Softball
Little movement atop Trib HSSN state softball rankings
May 17, 2019
The start of the district playoffs was a slow one as many of the top teams enjoyed first-round byes this week, leading to only a handful of changes in the Trib HSSN state softball rankings.
Gateway softball falls short in Class 5A opening round
Gateway won four of its final five regular-season games to clinch a WPIAL softball playoff berth for the second year in a row.
Versatile Mackenzie Zang helps lift TJ softball into playoffs
Her name might be last on the alphabet chart, but her hitting style ranks first on her team.
A-K Valley notebook: Highlands, St. Joseph, Springdale have lofty postseason goals
As pleased as Highlands and St. Joseph baseball felt to end years-long WPIAL baseball playoff droughts, and as excited as it made Springdale to make the softball postseason for the first time in nearly two decades, all three teams had loftier goals than that.
WPIAL releases schedule for softball quarterfinals
The WPIAL on Friday revealed the sites for its softball quarterfinals, which will take place Monday.
Penn Hills softball, baseball players earn postseason honors
Even though the Penn Hills baseball and softball programs didn’t have the type of seasons they were hoping for, five players from the two programs received all-section honors for their play this year.
Southmoreland softball downs Deer Lakes in WPIAL playoff opener
May 16, 2019
Southmoreland’s WPIAL Class 3A title defense started on a strong note.
Freshman throws no-hitter as Springdale softball routs Quigley Catholic
The wait was worth it for the Springdale softball team.
WPIAL softball playoffs roundup for May 15, 2019: Hempfield beats Baldwin on walk-off
May 15, 2019
Kelsi Terzolino ripped a one-out single to right in the bottom of the seventh inning to give four-time WPIAL champion Hempfield a 2-1 walk-off win over Baldwin in a WPIAL Class 6A first-round playoff game at Gateway.
Apollo-Ridge softball eliminated by two-time finalist Frazier
The Frazier softball team has played in the past two WPIAL Class 2A championship games, and it hopes to make it three straight in a couple of weeks.
Softball teams adjust after 1st-round playoff games get postponed
A familiar nemesis popped up as Springdale prepared to play its first WPIAL softball playoff game in nearly two decades: Mother Nature.
High school roundup for May 14, 2019: Albert Gallatin blanks South Fayette
May 14, 2019
Maddy Hershberger threw a four-hit shutout and also had an RBI double to lead No. 9-seeded Albert Gallatin to a 2-0 victory over South Fayette (11-8) in the first round of the WPIAL Class 5A softball playoffs -Tuesday at Trinity.
Sewickley Academy softball edges Monessen in Class A opening round
A come-from-behind effort was not enough as Monessen softball ended its season with a 5-4 loss to Sewickley Academy in the first round of the WPIAL Class A playoffs Tuesday at Peters Township.
Beaver’s List drives in 6 in WPIAL 1st-round rout of Derry
Beaver freshman Payton List turned in quite of a performance in her first WPIAL Class 3A playoffs.
WPIAL postpones Tuesday softball games at Gateway, Hampton, North Allegheny, Shaler
The rainy weather that began over Mother’s Day weekend presented a curveball to the WPIAL softball playoffs.
Breakout squad named Trib HSSN Softball Team of the Week
May 13, 2019
The Trib HSSN Softball Team of the Week is the Upper St. Clair Panthers, a team that enjoyed a breakout season to end a long postseason drought.
Seneca Valley senior named Trib HSSN Softball Player of the Week
Claire Zimmerman
Westmoreland WPIAL softball playoff capsules: Games of May 14, 2019
WPIAL softball playoffs
Alle-Kiski Valley softball playoff preview capsules: Games for May 15
First round
TribLive High School Sports Network broadcasts for the week of May 13, 2019
May 12, 2019
The regular season is history, now the spring high school sports postseason begins this week on the TribLive High School Sports Network.
