High school roundup for May 6, 2021: Latrobe freshman throws 2 no-hitters in 1 day

By:
Thursday, May 6, 2021 | 11:29 PM


Freshman Kayla Williams threw two no-hitters in the same day, striking out 12 in each game of a doubleheader as Latrobe swept Gateway (0-10, 0-7) in Section 2-5A softball Thursday.

Josie Straigis tripled and drove in three in the second game for the Wildcats (8-3, 6-1), who won by scores of 7-0 and 12-1.

Beaver 14, Blackhawk 4 – Payton List and Emilee Hohenshel homered and Mack Boyd singled, doubled and drove in three runs for Beaver (11-0, 9-0) in a Section 3-4A win over Blackhawk (5-6, 4-5).

Belle Vernon 7, Ringgold 4 – Olivia Kolowitz went 4 for 4 with three doubles and Maren Metikosh had three hits to lead Belle Vernon (9-7, 6-4) to a Section 2-4A win. Olivia Vecchio had three hits for Ringgold (2-11, 1-8).

Bethel Park 10, Montour 3 – Reagan Milliken doubled, homered and drove in three and Ali Sniegocki doubled to lead Bethel Park (12-0) to a nonsection win. Angelina LaMarca singled, doubled and drove in a run for Montour (9-5).

Burgettstown 3, Fort Cherry 2 – Aubrey Krivak hit the go-ahead RBI double in the top of the 10th to lift Burgettstown (7-7, 7-3) to a Section 1-2A win. Cadence Fehl-Gariglio went 3 for 4 with a triple for Fort Cherry (8-6, 5-4).

Canon-McMillan 10, Peters Township 3 – Madison Palidova hit and grand slam and Olivia Ulam went 2 for 2 with two RBIs to lead Canon-McMillan (7-6, 4-3) to a Section 1-6A win. Sami Bewick homered for Peters Township (1-11, 0-7).

Carlynton 16, Aliquippa 0; Carlynton 19, Aliquippa 1 – Tanner Kephart had six hits, including three doubles and a home run, to help Carlynton (6-3, 4-3) sweep Aliquippa (2-10, 2-9) in a Section 1-2A doubleheader. Lily Barber had six hits, including four doubles and a triple. Emma Weiland won both games, striking out 13.

Central Valley 10, Ambridge 0 – Macy Littler went 4 for 4 with five RBIs and Abigail Borello had two hits and an RBI to lead Central Valley (9-7, 8-4) in Section 3-4A. Anita Syzmoniak went 2 for 2 for Ambridge (1-11, 1-8).

Charleroi 11, Bentworth 1 – McKenna DeUnger went 4 for 5 with a homer and five RBIs and Sofia Celashi was 3 for 3 with a double, homer and four runs driven in for Charleroi (8-7, 5-3) in Section 3-2A. Madalynn Lancy doubled and drove in a run. Jessica Rothka and Sydney DiNardo doubled for Bentworth (5-9, 4-7).

Derry 11, Valley 0 – Carissa Bateman had three hits and four RBIs and Isabella DePalma added two hits and three RBIs to spark Derry (4-4, 4-2) to a Section 1-3A win. Sarah Dettling went 3 for 3. Leah Taliani went 2 for 2 for Valley (3-6, 3-3).

Elizabeth Forward 16, Laurel Highlands 0 – Kailey Larcinese threw a three-inning no-hitter and Shelby Telegdy went 3 for 3 with two doubles and five RBIs to power Elizabeth Forward (12-2, 9-0) past Laurel Highlands (1-12, 0-10) in Section 2-4A.

Ellwood City 12, South Park 3 – Marie Ioanilli homered and Angie Nardone had three hits as Ellwood City (10-3, 5-3) won in Section 2-3A. Mackenzie Farrier doubled for South Park (5-6, 4-3).

Franklin Regional 12, Kiski Area 3 – Sydney Jackson went 3 for 5 with four RBIs and Madison Nguyen, Lexi Patberg and Alisa Kane also had three hits for Franklin Regional (8-6, 7-4) in Section 1-5A. Mackenzie Favero had three hits and Kasandra Cessna drove in a pair for Kiski Area (4-8, 3-6).

Frazier 17, California 0 – Rylee Evans went 3 for 4 with two doubles, a home run and six RBIs to lead Frazier (11-3, 8-0) past California (5-11, 3-7) in Section 3-2A. Jensyn Hartman went 3 for 4 with a double, home run and four RBIs.

