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Hempfield’s Mia Bandieramonte, who hit the game-winning home run in the eighth inning, holds the championship trophy after the Spartans beat Seneca Valley in the WPIAL Class 6A softball championship game Wednesday at Lilley Field at Cal (Pa.).
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.

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Penn-Trafford defeated Plum, 3-1, in the WPIAL Class 5A third-place game Wednesday, May 31, 2023.
Penn-Trafford earns spot in PIAA baseball playoffs with win over rival Plum
The first two meetings between baseball section rivals Plum and Penn-Trafford were close and low-scoring.

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Mt. Lebanon pitcher David Shields celebrates after throwing a no-hitter to defeat North Allegheny in the Class 6A championship game on Wednesday, May 31, 2023, at Wild Things Park.
Mt. Lebanon’s David Shields no-hits North Allegheny in WPIAL Class 6A baseball championship game
Mt. Lebanon has a knack for no-hitters in WPIAL championship games.

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Union celebrates after beating Carmichaels in the WPIAL Class A softball championship game Wednesday at Lilley Field at Cal (Pa.).
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.

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Riverside’s Evan Burry celebrates with the WPIAL championship trophy on top of the dugout after defeating Neshannock in the Class 3A final Wednesday at Wild Things Park.
Undefeated Riverside rallies past Neshannock to win 6th WPIAL baseball championship
Riverside rallied from a one-run deficit to score the tying run in the fifth inning and five more in the sixth, giving the Panthers a 6-1 victory over Neshannock in the WPIAL Class 3A baseball championship game Wednesday at Wild Things Park.

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Belle Vernon celebrates beating Montour in the WPIAL softball Class 4A championship May 31, 2023, Lilley Field at Cal U.
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.

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Bishop Canevin pitcher Tyler Maddix celebrates with the WPIAL championship trophy after defeating California in the Class A final on Wednesday, May 31, 2023, at Wild Things Park.
Behind ace Tyler Maddix, Bishop Canevin secures 3rd WPIAL baseball championship
Bishop Canevin’s Tyler Maddix struck out more than 100 batters this season and proved hard to hit on the WPIAL’s biggest stage Wednesday afternoon.

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Neshannock pitcher Addy Frye was the 2022 state Class 2A pitcher of the year.
2023 WPIAL Class 2A softball championship preview: Neshannock vs. Laurel
WPIAL Class 2A softball championship

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Armstrong’s Jessie Pugh watches her double against Latrobe on Wednesday, April 5, 2023, in Kittanning.
2023 WPIAL Class 5A softball championship preview: Armstrong vs. Trinity
WPIAL Class 5A softball championship

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Avonworth pitcher Alivia Lantzy delivers during the seventh inning against Burrell during their WPIAL Class 3A semifinal May 23 at North Allegheny.
2023 WPIAL Class 3A softball championship preview: Avonworth vs. Southmoreland
WPIAL Class 3A softball championship

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Southmoreland pitcher Maddie Brown throws against Bald Eagle Area in a state playoff game last season.
‘Smiling snipers’ from Southmoreland eager to take crack at unseating No. 1 Avonworth
The text messages began shortly after the semifinal results came in.

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Belle Vernon pitcher Olivia Kolowitz celebrates a win over West Mifflin in the WPIAL Class 4A softball quarterfinals May 17.
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.

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Burrell starting pitcher Katie Armstrong strikes out Waynesburg Central’s Kendall Lemley during the WPIAL Class 3A consolation game Tuesday at Gateway High School.
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.

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Shaler’s Bria Bosiljevac prepares to pitch the seventh inning against Franklin Regional during their WPIAL Class 5A quarterfinal May 17.
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.

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Shaler’s Miguel Hugas and Derek Leas carry the WPIAL championship trophy to their fans after defeating Bethel Park in the Class 5A final on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, at Wild Things Park.
Venezuelan star leads Shaler to dominant win over Bethel Park in WPIAL Class 5A finals
Miguel Hugas sparked a championship celebration in Shaler Township, but the star senior was sure he’d hear from some happy baseball fans in Venezuela too.

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Greensburg Central Catholic’s Erica Rodriguez drives home Makenzee Kenney against OLSH during the WPIAL Class 2A softball consolation game Tuesday, May 30, 2023, at Gateway High School.
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.

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Hopewell’s Ty Eberhardt celebrates with the WPIAL championship trophy after defeating Latrobe in the Class 4A final Tuesday at Wild Things Park.
14th-seeded Hopewell completes Cinderella run to WPIAL Class 4A crown with win over Latrobe
Landon Fox was hurting but hunting.

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Hempfield’s Peyton Heisler hits a home run against Norwin during the WPIAL Class 6A semifinals.
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.

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Plum pitcher Brady Dojonovic delivers against South Fayette during their WPIAL Class 5A quarterfinal May 22.
2023 WPIAL Class 5A consolation game preview: Penn-Trafford vs. Plum
WPIAL Class 5A consolation game

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