CALIFORNIA – Compared to last year, things started much better for Carmichaels in their quest for a WPIAL softball championship. The Mikes scored two runs in the first three innings, but coach Dave Briggs knew they probably needed more. His instincts were correct. A couple of mistakes ...
The more things change in WPIAL softball, the more they stay the same. When second-seeded Carmichaels takes on top-seeded Union in Thursday's WPIAL Class A championship game at PennWest California's Lilley Field it will be their third meeting in the district final in the last four ...
McMURRAY – Bailey Barnyak’s powerful right arm and Carys McConnell’s potent bat are sending Carmichaels back to the WPIAL Class A softball finals. And two big innings late Thursday helped provide a little insurance. Barnyak fired a two-hit shutout and McConnell smacked a key ...
WASHINGTON — Carmichaels and West Greene defended their seeds in the quarterfinals of the WPIAL Class A softball playoffs at the same field Monday night at Trinity Middle School to set-up a showdown between the traditional softball powers and Greene County rivals. While the third-seeded ...
CARMICHAELS — Bailey Barnyak walked the first batter she faced in Carmichaels’ non-section game against Brownsville on Friday at Carmichaels Area Junior/Senior High School as the Mikes were celebrating Senior Day. The Mikes’ senior ace didn’t walk any more while striking out 13 and ...
Anybody that has seen Carys McConnell play for Carmichaels the last four years knows she has the talent to succeed at the college level. She’s a multi-time All-State selection and the anchor of the Lady Mikes lineup, as well as an athletic defender at shortstop. “It’s unreal what she ...
