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Class 5A
2-1 Abington Heights Lady Comets (24-1) vs. 7-1 Shaler Titans (23-1)
When: Thursday, 11 a.m.
Where: Nittany Lion Softball Park and Beard Field, Penn State University
Admission: Tickets can be purchased online through Hometown Ticketing. Visit piaa.org, click on the link and find the game you’d like to attend. Tickets can also be purchased at the gate for $10.
How they got here: District 2 champion Abington Heights defeated Upper Moreland, 6-0, in the first round, West Chester East, 9-5, in the quarterfinals and Upper Dublin, 7-0, in the semifinals. District 7 champion Shaler beat Red Land, 10-0, in five innings in the first round, Baldwin, 2-1, in the quarterfinals and Thomas Jefferson, 5-3, in 11 innings in the semifinals.
Breakdown: The Lady Comets enter Monday’s game with a 19-game winning streak, suffering their lone loss April 11 on the road at District 4 school Loyalsock. … Abington Heights is making its sixth PIAA appearance (10-5) and in the state final for the first time. … The District 2 champion Lady Comets are also the de facto champ of District 1, beating that district’s Nos. 4, 1 and 3 seeds en route to the final. … Junior and Syracuse commit Adrianna Condrad is 16-1 with a 1.31 earned-run average and 185 strikeouts. She also bats .471 (40 for 85) with 13 doubles, nine home runs, 16 runs and 36 RBIs. … Junior second baseman Eva Kane sparks the Lady Comets attack from the leadoff spot. She is batting .476 (39 for 82) with 13 doubles, four triples, three home runs, 41 runs and 18 RBIs. Her inside-the-park grand slam in the second inning of the state semifinal put Abington Heights in control early. … Junior left fielder Avary Brister is batting .611 (55 for 90) with 17 doubles, one triple, eight home runs, 40 runs and 44 RBIs. She collected her 100th career hit in the state semifinals. … Shaler is making its 15th PIAA appearance (28-12) and seventh trip to the final. It lost in Class 3A in 1982, won in 3A in 2004, lost in 4A in 2005, won in 4A in 2006, lost in 4A in 2009 and lost in 5A in 2023 to Northern York, which defeated Abington Heights in the semifinals. … Against Thomas Jefferson in the semifinals, senior Alyssa Schaffold had a two-run single in the top of the 11th to bring home the tiebreaking runs. However, in the bottom of the eighth inning, a relay from right fielder Haley Machajewski to second baseman Ellie Nickel to catcher Schaffold cut down the potential winning run at the plate and kept the game tied, 3-3. … In the quarterfinal win over Baldwin, Jayla Antoniacci had a RBI double with two outs in the bottom of the seventh to score Nickel with the winning run. Senior pitcher Bria Bosiljevac struck out 14 in that game, including 10 of the final 13. … Bosiljevac is an Indiana University commit. … These are the top two Class 5A teams in the Trib HSSN state rankings — Shaler No. 1, Abington Heights No. 2.
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Class 1A
2-1 Holy Cross Lady Crusaders (21-3) vs. 7-1 Union Area Scotties (22-2)
When: Thursday, 4 p.m.
Where: Nittany Lion Softball Park and Beard Field, Penn State University
Admission: Tickets can be purchased online through Hometown Ticketing. Visit piaa.org, click on the link and find the game you’d like to attend. Tickets can also be purchased at the gate for $10.
How they got here: District 2 champion Holy Cross beat Montgomery in the first round, 9-1, Claysburg Kimmel in the quarterfinals, 6-5, in nine innings and Tri-Valley in the semifinals, 3-0. District 7 champ Union Area defeated Purchase Line in the first round, 12-9, Dubois Central Catholic in the quarterfinals, 5-4, in eight innings and Berlin Brothersvalley in the semifinals, 8-6.
