What you should pay attention to in WPial Sports on May 22, 2025: semi -finals in surprising baseball holders

From: Don Rebel


Wednesday, May 21, 2025 | 9:41 p.m.

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Ok, let's try again.

The semi -finals on Wednesday, thanks to the middle of the week on Thursday, washed into the baseball and the softball of class A, 2A and 3A into the semi -finals.

The bad news for the district is that more rain is expected on Thursday.

When Mother Working together, the Diamond campaign is a breakdown.

A post -season clip that runs as expected, with the four best seeds reaching the semi -finals, is considered chalk.

In the three lowest classifications in baseball, these tournaments resemble the modern classroom without chalk.

The baseball playoffs of class A, 2a and 3a have reached the last four and things did not run as expected.

Of the top four seeds in the three tournaments, only four of the 12 rounds survived.

This includes 2A Top Seed Neshannock, which lost to freedom in a quarter -finals on Tuesday.

Will more eyebrows pull up on Thursday?

Here is the semi -finals for class A, 2A and 3A:

Class 3a

• No. 1. Riverside (15-2) will play in Plum No. 5 South Park (13-6) on Tuesday at 4 p.m., the Panthers hidden Burrell 11-0, and the Eagles flew past Waynesburg with 11: 1.

• No. 7 Quaker Valley (14-6) competes at No. 11 Mohawk (12-9) in Seneca Valley at 6 p.m.

Class 2a

• No. 8 Freedom (12-7) in Mohawk at 4 p.m. in the quarter-finals with a familiar enemy in Mohawk No. 12 Laurel (10-10) when the Bulldogs Top Seed Neshanock surprised with 3-0, and the Spartans Shenango, 6-0.

• No. 2 Our dear wife of the holy heart (14-7) competes against Foe No. 6 RiverView (14-6) on Joe Mais Field in Peters Township at 4 p.m.

Class A

• Serrra Catholic (18-3) With top seed, No. 5 Greensburg Central Catholic Catholic (17-2) collapses on the Gateway at 4 p.m.

• No. 2 Eden Christian Academy (15-4) fights at 7:00 p.m. on Gateway No. 6 Carmichaels (13-4).

Lawrence and Greene with envy

When the three lowest classifications deal with District Softball this spring, the two northernmost and most southern counties dominate in the WPIA.

On the way to the softball semi -final on Thursday, class A, 2a and 3a 12 teams are still alive.

More than half of these teams come from Lawrence or Greene Counties.

The collapse comes from Lawrence County (Mohawk, Ellwood City, Neshannock, Union), three from Greene County (Carmichaels, Jefferson-Morgan, West Greene), two from Allegheny County (Avonworth, South Park), two from Washington County (Bentworth, Charters-Houston) Washington (Bentworth, Chartens-Houston) and one of Biachenide (Riverside).

These Dandy -Deards were all winners on Monday in the quarter -finals and are now a victory to play for a district championship next week.

You have now also deserved a safety net because you know that Thursday will not be your last game of the season.

The six teams that are neglected in the semifinals have the chance to secure a place in the Piaa playoffs in the consolation of their classification. (Apart from the last four teams in class 2a, all of whom have won a state after season since the WPIA, sends four teams to the Piaa tournament in this class and only three in class A and 3A.)

Here is the schedule for Thursday when mother works together:

Class 3a

• No. 1 South Park (19-0) appears against Avonworth (15-4) in Montour at 4 p.m. Both teams had 10: 0 in the quarterfinals, and the Antelope-suppressed keystone-oaks, 7-1.

• No. 2 Mohawk (14-5) will compete in Neshannock with the rival No. 3 Ellwood City (11-8) at 4 p.m. Both teams opened the byes with the Warriors, which in the quarters 8-6, and the Wolverines, the McGuffey, 8-0, with the flashing of McGuffey, 8-0. Mohawk Ellwood City swept in the regular season and won with scores of 6: 5 and 6: 2.

Class 2a

• No. 1 Neshanock (20-0) competes against No. 12 Bentworth (10-9) in North Allegheny at 7 p.m. This is a reservations of the 2024 WPIAL 2A title game when Neshannock Bentworth excludes 3-0.