Freeport 10, McKeesport 0 — Autumn Powell went 2 for 3 with a homer and four RBIs to help Freeport (7-6, 5-4) earn a Section 1-4A victory over McKeesport (1-9, 0-8) in five innings. Sydney Selker pitched five shutout innings allowing two hits to earn the win, and Emily Schmidt was 2 for 3 with a home run and three RBIs. Abby DeJidas doubled and drove in two runs.

Greensburg Central Catholic 13, Monessen 3 – Winning pitcher Emma Henry went 3 for 3 with a home run and Lauren Sukay drove in three runs to lead Greensburg Central Catholic (7-3, 4-2) in Section 2-A. Hannah Yorty homered for Monessen (1-12, 1-8).

Hopewell 4, New Castle 2 – Chlie Nale’s two-run walk-off triple capped a four-run seventh-inning rally for Hopewell (5-8, 2-7) in a Section 3-4A win over New Castle (3-9, 2-7). Ava Compton went 3 for 3.

Indiana 7, Woodland Hills 3 – Ashlyn Winslow drove in three runs and Haley Hamilton had a double and an RBI to lead Indiana (8-5, 5-4) in Section 1-5A. JaRae Turner went 3 for 3 for Woodland Hills (3-7, 3-7).

Laurel 7, Neshannock 0 – Autumn Boyd threw a five-hit shutout with 17 strikeouts and Grace Kissick went 2 for 4 with a home run and four RBIs as Laurel (12-1, 10-1) defeated Neshannock (7-4, 7-3) in Section 4-2A. Eva Kuth had three hits.

Knoch 12, Butler 8 — Brynnae Coe went 2 for 4 with a double and four RBIs and was the winning pitcher for Knoch (7-7) in a nonsection win over Butler (1-13). Bailey Rickenbrode and Quinn Hughes both finished 3 for 4 with a double. Hughes drove in three runs and Rickenbrode had two RBIs. Erin Rinaman doubled and plated three runs for Butler.

McGuffey 15, Beth-Center 3 – Clara Barr singled, doubled, homered twice and drove in six runs to carry McGuffey (4-5) to a nonsection win. Shelby Dobrzynski singled and doubled and Sarah Moore drove in three. Jen Zelenick homered for Beth-Center (4-7).

Mt. Lebanon 6, Baldwin 2 – Elizabeth Kubancek homered and Iris Barone went 3 for 4 to lead Mt. Lebanon (9-5, 4-3) to a Section 1-6A win. Keira Platz doubled for Baldwin (3-7, 3-3).

Mt. Pleasant 12, Brownsville 0 – Winning pitcher Mary Smithnosky went 2 for 2 with two RBIs to lead Mt. Pleasant (12-2, 6-1) past Brownsville (5-9, 0-8) in five innings in Section 3-3A. Haylie Brunson had two hits, Katie Hutter tripled, and Hannah Gnibus drove in two runs.

North Allegheny 2, Hempfield 1 – Alaina Whipkey hit a solo home run and Ashley Solenday went 2 for 3 with an RBI to lead North Allegheny (7-8, 4-4) to a Section 2-6A win. Arin Delattre homered for Hempfield (8-5, 4-4).

North Catholic 15, East Allegheny 0 – Halle Book homered and Sophie Wiesner went 3 for 3 as North Catholic (7-4, 5-1) won in three innings in Section 1-3A. Carys Mundy, Abbie Sutton and Lexi Mannella had two hits. Skyy Nicholls had a base hit for East Allegheny (1-6, 1-6).

North Hills 12, Hampton 1 – Sophia Roncone threw a five-hitter with nine strikeouts to lead North Hills (10-2, 7-1) to a Section 3-5A win. Mackenzie Reese went 3 for 3 for Hampton (7-7, 5-4).

Northgate 14, St. Joseph 12 — The Spartans (6-7, 4-4) scored six runs in the top of the seventh inning but couldn’t hold off Northgate as the Flames (1-5, 2-8) scored two runs in the bottom half of the final inning to earn their first Section 3-1A victory of the year. Shyla Baptiste tallied two doubles, a triple, and drove in five runs for Northgate. Jamie Noonan hit two doubles for St. Joseph and struck out 11 batters.

Norwin 10, Pine-Richland 7 – Angelina Pepe and Bailee Bertani homered to power Norwin (12-2, 9-1) to a Section 2-6A win. Alexia Brown had three hits for Pine-Richland (6-7, 4-4).

