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Surprising changes

Carmichaels baseball coach Dickie Krause was aware the section his Mikes played in would have a bit of a different look for the 2026 season. "I knew there would be some change because Jefferson-Morgan had moved up," Krause said. The Rockets were bumped up to Section 1-2A while Carmichaels ...

Manic Monday

The WPIAL baseball and softball quarterfinals are set and they're chock full of area teams looking to reach the final four. Nine of those teams will be action Monday, including both Carmichaels and Jefferson-Morgan teams. Also playing on Monday will be California in baseball and ...

Slow start dooms Waynesburg in loss to No. 1 Avonworth

WASHINGTON – Perry Cunningham realized for his Waynesburg Central baseball team to have a chance at pulling an upset of top-seeded Avonworth on Tuesday it would need to keep the game close. “They’re the No. 1 seed for a reason, so we knew we had to minimize the big innings,” said the ...

Hampton upends No. 5 Leopards, 7-1

Hampton and Belle Vernon each had six hits and drew three walks in their WPIAL Class 4A first-round playoff game on Monday at Gateway High School. The 12th-seeded Talbots played cleaner in the field, though, committing just one error to four along with a run-scoring balk by the No. 5 Leopards, ...

Frazier puts up valiant fight in loss to No. 4 Riverview

Rob Dorcan had his team set its sights on one major accomplishment going into his second season as Frazier's baseball head coach. "Our goal at the beginning of the year was to make the playoffs," Dorcan said. "We reached that goal for the first time since 2013." The 13th-seeded Commodores ...

Mikes rally late to knock off Sewickley Academy

One could say Dominic Yazzani saved Carmichaels’ season twice Monday afternoon. The first time came when he stepped on the mound as a reliever in the fourth inning and was able to strand three runners. Then he did so with his bat. Yazzani ripped a two-strike pitch for a double to left ...