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Breaking through

IRWIN – ConnellsvilleÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ baseball team has been a frequent playoff participant in recent years under coach Rob Orndorff but getting past the first round was an obstacle the Falcons hadn’t been able to hurdle. “ItÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ like the old cliche about the Houston Oilers, they would always ...

Mikes, Rockets lead Section 1-A charge into quarterfinals

UPPER ST. CLAIR – Carmichaels scored a run in the first, four in the second and never looked back, cruising to a 9-1 win over Union in a WPIAL Class A first-round baseball playoff game at Boyce Mayview Park on Thursday. The sixth-seeded Mikes (13-4), along with Jefferson-Morgan, ...

Leopards blank Derry to end playoff victory drought

IRWIN – Belle VernonÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ baseball program continues its upward swing under fifth-year coach Tony Watson. In 2024, the Leopards went 13-4 and won the programÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ fifth section championship and first in 12 years although they suffered a first-round playoff loss to Blackhawk. This year Belle ...

Weary Mikes fall to Bishop Canevin in semifinals, 7-1

WASHINGTON – Dickie Krause knew his baseball team would face an uphill battle on May 21. Not only were his Mikes coming off an emotional 3-1 upset of top-seeded Union the day before but their opponent, fourth-seeded Bishop Canevin, had cruised to an easy six-inning, 10-0 win over Western ...

Mikes, Lady Mikes, Lady Pioneers eye up PIAA tournament

The Carmichaels and West Greene softball teams have already assured themselves of spots in the PIAA Class A playoffs and played a consolation game on Tuesday to determine where they will be placed in the bracket. The lone baseball team still alive is Carmichaels and although their game ...