Tag: Belle Vernon
The Birdie offers bracket adjustment suggestions and his Westmoreland playoff predictions
November 8, 2017
If the Birdie decides to use his ghost writer to pen a book, the title might be, andquot;Birds' Seeds: The story of how the WPIAL
High school notebook: Westmoreland County athletes to sign with Division I schools
November 7, 2017
The NCAA early signing period begins Wednesday for all sports other than football, soccer and men's water polo. A number of area athletes plan to
Westmoreland notebook: Belle Vernon’s Hoffman commits to Youngstown State
November 4, 2017
Belle Vernon's Josh Hoffman had interest from several Division I baseball programs but none surpassed the level of interest he had in Youngstown State. Hoffman,Belle Vernon starts fast, rolls past Mars in opening round
November 3, 2017
All week leading up to the WPIAL playoffs, Belle Vernon football coach Matt Humbert was fretting over his team's mindset. For Humbert, call it a
Big Game Hunting – Week Ten
November 2, 2017
With the regular season concluded and the playoffs beginning in less than 48 hours, every game becomes a big game. With that in mind, this week’s installment of Big Game Hunting will try to hone in on a particularly intriguing battle in each of the six classifications. With temperatures finally dropping this week, the quarterfinals […]
Westmoreland County players to watch for Week 10
November 1, 2017
John Piekut Norwin, sr., OL/LB Piekut (5-10, 2015) made a one-handed interception and returned it 2 yards for a TD to help Norwin defeat Hempfield,
Westmoreland County football Q&A with Belle Vernon’s Blake Zubovic
Blake Zubovic is living large in Belle Vernon. The senior lineman who stands 6-foot-6 and tips the scale at 310 pounds, has big hands and
Westmoreland County’s don’t-miss matchups for the opening round
Class 6A First round 8-Norwin (5-5) at 1-Pine-Richland (10-0) 7:30 p.m. Friday Last week: Norwin defeated Hempfield, 24-14. Pine-Richland rolled past North Allegheny, 48-28. TheThe Birdie hears the buzz on the Westmoreland locals
After dinner at his favorite pizza place in Green Tree, the Birdie went to the WPIAL playoff pairings meeting Monday night and blended into the
After Week 9 losses, P-T, FR, Jeannette focus on playoffs
October 30, 2017
When the WPIAL playoffs begin Friday, three Westmoreland County teams — Penn-Trafford, Franklin Regional and Jeannette — will be trying to erase Week 9 losses
