WPIAL postseason scoreboard: Wednesday, May 18
BASEBALL
Class 4A
No. 5 Beaver Area 4, Elizabeth Forward 2
No. 10 Blackhawk 7, No. 7 Indiana 5 — A three-run sixth inning helped the Cougars play spoiler in their opening round victory over Indiana on Wednesday afternoon. Louis Sebastian led the way for Blackhawk, going 2-for-4 with a triple and 2 RBIs, while Antonio Borello, Ryan Jones, Zane Priestas-Kish, and Jake Sheesley all had big games as well. Matt Fowlow earned the win for Lou Wolber's squad, going 5.0 innings on the hill, allowing five runs, all earned, on seven hits and a walk while striking out six. Blackhawk advances to the quarterfinals where it will take on No. 2 West Mifflin at a time and location to be determined.
No. 9 Quaker Valley 7, No. 8 Highlands 1 — After earning their spot in the Class 4A bracket in the final week of the regular season, the Quakers proved they belonged on Wednesday afternoon, winning in convincing fashion over Highlands by a final of 7-1. Zeke Hendricks played his usual role of leader, notching a pair of hits and RBIs while teammates Tommaso Floro and Adam Tanabe both tripled. Ethan Faris also had a two hit game with two RBIs. Quaker Valley advances to the WPIAL quarterfinals where it will face No. 1 seed Montour at a time and location to be determined.
SOFTBALL
Class 4A
No. 8 Freeport Area 8, No. 9 Central Valley 1
No. 4 Yough 7, No. 13 Blackhawk 3 — Blackhawk hung around through four innings but ultimately fell to Yough 7-3 in the first round of the WPIAL Class 4A playoffs. The No. 13-seed Cougars got a two-run home run and two RBIs from sophomore Karma Malcom, but it wasn’t enough to pull the upset.
Class 2A
No. 6 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (OLSH) 16, Mohawk Area 10
No. 4 Chartiers-Houston 10, No. 13 Riverside 0 — Riverside snuck into the WPIAL Class 2A playoffs, but following a 10-0 first-round loss to Chartiers-Houston, its time in the postseason has come to an end. The No. 13-seed Panthers couldn’t muster a run against the red-hot No. 4-seed Buccaneers.
GIRLS’ LACROSSE
Class 2A
No. 1 Blackhawk 15, No. 8 Aquinas Academy 2 — Blackhawk is clearly on a mission to get back to the WPIAL title game, and in its 15-2 victory over Aquinas Academy in the second round of the WPIAL Class 2A playoffs, it showed. The No. 1-seed Cougars saw two players score three goals and three others net two a piece in their rout of the No. 8-seed Crusaders.
BOYS TRACK & FIELD
WPIAL Class 2A Finals
100: 1. Trevor Paschall, North Catholic, 10.87; 5. Tajier Thornton, Aliquippa, 11.54
200: 1. Luke Mager, North Catholic, 22.91; 8. Tajier Thornton, Aliquippa, 24.27
400: 1. Alden Wetzel, Riverside, 49.94; 2. Quadir Thomas, Beaver Falls, 50.20; 5. Demetris Taylor, Beaver Falls, 52.80; 6. Lincoln Riddle, Sewickley Academy, 51.82
800: 1. Carson McCoy, Deer Lakes, 1:56.34; 3. Maxwell Hamilton, OLSH, 1:58.84; 4. Maddox Mengel, New Brighton, 1:59.73; 6. Jonathan Parsons, South Side, 2:03.62
1600: 1. McCoy, Deer Lakes, 4:23.18; 3. Ty Fluharty, Riverside, 4:29.45; 4. Dominic Flitcraft, Hopewell, 4:32.90
3200: 1. Sean Aiken, Eden, 9:27.72; 3. Ty Fluharty, Riverside, 9:38.65; 4. Dominic Flitcraft, Hopewell, 9:55.76
110 Hurdles: 1. Antonio Vontour, OLSH, 15.28; 5. Eric Montanez, New Brighton, 16.23; 6. Michael Hvizdak, Hopewell, 16.39
300 Hurdles: 1. James Brewer, Greensburg CC, 41.49
400 relay: 1. Beaver Falls, 43.07; 3. Aliquippa, 43.96
1600 relay: 1. Deer Lakes, 3:28.08; 2. Riverside, 3:28.63; 6. Beaver Falls, 3:34.93; 7. New Brighton, 3:37.61; 8. OLSH, 3:37.99
3200 relay: 1. Winchester-Thurston, 8:13.66; 4. Riverside, 8:26.86; 6. Ellwood City, 8:42.43
High Jump: 1. Ruben Gordon, Washington, 6-1; 2. Dustin Mackall, South Side, 5-11; 4. Demitris Taylor, Beaver Falls, 5-11; 6. Alden Wetzel, Riverside, 5-9; 8. Richard Singletary, Beaver Falls, 5-9.