Breakdown: Holy Cross, making its sixth PIAA appearance (6-5), is in the final for the first time. … Senior pitcher Schmidt is 21-3 with a 1.46 ERA and 215 strikeouts. She also is batting .461 (37 for 77) with 14 doubles, two triples, six home runs, 38 runs and 17 RBIs. … Senior catcher Peyton Graboske is batting .479 (35 for 73) with six doubles, one triple, 11 home runs, 23 runs and 37 RBIs. … Junior shortstop Jules Galella is batting .418 (33 for 79) with six doubles, four home runs, 26 runs and 32 RBIs. … Junior outfielder Claire Helring is batting .409 (27 for 66) with two doubles, six home runs, 23 runs and 19 RBIs. … Junior Lila Kolcharno, freshmen McKinley Griffiths, Maya DeSantis and sophomore Kiera Bauman all bat .333 or higher. … The Lady Crusaders have won 14 straight games. … Union Area lost its season opener to Montour, 13-12, won its next 15 games, lost to West Allegheny, 5-2, on May 4 and has won seven straight since. … The Scotties are making their eighth PIAA appearance (12-6) and are in the final for the third time in four years. They lost to Tri-Valley, 6-3, in 2023 and beat Northeast Bradford, 12-2, in six innings last year. … In the semifinals against Berlin Brothersvalley, Union Area trailed, 4-0, but erupted for seven runs in the sixth inning. Maddle Settle had a RBI double, Irelyn Fisher hit a two-run home run and Maggie Joseph a two-run double before RBI singles by Samantha Confer and Olivia Williams capped the outburst. … In their quarterfinal win over Dubois Central Catholic, Joseph, Olivia Benedict and Korynne Shannon each hit two-run home runs. … Williams, a senior, is hitting .593 (48 for 81) with 14 doubles, one triple, three home runs, 29 RBIs and 39 runs. She was Class 1A first-team all-state at shortstop last season. … Fisher, a junior, is hitting .556 (40 for 72) with five doubles, three triples, 15 home runs, 20 runs and 46 RBIs. She is committed to the University of Akron. … Benedict, a senior, is batting .487 (38 for 78) with five doubles, six home runs, 26 runs and 32 RBIs. She was a Class 1A second-team all-state selection at first base. … Union Area graduated last year’s Class 1A Pitcher of the Year in Mia Pruehs, but Shannon has stepped in nicely. The junior is 16-1 with a 2.46 ERA and 150 strikeouts in 108.1 innings. … In the Trib HSSN Class 1A state rankings, Union Area is No. 1 and Holy Cross No. 3.
— Scott Walsh
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2-1 Abington Heights Lady Comets (24-1) vs. 7-1 Shaler Titans (23-1)
When: Thursday, 11 a.m.
Where: Nittany Lion Softball Park and Beard Field, Penn State University
Admission: Tickets can be purchased online through Hometown Ticketing. Visit piaa.org, click on the link and find the game you’d like to attend. Tickets can also be purchased at the gate for $10.
How they got here: District 2 champion Abington Heights defeated Upper Moreland, 6-0, in the first round, West Chester East, 9-5, in the quarterfinals and Upper Dublin, 7-0, in the semifinals. District 7 champion Shaler beat Red Land, 10-0, in five innings in the first round, Baldwin, 2-1, in the quarterfinals and Thomas Jefferson, 5-3, in 11 innings in the semifinals.
Breakdown: The Lady Comets enter Monday’s game with a 19-game winning streak, suffering their lone loss April 11 on the road at District 4 school Loyalsock. … Abington Heights is making its sixth PIAA appearance (10-5) and in the state final for the first time. … The District 2 champion Lady Comets are also the de facto champ of District 1, beating that district’s Nos. 4, 1 and 3 seeds en route to the final. … Junior and Syracuse commit Adrianna Condrad is 16-1 with a 1.31 earned-run average and 185 strikeouts. She also bats .471 (40 for 85) with 13 doubles, nine home runs, 16 runs and 36 RBIs. … Junior second baseman Eva Kane sparks the Lady Comets attack from the leadoff spot. She is batting .476 (39 for 82) with 13 doubles, four triples, three home runs, 41 runs and 18 RBIs. Her inside-the-park grand slam in the second inning of the state semifinal put Abington Heights in control early. … Junior left fielder Avary Brister is batting .611 (55 for 90) with 17 doubles, one triple, eight home runs, 40 runs and 44 RBIs. She collected her 100th career hit in the state semifinals. … Shaler is making its 15th PIAA appearance (28-12) and seventh trip to the final. It lost in Class 3A in 1982, won in 3A in 2004, lost in 4A in 2005, won in 4A in 2006, lost in 4A in 2009 and lost in 5A in 2023 to Northern York, which defeated Abington Heights in the semifinals. … Against Thomas Jefferson in the semifinals, senior Alyssa Schaffold had a two-run single in the top of the 11th to bring home the tiebreaking runs. However, in the bottom of the eighth inning, a relay from right fielder Haley Machajewski to second baseman Ellie Nickel to catcher Schaffold cut down the potential winning run at the plate and kept the game tied, 3-3. … In the quarterfinal win over Baldwin, Jayla Antoniacci had a RBI double with two outs in the bottom of the seventh to score Nickel with the winning run. Senior pitcher Bria Bosiljevac struck out 14 in that game, including 10 of the final 13. … Bosiljevac is an Indiana University commit. … These are the top two Class 5A teams in the Trib HSSN state rankings — Shaler No. 1, Abington Heights No. 2.
