WPIAL softball playoff clinchings through May 3

By: HSSN Staff
Thursday, May 3, 2018 | 11:18 PM

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With just over a week left in the 2018 WPIAL softball regular season, here are the teams that have punched their ticket to the district postseason. Check out TribHSSN.TribLive.com for exclusive broadcast coverage of the WPIAL softball playoffs and the updated list of playoff-bound teams. This list is updated through Thursday, May 3:

Class 6A

Baldwin

Canon-McMillan

Hempfield

Latrobe

Norwin

Fox Chapel

North Allegheny

Seneca Valley

Pine-Richland

North Hills

(6A scenarios: Bethel Park, Mt. Lebanon and Peters Township can clinch with a win in section finale. On Tuesday, Bethel Park hosts Baldwin, Mt. Lebanon hosts Upper St. Clair and Peters Township hosts Canon-McMillan. Shaler can clinch with a win at Pine-Richland on Monday.)

Class 5A

Franklin Regional

Penn-Trafford

Albert Gallatin

Connellsville

Trinity

Thomas Jefferson

West Allegheny

Moon

Mars

Hampton

(5A scenarios: Gateway, Kiski Area and Plum can clinch with a win in section finale. On Tuesday, Gateway hosts Woodland Hills, Kiski Area is at Armstrong and Plum plays at Franklin Regional.)

Class 4A

Mt. Pleasant

Indiana

Knoch

Yough

Belle Vernon

Elizabeth Forward

West Mifflin

Beaver

Blackhawk

(4A scenarios: Winner of Highlands at Derry on Friday will clinch. If Highlands beats Derry, then loses to Knoch on Monday, Derry and Uniontown also will clinch. Keystone Oaks can clinch with wins over West Mifflin on Monday and South Fayette Tuesday and a West Mifflin loss to Elizabeth Forward on Tuesday. Ambridge at New Castle winner on Tuesday will clinch.)

Class 3A

Freeport

Burrell

South Allegheny

Deer Lakes

Steel Valley

Avonworth

Ellwood City

Freedom

South Park

Southmoreland

Waynesburg Central

McGuffey

(3A scenarios: Valley can clinch with a win at East Allegheny on Friday and a win over Deer Lakes TBA.)

Class 2A

Seton LaSalle

Serra Catholic

Our Lady of the Sacred Heart

Brentwood

Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic

Shady Side Academy

Apollo-Ridge

Frazier

Chartiers-Houston

Bentworth

Beth-Center

Laurel

Mohawk

Neshannock

(2A scenarios: Carlynton can clinch with a win at OLSH on Friday. Northgate can clinch with at least one victory when it hosts Springdale in a doubleheader on Tuesday. Springdale can clinch if it wins both games against Northgate. Shenango can clinch with two more section wins. It plays at Neshannock on Friday, at South Side TBA, hosting Laurel on Monday and at Mohawk on Tuesday.)

Class A

Union

Monessen

West Greene

Carmichaels

Mapletown

Leechburg

St. Joseph

Riverview

(A scenarios: Bishop Canevin can clinch with a win over Jeannette on Monday.)

Don Rebel is a TribLive High School Sports Network broadcaster and staff writer. Reach him at drebel@tribweb.com.