Softball
Undefeated softball team highlights super spring at Shaler
May 21, 2023
Tom Sorce’s five-year plan is coming to fruition.
Plum senior trio caps career in WPIAL softball playoffs
As the No. 8 and No. 9 seeds for the WPIAL Class 5A softball playoffs, Thomas Jefferson and Plum, many expected, would play a close and competitive first-round game.Longtime Hampton softball coach Ron Fedell steps away
May 20, 2023
Hampton star third baseman Mackenzie Reese knew there was a chance longtime coach Ron Fedell would step away after this season.
Westmoreland County athletes of the week: Southmoreland’s Makayla Etling, Yough’s Gavin Roebuck
Makayla Etling
Good things come to an end for North Hills softball team
While the ending may have been bitter, North Hills softball coach Libby Gasior sees the sweetness in the 2023 season.
Trib HSSN State Softball Rankings for May 19, 2023
May 19, 2023
The end of the regular season is here statewide, and if the district playoffs haven’t started yet, they will this upcoming week.
Trib 10: Crunch time approaches for top teams in power rankings
There was little movement this week in the Trib 10 rankings with few of the top district teams in action.
Erica Rodriguez delivers in clutch as GCC softball advances with win over Charleroi
May 18, 2023
Sophomore Erica Rodriguez got credit for an RBI earlier in the game when she was issued a bases-loaded walk.
Southmoreland scores 7 in 7th in wild win over Yough
The stairway to seven began with a glimmer of hope and a confident approach.
Carmichaels softball routs Leechburg in Class A quarterfinals
The Carmichaels softball team scored 10 or more runs in 13 of its 16 regular-season games.
Katie Armstrong’s 16 strikeouts propel Burrell past Mohawk into Class 3A semifinals
Fourth-seeded Burrell’s momentum from the second round carried into the WPIAL Class 3A softball quarterfinals as the Buccaneers defeated No. 5 Mohawk, 5-1, on Thursday at Montour.
High school roundup for May 17, 2023: Ryan Apaliski whiffs 17 in Hampton win
May 17, 2023
Ryan Apaliski took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and struck out 17 to lead No. 9 Hampton to a 9-0 victory over No. 8 Ringgold in a WPIAL Class 4A baseball first-round game Wednesday.
Undefeated Shaler dominates short-handed Franklin Regional
Strike out 16, club a couple of home runs and sell the underdog role, and watch any team sprint forward in a playoff bracket.
Belle Vernon uses pitching, defense, timely hits to get past West Mifflin
Good pitching, good defense and timely hits. Those are the keys to victory for Belle Vernon softball coach Tom Rodriguez.
Norwin softball hangs on for nervous win over Canon-McMillan, reaches semifinals
Bailey Snowberger said softball is a game of failure.
Westmoreland WPIAL softball playoff capsules: Games for Thursday, May 18, 2023
WPIAL softball playoffs
A-K Valley WPIAL softball playoff capsules: Games for Thursday, May 18, 2023
WPIAL softball playoffs
High school roundup for May 16, 2023: Avonworth makes statement with bats in Class 3A opener
May 16, 2023
Top-seeded Avonworth played long ball in the first round of the WPIAL Class 3A softball playoffs, hitting three homers in a 15-4 win over No. 16 Seton Lasalle in five innings Tuesday.
Ligonier Valley softball rallies to upset Hopewell
For five-plus innings, it was an old-fashioned pitchers’ duel that seemed to set the game back to a time when the circle was 40 feet away from home plate instead of 43.
Burrell softball team handles Mt. Pleasant in first round
With the tight confines of Plum’s softball field, home run hitters often can have a blast sending bombs over the short fence.
