High School Softball category
Latrobe’s Morgan Maiers masters the 4-sport grind
As one season blends into another, Morgan Maiers tries to get a few steps ahead. The rising sophomore at Latrobe played four sports in her first year of high school — with little to no down time between seasons — and will look to continue the crowded regimen. Her schedule...
WPIAL softball trio chosen for prestigious national all-star game in Indiana
Three WPIAL standouts have been selected to play in a prestigious travel softball all-star game. Pitcher Bria Bosiljevac of Shaler, shortstop Lauren Howard of Hempfield and catcher Lily Duffill of Chartiers Valley were picked for the sixth annual Alliance All-Star Game set for July 19 at Kokomo High School in...
Hempfield lands 6 players on all-state softball team
Hempfield has set a standard for elite play on the softball field, and this was another banner year for the program. Ace pitcher Julia Varhola and her supporting cast were lauded for their outstanding efforts Monday when the Pennsylvania High School Softball Coaches Association revealed its award winners and all-state...
Shaler’s Bria Bosiljevac headlines Pennsylvania High School Softball Coaches Association all-state team
The Pennsylvania High School Softball Coaches Association Monday announced its players and pitchers of the year and revealed its all-star teams for the 2026 season. As usual, WPIAL representation was strong across the board. Shaler’s Bria Bosiljevac was tabbed the overall state pitcher of the year, while catcher Irelyn Fisher...
Sewickley Academy softball coach steps away after successful run
Sewickley Academy will have a new softball coach in 2026-27. Bob Sirko has resigned after five years at the school. “I’ve decided to step away from coaching at Sewickley,” Sirko said. “After many years at both the high school and college levels, it felt like the right time to close...
Plum’s Riley Stephans selected Valley News Dispatch girls athlete of the year
Plum’s Riley Stephans received Valley News Dispatch Girls Basketball Player of the Year honors in March after finishing a stellar season on the court. However, the senior was not done yet. Stephans led the Plum softball team to a 14-6 season and a first-round victory in the WPIAL Class 5A...
Shaler’s Bria Bosiljevac selected 2026 TribLive HSSN Softball Player of the YearVideo
2026 Trib HSSN Softball Player of the Year Bria Bosiljevac Sr., Pitcher, Shaler Just find a way to get it done. Among the many gifts that great athletes have, their ability to find ways to excel when the deck is stacked against them or when their team needs them the...
2026 TribLive HSSN Terrific 10 Softball All-Stars
This was a historic season in WPIAL softball in so many ways, between the success of the teams and the outstanding contributions by so many outstanding players. Having a Terrific 20 all-star team would have been tough to whittle down to, let alone coming up with only 10. It was...
Successful season for Thomas Jefferson softball includes section title, playoff wins
Thomas Jefferson maintained its winning tradition in softball in 2026. After taking the Section 4-5A title with an 11-1 record, the Jaguars advanced to the semifinal round of both the WPIAL and PIAA playoffs. “Winning the section was a huge accomplishment,” said Heidi Karcher, TJ’s veteran field boss. “I was...
South Hills Record notebook: Baldwin softball senior wraps up career with 15 letters
Mackenzie Bowen was a four-year starter in the outfield for the Baldwin softball team. The versatile Bowen plans to attend Duquesne to study pre-law. She earned 15 varsity letters as a multi-sport athlete at Baldwin. “Kenzie is a tremendous athlete. She pushes everyone and sets the pace,” Baldwin coach Ron...
Baldwin’s bats lead way in softball season to remember
Baldwin proved to be an offensive force in WPIAL Class 5A softball in 2026, nearly doubling up opponents with a 181-91 run differential. The Highlanders finished as the runner-up in Section 4 with a 10-2 record — one game behind rival Thomas Jefferson — advanced to the WPIAL semifinals and...
Fox Chapel catcher happy to cap career in softball all-star game
Fox Chapel’s Ava Walmsley didn’t get the opportunity to cap her high school softball career with a win. That’s OK with Walmsley, who was glad to be a part of the Western Pennsylvania Softball Showcase on June 16 at Plum. Walmsley, who played on Team Black, which surrendered a two-run...
Trib HSSN Head of the Class 2026: The top WPIAL softball coaches in each class
This was a historic season for WPIAL softball. A record six teams medaled in the PIAA postseason, District 7 teams captured a record-tying four state titles, and there was a first-ever battle for state gold between WPIAL teams. Also, five coaching head-of-the-class honorees enjoyed district championship runs and one finished...