Triple Jump: 1. Dawson Fowler, Waynesburg, 42-4.75
Long Jump: 1. Gordon, Washington, 21-6.5; 4, Cyair Clark, Aliquippa, 20-11
Pole Vault: 1. Andrew Layton, Waynesburg, 14-6; 3. Teddy McHale, Riverside, 12-6; 4. Joel Brooks, Ellwood City, 12-6.
Shot Put: 1. Will Patton, Shenango, 50-1.25; 8. Jason McBride, Aliquippa, 43-1.75
Discus: 1. Patton, Shenango, 171-2
Javelin: 1. Miles Higgins, Ligonier Valley, 182-4; 2. Joe Reed, Riverside, 154-8; 4. Alden Wetzel, Riverside, 152-10
WPIAL Class 3A Finals
100: 1. Brandon Jackson, Central Catholic, 10.92; 2. Donovan Jones, Central Valley, 11.06; 6. Kadin Johnson, Quaker Valley. 11.38
200: 1. Donovan Jones, Central Valley, 22.09; 3. Kadin Johnson, Quaker Valley, 22.75
400: 1. Guinness Brown, Butler, 48.66; 4. Kadin Johnson, Quaker Valley, 50.11
800: 1. Jacob Puhalla, Moon, 1:51.49
1600: 1. CJ Singleton, Butler; 4:09.59; 5. Ethan Papa, Blackhawk, 4:23.73
3200: 1. Singleton, Butler, 9:05.81
110 Hurdles: 1. Christopher Davis, Canon-McMillan, 14.61
300 Hurdles: 1. Davis, Canon-McMillan, 39.69
400 relay: 1. Pine-Richland, 42.72; 4. Central Valley. 43.48
1600 relay: 1. Butler, 3:20.74; 7. West Allegheny, 3:28.70
3200 relay: 1. Butler, 7:56.26; 2. Moon, 8:00.01
High Jump: 1. Max Lewis, Chartiers Valley, 6-3; 5. Cody Mankowski, West Allegheny, 5-11
Triple Jump: 1. Dwayne Taylor, North Allegheny, 46-10
Long Jump: 1. Tyler Rekich, Butler, 22-9.25
Pole Vault: 1. Tristan McGarra, Butler, 15-7
Shot Put: 1. Angelo Allen, Penn Hills, 54-10.5
Discus: 1. Peyton Murray, Hempfield, 162-6
Javelin 1. Cody Scherle, Norwin, 174-4
GIRLS TRACK & FIELD
WPIAL Class 2A Finals
100: 1. Tehya Dave, North Catholic, 12.70; 6. Simaya Ausby, Aliquippa, 13.28; 8. Shaye Bailey, Freedom, 13.50.
