By: Don Rebel

Tuesday, May 16, 2023 | 11:30 PM

Whether your spring sports activities love is baseball, softball, lacrosse or observe and subject, there’s a little little bit of every thing happening Wednesday across the WPIAL.

The first spherical of the 2023 WPIAL baseball playoffs kicks off in Class 5A and 4A.

In 5A final yr, West Allegheny and Peters Township met within the finals. This season, they collide within the opening spherical.

After two lightning delays, West Allegheny overcame a blown three-run result in knock off Peters Township in final yr’s WPIAL title sport, 5-4, in eight innings.

Anthony Raineri’s RBI single scored Brady Miller with the golden run within the eighth to provide West A its fifth district crown.

The rematch takes place at Ross Memorial Park at Washington & Jefferson at 6:30 p.m on Trib HSSN.

The winner of West Allegheny (14-6) in opposition to Peters Township (13-6) advances to the quarterfinals to face No. 3 Penn-Trafford.

In the opposite 4 opening-round 5A video games:

• No. 9 Mars (9-9) squares off with No. 8 Fox Chapel (12-8) at Plum at 6:30 p.m. (HSSN). The winner strikes on to play prime seed Shaler within the quarterfinals.

• Trinity (6-9) performs Section 1 co-champ Plum (12-7) at Gateway at 6:30 p.m. (HSSN) whereas Armstrong (14-6) faces South Fayette (15-4) at North Allegheny at 4 p.m. (HSSN). The winners meet within the district quarterfinals.

• Last yr’s 6A runner-up, Upper St. Clair (9/11) goes up in opposition to North Hills (13-6) at Matulevic Field in Shaler at 3 p.m.

Champs start protection

The full subject of 16 groups in WPIAL Class 4A baseball has two champions from a yr in the past.

No. 3 West Mifflin (15-2) is the WPIAL defending champion whereas prime seed Montour (17-3) is the reigning PIAA Class 4A winner.

Both are in motion Wednesday.

The Titans tackle Hopewell (8-11) on the Boyce-Mayview Complex in Upper St. Clair at 4 p.m. on Trib HSSN.

The Spartans will play Uniontown (7-8) at Ross Memorial Field at Washington & Jefferson at 4 p.m.

Here are the opposite six 4A openers:

• Hampton (8-9) performs Ringgold (8-12) at Gateway at 4 p.m. within the 8 vs. 9 sport. (HSSN)

• It’s CV vs. CV when Central Valley (6-11) battles Chartiers Valley (13-6) at Boyce-Mayview in USC at 6:30 p.m. (HSSN)

• Former 5A part foes Kiski Area (9-9) and Latrobe (14-6) meet at Norwin at 4 p.m.

• Thomas Jefferson (8-11) takes on No. 2 Blackhawk (14-2) at North Allegheny at 7 p.m. (HSSN)

• Two part runners-up collide when Laurel Highlands (9-9) battles Indiana (13-7) at Latrobe at 6:30 p.m. (HSSN)

• Elizabeth Forward (7-11) problem Section 4 champ North Catholic (9-10) at Plum at 4 p.m. (HSSN)

6A softball lastly begins

The final softball bracket to start is the six-team 6A postseason.

While prime seed Seneca Valley and No. 2 Hempfield should proceed to attend after quarterfinal byes, 4 others hit the diamond Wednesday.

No. 5 Pine-Richland (6-14) performs No. 4 North Allegheny (14-6) at Seneca Valley at 4 p.m. on Trib HSSN whereas No. 6 Canon-McMillan (7-11) goes up in opposition to No. 3 Norwin (14-5) at Gateway at 5 p.m.

The Tigers beat the Rams twice within the common season by a mixed rating of 18-11 and the Knights swept two video games from the Big Macs by a mixed rating of 29-10.

5A getting offensive

Half of the eight first-round winners in Class 5A softball Monday scored double digit runs.

West Allegheny led the best way with 18 runs, adopted by 12 runs for Latrobe and 10 runs every for Armstrong and Franklin Regional.

Trinity scored the least runs in successful its opener, beating Penn-Trafford, 3-2.

Here are the 4 quarterfinals Wednesday in 5A:

• No. 8 Thomas Jefferson (14-5) takes on prime seed and defending champion Armstrong (17-1) at North Allegheny at 3 p.m.

• The lone upset winner in Round 1, No. 12 South Fayette (11-9), will play a West Allegheny (19-1) that beat them twice this season. The sport is at Boyce-Mayview in Upper St. Clair at 3 p.m.

• No. 7 Franklin Regional (12-6) will problem No. 2 and unbeaten Shaler (17-0) at Gateway at 3 p.m.

• No. 6 Latrobe (15-3) battles No. 3 Trinity (16-2) at West Mifflin at 5 p.m.

Bye byes

Four Class 4A softball groups loved first-round byes. Now they’ve to begin incomes their maintain as they hit the sphere for the primary time this postseason in opposition to 4 groups coming off playoff wins Monday.

• Top seed and undefeated Elizabeth Forward (16-0) will play Hampton (13-5) at West Mifflin at 3 p.m.

• No. 4 Belle Vernon (15-4) faces a well-recognized foe in its playoff opener, former part rival West Mifflin, (13-5) at Boyce-Mayview in USC at 5 p.m.

• No. 2 Montour (13-3) goes up in opposition to Indiana (16-4) as west meets east at Gateway at 7 p.m.

• No. 3 Chartiers Valley (16-2) faces Knoch (11-8) in a battle of part co-champs at North Allegheny at 5 p.m.

3A women lax quarters

Girls lacrosse Class 3A prime seed Pine-Richland gained its part with an ideal 9-0 report. North Allegheny completed 5 video games behind in a tie for fifth place.

All of which means nothings because the Rams and Tigers meet for a spot within the district last 4 Wednesday at Pine-Richland at 7 p.m. on Trib HSSN.

The different three 3A quarterfinals are:

• Three-time defending champion Shady Side Academy visits No. 4 Upper St. Clair at 7 p.m.

• No. 7 North Hills visits five-time champion Mt. Lebanon at 7 p.m.

• No. 6 Canon-McMillan challenges No. 3 Fox Chapel at 6 p.m.

Out-of-this-world quarterfinals

Mars has been by far, essentially the most dominant boys lacrosse program in district historical past.

The Fightin’ Planets have gained the final six WPIAL 2A crowns beginning in 2016.

Lucky seven is three wins away beginning with Wednesday’s house quarterfinal in opposition to Moon.

The different three 2A second-round matches are:

• No. 12 North Catholic is at No. 4 Hampton at 7 p.m.

• No. 7 Quaker Valley visits No. 2 South Fayette at 7 p.m.

• No 6 Shaler travels to No. 3 Penn-Trafford at 7 p.m.

WPIAL observe championships

Some of the perfect athletes within the district head north Wednesday to run, throw and soar for gold.

The 2023 WPIAL particular person observe and subject championships will happen at Slippery Rock University.

Trib HSSN’s personal Chris Harlan can be readily available to doc the large winners.