Valley News Dispatch softball all-stars: Sophomore Emersyn Jones a power player for Knoch
Valley News Dispatch Player of the Year Emersyn Jones So., SS/P, Knoch The Knoch softball team suffered a rare shutout loss on the final day of March. The Knights collected just five hits that day and fell 6-0 to Section 1-4A rival Indiana. But sophomore shortstop Emersyn Jones and the...
TribLive Westmoreland County softball all-stars: Julia Varhola earns her spot in Hempfield history
Player of the year Julia Varhola Sr., P, Hempfield Julia Varhola wonders about her place in Hempfield softball history. “People might say, ‘Was she really that special?’” the ace right-hander said. “I know I only started (in the circle) for one (full) season, but I put four years into this.”...
Trib HSSN Head of the Class 2026: The top WPIAL softball players in each classification
Dominant pitching still plays in the modern day high school game where teams are built with an emphasis on offense and defense. It doesn’t hurt that some of the top pitchers in the district aren’t just outstanding throwing the ball over the plate, but they can smash said ball when...
Historic WPIAL softball season wraps up with all-star showcase at Plum
Seanna Riggle is ready to rest. While the coronation for Western Pennsylvania softball community happened last week in University Park, the party continued at the Western Pennsylvania Softball All-Star Showcase on Tuesday at Plum. Riggle, who helped Chartiers-Houston reach the PIAA Class 2A title game, delivered a game-winning single to...
Trib HSSN softball teams of the week for June 16, 2026Video
Trib HSSN softball teams of the week – Hempfield Spartans, Shaler Titans, Laurel Spartans, Union Scotties Coaches – Tina Madison (fifth year at Hempfield); Tom Sorce (ninth year at Shaler); Bill Garroway (second year at Laurel); Doug Fisher (eighth year at Union) Records – Hempfield won the WPIAL and PIAA...
Trib HSSN softball player of the week for June 15, 2026Video
Trib HSSN softball player of the week – Haley Machajewski School – Shaler Class – Senior Position – Right field #Earned – The Shaler softball program had one of the most dominant seasons in program history that led to its second straight and fifth WPIAL championship as well as third...
Western PA Softball All-Star Game pits area’s best for 1 last show
Ava Wamsley and her Fox Chapel teammates spent the past several seasons trying to defeat North Hills and Shaler in section play. Now, Wamsley, a senior catcher, will have the opportunity to win with Shaler standouts Bria Bosiljevac, Alyssa Schaffold and Jayla Antomachi; and North Hills star Abby Sutton when...
Bentworth’s Sydney Gonglik, Mt. Lebanon’s Graham Keen selected Gatorade Pennsylvania Players of the Year
Gatorade has selected its baseball and softball players of the year for Pennsylvania, and both honorees call Western Pennsylvania home. Bentworth’s Sydney Gonglik and Mt. Lebanon’s Graham Keen stood out in the eyes of the selection committees after standout spring seasons which saw them have significant impacts on their teams....
Final Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school softball rankings for June 14, 2026
When it comes to PIAA softball in 2026, the golden girls were from the WPIAL. District 7 teams claimed four of the six state championships, with two other teams — Blackhawk and Chartiers-Houston — were PIAA runners-up. The WPIAL Fabulous Four newly crowned state champs include Hempfield in Class 6A,...
Norwin notebook: Pitcher to wrap up Knights career in all-star game
Abbie Telli has been a bulldog in the pitching circle for Norwin. The senior was set to play one last game while representing her school, suiting up for the black team in the third annual Western PA Softball All-Star Game set for 7:15 p.m. June 16 at Plum. The game...
Commitment to excellence sends Shaler softball to PIAA championship game
Tom Sorce couldn’t pinpoint a specific lesson he learned from the PIAA Class 5A softball championship game in 2023. But the veteran Shaler softball coach won’t easily forget the turning point moments from the Titans’ loss to Northern York that day. A play Shaler practiced, a popup in front of...
North Hills softball never felt like underdogs in surprise run to WPIAL finals
All season long, North Hills softball coach Libby Gasior raved about the depth of talented, capable teams in Class 5A of the WPIAL. At the end of the season, her team showed just how deep it went. The Indians, who entered the WPIAL postseason as a No. 11 seed and,...
