High school roundup for April 30, 2025: As playoffs near, Seneca Valley’s Lexie Hames gears up with 18K no-hitter

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Wednesday, April 30, 2025 | 11:20 PM

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Lexie Hames threw a no-hitter and struck out 18 to lift Seneca Valley to a 5-0 victory over Canon-McMillan in Class 6A softball Wednesday afternoon.

In her last outing, Hames threw a one-hitter with 18 strikeouts in a 2-1 win over Hempfield on Monday.

Liv Herrem hit a three-run homer, Abby Kalkowski also homered and Hannah Hornick doubled for the Raiders (14-2, 12-2). Brooke Bumer struck out 11 for the Big Macs (10-8, 8-7).

Armstrong 12, Burrell 0 – ​​Natalie Zeigler and Evalyn Crissman combined to throw a no-hitter for Armstrong (13-5) in a nonsection win over Burrell (7-11). Jordyn Klingensmith went 4 for 4 with a home run and five RBIs and Lily Gutherie went 3 for 4 for the River Hawks.

Avonworth 16, Beaver Falls 0 – Ali Linhart threw a three-inning perfect game and struck out six for Avonworth (12-4, 6-3) in a Section 2-3A win over Beaver Falls (1-8, 1-8). Alexandra Eberhardt hit a triple, Sydney Savatt had a double and three RBIs and Abigail Brooks and Jayla Jones hit a single, double and drove in two runs apiece for the Antelopes.

Beaver 13, Western Beaver 6 – Bridget Mayo went 4 for 4, Sami Springman went 3 for 4 with a double, home run and four RBIs and Abby Hojdila drove in four runs to lead Beaver (11-4, 6-3) to a Section 3-4A win. Cadence Verba hit a home run and Bella Colatriano doubled for Western Beaver (4-11, 3-7).

Charleroi 3, Keystone Oaks 2 – Emma Skobel went 3 for 3 and Payton Huweart drove in two runs to lead Charleroi (7-7, 5-3) to a Section 3-3A win. Ella Gigliotti drove in a run for Keystone Oaks (7-8, 5-5).

Frazier 9, Bentworth 1 – Grace Polkabla went 3 for 4 with two RBIs, Emma Travalena hit a triple and Zoey Zurenski drove in three runs to lead Frazier (11-2, 8-1) to a Section 4-2A win. Sydney Gonglik hit a home run and Nora Lindley doubled for Bentworth (7-7, 4-4).

Hopewell 6, Ellwood City 1 – Isabella Katkich went 3 for 4 with two doubles, a home run and two RBIs, Alana Covalt doubled and Victoria Mann homered to lead Hopewell (8-7, 5-5) to a Section 2-3A win. Alexis Beck and Riley Prestopine hit a double apiece for Ellwood City (9-6, 6-3).

Indiana 9, Highlands 2 – Rylin Blystone went 3 for 4 with a home run and three RBIs and winning pitcher Samantha Martin struck out 11 to power Indiana (7-10, 6-4) to a Section 1-4A win. Madison Gorney homered, doubled and drove in two runs for Highlands (7-8, 5-6). Sophia Boyer doubled and knocked in a pair and Sophia Thomas had a double and an RBI for the Indians.

Jeannette 19, St. Joseph 0 – Grace Stein threw a three-inning perfect game and struck out five to lead Jeannette (8-4, 7-1) to a Section 3-A win over St. Joseph (0-6, 0-5). Stein went 2 for 2 with a double, triple and five RBIs, Abigail Shaw had three doubles and four RBIs and Raylyn Gallik drove in three runs for the Jayhawks.

Jefferson-Morgan 13, Avella 0 – Brooklynne Snyder went 4 for 4 with a double and two RBIs, Gabby Marmie homered and Ashlynn Snyder drove in three runs to lead Jefferson-Morgan (8-5, 5-4) to a Section 2-A win over Avella (4-10, 3-6).

Knoch 11, Greensburg Salem 1 – McKenna Brailey and Carissa Tekely had a double and two RBIs apiece and Lindsay Wise had a single, double and three RBIs to lead Knoch (16-1, 12-0) to a Section 1-4A win. Alle Scarpa went 2 for 3 with an RBI for Greensburg Salem (9-5, 5-5).

