High school roundup for April 15, 2025: Hunter Horne’s homer lifts West Mifflin past Ringgold

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Tuesday, April 15, 2025 | 11:28 PM

Hunter Horne hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the sixth to lead West Mifflin to a 5-4 victory over Ringgold in Section 2-4A baseball Tuesday.

Braeden Andzelik doubled and drove in two runs for the Titans (11-3, 6-0). Alex Kolano and Gavin Angotti tripled for the Rams (4-8, 3-5).

Albert Gallatin 8, Laurel Highlands 4 – Evan Weakland doubled and drove in two runs, Michael Dunhham went 2 for 3 with two RBIs and Jason Myers earned the win as Albert Gallatin (4-5, 4-4) doubled up Laurel Highlands (1-7, 0-6) in Section 2-4A. Sevi Vecchiolla doubled twice and had a pair of RBIs for the Mustangs.

Apollo-Ridge 5, OLSH 4 – Noah Stewart and Brayden McCracken drove in two runs apiece and Alexander Clawson singled and knocked in a run to lead Apollo-Ridge (3-6, 2-5) to a Section 3-2A win. Thomas Medwig hit two doubles and Dean Douglass singled, doubled and drove in three runs for OLSH (7-5, 5-1).

Avella 11, Jeannette 3 – Bryce Wright doubled and drove in two runs while Logan Fedak and Cameron Ullom each plated two runs as Avella (10-1, 6-1) dropped Jeannette (2-7, 0-4) in Section 1-A. Jayden Kennedy and Noah Rattigan knocked in a run apiece for the Jayhawks. Charles Rush picked up a win for the Eagles.

Avonworth 12, Shady Side Academy 1; Avonworth 7, Shady Side Academy 0 –Avonworth (11-1, 6-0) swept Shady Side Academy (2-11, 1-5) in a Section 2-3A doubleheader. In Game 1, Mason Metz went 2 for 2 with a home run and four RBIs, Jack Dolan doubled twice and drove in a run and Alexander Rowe plated two runs for the Antelopes. Cooper Scharding got the win. In the second game, Case Latore homered and drove in two runs, Metz went 3 for 3 with a home run and two RBIs and Carson Franc gave up two hits and fanned nine in a complete game shutout for the Antelopes. Ty McCaskey and David Dillon each doubled for the Bulldogs.

Baldwin 8, Gateway 1 – Matt Musial drove in two runs, Aiden Robinson doubled and Trey Alario got the win as Baldwin (5-4, 4-2) beat Gateway (6-6, 2-4) in Section 4-5A. Grady Dunsmore had a hit for the Gators.

Bentworth 6, California 5 – Ben Hays went 3 for 4 with a double and two RBIs and Sam Wade drove in two runs for Bentworth (3-6, 3-5) in a Section 1-2A win. Eli Carpenter doubled and drove in two runs for California (4-4, 4-1).

Bethel Park 6, Peters Township 4 – Ryan Petras, Jack Bruckner and Eric Miehl had two hits and an RBI apiece to lead Bethel Park (8-3, 5-2) to a Section 2-5A win. Michael Alspaugh had two doubles and two RBIs for Peters Township (7-5, 2-3).

Brentwood 13, Carlynton 1 – Michael O’Leary threw a five-inning one-hitter and struck out eight for Brentwood (3-6, 3-4) in a Section 3-2A win. Eric Firle hit a double for Carlynton (2-8, 0-6). Colton Rosing went 3 for 4 with a double and four RBIs and Gavin Broderick doubled and drove in two runs for the Spartans.

Brownsville 8, McGuffey 6 – Ben Vojacek and Jacob Dillinger each drove in two runs and Geno Thorpe went 3 for 3 with a double and an RBI while Hunter Pelehac got the win as Brownsville (3-5, 3-5) defeated McGuffey (7-4, 4-2) in Section 4-3A. Wyatt Hildreth drove in three for the Highlanders. Noah Petroff got the save for the Falcons.

