Even after decades of playing and groundskeeping, Willy Walker was surprised to learn a field would be named after him. “It was a great honor,” he said. “I really appreciate that they did that for me, and it turned out nice. Beautiful park up there.” The Willy Walker Field was ...
Despite a background in gymnastics, don’t expect Chartiers-Houston senior Meadow Ferri to be performing any back flips when she is pitching this season. Ferri, who has been the starting pitcher for the Buccaneers' softball team the past three seasons, had to choose between gymnastics and ...
Work is underway at Peters Township’s high school stadium to replace the turf as a new school year approaches. The Peters Township board of school directors approved the project in February. The field is being outfitted with the “Game On Turf System” from Shaw Sports Turf. The work is ...
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 ...
