PIAA Softball Champions
The Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) has crowned champions in softball since 1975. Each classification champion from the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) has qualified for the PIAA Championships since its inception, with PIAA District VII claiming a total of 30 state champions in the sport.
The WPIAL has produced multiple PIAA softball champions seven times, and brought home a record four state titles in 2017. A total of six different WPIAL schools have won multiple PIAA titles, with Hempfield Area’s four being the most in league history. The other schools who have won two or more are: Leechburg (2), Mt. Pleasant (2), Neshannock (2), Shaler (2), and West Greene (2).
A full list of champions by year and classification can be found below. The 2020 season was not contested due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Year | School | Class | Results |
2022 | Avonworth | 3A | def. Westmont Hilltop (6-3), Karns City (7-4), Bald Eagle Area (9-2), Lewisburg (7-2) |
Neshannock | 2A | def. Our Lady of the SH (7-0), Johnsonburg (14-0, F/5), Laurel (13-6), Conwell-Egan (4-1) |
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2021 | Beaver | 4A | def. Eastern York (11-0), Elizabeth Forward (5-3), Highlands (4-0), Tunkhannock (5-4, F/9) |
Mt. Pleasant | 3A | def. Bald Eagle Area (4-0), Avonworth (3-0), Punxsutawney (13-0, F/5), Mid Valley (5-3) |
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2019 | Penn-Trafford | 5A | def. Central Mountain (13-5), West Allegheny (6-2), Donegal (5-4), Lampeter Strasburg (5-3) |
Frazier | 2A | def. Marion Center (9-6), Chartiers-Houston (4-3), Cranberry (5-4), Brandywine Heights (6-5) |
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2018 | Hempfield Area | 6A | def. Warwick (7-0), Baldwin (2-1), Nazareth (2-0), Parkland (4-3) |
West Greene | 1A | def. Glendale (12-2), McConnellsburg (10-0, F/6), Monessen (7-4), Williams Valley (11-7) |
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2017 | Hempfield Area | 6A | def. Central York (1-0), McDowell (5-0), Chambersburg (11-4), Hazleton (5-3) |
Mt. Pleasant | 4A | def. Harbor Creek (3-0), Belle Vernon (5-4), Yough (7-2), Tunkhannock (5-3) |
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South Park | 3A | def. Titusville (16-1), Ellwood City (11-0), Phillipsburg-Osceola (4-0), Pine Grove (4-2) |
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West Greene | 1A | def. Shanksville (10-0), Claysburg-Kimmel (3-1), DuBois C.C. (9-5), Williams Valley (9-8) |
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2016 | Hempfield Area | 4A | def. Greater Latrobe (4-0), McDowell (8-0), Chambersburg (1-0), Avon Grove (1-0, F/8) |
2013 | Canon-McMillian | 4A | def. Hempfield Area (2-1), North Allegheny (5-0), Pennsbury (3-1), Neshaminy (4-3, F/12) |
2012 | Neshannock | 2A | def. Phillipsburg-Osceola (5-3), Fairview (4-3), Central (15-5), Warrior Run (4-3, F/8) |
2011 | Valley | 3A | def. Punxsutawney (1-0), Yough (4-3), Bellefonte (1-0), Manheim Central (3-1) |
2010 | Mt. Lebanon | 4A | def. Brashear (2-0), Shaler (1-0), Hatboro-Horsham (2-1), Central Bucks South (1-0) |
Chartiers-Houston | 1A | def. Conneaut Valley (7-3, F/9), Elk County Catholic (5-4), Claysburg-Kimmel (1-0), Montgomery (4-1) |
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2008 | Vincentian Academy | 1A | def. Fannett-Metal (10-0), Cambridge Springs (1-0, F/8), Bishop Guilfoyle (12-3), Upper Dauphin (2-1) |
2006 | Shaler | 4A | def. DuBois (1-0), North Allegheny (1-0), Downingtown West (5-1), Hatboro-Horsham (3-0) |
2005 | Ambridge | 3A | def. Perry Traditional Acad. (2-0), Bellefonte (6-5, F/9), Corry (3-1), Shippensburg (2-0) |
2004 | Shaler | 3A | def. Carrick (1-0), Mt. Lebanon (2-1), Bellefonte (2-1), Chambersburg (3-2) |
2002 | North Allegheny | 3A | def. Elizabeth Forward (2-0), Greater Latrobe (5-0), State College (1-0), Neshaminy (1-0, F/10) |
1999 | Hempfield Area | 3A | def. Seneca Valley (4-0), Punxsutawney (3-0), Connellsville (2-1), Williamsport (2-1) |
Canevin Catholic | 2A | def. Bald Eagle Area (2-0), Harbor Creek (4-2), Central Cambria (1-0), Kutztown (1-0) |
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1998 | Carmichaels | 2A | def. Tyrone (5-0), Brookville (8-0), Sto-Rox (2-0), South Williamsport (5-2) |
1995 | Leechburg | 2A | def. Westmont Hilltop (3-0), Sto-Rox (4-1), Riverside (3-2), Annville-Cleona (3-0) |
1992 | Leechburg | 2A | def. Conneaut Valley (2-0), Brockway (12-2), Glendale (6-0), Springdale Montco (4-3) |
1989 | Sto-Rox | 2A | def. Saegertown (9-0, F/6), Westmont Hilltop (2-1), Conneaut Lake (6-4), South Williamsport (2-0) |
1980 | North Hills | 3A | def. North Penn (2-1) |