Laurel 8, Riverside 0 – Hayden Seifert went 2 for 4 with a double and three RBIs and Ivy Pancher doubled and drove in two runs to lead Laurel (12-4, 9-2) to a Section 1-2A win over Riverside (7-8, 7-5).

Neshannock 16, New Brighton 0 – Addy Frey and Gianna Paglia combined to throw a three-inning no-hitter for Neshannock (15-0, 12-0) in a Section 1-2A win over New Brighton (5-9, 4-7). Miley Anderson had two doubles, a triple and three RBIs and Payton Newman homered for the Lancers.

North Catholic 4, Blackhawk 0 – Natalia Rushak went 3 for 4 with a double and RBI and Juliana Lehman drove in a run to lead North Catholic (7-7, 4-6) to a Section 3-4A win. Keira Rodu hit two singles for Blackhawk (9-4, 7-3).

Norwin 7, Mt. Lebanon 1 – Makenna Black hit a double and Rachel Minteer and Addison Grimes singled and drove in a run apiece to lead Norwin (6-10, 6-7) to a Section 1-6A win. Olivia Wriede hit a double and drove in a run for Mt. Lebanon (6-12, 4-11).

Oakland Catholic 15, Ringgold 9 – Nina Hillard went 4 for 5 with a triple, home run and three RBIs and Layla Miller drove in three runs to lead Oakland Catholic (2-10, 1-9) to a Section 2-4A win. Alice Ramous had a double and three RBIs and Annie Pelissero tripled for Ringgold (0-16, 0-10).

Penn-Trafford 7, Connellsville 4 – Isabella Rubbe went 3 for 3 with a double and a pair of RBIs, Gabriella Rubbe went 2 for 3 with a triple and brought home a run and Annabell Carvajal was 3 for 4 with an RBI as Penn-Trafford (15-1) beat Connellsville (10-5) in nonsection play. Cali Leichliter smashed a solo home run for the Falcons. Allyson Paulone got the win for the Warriors.

Quaker Valley 3, Sewickley Academy 1 – Quaker Valley (3-9) got past Sewickley Academy (9-3) in a nonsection win. Marie Bigi hit a double for the Panthers.

Serra Catholic 9, Greensburg Central Catholic 6 – Keyara Watkins went 4 for 4 with three doubles and two RBIs, Giana Foster hit two doubles and Natalie Morgart tripled for Serra Catholic (9-5, 9-1) in a Section 3-A win. Madison Keller and Amya Clawson tripled for Greensburg Central Catholic (6-6, 6-6). Winning pitcher Kelly Morrissey struck out 16 for the Eagles.

Seton LaSalle 15, Carlynton 0 – Mariya Chajkowski hit a home run and drove in two runs, Kamiya Morris tripled and knocked in four runs and Kayla Pulkowski doubled and finished with three RBIs as Seton LaSalle (7-5, 5-3) crushed Carlynton (4-12, 2-8) in Section 3-2A. Sarah Loney had a hit for the Cougars. Winning pitcher Gianna Ferrieri was 2 for 2 with a double for the Rebels.

Shaler 9, Mars 0 – Emily Spears and Kate Boyle hit a double apiece and winning pitcher Taylor London tripled for Shaler (12-4, 10-1) in a Section 1-5A win over Mars (3-15, 2-10).

Shenango 16, Freedom 0 – Kennedi Lynn and Brianna Aluisia combined to throw a no-hitter for Shenango (8-8, 7-5) in a Section 1-2A win over Freedom (2-13, 2-10). Zoe Offie went 2 for 2 with three RBIs and Emma Herb drove in two runs for the Wildcats.

Thomas Jefferson 8, Bethel Park 7 – Adalina Bracco went 2 for 3 with a home run and two RBIs, Sophie Janosko tripled and Liv Stock doubled and drove in three runs to lead Thomas Jefferson (10-5, 8-2) to a Section 4-5A win. Taylor Striegel went 3 for 4 and Courtney Roberts and Madison Timms homered for Bethel Park (8-7, 4-7).

