Year in review — Top stories of 2025: Blue Devils advance to semifinals, local link to World Series

Key Highlights

• The Blue Devils advanced to the PIAA semifinal round for the first time since 2015. Cambridge Springs lost 8-0 Union Area, the eventual state champion, at Slippery Rock University’s Kasnevich Field on June 9.
• After a 142-minute delay for thunderstorms, the Blue Devils finally took the field. Cambridge Springs left runners on base in the second and third innings, but Union kept the Blue Devils on the base paths from there. To reach the semifinals, Cambridge Springs beat West Green 9-0 in the first round of the PIAA tournament and beat Berlin Brothersvalley 4-2 in the quarterfinals. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementCambridge Springs beat West Middlesex 12-0 in the District 10 championship game to three-peat at D-10 champs. The team finished 17-3 on the year.
• Kayla Crawford had 208 strikeouts and a 1.52 ERA in her all-state campaign as a junior.
• Jaydan Simmons led the team at the plate with a .463 batting average.
• Jada Murawski had a .400 average.