WPIAL Softball: 2016 Season Review

By: HSSN Staff
Thursday, March 23, 2017 | 3:07 PM

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A year ago, some new faces flashed championship gold in WPIAL softball as both Mount Pleasant in AAA and West Greene in A won their first ever softball district titles while Ellwood City won the AA championship for the second time and first in nearly a decade. The exception was Hempfield, who repeated as AAAA champ with their third WPIAL championship in eight years. Both Hempfield and Yough went on to win a PIAA state softball title as well. Before we look ahead, we look back at the 2016 WPIAL Softball season.

FINAL 2016 WPIAL SOFTBALL STANDINGS:

WPIAL CLASS AAAA SECTION 1
TEAM	SECTION	OVERALL
#-Hempfield	14-0	18-2
*-Latrobe	10-4	14-5
*-Penn-Trafford	10-4	14-5
x-Connellsville	8-6	8-7
x-Norwin	6-8	9-8
x-Armstrong	4-10	5-13
x-Albert Gallatin	3-11	4-13
x-Kiski Area	1-13	2-18

 

WPIAL CLASS AAAA SECTION 2
TEAM	SECTION	OVERALL
#-Franklin Regional	10-2	12-4
*-Fox Chapel	9-3	12-7
*-Plum	9-3	12-7
x-Gateway	8-4	9-8
x-Penn Hills	4-8	4-11
x-Allderdice	1-11	2-15
x-Woodland Hills	1-11	1-17

 

WPIAL CLASS AAAA SECTION 3
TEAM	SECTION	OVERALL
#-Shaler	13-1	19-1
#-NORTH ALLEGHENY	13-1	17-2
*-North Hills	9-5	12-5
x-Moon	7-7	10-8
x-Pine-Richland	6-8	11-9
x-Seneca Valley	6-8	9-11
x-Butler	2-12	3-14
x-Brashear	0-14	4-15

 

WPIAL CLASS AAAA SECTION 4
TEAM	SECTION	OVERALL
#-Canon-McMillan	10-2	15-3
#-BALDWIN	10-2	11-3
*-Bethel Park	7-5	12-6
*-Peters Township	7-5	10-6
x-Mount Lebanon	6-6	8-8
x-Carrick	1-11	5-12
x-Upper St. Clair	1-11	2-15

 

WPIAL CLASS AAA SECTION 1
TEAM	SECTION	OVERALL
#-Beaver	8-2	10-5
*-Central Valley	7-3	11-8
*-Ambridge	4-6	7-9
x-Hopewell	4-6	8-7
x-New Castle	4-6	8-10
x-BLACKHAWK	3-7	4-12

 

WPIAL CLASS AAA SECTION 2
TEAM	SECTION	OVERALL
#-West Allegheny	9-1	16-1
*-South Fayette	8-2	14-4
*-Montour	7-3	11-4
x-Chartiers Valley	3-7	4-11
x-Keystone Oaks	3-7	4-13
x-Quaker Valley	0-10	2-18

 

WPIAL CLASS AAA SECTION 3
TEAM	SECTION	OVERALL
#-Thomas Jefferson	12-0	15-1
*-ELIZABETH FORWARD	8-4	11-5
*-Trinity	7-5	8-8
x-BELLE VERNON	6-6	12-8
x-Ringgold	4-8	6-10
x-WEST MIFFLIN	3-9	8-11
x-McKeesport	2-10	4-12

 

WPIAL CLASS AAA SECTION 4
TEAM	SECTION	OVERALL
#-Yough	11-1	15-2
*-Southmoreland	10-2	12-2
*-Mount Pleasant	8-4	9-5
x-Greensburg-Salem	6-6	7-9
x-Derry	5-7	6-8
x-Laurel Highlands	2-10	4-11
x-Uniontown	0-12	1-15

 

WPIAL CLASS AAA SECTION 5
TEAM	SECTION	OVERALL
#-Indiana	9-1	16-2
*-Knoch	7-3	15-3
*-Mars	7-3	9-7
x-Highlands	4-6	9-7
x-Hampton	3-7	6-11
x-Oakland Catholic	0-10	1-12

