WPIAL Softball – 2015 Season Review

By: HSSN Staff
Tuesday, March 22, 2016 | 6:09 PM

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With such a mild winter coming to an end and warmer than normal temperatures in the area for most of March, coaches, players and fans are ready to hit the diamond for the start of a new softball season. However before we look ahead, we take time to look back at the 2015 season. While no district softball teams won state gold, Hempfield, Belle Vernon, Deer Lakes and Jefferson-Morgan are set to defend their 2015 WPIAL softball championships.

2015 WPIAL SOFTBALL STANDINGS:

The top three teams in each section qualify for the WPIAL playoffs.
# – Clinched Section Title
* – Clinched Playoff Berth
x – Eliminated From Playoff Contention

WPIAL Class AAAA:

Section 1: (Section Record) (Overall Record)
#-Hempfield Spartans : (11-1) (15-2)
*-Penn-Trafford Warriors : (9-3) (13-3)
*-Latrobe Wildcats : (7-5) (9-7)
x-Norwin Knights : (7-5) (9-5)
x-Connellsville Falcons : (4-8) (8-8)
x-Albert Gallatin Colonials : (4-8) (6-10)
x-Kiski Area Cavaliers : (0-12) (0-14)
((Latrobe wins head-to-head tiebreaker with Norwin))

Section 2: (Section Record) (Overall Record)
#-Fox Chapel Foxes : (10-2) (11-5)
*-Plum Mustangs : (9-3) (11-7)
*-Gateway Gators : (9-3) (10-5)
x-Franklin Regional Panthers : (8-4) (13-5)
x-Penn Hills Indians : (4-8) (5-11)
x-Allderdice Dragons : (2-10) (3-11)
x-Woodland Hills Wolverines : (0-12) (0-14)

Section 3: (Section Record) (Overall Record)
#-North Allegheny Tigers : (14-0) (19-1)
*-Seneca Valley Raiders : (11-3) (14-3)
*-Shaler Titans : (11-3) (14-4)
x-Butler Golden Tornado : (6-8) (7-9)
x-North Hills Indians : (6-8) (6-9)
x-Moon Tigers : (5-9) (7-12)
x-Brashear Bulls : (2-12) (4-13)
x-Pine-Richland Rams : (1-13) (3-14)

Section 4: (Section Record) (Overall Record)
#-Bethel Park Black Hawks : (10-2) (13-5)
#-BALDWIN HIGHLANDERS : (10-2) (12-3)
#-Canon-McMillan Big Macs : (10-2) (12-4)
x-Peters Township Indians : (5-7) (9-8)
x-Mount Lebanon Blue Devils : (5-7) (5-10)
x-Upper St. Clair Panthers : (2-10) (3-13)
x-Carrick Raiders : (0-12) (1-15)

WPIAL Class AAA:

Section 1: (Section Record) (Overall Record)
#-Beaver Bobcats : (8-2) (10-2)
*-Central Valley Warriors : (6-4) (10-5)
*-Blackhawk Cougars : (6-4) (6-6)
x-Ambridge Bridgers : (5-5) (7-9)
x-Hopewell Vikings : (3-7) (5-9)
x-New Castle Red Hurricane : (2-8) (3-10)

Section 2: (Section Record) (Overall Record)
#-West Allegheny Indians : (8-2) (12-4)
*-South Fayette Lions : (6-4) (12-7)
*-Chartiers Valley Colts : (6-4) (8-5)
x-Keystone Oaks Golden Eagles : (5-5) (7-6)
x-Montour Spartans : (5-5) (6-11)
x-Quaker Valley Quakers : (0-10) (2-13)

Section 3: (Section Record) (Overall Record)
#-Belle Vernon Leopards : (11-1) (16-2)
*-Trinity Hillers : (9-3) (14-4)
*-ELIZABETH FORWARD WARRIORS : (8-4) (12-7)
x-WEST MIFFLIN TITANS : (6-6) (11-7)
x-Thomas Jefferson Jaguars : (6-6) (9-8)
x-McKeesport Tigers : (2-10) (3-11)
x-Ringgold Rams : (0-12) (1-14)

Section 4: (Section Record) (Overall Record)
#-Yough Cougars : (12-0) (14-3)
*-Southmoreland Scotties : (9-3) (11-3)
*-Greensburg-Salem Golden Lions : (7-5) (8-6)
*-Mount Pleasant Vikings : (7-5) (7-10)
x-Uniontown Red Raiders : (4-8) (4-10)
x-Derry Trojans : (3-9) (5-12)
x-Laurel Highlands Mustangs : (0-12) (0-16)

