PETERS TWP. — Thanks to its 19-3 win over Section 1-A champion and third-seeded Sewickley Academy in a WPIAL Class A quarterfinal softball game Thursday, sixth-seeded Monessen is headed back to the semifinals for the second time in school history and for the second straight year.“I am ...
HAMPTON — Maybe the California girls aren’t Cinderella, and maybe yesterdayĢƵ 15-2 playoff loss to Leechburg didn’t mean the clock had struck midnight.Maybe it struck 11.Or 10:30.But a season that had turned magical for 12th-seeded California with a first-round playoff win is now over ...
PETERS TWP. — Carmichaels made quick work of St. Joseph Thursday afternoon to advance to the WPIAL Class A semifinals with a 12-0 five-inning win at Peterswood Park.“We wanted to hit the ball hard and put pressure on the defense and I think we did that,” said Carmichaels coach Dave Briggs ...
CANONSBURG — Monessen took the field for its WPIAL Class A first-round softball playoff game a day later than expected.It proved to be well worth the wait.The Lady Greyhounds got a first-inning grand slam from Mattie Telegraphis and another pitching gem from Dana Vatakis in rolling over ...
When the WPIAL baseball pairings were released on Friday, Carmichaels coach Dickie Krause saw a familiar foe on the line below his team.The Mikes (13-4) were given the No. 6 seed and are matched up against No. 11 Bishop Canevin (9-6) at Beth-Center Sports Complex on Tuesday at 6 ...
BALDWIN — Some early, shaky pitching by Waynesburg Central and three first-inning home runs by Avonworth was all the Lady Antelopes needed in defeating the Lady Raiders, 11-1 in five innings, in their WPIAL Class AAA first-round softball playoff game at Baldwin High School on ...