200: 1. Tori Atkins, Laurel, 26.10; 4. Lauren Speicher, Hopewell, 26.82; 7. Bailey, Freedom, 27.36
400: 1. Atkins, Laurel, 57.34; 5. Grace Gasior, OLSH, 1:00.94; 8. Emma Palmieri, Hopewell, 1:02.11
800: 1. Ellie Cain, Quaker Valley, 2:21.10
1600: 1. Jolena Quarzo, Brownsville, 4:59.09; 4. Lexi Fluharty, Riverside, 5:28.57
3200: 1. Quarzo, Brownsville, 10:49.52; 4. Cecilia Montagne, Quaker Valley, 11:45.97
100 Hurdles: 1. Clara Barr, McGuffey, 15.33; 2. Callie Wetzel, Riverside, 15.63; 5. Nora Johns, Quaker Valley, 16.40; 7. Kwilai Karto, Quaker Valley, 16.93
300 Hurdles: 1. Nora Johns, Quaker Valley, 45.50; 3. Wetzel, Riverside, 46.66
400 relay: 1. Greensburg Central Catholic, 50.78; 2. Quaker Valley, 51.93; 4. Beaver Falls, 51.36; 6. Hopewell, 51.55; 7. Aliquippa, 51.64
1600 relay: 1. Winchester Thurston, 4:11.22; 2. Quaker Valley, 4:11.50; 4. Hopewell, 4:16.40
3200 relay: 1. Quaker Valley, 9:54.62.
High Jump: 1. Elliot Oliphant, South Park, 5-2; 2. Delaney Sturgeon, Ellwood City, 5-0
Triple Jump: 1. Olivia Cernuto, Southmoreland, 36-4.75
Long Jump: 1. Barr, McGuffey, 17-0.75
Pole Vault: 1. Corinn Brewer, Greensburg CC, 10-0; 4. Ashley Commens, Quaker Valley, 9-6; 5. Leila Day, Hopewell, 9-0; 6. Meghan Kelly, Hopewell, 8-6; 7. Emma Thellman, Riverside, 8-6; 8. Aurea Hickenbooth, Freedom, 8-6
Shot Put: 1. Emma Callahan, Shenango, 50-8; 3. Mikayla Anderson, Beaver Falls, 36-2.25; 7. Madison Pascia, Hopewell, 33-10.75
Discus: 1. Callahan, Shenango, 27-0; 2. Sydney Hale, Riveride, 125-5
Javelin: 1. Cali Legzdin, Beaver Falls, 122-10
WPIAL Class 3A Finals
100: 1. Dani Prunzik, Upper St. Clair, 12.28; 2. Paige Drake, Central Valley, 12.46
200: 1, Abbie Huey, Indiana, 25.01; 3. Paige Drake, Central Valley, 25.97; 7. Havanna Gordon, Moon, 27.23
400: 1. Huey. Indiana, 56.90
800: 1. Mia Cochran, Moon, 2:14.62
1600: 1. Mia Cochran, Moon, 4;56.85
3200: 1. Mia Cochran, Moon, 10:48.06
100 Hurdles: 1. Rose Kuchera, Canon-McMillan, 15.25
300 Hurdles: 1. Shannon Kena, North Allegheny, 45.38; 6. Carly Yanek, Moon, 47.57
400 relay: 1. Central Valley, 48.71
1600 relay: 1. North Allegheny, 4:00.43
3200 relay: 1. North Allegheny, 9:34.73
High Jump: 1. Grace Howard, South Fayette, 5-3
Triple Jump: 1. Kochera, Canon-McMillan, 37-4.5; 6. Sophia Kennelly, Central Valley, 35-4; 8. Emily Saggio, West Allegheny, 35-0.5
Long Jump: 1. Maria Owens, New Castle, 17-7
Pole Vault: 1. Melana Schumaker, South Fayette, 11-9; 5. Kaitlyn Eger, West Allegheny, 11-6
Shot Put: 1. Elizabeth Tapper, Hempfield, 45-10.5; 4. Casey Nixon, Blackhawk, 35-3.5; 5. Valeria Young, Ambridge, 34-7.75
Discus: 1. Tapper, Hempfield, 147-7
Javelin: 1. Megan Penrod, Butler, 125-11; 3. Valeria Young, Ambridge, 123-7
This article originally appeared on Beaver County Times: WPIAL postseason scoreboard: Wednesday, May 18
