Apr 12, 2021 4 min read

High school baseball

Canon-McMillan scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to rally for a 6-4 win over Upper St. Clair in a Class 6A Section 2 game Monday at Wild Things Park.

Upper St. Clair (1-2, 4-2) scored three runs in the fourth on a bases-loaded walk, Hunter Schroeck’s two-run single and Tim Speer’s squeeze bunt, to grab a 4-3 lead.

In the sixth, Canon-McMillan (2-1, 3-4) opened the inning with consecutive singles by Andrew Kocan, Tyler Greenleaf and Tanner Rosing, then scored runs on a passed ball, error and Connor Hyde’s RBI single.

Canon-McMillan starter Brandon Adams and reliever Greenleaf combined on a two-hitter and struck out 11.

• After losing three close games to start the season, Waynesburg scored four times in the top of the sixth inning to beat host Charleroi 8-5 in Class 3A Section 4.

Charleroi (0-3, 1-4) took a 5-4 lead with a run in the bottom of the fifth. Waynesburg’s six-run sixth came courtesy of a run-scoring double by Matt Ankrom and a two-run single by Ross Jones that regained the lead for the Raiders. A bases-loaded walk gave Waynesburg (0-2, 0-3) an insurance run.

Winning pitcher Lincoln Pack tossed three innings of relief and went 4-for-4 with three doubles and three runs. Kohl Kindervarter also doubled.

• West Greene scored 10 runs in the bottom of the sixth inning for a 13-3 victory over Bishop Canevin in a Section 1-A game.

Winning pitcher Caleb Rice struck out seven, doubled and drove in four runs for West Greene (2-1, 3-1). Hunter Hamilton also doubled.

High school softball

California scored four runs in the top of the seventh inning Monday, then held off a Bentworth rally in the bottom of the frame to edge the Bearcats 4-3 in Class 2A Section 3.

Bentworth’s Jessica Rothka was working a shutout with a 1-0 lead into the seventh before California (2-0, 2-2) started started its comeback. The Trojans forged a 2-1 lead on a two-run single by Ella Ziglear and added two insurance runs on Mylaina Pendo’s base hit.

Bentworth (1-3, 1-4) rallied in the bottom of the seventh, getting Makenzie’s Aloe’s two-run single to make it a one-run game. Aloe advanced to second base but was stranded there when a popout and groundout ended the game.

Winning pitcher Kera Urick struck out five.

• Emma Holaren struck out 11 and Carmichaels scored seven times in the top of the seventh inning in a 12-2 win at Charleroi in Class 2A Section 3.

The Mikes (2-0, 4-3) had a 12-hit attack led by Sophia Zalar’s three singles and two runs. Mia Ranieri drove in two runs, and Carlee Roberts had two hits, including a double, and scored three times.

Holaren threw a five-hitter. Riley Jones had a triple and Jocelyn Polonoli a double for Charleroi (1-2, 2-5).

• Mt. Lebanon scored eight runs over the first two innings and defeated Peters Township 12-4 in a Class 6A Section 1 game shortened to five innings.

Deidre Flaherty led the Blue Devils (1-1, 5-3) with a double and four RBI. Katelyn Stokan had two doubles for PT (0-2, 1-5).

Pats’ Edelman retires

For more than a decade Julian Edelman lived the ultimate NFL underdog story, going from undersized college quarterback to a favorite option of Tom Brady on three Patriots’ Super Bowl-winning teams.

Citing a knee injury that cut his 2020 season short after just six games, Edelman announced Monday that he is retiring from the NFL after 11 seasons.

Earlier in the day, the Patriots terminated the contract of the Super Bowl 53 MVP after the receiver failed a physical.