Softball

Neshannock pitcher Addy Frye delivers against Laurel during the WPIAL Class 2A championship game Thursday.
Neshannock softball runs record winning streak to 47 with first-round PIAA victory
June 5, 2023
For having just made history, it seemed like business as usual for the Neshannock softball team after a 9-0 shutout of visiting Penns Valley on Monday in a PIAA Class 2A first-round playoff game.

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Bishop Canevin pitcher Kole Olszewski tags out Saegertown’s Sully Zirkle during their PIAA Class A first-round playoff game Monday at Boyce Mayview Park.
High school roundup for June 5, 2023: Penn-Trafford baseball stuns state’s top-ranked team
Ian Temple hit an RBI single during a three-run first inning and belted a solo home run in the fifth, leading Penn-Trafford to an 8-5 upset win over Central Mountain, the top-ranked team in the state, in the first round of the PIAA Class 5A baseball playoffs Monday.

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Southmoreland softball team can’t generate offense in loss to Chestnut Ridge
FISHERTOWN, Pa. — Southmoreland’s bats remained virtually silent in the postseason for a second time in a row Monday, and the Scotties’ softball season ended with a 4-1 loss to Chestnut Ridge in a PIAA Class 3A first-round game.

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Burrell senior first baseman Cassidy Novak stands ready during a PIAA Class 3A first-round playoff game at Juniata on Monday, June 5, 2023.
Burrell comes up short in pitchers’ duel in 1st round of PIAA softball playoffs
MIFFLINTOWN — With Fordham-bound junior Liz Gaisior in the circle for Juniata and senior Katie Armstrong, a Gannon commit, throwing for Burrell, an old-fashioned pitchers’ duel was expected Monday in a PIAA Class 3A first-round game at Juniata High School in Mifflintown.

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Belle Vernon reliever Talia Ross (37) celebrates with Maren Metikosh after Metikosh scored against Trinity during a PIAA Class 4A softball first-round game Monday at Hempfield.
Belle Vernon softball fends off comeback bid, advances to state quarterfinals
Less than a week after winning the fifth WPIAL title in program history, the Belle Vernon softball team survived and advanced in its PIAA tournament opener Monday afternoon.

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Hempfield’s Lauren Howard is safe at home past Mifflin County catcher Madison Wolfgang during PIAA Class 6A first-round playoff action Monday, June 5, 2023, at Robert D. Kalp Field at Hempfield.
Howard sisters lead Hempfield softball past Mifflin County in PIAA opener
Sisters Maggie and Lauren Howard are a couple of years apart in age and class, but they look alike, talk alike and, to Hempfield’s delight, play alike.

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Neshannock’s Payton Newman scores against Laurel during the WPIAL Class 2A championship game on Thursday, June 1, 2023, at Lilly Field.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for June 5, 2023: PIAA baseball, softball playoffs commence
June 4, 2023
The WPIAL and the other 11 district baseball and softball playoffs are in the books.

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Hempfield celebrates after beating Seneca Valley in the WPIAL Class 6A softball championship game May 31, 2023, at Lilley Field.
Trib HSSN softball team of the week for June 4, 2023
The golden history of Hempfield softball is important to second-year coach and former Spartans player Tina Madison.

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Avonworth pitcher Alivia Lantzy celebrates after defeating Southmoreland in the WPIAL Class 3A championship game on Thursday, June 1, 2023, at Lilley Field.
Trib HSSN softball player of the week for June 4, 2023
The Avonworth softball team has won back-to-back WPIAL Class 3A championships and begins defense of its PIAA state crown Monday.

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Greensburg Central’s Macee Magill makes a catch against Apollo-Ridge on Monday, April 24, 2023, at Seton Hill.
Greensburg Central Catholic softball team ready to take on District 9 champ Cranberry in state playoffs
Greensburg Central Catholic softball coach Mike Gaffney has been coaching the Centurions for 12 seasons.

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Augie Maslo and his North Allegheny teammates will play McDowell in the first round of the PIAA playoffs Monday.
This week on Trib HSSN for week of June 5, 2023
Now that we are into June, the clock is winding down on the high school sports season, however with the district postseason in the rearview mirror, the focus turns to the state playoffs in the PIAA this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network.

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Burrell’s Abby Wilks followed by Pyper Ferres score against Waynesburg Central in the sixth inning during the WPIAL softball Class 3A consolation game May 30, 2023, at Gateway High School.
Alle-Kiski Valley PIAA softball capsule: Game for Monday, June 5, 2023
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Maren Metikosh (left) and her Belle Vernon teammates will open the PIAA playoffs against Trinity on Monday.
Westmoreland PIAA softball capsules: Games for Monday, June 5, 2023
PIAA softball playoffs

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Pitcher Katie Armstrong is one of four seniors for Burrell.
Burrell softball team wants long ride to start deep run
Burrell High School graduation is Thursday evening.

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Thomas Jefferson Zoe Krizan celebrates as she comes home after hitting a walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the seventh inning to beat Plum during WPIAL Class 5A softball playoff action Monday, May 15, 2023 at Gateway High School.
Gateway showcases ‘premier baseball and softball complexes’ during WPIAL playoffs
When the baseball and softball fields at the Gateway Sports Complex were still in the construction stage, Gateway athletic director Don Holl gazed into his crystal ball and saw the facility hosting a number of WPIAL playoff games.

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Southmoreland’s Brynn Charnesky holds the WPIAL runner-up trophy next to Gwen Bassinger after the Class 3A final against Avonworth on Thursday, June 1, 2023, at Lilly Field.
Southmoreland softball driven to succeed in state playoffs
June 3, 2023
As the only senior on the Southmoreland softball team, second baseman Brynn Charnesky has a voice on the field, in the dugout and on drab bus rides home from championship game losses.

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Franklin Regional’s Sydney Jackson celebrates her double against Shaler during their WPIAL Class 5A quarterfinal May 17.
                                Christopher Horner | Tribune-Review
Hard-hitting lineup helps Franklin Regional have softball season to remember
The crack of the bat and the swell of crowd noise was a regular thing for the Franklin Regional softball team this season.

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Belle Vernon’s Alexa Daniels, Maren Metikosh and Olivia Kolowitz celebrate with the trophy beating Montour in the WPIAL Class 4A softball championship game Wednesday at Lilley Field at Cal (Pa.).
Belle Vernon senior’s memorable day helps team dedicate WPIAL-title win to coach
June 2, 2023
Belle Vernon senior Alexa Daniels had quite an eventful WPIAL Class 4A softball championship game Wednesday.

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Hempfield coach Tina Madison at third base against Norwin during WPIAL Class 6A softball semifinals May 24, 2023, at Gateway High School.
WPIAL champ Hempfield softball team rewarded with PIAA home game
There was more at stake than a WPIAL championship for the Hempfield softball team.

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Avonworth players celebrate after defeating Southmoreland in the WPIAL Class 3A championship game on Thursday, June 1, 2023, at Lilley Field.
PIAA reveals sites, times for 1st round of state softball playoffs
Avonworth and Neshannock repeated as WPIAL softball champions this week, but now they’ll try to win back-to-back state titles as well.

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