 

WPIAL CLASS AA SECTION 1
TEAM	SECTION	OVERALL
#-Avonworth	11-1	13-5
*-Burgettstown	10-2	14-6
*-South Side	9-3	12-3
x-Carlynton	6-6	10-7
x-Freedom	4-8	7-12
x-Our Lady of the Sacred Heart	2-10	6-11
x-Sto-Rox	0-12	1-12

 

WPIAL CLASS AA SECTION 2
TEAM	SECTION	OVERALL
#-McGuffey	12-2	14-2
*-Bentworth	11-3	14-5
*-Carmichaels	9-5	11-8
*-Waynesburg Central	9-5	9-11
x-Brownsville	8-6	10-8
x-Charleroi	5-9	7-9
x-Beth-Center	2-12	2-13
x-Washington	0-14	0-15

 

WPIAL CLASS AA SECTION 3
TEAM	SECTION	OVERALL
#-Deer Lakes	8-2	15-4
#-Burrell	8-2	11-4
*-Freeport	7-3	12-4
x-West Shamokin	5-5	7-8
x-Apollo-Ridge	2-8	4-10
x-Valley	0-10	1-12

 

WPIAL CLASS AA SECTION 4
TEAM	SECTION	OVERALL
#-South Park	11-1	11-3
*-South Allegheny	9-3	11-3
*-Steel Valley	8-4	13-5
x-Seton-LaSalle	7-5	9-8
x-East Allegheny	3-8	4-8
x-Shady Side Academy	1-9	2-9
x-Brentwood	1-10	2-12

 

WPIAL CLASS AA SECTION 5
TEAM	SECTION	OVERALL
#-Ellwood City	12-0	16-0
*-Laurel	10-2	14-3
*-Mohawk	7-5	10-7
*-Neshannock	7-5	9-7
x-New Brighton	3-9	6-13
x-Riverside	3-9	3-10
x-Beaver Falls	0-12	0-16

 

WPIAL CLASS A SECTION 1
TEAM	SECTION	OVERALL
#-West Greene	10-0	19-1
*-CHARTIERS-HOUSTON	8-2	11-7
*-Jefferson-Morgan	6-4	10-7
x-Mapletown	4-6	5-11
x-Avella	1-9	2-13
x-Fort Cherry	1-9	2-15

 

WPIAL CLASS A SECTION 2
TEAM	SECTION	OVERALL
#-Frazier	10-0	13-2
*-Monessen	8-2	13-5
*-Jeannette	5-5	7-7
*-Greensburg Central Catholic	5-5	6-7
x-California	2-8	5-10
x-Geibel Catholic	0-10	2-10

 

WPIAL CLASS A SECTION 3
TEAM	SECTION	OVERALL
#-Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic	10-0	13-4
*-Leechburg	8-2	12-6
*-Riverview	5-5	6-8
x-St. Joseph	4-6	6-10
x-Vincentian Academy	2-8	3-13
x-Springdale	1-9	2-14

 

WPIAL CLASS A SECTION 4
TEAM	SECTION	OVERALL
#-Shenango	10-0	14-3
*-Union	8-2	11-5
*-Western Beaver	6-4	8-4
x-Rochester	4-6	6-11
x-Quigley Catholic	1-9	1-11
x-Aliquippa	1-9	1-13

 

WPIAL CLASS A SECTION 5
TEAM	SECTION	OVERALL
#-Serra Catholic	9-0	13-0
*-Sewickley Academy	7-3	11-5
*-Bishop Canevin	7-3	7-5
x-Cornell	3-6	7-9
x-Northgate	2-8	4-10
x-The Ellis School	1-9	1-14

 

2016 WPIAL SOFTBALL PLAYOFF RESULTS:

All results marked with (MSA) at the end are games you can still hear archived here on the MSA Sports Network.

