There are key series in each section in Class 5A baseball that are set to either begin or conclude Wednesday.
In Section 1-5A, Plum entered the week as the only unbeaten team, one game ahead of four teams, including a pair of 3-1 schools in Franklin Regional and Penn-Trafford.
Plum visits Penn-Trafford at 4 p.m. Wednesday.
The Mustangs are 2-0 in the section and 7-0 on the season. The Warriors have won three of their four section games and six of their eight games overall.
Their game Tuesday at Plum was postponed and will be played Thursday.
In Section 2-5A, South Fayette is home to Bethel Park at 4 p.m.
Both the Lions and Black Hawks entered their showdown series with 3-1 section records.
BP scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to rally and defeat SF on Tuesday, 4-1.
South Fayette is now 6-3 this season and Bethel Park has improved to 7-1 overall.
Everybody is looking up at Pine-Richland in Section 3-5A, so two teams hot on its heels wrap up their series when New Castle travels to Fox Chapel.
The Red Hurricanes are 1-1 in section play and 5-1 for the season. The Foxes are looking to hang near the top as they sit at 2-2 in section play and 3-4 for the season.
The teams will play again Thursday at New Castle after their game Tuesday was postponed.
Finally in Section 4-5A, the top two teams entering this week begin their section series in prime time as Montour welcomes Gateway at 7 p.m.
Both teams are 2-0 atop the section.
The Gators are 4-3 overall and the Spartans are 4-2.
You can watch the Gateway at Montour game on Trib HSSN.
The two will play at Gateway on Thursday evening after first game was postponed Tuesday.
Softball midweek showdowns
There are plenty of key district softball games up and down the six classifications Wednesday.
• First place in 6A is up for grabs when Hempfield (6-1) visits Canon-McMillan (5-0). Both the Spartans and Big Macs are 4-0 atop the class.
• In Section 1-5A, first-place Shaler (8-1) is home to second place Fox Chapel (7-1). The Titans are 6-0 in the section and the Foxes check in at 4-1.
• In Section 2-5A, first-place Armstrong (6-2) hits the road to visit second place Penn-Trafford (6-2). The River Hawks are 6-0 atop the section while the Warriors are a game back at 4-1.
• In Section 4-5A, first place is at stake when Baldwin (6-1) visits Thomas Jefferson (6-1). The Jaguars are 5-0 and the Highlanders are 4-0 in the section.
• In Section 1-4A, first-place Indiana (5-2) is home to Greensburg Salem (2-2). The Little Indians are 4-0 in the section and the Golden Lions are 2-1.
• In Section 3-4A, three teams have yet to lose a section game and two of them are slated to meet when Beaver (3-3) hits the road to face North Catholic (2-1). The Bobcats are 2-0 and the Trojans are 1-0.
• In Section 4-2A, Brownsville (4-2) visits Bentworth (6-0). The Falcons are tied for second place with a 2-1 section mark and the Bearcats are tied for first place at 1-0 in section play.
• It’s a fight for first in Section 2-A when Jefferson-Morgan (6-2) hosts Carmichaels (5-2). The Mighty Mikes are 3-0 and in first place while the Rockets are 3-1 after losing on Tuesday.
WPIAL tennis
A day later than originally scheduled, the first WPIAL championships of the spring sports season begins Wednesday with the first three rounds of the 2026 WPIAL boys singles tennis championships.
The first round, quarterfinals and semifinals of the Class 3A tournament take place at Bethel Park, while the opening three rounds of the 2A playoffs are set for North Allegheny.
In Class 3A, the brother of the 2025 district winner Adam Memije of Gateway is Logan Memije, and he is the No. 2 seed in the tournament.
Last year’s runner-up, Advaita Sircar of North Allegheny is the top seed.
Reigning Class 2A champion Max Henson of Belle Vernon looks to repeat and is the No. 1 seed. The runner-up from a year ago is No 4 seed Justin Garvey of North Catholic.
Those two could meet in the district semifinals this season.
The championship and consolation finals in both classes are now set for North Allegheny on Thursday.
Wednesday on Trib HSSN
There are nine broadcasts you can watch or listen to at TribHSSN.TribLive.com on the eighth day of April.
WPIAL Baseball Video Stream – Norwin at Canon-McMillan at 4 p.m. on the TribLive High School Sports Network at TribHSSN.TribLive.com
WPIAL Baseball Video Stream – Gateway at Montour at 7 p.m. on the TribLive High School Sports Network at TribHSSN.TribLive.com
WPIAL Baseball Video Stream – Belle Vernon at Laurel Highlands at 4 p.m. on WMBS-AM 590, WMBS-FM 101.1 at TribHSSN.TribLive.com
WPIAL Baseball Video Stream – Albert Gallatin at Ringgold at 4 p.m. on MVI Live at TribHSSN.TribLive.com
WPIAL Baseball Video Stream – Burrell at Mt. Pleasant at 4 p.m. on the Westmoreland County Sports Network at TribHSSN.TribLive.com
WPIAL Softball Video Stream – Armstrong at Penn-Trafford at 4 p.m. on the Westmoreland County Sports Network at TribHSSN.TribLive.com
WPIAL Softball Video Stream – Belle Vernon at West Mifflin at 4 p.m. on the TribLive High School Sports Network at TribHSSN.TribLive.com
WPIAL Boys Lacrosse Audio Stream – Mt. Lebanon at North Allegheny at 7 p.m. on the North Allegheny Sports Network at TribHSSN.TribLive.com
WPIAL Girls Flag Football Video Stream – Deer Lakes at New Castle at TBD on Lawrence County Sports Net at TribHSSN.TribLive.com