With the dusk of the high school year coming to a close, the dawn of the softball and baseball playoffs have arrived in the WPIAL. In all, 24 teams from Beaver County and the local coverage area–13 in baseball, 11 in softball–have qualified for the WPIAL playoffs beginning next week. Here is the full list:

BOYS 5A West Allegheny 4A Blackhawk Beaver Quaker Valley Central Valley 3A Hopewell New Brighton Freedom Ellwood City 2A OLSH Riverside 1A Quigley Catholic Rochester

GIRLS 5A West Allegheny 4A Ambridge Central Valley 3A Beaver Ellwood City 2A Freedom South Side Beaver OLSH 1A Sewickley Academy Quigley Catholic Rochester

Stay tuned to Beaver County Radio for the latest playoff updates.