May 5, 2022 8 min read

High school softball

Sofia Celaschi fired a three-hit shutout and McKenna DeUnger scored a pair of runs as Charleroi blanked visiting Carmichaels 4-0 in Class 2A Section 3.

The win gives Charleroi (8-2, 8-5) sole possession of section place in the section. Carmichaels (6-3, 8-4) is in third place. The Cougars and Mikes play again today in Carmichaels.

Celaschi struck out 12 and issued only one walk.

Charleroi scored three runs in the second inning on a bases-loaded hit batsman, an RBI groundout and a run-scoring single by Rece Eddy.

Sophia Zalar had two of the three hits by Carmichaels.

• West Greene finished a perfect Class A Section 2 schedule with a 7-5 win over visiting Greensburg Central Catholic.

The Pioneers improved to 11-3 overall and won the section title outright with a 10-0 record.

Katie Lampe was 2-for-3 with a double and a run. Winning pitcher Kiley Meek had two hits, a sacrifice fly and two RBI. Olivia Kiger drove in 2 runs.

Taylor Karvan had a big RBI double in the third inning. Anna Durbin went 2-for-3 and an RBI. Durbin also made a stellar catch in the seventh inning.

GCC’s had a Bailey Kuhns had a three-run triple in the 6th.

West Greene led 7-5 before GCC scored four times in the sixth.

• Riley Hixenbaugh’s home run was one of Waynesburg’s six extra-base hits as the Raiders rolled to a 14-4 win in five innings over Albert Gallatin in non-section play.

Hixenbaugh went 2-for-3 with a home run, double and three RBI.

Hannah Woods was 3-for-3 with three doubles, and Kylee Goodman added a double, helping Waynesburg improve in 10-4.

• Brooke Boehmer hit a game-tying three-run homer in the top of the seventh inning, and Mary Langston added an RBI double two batters later to give Mt. Lebanon a 9-8 come-from-behind win over host Canon-McMillan in Class 6A Section 1.

The win assures Lebo (7-1, 11-3) of at least a share of the section title.

Canon-McMillan (5-3, 5-5) led 8-5 after scoring six runs in the fifth inning, which included a three-run homer by Skylar Steban. The Big Macs’ Kiersten Williams smacked two solo home runs and Olivia Ford added a double.

Lebo’s Deirdre Flaherty hit two home runs.

• Class 4A Section 2 leader Elizabeth Forward scored five early runs and went on to a 7-0 home win over Ringgold.

The Warriors (10-1, 13-2) assured themselves of at least a share of the section title. EF led 5-0 after two innings.

Emma Nolff had two of the five hits by Ringgold (1-11, 2-13).

• Beth-Center scored six runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to rally for a 10-9 win over visiting Washington in Class 2A Section 3.

The win keeps the playoff hopes alive for Beth-Center (3-8, 3-8). The Bulldogs battled back from a 7-0 deficit in the third inning and 9-4 in the sixth.

Winning pitcher Gianna Petersen and Chloe Byrne each had hits that produced two runs for B-C in the sixth. The go-ahead run crossed home plate on a passed ball.

Kailtyn Cignorini had a double for B-C. Petersen and Olivia Montgomery had three-hit games.

Morgan Winters was 3-for-4 for Wash High (1-9, 1-10).

• Haley Nicholson doubled in two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to give South Fayette a 5-4 victory over Moon in a Class 5A Section 4 game.

Winning pitcher Stephanie Binek drover in a run with a bases-loaded walk in the two-run second. The other run scored on an error. Nicholson added a triple for the Lions (4-7, 8-8),

Moon (3-9, 3-10) scored three runs in the top of the first. Olivia Logan went 3-for-4 and scored twice. Ava Karpa doubled in two runs in the first and Charlotte Chamber doubled in a run.

• Jefferson-Morgan erupted for six runs lat to take a 7-2 victory from Mapletown in a Class A Section 2 game.