2016 WPIAL SOFTBALL CLASS AAAA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME:

Hempfield Spartans 2 – Baldwin Highlanders 0  (MSA)

WPIAL CLASS AAAA Consolation:

Latrobe Wildcats 3 – North Allegheny Tigers 0  (MSA)

WPIAL CLASS AAAA Semifinals:

Hempfield Spartans 2 – North Allegheny Tigers 1  (MSA)

Baldwin Highlanders 6 – Latrobe Wildcats 3  (MSA)

WPIAL CLASS AAAA Quarterfinals:

Hempfield Spartans 11 – Penn-Trafford Warriors 3  (MSA)

North Allegheny Tigers 2 – Canon-McMillan Big Macs 0  (MSA)

Latrobe Wildcats 5 – Shaler Titans 4  (MSA)

Baldwin Highlanders 2 – Peters Township Indians 1  (MSA)

WPIAL CLASS AAAA First Round:

Hempfield Spartans – BYE

Penn-Trafford Warriors 6 – North Hills Indians 5  (MSA)

North Allegheny Tigers 7 – Plum Mustangs 3

Canon-McMillan Big Macs 9 – Fox Chapel Foxes 2  (MSA)

Shaler Titans – BYE

Latrobe Wildcats 10 – Bethel Park Black Hawks 0  (MSA)

Baldwin Highlanders – BYE

Peters Township Indians 8 – Franklin Regional Panthers 7

2016 WPIAL SOFTBALL CLASS AAA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME:

Mount Pleasant Vikings 10 – West Allegheny Indians 0  (MSA)

WPIAL CLASS AAA Consolation:

Yough Cougars 7 – Thomas Jefferson Jaguars 4  (MSA)

WPIAL CLASS AAA Semifinals:

Mount Pleasant Vikings 7 – Thomas Jefferson Jaguars 3  (MSA)

West Allegheny Indians 1 – Yough Cougars 0  (MSA)

WPIAL CLASS AAA Quarterfinals:

Thomas Jefferson Jaguars 3 – Knoch Knights 2  (MSA)

Mount Pleasant Vikings 9 – Southmoreland Scotties 5  (MSA)

Yough Cougars 3 – Elizabeth Forward Warriors 2  (MSA)

West Allegheny Indians 3 – Beaver Bobcats 2  (MSA)

WPIAL CLASS AAA First Round:

Thomas Jefferson Jaguars – BYE

Knoch Knights 6 – Montour Spartans 5  (MSA)

Southmoreland Scotties 6 – Central Valley Warriors 5 in 10 Innings  (MSA)

Mount Pleasant Vikings 3 – Indiana Little Indians 2  (MSA)

Yough Cougars 11 – Ambridge Bridgers 0

Elizabeth Forward Warriors 5 – South Fayette Lions 4  (MSA)

West Allegheny Indians 9 – Trinity Hillers 5  (MSA)

Beaver Bobcats 4 – Mars Fighting Planets 1  (MSA)

2016 WPIAL SOFTBALL CLASS AA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME:

Ellwood City Wolverines 10 – South Park Eagles 0  (MSA)

WPIAL CLASS AA Consolation:

Steel Valley Ironmen 7 – Laurel Spartans 1  (MSA)

WPIAL CLASS AA Semifinals:

Ellwood City Wolverines 10 – Steel Valley Ironmen 3  (MSA)

South Park Eagles 11 – Laurel Spartans 1  (MSA)

WPIAL CLASS AA Quarterfinals:

Ellwood City Wolverines 2 – Burgettstown Blue Devils 1  (MSA)

Steel Valley Ironmen 12 – Avonworth Antelopes 3  (MSA)

Laurel Spartans 1 – Deer Lakes Lancers 0  (MSA)

South Park Eagles 7 – Freeport Yellow Jackets 0  (MSA)

WPIAL CLASS AA First Round:

Ellwood City Wolverines 11 – Neshannock Lancers 4  (MSA)

