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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
South Park 3A def. Titusville (16-1), Ellwood City (11-0),
Phillipsburg-Osceola (4-0), Pine Grove (4-2)
West Greene 1A def. Shanksville (10-0), Claysburg-Kimmel (3-1),
DuBois C.C. (9-5), Williams Valley (9-8)
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)
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)
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)