Tag: Belle Vernon
WPIAL Class 4A preview: Teams again chasing defending champion Aliquippa
August 18, 2024
No team in the WPIAL or throughout the state could come up with a game plan to stop Aliquippa from claiming all the gold last season.
Birdie ponders big question: Who will carry on Westmoreland County’s winning streak?
Last season: 109-29 (79%)
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.
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.
WPIAL wrestling notebook: Hempfield looking for new coach
August 16, 2024
Hempfield is in the process of interviewing for a new wrestling coach.
Crack of pads, warmth of turf signal start of high school football around Westmoreland County
August 12, 2024
As a two-time defending WPIAL and PIAA champion, Belle Vernon football must have opened full-contact training camp Monday morning with a sense of entitlement, right?
2-time defending state champ Belle Vernon fitting new pieces into place
Editor’s note: Trib HSSN will publish team-by-team previews for one conference per day until the start of the high school football season Aug. 23. Due to production scheduling conflicts, the Laurel Highlands and Ringgold previews will appear later this month.
Westmoreland County high school notebook: With pads on, ‘it’s the start of a new year’
August 10, 2024
After a week of “heat” practices and noncontact drills, WPIAL football teams can begin hitting in full pads Monday with the official start of practice.
Belle Vernon coach confident former players set proper example for current group
Over the past two seasons, Belle Vernon accomplished what few football programs have. Heck, the Leopards accomplished something rare in any high school sport: back-to-back WPIAL and PIAA championships.
Hampton leads Class 4A standings to claim school’s 3rd Trib Cup
July 12, 2024
It was 11 years for Hampton between winning its first Sports Cup in 2011 and second in 2022.
