What you should watch out for in WPIAL Sports for May 5, 2025: Spring Sports Ramp Up Playoff Push while the season is taking off

From: Don Rebel


Sunday, May 4, 2025 | 9:32 p.m.

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Welcome to the last week of the regular season in WPIAL BASHELAL, softball, lacrosse and boys volleyball.

In the district baseball, things are close near the top of the sections of class 5a 1 and 2.

In Section 1, although it doesn't look like there is a four-way draw as in the last spring, only one game separates the three best teams.

Plum comes first with a section data set of 9-1, and latrobe and penn-trafford are 8-2. Franklin Regional is in fourth place with a section of 6-4.

All four have won WPIAL Playoff lying places.

At the beginning of the final section series on Monday, Latrobe Plum and Penn-Trafford Franklin visited Regional.

In section 2, only first place in Bethel Park at 9-3 in sects and in the second place Peters Township at 6-4 post-season places.

South Fayette and Upper St. Clair are 5-5, Trinity and Moon are 4-6 and Charters Valley is 3-7.

On Monday, Upper St. Clair visits the charters Valley, while the other two section games are under the light among the lights, playing Trinity in the Peters Township South Fayette and Moon in the W&J College complex.

Another section in which every game with playoff implications is selected last week is section 1-4a.

Beaver is 7: 3 in the section alone, followed by Central Valley and Blackhawk with 6-4.

Ambridge is ready with section games after he was finished at 6-6, while North Catholic and Hopewell are alive with 4: 6.

On Monday, Beaver houses the home of North Catholic, Central Valley houses Hampton and Hopewell in Chippewa Park against Blackhawk.

Showdowns for 1st in 2a baseball

The 1-2A championship section will be decided in the next two days with the series between Burgetstown and Fort Cherry.

Both teams are 9-1 in the final section series and have won a total of 11 games.

The Blue Devils are 11-2 and had a winning streak with eight games that came against McGuffey on Thursday.

The Rangers are 11: 4 and won eight games in a row.

You will meet on Monday in Burgetstown and on Tuesday in Fort Cherry.

The title Section 3-2a will also be determined in the next two days with a series between RiverView and our Lady of the Sacred Heart.

The teams are bound to the first part with 9-1 section recordings.

The Raiders are 12: 3 and on April 24 had a victory end with four games with a defeat against Serra Catholic. They haven't played since then.

The chargers are 11-6 and won two and nine of their last 11 games.

You organize Monday in Clinton and Tuesday in Oakmont.

Softball key competitions

Monday is a strenuous day in the district with a lot of intrigue and post -season positioning, which determine that only a few more days remain in the WPIAL Softball Department of Department.

• In Section 1-5a, the new castle can bind the FOX chapel for fourth place and qualify for the playoffs if it wins on the street on Shaler on the street.

• In section 2-5a, the section champion Penn-Trafford organizes the second-placed Franklin regionally.

• In Section 3-4a, two teams fight for their playoff fight when the Central Valley travels to Western Beaver.

• In Section 1-3a, the Ligonian Valley tries to win a playoff place when you visit youough.

• In section 2-A, Carmichaels is tried to win the section crown directly when you attend a West Greene team that can receive a share in the title with a win.

• In Section 3-A, Jeannette hopes to stay first when a Lechburg team visits that wants to continue his record playoff series.

Final 4 serves

The Nach season of the WPIAL BOYS team has reached the Final Four.

The district semi -final is defined in both classifications for Monday.

The four best seeds performed in class 3a, where top seeds and defending champion North Allegheny will compete against the Upper St. Clair No. 4 and Gateway No. 2 will appear against Lebanon No. 3.

In class 2a, Hampton No. 6 wears the Cinderella lip after anger in quarter -finals No. 3 Blackhawk.

The valley bots are now fighting against No. 2, and the top seed South Park will compete against No. 4 North Catholic.