Burgettstown 8, Beth-Center 5 – Brian Charles doubled and knocked in four runs, William Stevenson drove in a pair of runs and Sam Elich doubled and had an RBI for Burgettstown (5-1, 4-1) in a Section 1-2A win. Eli Wright went 2 for 4 with three RBIs for Beth-Center (2-6, 1-6). Jayden Roach got the win and Stevenson picked up a save for the Blue Devils.

Burrell 7, Ligonier Valley 2 – Trey Coury drove in a pair of runs, Isaac Lasinski went 2 for 4 with an RBI and winning pitcher Colton Whitlock gave up two runs and struck out four in a complete game as Burrell (6-3, 5-2) beat Ligonier Valley (2-7, 1-4) in Section 3-3A. Tyler Smith and Gavin Moore each had an RBI for the Rams.

Canon-McMillan 15, Mt. Lebanon 3 – Massimo Falconi hit a double and Alexander Shank drove in three runs for Canon-McMillan (10-3, 6-2) in a Section 2-6A win over Mt. Lebanon (3-9, 2-3).

Carmichaels 3, Greensburg Central Catholic 1 – Colin Andrews hit a solo home run and Jordan Davis delivered an RBI single as Carmichaels (6-3, 5-2) took the lead in the fifth and went on to beat Greensburg Central Catholic (6-2, 4-1) in Section 1-A. Tyler Samide drove in the only run for the Centurions. Ryder Kreig drove in a run in the sixth while Jase Zdravecky got the win for the Mighty Mikes.

Charleroi 7, Keystone Oaks 5 – Kaden Woods drove in two runs, Jake Corrin doubled and Masyn Grooms hit a two-run single in the fifth to lead Charleroi (5-4, 4-3) to a Section 4-3A win. Brandon Kaminski plated two runs for Keystone Oaks (5-5, 2-4). Logan Usher got the win for the Cougars.

Chartiers Valley 8, Moon 6 – Colton Prosperi, Michael Switala and winning pitcher Colton Koza each drove in two runs to propel Chartiers Valley (6-7, 3-5) past Moon (3-6, 3-3) in Section 2-5A. Taylor Ebner went 3 for 3 with a double and two RBIs for the Tigers.

Connellsville 16, McKeesport 1 – Grayden Gillott went 4 for 4 with two doubles and five RBIs, Noach Zawisian and Linkon Keller each drove in two and Jett Dunaway got the win as Connellsville (8-2, 4-1) rolled to a Section 4-5A win. Thomas Minnick doubled for McKeesport (0-11, 0-6).

Eden Christian 14, Sewickley Academy 4 – Brady Hull was 3 for 3 with a home run, a double and four RBIs, Noah Emswiler doubled twice and brought in four runs and winning pitcher Brett Feldman also knocked in a pair as Eden Christian (9-2, 6-2) picked up a Section 3-A victory. Nolan Donnelly doubled and plated a run for Sewickley Academy (1-8, 1-4).

Elizabeth Forward 13, Belle Vernon 1 – Cy Herchelroath tripled and knocked in five runs, Jacob Peterson doubled and drove in a run and winning pitcher Joseph Crovak surrendered one unearned run on four hits and struck out 10 as Elizabeth Forward (8-2, 5-1) dropped Belle Vernon (7-2, 6-2) in Section 2-4A. Connor Bergman and Cole Matusik doubled for the Leopards.

Frazier 15, Chartiers-Houston 5 – Noah Bachinski went 3 for 3 with two doubles, Chase Fulmer doubled and Brant Alekson and Dailan McManus drove in two runs apiece to lead Frazier (5-5, 2-4) to a Section 1-2A win. Brady Gotfredson, Justus Buckingham and Paul Williamson hit a double apiece for Chartiers-Houston (5-4, 3-4).

