Sports
The Birdie’s A-K Valley football picks are sure to be golden this season
August 18, 2024
Last season: 88-28 (75.9%)
Thanks to program’s revival, ‘People are talking about Latrobe football’
Mention Latrobe and football in the same breath and, to most people, Pittsburgh Steelers training camp comes to mind.
Birdie ponders big question: Who will carry on Westmoreland County’s winning streak?
Last season: 109-29 (79%)
WPIAL Class A preview: Fort Cherry enters season with target on its back
Fort Cherry got a taste of a PIAA championship game atmosphere last fall. Now the Rangers want to return to Cumberland Valley and raise a state championship trophy.
WPIAL Class 6A preview: North Allegheny looks for 3-peat in beefed-up class
For the first time since expansion to six classifications eight years ago, the number of teams playing in the highest class has actually gone up.
Belle Vernon pitcher wowed by Kent State baseball program
August 17, 2024
Parker Lind was on a campus visit when the magic happened. When he saw his baseball future flash before his eyes.
Monessen football will lean on quartet of juniors to push for WPIAL playoff spot
Ty Kershaw remembers when fellow running back Tavian Taylor was reluctant to play football.
Knoch welcomes new quarterback with open arms
Colt Sprankle is probably the only current WPIAL quarterback to appear on a nationally televised game show.
Westmoreland County high school notebook: Southmoreland QB situation settled
Caden Matthews, a junior who was competing with freshman Anthony Smith for the starting quarterback spot at Southmoreland, left the team during the first week of full-padded training camp.
Increased roster adds to expectations for Gateway girls soccer team
Caleb Kyper understood how lower-than-usual roster numbers coupled with youthful inexperience throughout the lineup conspired to limit the Gateway girls soccer team’s efforts toward qualifying for the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs last year.
‘Queens of the ‘Burgh’ volleyball tournament grows in popularity in 2nd year
The Sharks dominated at the second annual Queens of the ‘Burgh girls volleyball tournament.
Quaker Valley Rugby Club takes root as sport’s popularity grows
There’s a new sport in town that’s been growing at a steady pace.
Quaker Valley senior has WPIAL golf championship in his sights
Ethan Dai finished as the WPIAL Class 2A runner-up in boys golf last year.
Pitt national champion John Falvo gets call from Pine-Richland hall of fame
The announcement for the 2024 Pine-Richland Sports Hall of Fame class was made a few weeks earlier, but John Falvo had no idea he was included.
Norwin notebook: Girls basketball standouts catch eye of college coaches
A pair of incoming senior Norwin basketball players are on the radar of NCAA Division II college coaches.
Hampton girls tennis ready to be ‘road warriors’
Coming off the best season in program history, the Hampton girls tennis team has suddenly found itself homeless.
Fox Chapel’s Blake Krushinski commits to play baseball at West Virginia
Blake Krushinski has a clear path forward for his baseball career. By committing to West Virginia to play baseball before his junior season at Fox Chapel, Krushinski can focus on self-improvement.
Mohawk on short list of MAC title contenders
There’s an interesting cast of title contenders in the Class 2A Midwestern Athletic Conference this season, ranging from perennial power Beaver Falls to exciting upstart Ellwood City.
After trimming offensive playbook, Freedom looks to improve
Ron Balog’s whirlwind beginning as head football coach at Freedom last year opened with the most important task when starting fresh in a new locale.
