To the victor, goes the spoils, and that was the case for many of the players on the top teams in the state who were selected to the Pennsylvania High School Softball Coaches Association (PAHSSBCA) All-State team Friday morning. Nine area players on three teams made up the Class A squad, ...
Carmichaels softball handled DuBois Central Catholic, 7-0, last season in the first round of the PIAA Class A playoffs, but the stakes are much higher when the two meet Thursday morning for the state championship at Penn State University’s Beard Field. The first pitch is scheduled for 11 ...
McMURRAY – Carys McConnell, the talented sophomore shortstop on the Carmichaels High School softball team, walked toward the batter’s box in the bottom of the seventh inning Monday and never expected to see a pitch, at least not one that she could swing at and drive to the ...
Avella baseball and Bentworth softball earned their first victories in the state playoffs on Monday. The Eagles were playing in the state tournament for the first time in program history, while the Bearcats were in their second appearance in the PIAA playoffs. Bentworth blanked defending ...
McMURRAY -- The wonderful part of the PIAA softball playoffs is you never know what's coming next. Take Chartiers-Houston for example. The Bucs first-round PIAA playoff game Monday at Peterswood Park promised to be a slugfest. Berlin Brothersvalley reached double digits in runs scored 13 ...
ERIE – Carys McConnell is known for hitting a softball very hard but the Carmichaels sophomore shortstop proved on Monday you don’t always have to crush the ball to be an effective hitter. McConnell’s bloop single into center field brought in Kaitlyn Waggett from second base with the ...
