Softball
Penn-Trafford seniors lead team to 1st PIAA championship game
June 12, 2019
Penn-Trafford’s historic softball season will continue Friday when the Warriors battle Lampeter-Strasburg for the PIAA Class 5A championship.
Frazier softball advances to PIAA finals in walkoff fashion
June 11, 2019
A victory an entire career in the making had Frazier coach Don Hartman emotional after watching his daughter Logan cross home plate to give the Commodores their first trip to the PIAA championship game.
Hempfield softball loses in PIAA Class 6A semifinals
LORETTO — Bob Kalp forced a smile not long after his Hempfield softball team fell just short of yet another trip to the state finals.
West Greene drops Class A softball semifinal to DuBois Central Catholic
And suddenly, it was over.
Trib HSSN Softball Player of the Week
June 9, 2019
The Trib HSSN Softball Player of the Week is West Greene junior Jade Renner, who was the winning pitcher and contributed offensively as well for the two-time defending PIAA Class A champions.
Mt. Pleasant, Elizabeth Forward battle for berth to state title game
It’s a winner-take-all game when Mt. Pleasant faces Elizabeth Forward on Monday at the PIAA Class 4A semifinals at Seton Hill.
No previous PIAA softball playoffs experience necessary for Penn-Trafford
Unlike other Westmoreland County softball teams with recent appearances in the PIAA playoffs — Hempfield, Mt. Pleasant, Valley and Yough have won state championships this decade — Penn-Trafford is new to the scene.
Seven WPIAL teams remain among Trib HSSN’s state softball rankings
June 8, 2019
Four of the six top-ranked teams from a week ago survived the first two rounds of the state playoffs and remain on top in the next-to-last edition of the Trib HSSN state softball rankings.
West Greene holds off Clarion in state quarterfinals
June 7, 2019
Junior Jade Renner was 3 for 4 with a double and three RBIs and tossed a complete game as West Greene (21-4) held off Clarion’s seventh-inning rally for a 5-4 PIAA quarterfinal win at Slippery Rock on Friday.
Laurel falls short in PIAA quarterfinals
Senior Mackenzie Latess went 4 for 4 with a double, home run and three RBIs, along with two runs scored for Laurel (21-3), but it was Cranberry (15-5) that triumphed 7-6 in a PIAA Class 2A quarterfinal softball contest at Slippery Rock.
PIAA baseball, softball playoffs roundup for June 6, 2019: Frazier edges Chartiers-Houston
June 6, 2019
Savannah Berklovich knocked in two runs, and Logan Hartman scattered five hits to lead WPIAL runner-up Frazier to a 4-3 victory over Chartiers-Houston in a PIAA Class 2A quarterfinal softball game Thursday at Peters Township High School.
Expectations to remain high for Leechburg softball program
Even though expectations are always high for Leechburg softball, coach Debbi Young had her own expectations exceeded this year.
Postseason losses a ‘learning experience’ for North Allegheny softball team
Two bumps to end the season didn’t spell doom for first-year North Allegheny softball coach Morgan Vescovi.
PIAA postpones 3 softball playoff games, moves Class 6A baseball quarterfinal
The PIAA postponed three softball games scheduled Thursday at Slippery Rock University and moved the North Allegheny vs. Pine-Richland baseball game to a different site.
After falling in PIAA 1st round, Knoch reflects on special softball season
June 5, 2019
A young team, a new head coach and more question marks than players, the 2019 Knoch softball team had no idea what was in store this season.
Softball sites, times: 11 WPIAL teams reach PIAA quarterfinals
June 4, 2019
WPIAL softball champions Laurel, West Greene and Elizabeth Forward will take part in a PIAA playoff tripleheader Thursday at Slippery Rock University.
WPIAL teams pile up offense in first round of PIAA playoffs
WPIAL teams didn’t skimp on the offense in the opening round of the PIAA baseball and softball playoffs.
PIAA softball playoffs roundup: West Allegheny cruises past Exeter in 1st round
June 3, 2019
Alyssa Goldstrom was 2 for 4 with a home run as WPIAL champion West Allegheny defeated Exeter, 15-6, a PIAA Class 5A first-round game Monday afternoon at Seton Hill.
Knoch softball bows out of PIAAs with loss to Grove City
The Knoch softball team made its first trip into the PIAA softball playoffs Monday. The weather was near perfect, and the Knights’ confidence was at an all-time high as they looked to rebound from their semifinal loss and make a deep run in the state playoffs.
Penn-Trafford slugs past Central Mountain, earns 1st PIAA victory since ’90
UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn-Trafford didn’t just collect 15 hits in its PIAA Class 5A first-round softball game at Penn State’s Beard Field; the Warriors sent shockwaves through Happy Valley.