Section 5: (Section Record) (Overall Record)
#-Hampton Talbots : (8-2) (10-4)
#-Mars Fighting Planets : (8-2) (10-6)
*-Knoch Knights : (5-5) (8-8)
*-Highlands Golden Rams : (5-5) (5-5)
x-Indiana Little Indians : (4-6) (6-9)
x-Oakland Catholic Eagles : (0-10) (0-11)

WPIAL Class AA:

Section 1: (Section Record) (Overall Record)
#-Burgettstown Blue Devils : (9-1) (17-3)
#-SOUTH SIDE BEAVER RAMS : (9-1) (12-2)
*-Avonworth Antelopes : (6-4) (8-5)
x-Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Chargers : (4-6) (5-11)
x-Carlynton Cougars : (2-8) (5-9)
x-Freedom Bulldogs : (0-10) (1-11)

Section 2: (Section Record) (Overall Record)
#-Carmichaels Mighty Mikes : (13-1) (13-3)
*-McGuffey Highlanders : (12-2) (14-2)
*-Bentworth Bearcats : (7-7) (11-9)
*-Waynesburg Raiders : (7-7) (8-11)
x-Brownsville Falcons : (7-7) (8-9)
x-Beth-Center Bulldogs : (5-9) (6-9)
x-Charleroi Cougars : (5-9) (6-11)
x-Washington Little Prexies : (0-14) (1-15)
((Bentworth & Waynesburg win head-to-head tiebreaker with Brownsville with Bearcats and Raiders splitting head-to-head to both qualify))

Section 3: (Section Record) (Overall Record)
#-Deer Lakes Lancers : (14-0) (17-1)
*-Burrell Buccaneers : (10-4) (11-4)
*-Freeport Yellowjackets : (10-4) (10-4)
x-West Shamokin Wolves : (8-6) (8-7)
x-Kittanning Wildcats : (7-7) (8-8)
x-Ford City Sabers : (3-11) (4-11)
x-Apollo-Ridge Vikings : (2-12) (2-13)
x-Valley Vikings : (2-12) (2-13)

Section 4: (Section Record) (Overall Record)
#-Seton-LaSalle Rebels : (12-0) (13-0)
*-South Park Eagles : (7-5) (8-5)
*-South Allegheny Gladiators : (7-5) (7-6)
*-Steel Valley Ironmen : (7-5) (7-6)
x-East Allegheny Wildcats : (4-8) (5-8)
x-Brentwood Spartans : (4-8) (5-10)
x-Shady Side Academy Indians : (1-11) (2-11)

Section 5: (Section Record) (Overall Record)
#-Mohawk Warriors : (12-0) (13-0)
*-Ellwood City Wolverines : (10-2) (12-3)
*-Neshannock Lancers : (7-5) (8-6)
x-Riverside Panthers : (6-6) (6-6)
x-Laurel Spartans : (5-7) (7-7)
x-New Brighton Lions : (2-10) (4-14)
x-Beaver Falls Tigers : (0-12) (1-13)

WPIAL Class A:

Section 1: (Section Record) (Overall Record)
#-CHARTIERS-HOUSTON BUCCANEERS : (9-1) (17-2)
#-Jefferson-Morgan Rockets : (9-1) (11-2)
*-West Greene Pioneers : (6-4) (10-7)
x-Mapletown Maples : (4-6) (10-6)
x-Avella Eagles : (1-9) (2-13)
x-Fort Cherry Rangers : (1-9) (1-13)

Section 2: (Section Record) (Overall Record)
#-Frazier Commodores : (10-0) (12-1)
*-Monessen Greyhounds : (7-3) (10-3)
*-Greensburg Central Catholic Centurions : (7-3) (9-4)
x-Jeannette Jayhawks : (4-6) (4-8)
x-California Trojans : (2-8) (2-14)
x-Geibel Catholic Gators : (0-10) (0-12)

Section 3: (Section Record) (Overall Record)
#-Leechburg Blue Devils : (10-0) (13-1)
*-Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic Trojans : (8-2) (9-6)
*-Riverview Raiders : (6-4) (7-5)
x-St. Joseph Spartans : (3-7) (4-9)
x-Vincentian Academy Royals : (2-8) (2-10)
x-Springdale Dynamos : (1-9) (1-9)