Burgettstown Blue Devils 5 – South Allegheny Gladiators 3

Avonworth Antelopes 7 – Mohawk Warriors 5  (MSA)

Steel Valley Ironmen 2 – Burrell Buccaneers 1  (MSA)

Deer Lakes Lancers 6 – Carmichaels Mighty Mikes 0  (MSA)

Laurel Spartans 7 – Bentworth Bearcats 0

South Park Eagles 13 – South Side Rams 3

Freeport Yellow Jackets 8 – McGuffey Highlanders 4  (MSA)

WPIAL CLASS AA Preliminary Round:

Neshannock Lancers 11 – Waynesburg Raiders 5  (MSA)

2016 WPIAL SOFTBALL CLASS A CHAMPIONSHIP GAME:

West Greene Pioneers 12 – Chartiers-Houston Buccaneers 3  (MSA)

WPIAL CLASS A Consolation:

Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic Trojans 3 – Monessen Greyhounds 2  (MSA)

WPIAL CLASS A Semifinals:

West Greene Pioneers 10 – Monessen Greyhounds 0  (MSA)

Chartiers-Houston Buccaneers 3 – Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic Trojans 1  (MSA)

WPIAL CLASS A Quarterfinals:

West Greene Pioneers 8 – Union Scotties 2  (MSA)

Monessen Greyhounds 10 – Serra Catholic Eagles 0  (MSA)

Chartiers-Houston Buccaneers 9 – Shenango Wildcats 1  (MSA)

Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic Trojans 16 – Western Beaver Golden Beavers 5  (MSA)

WPIAL CLASS A First Round:

West Greene Pioneers 15 – Greensburg Central Catholic Centurions 0  (MSA)

Union Scotties 3 – Sewickley Academy Panthers 1  (MSA)

Serra Catholic Eagles 7 – Jeannette Jayhawks 5

Monessen Greyhounds 1 – Jefferson-Morgan Rockets 0  (MSA)

Shenango Wildcats 14 – Riverview Raiders 4  (MSA)

Chartiers-Houston Buccaneers 9 – Leechburg Blue Devils 4  (MSA)

Western Beaver Golden Beavers 12 – Frazier Commodores 11

Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic Trojans 13 – Bishop Canevin Crusaders 6

 

2016 PIAA SOFTBALL PLAYOFF RESULTS:

All results marked with (MSA) at the end are games you can still hear archived here on the MSA Sports Network.

2016 PIAA CLASS AAAA SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME:

HEMPFIELD SPARTANS 1 – Avon Grove Red Devils 0 in 8 Innings  (MSA)

PIAA CLASS AAAA Semifinals:

HEMPFIELD SPARTANS 2 – Chambersburg Trojans 0  (MSA)

Avon Grove Red Devils 4 – Hazleton Cougars 2

PIAA CLASS AAAA Quarterfinals:

HEMPFIELD SPARTANS 8 – Erie McDowell Trojans 0  (MSA)

Chambersburg Trojans 11 – Mifflin County Huskies 4

Hazleton Cougars 7 – Perkiomen Valley Vikings 3

Avon Grove Red Devils 2 – West Chester East Vikings 1

PIAA CLASS AAAA First Round:

HEMPFIELD SPARTANS 4 – LATROBE WILDCATS 0  (MSA)

Erie McDowell Trojans 3 – BALDWIN HIGHLANDERS 2

Chambersburg Trojans 7 – Upper Darby Royals 2

Mifflin County Huskies 6 – Lower Dauphin Falcons 4

Perkiomen Valley Vikings 10 – Dallastown Wildcats 2

Hazleton Cougars 2 – Penn Manor Comets 1

Avon Grove Red Devils 6 – Archbishop Ryan Raiders 1

West Chester East Vikings 4 – Parkland Trojans 3

2016 PIAA CLASS AAA SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME:

YOUGH COUGARS 1 – Lampeter-Strasburg Pioneers 0  (MSA)

PIAA CLASS AAA Semifinals:

YOUGH COUGARS 1 – Donegal Indians 0  (MSA)