Union 1, Mohawk 0 – Winning pitcher Mia Pruehs struck out 15 for Union (15-1) in a nonsection win. Alivia Hare and Addy Moskel hit two singles apiece for Mohawk (12-4). Olivia Benedict went 2 for 3 and Olivia Williams hit a double for the Scotties.

Uniontown 3, Laurel Highlands 0 – Emmaleigh Noah threw a complete-game four-hit shutout with six strikeouts to lead Uniontown (10-6, 8-4) to a Section 2-4A win over Laurel Highlands (6-10, 5-7). Juliet White hit a double and home run and Lauren White doubled for the Red Raiders.

Waynesburg 5, Brownsville 0 – Gina Tedrow and Kolbi Rostoka homered for Waynesburg (10-5, 7-2) in a Section 4-2A win over Brownsville (8-5, 5-3). Tedrow struck out 13 for the Raiders.

West Allegheny 4, Moon 0 – Ava Henke hit a home run and Alaina Pass doubled to back winning pitcher Autumn Bielecki for West Allegheny (12-4, 8-1) in a Section 3-5A victory over Moon (6-8, 4-6).

West Greene 13, Beth-Center 3 – Kendra Tharp had a single and two RBIs for West Greene (13-1, 8-1) in a Section 2-A win. Allison Lynch drove in two runs for Beth-Center (2-11, 2-7).

Yough 15, California 0 – Jaidyn Vay struck out eight in a four-inning no-hitter as Yough (5-8) cruised to a nonsection win over California (2-9). Anna Lindner went 3 for 3 with two doubles and three RBIs, Kierstin Odelli drove in three and Vay helped her cause with a double and an RBI for the Cougars.

Baseball

Beaver 10, Ambridge 0 – David Corob collected four hits and four RBIs and winning pitcher Tyler Kisling struck out two and gave up two hits in five shutout innings as Beaver (10-5, 7-3) blanked Ambridge (8-8, 6-6) in Section 1-4A. Adam Fernandez doubled for the Bridgers. Ty Butler and Ronald Sebek each drove in a run for the Bobcats.

Central Catholic 9, South Fayette 3 – Landon Greene and C.J. Proch each drove in two runs and Yaniel Heredia picked up a win as Central Catholic (5-11) beat South Fayette (9-7) in nonsection play. Brayden Harris and Ethan Rose had an RBI apiece for the Lions.

Central Valley 13, Hopewell 5 – Winning pitcher Will Ciucci doubled twice and drove in three runs, Blake Heater doubled and also plated three runs as Central Valley (9-8, 6-4) rolled to a Section 1-4A win. Benjamin McDonald homered and drove in three for Hopewell (5-12, 4-6).

Hempfield 12, Woodland Hills 0 – Chase Sikorski struck out seven and gave up one hit in 3⅔ shutout innings and Colin Polechko knocked in three runs as Hempfield (8-11, 6-6) routed Woodland Hills (2-12, 0-12) in Section 2-6A. Marcello Fagnelli had the lone hit for the Wolverines. Anthony More drove in a run for the Spartans.

Knoch 6, Derry 4 – Dante Pelloni plated a pair of runs, Dylan Roth doubled and knocked in a run and Cody Stull got the win as Knoch (10-9, 6-4) defeated Derry (5-8, 4-6) in Section 3-4A. Mason Fridley doubled and had a pair of RBI for the Trojans. Hunter Lang picked up a save for the Knights.

Mars 8, West Allegheny 4 – Bo Costanza went 2 for 4 with three RBIs, Zachary Rozman had two hits and two RBIs and Zack Hugus picked up a win as Mars (7-8, 3-5) doubled up West Allegheny (6-9, 2-6) in Section 3-5A. Zac Lucas doubled and knocked in a run for the Indians. Grady Speigle doubled twice for the Fightin’ Planets.