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Class 1A
2-1 Holy Cross Lady Crusaders (21-3) vs. 7-1 Union Area Scotties (22-2)
When: Thursday, 4 p.m.
Where: Nittany Lion Softball Park and Beard Field, Penn State University
Admission: Tickets can be purchased online through Hometown Ticketing. Visit piaa.org, click on the link and find the game you’d like to attend. Tickets can also be purchased at the gate for $10.
How they got here: District 2 champion Holy Cross beat Montgomery in the first round, 9-1, Claysburg Kimmel in the quarterfinals, 6-5, in nine innings and Tri-Valley in the semifinals, 3-0. District 7 champ Union Area defeated Purchase Line in the first round, 12-9, Dubois Central Catholic in the quarterfinals, 5-4, in eight innings and Berlin Brothersvalley in the semifinals, 8-6.
Breakdown: Holy Cross, making its sixth PIAA appearance (6-5), is in the final for the first time. … Senior pitcher Schmidt is 21-3 with a 1.46 ERA and 215 strikeouts. She also is batting .461 (37 for 77) with 14 doubles, two triples, six home runs, 38 runs and 17 RBIs. … Senior catcher Peyton Graboske is batting .479 (35 for 73) with six doubles, one triple, 11 home runs, 23 runs and 37 RBIs. … Junior shortstop Jules Galella is batting .418 (33 for 79) with six doubles, four home runs, 26 runs and 32 RBIs. … Junior outfielder Claire Helring is batting .409 (27 for 66) with two doubles, six home runs, 23 runs and 19 RBIs. … Junior Lila Kolcharno, freshmen McKinley Griffiths, Maya DeSantis and sophomore Kiera Bauman all bat .333 or higher. … The Lady Crusaders have won 14 straight games. … Union Area lost its season opener to Montour, 13-12, won its next 15 games, lost to West Allegheny, 5-2, on May 4 and has won seven straight since. … The Scotties are making their eighth PIAA appearance (12-6) and are in the final for the third time in four years. They lost to Tri-Valley, 6-3, in 2023 and beat Northeast Bradford, 12-2, in six innings last year. … In the semifinals against Berlin Brothersvalley, Union Area trailed, 4-0, but erupted for seven runs in the sixth inning. Maddle Settle had a RBI double, Irelyn Fisher hit a two-run home run and Maggie Joseph a two-run double before RBI singles by Samantha Confer and Olivia Williams capped the outburst. … In their quarterfinal win over Dubois Central Catholic, Joseph, Olivia Benedict and Korynne Shannon each hit two-run home runs. … Williams, a senior, is hitting .593 (48 for 81) with 14 doubles, one triple, three home runs, 29 RBIs and 39 runs. She was Class 1A first-team all-state at shortstop last season. … Fisher, a junior, is hitting .556 (40 for 72) with five doubles, three triples, 15 home runs, 20 runs and 46 RBIs. She is committed to the University of Akron. … Benedict, a senior, is batting .487 (38 for 78) with five doubles, six home runs, 26 runs and 32 RBIs. She was a Class 1A second-team all-state selection at first base. … Union Area graduated last year’s Class 1A Pitcher of the Year in Mia Pruehs, but Shannon has stepped in nicely. The junior is 16-1 with a 2.46 ERA and 150 strikeouts in 108.1 innings. … In the Trib HSSN Class 1A state rankings, Union Area is No. 1 and Holy Cross No. 3.
— Scott Walsh
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