Section 4: (Section Record) (Overall Record)
#-Shenango Wildcats : (10-0) (14-4)
*-Union Scotties : (8-2) (8-5)
*-Western Beaver Golden Beavers : (6-4) (6-4)
x-Rochester Rams : (4-6) (4-11)
x-Quigley Catholic Spartans : (2-8) (2-10)
x-Aliquippa Quips : (0-10) (0-10)

Section 5: (Section Record) (Overall Record)
#-Sewickley Academy Panthers : (10-0) (12-1)
*-Serra Catholic Eagles : (8-2) (11-3)
*-Bishop Canevin Crusaders : (6-4) (6-5)
x-Cornell Raiders : (2-8) (3-11)
x-Northgate Flames : (2-8) (2-8)
x-Ellis School Tigers : (2-8) (2-10)

 

2015 WPIAL SOFTBALL PLAYOFFS:

A tip of the cap to the WPIAL Softball Steering Committee. Three of the four title game matchups were #1 vs #2-seeds with the fourth being a #1 vs #3. And after the dust settled at Lilley Field. three of the four champions crowned were top-seeds who went the distance. While Jefferson-Morgan celebrated a first time championship, its was the second softball title in school history for Deer lakes and Belle Vernon and a third golden crown for Hempfield. Here are ALL the results from the 2015 WPIAL Softball Playoffs.

2015 WPIAL CLASS AAAA SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME:

Hempfield Spartans 3 – North Allegheny Tigers 0 

WPIAL CLASS AAAA Consolation:

Shaler Titans 2 – Baldwin Highlanders 0 

WPIAL CLASS AAAA Semifinals:

Hempfield Spartans 9 – Shaler Titans 1 

North Allegheny Tigers 5 – Baldwin Highlanders 1 

WPIAL CLASS AAAA Quarterfinals:

Hempfield Spartans 5 – Seneca Valley Raiders 2

Shaler Titans 4 – Penn-Trafford Warriors 3

North Allegheny Tigers 6 – Canon-McMillan Big Macs 3

Baldwin Highlanders 11 – Gateway Gators 1 

WPIAL CLASS AAAA First Round:

Hempfield Spartans – BYE

Seneca Valley Raiders 6 – Fox Chapel Foxes 1

Shaler Titans – BYE

Penn-Trafford Warriors 5 – Plum Mustangs 2

North Allegheny Tigers – BYE

Canon-McMillan Big Macs 5 – Latrobe Wildcats 4 

Baldwin Highlanders – BYE

Gateway Gators 4 – Bethel Park Black Hawks 3 

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2015 WPIAL CLASS AAA SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME:

Belle Vernon Leopards 5 – Yough Cougars 4 

WPIAL CLASS AAA Consolation:

Trinity Hillers 10 – Southmoreland Scotties 1 

WPIAL CLASS AAA Semifinals:

Belle Vernon Leopards 3 – Southmoreland Scotties 2 

Yough Cougars 10 – Trinity Hillers 1 

WPIAL CLASS AAA Quarterfinals:

Belle Vernon Leopards 1 – South Fayette Lions 0 

Southmoreland Scotties 7 – Hampton Talbots 3

Yough Cougars 8 – Blackhawk Cougars 3

Trinity Hillers 20 – West Allegheny Indians 3 

WPIAL CLASS AAA First Round:

Belle Vernon Leopards 11 – Mount Pleasant Vikings 1

South Fayette Lions 3 – Mars Fighting Planets 1

Southmoreland Scotties 6 – Beaver Bobcats 2

Hampton Talbots 12 – Elizabeth Forward Warriors 10 

Yough Cougars 8 – Knoch Knights 4

Blackhawk Cougars 3 – Chartiers Valley Colts 1

West Allegheny Indians 5 – Greensburg-Salem Golden Lions 1

Trinity Hillers 6 – Central Valley Warriors 0 

WPIAL CLASS AAA Preliminary Round:

Mount Pleasant Vikings 12 – Highlands Golden Rams 3

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2015 WPIAL CLASS AA SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME:

Deer Lakes Lancers 13 – Mohawk Warriors 5 

WPIAL CLASS AA Consolation:

Seton-LaSalle Rebels 5 – Steel Valley Ironmen 3 in 8 Innings

WPIAL CLASS AA Semifinals:

Deer Lakes Lancers 10 – Steel Valley Ironmen 0 

Mohawk Warriors 6 – Seton-LaSalle Rebels 1 

WPIAL CLASS AA Quarterfinals:

Deer Lakes Lancers 7 – Burrell Buccaneers 3

Steel Valley Ironmen 4 – Ellwood City Wolverines 3

Mohawk Warriors 5 – Carmichaels Mighty Mikes 1 

Seton-LaSalle Rebels 7 – Neshannock Lancers 1

WPIAL CLASS AA First Round:

Deer Lakes Lancers 4 – South Allegheny Gladiators 2

Burrell Buccaneers 13 – McGuffey Highlanders 3 

Ellwood City Wolverines 5 – South Park Eagles 4 

Steel Valley Ironmen 5 – South Side Beaver Rams 4

Mohawk Warriors 15 – Bentworth Bearcats 5 

Carmichaels Mighty Mikes 9 – Freeport Yellowjackets 2 

Seton-LaSalle Rebels 4 – Avonworth Antelopes 0 

Neshannock Lancers 5 – Burgettstown Blue Devils 0

WPIAL CLASS AA Preliminary Round:

South Allegheny Gladiators 14 – Waynesburg Raiders 1 

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2015 WPIAL CLASS A SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME:

Jefferson-Morgan Rockets 3 – Chartiers-Houston Buccaneers 2 

WPIAL Class A Consolation:

Bishop Canevin Crusaders 3 – Frazier Commodores 2

WPIAL CLASS A Semifinals:

Chartiers-Houston Buccaneers 7 – Bishop Canevin Crusaders 5 

Jefferson-Morgan Rockets 8 – Frazier Commodores 1 

WPIAL CLASS A Quarterfinals:

Chartiers-Houston Buccaneers 9 – Monessen Greyhounds 1 

Bishop Canevin Crusaders 5 – Serra Catholic Eagles 3 

Frazier Commodores 9 – Greensburg Central Catholic Centurions 3 

Jefferson-Morgan Rockets 3 – Sewickley Academy Panthers 1 

WPIAL CLASS A First Round:

Chartiers-Houston Buccaneers – BYE

Monessen Greyhounds 5 – Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic Trojans 4 

Bishop Canevin Crusaders 2 – Leechburg Blue Devils 1

Serra Catholic Eagles 10 – Shenango Wildcats 7

Frazier Commodores 14 – Riverview Raiders 1

Greensburg Central Catholic Centurions 11 – West Greene Pioneers 7 

Jefferson-Morgan Rockets 10 – Western Beaver Golden Beavers 0 

Sewickley Academy Panthers 8 – Union Scotties 2

 

2015 PIAA SOFTBALL PLAYOFFS:

The drought has now hit two years for the WPIAL in state softball. After having no teams qualify for the PIAA championship a year ago, both Trinity and Deer Lakes made the trek Friday to Penn State, only to come up empty on gold as the Hillers and Lancers settled for silver. Trinity was blanked by Bethlehem Catholic in the AAA finals while Deer Lakes lost a shootout to Holy Redeemer in the AA title game. Here are ALL the results from the 2015 PIAA Softball Playoffs.

2015 PIAA CLASS AAAA SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME:

Parkland Trojans 4 – Cumberland Valley Eagles 3

PIAA CLASS AAAA Semifinals:

Cumberland Valley Eagles 1 – HEMPFIELD SPARTANS 0

Parkland Trojans 4 – Daniel Boone Blazers 1

PIAA CLASS AAAA Quarterfinals:

HEMPFIELD SPARTANS 1 – NORTH ALLEGHENY TIGERS 0 

Cumberland Valley Eagles 1 – Lower Dauphin Falcons 0

Daniel Boone Blazers 3 – Penn Manor Comets 1

Parkland Trojans 5 – Perkiomen Valley Vikings 3

PIAA CLASS AAAA First Round:

HEMPFIELD SPARTANS 6 – SHALER TITANS 1 

NORTH ALLEGHENY TIGERS 1 – Erie McDowell Trojans 0 

Lower Dauphin Falcons 10 – Great Valley Patriots 3

Cumberland Valley Eagles 15 – Mifflin County Huskies 1

Penn Manor Comets 2 – Owen J. Roberts Wildcats 0

Daniel Boone Blazers 1 – Hazleton Cougars 0

Perkiomen Valley Vikings 6 – Archbishop Ryan Raiders 2

Parkland Trojans 5 – Avon Grove Red Devils 1

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2015 PIAA CLASS AAA SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME:

