Leopards, Eagles earn No. 1 seeds

By Mon Valley Independent

By Liam Belan

lbelan@yourmvi.com

The WPIAL officially released its district playoff baseball brackets Friday with the Mon Valley well represented throughout three classifications.

In all, seven area teams earned spots in the postseason, with four of them in Class 4A, one in Class 3A, and two in Class 2A.

Local schools in Belle Vernon (13-3) and Serra Catholic (15-1) earned No. 1 seeds in Class 4A and Class 2A, respectively, while Thomas Jefferson (17-2) earned the No. 2 seed in Class 4A.

It seems tha...

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