Five district teams showed they truly have the power of a PIAA champion as they have returned from Penn State with state gold.
Five others came back from not-so Happy Valley with state silver.
Four of the five newly crowned PIAA champs were on the softball side.
Hempfield in 6A, Shaler in 5A, Laurel in 2A and Union as a repeat winner in Class A were the golden girls.
The four PIAA softball titles by WPIAL schools ties for most crowns by District 7 teams in state playoff history.
In the first year of the six classification expansion, Hempfield in 6A, Mt. Pleasant in 4A, South Park in 3A and West Greene in Class A all captured PIAA championships.
Indiana became the fifth WPIAL school to win back-to-back PIAA baseball championships.
The Little Indians join Riverside twice (2005-2006 and 2011-2012), Moon (2001-2002) and Bethel Park (2021-2022).
Here are the final power rankings for the 2026 season. Teams are listed with overall record and last week’s ranking.
These weekly rankings have zero classification boundaries.
Baseball Trib 10
1. Indiana Little Indians (22-4) (2)
2. Butler Golden Tornado (23-4) (1)
3. South Park Eagles (18-7) (3)
4. Eden Christian Academy Warriors (19-5) (5)
5. Neshannock Lancers (21-4) (4)
6. Upper St. Clair Panthers (17-10) (6)
7. Ellwood City Wolverines (19-4) (7)
8. Fort Cherry Rangers (19-3) (8)
9. North Allegheny Tigers (14-9) (9)
10. South Fayette Lions (14-9) (10)
Out: None
Softball Trib 10
1. Shaler Titans (25-1) (1)
2. Hempfield Spartans (25-1) (2)
3. Union Scotties (23-2) (4)
4. Laurel Spartans (20-6) (7)
5. Blackhawk Cougars (15-6) (6)
6. Chartiers-Houston Buccaneers (21-5) (8)
7. Thomas Jefferson Jaguars (19-6) (5)
8. South Park Eagles (22-2) (3)
9. Elizabeth Forward Warriors (21-3) (9)
10. Bentworth Bearcats (22-3) (10)
Out: None