Softball
Hempfield can’t crack North Penn ace in 1-0 PIAA championship game loss
June 15, 2023
UNIVERSITY PARK — Walled off by a gifted pitcher and unable to manufacture offense with runners on base, Hempfield lost a state softball championship for the first time.
Late, 2-out rally by Blue Mountain denies Montour its 1st PIAA softball title
UNIVERSITY PARK — Montour could taste its first PIAA softball title.
What to watch for in PIAA sports on June 15, 2023: ‘Western’ teams meet for 2A softball, A baseball titles
June 14, 2023
Twelve state champions will be crowned on the diamonds of Penn State University over the next two days.
PIAA Class 4A softball championship preview: Montour vs. Blue Mountain
This is the sixth season the PIAA has hosted six state championship softball games.
Hempfield to face state’s most dominant ace: North Penn lefty Julia Shearer
A forbidding challenge awaits Hempfield with unbeaten North Penn (27-0), the District 1 champion that features senior ace pitcher Julia Shearer and her ridiculous numbers: 27-0 record, 0.23 ERA, 346 strikeouts and 13 walks in 159 innings.
PIAA Class 6A softball championship preview: Hempfield vs. North Penn
PIAA softball playoffs
Hempfield softball notebook: Freshman Lauren Howard scoring runs at record pace
Lauren Howard is as promising a freshman as any Hempfield has put in the starting lineup.
Battery power fuels Hempfield softball on electric run to state finals
If Hempfield wins a fifth PIAA softball championship Thursday at Penn State, it will likely happen in an electric atmosphere. But a win will probably be battery powered.
Unflappable Hempfield looks to add to softball program’s championship legacy
June 13, 2023
Tina Madison looked pensive and anxious as her team hit softballs into nets in a light drizzle Monday at St. Francis (Pa.) University.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on June 13, 2023: Shaler, Mt. Lebanon try again to earn state final berths
Mother Nature did a great job cooperating through the district baseball and softball postseason and the first two rounds of the state playoffs.
Montour softball makes things happen in PIAA semifinal win over Elizabeth Forward
June 12, 2023
The Montour softball team doesn’t need much of an opening to make things happen.
Union softball team rallies again to make PIAA finals
The Union softball team is working very hard at earning the nickname the Cardiac Kids.
Hempfield softball surges past Cumberland Valley, advances to Class 6A state final
LORETTO — Hempfield asked for the pregame music to be turned off while it took infield practice Monday after a half-hour rain delay.
Shaler softball uses big 8th inning to best Armstrong, punch ticket to state finals
In last Thursday’s PIAA Class 5A quarterfinal victory over WPIAL champion Trinity, Shaler scored all five of its runs on three home runs.
High school roundup for June 12, 2023: Everett ends Neshannock’s 48-game winning streak
When a pair of undefeated teams in WPIAL champion Neshannock and District 5 champion Everett met in the PIAA Class 2A softball semifinals Monday, something had to give.
Trib HSSN Softball Team of the Week for June 11, 2023
June 11, 2023
The Shaler softball team has been spending most of this spring savoring perfection.
Trib HSSN Softball Player of the Week for June 11, 2023
Following a second straight WPIAL Class A softball championship win the previous week, Union did not start the PIAA playoffs as planned.
PIAA softball playoff capsule: Class 6A semifinal, Monday, June 12, 2023
PIAA softball playoffs
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on June 12, 2023: Battles of unbeatens for Neshannock softball headlines state semifinals
Halfway through the 2023 PIAA diamond playoffs, only two champions from last spring are alive heading into Semifinals Monday: DuBois Central Catholic baseball and Neshannock softball.
Hempfield softball team wins with stifling defense
June 10, 2023
In the PIAA softball playoffs, every team can hit. Short game or long, small ball or power shots.
