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WELCOME FROM PIAA DISTRICT                                               OFFICIAL DISTRICT III PIAA
                        III CHAIR MIKE CRAIG                                           SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

                                                                                               PROGRAM
                             Welcome to the 2023-2024 District 3 Softball Champion-
                             ships.  I would first like to thank all our schools in District 3
                                                                                      Celebrating the Success of Student
                             and their Athletic Administration for all of their hard work   Athletes in South Central Pennsylvania
                             throughout the year to provide opportunities for our
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                             student-athletes to compete.
                                                                                    Commemorative Sportswear .................... 2
                             I am very happy to serve as PIAA District Chairman for the   Welcome/Table of Contents ..................... 3
                             2023-2024 school year.                                 District III Committee Members ................ 4
                                                                                    About PIAA District III ................................ 5
         It is a great honor to work for the benefit of our schools’ student-athletes.  We   School enrollments/classifications ............ 6
         have an outstanding group of people serving on the District 3 Committee and    About the Power Rankings ........................ 7
         other outstanding people working throughout the District’s ten-county jurisdic-  2023 Final Power Rankings ....................... 8
         tion serving as game managers and staff at our championship events.        AAAAAA Bracket ..................................... 10
                                                                                    AAAAA Bracket ........................................ 11
         As evidenced by the difficulties of the last several years, we should not take for   AAAA Bracket .......................................... 12
         granted the benefits of competition, sportsmanship, and enjoyment these athletic   AAA Bracket ............................................ 13
         events offer to all of us.  We look forward to having another great year in PIAA   AA Bracket............................................... 14
         District 3.                                                                A Bracket ................................................. 15
                                                                                    AAAAAA Teams .................................. 16-18
         The Committee appreciates the support it receives from our sponsors, and we are
                                                                                    AAAAA Teams .................................... 19-22
         very pleased to be partnering with The Peyton Walker Foundation to increase   AAAA Teams ....................................... 23-25
         heart health and Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness and with River Rock Academy   AAA Teams ......................................... 26-27
         as a supporting sponsor.  We’d also like to thank Renewal by Anderson and Planet  AA Teams ........................................... 27-28
         Fitness for their involvement with The Peyton Walker Foundation’s efforts to    A Teams.............................................. 28-29
         distribute AED’s to District 3 member schools.                             PIAA Championship Brackets ............. 30-31
                                                                                    All-Time Champions ................................ 32
         Lastly, we would like to thank all our PIAA Umpires.  We could not have our   Championship Game History .................. 33
         events without the dedication of our PIAA Officials.  If you have an interest in be-  All-time Appearances .............................. 34
         coming an official, we encourage you to go to the PIAA website at www.piaa.org.   Student Awards ....................................... 35
         Thank you for supporting our student-athletes in District 3 and enjoy the games!



















                                                                                    Cover Photo Credits:
                                                                                    Halifax:  Christina Hoy Photography;
                                                                                    Delone Catholic: Delone Catholic Ath-
                                                                                    letics Facebook; Biglerville: Canner
                                                                                    Sports Photos; Hamburg, Bill Snook
                                                                                    Photography; South Western: Dawn
                                                                                    Sagert, York Dispatch; Cumberland
                       Mobile Download:                                             Valley: Sean Simmers, Pennlive.
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                                                                                    Special Thank You:
                       Softball Championship Program to your                        Retired D3 Communications Director Rod
                       mobile device.                                               Frisco for compiling and maintaining the
                                                                                    historical records in this program.

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