Lampeter-Strasburg Pioneers 2 – Abington Heights Comets 1

PIAA CLASS AAA Quarterfinals:

YOUGH COUGARS 13 – Bellefonte Red Raiders 3

Donegal Indians 6 – WEST ALLEGHENY INDIANS 5  (MSA)

Lampeter-Strasburg Pioneers 8 – Bangor Slaters 2

Abington Heights Comets 7 – Bishop Shanahan Eagles 3

PIAA CLASS AAA First Round:

Bellefonte Red Raiders 3 – MOUNT PLEASANT VIKINGS 2  (MSA)

YOUGH COUGARS 11 – General McLane Lancers 1

WEST ALLEGHNEY INDIANS 3 – Punxsutawney Chucks 2  (MSA)

Donegal Indians 15 – Nueva Esperanza Toros 0

Lampeter-Strasburg Pioneers 3 – Villa Maria Academy Hurricanes 2

Bangor Slaters 10 – Jersey Shore Bulldogs 2

Abington Heights Comets 5 – Greencastle-Antrim Blue Devils 3

Bishop Shanahan Eagles 1 – Archbishop Wood Vikings 0

2016 PIAA CLASS AA SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME:

Holy Redeemer Royals 9 – Moniteau Warriors 3

PIAA CLASS AA Semifinals:

Moniteau Warriors 3 – SOUTH PARK EAGLES 0  (MSA)

Holy Redeemer Royals 4 – Pine Grove Cardinals 0

PIAA CLASS AA Quarterfinals:

Moniteau Warriors 11 – ELLWOOD CITY WOLVERINES 0  (MSA)

SOUTH PARK EAGLES 16 – Philipsburg-Osceola Mounties 12  (MSA)

Holy Redeemer Royals 7 – Kutztown Cougars 1

Pine Grove Cardinals 6 – Pequea Valley Braves 2

PIAA CLASS AA First Round:

ELLWOOD CITY WOLVERINES 10 – Bald Eagle Eagles 0  (MSA)

Moniteau Warriors 6 – Everett Warriors 0

Philipsburg-Osceola 6 – STEEL VALLEY IRONMEN 5  (MSA)

SOUTH PARK EAGLES 16 – Northwestern Wildcats 4

Kutztown Cougars 5 – Philadelphia Academy Charter Chargers 0

Holy Redeemer Royals 7 – Milton Black Panthers 3

Pine Grove Cardinals 2 – St. Basil Panthers 1

Pequea Valley Braves 1 – Conwell-Egan Catholic Eagles 0

2016 PIAA CLASS A SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME:

Williams Valley Vikings 3 – WEST GREENE PIONEERS 2  (MSA)

PIAA CLASS A Semifinals:

WEST GREENE PIONEERS 5 – DuBois Central Catholic Cardinals 2  (MSA)

Williams Valley Vikings 5 – Bloomsburg Panthers 2

PIAA CLASS A Quarterfinals:

WEST GREENE PIONEERS 4 – Saegertown Panthers 1  (MSA)

DuBois Central Catholic Cardinals 3 – Conemaugh Valley Blue Jays 0

Williams Valley Vikings 11 – Bristol Warriors 5

Bloomsburg Panthers 4 – Southern Huntingdon Rockets 2

PIAA CLASS A First Round:

WEST GREENE PIONEERS 12 – Clarion Bobcats 2  (MSA)

Saegertown Panthers 9 – CARDINAL WUERL NORTH CATHOLIC TROJANS 5

Conemaugh Valley Blue Jays 12 – CHARTIERS-HOUSTON BUCCANEERS 7  (MSA)

DuBois Central Catholic Cardinals 16 – Windber Ramblers 1

Bristol Warriors 3 – Greenwood Wildcats 2

Williams Valley Vikings 32 – Girard Academy Music Program Pioneers 0

Bloomsburg Panthers 4 – Lackawanna Trail Lions 3

Southern Huntingdon Rockets 8 – Meyersdale Red Raiders 3