Moniteau high school softball pitcher Kennedy DeMatteis has been named the District-9 Most Valuable Player. It is the fourth consecutive year she has received the honor. DeMatteis is 19-0 this season, with a 0.43 ERA. She has struck out 127 over 82 innings. Kennedy is also batting .500 this season. Moniteau’s Cortney Claypoole, Kristina DeMatteis, Sara Hull and Gabby Stewart were named to the District-9 first team, along with Emily Wetzel from AC Valley.
In baseball: Karns City’s Cullen Williams, Tyler Yough and Jace Ebbit were named to the D9 first team along with Moniteau’s Jake Jewart.
High School Sports from Monday:
WPIAL Baseball quarterfinals:
6A:
–Pine-Richland-2 Plum-0. Ryan Okuda tossed a one-hitter for the Rams. The Virginia Tech recruit has allowed only two earned runs over the past two seasons, with an 11-0 record. He improved to 7-0 this season. The Rams meet Mt. Lebanon Wednesday in the semi-finals.
–North Allegheny-9 Norwin-1. The Tigers will meet Canon-McMillan Wednesday in the semi-finals.
5A:
–Mars-2 Moon-0. The Planets get West Allegheny in the semi-finals Wednesday.
4A:
–Hopewell-1 Knoch-0.
–Deer Lakes-4 Quaker Valley-2. Deer Lakes will meet Blackhawk in the semi-finals Wednesday.
2A:
–Serra Catholic-3 Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic-2.
Girls Lacrosse semi-finals:
–Fox Chapel-14 Seneca Valley-12. The Raiders play in the WPIAL consolation gaem Wednesday against Mt. Lebanon. The winner moves on to the state tournament.
–Fox Chapel-14 Seneca Valley-12. The Raiders play in the WPIAL consolation gaem Wednesday against Mt. Lebanon. The winner moves on to the state tournament.
–Pine-Richland defeted Mt. Lebanon 16-12. The Rams meet Fox Chapel in the WPIAL championship Thursday.
Boys Lacrosse semi-finals tonight:
–Mars will meet Hampton at North Allegheny high school at 8pm. Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic will meet Quaker Valley in the first game at 6pm.
Boys Volleyball semi-finals.
–North Allegheny-3 Seneca Valley-1.
–Deer Lakes-3 Ambridge-1.