Penn-Trafford 10, Greensburg Salem 0 — Kylee Picono went 2 for 2 with three RBIs to lead Penn-Trafford (11-4) to a nonsection win over Greensburg Salem (3-11). Allie Prady and Brooke Cleland also had two hits.

Riverside 9, Mohawk 8 – Mia Williams doubled and tripled and Sydney Hale singled and doubled twice to help Riverside (7-4, 6-4) to a Section 4-2A win. Ava Nulph and Victoria Walters had two hits for Mohawk (4-7, 4-5).

Shaler 6, Mars 3 – Cate Gordon and Corey Sigmund had two hits apiece and Kayleigh Newland tripled and drove in two runs to lead Shaler (10-3, 7-1) past Mars (4-11, 2-8) in Section 3-5A.

South Allegheny 6, Waynesburg 5 – Lulu Kirkwood hit the game-winning RBI single in the bottom of the seventh and Payton Linhart homered to lead South Allegheny (8-4, 4-3) in Section 3-3A, Lily Dranko went 3 for 3. Kylee Goodman homered for Waynesburg (10-4, 5-3).

South Fayette 12, Moon 7 – Abbey Girman homered twice and drove in five to power South Fayette (10-5, 6-3) to a Section 4-5A win. Rylee Rohbeck also homered for the Lions. Macy Vignolini homered twice and drove in five runs for Moon (4-10, 3-7).

Thomas Jefferson 5, Connellsville 0 – Winning pitcher Alyssa McCormick fanned eight and went 2 for 3 with three RBIs to lead Thomas Jefferson (6-3, 4-1) past Connellsville (8-7, 3-6) in Section 2-5A. Claire Whalen and Lily Rockwell also had two hits for TJ.

Union 19, Cornell 0 – Gianna Trott, Skylar Fisher and Marleah D’Augustine each had two hits and two RBIs to lead Union (8-6, 7-1) in Section 1-A. Gabby Joyce doubled for Cornell (2-6, 2-4).

Yough 14, Uniontown 2 – Kaylynn Odelli, Sammie McGhee and Savannah Means all singled, doubled and homered to lead Yough (8-4, 5-4) in Section 2-4A. Sequoia Dunalp homered for Uniontown (6-9, 5-7).

Baseball

Avonworth 7, Knoch 2 — The Antelopes (12-4, 7-1) scored five runs in the top of the 11th to earn a nonsection victory over the Knights (9-8, 6-4). Noah Osborn tallied two RBIs for Avonworth and Jonah Summers came up with three hits in the victory. Luke DiSanti picked up the loss for Knoch but threw 7⅔ innings of relief and allowed three hits while striking out 11.

Beaver 4, Quaker Valley 3 – Brooks Miller had two hits and Jack Ray doubled and drove in a run for Beaver (4-10, 4-6) in Section 2-4A. Zeke Hendricks had two hits for Quaker Valley (5-10, 4-6).

Beaver Falls 3, New Brighton 2 – Nick Wilder hit a two-run single in the top of the seventh to lead Beaver Falls (2-11, 2-7) to a Section 1-3A win. Chris Kirschner doubled for New Brighton (6-9, 4-5).

Brashear 16, Westinghouse 0; Brashear 19, Westinghouse 0 – Kevin Jones threw a four-inning no-hitter and Dominic Borelli threw a three-inning one-hitter as Brashear (2-5, 2-2) swept Westinghouse (0-7, 0-6) in a City League doubleheader. David Nicklas had a triple and five RBIs in the 19-0 win.

Brentwood 10, Clairton 0 – Winning pitcher Josh Greiner fanned nine and Riley Brendel and Lucas Huntley singled and doubled to lead Brentwood (4-9, 4-6) past Clairton (1-12, 1-10) in Section 4-2A.

Canon-McMillan 8, Baldwin 1 – Zane Freund drove in two runs and Mason Fixx and Mekos Mantalis doubled to lead Canon-McMillan (5-10, 3-6) to a Section 2-6A win. Zach Ingold tripled for Baldwin (5-9, 2-7).

Carmichaels 10, Washington 0 – Drake Long and Trenton Carter had two hits and two RBIs apiece to lead Carmichaels (13-1, 8-0) to a Section 1-2A win. Jarrod West had two hits for Washington (3-6, 1-6).

Central Valley 13, Blackhawk 7 – Ryan Boring went 3 for 5 and Joshua Kennelly homered and drove in four runs to lift Central Valley (6-11, 4-6) to a Section 2-4A victory. Ryan Jones had three hits for Blackhawk (12-3, 7-3).