Freedom 5, Laurel 3 – Tommy Ward went 2 for 3 with a triple and two RBIs and Zach Kuntz hit two singles for Freedom (6-5, 4-3) in a Section 2-2A win. Kolton Carlson went 3 for 4 with an RBI for Laurel (4-6, 3-3).

Fort Cherry 15, Northgate 0 – Colton Temple went 3 for 3 with a pair of home runs, a triple and five RBIs to power Fort Cherry (6-4) to a nonsection win over Northgate (2-7). Nate Wolfe doubled and knocked in two runs and Dylan Lueck got the win for the Rangers.

Hampton 9, North Catholic 6 – Ryan Scully hit a double and home run, Chad Moore had a double and two RBIs and Nate Constantakis drove in two runs to lead Hampton (3-7, 2-5) to a Section 1-4A win. Matthew Madonna and Landon Eifler had a double and two RBIs apiece for North Catholic (5-4, 2-4).

Jefferson-Morgan 7, West Greene 3 – Jaymison Robinson went 3 for 5 with three RBIs and winning pitcher John Woodward also drove in three as Jefferson-Morgan (5-3, 4-3) beat West Greene (3-8, 2-4) in Section 1-A. Levi Yeater doubled for the Pioneers.

Knoch 10, Valley 2 – Cooper Allison had two doubles and two RBIs and Kaden Dreher and Sean Morgan hit a double apiece to lead Knoch (8-6, 4-2) to a Section 3-4A win. Dante Taliani hit two singles for Valley (5-7, 0-6).

Leechburg 16, Aquinas Academy 1 – Rocco Vigna tripled and drove in four runs, Chase Henry doubled and tacked on three RBIs and winning pitcher Garrett Jones went 4 for 4 with two RBIs as Leechburg (8-1, 8-0) cruised to a Section 2-A win. David Zaharko doubled and knocked in a run for Aquinas Academy (2-7, 2-6). Jones gave up one run on six hits and struck out six in six innings for the Blue Devils.

Mt. Pleasant 15, Yough 4 – Carter Strayer and Sonny Marne drove in three runs apiece and Cole Chatfield doubled to lead Mt. Pleasant (7-4, 6-2) to a Section 3-3A win. Jake Williams hit a double for Yough (2-6, 2-4).

New Castle 7, Allderdice 4 – Dominci Miller, Justin Girman and winning pitcher Carlo DeSalvo each drove in a run as New Castle (3-9, 2-3) beat Allderdice (3-2, 1-2) in Section 3-5A. Lukas Stead doubled twice and drove in a pair and Landon Blank had an RBI for the Dragons. Joshua Pounds picked up the save for the Hurricanes.

North Allegheny 6, Central Catholic 3 – Sean O’Donnell hit a double and Christian Simons drove in two runs for North Allegheny (7-2, 5-0) in a Section 1-6A win over Central Catholic (5-6, 2-6).

Norwin 4, Woodland Hills 1 – Winning pitcher Brayden Wardzinski went 5⅔ innings and gave up one unearned run on two hits and struck out 10 while also doubling and knocking in a run as Norwin (7-6, 5-3) beat Woodland Hills (2-5, 0-5) in Section 2-6A. Benjamin Geissler also doubled and drove in a run while Nate Silberman had an RBI for the Knights.

Pine-Richland 12, West Allegheny 2 – Luke Grana tripled and knocked in three runs, Jake Waddell doubled and drove in a pair and winning pitcher Drew Boivin tripled and had an RBI as Pine-Richland (10-1, 5-1) defeated West Allegheny (2-7, 0-4) in Section 3-5A. Teagan Tomei went 2 for 3 with an RBI for the Indians.

Plum 15, Penn Hills 0 – Michael Tedrick threw a three-inning one hitter and struck out five for Plum (9-2, 5-1) in a Section 1-5A win. Gavin Tierney hit a single for Penn Hills (2-9, 2-6). Ryan Lafferty went 2 for 2 with a home run and two RBIs, Jake Domkowski had two triples and four RBIs and Dan Macioce hit a double and triple for the Mustangs.

