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Westmoreland athletes of the week: Franklin Regional’s Jeremy Lucas, Ligonier Valley’s Rachel Horrell
October 18, 2017
Jeremy Lucas School: Franklin Regional Sport: Soccer Class: Junior Claim to fame: Lucas, who factored in all seven shutouts this season, recorded two shutouts last
Freeport earns No. 2 seed, bye for WPIAL girls soccer playoffs
Freeport maybe didn't need a first-round bye in the WPIAL girls soccer playoffs as much as it did last year, but the Yellowjackets certainly won't
Breaking down the 2017 WPIAL girls soccer playoffs
Class 4A Favorite: Norwin, despite drawing the No. 4 seed, has won back-to-back WPIAL championships and has more than enough talent to three-peat. The Knights
Week 8’s don’t-miss high school football matchups in the A-K Valley
Class 5A Allegheny Nine Conference Fox Chapel (4-4, 4-3) at Chartiers Valley (1-7, 1-5) 7 p.m. Friday Last week: Fox Chapel topped Baldwin, 19-13. Chartiers
Breaking down the 2017 WPIAL boys soccer playoffs
CLASS 4A Favorite: Peters Township is the only unbeaten team in Class 4A and for good reason; the Indians are loaded with talent. They haveVideo: Greensburg Salem prepares for Week 8 battle with Trinity
The Greensburg Salem football team will try to close in on a WPIAL playoff berth with a victory over Trinity on Friday night.
Norwin girls soccer getting healthy just in time for playoff run
Norwin players saunter out of soccer practice and games wrapped in the same post-action armor: ice packs. The plastic bags cover legs, arms, even thighs
East Allegheny’s Banks commits to West Virginia
T.J. Banks celebrated his birthday with a football scholarship. The East Allegheny star committed to West Virginia after Wednesday's practice, ending a months-long recruiting effort
A-K Valley football Q&A with Deer Lakes’ Josh Solomon
Josh Solomon has a strong claim as the smartest running back you've never heard of. Solomon put the Lancers on his back Friday and led
A-K Valley players to watch for Week 8
Matt Charlton Freeport, sr., OL/DL The veteran will be key on both sides of the ball in a matchup with Keystone Oaks that will decide
Harlan on recruiting: Devonshire another Aliquippa DB drawing offers
Who's the best defensive back in Aliquippa history That's not an easy question, but there are plenty of good answers. Quips junior Marlin andquot;MJandquot; Devonshire
Westmoreland County football Q&A with Jeannette’s Marcus Barnes
With soft hands, syrupy moves and an easy stride, Jeannette's Marcus Barnes can appear to be on cruise control when he catches passes. If he
Westmoreland County players to watch for Week 8
Nick DiAndreth Hempfield, sr., WR The senior had two touchdown grabs in Hempfield's near upset of Penn Hills last week. DiAndreth (5-foot-6, 162 pounds) has
High school football notebook: WPIAL playoff field filling up
With two weeks left in the regular season, the WPIAL playoff field is already more than 70 percent set. In all, 46 of the 64
Freeport, Keystone Oaks playing for playoff berth in Allegheny Conference
Freeport's John Gaillot reiterates the philosophy each week that every Allegheny Conference game is a playoff game. He did the same Tuesday as his YellowjacketsThe Birdie is about ready for big dance in A-K Valley
The Birdie got a flashback to his own high school days as he observed homecoming festivities at a few schools in recent weeks. He rememberedThe Birdie sets a gold standard in Westmoreland County
When the cleaning crew came in late one night this week, they found The Birdie pounding nails into new gold-colored carpet he had just rolled
Greensburg Salem, Trinity in hunt for Big 9 playoff berths
The WPIAL playoffs officially start Nov. 3. But Trinity (4-3, 3-3) and Greensburg Salem (3-5, 3-3) are getting an early start Friday. Both teams, along
Week 8’s don’t-miss high school football matchups in Westmoreland County
Class 5A Big East Conference Kiski Area (1-7, 1-5) at 1-5A Penn-Trafford (8-0, 6-0) 7:30 p.m. Friday Last week: Kiski Area lost to Gateway, 61-21.
