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Penn-Trafford’s Nick Ponko scores the winning basket over Latrobe’s Ian DeCerb in the final seconds Tuesday at Latrobe. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
Penn-Trafford boys rally, get late basket from Ponko to defeat Latrobe
December 23, 2025
Nick Ponko caught the basketball at the high post, turned into an open lane and completed a frantic rally

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Participants from Baldwin perform during the WPIAL competitive spirit championships Saturday at Hempfield. (Massoud Hossaini | TribLive)
Ambridge repeats as WPIAL competitive spirit champion; Hempfield gets back on top
December 20, 2025
Pittsburgh traffic could not keep the Ambridge cheer team from repeating as district champions.

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Penn-Trafford’s Izzy Fontana shoots a 3-pointer next to Latrobe’s Brianna Havrilla on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, at Penn-Trafford. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
Penn-Trafford jumps out to early lead in rout of Latrobe girls
December 16, 2025
Once the first 3-pointer went in, a bunch more followed. And each make brought more confidence and momentum to a scorching-hot start.

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Woodland Hills’ Scoop Smith returns a kickoff for a touchdown against Penn-Trafford on Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, at the Wolvarena. (Andrew Palla | For TribLive)
2025 WPIAL All-Conference Football Team: Big East
December 13, 2025
Big East Conference

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Greensburg Central Catholic’ Samir Crosby returns a punt against Mt. Pleasant on Aug. 29, 2025 at Mt. Pleasant Area High School. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
2025 TribLive Westmoreland County high school football all-stars
Here’s a look at the TribLive Westmoreland County football all-star team for the 2025 season:

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Franklin Regional’s Logan Walter (left) steals the ball from 
Penn-Trafford’s Orlando DeOrio. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
Franklin Regional pushes high-energy pace, pulls away from Penn-Trafford
December 12, 2025
Playing with high energy allowed Franklin Regional to set an early tone in its Section 1-5A boys basketball opener. It happened on both ends of the floor and was often relentless.

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Norwin’s Nia O’Barto drives past Penn-Trafford’s Izzie Fontana on Dec. 2. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
Westmoreland County girls basketball notebook: Norwin picks up trophy in State College
December 10, 2025
Norwin had a memorable visit to the center of the state, going 2-0 to win the State College girls basketball tournament and remain unbeaten.

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Mt. Pleasant’s Morgan Gesinski gets past Deer Lakes’ Adi Gally on Monday, Sept. 29, 2025, at Mt. Pleasant Area High School. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
Westmoreland high school notebook: Mt. Pleasant’s Gesinski gets another soccer honor
December 6, 2025
Already the TribLive Westmoreland Girls Soccer Player of the Year and the owner of several postseason awards, Morgan Gesinski added another one to her growing list.

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Referee Mike Gaffney throws up the jump ball for Friday night’s boys basketball game between 
Penn-Trafford and Hempfield in the Hempfield Tip-off Tournament. (Bill Beckner Jr. | TribLive)
Hempfield boys use 17-0 run to pull away from Penn-Trafford in home tournament
December 5, 2025
A decisive second-quarter run stretched into the third and gave Hempfield all the momentum it needed to pull away from cold-shooting Penn-Trafford and improve to 2-0.

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Latrobe’s Ian DeCerb scores past Richland’s Glaiden Hale on Friday. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
Westmoreland boys basketball notebook: Katarski’s 1st win is streak breaker
December 4, 2025
That a streak was broken was a bonus for Mark Katarski, the first-year boys basketball coach at Mt. Pleasant.

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