Charleroi 11, Brownsville 3 – Ben Shields went 3 for 4 with a triple and three RBIs to lead Charleroi (5-8, 3-7) to a Section 4-3A win. Joey Campbell had two hits and two RBIs. Derrick Tarpley doubled and drove in a run for Brownsville (6-9, 5-5).

Connellsville 6, Freeport 4 — James Domer hit a three-run home run in the top of the fifth inning that propelled Connellsville (7-6) to a nonsection win at Freeport (4-13). Domer finished 3 for 4 with a triple to go along with the homer and four RBIs. Conor Hartman finished 3 for 4 with a solo homer for the Yellowjackets and Colton Abbott singled three times. Zach Clark went 2 for 3 with a triple and an RBI.

Deer Lakes 6, Valley 4 – The Lancers (8-3, 6-1) scored four runs in the bottom of the fifth to take the lead on their way to a Section 3-3A win over Valley (9-5, 5-3). Justin Brannagan went 2 for 3 with an RBI for the Lancers and Josh Watcher finished 1 for 3 with two RBIs. John Luke Bailey went 4 for 4 for Valley with a homer, a pair of doubles and three RBIs.

Derry 3, Mt. Pleasant 1 – Sam Jones and Elijah Penich singled, doubled and drove in a run to lead Derry (8-3, 6-2) to a Section 3-3A win. Ryan Hood struck out nine. Asher O’Connor doubled and Aaron Alkson drove in a run for Mt. Pleasant (4-6, 1-6).

Fort Cherry 17, Carlynton 1 – Ryan Craig and Adam Wolf hit grand slams to power Fort Cherry (8-5, 5-4) past Carlynton (1-13, 1-8) in Section 4-2A. Wolf also hit a solo shot.

Franklin Regional 7, Kiski Area 0; Franklin Regional 7, Kiski Area 6 – Franklin Regional swept a Section 1-5A doubleheader in dramatic fashion. Brian Prione threw a no-hitter in the opener, striking out six. Anthony Alesi singled, doubled and homered for the Panthers (13-0, 10-0). In the second game, Andrew Muraco delivered a walk-off single in the bottom of the eighth. Timmy Quinn and Louie Kegerreis homered. Derek Hald hit a three-run home run for the Cavaliers (4-9, 2-7).

Gateway 3, McKeesport 2 – Winning pitcher Floyd McKenna struck out seven and went 2 for 3 to lead Gateway (6-5, 5-4) to a Section 1-5A win. Jason Peterson had two hits for McKeesport (1-10, 0-9).

Hempfield 9, Indiana 8 – Two runs scored when Ryan Firmstone reached on an error, capping a seven-run seventh inning for Hempfield (11-6) in a nonsection game. Christian Zilli had an RBI double and Noah Zadroga and Reese Woodley run-scoring singles in the inning. Tyler Gonos had two hits and two RBIs for Indiana (7-6).

Highlands 7, North Catholic 0 – Tanner Nulph and Trent Bielak combined on the shutout as Highlands (8-8, 5-3) defeated North Catholic (12-5, 8-1) in Section 1-4A. Nulph gave up two hits and fanned 13 in 5.1 innings. Bielak allowed one hit and struck out three in 1.2 innings. Bielak also went 3 for 4 with a double.

Jefferson-Morgan 6, Greensburg Central Catholic 3 – Winning pitcher Kyle Clayton doubled twice and Easton Hanko drove in three runs to lead Jefferson-Morgan (9-5, 6-2) to a Section 2-A win. Zach David had two hits for the Centurions (12-2, 9-1).

Laurel Highlands 10, Elizabeth Forward 0; Laurel Highlands 7, Elizabeth Forward 5 – Laurel Highlands (10-4, 7-3) swept Elizabeth Forward (5-6, 3-6) in a Section 3-4A doubleheader.In the opener, Joe Chambers threw a two-hit shutout and Nick Kumor doubled, homered and drove in three. In the second game, Zack Koeffler homered.

Mapletown 6, Monessen 0 – Winning pitcher Landon Stevenson went 4 for 4 to lead Mapletown (1-7, 1-6) past Monessen (1-10, 1-8) in Section 2-A.

Mars 4, Penn Hills 3 – Alex Heavner doubled and homered and Trey Wagner had two hits and an RBI for Mars (10-5, 7-3) in Section 2-5A. Dominic Sullivan drove in two runs for Penn Hills (2-13, 1-9).