Quaker Valley 13, Ellwood City 8 – Winning pitcher Todd Kagle had four RBIs, Nolan Wagoner went 2 for 4 with three RBIs and Henry Zupanc plated a run as Quaker Valley (7-3, 3-2) bested Ellwood City (8-4, 4-2) in Section 1-3A. Cameron Mills and Maykel Cuevas each drove in three runs for the Wolverines.

Serra Catholic 15, Clairton 0 – Bodi Rieger threw a four-inning no-hitter and struck out 10 to lead Serra Catholic (9-2, 5-1) to a Section 3-A win over Clairton (0-7, 0-4). Tyler Skaggs had a double and four RBIs for the Eagles.

Shenango 14, New Brighton 7 – Jack Kielar, Sam Patton and Trey Ross hit a double apiece and Joey Campoli drove in three runs to lead Shenango (8-2, 5-1) to a Section 2-2A win. Brock Budacki went 2 for 3 with a home run and three RBIs for New Brighton (6-4, 5-2).

South Park 8, Steel Valley 4 – Keegan Fekety and Robert Lenzi had a double and two RBIs apiece and Ryan Spitznagel also drove in two runs to lead South Park (9-1, 6-0) to a Section 2-3A win. Daevon Gaynor hit a double and triple and Logan Thomas doubled for Steel Valley (4-6, 2-4).

Upper St. Clair 11, South Fayette 5 – Nico D’Orazio went 2 for 2 with a triple and Cooper Stutzman drove in two runs for Upper St. Clair (5-4, 3-3) in a Section 2-5A win. Chaz Kosko went 2 for 3 with a double and RBI for South Fayette (8-4, 5-3).

Waynesburg 14, Seton LaSalle 5 – Ethan Kiger and Grant Pack drove in three runs apiece, Jake Stephenson went 4 for 5 with an RBI and Austin Surber picked up a win as Waynesburg (10-0, 6-0) cruised to a Section 4-3A. Connor Rothhaar tripled, doubled and drove in a pair for Seton LaSalle (5-5, 4-3).

Winchester Thurston 7, Rochester 6 – Mason Witten laced a walk-off RBI double to lift Winchester Thurston (9-1, 8-0) to a Section 2-A win. Witten finished with two RBIs while Sam Tarr drove in two runs and Sam McComb got the win for the Bears. Cole Poplin knocked in two runs for Rochester (4-5, 3-5).

Softball

Baldwin 20, Connellsville 5 – Avery Herrington went 3 for 4 with a double, home run and five RBIs and Mackenzie Bowen and Reese Temme hit a home run apiece for Baldwin (10-2, 6-1) in a Section 4-5A win. Cali Leichliter went 3 for 3 with a home run and three RBIs for Connellsville (5-2, 1-2). Gabby Jaquay had two doubles and four RBIs for the Highlanders.

Bentworth 18, Washington 5 – Kylie Glaze went 3 for 3 with a double, home run and six RBIs, Sydney Gonglik went 3 for 3 with a home run and four RBIs and Nora Lindley had a double, triple and home run for Bentworth (5-4, 2-1) in a Section 4-2A win. Mayaja Lee had a home run and three RBIs for Washington (4-2, 0-2).

Blackhawk 11, Central Valley 5 – Brynn Hysong went 4 for 4 with a double, Addy Ramer hit a home run and Keira Rodu doubled and drove in two runs to lead Blackhawk (5-2, 3-1) to a Section 3-4A win. Emma Weaver hit three doubles and Natalie Iannessa drove in three runs for Central Valley (3-5, 1-4).

Brownsville 3, Waynesburg 2 – Pinch runner Jordyn Davis scored the winning run for Brownsville (5-3, 2-1) on a wild pitch in the bottom of the seventh in a Section 4-2A win. Avery Davis went 3 for 3 with two doubles for Waynesburg (5-4, 2-1). Winning pitcher Ava Clark struck out 18 and allowed two runs on six hits for the Falcons.

