Softball
Avonworth beats Southmoreland to repeat as WPIAL 3A softball champs
June 1, 2023
Southmoreland had a sendoff at school Thursday morning for the WPIAL 3A softball championship. Applause and support from teachers and students followed the team to the bus.
8th-inning homer off Seneca Valley ace lifts Hempfield to WPIAL 6A softball championship
May 31, 2023
Hempfield brought in a pitching machine recently to simulate the speed of Seneca Valley pitcher Lexie Hames.
Union outslugs Carmichaels to win back-to-back WPIAL Class A softball titles
Union softball coach Doug Fisher wasn’t about to dwell on the unpleasant elements of his team’s 10-8 victory over Carmichaels, giving the Scotties their second consecutive WPIAL Class A championship.
Belle Vernon holds off Montour to win WPIAL Class 4A softball title in wild finish
It might have been the wildest finish to a WPIAL softball championship game in years.
2023 WPIAL Class 2A softball championship preview: Neshannock vs. Laurel
WPIAL Class 2A softball championship
2023 WPIAL Class 5A softball championship preview: Armstrong vs. Trinity
WPIAL Class 5A softball championship
2023 WPIAL Class 3A softball championship preview: Avonworth vs. Southmoreland
WPIAL Class 3A softball championship
‘Smiling snipers’ from Southmoreland eager to take crack at unseating No. 1 Avonworth
The text messages began shortly after the semifinal results came in.
Belle Vernon, Montour to square off for WPIAL Class 4A softball title
May 30, 2023
Belle Vernon coach Tom Rodriguez has been to six WPIAL championship games throughout his career. He is 4-1 in those games and knows anything can happen.
Katie Armstrong strikes out 14 as Burrell blanks Waynesburg in WPIAL Class 3A third-place game
The Burrell softball team used small ball to pick up its first run of Tuesday’s WPIAL Class 3A third-place game against Waynesburg Central at Gateway.
High school roundup for May 30, 2023: Freshman powers Shaler softball into state playoffs
Freshman Bria Bosiljevac threw a complete-game three-hitter with 17 strikeouts and hit the tie-breaking solo home run in the fourth inning to lead Shaler to a 2-1 victory over South Fayette in the WPIAL Class 5A softball third-place game Tuesday.
Greensburg Central Catholic holds off OLSH to advance to PIAA softball playoffs
In a win-or-go-home scenario Tuesday at Gateway, the Greensburg Central Catholic softball team survived.
Hempfield softball team looks to win first title since 2019
Despite its championship pedigree and reoccurring reign at the top — seven WPIAL titles, including five in a row from 2015-19 — Hempfield hasn’t won one in a while.
2023 WPIAL Class A softball championship preview: Union vs. Carmichaels
WPIAL Class A softball championship
2023 WPIAL Class 6A softball championship preview: Hempfield vs. Seneca Valley
WPIAL Class 6A softball championship
2023 WPIAL Class 4A softball championship preview: Montour vs. Belle Vernon
WPIAL Class 4A softball championship
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for May 30, 2023: PIAA baseball, softball playoff berths up for grabs
May 29, 2023
While all eyes the next few days will be on the district golden parties at Wild Things Park in Washington and Lilley Field in California, there are other key games being played in the WPIAL baseball and softball playoffs.
Spot in states secure, but Burrell softball team still plenty to play for in 3rd-place game
Last year, the Burrell softball team lost in the WPIAL Class 4A semifinals, dropping it to the third-place consolation game against Montour with a trip to the PIAA playoffs on the line.
Westmoreland County Senior Spotlight: Greensburg Central Catholic’s Isabella Marquez
Typically, teams that only have two seniors aren’t predicted to get very far because they’re seen as too young.
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Burrell’s Cassidy Novak
The end of the school year is approaching rapidly and for the seniors, the end of the spring sports season marks the end of an era. For Burrell softball senior Cassidy Novak, there’s a lot to reflect on from this past year.