Mohawk 6, New Castle 5 – A.J. Verdi and Austin McBride had a hit and an RBI to lead Mohawk (8-6) to a nonsection win. Anthony Miller had two hits for New Castle (8-8).

Montour 10, Ambridge 0; Montour 2, Ambridge 1 – Montour (12-3, 10-2) swept a Section 2-4A doubleheader with Ambridge (3-9, 1-8). Dylan Mathiesen threw a five-inning no-hitter and Matt Luchovick homered in Montour’s 10-0 win. In the 2-1 victory, Gannon Kadlecik hit a tie-breaking RBI single in the sixth inning and Matt Luchovick had two hits. Blake Gibson doubled for Ambridge (3-9, 1-8).

North Allegheny 8, Pine-Richland 1 – Kemi Demi struck out 12 in six innings and Cole Young doubled and homered to power North Allegheny (15-2, 9-1) to a Section 1-6A win. Tanner Singh drove in a run for Pine-Richland (6-10, 3-7).

Peters Township 8, Trinity 0 – Mac Ciocco went 3 for 3 and Tucker Ferris drove in three runs to power Peters Township (7-8, 5-5) past Trinity (4-10, 1-8) in Section 4-5A.

Riverside 10, Laurel 9 – Sam Barber hit a tie-breaking two-run single in the sixth inning to lead Riverside (9-5, 5-2) to a Section 2-2A win. Bo Fornataro doubled and drove in a run. Landin Esposito went 3 for 4 with four RBIs for Laurel (8-5, 4-3).

Riverview 2, Leechburg 0 — For the second straight game, the Raiders (6-4, 5-3) and Blue Devils (4-7, 3-3) played into extra innings. This time, the Raiders came out on top in the 12th inning when Aidan Sebastian delivered a two-RBI single to secure the 2-0 victory. It was his only hit of the game. Enzo Lio and Vince Shook shut out the Blue Devils, allowing seven total hits. Lio threw five innings of one-hit ball. Owen McDermott threw 7⅔ innings for Leechburg while allowing four hits and striking out 12. He also tallied two of Leechburg’s seven hits.

Shady Side 10, Apollo Ridge 0; Shady Side 5, Apollo-Ridge 1 — After Josh Chu threw a five-inning complete game in the opener, Tyler Hart and Bryce Trischler combined to throw a four-hitter in game two as the Bulldogs (9-4, 7-2) swept the Vikings (6-5, 5-4) in a Section 3-2A doubleheader. Chu and Joe Mele powered the Bulldogs offense in Game 1 as they both drove in two runs with Chu hitting a double and triple. Mele added another RBI in the second game.

Shenango 8, Ellwood City 2 – Braeden D’Angelo went 3 for 3 with two RBIs and Tyler Kamerer had two hits to help Shenango (13-2) to a nonsection win. Ryan Gibbons drove in a pair for Ellwood City (8-10).

South Fayette 2, Chartiers Valley 1 – Michael DiMartini doubled and scored on a Jon Castillo sacrifice fly in the seventh inning to lead South Fayette (14-2, 8-2) past Chartiers Valley (5-11, 3-7) in Section 3-5A.

South Park 10, Keystone Oaks 0 – Winning pitcher Brandon Clifford fanned 10 and Austin Lafferty, Drew Lafferty and Ryan Bywalski drove in two runs each to lead South Park (10-2, 5-2) to a Section 2-3A win. Nate Brestensky doubled for Keystone Oaks (6-5, 3-4).

West Allegheny 6, Moon 2 – Luke Lambert went 3 for 4 with two RBIs to lead West Allegheny (10-3, 7-2) past Moon (5-9, 1-8) in Section 3-5A.

West Mifflin 9, Belle Vernon 6 – Zane Griffaton was the winning pitcher in both games as West Mifflin (9-4, 8-1) swept Belle Vernon (5-5, 5-3) in a Section 3-4A doubleheader. In the opener, Bert Kovalsky had a two-run double and Jake Walker and RBI triple in a four-run sixth. Ryan Hamer had two hits and two RBIs for the Leopards. In the second game, Griffaton went 3 for 4 with a triple.

More Baseball

Notable changes to the 2025-26 WPIAL baseball alignment
Lancaster native Andy Hoover takes reins of Gateway baseball program
Belle Vernon pitcher wowed by Kent State baseball program
Fox Chapel’s Blake Krushinski commits to play baseball at West Virginia
WPIAL approves new section alignments for spring sports in 2025, ’26 seasons