Bethlehem Catholic Hawks 2 – TRINITY HILLERS 0 

PIAA CLASS AAA Semifinals:

TRINITY HILLERS 3 – Bellwood-Antis Blue Devils 2 

Bethlehem Catholic Hawks 5 – Greater Nanticoke Trojans 0

PIAA CLASS AAA Quarterfinals:

TRINITY HILLERS 8 – BELLE VERNON LEOPARDS 4 

Bellwood-Antis Blue Devils 4 – Donegal Indians 0

Bethlehem Catholic Hawks 1 – Malvern Villa Maria Academy Hurricanes 0

Greater Nanticoke Trojans 6 – Chichester Eagles 1

PIAA CLASS AAA First Round:

BELLE VERNON LEOPARDS 3 – Punxsutawney Chucks 0 

TRINITY HILLERS 3 – Warren Dragons 0 

Bellwood-Antis Blue Devils 1 – YOUGH COUGARS 0 

Donegal Indians 15 – Frankford Pioneers 0

Malvern Villa Maria Academy Hurricanes 3 – Conrad Weiser Scouts 1

Bethlehem Catholic Hawks 8 – Jersey Shore Bulldogs 5

Greater Nanticoke Trojans 6 – Twin Valley Raiders 5

Chichester Eagles 1 – Lansdale Catholic Crusaders 0 in 8 Innings

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2015 PIAA CLASS AA SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME:

Holy Redeemer Royals 10 – DEER LAKES LANCERS 5 

PIAA CLASS AA Semifinals:

DEER LAKES LANCERS 4 – Cambridge Springs Devils 3 in 8 Innings 

Holy Redeemer Royals 4 – St. Basil Academy Panthers 2

PIAA CLASS AA Quarterfinals:

DEER LAKES LANCERS 8 – Everett Warriors 3

Cambridge Springs Devils 3 – Martinsburg Central Scarlet Dragons 2

Holy Redeemer Royals 3 – Delone Catholic Squires 2

St. Basil Academy Panthers 5 – Kutztown Cougars 1

PIAA CLASS AA First Round:

DEER LAKES LANCERS 4 – Marion Center Stingers 1

Everett Warriors 8 – Moniteau Warriors 7

Martinsburg Central Scarlet Dragons 3 – SETON-LaSALLE REBELS 1

Cambridge Springs Devils 5 – MOHAWK WARRIORS 0

Delone Catholic Squires 6 – Philadelphia Academy Charter Chargers 0

Holy Redeemer Royals – Wellsboro Hornets

St. Basil Academy Panthers 1 – Palmerton Blue Bombers 0 in 8 Innings

Kutztown Cougars 1 – Conwell-Egan Eagles 0

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2015 PIAA CLASS A SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME:

Elk County Catholic Crusaders 7 – Conemaugh Valley Blue Jays 0

PIAA CLASS A Semifinals:

Elk County Catholic Crusaders 2 – Cochranton Cardinals 1

Conemaugh Valley Blue Jays 2 – Millersburg Indians 1

PIAA CLASS A Quarterfinals:

Cochranton Cardinals 1 – JEFFERSON-MORGAN ROCKETS 0 

Elk County Catholic Crusaders 3 – West Branch Warriors 2

Millersburg Indians 4 – Williams Valley Vikings 2

Conemaugh Valley Blue Jays 2 – Bloomsburg Panthers 1

PIAA CLASS A First Round:

JEFFERSON-MORGAN ROCKETS 2 – Smethport Hubbers 1 

Cochranton Cardinals 11 – BISHOP CANEVIN CRUSADERS 1

West Branch Warriors 5 – CHARTIERS-HOUSTON BUCCANEERS 2 

Elk County Catholic Crusaders 3 – Hope for Hyndman Charter Hornets 1

Millersburg Indians 4 – Bristol Warriors 2

Williams Valley Vikings 15 – Girard Academic Music Program Pioneers 0

Bloomsburg Panthers 4 – Mountain View Eagles 0

Conemaugh Valley Blue Jays 6 – Meyersdale Red Raiders 2