• No. 2 Chartens-Houston (19-1) tries to avoid the surprise when it takes on the Buccaners in North Allegheny at 5 p.m. in North Allegheny.

Class A

• No. 1 Union (17-2) will fight in North Allegheny against Jefferson-Morgan (10-6) in North Allegheny. The Rockets defeated Greensburg Central Catholic, 14-4, and excluded the Seawickley Academy 5-0 in the quarters.

• No. 2 Carmichaels (15-0) will face a familiar enemy when it starts at 6 p.m. with West Greene (15: 3) on the Pleasant Valley Elementary School in Peters Township. Both teams had Byes in the first round, then the mighty Mikes laid Serra Catholic in the quarters, 9-0, while the Pioneers sank the southern side 7: 6. Carmichaels defeated West Greene twice in the regular season at 9: 1 and 6: 1.

Golden sticks

While weather problems could dampen the Diamond campaign, the WPIAL LACROSSE championships are used on Thursday and Friday in Upper St. Clair for the Panthers Stadium in Upper St. Clair.

While the title games of class 2a were postponed from Wednesday to Friday, the 3a final for Thursday with the most dominant Lacosse School is looking for a championship -Sweep for a second year in a row.

The Mt. Lebanon has gained 12 district crowns, six for the boys and six for the girls, and both programs hope to climb the golden staircase to the seventh heaven.

The Blue Devils Boys and Girls teams swept 3a crowns a year ago.

Marine blau and yellow for gold

In the title fight of young class 3a, the Shady Side Academy (12-7) No. 2 (14-4) at 8 p.m. in a collision between schools, whose team colors are dark blue and yellow, against the Lebanon (14-4) against Mt.

In the last three seasons in 3a Boys Lacosse with the Bulldogs in 2022 and the Blue Devils, which were taken home in 2023 and 2024.

The Mt. Lebanon crushed the central Catholic in the quarter-finals, followed by a win against North Allegheny in the semi-finals, 9-4.

The Shady Side Academy rolled past Canon-McMillan in the quarters and defeated the Upper St. Clair in halftime on Monday, 14: 8.

On April 22nd, the Blue Devils contested the Bulldogs in an unsection match 8-5.

Clash of Champions

In the championship game of girls class 3a, No. 1 Pine-Richland (18-2) appears with No. 2 and the defending champion Mt. Lebanon (14: 3) at 6 p.m.

This is also a battle of the two youngest winners in District 3a.

The 2023 champion of Rams enjoyed a bye in the first round in the quarter-finals with 16: 5, the Shady Side Academy displaced and then drove past the moon on Monday, 16-6.

The 2024 champion Blue Devils also had a goodbye that completes Peters Township in the quarters 17-14 and replaced St. Clair in the last four, 12-9 rivals.

This is the second meeting of the year between these powers when Pine-Richland defeated Lebanon Mt. Lebanon with 20-8 in a non-desection match on May 8th.

In the final a year ago, the Blue Devils scored five goals from Quinn Murdoch to throw off 16-11 pine bailiffs.

Trost Thursday

Piaa Lacrosse Playoff lying places will be won in three WPIAL trost games for Thursday.

• In Girls 3a, Moon (13-5) Upper St. Clair (17-2) will visit USC at 4 p.m. The Panthers defeated Penn Trafford in the quarters and fell to Lebanon with the Lebanon in the half year.

• In Girls 2a, Blackhawk (13-3) Quaker Valley (10-5) fought in the Fox Chapel at 6 p.m. The Quäker defeated Indiana in the first round, angry Seton Lasalle in the quarters and were displaced by Chartiere Valley in the six months. Blackhawk defeated the Quaker Valley 4-2 in a section 2-2a in the regular season.

• In Boys 2a, Peters Township (11-7) competes against Hampton (15-4) in the Fox Chapel at 7:30 p.m. against Hampton (15-4). The valley bots drove past Penn Trafford in the quarters before they fell to Mars in the half year.