Chartiers-Houston 11, Seton LaSalle 1 – Meadow Ferri struck out 19 and allowed one run on three hits for Chartiers-Houston (10-0, 4-0) in a Section 3-2A win. Kamiya Morris hit a triple for Seton LaSalle (3-4, 1-2). Ferri hit a two-run homer and Aubree Randolph and Ella Richey had a triple and two RBIs apiece for the Buccaneers.

Elizabeth Forward 15, Oakland Catholic 0 – Berlyn Holibaugh went 3 for 3 with a triple and four RBIs, Addison Musisko hit a three-run triple and Julia Resnick hit two doubles to lead Elizabeth Forward (6-2, 4-1) to a Section 2-4A win. Madison Pullen hit a single for Oakland Catholic (1-6, 0-5).

Moon 15, South Fayette 12 – Cami Chambers had a triple and three RBIs and Kendall Trexler and Taya Fitzgerald hit a double apiece to lead Moon (4-4, 2-2) to a Section 3-5A win. Evie Vuono went 3 for 4 with a triple and two RBIs and Emma Smith tripled and drove in four runs for South Fayette (7-3, 2-1).

OLSH 18, Carlynton 1 – Claire Bulls had a double and two RBIs and Leann Walzer drove in three runs for OLSH (5-3, 3-0) in a Section 3-2A win over Carlynton (2-7, 1-3).

Penn-Trafford 18, Kiski Area 2 – Bella Rubbe hit two home runs, including a grand slam, and Cameron Ponko had a double, home run and five RBIs to lead Penn-Trafford (9-1, 6-0) to a Section 2-5A win. Aubrey West hit a single for Kiski Area (2-7, 2-4). Riley Moors and Jadyn Pellis drove in two runs apiece for the Warriors.

Serra Catholic 18, Monessen 3 – Kelly Morrissey went 2 for 2 with a double and four RBIs, Giana Foster tripled and Bailee Dayton drove in three runs to lead Serra Catholic (3-4, 3-0) to a Section 3-A win. Grace Clingenpeel and Joey Hurst tripled for Monessen (0-5, 0-3).

South Allegheny 16, Brentwood 0 – Carrera Conley threw a three-inning no-hitter and struck out seven for South Allegheny (8-1, 4-0) in a Section 2-2A win over Brentwood (1-5, 1-3). Cadence McBride had a double, triple and four RBIs, Ava Brown hit two doubles and Cameran Colecchi drove in four runs for the Gladiators.

Steel Valley 13, East Allegheny 0 – Abby Curran had a double, home run and three RBIs, Elaina Tichon tripled and drove in three runs and Brooke Grimm doubled to lead Steel Valley (3-6, 1-4) to a Section 3-3A win over East Allegheny (0-6, 0-4).

Union 16, Bishop Canevin 1 – Irelyn Fisher hit two three-run homers and Maggie Joseph had a single, double and three RBIs to lead Union (8-1, 5-0) to a Section 1-A win over Bishop Canevin (2-6, 1-4).

Uniontown 10, Belle Vernon 5 – Emmaleigh Noah hit a home run, Di’Saya Craggette and Juliet White hit a double apiece and Lauren White drove in four runs to lead Uniontown (6-4, 4-2) to a Section 2-4A win. Mia Zubovic went 2 for 4 with a home run and three RBIs for Belle Vernon (5-6, 3-2).

West Greene 21, Beth-Center 6 – Payton Gilbert went 4 for 4 with two doubles and three RBIs, Emmaline Beazell went 2 for 3 with a double and four RBIs and Madelyn Roberts tripled and drove in two runs for West Greene (9-1, 4-1) in a Section 2-A win. Kendall Welsh had a triple and four RBIs for Beth-Center (1-7, 1-3).

