Twenty members of the Montour Spartans baseball team made a memorable trip to Florida last month for a bit of spring training, and while they were at it they managed to catch the Pittsburgh Pirates' own spring training action.
March brought its share of unseasonable weather, but it also brought something that thousands of people wait all winter for: baseball and softball season. Although the hometown Pittsburgh Pirates have had a rocky start, there's nothing like the home opener to get one's juices flowing. (Photos)
The latest WPIAL updates for Bishop Canevin and Sto-Rox baseball, OLSH tennis and Moon Area rugby and volleyball.
Chad Minton’s sixth-inning single guided Our Lady of the Sacred Heart to a 5-1 win over Carlynton, completing a doubleheader sweep. OLSH also won the first game 7-0, led by Iseia Fields-Schulz's impressive pitching. Connellsville' pulled out an eighth-inning victory against Montour and Montour's softball whipped Ellwood City.
Connellsville defeated Montour 5-3 Monday in a WPIAL Class 5A baseball game, highlighted by a pivotal three-run rally in the fourth inning. Chase Sankovich’s steal of home ignited the scoring, followed by Grayden Gillott's two-run single. Montour's late efforts fell short despite a seventh-inning home run from Andrew Porto. Connellsville outhit Montour 10-5.
Zach Miner led Peters Township to a 3-1 win over Moon Area, allowing five hits and one run while striking out five. He also contributed an RBI single. In softball, Howland defeated Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 3-0, highlighted by Madison Schmitz's inside-the-park homer and Brooke Tatar's strong performance.
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart pulled out a 4-3 softball victory over Ursuline Friday in Tennessee while Moon Area held on in the final frame to beat Peters Township, 7-6, in a Class 5A Section 2 baseball matchup. Carlynton had success in both track and field and boys tennis.