(File Photo of the Blackhawk School District Logo)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(California, PA) Blackhawk softball lost in the 2026 WPIAL Class 4A championship game, marking the second consecutive year the Lady Cougars have finished as runners-up.

Elizabeth Forward defeated the Lady Cougars 5-3 at Lilley Field on the campus of PennWest California.

Despite the loss, Blackhawk will enter the PIAA Class 4A playoffs as the No. 2 seed from the WPIAL. The team will face the top seed from District V or District IX at a site and time to be determined on Monday, June 1st.