Winning pitch Kayla Larkin struck out11 batters and hit a two-run home run for the Rockets (5-5, 5-5) and Jasmine Demaske doubled. Brooklynne Snyder and Danica Grainey each drove in two runs.

Taylor Dusenberry had two RBI for the Maples (5-5, 10-7). Both teams have earned a spot in the WPIAL playoffs.

College softball

Waynesburg is the only remaining undefeated team in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference tournament.

The second-seeded Yellow Jackets won two games Thursday, defeating third-seeded Bethany, 3-2, and top-seeded and tournament host Westminster, 4-1, in a winner’s bracket game.

Waynesburg (26-9) will play either Saint Vincent or Westminster at 1 p.m. today.

In the win over Westminster, Waynesburg scored two runs in the first and third innings and winning pitcher Sydney Wilson scattered eight hits. The Yellow Jackets’ Reghan Benschoter had an RBI groundout in the first inning and two-run double in the third.

Against Bethany, Waynesburg broke a scoreless tie by scoring three runs in the sixth inning. The first run came on a throwing error and Waynesburg’s Sydney Senay hit a two-run homer in the Yellow Jackets’ three-run sixth inning

Wilson took a shutout into the seventh inning and finished with a two-hitter.

• California advanced the potential tying and winning runs into scoring position in the seventh inning before losing to Gannon 3-2 and being eliminated from the PSAC tournament at Veteran’s Park in Quakertown.

Cal’s record falls to 22-13 after dropping a pair of one-run contests in the league tournament.

High school baseball

McGuffey scored three runs with two outs in the fifth inning and went on to a 3-2 win over Waynesburg in Class 3A Section 4.

McGuffey’s win tightens the playoff race in a section where only one team has been eliminated. Both the Raiders and Highlanders are 5-5 in the section.

Waynesburg scored a run in the first inning but didn’t score again until the seventh. McGuffey’s Logan Carlisle delivered a game-tying single in the fifth, then the Highlanders took the lead on a run-scoring wild pitch and added an insurance run on a passed ball.

Waynesburg’s Lincoln Pack tripled with two outs in the seventh and scored on a error to make it a one-run game.

Winning pitcher Austin Hall threw a complete game, allowing two unearned runs and striking out two.

McGuffey’s Jacob Ross doubled and was the only player with a multi-hit game.

• Justus Buckingham singled in the winning run in a five-run sixth inning to give Chartiers-Houston a major comeback victory over Beth-Center in a non-section game.

Lane Camden scored on a wild pitch to tie the game, 6-6, and Ryan Parise scored on a passed ball the play before for the Bucs (8-6). Parise singled in a run earlier in the inning.

Beth-Center (7-6) built a 6-0 lead through four-and-a-half innings. Dylan Kninzer scored three time and Greg Napawasky drove in two runs. Chase Malanosky doubled in a run.

• Washington scored eight runs in the top of the seventh inning to defeat Monessen 13-5 in a non-section contest.

The Prexies (5-9) trailed 5-4 in the fourth inning but tied the score in the sixth on an RBI double by Iain Callan, who also had a triple.

Michael Shallcross had a triple and Nick Blanchette smacked a pair of doubles. Zakery Burt had three singles.

Monessen left 17 runners on base.

• Trinity scored eight times in the second inning and cruised to an 11-4 win at Quaker Valley in non-section action.

The Hillers (4-11) pounded out 17 hits. Matthew Robaugh homered, Zach McClenathan was 3-for-4 with three doubles and four RBI and winning pitcher Kaden Hathaway went 3-for-4 with a double.

Quaker Valley (5-8) was held to five hits by Hathaway and reliever Aiden Metts.

Women’s lacrosse

Top-seeded Washington & Jefferson and No. 2 Grove City secured spots in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference tournament title game Saturday after posting semifinal victories Wednesday night.

W&J (11-4) was an 18-6 winner over No. 4 Saint Vincent. Grove City (14-3) won 12-6 over No. 3 Franciscan.

Saturday’s title game is scheduled to start at 1 p.m. at W&J’s Alexandre Stadium.