May 6, 2024 3 min read

Nora Lindley and Zoie McDonald each drove in three runs, Sydney Gonglik struck out 14 and Bentworth defeated host Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 12-1 Monday to win the Class 2A Section 3 title outright.

The Bearcats (11-0, 13-2) scored six runs in the top of the second inning and never trailed.

Kyleigh Glaze had a double for the Bearcats.

Gonglik tossed a five-hitter and took a shutout into the sixth inning.

Carmichaels 10, Jefferson-Morgan 0

Carys McConnell went 2-for-3 with two home runs and five RBI as Carmichaels won at Jefferson-Morgan 10-0 to clinch a share of the Class A Section 1 title with Chartiers-Houston.

The Mikes are 11-1 in section and 14-2 overall.

McConnell and Kaitlyn Waggett each scored three times and Megan Voithofer had a double.

Winning pitcher Bailey Barnyak fired a one-hitter with 15 strikeouts.

The lone hit for J-M (6-6, 6-8) was a double by freshman Ashlynn Snyder.

Beth-Center 12, Burgettstown 7

Beth-Center clinched a playoff berth from Class 2A Section 3 with a 12-7 victory at Burgettstown.

The Bulldogs (5-6, 6-6) overcame an early 3-0 deficit.

Kendall Welsh went 3-for-4 with two doubles and three RBI, Keira Lamp doubled, Emma Pohill had three hits including a double, and Bella Stepp had a two-bagger for the Bulldogs.

Freshman Raya Sentipal had a double and triple for Burgettstown (5-7, 7-11), which will clinch a playoff berth if Bentworth defeats Beth-Center in the section finale.

Pine-Richland 6, Canon-McMillan 3

Pine-Richland slipped past Canon-McMillan 6-3 in Class 6A Section 1.

Olivia Ford hit a solo home run to start the bottom of the first inning for Canon-Mac (6-10).

Emily Booher smacked a pair of doubles. Ford and Mckenna Severin also doubled.

Southmoreland 8, Belle Vernon 6

Southmoreland scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to beat Belle Vernon 8-6 in a non-section game.

Makayla Etling homered, tripled and doubled for Southmoreland (14-2) and Maddie Brown also hit a home run.

Mia Zubovic homered and drove in three runs for Belle Vernon (13-6).

Chartiers-Houston 7, Ligonier Valley 0

Meadow Ferri went 3-for-3 with two home runs and five RBI, and pitched a three-hit shutout as Chartiers-Houston blanked Ligonier Valley 7-0 in a non-section game.

Ferri struck out 12 and did not issue a walk as the Bucs improved to 14-2 overall. She hit a double.

Lauren Rush hit a home run for C-H and leadoff hitter Ella Richey went 4-for-4 and scored three runs.

Franklin Regional 5, South Fayette 4

Toryn Fulton hit a two-run homer and Franklin Regional rallied to beat South Fayette 5-4 in a non-section game.

Emma Early hit a home run for South Fayette (10-4).

Keystone Oaks 11, Peters Township 5

Keystone Oaks used an eight-run sixth inning to beat Peters Township 11-5 in a non-section contest.

Skylar Lemansky hit a solo home run for PT (4-14).

West Greene 16, Avella 1

West Greene completed Class A Section 1 play with a 16-1 road win at Avella.

The Lady Pioneers finished in third place with an 8-4 section record (10-6 overall). Sammi Zimmerman picked up her second pitching win of the season, striking out four.

West Greene had a 19-hit outburst. Payton Gilbert had two hits including a a triple, and Emmaline Beazell was 3-for-4 with three RBI. Kendra Tharp had two doubles, scored three times and drove in two. Madelyn Roberts went 3-for-4 with a double and three RBI. Kylee Dvis was 3-for-3 including a double, a triple and three RBI.