Yough 19, Burrell 4 – Jaidyn Vay went 2 for 3 with a double and two RBIs and Anna Lindner and Shiann Kaefer drove in three runs apiece to lead Yough (3-5, 1-3) to a Section 1-3A win. Pyper Ferres hit a home run and Sophia Gregg doubled for Burrell (4-8, 0-5).

Girls lacrosse

Seton LaSalle 9, Hampton 8 – Lizzie Dorley had four goals and two assists to lead Seton LaSalle to a Section 1-2A victory.

Trinity 14, Greensburg Salem 4 – Kennedy Tracey scored six goals, Georgia Poach added three and Myah Agmon had two for Trinity in a Section 1-2A win over Greensburg Salem.

Boys tennis

Section 1-3A – The top two seeds stormed into the section doubles finals with dominant performances.No. 1 Zidaan Hassan and Logan Memije of Gateway lost a total of one game in three matches, defeating Prem Nadesan and Arnesh Parua of Franklin Regional, 6-0, 6-0, in the semifinals. In Wednesday’s finals, they’ll meet No. 2 Collin Stalnaker and Sanshiro Ogawa, a Franklin Regional duo that lost a total of six games in three matches. They defeated Latrobe’s Blaise Burkovac and Eli McKeever in the semifinals, 6-2, 6-2. The top four finishers in each section move on to the WPIAL tournament April 22-23.

Section 4-3A – The top-seeded team of Ari Plutko and Shawn Khurana from Upper St. Clair dropped a total of seven games in three matches en route to the section finals. They defeated Mt. Lebanon’s Evan McGill and Noah Klaber in the semifinals, 6-1, 6-3, and will face another pair of Blue Devils in Wednesday’s finals. Luca Ritivoi and Mark Summers of Mt. Lebanon defeated Kritin Sharma and Tyler Urbanic of Peters Township in the semifinals, 6-2, 6-3.

Section 1-2A – The top three seeds advanced to Wednesday’s semifinals of the section doubles tournament. Top seed Landon Harclerode and Tyler Quinn of Valley defeated Southmoreland’s Lucas Hardik and Ben Schaeffer in the quarterfinals. They’ll meet fifth-seeded Silas Morris and Tommy Shrum of Greensburg Salem, who knocked off No. 4 Ravi Stanger and Soham Maiti of Winchester Thurston.Aydan and Austyn Gross of Mt. Pleasant, the third seeds, defeated Jake Ervin and Baxter Diehm of Valley and will take on No. 2 Gabe Nettleton and Michael Dubetsky of Indiana in the semifinals.

Section 2-2A – Tenth-seeded Praves Wagley and Cole Hammack made a surprise run to the semifinals, knocking off second-seeded Tony Simda and Brandon Nugyen of Ringgold, 10-7. They’ll meet third-seeded Jonah Camardese and Trey Varga of Montour in the semifinals. In the other half of the bracket, top-seeded Jonah Jasek and Steven Duing of South Park will take on No. 4 Vincent Chen and Collin Zhang of Seton LaSalle.

Section 3-2A – The top three seeds received first-round byes and advanced to the semifinals. No. 2 Alex Weber and Alex Foubert of North Catholic will take on No. 3 AJ and Zane List of Hampton. Fifth-seeded Jake Sinclair and Paddy McCabe of North Catholic knocked off No. 4 JJ Edwards and Jaxon Mayer of Hampton and will meet top-seeded Will Meagher and Matthew Henry of Quaker Valley in the semifinals.

Section 4-2A – Third-seeded Cody Clayton and Hunter Hazelwood of Central Valley defeated No. 2 Zack Masters and Sean Perez of Beaver in a three-set semifinal battle, 2-6, 6-3, 6-3, to reach Wednesday’s finals. They’ll meet top-seeded Ben Crefeld and Jack Hanlon of Blackhawk, who defeated surprise semifinalists Donovan Matsook and Charles Vuckovich of Central Valley, the 12th seeds, 7-5, 6-2 in the semifinals.