Ashley Metts fired a one-hitter and Mia Myers homered as Albert Gallatin defeated visiting Ringgold, 5-2, in Section 2-AAAA softball action on Thursday.
Connellsville School District

Connellsville Area School District
732 Rockridge Road Connellsville, PA 15425
Bullskin Township Elementary
Clifford N. Pritts Elementary
Connellsville Township Elementary
Dunbar Borough Elementary
Dunbar Township Elementary
South Side Elementary
Springfield Township Elementary
West Crawford Elementary
Connellsville Area Junior High
Connellsville Area Career and Technology Center
Connellsville Area Senior High
Bullskin Township, City of Connellsville, Connellsville Township, Dawson Borough, Dunbar Borough, Dunbar Township, Saltlick Township, South Connellsville Borough, Springfield Township, Vanderbilt Borough
4,321
James Duncan, Jay Fox III, Paul Harshman, Bryan Kisiel, Kevin Lape, Dan Martucci, Dr. Paul Means, Francis Mongell, Gary Wandel
School board meetings â Voting sessions are held at 7 p.m. the second Wednesday of the month in the high school auditorium with work sessions held at 8 p.m. the Monday prior at the same place.
Superintendent:
Philip Martell
Bruce Jaynes
Dan Solomon
Christopher Stern, Connellsville,
724-626-9941
Sports
Sofia Celaschi had three hits, including two doubles, and an RBI and was the winning pitcher as Charleroi rallied past visiting Mapletown for a six-inning, 15-5 victory in non-section softball action on Wednesday.
The Ringgold boys split their opening Section 2-AAA home triangular with a victory against Laurel Highlands and a loss to Belle Vernon.
Aydan Adamson and Liam Lohr combined on a one-hitter Monday afternoon to pitch Carmichaels to a 3-0 Section 1-A opening victory at Jefferson-Morgan.
All nine Belle Vernon starters had a hit Monday afternoon as the Lady Leopards opened the season with a 17-6 non-section win at Southmoreland.
Ringgold and Bishop Canevin won their respective divisions in the PIHL D2 regular season, and that finish held with both teams advancing to the title game.
Ringgold and Connellsville hope to play a third time this season, but to do so means they'll need victories in Thursday's PIHL D2 Division semifinals at the RMU Island Sports Center.
Connellsville senior Gabriel Ruggieri closed his career with the Falcons with an eighth-place finish Saturday in the PIAA Class AAA Individual Wrestling Championship at the Giant Center.
LEISENRING -- Neshannock's defense didn't have a chance Tuesday night once the Connellsville offense got rolling with the Falcons scoring eight unanswered goals for an 8-1 victory in the quarterfinals of the PIHL D2 Division playoffs at The Ice Mine.
Ringgold and Connellsville were rewarded with home games as the top two finishers in the PIHL D2 Blue Division standings as the quarterfinals get underway this week.
Waynesburg Central's Mac Church won his third WPIAL/PIAA Southwest Regional Class AAA Individual Wrestling Championship Saturday at Canon-McMillan High School.
PITTSBURGH -- Mount Pleasant sophomore Joseph Gardner didn't have the best day by his standards in Thursday's WPIAL Class AA Swimming & Diving Championships.
Waynesburg Central's Mac Church, Rocco Welsh and Eli Makel all received No. 1 seeds in the PIAA Southwest Regional/WPIAL Class AAA Individual Wrestling Championships.
Connellsville rolled into next week's PIHL D2 Division playoffs with a 14-2 road victory against Trinity at Printscape Arena at Southpointe Tuesday in the regular season finale.
Connellsville qualified 12 of 13 wrestlers out of the Eastern Sectional Saturday into the WPIAL Class AAA Individual Wrestling Championship.
CONNELLSVILLE -- The Uniontown athletic department will need to update the banners in the gymnasium after the Uniontown boys swimming team capped an undefeated Section 5-AA season Thursday night with a 99-75 victory at Connellsville.
CONNELLSVILLE -- The Connellsville girls used 11 second-place finishes for the difference in the Lady Falcons' 106-73 Section 5-AA victory Thursday night against visiting Uniontown.
LEISENRING -- Jonathan Holland stopped all 30 shots he faced, and Dylan Brooks scored a pair of goals to lead Connellsville to a 3-0 PIHL D2 Blue Division victory Tuesday night against visiting Ringgold at The Ice Mine.
Fayette County has a rich sports history and unfortunately the stories and exploits of many great players and coaches have been lost and forgotten by the sands of time.
Lane Allison poured in a game-high 43 points Friday night to lead West Greene to a 76-58 Section 2-A victory against visiting Mapletown.