McGuffey 17, Washington 2 – Cam Dames tripled, doubled and drove in three runs, Lincoln Johnson doubled and knocked in two runs and winning pitcher Wyatt Hildreth gave up two unearned runs on one hit and fanned five in six innings to lead McGuffey (9-7, 5-5) to a Section 4-3A win. Isaac Charnik singled for Washington (4-12, 1-9).

Mercer 10, Laurel 4 – Kolton Carlson doubled twice and drove in two runs while Jackson McVicker suffered a loss as Laurel (5-10) fell to Mercer in nonsection play.

Montour 8, Baldwin 3 – Andrew Porto homered, doubled and knocked in two runs and Dalton Young doubled and plated two to lead Montour (10-6, 6-4) to a Section 4-5A win. Matt Musial doubled and knocked in a run for Baldwin (8-6, 7-3). Michael Ivanoff got the win for the Spartans.

Mt. Lebanon 2, Norwin 1 – Maddox Yost and winning pitcher Graham Keen each drove in a run as Mt. Lebanon (8-11, 7-5) edged out Norwin (12-7, 8-4) in Section 2-6A. Keen threw a complete game, surrendering one run on five hits and fanning three. Benjamin Geissler plated the only run for the Knights, who saw a nine-game winning streak come to an end.

Neshannock 12, Northgate 1 – Lucca Mezzanotte doubled and drove in three runs, Dom Cubellis also doubled and knocked in two and Jackson Latta got the win for Neshannock (11-4, 7-3) in Section 2-2A. Anthony Barron doubled for Northgate (4-12, 2-8). Matt Pallerino and Nathan Rickel each knocked in a run for the Lancers.

North Allegheny 9, North Hills 3 – Miles Pealer tripled and drove in three runs while August Maslo and Sean O’Donnell each knocked in a pair of runs to lead North Allegheny (11-6, 9-2) to a Section 1-6A win. Austin DeMartino doubled and plated a run for North Hills (7-11, 4-7). Nate Persinger picked up the win for the Tigers.

Riverside 12, Beaver Falls 0 – Winning pitcher Logan Young gave up two hits and struck out six in five shutout innings while Dylan Meyer drove in three runs as Riverside (12-3, 8-2) beat Beaver Falls (3-9, 2-7) in Section 1-3A. Mark Veon doubled for the Tigers. Sean Hayes and Zack Hare each had two hits and an RBI for the Panthers.

Seneca Valley 5, Butler 0 – Ryan Piekutoski homered, doubled and drove in a run and Wes Conville smacked a solo home run while Andrew Malichky gave up five hits and struck out six in a complete game shutout as Seneca Valley (10-6, 7-4) defeated Butler (10-6, 6-5) in Section 1-6A. Trent Best and Preston Richter each had two hits for the Golden Tornado. Brandon Godleski knocked in two runs for the Raiders.

Western Beaver 8, Winchester Thurston 0 – Winning pitcher Christian Stefankis tossed a no-hitter while August Lichtner homered and drove in a pair of runs, Sawyer Chaffee knocked in two runs and Benji Valdez doubled and plated a run as Western Beaver (11-4, 10-2) defeated Winchester Thurston (9-5, 8-4) in Section 2-A.

Boys tennis

Valley 3, Quaker Valley 2 – Second-seeded Valley swept the singles matches to win a WPIAL Class 2A boys tennis quarterfinal Wednesday. Landon Harclerode, Tyler Quinn and Baxter Diehm won in straight sets for the Vikings, who will meet No. 6 Hampton in Monday’s semifinals. No. 7 Quarter Valley swept the doubles matches, getting a straight set win from Matthew Henry and Dom Ditano over Jake Ervin and Josh Serena and a three-set win for Carter Hawes and Patrick Connors over Maddox DeAntonio and Jackson Dameron.

Other Class 2A winners Wednesday were No. 1 South Park and No. 4 North Catholic. Class 3A winners were No. 1 North Allegheny, No. 4 Upper St. Clair, No. 3 Mt. Lebanon and No.2 Gateway.

Girls lacrosse

North Hills 13, Armstrong 1 – Zoe Wyman collected three goals and two assists, Maddie Korbel also had three goals and Kaylee Schindler added a pair of goals to lead North Hills to a nonsection win.