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1021 Puckety Church Road, Lower Burrell, PA, 15068
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Quaker Valley girls display the trophy for winning the WPIAL Class 2A team track championship May 7 at Peters Township.
Quaker Valley dethrones North Catholic to win Class 3A Trib Cup
July 10, 2024
A year after seeing its three-year Trib Cup run end, Quaker Valley has ended the four-year run by North Catholic in Class 3A in the closest competition in the 2023-2024 school year.

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Hempfield’s Maggie Howard was named to the first team in Class 6A by the Pennsylvania High School Softball Coaches Association.
High school notebook: Westmoreland players included in all-state softball, baseball selections
July 6, 2024
Westmoreland County had impressive representation on the Pennsylvania High School Softball Coaches Association All-State teams.

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Springdale’s John Hughes hit .558 with three homers, three doubles, two triples and had 16 RBIs in 2024.
Springdale’s John Hughes again named Valley News Dispatch Baseball Player of Year
June 22, 2024
John Hughes had a season to remember at Springdale in 2023, winning the WPIAL batting title to go with 78 strikeouts on the mound.

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Freeport pitcher Sydney Selker delivers against Southmoreland during their WPIAL Class 3A playoff game on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at Gateway.
Freeport’s Sydney Selker selected Valley News Dispatch Softball Player of Year
Player of the Year

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Burrell’s Cooper Hornack celebrates with coach Josh Shields after Hornack won the 127-pound weight class during the PIAA Class AA individual championship March 11, 2023, at Giant Center in Hersey.
Josh Shields hopes to stay close to Burrell wrestling program despite departure as coach
June 20, 2024
When Josh Shields stepped down as Burrell head wrestling coach a couple of weeks ago, he wanted to convey to the returning underclassmen that while he won’t have the same title, he wants to be present to help them reach their goals.

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Burrell senior Allison Smola
A-K Valley Senior Spotlight: Burrell’s Allison Smola
June 9, 2024
In last year’s PIAA track and field championships, Burrell’s Allison Smola got hurt in the preliminaries for the 100 hurdles.

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Burrell’s Brayden Mell celebrates after defeating Mt. Pleasant in their WPIAL Class 3A playoff game on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at Gateway.
New Lower Burrell American Legion team gets rolling
The Burrell baseball team rose from the No. 14 seed for the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs to a top-four finish while earning a PIAA tournament berth for the first time since 2010.

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The Burrell baseball team celebrates after winning the 1974 WPIAL baseball championship at Three Rivers Stadium. The team included, in front, from left, Joni Scibilia, Cindy Lausberg, Pia Olinger; in second row, Larry Hess, John Liput, Dave Ross, Mike Pearson, Bill Hewitt, John Dupell, Rick Konkolewski; in third row, head coach Jim Bosin, Pat Brown, Tim Cavitt, Jay Storrick, Mark Beacom, Rudy Buono, Anthony Roperti, Rick Atkinson, Tom Brackin, Larry Lecnar, assistant coach Pete Bosin; and in back,Terry Kelly, Bob Bargerstock, Rick Shavinsky, John Muse and Charles Bauman.
50 years ago, Burrell captured ‘unbelievable’ WPIAL baseball championship
June 8, 2024
Five decades haven’t dimmed Tim Cavitt’s memory of taking the field as Burrell’s starting pitcher in the 1974 WPIAL baseball championship game at Three Rivers Stadium.

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Burrell coach Josh Shields talks with his team during a 2022 practice.
3 prominent WPIAL wrestling schools looking for new coaches
June 7, 2024
Three prominent wrestling schools are looking for new coaches.

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Plum’s Emily Grubich celebrates with Rayla Smith after scoring the winning goal in overime against Latrobe on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023, at Plum.
Plum, 29 student-athletes, 2 coaches honored with Positive Athlete Western Pa. Awards
June 6, 2024
Plum athletic director Drew Karpen was not surprised with the number of student-athlete nominations for the Positive Athlete Western Pennsylvania Awards.

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