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Posted: June 6th, 2012

District 10 is down to four teams with Saegertown carrying D-10′s last hope for a PIAA baseball title. In 35 years, District 10 has never won a baseball state title. Here is a look at today’s games:

Baseball
Class AA quarterfinal
Saegertown 2, North Star 1

Softball
Class A quarterfinal
Chartiers-Houston 4, Saegertown 1
Class AA quarterfinal
Fairview 6, Neshannock 2
Class AAA quarterfinal
Big Spring 4, Fort LeBoeuf 1

Playoffs: 37-9 (.804)

– Tom Reisenweber

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Posted in: Baseball, Softball
Posted: June 4th, 2012

District 10 is down to nine baseball and softball teams in the postseason. Here is a look at how they might do today in the first round of the PIAA playoffs.

Baseball
Class A
West Middlesex 2, Elk County Catholic 1
Class AA
Saegertown 7, Shady Side Academy 3
Class AAA
Warren 3, Thomas Jefferson 1
Class AAAA
Mount Lebanon 5, McDowell 3

Softball
Class A
Saegertown 4, Bellwood-Antis 1
Class AA
Fairview 5, Greensburg Central Catholic 1
Deer Lakes 3, Wilmington 1
Class AAA
Fort LeBoeuf 5, Elizabeth Forward 2
Class AAAA
Canon-McMillan 7, McDowell 2

Playoffs: 30-7 (.811)

– Tom Reisenweber

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Posted in: Baseball, PIAA, Softball
Posted: May 31st, 2012

Congratulations to the McDowell baseball team, which is moving on to the first round Monday. The tough thing about today is how good can Brashear really be? They are undefeated but what does that mean considering their schedule? This is almost a guess today.

PIAA Class AAAA softball subregional
Brashear 3, McDowell 1

Playoffs: 30-6 (.833)

– Tom Reisenweber

Posted in: PIAA, Softball
Posted: May 30th, 2012

What an “interesting” few days it has been. It’s nice to get back to baseball on the field. Congratulations to all District 10 champions in baseball and softball. Here is a look at the first PIAA subregional of the spring.

Baseball
PIAA Class AAAA subregional
McDowell 4, Allderdice 2

Playoffs: 29-6 (.828)

– Tom Reisenweber

Posted in: Baseball
Posted: May 26th, 2012

Perfect day on Friday at 6-0. There were some exciting baseball games played Friday setting the stage for some great games Monday in the District 10 championships.

District 10 Class AAAA championship
McDowell 9, Strong Vincent 1

Playoffs: 23-4 (.852)

– Tom Reisenweber

Posted in: Baseball
Posted: May 25th, 2012

Not a bad Thursday at 5-1 but what a win for Wilmington to knock off undefeated Titusville. Congratulations to the Rockets for a terrific season. Here is a look at today’s baseball semifinals.

Class A semifinals
Mercyhurst Prep 5, Conneaut Lake 2
West Middlesex 4, Linesville 1
Class AA semifinals
Saegertown 8, Sharon 4
Titusville 2, Sharpsville 1
Class AAA semifinals
Cathedral Prep 7, General McLane 4
Warren 6, Grove City 4

Playoffs: 17-4 (.809)

– Tom Reisenweber

Posted in: Baseball
Posted: May 24th, 2012

Not a bad day on Tuesday at 10-1. Congratulations to the 11 teams that lost Tuesday afternoon on having fine seasons. The softball championship matchups will be settled today as the Class A, AA and AAA semifinals will take place. Here is a look at our predictions:

Class A semifinals
Sharpsville 7, Reynolds 1
Saegertown 5, West Middlesex 3
Class AA semifinals
Fairview 4, Iroquois 0
Titusville 8, Wilmington 3
Class AAA semifinals
Fort LeBoeuf 8, Harbor Creek 6
Warren 5, Hickory 1

Playoffs: 12-3 (.800)

– Tom Reisenweber

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Posted in: Baseball, Softball
Posted: May 21st, 2012

Interesting start to the postseason with North East pulling out a softball thriller on Saturday. It’s baseball’s turn today with two Class A quarterfinals.

Class A quarterfinals
Conneaut Lake 9, Eisenhower 2
Cochranton 8, Linesville 0

Playoffs: 1-1 (.500)

– Tom Reisenweber

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Posted in: Baseball
Posted: May 19th, 2012

The postseason is finally here and we can finally start making picks. Here is a look at today’s play-in games. (Note: These are predictions, not results.)

Softball
Class AA
Jamestown 8, North East 3
Class AAA
Corry 6, Slippery Rock 1

– Tom Reisenweber

Posted in: Softball
Posted: March 13th, 2012

District 10 is down to 10 teams after a brutal Saturday. Congratulations to the North East and Lakeview boys and Mercyhurst Prep, Hickory, Conneaut Valley and Saegertown girls on terrific seasons. Here’s a look at tonight’s second-round games.

Boys
Class A
West Middlesex 58, Johnsonburg 50
Kennedy Catholic 47, Ridgway 43
VisionQuest 56, Vincentian Academy 52
Class AAA
General McLane 52, Beaver 49

Girls
Class AA
Villa Maria 54, Bishop Canevin 51
Cranberry 46, Girard 40

PIAA playoffs: 18-4 (.818)
Overall: 60-9 (.869)

– Tom Reisenweber

Posted in: Basketball

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