GREENSBURG 鈥� Down to its last strike and trailing 4-3, Belle Vernon Area pulled out a thrilling 5-4 win over Elizabeth Forward to win its second consecutive WPIAL softball championship, and its third in four years when Mekenzie Sokol hit a two-run single in the top of the seventh ...
FORT ALLEN 鈥� Belle Vernon鈥檚 Joe Sabolek and Hopewell鈥檚 Joey Rock matched each other pitch for pitch on Tuesday at Hempfield Area High School, but the Vikings were able to get the better of the Leopards, 3-1, on Tuesday in WPIAL Class AAAA first-round playoff action.Sabolek surrendered ...
WASHINGTON TWP. 鈥� In a playoff tune-up between a pair of defending WPIAL softball champions, Belle Vernon Area edged visiting West Greene Monday, 2-1.鈥淏efore the game I said (to the team) that this would be a 2-1 game but didn鈥檛 say (who would win),鈥� said Lady Leopards coach Tom ...
WASHINGTON TWP. 鈥� In a playoff tune-up between a pair of defending WPIAL softball champions, Belle Vernon Area edged visiting West Greene Monday, 2-1.鈥淏efore the game I said (to the team) that this would be a 2-1 game but didn鈥檛 say (who would win),鈥� said Lady Leopards coach Tom ...
A mere 3.6 miles.That is how far Belle Vernon Area鈥檚 Bailey Parshall and Monessen鈥檚 Dana Vatakis, two of the best pitchers not only in the WPIAL but across the state, live form each other.Similar careers in terms of both domination in the pitcher鈥檚 circle and stats, they also made their ...
PERRYOPOLIS聽鈥� In a matchup of a pair of 2017 WPIAL softball champions, Belle Vernon Area downed Frazier, 5-0.After the game, both coaches, Belle Vernon's Tom Rodriguez and Frazier鈥檚 Don Hartman, were happy with what they saw.鈥淲e did some better hitting today and have to keep that ...
