Graham Keen made an RBI double in the first inning and three pitchers teamed up for Mt. Lebanon in a 1-0 win over Canon-McMillan in Section 2-6A baseball on Friday.
David Shields started and pitched three innings, with no hits allowed and seven strikeouts. Sawyer Klasnick pitched two innings in relief and Luca Borris worked two to earn the save for the Blue Devils (5-2, 2-1). Alexander Shank and Nico Patragas doubled and Kolton Smittle allowed five hits in a complete game for the Big Macs (1-4, 1-2).
Beaver 14, Sewickley Academy 4 – Jackson Reese went 2 for 2 with two RBIs and Domenic Bumblis doubled to lead Beaver (4-2-1) to a nonsection win. Derek Hughes and Ronald Sebak each doubled for the Bobcats. Michael Woo had two hits and two RBIs for Sewickley Academy (0-3).
Hempfield 5, Central Catholic 3 – Colin Polechko went 3 for 3 with two doubles and Ethan Minerva singled and drove in two to lead Hempfield (7-0, 3-0) in a Section 2-6A sweep. Starter Chase Sikorski gave up one hit in four scoreless innings for the Spartans. Landon Greene singled and doubled for Central Catholic (3-4, 0-3).
Hampton 7, North Catholic 6 – Brady Smith hit a game-tying two-run triple and Chad Moore followed with the walk-off RBI single to lead Hampton (3-1, 1-1) to a Section 4-4A win. Sean Sullivan doubled and drove in two runs and Brady Long and Justin Dubee each singled and doubled for the Talbots. Blake Primrose hit a single and double and Owen Beatrice had two RBIs for North Catholic (1-2, 1-1).
Penn-Trafford 9, Armstrong 2 – Ian Temple singled, doubled and drove in three runs and Chuck Fontana had three hits to power Penn-Trafford (4-1, 2-1) to a Section 1-5A victory. Ethan Septak drove in three runs and Brayden Stone and Jason Sabol doubled for the Warriors. Brayden Wright singled and doubled and Mason Mills had two hits and an RBI for Armstrong (1-3, 0-3).
Seneca Valley 17, Allderdice 3 – Kallen Durbin went 2 for 3 with a homer and two RBIs and Owen Yarussi went 2 for 2 and drove in three runs to lead Seneca Valley (5-1-1, 3-0) to a Section 1-6A win. Mike Delduca doubled and drove in a pair, Creed Erdos had two hits and two RBIs, and Ryan Piekutoski also plated a pair for the Raiders. Satyan Chickering drove in two runs and Zack Shook had two hits for Allderdice (1-4, 0-3).
Shady Side Academy 6, Burrell 3 – Soren Cooper and David Dillon each singled and doubled and Caden Green had two hits and two RBIs to lead Shady Side Academy (4-0, 4-0) to a Section 3-3A win. Cooper was the winning pitcher and Dillon picked up the save. AJ McClafferty had two hits and Justin Hyland doubled for Burrell (1-4, 1-3).
Softball
Burrell 26, Shady Side Academy 8 – Pyper Ferres was 4 for 4 with a double, a homer and three RBIs and Braelyn Jones was 4 for 5 with three doubles and five RBIs to lead Burrell (3-2, 1-0) to a Section 1-3A win. Shelby Novak went 3 for 3 with two doubles and two RBIs, Bella Stewart singled, homered and drove in three, and Sabrina Hoover had a single, triple and four RBIs for the Bucs. Becca Schriver homered and drove in three for Shady Side Academy (0-1, 0-1).
Latrobe 15, Gateway 0 – Kayla Williams and Macie McHugh teamed up to pitch a perfect game for Latrobe (2-3, 1-0) in a Section 2-5A victory over Gateway (0-4, 0-1). Williams and Sami Kronewetter hit doubles for the Wildcats, who scored 15 runs with just two hits, 15 walks, and three batters being hit by pitches.
Deer Lakes 3, Freeport 1 – Despite only getting one hit off Freeport pitcher Sydney Selker on Friday, Deer Lakes secured a 3-1 win in Section 1-3A softball thanks to Tia Germanich's three-run homer.
Maddie Kee secured the victory for Deer Lakes (4-2, 1-0), allowing five hits and striking out 15. Abby DeJidas, who went 3 for 4, started the game with a solo home run for Freeport (3-2, 0-1). Selker had 13 strikeouts.
Penn-Trafford 11, Armstrong 3 – Lorryn Sepe went 3 for 4 with a double and three RBIs and Allison Pokrant went 2 for 3 with a homer and two RBIs to lead Penn-Trafford (3-2, 1-0) to a Section 2-5A victory. Taylor Noel doubled and brought in three runs, and Erin Drotos and Giuliana Youngo both singled and doubled for the Warriors. Isabel Prazenica doubled, homered, and drove in three for Armstrong (3-1, 0-1).
Western Beaver 13, Mars 0 – Emma Bogacki pitched a three-hit shutout with eight strikeouts and went 3 for 4 with a double and six RBIs to propel Western Beaver (2-0, 1-0) to a Section 3-5A win. Kaitlyn Zele went 3 for 4 with a double and two RBIs, and Maddie Syka and Shaylyn Shall each had two hits for the Golden Beavers. Taylor Schmitt doubled for Mars (1-6, 0-1).
Boys lacrosse
Mars 17, Upper St. Clair 9 – Enzo Grieco scored eight goals and made two assists, while Ryan Blake added eight goals and an assist to guide Mars to a nonsection victory.
Girls lacrosse
Pine-Richland 18, Butler 0 – Cate Gentile scored five goals and provided three assists, and five other Pine-Richland players scored two goals each in a Section 2-3A win. Bridget Gilardi, Madeline Mill, Taylor Wilkinson, Kendyll Jerry, and Mallory Boivin each scored two goals.
Boys tennis
Section 2-3A – Advaita Sircar, the top seed, claimed victory in an all-North Allegheny final, defeating teammate Evan Kaufman, who retired down 2-1 in the second set after losing the first set, 6-2. In the third-place match, North Hill’s Josh Kim outlasted Seneca Valley’s Michael deVyver, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4. The top four finishers qualify for the WPIAL field in Class 3A.
