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Wheeler’s home run gives Monessen first win over West Greene since 2014

ROGERSVILLE – Everybody thought the game was over.Parents stood up to put away their lawn chairs.Players in both dugouts started packing up their bags.West Greene’s fielders were eager to congratulate Jade Renner, who took a no-hitter into the sixth and was one strike away from completing a ...

Waynesburg bats take advantage of McGuffey errors

CLAYSVILLE – When a team scores 11 runs, it’s usually because the hitters are crushing extra-base hits and overwhelming the opposing team’s pitcher.While Waynesburg’s offense did hit well – totaling 14 hits – in its 11-3 win over Section 3-AAA rival McGuffey, the Raiders were ...

C-H bats not rusty as Bucs beat Bentworth

HOUSTON – March was a frustrating month for the Chartiers-Houston softball team.Not because the Bucs were losing games, but rather because they weren’t playing games. Entering C-H’s section-opening game against Bentworth Thursday, the Bucs were only able to play one game – a 5-1 win ...

Bar raised for Coach of The Year finalists

The bar was set high for spring sports in this area last year.In softball, numerous teams qualified for the WPIAL and PIAA tournaments and similar success followed many baseball teams.That’s what made this year’s Coach of the Year finalists special. They met and even surpassed these ...

Trinity makes sacrifices to win section opener

With Trinity High School’s softball team leading 4-2 over Section 2-5A foe Connellsville, the Hillers’ Sloan Altman roped a double to lead off the sixth inning.Kaylin Venick then sacrifice bunted Altman to third base, and leadoff hitter Bailey Bell hit a sacrifice fly to center field to ...

1. Wild comeback nets West Greene state title

It was one of the most miraculous comebacks in PIAA softball finals history.West Greene High School overcame a seven-run deficit in the third inning and won the PIAA Class A softball title, 9-8, over Williams Valley at Nittany Lions Field in State College. It was the first state title of any ...