It may only be a few weeks into the season — and there are teams that have yet to play a game, much less take on a section opponent — but that doesn’t mean it’s too early to see some changes in the Post-Gazette weekly softball rankings.
Easily the biggest move is in Class 5A, where Penn-Trafford, which was unranked coming into the season, has vaulted all the way to No. 1, replacing Shaler, which had a couple of tough losses to Hempfield and — surprise, surprise — the Warriors themselves.
It shouldn’t be much of a shock Penn-Trafford made the leap. The Warriors were a WPIAL semifinalist a year ago and had a lot returning but got caught up in a numbers game with so many quality teams in the classification.
Another team that made the jump to No. 1 in its classification — more of a hop, really — is South Park, which switched spots with Mohawk in Class 3A.
Here are the complete Post-Gazette softball rankings:
Class 6A
1. Seneca Valley 7-0
2. Hempfield 8-0
3. Pine-Richland 4-2
4. North Allegheny 4-4
5. Canon-McMillan 5-5
Class 5A
1. Penn-Trafford 5-1
2. Shaler 6-2
3. Upper St. Clair 6-0
4. Baldwin 6-1
5. Thomas Jefferson 4-2
Class 4A
1. Elizabeth Forward 4-1
2. Beaver Area 6-1
3. Hampton 2-3
4. Blackhawk 3-2
5. Derry Area 5-1
Class 3A
1. South Park 9-0
2. Mohawk 6-2
3. Avonworth 8-2
4. McGuffey 4-2
5. Southmoreland 3-2
Class 2A
1. Neshannock 9-0
2. Chartiers-Houston 8-0
3. Laurel 7-3
4. Apollo-Ridge 7-1
5. Bentworth 3-3
Class 1A
1. Carmichaels 5-0
2. Union 5-1
3. West Greene 6-0
4. Sewickley Academy 6-0
5. Jefferson-Morgan 4-1
First Published: April 10, 2025, 7:30 p.m.
