Sports
Westmoreland football players to watch for 2021 Week 11
Brant Garn
Mt. Pleasant motivated to make history in playoff clash with Avonworth
Motivation can come in many forms at WPIAL football playoff time.
Fox Chapel will try to outfox No. 2 Penn-Trafford in WPIAL quarterfinals
Fox Chapel has already pulled off a playoff upset this season, but can it outfox Penn-Trafford in the quarterfinals Friday?
‘Tis the season for Westmoreland County playoff picks from The Birdie
Last week: 4-2 (66.7%)
Coaches announce 2021 WPIAL field hockey all-stars
Days after winning WPIAL titles, the Pine-Richland, Penn-Trafford and Shady Side Academy field hockey teams had another reason to celebrate Wednesday. Combined, the three WPIAL champions had 15 players honored as WPIAL all-stars.
WPIAL girls volleyball teams learn sites, times for PIAA quarterfinals
Twelve WPIAL teams began the girls volleyball state playoffs on opening night Tuesday. Four saw their season come to an end while eight District 7 teams were winners and are moving on to Round 2.
New Ken-Arnold to cast broad net in replacing head football coach ‘Muzzy’ Colosimo
New Kensington-Arnold School District will cast a wide net as it searches for a new varsity football head coach.
PIAA releases sites, times for boys, girls soccer quarterfinals
It was a nearly flawless start for WPIAL soccer teams in the opening round of the PIAA playoffs on Tuesday.
Westmoreland County girls athlete of the week: Greensburg C.C.’s Rebecca Hess
Rebecca Hess
After early playoff exit, Deer Lakes boys soccer team turns attention to next season
The ink wasn’t even dry on the 2021 season and a disappointed Deer Lakes boys soccer team was eager to dive right into offseason workouts.
Playoff victory provides memorable night for Leechburg faithful
They came early … and they stayed late.
A-K Valley girls athlete of the week: Freeport’s Erica Lampus
Erica Lampus
High school roundup for Nov. 9, 2021: Mars girls soccer opens PIAA defense with shutout win
November 9, 2021
Addison Girdwood and Piper Coffield scored a goal apiece and WPIAL champion Mars began its defense of its PIAA Class 3A girls soccer championship with a 2-0 first-round victory over Red Land on Tuesday.
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Nov. 9, 2021
High schools
Freeport volleyball avoids WPIAL title hangover, beats Plum in PIAA 1st-round match
Freeport girls volleyball coach Tom Phillips has always worried about the potential for a “hangover” from winning a WPIAL championship going into the first round of the state tournament.
Plum beats District 6 champ Hollidaysburg for program’s 1st PIAA playoff victory
HOLLIDAYSBURG — The Plum girls soccer team threw everything but the kitchen sink at the Hollidaysburg net, and Tigers freshman keeper Natalie Foster in the first half during a PIAA Class AAA first-round game Tuesday at Hollidaysburg.
Penn-Trafford still looking for elusive 1st PIAA win after loss to Fleetwood
Penn-Trafford has yet to crack the win column in the PIAA field hockey playoffs, but veteran coach Cindy Dutt feels it’s coming.
Trib HSSN state football rankings for Nov. 9, 2021
There was no sliding and there was no climbing for teams across Pennsylvania as the district playoffs began for some last week.
Westmoreland County boys athlete of the week: Franklin Regional’s Colton Hudson
Colton Hudson
