Mount Pleasant teammates celebrate after defeating Mid Valley in the PIAA Class 3A Championship Friday, June 18, 2021, at Beard Field at Lion Softball Park. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Mount Pleasant High School’s Katie Hutter pulls in a fly ball against Mid Valley High School in the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association Class 3A Championship Friday, June 18, 2021, at Beard Field at Nitanny Lion Softball Park in State College. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Mount Pleasant High School’s Emma Scanlon gets into third base against Mid Valley High School’s Emma Kobylanski in the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association Class 3A Championship Friday, June 18, 2021, at Beard Field at Nitanny Lion Softball Park in State College. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)North Allegheny High School’s Cole Young dives to pull in a line drive hit by La Salle High School in the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association Class 6A Championship Friday, June 18, 2021, at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park in State College. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)La Salle High School’s Justin Machita scores behind North Allegheny High School’s Aaron Posey in the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association Class 6A Championship Friday, June 18, 2021, at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park in State College. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)North Allegheny High School’s Erik Sundgren dives to pull in a fly ball hit by La Salle High School in the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association Class 6A Championship Friday, June 18, 2021, at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park in State College. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)La Salle High School’s Jake Whitlinger gets back into second base safely against North Allegheny High School’s Cole Young in the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association Class 6A Championship Friday, June 18, 2021, at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park in State College. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Mount Pleasant’s Mary Smithnosky pitches against Mid Valley in the PIAA Class 3A Championship Friday, June 18, 2021, at Beard Field at Lion Softball Park. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Mount Pleasant’s Haylie Brunson congratulates Courtney Poulich on a play against Mid Valley in the PIAA Class 3A Championship Friday, June 18, 2021, at Beard Field at Lion Softball Park. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Mount Pleasant fans cheer on their team against Mid Valley in the PIAA Class 3A Championship Friday, June 18, 2021, at Beard Field at Lion Softball Park. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)New Castle teammates celebrate after defeating Wyoming Area in the PIAA Class 4A Championship Friday, June 18, 2021, at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)New Castle’s Rocco Bernadina celebrates after defeating Wyoming Area in the PIAA Class 4A Championship Friday, June 18, 2021, at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)New Castle’s Anthony Miller, Dante Micaletti and Rocco Bernadina celebrate after defeating Wyoming Area in the PIAA Class 4A Championship Friday, June 18, 2021, at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Beaver’s Payton List gets through third base to score the go-ahead run as Tunkhannock’s Nicole Howell can’t pull in the ball in the PIAA 4A championship Thursday, June 17, 2021, at Beard Field at Lion Softball Park. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Beaver’s Kayla Cornell congratulates Payton List after she scored the go-ahead run against Tunkhannock in the PIAA 4A championship Thursday, June 17, 2021, at Beard Field at Lion Softball Park. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Beaver teammates celebrate after defeating Tunkhannock in the PIAA 4A championship Thursday, June 17, 2021, at Beard Field at Lion Softball Park. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Bethel Park teammates celebrate after defeating Red Land in the PIAA 5A championship Thursday, June 17, 2021, at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Bethel Park teammates jump into the crowd after defeating Red Land in the PIAA 5A championship Thursday, June 17, 2021, at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Bethel Park teammates mob Cody Geddes, front, after he closed out the seventh inning to defeat Red Land in the PIAA 5A championship Thursday, June 17, 2021, at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Bethel Park teammates celebrate after defeating Red Land in the PIAA 5A championship Thursday, June 17, 2021, at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Shenango’s Ethan Bintrim picks off Schuylkill Haven’s Jack Higgins at first base in the PIAA Class 2A Championship Friday, June 18, 2021, at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Shenango’s Braeden Zeigler tags out Schuylkill Haven’s Jack Higgins on a run down in the PIAA Class 2A Championship Friday, June 18, 2021, at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Shenango’s Braeden Zeigler tags out Schuylkill Haven’s Kevin Fitzpatrick at home plate in the PIAA Class 2A Championship Friday, June 18, 2021, at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Schuylkill Haven’s Jack Higgins dives to tag out Shenango’s Ethan Bintrim on a run down at first base in the PIAA Class 2A Championship Friday, June 18, 2021, at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Shenango’s Zach Herb reacts after flying out to end the game against Schuylkill Haven in the PIAA Class 2A Championship Friday, June 18, 2021, at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Beaver pitcher Payton List hoists the trophy after defeating Tunkhannock in the PIAA 4A championship Thursday, June 17, 2021, at Beard Field at Lion Softball Park. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
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