Briefs
In high school softball
West Mifflin broke a tie with two runs in the sixth inning to defeat South Fayette 7-5 in a non-section game.
South Fayette, which held a 4-2 lead after the second inning, surrendered five of the next six runs to allow the Titans to complete the comeback.
Madison Potteiger went 2-for-4 for the Lions but suffered the loss in the circle. Sydney Kormick and Lauren Bernett also had a pair of hits for South Fayette.
West Mifflin pitcher Annalise Modrick earned the complete-game victory and also hit a two-run home run.
In girls basketball
Kiki Jefferson scored 24 points and grabbed 15 rebounds as Lancaster Catholic remained undefeated by defeating Berks Catholic 51-36 in the PIAA Class 4A Championship.
It is the fourth title for the Crusaders, but the first time they were able to go undefeated in achieving the feat.
Abigail Gaffney led Berks Catholic with 14 points.
- Tai Johnson forced a turnover and made a tie-breaking layup while getting fouled with 4.2 seconds left as Mars defeated Archbishop Wood, 36-33, in the PIAA Class 5A girls final.
Bella Palaia led Mars to its first state title with 14 points. Johnson finished with 10.
Kaitlyn Orihel scored nine points for Archbishop Wood.
In boys basketball
Neumann-Goretti used a 15-point run that began late in the first quarter to grab an early lead and defeat Richland, 57-42, in the PIAA Class AAA title game.
Dymair Montague scored a game-high 23 points for Neumann-Goretti.
Tyler Zimmerman led Richland with 16 points.
- Roman Catholic pulled away from Lincoln in the final minutes to win the PIAA Class 6A Championship, 92-80.
The win marked the third state title for Roman Catholic in the last four seasons.
In college softball
Waynesburg University opened up Presidents’ Athletic Conference play with a pair of losses in a doubleheader against Westminster, 5-1 and 4-2.
The Yellow Jackets (7-9) held a lead during the fourth inning in both games.
Westminster (2-0, 11-5) scored four runs in the bottom of the fourth in Game 1. The Titans scored a pair of runs in the fourth and fifth innings to take the lead in Game 2.
In college lacrosse
Rae LaRochelle scored four goals to lead the Washington & Jefferson women’s lacrosse team to a 14-8 victory over Saint Vincent in its Ohio River Lacrosse Conference opener.
The Presidents, who improve to 4-2 overall, scored the first three goals of the game and led 7-2 at the end of the first half.
- The Waynesburg University women’s lacrosse team scored a goal for the first time this season but it fell to Thiel, 17-4, in an ORLC game.
Delaney Denniston scored three of the four goals for the Yellow Jackets (0-2, 0-3).
Mackenzie Quinn scored four goals for Thiel (2-1, 2-4).
No Royal
treatment for Perez
Royals catcher Salvador Perez will miss up to six weeks after spraining the medial collateral ligament in his left knee when he missed a step while carrying a suitcase up stairs in his home.
The injury occurred Tuesday night, when the club returned to Kansas City from spring training. The five-time All-Star heard a “pop” and immediately called Royals trainer Nick Kenney, who advised Perez to ice the knee and come in for an MRI exam Wednesday.
The exam revealed a Grade 2 sprain with a minor tear of the ligament.
No surgery is required, and recovery can be as little as four weeks. The injury leaves the Royals without one of their top hitters.
when they open the season against the White Sox on Thursday.
Drew Butera and Cam Gallagher are expected to share catching duties in Perez’s place.