase girls volleyball to six classifications, but a request to expand track and field to three was rejected by the board.

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Seneca Valley starting pitcher Lexie Hames throws against Norwin during the WPIAL 6A softball championship Friday, May 31, 2024 at Lilley Field.
Seneca Valley’s Lexie Hames, Neshannock’s Addy Frye top 2024 all-state softball teams
July 5, 2024
Two WPIAL softball players, Seneca Valley’s Lexie Hames and Neshannock’s Addy Frye, were named Pennsylvania’s top pitcher and player when all-state teams were announced Friday.

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Armstrong’s Emma Paul rounds the bases after hitting a two-run homer against Connellsville during their WPIAL Class 5A playoff game on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, at Gateway.
Armstrong’s Emma Paul named 2023-24 TribLive HSSN Girls Athlete of the Year
July 3, 2024
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Seneca Valley pitcher Lexie Hames pumps her fist after getting her final strikeout to defeat Hempfield on Wednesday, Apr. 10, 2024, in Jackson.
2024 TribLive HSSN Softball Player of the Year: Seneca Valley’s Lexie Hames
June 29, 2024
It’s not always easy being the most dominant pitcher in the area, playing for a team with WPIAL title expectations.

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Mt. Pleasant softball coach Chris Brunson
Championship softball coach Chris Brunson leaving Mt. Pleasant for Waynesburg University
June 28, 2024
Championship softball coach Chris Brunson is making the jump to the college level as he leaves the Mt. Pleasant high school team to head to Waynesburg University.

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Neshannock pitcher Addy Frye delivers against Bentworth during the WPIAL Class 2A championship game on May 30 at Cal (Pa.).
2024 TribLive HSSN Terrific 10 Softball All-Stars
June 27, 2024
Here’s a look at the TribLive HSSN softball all-stars for the 2024 season.

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Chartiers Valley’s Taylor Walsh pitches agaisnt Elizabeth Forward on June 6 at Gateway.
Seniors help ‘make a name’ for Chartiers Valley softball
June 23, 2024
Every year, teams often live by a saying or quote that resonates. Coaches put it inside their dugouts and gyms when they work out or even on the back of a shirt.

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